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the bereaved family

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1 doliente

adj.

1 ill (enfermo).

2 bereaved, suffering, doleful.

3 aching.

f. & m.

mourner, relative of the deceased.

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doliente

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 mourner

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1. ADJ

1) (=dolorido) aching

2) (=enfermo) ill

3) (=triste) sorrowful

la familia doliente — the bereaved family

2. SMF

1) (Med) sick person

2) [en entierro] mourner

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= mourner.

Ex. Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.

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= mourner.

Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.

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doliente¹

adjective

( frml); bereaved

doliente²

masculine and feminine

( frml)

los dolientes the mourners, the bereaved

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doliente

♦ adj

1. [enfermo] ill;
[dolorido] suffering
2. [afligido] sorrowful;

su doliente viuda his grieving widow

♦ nmf
[pariente del difunto] bereaved relative;
los dolientes the bereaved relatives, the family of the deceased

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doliente

adj

1 sick, Br

ill

2 ( apenado) bereaved

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doliente nmf

: mourner, bereaved

Spanish-English dictionary > doliente
2 muerte

f.

1 death (fin de la vida).

fallecer de muerte natural to die of natural causes

fallecer de muerte violenta to die a violent death

ha sido herido de muerte he has been fatally wounded

a muerte to the death (lucha)

la odio a muerte I hate her with all my heart, I absolutely loathe her

un susto de muerte a terrible shock

de mala muerte (informal) third-rate, lousy

muerte cerebral brain death

muerte súbita sudden infant death; (en la cuna) tie break (en tenis)

2 murder (homicidio).

se le acusa de la muerte de varias mujeres he has been accused of murdering o of the murder of several women

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muerte

► nombre femenino

1 death

■ una muerte natural a natural death

2 (asesinato) murder

3 la muerte death

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a vida o muerte life-and-death

dar muerte a alguien to kill somebody

de mala muerte familiar grotty, crummy, rotten

■ nos alojamos en una pensión de mala muerte we stayed in this grotty old guest house

estar de muerte familiar (comida) to be scrumptious 2 (persona) to be gorgeous

a muerte to the death

■ un duelo a muerte a duel to the death

hasta que la muerte nos separe till death do us part

odiar a muerte to detest, loathe

muerte cerebral brain death

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noun f.

death

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SF

1) (=por enfermedad, accidente) death

tuvo una buena muerte — he had a good death, he died a good death

hasta que la muerte nos separe — till death us do part

murió de muerte natural — he died a natural death o of natural causes

se debatía entre la vida y la muerte — he was fighting for his life

• una lucha a muerte — a fight to the death

defenderé mis derechos a muerte — I will defend my rights to the death

mantuvo una guerra a muerte con la enfermedad — he fought his illness to the bitter end

luchar a muerte — to fight to the death

odiar algo/a algn a muerte — to detest sth/sb, loathe sth/sb

• causar la muerte a algn — to kill sb, cause the death of sb

las heridas que le causaron la muerte — the injuries that killed him o caused his death

• encontrar la muerte — to die, meet one's death

• herido de muerte — fatally injured

el ciervo escapó herido de muerte — the deer escaped fatally injured

la democracia estaba herida de muerte — democracy was on its last legs

• pena de muerte — death sentence

• estar a las puertas de la muerte — to be at death's door

• un susto de muerte — a terrible fright

me diste un susto de muerte — you scared me to death, you gave me a terrible fright

- estar de muerte

la comida estaba de muerte — the meal was out of this world *

- de mala muerte

nos detuvimos en un pueblucho de mala muerte — we stopped in a grotty little town **

era un hotel de mala muerte — the hotel was a real dump **, the hotel was really grotty **

- cada muerte de obispo

- ser la muerte

este trabajo es la muerte — this job is really hell *

este calor es la muerte — this heat is killing me *

esa noria es la muerte — that big wheel is amazing *

muerte cerebral — brain death

muerte civil — loss of civil rights

muerte clínica, en situación de muerte clínica — clinically dead

muerte súbita — (Med) sudden death; (Tenis) tie-break; (Golf) sudden death play-off; (Ftbl) sudden death

muerte prematura — premature death

muerte repentina — sudden death

muerte violenta — violent death
vida 1)
2) (=asesinato) murder

fue declarado culpable de varias muertes — he was found guilty of various murders

• dar muerte a algn — to kill sb

muerte a mano airada — violent death

3) (=desaparición) [de imperio, civilización] death, demise frm

la muerte de las civilizaciones indígenas — the death o demise of native civilizations

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femenino

a) ( de ser vivo) death

muerte natural/repentina — natural/sudden death

el veneno le produjo la muerte — the poison killed him

condenado a muerte — sentenced to death

amenaza de muerte — death threat

a la muerte de su padre — on her father's death

herido de muerte — fatally wounded

me dio un susto de muerte — (fam) she scared the living daylights out of me (colloq), she scared me to death (colloq)

odiar a muerte — to loathe, detest

cada muerte de obispo — (AmL fam) once in a blue moon

de mala muerte — (fam) < pensión> grotty (colloq), cheesy (AmE colloq)

un pueblo de mala muerte — a dump (colloq), a really grotty place

ser de muerte lenta — (Ven fam) to be fantastic (colloq)

ser la muerte — (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic (colloq)

b) ( homicidio)

lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas — he is accused of killing three people

dar muerte a alguien — (frml) to kill somebody

c) ( fin) death

- muerte cerebral

- muerte clínica

- muerte de cuna

- muerte súbita

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= death, loss of life, last breath, passing, fatality, die-off.

Ex. Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.

Ex. The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.

Ex. When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.

Ex. The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.

Ex. A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.

Ex. We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.

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* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.

* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* apedrear hasta la muerte = stone to + death.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* condenado a muerte = death row.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death.

* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.

* corredor de la muerte = death row.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* dar un susto de muerte = frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.

* dar un susto de muerto = scare + the living daylights out of.

* derecho a la muerte = right to die.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* enemistad a muerte = blood feud.

* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.

* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.

* escuadrón de la muerte = death squadron, death squad.

* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.

* firmar la sentencia de muerte = sound + the death knell for.

* firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).

* frío de muerte = freezing cold.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.

* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.

* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].

* lucha a muerte = fight to death.

* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.

* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* muerte accidental = accidental death.

* muerte aparente = suspended animation.

* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.

* muerte cerebral = brain death.

* muerte clínica = brain death, clínical death.

* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.

* muerte digna = dignified death.

* muerte embrionaria = embryonal death.

* muerte fetal = foetal death.

* muerte, la = Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the.

* muerte natural = natural death.

* muerte neonatal = neonatal death.

* muerte por suicidio = suicidal death.

* muerte prematura = premature death, untimely death.

* muerte súbita = cot death, crib death, sudden death.

* pelea a muerte = fight to death.

* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.

* pelear hasta la mueerte = fight to + death.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* penado con la muerte = punishable by death.

* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* pulsión de muerte = death-wish.

* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* sentencia de muerte = death sentence, death warrant, death knell.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentenciar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS) = sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida or muerte = life or death.

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femenino

a) ( de ser vivo) death

muerte natural/repentina — natural/sudden death

el veneno le produjo la muerte — the poison killed him

condenado a muerte — sentenced to death

amenaza de muerte — death threat

a la muerte de su padre — on her father's death

herido de muerte — fatally wounded

me dio un susto de muerte — (fam) she scared the living daylights out of me (colloq), she scared me to death (colloq)

odiar a muerte — to loathe, detest

cada muerte de obispo — (AmL fam) once in a blue moon

de mala muerte — (fam) < pensión> grotty (colloq), cheesy (AmE colloq)

un pueblo de mala muerte — a dump (colloq), a really grotty place

ser de muerte lenta — (Ven fam) to be fantastic (colloq)

ser la muerte — (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic (colloq)

b) ( homicidio)

lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas — he is accused of killing three people

dar muerte a alguien — (frml) to kill somebody

c) ( fin) death

- muerte cerebral

- muerte clínica

- muerte de cuna

- muerte súbita

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la muerte

= Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the

Ex: The film parades a frenzy between an old woman being taken by the Reaper and being saved continuously by a playboy doctor with a team of pin-up nurses.

Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.

= death, loss of life, last breath, passing, fatality, die-off.

Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.

Ex: The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.

Ex: When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.

Ex: The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.

Ex: A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.

Ex: We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.

* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.

* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* apedrear hasta la muerte = stone to + death.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* condenado a muerte = death row.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death.

* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.

* corredor de la muerte = death row.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* dar un susto de muerte = frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.

* dar un susto de muerto = scare + the living daylights out of.

* derecho a la muerte = right to die.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* enemistad a muerte = blood feud.

* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.

* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.

* escuadrón de la muerte = death squadron, death squad.

* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.

* firmar la sentencia de muerte = sound + the death knell for.

* firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).

* frío de muerte = freezing cold.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.

* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.

* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].

* lucha a muerte = fight to death.

* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.

* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* muerte accidental = accidental death.

* muerte aparente = suspended animation.

* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.

* muerte cerebral = brain death.

* muerte clínica = brain death, clínical death.

* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.

* muerte digna = dignified death.

* muerte embrionaria = embryonal death.

* muerte fetal = foetal death.

* muerte, la = Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the.

* muerte natural = natural death.

* muerte neonatal = neonatal death.

* muerte por suicidio = suicidal death.

* muerte prematura = premature death, untimely death.

* muerte súbita = cot death, crib death, sudden death.

* pelea a muerte = fight to death.

* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.

* pelear hasta la mueerte = fight to + death.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* penado con la muerte = punishable by death.

* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* pulsión de muerte = death-wish.

* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* sentencia de muerte = death sentence, death warrant, death knell.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentenciar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS) = sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida or muerte = life or death.

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muerte

feminine

1 (de un ser vivo) death

muerte natural/repentina natural/sudden death

el veneno le produjo la muerte instantánea the poison killed him instantly

200 personas encontraron la muerte en el incendio 200 people lost their lives o ( liter) met their death in the fire

condenado a muerte sentenced to death

amenaza de muerte death threat

hasta que la muerte nos separe till death us do part

a la muerte de su padre heredó una fortuna she inherited a fortune on her father's death o when her father died

herido de muerte fatally wounded

me dio un susto de muerte ( fam); she scared the living daylights out of me ( colloq), she scared me to death ( colloq)

luchó or se debatió varios días con la muerte he was at death's door o fighting for his life for several days

odiar a muerte to loathe, detest

cada muerte de obispo ( AmL fam); once in a blue moon

de mala muerte ( fam); ‹pensión› grotty ( colloq), cheesy ( AmE colloq)

es un pueblo de mala muerte it's a dump o a hole ( colloq), it's a really grotty place

ser de muerte lenta ( Ven fam); to be fantastic ( colloq)

ser la muerte ( fam) (ser atroz) to be hell o murder ( colloq); (ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic ( colloq)

meterse de profesor es la muerte en vida it's murder going into teaching ( colloq)

se cree/te crees la muerte he thinks he's/you think you're the bee's knees o the cat's whiskers ( colloq)

2

(homicidio): lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas he is accused of killing three people o of causing the deaths of three people

dar muerte a algn ( frml); to kill sb

3 (fin) death

la muerte de una civilización the death o demise of a civilization

Compuestos:

● muerte cerebral

brain death

● muerte clínica

certificaron la muerte clínica dos horas despúes he/she was pronounced clinically dead two hours later

● muerte de cuna

cot death, sudden infant death syndrome ( tech)

● muerte súbita

(literal) sudden death; (en fútbol, etc) sudden death; (en tenis) tiebreaker, tiebreak

● muerte violenta

violent death

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muerte sustantivo femenino
death;
◊ condenado a muerte sentenced to death;

a la muerte de su padre on her father's death;
muerte de cuna crib death (AmE), cot death (BrE);
me dio un susto de muerte (fam) she scared me to death (colloq);
dar muerte a algn (frml) to kill sb;
de mala muerte (fam) ‹pueblo/hotel› grotty (colloq);
ser la muerte (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq);

( ser estupendo) to be fantastic (colloq)
muerte sustantivo femenino
1 death: murió de muerte natural, she died a natural death
2 (homicidio) killing
(asesinato) murder: al criminal se le imputan tres muertes, the criminal is charged with three murders
♦ Locuciones: a muerte, to death: defender a muerte, to defend to the death
odiar a muerte, to loathe sb
familiar de mala muerte, lousy, rotten
(buenísimo) de muerte, fantastic, great
' muerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- afectar
- amenazar
- borde
- cabecilla
- caer
- condenar
- condenada
- condenado
- conmutar
- desafiar
- ejecución
- enloquecer
- enterada
- enterado
- garito
- garrote
- genuina
- genuino
- hasta
- instantánea
- instantáneo
- lamentar
- lecho
- local
- mal
- marcar
- obsesionar
- origen
- palo
- pena
- pérdida
- puerta
- reciente
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sacudir
- semblante
- sentida
- sentido
- simbolizar
- sobreponerse
- tugurio
- vida
- violenta
- violento
- amenaza
- apenar
- baja
- desafío
English:
afterlife
- anarchy
- brain death
- cheat
- commute
- curtain
- cutthroat
- death
- death penalty
- death row
- death squad
- deathbed
- demise
- dice
- doom
- drive
- dump
- early
- fatal
- fatally
- get
- hole
- inquest
- lead to
- matter
- meet
- misadventure
- mortally
- mourn
- natural
- opposed
- pain
- penalty
- point
- punishable
- register
- release
- scare
- sentence
- shock
- silly
- snuff movie
- squad
- upset
- wit
- accidental
- against
- bereaved
- bereavement
- blow

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muerte nf

1. [fin de la vida] death;

la malaria le produjo la muerte malaria was the cause of death;

ha sido herido de muerte he has been fatally wounded;

una lucha a muerte a fight to the death;

la odio a muerte I hate her with all my heart, I absolutely loathe her;

hasta que la muerte nos separe till death us do part;

tener una muerte dulce to die peacefully;

Comp
Am Fam
cada muerte de obispo once in a blue moon;

Comp
Fam
de muerte: vas a agarrar un resfriado de muerte you're going to catch your death of cold;

me he llevado un susto de muerte I got the fright of my life;

hace un frío de muerte it's absolutely freezing;

esta sopa está de muerte this soup is yummy;

Comp
Fam
de mala muerte [cine, restaurante] third-rate;

un bar de mala muerte a dive;

un pueblo/una casa de mala muerte a hole, a dump;

Comp
Ven Fam
ser de muerte [muy bueno] to be fantastic;
[muy malo] to be the pits
Comp
muerte aparente suspended animation;
muerte cerebral brain death;
Der muerte civil civil death, attainder;
muerte natural: [m5] morir de muerte natural to die of natural causes;

vivió en una residencia hasta su muerte natural she lived in a home until she died of old age;

muerte súbita [del bebé] sudden infant death;
[en tenis] tie break; [en golf] play-off;
muerte violenta violent death;

morir de muerte violenta to die a violent death

2. [homicidio] murder;

se le acusa de la muerte de varias mujeres he has been accused of murdering o of the murder of several women;

dar muerte a alguien to kill sb

3.
la muerte [ser imaginario] death

4. [final, desaparición] death, demise;

la muerte de los regímenes comunistas the demise of the Communist regimes

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muerte

f death;

a muerte to the death;

odiar a muerte loathe, detest;

me dio un susto de muerte it frightened me to death;

dar muerte a alguien kill s.o.;

de mala muerte fig fam lousy fam, awful fam

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muerte nf

: death

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muerte n death

Spanish-English dictionary > muerte
3 familiar

adj.

1 family.

reunión familiar family gathering

2 friendly (en el trato) (agradable).

3 informal, colloquial (lenguaje, estilo).

4 familiar (conocido).

su cara me es o me resulta familiar her face looks familiar

5 family-sized (tamaño).

un envase familiar a family pack

6 family-owned.

7 familial.

f. & m.

relative, relation.

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familiar

► adjetivo

1 (de la familia) family, of the family

2 (conocido) familiar, well-known

3 (tamaño) family

4 LINGÚÍSTICA colloquial

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 relation, relative

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adj.

1) familiar

2) informal

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1. ADJ

1) (=de la familia) family antes de s

lazos familiares — family ties

creció en un ambiente familiar muy alegre — he grew up in a very happy family environment

pensión Sol, ambiente familiar — pensión Sol, friendly atmosphere

coche familiar — estate car, station wagon (EEUU)

dioses familiares — household gods

envase familiar — family-sized o family pack

en la pensión recibes un trato familiar — in the guesthouse they treat you like one of the family

2) (=conocido) familiar

tu cara me resulta familiar — your face looks familiar

3) [lenguaje, término] colloquial

2.

SMF (=pariente) relative, relation

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <vida/vínculo> family (before n); <envase/coche> family (before n)

b) <trato/tono> familiar, informal; <lenguaje/expresión> colloquial

2) ( conocido) familiar

su cara me resulta familiar — her face is familiar

el idioma no me es familiar — I'm not familiar with the language
II
masculino y femenino relative, relation

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <vida/vínculo> family (before n); <envase/coche> family (before n)

b) <trato/tono> familiar, informal; <lenguaje/expresión> colloquial

2) ( conocido) familiar

su cara me resulta familiar — her face is familiar

el idioma no me es familiar — I'm not familiar with the language
II
masculino y femenino relative, relation

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familiar¹

= relative, next of kin, kin, kinsman [kinsmen, -pl.], family member.

Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex: Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.

Ex: Marriage is prohibited with all direct kin.

Ex: The article 'Two noble kinsmen: libraries and museums' explains how libraries and museums reflect a common ancestry yet they have evolved separately.

Ex: Patients who attended with a spouse/partner/carer/ family member indicated it was helpful to them and the accompanying person.

* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.

* familiar a cargo = dependent.

* familiares = kinfolk [kinsfolk].

* familiar femenino = kinswoman [kinswomen, -pl.].

* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.

* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.

familiar²

² = familiar, conversational, familial, old friend, family-oriented, colloquial, homey [homier -comp., homiest -sup.].

Ex: For anyone involved with online searching, the equipment needed for electronic mail will be familiar: in addition to the microcomputer itself (which is the terminal), an acoustic coupler or modem will be needed.

Ex: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.

Ex: These librarians are thoroughly sensitised to the social, familial, ethnic, economic and political characteristics of the people in their neighbourhoods.

Ex: The Web's full embrace of constant change means that even old friend sites may be unrecognisable after technology facelifts.

Ex: Middleborns tend to be less family-oriented than firstborns or lastborns.

Ex: Assembler is the colloquial term for assembly language which lies between the low-level machine code and high-level languages.

Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.

* asunto familiar = family affair.

* ayuda familiar = family income supplement, family worker.

* centro de planificación familiar = family planning clinic.

* coche familiar = family car.

* conflicto familiar = family conflict.

* desintegración familiar = family breakdown.

* dicho familiar = familiar saying.

* genealogía familiar = family genealogy.

* historia familiar = family history.

* lazo familiar = family bond.

* lazos familiares = family ties.

* lenguaje familiar = colloquial language, familiar language.

* negocio familiar = family-run business.

* nido familiar = family nest.

* permiso por razones familiares = family leave.

* planificación familiar = family planning.

* reliquia familiar = heirloom.

* responsabilidades familiares = family responsibilities.

* restaurante familiar = family restaurant.

* reunión familiar = family gathering.

* ser familiar = strike + familiar chords.

* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.

* tiempo familiar = quality time.

* tradición familiar = family tradition.

* VHS (Sistema de Vídeo Familiar) = VHS (Video Home System).

* vida familiar = family life.

* violencia familiar = domestic violence.

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familiar¹

adjective

A

1 ‹vida/vínculo› family ( before n); ‹coche› family ( before n); ‹envase› family ( before n), economy-size

una botella (de) tamaño familiar an economy-size bottle

un restaurante de ambiente familiar a family restaurant

2 ‹trato/tono› familiar, informal; ‹lenguaje/expresión› colloquial

B (conocido) familiar

su cara me resulta familiar her face is familiar, she looks familiar

su voz me resulta familiar her voice sounds o is familiar

el idioma aún no me es familiar I'm still not familiar with the language

familiar²

masculine and feminine

relative, relation

sus hermanos y demás familiares her brothers and other relatives o relations

se fue a vivir con un familiar he went to live with a relative

familiar³

masculine

( Esp)

station wagon ( AmE), estate car ( BrE)

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familiar adjetivo
a) ‹vida/vínculo› family ( before n);

‹envase/coche› family ( before n)
b) ‹trato/tono› familiar, informal;

‹lenguaje/expresión› colloquial
c) ( conocido) ‹cara/lugar› familiar;

◊ su voz me resulta familiar her voice is familiar

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
relative, relation
familiar
I adjetivo
1 (de la familia) family
planificación familiar, family planning
2 (conocido) familiar
3 (tamaño) envase familiar, economy size
II mf relation, relative: vamos a ver a unos familiares, we're going to visit some relatives
' familiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abasto
- abrirse
- abuela
- abuelo
- abusar
- acabarse
- adiós
- advertir
- agarrada
- agarrado
- agobiarse
- ajo
- ala
- algo
- almohada
- almuerzo
- amargarse
- ambiente
- ancha
- ancho
- anillo
- apuntarse
- aquello
- arder
- armarse
- arrastre
- arreglo
- arriba
- arrimar
- arte
- aspen
- atacar
- aterrizar
- aúpa
- bailar
- barriga
- bautizar
- baza
- beber
- belén
- bellota
- bicha
- billete
- blanca
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- boca
- bofetada
- bomba
English:
about
- age
- aggravate
- aggravating
- almighty
- bag
- ball
- banana
- banger
- barrel
- bash
- bash out
- bat
- bean
- beat
- beating
- beauty
- bellyache
- belt up
- bend
- bent
- bicycle lane
- big
- bird
- birth control
- bleed
- blowout
- blue
- blues
- body
- bolt
- bomb
- book
- bookie
- boom box
- boot
- bootlicker
- booze
- botch
- bother
- bottom
- brain
- bread
- breeze
- brew
- buck
- bucket
- bugger
- bum
- bunk

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familiar

♦ adj

1. [de familia] family;

reunión familiar family gathering

2. [en el trato] [agradable] friendly;
[en demasía] overly familiar
3. [lenguaje, estilo] informal, colloquial;

una expresión familiar an informal o colloquial expression

4. [conocido] familiar;

su cara me es o [m5] me resulta familiar her face looks familiar;

su voz me es familiar I recognize her voice, her voice sounds familiar

5. [tamaño] family-sized;

un envase familiar a family pack;

un vehículo familiar a family car

♦ nmf

relative, relation

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familiar

I adj

1 family atr ;

envase familiar family-size pack

2 ( conocido) familiar;

su cara me es o

resulta familiar his face is familiar

3 LING colloquial

II m/f relation, relative

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familiar adj

1) conocido: familiar

2) : familial, family

3) informal: informal

familiar nmf

pariente: relation, relative

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familiar¹ adj

1. (de la familia) family

lazos familiares family ties

un paquete de tamaño familiar a family size packet

2. (conocido) familiar

su cara me resulta familiar his face is familiar

3. (informal) informal

4. (lenguaje) colloquial

familiar² n relative / relation

estuve visitando a un familiar I was visiting a relative

Spanish-English dictionary > familiar
4 pena

f.

1 shame, pity.

da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything

el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor chap

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!

2 sadness, sorrow (tristeza).

sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad

3 problem, trouble (desgracia).

4 struggle.

a duras penas with great difficulty

5 punishment (castigo).

le cayó o le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty years

so o bajo pena de under penalty of

pena capital o de muerte death penalty

6 embarrassment. (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

me da pena I'm embarrassed about it

7 grief, regret, sorrow, heartache.

8 penna, contour feather.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penar.

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pena

► nombre femenino

1 (castigo) sentence, punishment

■ lo han condenado a una pena de seis meses de cárcel he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment

2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow

■ me da pena verlo tan solo it makes me sad to see him so lonely

3 (lástima) pity

■ ¡qué pena que no podáis venir! it's a shame you can't make it!

4 (dificultad) hardship, trouble

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a duras penas with great difficulty

de pena familiar awful, terrible, pathetic

hecho,-a una pena familiar in a bad way

merecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth while, be worth it

sin pena ni gloria undistinguished

pena capital capital punishment

pena de muerte death penalty

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noun f.

1) pity

2) sorrow

3) penalty, punishment

4) difficulty, trouble

5) shame

•

- valer la pena

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SF

1) (=tristeza) sorrow

tenía mucha pena después de la muerte de su hijo — she grieved a lot o was extremely upset after her son's death

tengo una pena muy grande porque no está con nosotros — I'm very sad that he is not here with us

• alma en pena — lost soul

• dar pena, da pena verlos sufrir así — it's sad to see them suffer like that

me daba pena dejar España — I was sad o sorry to leave Spain

Pepe me da mucha pena — I feel very sorry for Pepe

• morir de (la) pena — to die of a broken heart

sin pena ni gloria —

ese año pasó sin pena ni gloria — it was an uneventful sort of year

la exposición pasó sin pena ni gloria — the exhibition went almost unnoticed

2) (=lástima) shame, pity

¿no podéis venir? ¡qué pena! — you can't come? what a shame o a pity!

¡es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo! — it's a shame o a pity that we haven't got more time!, it's too bad we haven't got more time! (EEUU)

mi habitación está que da pena verla — my room is in a terrible state *

• de pena, la economía va de pena — the economy is in a terrible state

el vestido le quedaba de pena — the dress looked terrible on her

• estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry state

3) pl penas (=problemas)

cuéntame tus penas — tell me all your troubles

logramos superarlo con muchas penas — we had to struggle to overcome it

- ahogar las penas

- ¡allá penas!

- a duras penas

a duras penas consiguió alcanzar la orilla — he only managed to reach the shore with great difficulty

a duras penas llegamos a fin de mes — we can barely make ends meet

4) (=esfuerzo)

• ahorrarse la pena — to save o.s. the trouble, save o.s. the bother *

• merecer o valer la pena — to be worth

no merece la pena — it's not worth it

una película que vale la pena ver — a film that's worth seeing

¿merece la pena visitar la catedral? — is the cathedral worth a visit?

no vale la pena que perdamos el tiempo discutiendo eso — it's not worth wasting time arguing about it

5) (Jur) sentence

el juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge sentenced him to three years in prison

• bajo o so pena de — [+ castigo, multa, prisión] on o under penalty of

bajo pena de muerte — on pain of death, on o under penalty of death

tiene prohibido hacerlo, so pena de ser expulsado — he is forbidden to do it, on o under penalty of expulsion

pena capital — capital punishment

pena de muerte — death penalty

pena máxima — maximum sentence; (Ftbl) penalty

pena pecuniaria — fine

pena privativa de libertad — custodial sentence

6) Méx, And (=vergüenza) embarrassment

me da mucha pena — I'm very embarrassed

¡qué pena! — how embarrassing!

sentir o tener pena — to be o feel embarrassed, be o feel ill at ease

7) And (=fantasma) ghost

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femenino

1)

a) ( tristeza)

tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad

me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it

a mí la que me da pena es su mujer — it's his wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena — she's in a terrible state

me da pena tener que decírselo — it hurts me to have to tell him

lloraba con tanta pena — he was crying so bitterly

b) ( lástima) pity, shame

qué pena! — what a pity o shame!

es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...

de pena — (Esp) terrible

estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state

sin pena ni gloria — almost unnoticed

vale or merece la pena — it's worth it

vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

2) penas femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)

ahogar las penas — to drown one's sorrows

me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes

a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty

b) ( penalidades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas — we suffered great hardship

3) (Der) sentence

la pena máxima — the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)

so pena de repetirme — at the risk of repeating myself

- pena capital or de muerte

4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

qué pena! — how embarrasing!

me da mucha pena pedírselo — I'm too embarrassed to ask him

quitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily

5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost

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= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex. Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

Ex. In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.

Ex. The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.

Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.

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* a duras pena = with great difficulty.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* alma en pena = banshee.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* causar pena = cause + hurt.

* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.

* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.

* en pena = in grief.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.

* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.

* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.

* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.

* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.

* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* no merecer la pena = be no good.

* no valer la pena = be no good.

* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.

* pena capital = capital punishment.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

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femenino

1)

a) ( tristeza)

tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad

me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it

a mí la que me da pena es su mujer — it's his wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena — she's in a terrible state

me da pena tener que decírselo — it hurts me to have to tell him

lloraba con tanta pena — he was crying so bitterly

b) ( lástima) pity, shame

qué pena! — what a pity o shame!

es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...

de pena — (Esp) terrible

estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state

sin pena ni gloria — almost unnoticed

vale or merece la pena — it's worth it

vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

2) penas femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)

ahogar las penas — to drown one's sorrows

me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes

a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty

b) ( penalidades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas — we suffered great hardship

3) (Der) sentence

la pena máxima — the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)

so pena de repetirme — at the risk of repeating myself

- pena capital or de muerte

4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

qué pena! — how embarrasing!

me da mucha pena pedírselo — I'm too embarrassed to ask him

quitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily

5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost

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= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.

Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.

* a duras pena = with great difficulty.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* alma en pena = banshee.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* causar pena = cause + hurt.

* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.

* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.

* en pena = in grief.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.

* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.

* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.

* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.

* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.

* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* no merecer la pena = be no good.

* no valer la pena = be no good.

* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.

* pena capital = capital punishment.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

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pena

feminine

A

1

(tristeza): tenía mucha pena he was o felt very sad

me da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begging

a mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer it's his poor wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena she's in a terrible state

no te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell you

lloraba con tanta pena he was crying so bitterly

sentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte I was very sad to hear of his death

2 (lástima) pity, shame

¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar! what a pity o a shame you can't stay!

es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos it's a pity you didn't take her advice

de pena ( Esp); terrible

ese vestido le queda de pena that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on her

en las fotos siempre salgo de pena I always look awful o terrible in photographs

¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena how was your exam? — awful o terrible, how did you get on in your exam? — really badly

estar hecho una pena to be in a sorry o terrible state, be in a bad way

sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed

una película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria a movie which came and went almost unnoticed

pasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria he had an undistinguished university career

vale or merece la pena it's worth it

merece la pena leerlo it's worth reading

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

un museo que bien vale la pena visitar a museum which is well worth a visit o ( frml) which is worthy of a visit

bien merece la pena correr el riesgo it's well worth the risk

B penas fpl

1

(dolores, problemas): bebe para ahogar las penas she drinks to drown her sorrows

vino a contarme sus penas he came to tell me his problems o troubles o ( literor hum) woes

sus hijos no le han dado más que penas her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartache

a duras penas (apenas) hardly; (con dificultad) with difficulty

te oigo a duras penas I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear you

subió a duras penas las escaleras she had great difficulty climbing the stairs

llegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty

2 (penurias, dificultades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas para pagarlo we suffered great hardship to pay for it

pasaron grandes penas durante la expedición they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expedition

C ( Der) sentence

el juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de ( frml); on pain of ( frml), under penalty of ( frml)

so pena de caer en repeticiones at the risk of repeating myself

Compuestos:

● pena aflictiva

afflictive punishment

● pena capital

death penalty

los que se oponen a la pena capital those opposed to the death penalty o to capital punishment

● pena corporal

corporal punishment

● pena de muerte

death penalty

● pena pecuniaria

fine

● pena privativa de libertad

custodial sentence

D ( AmL exc CS) (vergüenza) embarrassment

le da una pena horrible hablar en público she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in public

me da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of night

me puse roja de la pena I went red with embarrassment

quitado de la pena ( Méx); blithely, gaily

E ( Per) (fantasma) ghost

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Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar)

pena es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pena
penar
peña
pena sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( tristeza):

◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;

me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it;
a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for;
está que da peña she's in a terrible state
b) ( lástima) pity, shame;

◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;

es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …;
vale or merece la peña it's worth it;
vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit
2
◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl);

◊ ahogar las peñas to drown one's sorrows;

me contó sus peñas he told me his troubles;
a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly;

( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship

3 (Der) sentence;
◊ la peña máxima the maximum sentence;

peña capital or de muerte death penalty
4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;

me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino
1 ( roca) crag, rock
2
a) ( grupo) circle, group;

◊ peña taurina bullfighting club

b) (AmL) tb

◊ peña folklórica folk club

pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble
♦ Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people
(pandilla) gang
' peña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ay
- cáliz
- capital
- cicatrizar
- compensar
- condonar
- conmutar
- dar
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- garrote
- horda
- lamentable
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- merecer
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- pena
- pesar
- rebajar
- sentimiento
- so
- valer
- aliviar
- castigar
- causar
- consumir
- dolor
- enorme
- gemido
- grande
- herida
- hondo
- imponer
- indultar
- indulto
- inmenso
- lástima
- mal
- mitigar
- presidio
- prisión
- severidad
- suspirar
English:
bother
- capital punishment
- carry
- dear
- death penalty
- grief
- grieve
- hassle
- heart
- jail
- mope about
- mope around
- numb
- opposed
- pay
- pay off
- penalty
- prostrate
- remission
- retribution
- sentence
- shame
- sorrow
- term
- trouble
- try
- wail
- worth
- worthwhile
- against
- ashamed
- broken
- capital
- community
- death
- effort
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
- embarrassment
- hurt
- mortified
- painfully
- pity
- sort
- suspended
- well

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pena nf

1. [lástima] shame, pity;

es una pena (que no puedas venir) it's a shame o pity (you can't come);

da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything;

el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor guy;

me da pena ver lo pobres que son it's awful to see how poor they are;

me da pena tener que irme ya I hate to have to leave already;

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!;

¡qué pena de hijo tengo! what a useless son I've got!

2. [tristeza] sadness, sorrow;

sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad

3. [desgracia] problem, trouble;

bebe para olvidar o [m5] ahogar las penas he drinks to drown his sorrows;

me contó sus penas she told me her troubles o about her problems

4. [dificultad] struggle;

pasaron grandes penas durante la guerra they suffered great hardship during the war;

subimos el piano a duras penas we got the piano up the stairs with great difficulty;

con mi sueldo mantengo a duras penas a mi familia my salary is barely enough for me to support my family;

consiguieron llegar a duras penas they only just managed to get there

5. [castigo] punishment;

le cayó o [m5] le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty years;

cumplió pena en la prisión de Alcatraz he served his sentence in Alcatraz;
Formal
so o [m5] bajo pena de [bajo castigo de] under penalty of;
[a menos que] unless
Comp
pena capital death penalty;
pena de cárcel prison sentence;

pena máxima [jurídica] maximum sentence;
[en fútbol] penalty;
pena de muerte death penalty;

pena de reclusión prison sentence

6. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [vergüenza] embarrassment;

me da pena I'm embarrassed about it;

me da pena molestar I'm terribly sorry to bother you;

tengo pena de hablar con ella I'm too embarrassed to talk to her

7. Comp
Esp Fam
de pena [muy mal] [m5] lo pasamos de pena we had an awful time;

dibuja/cocina de pena he can't draw/cook to save his life, he's useless at drawing/cooking;

ese peinado le queda de pena that haircut looks terrible on her;
Fam
hecho una pena in a real state;

(no) valer o [m5] merecer la pena (not) to be worthwhile o worth it;

una película que merece la pena a movie that's worth seeing;

vale la pena intentarlo it's worth a try;

no merece la pena que te preocupes tanto there's no point you getting so worried;

sin pena ni gloria without distinction;

un jugador que pasó por el equipo sin pena ni gloria a player who had an undistinguished career in the team;

el año acabó sin pena ni gloria it was a wholly unremarkable year

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pena

f

1 ( tristeza) sadness, sorrow;

da pena it’s sad

2 ( congoja) grief, distress

3 ( lástima) pity;

es una pena it’s a shame o pity;

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!

4 L.Am. ( vergüenza) embarrassment;

me da pena I’m embarrassed

5 JUR sentence

6

:

no vale o

no merece la pena it’s not worth it;

a duras penas with great difficulty;

so pena de on pain of;

con más pena que gloria ingloriously;

sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed

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pena nf

1) castigo: punishment, penalty

pena de muerte: death penalty

2) aflicción: sorrow, grief

morir de pena: to die of a broken heart

¡que pena!: what a shame!, how sad!

3) dolor: pain, suffering

4) dificultad: difficulty, trouble

a duras penas: with great difficulty

5) vergüenza: shame, embarrassment

6)

valer la pena : to be worthwhile

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pena n

1. (tristeza) grief / sorrow / sadness

sintió pena por los niños pobres she felt sorry for those poor children

me da mucha pena marcharme I'm very sad to leave

2. (lástima) shame / pity

es una pena que te tengas que ir ya it's a shame you've got to leave now

¡qué pena! what a pity!

3. (condena) sentence

lo han condenado a una pena de seis meses de cárcel he's been given a six months' prison sentence

4. (problema) trouble / problem

cada cual tiene sus penas everybody's got their problems

a duras penas with great difficulty

de pena terrible

merecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth it

no vale la pena it's not worth it

pena de muerte death penalty

Spanish-English dictionary > pena
5 pesar

m.

1 grief (tristeza).

2 remorse (arrepentimiento).

3 sorrow, ruefulness, grief, woefulness.

El pesar no se elimina tan fácilmente Sorrow is not eliminated so easily.

4 regret, sorriness.

v.

1 to weigh.

¿cuánto pesa? how much o what does it weigh?

El asistente pesó la mercadería The assistant weighed the goods.

Esta bolsa pesa mucho This bag weighs a lot.

2 to weigh up.

3 to be heavy (ser pesado).

pesa mucho it's very heavy

4 to play an important part.

en su decisión pesaron muchas razones a number of reasons influenced her decision

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pesar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to weigh

■ ¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?

■ no pesas nada you are really light

2 (tener mucho peso) to be heavy

■ ¡cómo pesa esta maleta! this suitcase is really heavy!

3 (sentir) to be sorry, regret

■ me pesa mucho no haberle invitado I really regret not having invited him

4 (influir) to carry weight

■ su opinión pesa más que la nuestra her opinion carries more weight than ours

► verbo transitivo

1 to weigh

► nombre masculino

1 (pena) sorrow, grief

2 (arrepentimiento) regret

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a mi (nuestro etc) pesar to my (our etc) regret

a pesar de despite, in spite of

a pesar de los pesares in spite of everything

mal que me (le etc) pese to my (his etc) great regret

pese a que... despite the fact that..., although...

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1. noun m.
grief, sorrow

- a pesar de
2. verb
1) to weigh

2) be important

3) grieve, cause regret

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1. VI

1) [objeto, persona]

a) (=tener peso) to weigh; (Boxeo, Hípica) to weigh in at; (Inform) to be

pesa cinco kilos — it weighs five kilos

pesa cinco kilos — it weighs five kilos

¿cuánto pesas? — how much o what do you weigh?

el boxeador pesó 90kg — the boxer weighed in at 90kg

esta foto pesa 50k — this photo is 50k (in size)

b) (=tener mucho peso) to be heavy

ese paquete no pesa — that parcel isn't heavy, that parcel hardly weighs anything

¿pesa mucho? — is it heavy?

¡cómo pesa esta bolsa! — this bag's really heavy!

¡no pesa nada! — it's not heavy at all!

pesar como una losa — to weigh like a millstone round one's neck

2) (=resultar pesado)

pesarle a algn: le pesaba la mochila — his rucksack was weighing him down

los pies me pesan, estoy muy cansado — I'm so tired, I can hardly lift my feet up any more

3) (=afligir)

me pesa mucho — I am very sorry about it o to hear it

¡ya le pesará! — he'll be sorry!, he'll regret this!

me pesa haberlo hecho — I regret having done it, I'm sorry I did it

le pesa que no le hayan nombrado — he is hurt that he has not been appointed

4) (=ser una carga)

le pesa tanta responsabilidad — all that responsibility weighs heavily on him

me pesan los años — I feel my age

• pesar sobre — [responsabilidad, preocupación] to weigh heavily on; [amenaza, acusación] to hang over

pesa sobre mi conciencia — it is weighing heavily on my conscience

sobre ella pesan muchas obligaciones — she is burdened with many responsibilities

las sospechas que pesan sobre Aguirre — the suspicions surrounding Aguirre

pesa sobre ellos una orden de busca y captura — there is a warrant out for their arrest

la hipoteca que pesa sobre el piso — the mortgage with which the flat is burdened

la maldición que pesa sobre nuestra familia — the curse afflicting our family

5) (=influir) to carry weight

sus opiniones no pesan en el partido — her opinions do not carry any weight in the party

sus razones no han pesado en mi decisión — his arguments did not influence my decision

6)

• pese a (que) — in spite of (the fact that), despite (the fact that)

pese a las dificultades — in spite of o despite the difficulties

lo creo, pese a que ellos lo niegan — I believe it, even though they deny it, I believe it, in spite of o despite the fact that they deny it

lo haré pese a quien pese — I'll do it whether people like it or not, I'll do it, no matter who I offend
mal 2.
7) And, CAm (=vender carne) to sell meat

2. VT

1) [+ carta, fruta etc] to weigh

2) (=sopesar) to weigh up

pesar las posibilidades — to weigh up one's chances

pesar los pros y los contras — to weigh up the pros and cons

3.

See:

pesarse

4. SM

1) (=aflicción) sorrow

la noticia le causó un hondo pesar — the news caused him deep sorrow

expresó su pesar a la familia de las víctimas — he expressed his sorrow to the families of the victims

2) (=arrepentimiento) regret

expresó su pesar por el accidente — he expressed his regret at the accident

a mi pesar — to my regret

con gran pesar mío — much to my regret

sentir o tener pesar por no haber... — to regret not having...

3)

• a pesar de — in spite of, despite

a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything

a pesar del mal tiempo — in spite of o despite the bad weather

• a pesar de que — even though

a pesar de que no tiene dinero — even though he has no money, in spite of o despite the fact that he has no money

a pesar de que la quiero — even though I love her

- a pesar de los pesares

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I
masculino

1)

a) (pena, tristeza) sorrow

me expresó su pesar — she expressed her sorrow

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar — much to my regret

con pesar — sorrowfully, with a heavy heart

b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse

no siente ningún pesar — he feels no remorse

2)

a pesar de — despite

a pesar de su enfermedad/de estar enfermo — despite o in spite of being ill

a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything

a pesar de los pesares — (fam) in spite of everything

a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés... — despite not knowing much English...

se lo llevó, a pesar de que yo se lo había prohibido — he took it, despite the fact that o even though I had forbidden him to
II 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) paquete/maleta to be heavy

cómo pesa! — it's terribly heavy!, it weighs a ton! (colloq)

estas gafas no pesan — these glasses don't weigh much

no me pesa — it's not heavy

b) ( ser una carga)

ya me pesan los años — I feel my age now

le pesan todas esas cargas familiares — he's weighed down by all those family reponsibilities

pesar SOBRE alguien/algo: toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him; la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house

c) ( influir)

su influencia sigue pesando en la región — their influence continues to carry weight in the region

ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología — her personality has been more of a factor than her ideology

2) ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc)

ahora me pesa mucho — now I deeply regret it

ya te pesará no haber estudiado — you'll be sorry you didn't study, you'll regret not studying

me pesa haberlo ofendido — I'm very sorry I offended him

3)

pese a — despite, in spite of

pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor — despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best

firmó pese a no estar de acuerdo — she signed even though she did not agree

pese a que — even though

pese a quien (le) pese — no matter who I o you, etc have to upset, no matter whose toes I o you, etc have to tread on

mal que me/le pese — whether I like/he likes it or not
2.
pesar vt

a) <niño/maleta> to weigh; < manzanas> to weigh (out)

b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh

pesa 80 kilos — he weighs 80 kilos
3.
pesarse v pron (refl) to weigh oneself

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I
masculino

1)

a) (pena, tristeza) sorrow

me expresó su pesar — she expressed her sorrow

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar — much to my regret

con pesar — sorrowfully, with a heavy heart

b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse

no siente ningún pesar — he feels no remorse

2)

a pesar de — despite

a pesar de su enfermedad/de estar enfermo — despite o in spite of being ill

a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything

a pesar de los pesares — (fam) in spite of everything

a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés... — despite not knowing much English...

se lo llevó, a pesar de que yo se lo había prohibido — he took it, despite the fact that o even though I had forbidden him to
II 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) paquete/maleta to be heavy

cómo pesa! — it's terribly heavy!, it weighs a ton! (colloq)

estas gafas no pesan — these glasses don't weigh much

no me pesa — it's not heavy

b) ( ser una carga)

ya me pesan los años — I feel my age now

le pesan todas esas cargas familiares — he's weighed down by all those family reponsibilities

pesar SOBRE alguien/algo: toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him; la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house

c) ( influir)

su influencia sigue pesando en la región — their influence continues to carry weight in the region

ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología — her personality has been more of a factor than her ideology

2) ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc)

ahora me pesa mucho — now I deeply regret it

ya te pesará no haber estudiado — you'll be sorry you didn't study, you'll regret not studying

me pesa haberlo ofendido — I'm very sorry I offended him

3)

pese a — despite, in spite of

pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor — despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best

firmó pese a no estar de acuerdo — she signed even though she did not agree

pese a que — even though

pese a quien (le) pese — no matter who I o you, etc have to upset, no matter whose toes I o you, etc have to tread on

mal que me/le pese — whether I like/he likes it or not
2.
pesar vt

a) <niño/maleta> to weigh; < manzanas> to weigh (out)

b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh

pesa 80 kilos — he weighs 80 kilos
3.
pesarse v pron (refl) to weigh oneself

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pesar¹

¹ = grief, regret, chagrin, heartache.

Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

Ex: Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.

Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.

* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.

* con pesar = with regret.

* muy a + Posesivo + pesar = to + Posesivo + chagrin.

pesar²

² = weigh.

Ex: Letters and parcels would be weighed by library staff and franked to show the correct amount in lieu of sticking on postage stamps.

* pesar más que = outweigh, outbalance.

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pesar¹

masculine

A

1 (pena, tristeza) sorrow

me expresó su pesar por la triste noticia she expressed her sorrow at the sad news

ahoga sus pesares en el alcohol he drowns his sorrows in drink

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar tuve que ir much to my regret I had to go

no debes causarle pesares a tu madre you mustn't upset your mother

el que más pesares le causa the one who causes her the most grief o sorrow o heartache

2 (remordimiento) regret, remorse

no siente ningún pesar por sus malas acciones he feels no remorse for his wrongdoings, he does not regret his wrongdoings

B

a pesar de despite

a pesar de su enfermedad despite his illness, despite being ill

insistió en salir a pesar de estar enfermo he insisted on going out despite being ill o in spite of being ill

a pesar de todo, prefiere quedarse in spite of o despite everything she prefers to stay

a pesar de los pesares ( fam); in spite of everything

a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés, logró hacerse entender despite not knowing much English o although he didn't know much English, he managed to make himself understood

se llevó el coche, a pesar de que su padre se lo había prohibido he took the car, despite the fact that o although his father had forbidden him to

pesar² [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «paquete/maleta» to be heavy

¡cómo pesa tu maleta! your suitcase is terribly heavy!, your case weighs a ton! ( colloq)

estas gafas no pesan these glasses don't weigh much, these glasses are very light

¿te lo llevo? — no, si no me pesa shall I carry it for you? — no, it's not heavy

2

(ser una carga): ya me pesan los años I feel my age now

le pesan todas esas cargas familiares he's weighed down by all those family reponsibilities, all those family responsibilities weigh heavily on him

pesar SOBRE algn/algo:

toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him

la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa the mortgage on the house

3

(influir): su influencia sigue pesando en la región their influence continues to carry weight in the region

en esta cuestión no deben pesar los intereses personales personal interests shouldn't come o enter into this

ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología her personality has been more important o more of a factor than her ideology

argumentos que pesan a su favor arguments which weigh in his favor

B (causar pena, arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):

ahora me pesa haberle dicho eso now I regret saying that to him, now I'm sorry I said that to him

ya te pesará no haber estudiado cuando seas mayor when you're older you'll be sorry you didn't study o you'll regret not studying

me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him

C

pese a despite, in spite of

pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best

firmó pese a no estar de acuerdo she signed even though she did not agree

pese a que even though

pese a que no lo invitaron, les mandó un regalo he sent them a present even though they didn't invite him

pese a quien (le) pese: voy a decir la verdad, pese a quien (le) pese I'm going to speak the truth, no matter who I have to upset o no matter whose toes I have to tread on

mal que me/te/le pese like it or not

mal que te pese, tienes que reconocer que ganó en buena ley like it or not, you have to admit he won fair and square

mal que me pese, tendré que ponerles buena cara much as I dislike the idea I'll have to be nice to them

■ pesar

vt

1 ‹niño/maleta› to weigh; ‹manzanas› to weigh out, weigh

es un kilo bien pesado that's a good o generous kilo

2 (tener cierto peso) to weigh

¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?

pesa 80 kilos he weighs 80 kilos

■ pesarse

v pron

( refl) to weigh oneself

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pesar 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (pena, tristeza) sorrow;

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar much to my regret
b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse

2
◊ a pesar de despite, in spite of;

a pesar de todo in spite of o despite everything;
a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo
1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy;
◊ estas gafas no pesan these glasses don't weigh much;

no me pesa it's not heavy
2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ahora me pesa mucho now I deeply regret it;

me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him
3
◊ pese a despite, in spite of;

pese a que even though;
mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not
verbo transitivo
a) ‹niño/maleta› to weigh;

‹ manzanas› to weigh (out)
b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh;

◊ pesa 80 kilos he weighs 80 kilos

pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret
♦ Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
' pesar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apencar
- arrepentirse
- aunque
- disgusto
- flema
- todavía
- atención
- falta
- hondo
- obstante
- sentimiento
English:
carry through
- catch up
- despite
- destroy
- down-to-earth
- fact
- for
- intact
- look forward to
- manage
- notwithstanding
- odds
- outweigh
- regardless
- regret
- regretfully
- ruefully
- spite
- stay on
- weigh
- while
- deep
- even
- measure
- regretful
- reluctantly
- sorrow

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pesar¹

♦ nm

1. [tristeza] grief;

todos sentimos un hondo pesar por su fallecimiento we all felt a great sorrow at his death

2. [arrepentimiento] remorse;

no le daba ningún pesar she felt no remorse at all

♦ a pesar de loc prep

despite, in spite of;

a pesar de las críticas in spite of o despite all the criticism;

tuve que hacerlo a pesar mío I had to do it against my will;

muy a nuestro pesar, hubo que invitarles we had to invite them, even though we really didn't want to;

muy a pesar mío no puedo darte lo que me pides I can't give you what you want, much as I'd like to;

a pesar de que… in spite of o despite the fact that…;

a pesar de que me dolía, seguí jugando I carried on playing in spite of o despite the pain;

a pesar de todo in spite of o despite everything;

Comp
Fam
a pesar de los pesares in spite of o despite everything

pesar²

♦ vt

1. [en balanza] to weigh;

pésemelo, por favor could you weigh it for me, please?

2. Fig [examinar, calibrar] to weigh up

♦ vi

1. [tener peso] to weigh;

pesa cinco kilos it weighs five kilos;

¿cuánto pesa? how much o what does it weigh?;

¡qué poco pesa! it doesn't weigh much!

2. [ser pesado] to be heavy;

¡cómo o [m5] cuánto pesa! it's really heavy!;

esta maleta no pesa nada this suitcase hardly weighs anything;

¡ya va pesando la edad!, ¡ya van pesando los años! I'm getting old!

3. [recaer]
pesa una orden de arresto sobre él there is a warrant out for his arrest;

sobre ti pesa la decisión última the final decision rests with you

4. [importar, influir] to play an important part;

en su decisión pesaron muchas razones a number of reasons influenced her decision

5. [doler, entristecer]
me pesa tener que hacerlo I regret having to do it;

me pesa tener que decirte esto I'm sorry to have to tell you this;

no me pesa haber dejado ese trabajo I have no regrets about leaving that job, I'm not at all sorry I left that job

6. Comp

mal que te pese (whether you) like it or not

♦ See also the pronominal verb pesarse

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pesar

I v/t weigh

II v/i

1 ( ser muy pesado) be heavy;

casi no pesa it weighs next to nothing

2 ( influir) carry weight

3 fig

de responsabilidad weigh heavily ( sobre on);

me pesa tener que informarle … I regret to have to inform you …;

mal que me/le pese like it or not, whether I/you like it or not

III m sorrow

IV

:

a pesar de in spite of, despite;

a pesar de ello nevertheless;

a pesar de eso in spite of that, despite that;

a pesar de que in spite of o despite the fact that, even though;

a pesar mío against my wishes

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pesar vt

1) : to weigh

2) examinar: to consider, to think over

pesar vi

1) : to weigh

¿cuánto pesa?: how much does it weigh?

2) : to be heavy

3) : to weigh heavily, to be a burden

no le pesa: it's not a burden on him

pesa sobre mi corazón: it weighs upon my heart

4) influir: to carry weight, to have bearing

5) (with personal pronouns) : to grieve, to sadden

me pesa mucho: I'm very sorry

6)

pese a : in spite of, despite

pesar nm

1) aflicción, pena: sorrow, grief

2) remordimiento: remorse

3)

a pesar de : in spite of, despite

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pesar¹ n

a pesar de in spite of / despite

salieron a pesar del frío they went out in spite of the cold

a pesar de que although

pesar² vb

1. (en general) to weigh

esta bolsa pesa tres kilos this bag weighs three kilos

¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?

2. (tener mucho peso) to be heavy

la bolsa pesaba mucho the bag was very heavy

no deberías cargar con cosas que pesan you shouldn't carry heavy things

pese a que although

Spanish-English dictionary > pesar
6 querido

adj.

1 dear, dearest.

2 dear, beloved, loved.

f. & m.

darling, sweetheart, sweetie, honey.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: querer.

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querido

► participio pasado

1→ link=querer querer

► adjetivo

1 (amado) dear, beloved; (en carta) dear

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (amante) lover; (mujer) mistress

2 familiar (apelativo) darling

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1. (f. - querida)
noun

dear, honey
2. (f. - querida)
adj.

dear, beloved

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querido, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=amado) dear

queridos amigos, nos hemos reunido para... — dear friends, we are assembled here to...

nuestra querida patria — our beloved country

sus seres queridos — his loved ones

queridos hermanos — (Rel) dearly beloved

un alcalde querido por todos — a mayor who is well-liked in the community, a popular mayor

2) [en cartas] dear

Queridos padres: — Dear parents,

3) And nice

2. SM / F

1) [uso apelativo] darling

¡sí, querido! — yes, darling!

2) (=amante) lover

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I
- da adjetivo

a) ( amado) < patria> beloved

mis recuerdos más queridos — my fondest memories

seres queridos — loved ones

un profesor muy querido por todos — a well-liked teacher

b) (Corresp) Dear

c) (Col fam) ( simpático) nice
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) ( como apelativo) darling, dear, sweetheart

b) ( amante) (m) fancy man; (f) fancy woman

* * *

= beloved, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], beloved, darling.

Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.

Ex. Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.

Ex. This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.

Ex. Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.

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* muy querido = much-loved.

* ser querido = loved-one.

* tan querido de todos = so beloved of all.

* tan querido por todos = so beloved of all.

* un querido = a little something on the side.

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I
- da adjetivo

a) ( amado) < patria> beloved

mis recuerdos más queridos — my fondest memories

seres queridos — loved ones

un profesor muy querido por todos — a well-liked teacher

b) (Corresp) Dear

c) (Col fam) ( simpático) nice
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) ( como apelativo) darling, dear, sweetheart

b) ( amante) (m) fancy man; (f) fancy woman

* * *

= beloved, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], beloved, darling.

Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.

Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.

Ex: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.

Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.

* muy querido = much-loved.

* ser querido = loved-one.

* tan querido de todos = so beloved of all.

* tan querido por todos = so beloved of all.

* un querido = a little something on the side.

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querido¹ -da

adjective

1

(amado): mi querida patria my beloved country

es uno de mis recuerdos más queridos it's one of my fondest o dearest o most cherished memories

rodeado de su familia y de sus seres queridos surrounded by his family and loved ones

tu querido hermano me ha vuelto a dejar plantada ( iró); your darling o dear brother has stood me up again ( iro)

2 ( Corresp) Dear

Queridos padres/tíos Dear Mother and Father/Aunt and Uncle

Mi querido Carlos My dear Carlos, Dearest Carlos

Mi querida amiga Dear friend ( frml)

3 ( Col fam) (simpático) nice

¡mira qué querido! how nice o kind of him!

es una niña muy querida she's such a nice o ( BrE) lovely girl

querido² -da

masculine, feminine

1 ( como apelativo) darling, dear, sweetheart

2 (amante) ( masculine) fancy man; ( feminine) fancy woman

lo vi en el restaurante con su querida I saw him in the restaurant with his fancy woman o with that woman he's having an affair with

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Del verbo querer: ( conjugate querer)

querido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
querer
querido
querer ( conjugate querer) verbo transitivo ( amar) to love;
◊ te querré siempre I'll always love you;

sus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him;
¡por lo que más quieras! for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
1
a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad):

◊ no sabe lo que quiere she doesn't know what she wants;

quisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double room;
¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?;
hazlo cuando/como quieras do it whenever/however you like;
iba a hacerlo pero él no quiso I was going to do it but he didn't want me to;
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?;
no quiero I don't want to;
quiero ir I want to go;
quisiera reservar una mesa I'd like to book a table;
quisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you;
no quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything;
quiero que estudies más I want you to study harder;
¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …;
el destino así lo quiso it was destined to be;
querido es poder where there's a will there's a way
b) ( al ofrecer algo):

◊ ¿quieres un café? would you like a coffee?;

( menos formal) do you want a coffee?
c) ( introduciendo un pedido):

◊ ¿querrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?;

¿te quieres callar? be quiet, will you?
2 ( en locs)
◊ cuando quiera que whenever;

donde quiera que wherever;
queriendo ( adrede) on purpose, deliberately;
sin querer accidentally;
fue sin querido it was an accident;
querer decir to mean;
¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
3 ( como precio):
◊ ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?

quererse verbo pronominal ( recípr):
◊ se quieren mucho they love each other very much

querido -da adjetivo
a) ( amado) ‹ patria› beloved;

◊ mis recuerdos más queridos my fondest memories;

seres queridos loved ones;
un profesor muy querido por todos a well-liked teacher
b) (Corresp) Dear

c) (Col fam) ( simpático) nice

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( como apelativo) darling, dear, sweetheart

b) ( amante) (m) fancy man;

(f) fancy woman
querer
I verbo transitivo
1 (a alguien) to love
2 (algo) to want, wish ➣ Ver nota en want
3 (intención, ruego, ofrecimiento) to like: ¿quieres otra taza de té?, would you like another cup of tea?
¿quieres callarte?, will you shut up?
II sustantivo masculino love, affection
♦ Locuciones: quieras o no, tendrás que oírme, you'll have to listen to me, whether you want to or not
querer decir, to mean
ser algo un quiero y no puedo, to try to make people think that one is more affluent than one actually is
como quiera que, since: como quiera que no pueden vernos, no saben qué aspecto tenemos, since they can't see us, they don't know what we look like
sin querer, unintentionally, by accident
querido,-a
I adjetivo dear, beloved
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 darling
2 pey (hombre) lover
(mujer) mistress
' querido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cariño
- querida
- reparar
- ser
English:
baby
- darling
- dear
- ducky
- elementary
- precious
- beloved
- bereaved
- bereavement
- loved one

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querido, -a

♦ adj

1. [en cartas] dear;

Querido Juan Dear Juan;

Queridos padres Dear Mum and Dad;

Mi querido amigo Dear friend

2. [amado]
la pena que causa la muerte de alguien querido the pain of losing a loved one o someone dear to you;

el alcalde era querido por todos the mayor was loved by everyone;

una ciudad especialmente querida para el cantante a city that is particularly close to the singer's heart

♦ nm,f

1. [amante] lover

2. [apelativo afectuoso] darling

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querido

I part → querer¹

II adj dear

III m, querida f darling

* * *

querido, -da adj

: dear, beloved

querido, -da n

: dear, sweetheart

* * *

querido adj dear

querido Pablo Dear Pablo

Spanish-English dictionary > querido
7 familiar1

= relative, next of kin, kin, kinsman [kinsmen, -pl.], family member.

Ex. Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex. Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.

Ex. Marriage is prohibited with all direct kin.

Ex. The article 'Two noble kinsmen: libraries and museums' explains how libraries and museums reflect a common ancestry yet they have evolved separately.

Ex. Patients who attended with a spouse/partner/carer/ family member indicated it was helpful to them and the accompanying person.

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* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.

* familiar a cargo = dependent.

* familiares = kinfolk [kinsfolk].

* familiar femenino = kinswoman [kinswomen, -pl.].

* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.

* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.

Spanish-English dictionary > familiar1

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