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1 grasa
adj.&f.feminine of GRASO.f.1 fat.grasa vegetal vegetable fat2 grease, oil (lubricante).3 grease.4 shoe polish, shoe cream, shoeblacking, bitumen.* * *1 grease, fat* * *1. noun f.1) fat2) grease2. f., (m. - graso)* * *1. SF1) [de alimentos] fattener mucha grasa — [carne] to be fatty; [guiso, plato] to be (very) greasy
2) (Anat) fat3) (=suciedad) grease4) (Aut, Mec) (=lubrificante) grease5) Méx * [para el calzado] shoe polish6) Arg * working-class person2. ADJ *1) Arg (=torpe) stupid, slow2) Cono Sur pey common3.SMFes un grasa — Cono Sur * he's common
* * *1)a) (Biol, Coc) fatb) ( suciedad) greasec) (Mec) grease2) (Méx) ( betún) shoe polish* * *= grease, fat, blubber.Nota: Generalmente de animal marino (cetáceos), como las ballenas.Ex. Some grease had been transferred to the surface of the stone and the grease was repelling the rain water.Ex. In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE oils and fats.Ex. Large white sharks will also scavenge on the carcasses of whale sharks, and on the fat-rich blubber layer of dead whales.----* bajo en grasas = low fat.* bulto de grasa = fat lump.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* grasa animal = animal fat.* grasa corporal = body fat.* grasa de cerdo = pork fat.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* grasas saturadas = saturated fat.* grasa vegetal = shortening.* producto derivado de la grasa animal = fat product.* rico en grasa = fat-rich.* sin grasa = nonfat.* sin grasas = nonfat, fat free.* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.* * *1)a) (Biol, Coc) fatb) ( suciedad) greasec) (Mec) grease2) (Méx) ( betún) shoe polish* * *= grease, fat, blubber.Nota: Generalmente de animal marino (cetáceos), como las ballenas.Ex: Some grease had been transferred to the surface of the stone and the grease was repelling the rain water.
Ex: In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE oils and fats.Ex: Large white sharks will also scavenge on the carcasses of whale sharks, and on the fat-rich blubber layer of dead whales.* bajo en grasas = low fat.* bulto de grasa = fat lump.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* grasa animal = animal fat.* grasa corporal = body fat.* grasa de cerdo = pork fat.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* grasas saturadas = saturated fat.* grasa vegetal = shortening.* producto derivado de la grasa animal = fat product.* rico en grasa = fat-rich.* sin grasa = nonfat.* sin grasas = nonfat, fat free.* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.* * *Ala comida tenía mucha grasa the food was very greasyun corte de carne con mucha grasa a very fatty cut of meatel deporte ayuda a eliminar la(s) grasa(s) exercise helps get rid of fat2 (suciedad) greaseestá lleno de grasa it's all greasy3 ( Mec) greaseCompuestos:animal fat( RPl) suetfpl monounsaturated fats (pl)fpl polyunsaturated fats (pl)fpl saturated fats (pl)vegetable fatdale grasa a tus zapatos polish o shine your shoes, give your shoes a polish o shineC* * *
grasa sustantivo femenino
1a) (Biol, Coc) fat;
c) (Mec) grease
2 (Méx) ( betún) shoe polish
graso,-a adjetivo
1 (pelo, piel) greasy, oily: champú para el pelo graso, shampoo for oily hair
2 (adiposo) fatty
ácido graso, fatty acid
grasa sustantivo femenino
1 (para lubricar, cocinar) grease
2 (de un cuerpo) fat: me gusta la grasa del jamón, I like ham fat
' grasa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chorrear
- engrasar
- magra
- magro
- mancha
- manteca
- pringosa
- pringoso
- sebo
- ensuciar
- gordura
- mugre
- nadar
- piel
- pringar
- quemar
English:
blubber
- coat
- congeal
- fat
- film
- grease
- greasy
- livid
- nowadays
- roll
- smear
- trim
- wash off
- lard
- mincemeat
- suet
* * *grasa1 nf1. [en comestibles] fat;[de cerdo] lard;la comida de la región tiene mucha grasa the food of the region is very greasy;necesitas eliminar grasas you need to get rid of some fatgrasa de ballena blubber;grasa saturada saturated fat;grasa vegetal vegetable fat2. [lubricante] grease, oil3. [suciedad] grease;esta camisa está llena de grasa this shirt is covered in grease o is all greasydar grasa a algo to polish sth♦ adjcommon♦ nmfsos un grasa you're so common* * *f1 BIO, GASTR fat;bajo en grasa low in fat, low-fat atr2 lubricante, suciedad grease* * *grasa nf1) : grease2) : fat* * *grasa n1. (parte del animal, producto comestible) fat2. (para engrasar motores, sebo indeseable) grease -
2 grasa
grasa sustantivo femenino 1a) (Biol, Coc) fat;c) (Mec) grease2 (Méx) ( betún) shoe polish
graso,-a adjetivo
1 (pelo, piel) greasy, oily: champú para el pelo graso, shampoo for oily hair
2 (adiposo) fatty
ácido graso, fatty acid
grasa sustantivo femenino
1 (para lubricar, cocinar) grease
2 (de un cuerpo) fat: me gusta la grasa del jamón, I like ham fat ' grasa' also found in these entries: Spanish: chorrear - engrasar - magra - magro - mancha - manteca - pringosa - pringoso - sebo - ensuciar - gordura - mugre - nadar - piel - pringar - quemar English: blubber - coat - congeal - fat - film - grease - greasy - livid - nowadays - roll - smear - trim - wash off - lard - mincemeat - suet -
3 mal
adj.1 bad, evil.2 bad, poor.3 bad, deficient, low-quality.adv.1 wrong (incorrectamente).hacer algo mal to do something wronghas escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wronghiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell himportarse mal to behave badly2 badly (inadecuadamente).la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badlymal vestido badly dressedoigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very wellesta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properlyHaces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!3 hardly.mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him4 barely, hardly.Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.m.1 harm, damage (daño).no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a whilemal de ojo evil eye2 illness.mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sicknessel mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease3 evil.4 wrong.* * *1 evil2 (daño) harm3 (enfermedad) sickness► adjetivo► adverbio1 (no adecuadamente) badly2 (enfermo) ill, sick■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well3 (incorrectamente) wrong4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely5 (desagradablemente) bad■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly\a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresde mal en peor from bad to worseestar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodymal que bien one way or anothermal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or notmenos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on foreverno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de altura altitude sicknessmal de ojo evil eyemal de la rosa pellagramal de la tierra homesicknessmal francés syphilis* * *1. adv.1) badly, poorly2) hardly3) wrong2. noun m.1) evil2) wrong3) harm4) misfortune5) illness, disease3. adj.* * *1. ADV1) (=imperfectamente) badlyoigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly
2) (=reprobablemente)•
hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie3) (=insuficientemente) poorlyeste disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales
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comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurantla niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food
4) (=sin salud) illencontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill
5) (=desagradablemente)¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!
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caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend•
llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him•
oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)•
pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb•
saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice6) [otras locuciones]•
estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb•
¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...
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mal que bien — more or less, just aboutmal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it
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tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way2.CONJ3.4. SM1) (=maldad)combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil
2) (=perjuicio) harmel mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now
¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!
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dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer•
darse mal — to torment o.s.rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils
esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse
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parar en mal — to come to a bad end3) (=problema) ill4) (Med) disease, illnessmal francés — ( Hist) syphilis
5)6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *mal1mal2A1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel illhace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days nowlo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sicklyestá muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the headesas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me2(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable thereB ( fam) ( en frases negativas)C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› badaquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in hereno sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that badesta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o offD(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out rightestoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photole queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit herla casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensivesacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a millionE (incorrecto) wrongla fecha está mal the date is wrongcreo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell herestá mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that toneestuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help himF (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of moneyestamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of ricemal3A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badlycanta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singingse expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badlyte oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very wellen el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at schoolle fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badlyde mal en peor from bad to worseB(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriagevendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the houseel negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very wellC (desfavorablemente) badly, illno hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of herpiensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyoneD1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglylo has hecho mal you've done it wrongmi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informedte entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly2 (de manera reprensible) badlyobró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badlyhaces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see herme contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude mannersi te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you againE(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried itF ( en locs):comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o illmal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or notmenos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sbtomarse algo a mal to take sth to heartCompuesto:mal nacido, mal nacidamasculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado1 (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado2 (↑ maleducado (2))mal4A ( Fil) evilel bien y el mal good and evil, right and wronglíbranos del mal deliver us from evilB(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did mele estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the timeel divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harmlo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt meC(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our societyla contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our timea grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresno hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for everno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I supposequien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerfulCompuesto:(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evilseso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killedD ( Med)1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness2cuando le da el mal when she has a fitCompuestos:Alzheimer's disease( fam):tiene mal de amores he's lovesickChagas' diseasealtitude sickness, mountain sicknessevil eyele echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eyeParkinson's disease( euf); syphilisE (pena) troubleno me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles* * *
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo
■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)
3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb
3
◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;
te entendí mal I misunderstood you
me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
5 ( en locs)
el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
2 (daño, perjuicio):
3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder
* * *♦ adjver malo♦ nmLiterariolas fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil2. [daño] harm, damage;nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeplymal de ojo evil eye; Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc3. [enfermedad] illness;Figesto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;tener mal de amores to be lovesickmal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;mal de montaña mountain sickness;Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;un mal necesario a necessary evil5. Compdel mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining♦ adv1. [incorrectamente] wrong;obrar mal to do wrong;portarse mal to behave badly;juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;andar mal de dinero to be short of money;andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable; [de calidad] to be bad;hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;oler mal to smell bad;¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;Fam Figesto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;pasarlo mal to have a bad time;pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;saber mal to taste bad;Figme supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb4. [difícilmente] hardly;mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?5. Compestar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way♦ mal que loc conjalthough, even though;mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;mal que bien somehow or other* * *I adj → maloII adv badly;mal que bien one way or the other;¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;¡menos mal! thank goodness!;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;ponerse mal get sickel mal menor the lesser of two evils* * *mal adv1) : badly, poorlybaila muy mal: he dances very badly2) : wrong, incorrectlyme entendió mal: she misunderstood me3) : with difficulty, hardlymal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you4)de mal en peor : from bad to worse5)menos mal : it could have been worsemal nm1) : evil, wrong2) daño: harm, damage3) desgracia: misfortune4) enfermedad: illness, sickness* * *mal2 advme encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong5. (en frases negativas) badmal3 n1. (daño) harm / wrong2. (maldad) evil3. (problema) problem -
4 sight
1. noun1) (faculty) Sehvermögen, dasloss of sight — Verlust des Sehvermögens
near sight — see academic.ru/66874/short_sight">short sight
know somebody by sight — jemanden vom Sehen kennen; see also long sight; short sight
2) (act of seeing) Anblick, derat [the] sight of somebody/blood — bei jemandes Anblick/beim Anblick von Blut
catch sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas erblicken
lose sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren
shoot somebody at or on sight — jemanden gleich [bei seinem Erscheinen] erschießen
3) (spectacle) Anblick, derbe a sorry sight — einen traurigen Anblick od. ein trauriges Bild bieten
it is a sight to see or to behold or worth seeing — das muss man gesehen haben
be/look a [real] sight — (coll.) (amusing) [vollkommen] unmöglich aussehen (ugs.); (horrible) böse od. schlimm aussehen
4) in pl. (noteworthy features) Sehenswürdigkeiten Pl.see the sights — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten ansehen
5) (range) Sichtweite, diein sight — (lit. or fig.) in Sicht
come into sight — in Sicht kommen
keep somebody/something in sight — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten
within or in sight of somebody/something — (able to see) in jemandes Sichtweite (Dat.) /in Sichtweite einer Sache
be out of sight — außer Sicht sein; (coll.): (be excellent) wahnsinnig sein (ugs.)
keep somebody/something out of sight — jemanden/etwas niemanden sehen lassen
keep something/somebody out of somebody's sight — jemanden etwas/jemanden nicht sehen lassen
not let somebody/something out of one's sight — jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen
out of sight, out of mind — (prov.) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
6) (device for aiming) Visier, dassights — Visiervorrichtung, die
set/have [set] one's sights on something — (fig.) etwas anpeilen
set one's sights [too] high — (fig.) seine Ziele [zu] hoch stecken
2. transitive verblower/raise one's sights — (fig.) zurückstecken/sich (Dat.) ein höheres Ziel setzen
sichten [Land, Schiff, Flugzeug, Wrack]; sehen [Entflohenen, Vermissten]; antreffen [seltenes Tier, seltene Pflanze]* * *1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) das Sehvermögen2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) die Sicht(-weite)3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) die Sehenswürdigkeit4) (a view or glimpse.) der Blick5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) der Anblick6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) das Visier2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) sichten2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) anvisieren•- sight-seeing- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *[saɪt]I. nhe's got very good \sight er sieht sehr guthis \sight is deteriorating seine Sehkraft lässt nachto improve sb's \sight jds Sehleistung verbessernto lose one's \sight das Sehvermögen verlierendon't let the baby out of your \sight behalte das Baby im Augeland in \sight! Land in Sicht!get out of my \sight! ( fam) geh mir aus den Augen!to be in/come into \sight in Sichtweite sein/kommento disappear from \sight außer Sichtweite verschwindento keep \sight of sth etw im Auge behaltenout of \sight außer [o nicht in] Sichtweiteto keep out of \sight sich akk nicht sehen lassento put sth out of \sight etw wegräumen [o versteckenin the \sight of God/the law vor Gott/dem Gesetza house within \sight of the mountains ein Haus mit Blick auf die Bergethey can't stand the \sight of each other sie können einander nicht ertragenshe faints at the \sight of blood sie wird beim Anblick von Blut ohnmächtigat first \sight auf den ersten Blicklove at first \sight Liebe f auf den ersten Blickto catch \sight of sb/sth jdn/etw erblickenif I ever catch \sight of you again... wenn du mir noch einmal unter die Augen kommst,...to do sth on \sight etw sofort tunto hate [or loathe] /be sick of the \sight of sb/sth den Anblick einer Person/einer S. gen hassen/nicht mehr ertragento know sb by \sight jdn vom Sehen her kennento play [music] at [or from] \sight [Musik] vom Blatt spielento not be a pretty \sight kein angenehmer Anblick seinto be a \sight to behold (beautiful) ein herrlicher Anblick sein; (funny) ein Bild [o Anblick] für die Götter sein a. hum famto request \sight of the papers Einsicht in die Unterlagen verlangen▪ \sights pl Sehenswürdigkeiten plthe \sights and sounds of London alle Sehenswürdigkeiten von Londonto line up the \sights das Visier ausrichten▪ a \sight deutlich, um einigesfood is a darn \sight more expensive than it used to be Essen ist um einiges teurer, als es früher warhe's a \sight better than he was yesterday er ist heute deutlich besser als gestern10.▶ to lower one's \sights seine Ziele zurückschrauben▶ to be out of \sight (beyond what's possible) außerhalb des Möglichen sein [o liegen]; ( fam: excellent) spitze [o toll] sein famthe price of the house is out of \sight der Preis für das Haus ist unbezahlbarthe group's new record is out of \sight! die neue Platte der Gruppe ist der Wahnsinn! fam▶ to be a \sight for sore eyes ( fam: welcome sigh) ein willkommener Anblick sein; (attractive) eine [wahre] Augenweide sein▶ second \sight das zweite Gesichtshe's got the \sight sie hat das zweite GesichtI never buy anything \sight unseen ich kaufe niemals etwas ungesehenII. vt1. (see)to \sight land/a criminal Land/einen Kriminellen sichten2.to \sight a gun ein Gewehr mit einem Visier versehen* * *[saɪt]1. n1) (= faculty) Sehvermögen ntlong/short sight — Weit-/Kurzsichtigkeit f
to have long/short sight — weit-/kurzsichtig sein
to lose/regain one's sight — sein Augenlicht verlieren/wiedergewinnen
2)(= glimpse, seeing)
it was my first sight of Paris — das war das Erste, was ich von Paris gesehen habeto hate sb at first sight or on sight — jdn vom ersten Augenblick an nicht leiden können
at first sight I hated him, but then... —
love at first sight —
at the sight of the police they ran away — als sie die Polizei sahen, rannten sie weg
to catch sight of sb/sth — jdn/etw entdecken or erblicken
if I catch sight of you round here again... — wenn du mir hier noch einmal unter die Augen kommst,...
don't let me catch sight of you with her again —
to get a sight of sb/sth we had a glorious sight of the mountains — jdn/etw zu sehen or zu Gesicht bekommen wir hatten einen herrlichen Blick auf die Berge
don't lose sight of the fact that... — Sie dürfen nicht außer Acht lassen, dass...
See:→ second sight3) (= sth seen) Anblick mthe sight of blood/her makes me sick — wenn ich Blut/sie sehe, wird mir übel
that is the most beautiful sight I've ever seen — das ist das Schönste, was ich je gesehen habe
I hate or can't bear the sight of him/his greasy hair — ich kann ihn/seine fettigen Haare (einfach) nicht ausstehen
to be a sight to see or behold — ein herrlicher Anblick sein; (funny) ein Bild or Anblick für die Götter sein (inf)
you're a sight for sore eyes — es ist schön, dich zu sehen
4) (inf)to be or look a sight (funny) — zum Schreien aussehen (inf); (horrible) fürchterlich aussehen
5) (= range of vision) Sicht fto be in or within sight —
to keep sb/sth out of sight — jdn/etw nicht sehen lassen
keep out of my sight! — lass dich bloß bei mir nicht mehr sehen or blicken
to be out of or lost to sight — nicht mehr zu sehen sein, außer Sicht sein
when he's out of our sight —
darling, I'll never let you out of my sight again — Schatz, ich lasse dich nie mehr fort
out of sight, out of mind (Prov) — aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn (Prov)
6) (COMM)sight unseen — unbesehen, ohne Besicht (form)
we need to have sight of the document first — das Dokument muss uns (dat) zuerst vorliegen
7) (fig= opinion)
in sb's sight — in jds Augen (dat)to set one's sights on sth (fig) — ein Auge auf etw (acc) werfen
to have sb/sth in or within one's sights (fig) — jdn/etw im Fadenkreuz haben
10)(= aim, observation)
to take a sight with a gun etc at sth — etw mit einem Gewehr etc anvisieren11) (inf)a sight better/cheaper — einiges besser/billiger
12) (inf)out of sight — sagenhaft (sl), der Wahnsinn (inf)
2. vt* * *sight [saıt]A s1. Sehvermögen n, -kraft f, Auge(nlicht) n:good sight gute Augen;long (near) sight Weit-(Kurz)sichtigkeit f;have second sight das Zweite Gesicht haben;lose one’s sight das Augenlicht verlieren2. (An)Blick m, Sicht f:shoot sb at sight jemanden sofort oder ohne Warnung niederschießen;at the sight of beim Anblick (gen);my heart sank at the sight of him als ich ihn sah;at first sight auf den ersten Blick;catch sight of erblicken;know by sight vom Sehen kennen;a) aus den Augen verlieren (a. fig),b) fig etwas übersehen;3. fig Auge n:in my sight in meinen Augen;in the sight of God vor Gott;find favo(u)r in sb’s sight Gnade vor jemandes Augen finden4. Sicht(weite) f:a) in Sicht(weite),b) fig in Sicht;within sight of the victory den Sieg (dicht) vor Augen;out of sight außer Sicht;out of sight, out of mind (Sprichwort) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn;there’s no end in sight ein Ende ist nicht abzusehen;be nowhere in sight nirgends zu sehen sein;come in sight in Sicht kommen;(get) out of my sight! geh mir aus den Augen!;a) wegtun,b) umg Essen wegputzen;remain out of sight nach wie vor nicht in Sicht sein5. WIRTSCH Sicht f:payable at sight bei Sicht fällig;bill (payable) at sight Sichtwechsel m;30 days (after) sight 30 Tage (nach) Sicht;bill (payable) after sight Nachsichtwechsel m;buy sth sight unseen etwas unbesehen kaufen6. Anblick m:you’re sight for sore eyes umga) schön, dich wieder mal zu sehenb) dich gibt’s ja auch noch!;I did look a sight umg ich sah vielleicht aus;7. Sehenswürdigkeit f:his roses were a sight to see seine Rosen waren eine Sehenswürdigkeit;see the sights of a town die Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt besichtigen8. umg Menge f, Masse f, Haufen m (Geld etc):a long sight better zehnmal besser;not by a long sight bei Weitem nicht9. ASTRON, JAGD, MIL, TECH Visier(einrichtung) n(f):have in one’s sights, have one’s sights set on im Visier haben (a. fig);lower one’s sights fig Abstriche machen, zurückstecken;raise one’s sights fig höhere Ziele anstreben;set one’s sights on sth fig etwas ins Auge fassen;B v/t1. sichten, erblicken2. MILb) das Geschütz richtenc) eine Waffe etc mit einem Visier versehenC v/i zielen, visieren* * *1. noun1) (faculty) Sehvermögen, dasby sight — mit dem Gesichtssinn od. den Augen
know somebody by sight — jemanden vom Sehen kennen; see also long sight; short sight
2) (act of seeing) Anblick, derat [the] sight of somebody/blood — bei jemandes Anblick/beim Anblick von Blut
catch sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas erblicken
lose sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren
shoot somebody at or on sight — jemanden gleich [bei seinem Erscheinen] erschießen
3) (spectacle) Anblick, derbe a sorry sight — einen traurigen Anblick od. ein trauriges Bild bieten
it is a sight to see or to behold or worth seeing — das muss man gesehen haben
be/look a [real] sight — (coll.) (amusing) [vollkommen] unmöglich aussehen (ugs.); (horrible) böse od. schlimm aussehen
4) in pl. (noteworthy features) Sehenswürdigkeiten Pl.see the sights — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten ansehen
5) (range) Sichtweite, diein sight — (lit. or fig.) in Sicht
keep somebody/something in sight — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten
within or in sight of somebody/something — (able to see) in jemandes Sichtweite (Dat.) /in Sichtweite einer Sache
be out of sight — außer Sicht sein; (coll.): (be excellent) wahnsinnig sein (ugs.)
keep or stay out of [somebody's] sight — sich [von jemandem] nicht sehen lassen
keep somebody/something out of sight — jemanden/etwas niemanden sehen lassen
keep something/somebody out of somebody's sight — jemanden etwas/jemanden nicht sehen lassen
not let somebody/something out of one's sight — jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen
out of sight, out of mind — (prov.) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
6) (device for aiming) Visier, dassights — Visiervorrichtung, die
set/have [set] one's sights on something — (fig.) etwas anpeilen
set one's sights [too] high — (fig.) seine Ziele [zu] hoch stecken
2. transitive verblower/raise one's sights — (fig.) zurückstecken/sich (Dat.) ein höheres Ziel setzen
sichten [Land, Schiff, Flugzeug, Wrack]; sehen [Entflohenen, Vermissten]; antreffen [seltenes Tier, seltene Pflanze]* * *n.Anblick -e m.Sehkraft -¨e f.Sehvermögen n. v.sichten v. -
5 mucha
adj.much, large in quantity, long in time, many in number; abundant, plentiful.adv.much, in a great degree; excessively, by far, often, long (time): to a certain degree.Es mucho difícil (Mex.) it's jolly difficultf.feminine of MUCHO.f.pl.plural and feminine of MUCHO.* * *1. f., (m. - mucho) 2. f., (m. - mucho)* * ** * *----* con mucha labia = smooth-tongued.* de mucha capacidad = capacious.* de muchas maneras = in more ways than one.* mucha de la limpieza = cleaning lady.* * ** con mucha labia = smooth-tongued.* de mucha capacidad = capacious.* de muchas maneras = in more ways than one.* mucha de la limpieza = cleaning lady.* * *
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguante
- bárbara
- bárbaro
- batalla
- cachaza
- camaradería
- cardiaca
- cardíaca
- cardiaco
- cardíaco
- casa
- causar
- cautela
- caza
- ciencia
- confianza
- curiosidad
- dar
- desarraigar
- enjundia
- entidad
- estima
- fogosidad
- gomina
- gravedad
- hambre
- hierba
- honra
- igualdad
- imprimir
- influencia
- jeta
- juego
- labia
- mano
- mar
- marcha
- mucho
- necesidad
- niebla
- paz
- prisa
- resistencia
- salada
- salado
- sed
- seguridad
- simpatía
- sobre
- soltura
English:
accuracy
- anxiety
- arm-twisting
- badly
- booze-up
- bright
- clout
- crush
- deal
- demand
- distracted
- draw
- easy-going
- embarrassed
- envious
- fat
- funny
- glib
- go about
- gore
- gravy
- greasy
- guidance
- high-class
- lot
- meaty
- milky
- neck
- need
- persuade
- practice
- practise
- pull
- self-conscious
- sensitive
- slick
- somebody
- stamina
- store
- strain
- strong-willed
- sunlight
- sympathetic
- tension
- about
- advance
- ahead
- answer
- boost
- call
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6 mucha
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals (en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time (a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucha' also found in these entries: Spanish: aguante - bárbara - bárbaro - batalla - cachaza - camaradería - cardiaca - cardíaca - cardiaco - cardíaco - casa - causar - cautela - caza - ciencia - confianza - curiosidad - dar - desarraigar - enjundia - entidad - estima - fogosidad - gomina - gravedad - hambre - hierba - honra - igualdad - imprimir - influencia - jeta - juego - labia - mano - mar - marcha - mucho - necesidad - niebla - paz - prisa - resistencia - salada - salado - sed - seguridad - simpatía - sobre - soltura English: accuracy - anxiety - arm-twisting - badly - booze-up - bright - clout - crush - deal - demand - distracted - draw - easy-going - embarrassed - envious - fat - funny - glib - go about - gore - gravy - greasy - guidance - high-class - lot - meaty - milky - neck - need - persuade - practice - practise - pull - self-conscious - sensitive - slick - somebody - stamina - store - strain - strong-willed - sunlight - sympathetic - tension - about - advance - ahead - answer - boost - call -
7 piel
f.1 skin (epidermis).2 fur (pelo).abrigo de piel fur coat3 leather (cuero). (peninsular Spanish, Mexican Spanish)cazadora/guantes de piel leather jacket/glovespiel sintética imitation leather4 peel (cáscara) (de cítricos).* * *1 (de persona) skin3 (de la fruta, patatas) peel\dejarse la piel familiar to give all one's got, sweat bloodtener la piel de gallina to have goose pimplespiel roja redskin* * *noun f.1) skin2) leather, hide3) fur4) peel* * *1. SF1) [de persona] skintiene la piel grasa/seca — she has oily/dry skin
estirarse la piel — * to have a facelift
piel de naranja — [por celulitis] orange-peel skin
2) [de animal] [gen] skin; [de vaca, búfalo, elefante] hide; [de foca, zorro, visón] fur; (=cuero) leatherpiel de becerro — calf, calfskin
3) [de frutas] [gen] skin; [de naranja, limón] peel; [de manzana] skin, peel2.SMF* * *1) (Anat, Zool) skinpiel grasa/seca — oily o greasy/dry skin
estirarse la piel — ( del rostro) to have a facelift
dejarse la piel — (fam) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)
se me/te pone la piel de gallina — I/you get gooseflesh o goose pimples
tener (la) piel de gallina — to have gooseflesh o goose pimples
2) (Indum)a) (Esp, Méx) ( cuero) leatherbolso/guantes de piel — leather bag/gloves
b) (de visón, zorro, astracán) furc) ( sin tratar) pelt3) (Bot) (de cítricos, papa) peel; ( de manzana) peel, skin; ( de otras frutas) skinpieles de patata — (Esp) potato peelings
* * *= morocco, skin, fur, peel, hide.Ex. Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.Ex. A strip of paper or vellum was pasted on to the spine to reinforce it, and a skin of the right size was stuck down over the spine and the outside of both boards.Ex. The article ' Furs, feathers and fins: recommended reading' presents a selected, annotated list of especially outstanding periodicals about pets is provided.Ex. Food samples included a selection of sausages, beverages, sliced meat products, including chicken liver, and some fruits, including raspberries, bananas, and banana peels.Ex. She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.----* abrigo de pieles = fur coat.* cáncer de piel = skin cancer.* cazador de pieles = fur trapper.* chaqueta de piel = leather jacket.* cola de piel de conejo = rabbit-skin glue.* comercio de pieles = fur trade.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* crema para la piel = skin cream.* cuidado de la piel = skin care.* curtido de la piel = leatherwork.* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* de piel blanca = white-skinned.* de piel gruesa = thick-skinned.* encuadernación editorial en piel = publishers' leather.* encuadernación en piel = leather binding.* encuadernación en piel de becerro = prize binding.* encuadernado en piel = leather-bound.* enfermedad de la piel = skin disease.* forrado en piel = leather-covered.* injerto de piel = skin graft.* irritación de la piel = skin irritation.* irritación de la piel producida por el viento = windburn.* jugarse la piel = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.* mancha de la piel = age spot.* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.* piel de animal = pelt.* piel de ante = suede.* piel de becerro = calfskin.* piel de cabra = goat, goatskin.* piel de carnero = sheep, sheepskin.* piel de cerdo = pigskin.* piel de foca = sealskin.* piel de naranja = cellulite, orange skin, orange peel.* piel de plátano = banana skin, banana peel.* piel de topo = moleskin.* piel roja = redskin.* piel sintética = leatherette, fun fur, fake fur, faux fur.* respuesta galvánica de la piel = skin conductivity, skin electrical conductivity.* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.* sin piel = skinless.* tela de piel de topo = moleskin.* trozo de piel = skin.* * *1) (Anat, Zool) skinpiel grasa/seca — oily o greasy/dry skin
estirarse la piel — ( del rostro) to have a facelift
dejarse la piel — (fam) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)
se me/te pone la piel de gallina — I/you get gooseflesh o goose pimples
tener (la) piel de gallina — to have gooseflesh o goose pimples
2) (Indum)a) (Esp, Méx) ( cuero) leatherbolso/guantes de piel — leather bag/gloves
b) (de visón, zorro, astracán) furc) ( sin tratar) pelt3) (Bot) (de cítricos, papa) peel; ( de manzana) peel, skin; ( de otras frutas) skinpieles de patata — (Esp) potato peelings
* * *= morocco, skin, fur, peel, hide.Ex: Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.
Ex: A strip of paper or vellum was pasted on to the spine to reinforce it, and a skin of the right size was stuck down over the spine and the outside of both boards.Ex: The article ' Furs, feathers and fins: recommended reading' presents a selected, annotated list of especially outstanding periodicals about pets is provided.Ex: Food samples included a selection of sausages, beverages, sliced meat products, including chicken liver, and some fruits, including raspberries, bananas, and banana peels.Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.* abrigo de pieles = fur coat.* cáncer de piel = skin cancer.* cazador de pieles = fur trapper.* chaqueta de piel = leather jacket.* cola de piel de conejo = rabbit-skin glue.* comercio de pieles = fur trade.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* crema para la piel = skin cream.* cuidado de la piel = skin care.* curtido de la piel = leatherwork.* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* de piel blanca = white-skinned.* de piel gruesa = thick-skinned.* encuadernación editorial en piel = publishers' leather.* encuadernación en piel = leather binding.* encuadernación en piel de becerro = prize binding.* encuadernado en piel = leather-bound.* enfermedad de la piel = skin disease.* forrado en piel = leather-covered.* injerto de piel = skin graft.* irritación de la piel = skin irritation.* irritación de la piel producida por el viento = windburn.* jugarse la piel = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.* mancha de la piel = age spot.* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.* piel de animal = pelt.* piel de ante = suede.* piel de becerro = calfskin.* piel de cabra = goat, goatskin.* piel de carnero = sheep, sheepskin.* piel de cerdo = pigskin.* piel de foca = sealskin.* piel de naranja = cellulite, orange skin, orange peel.* piel de plátano = banana skin, banana peel.* piel de topo = moleskin.* piel roja = redskin.* piel sintética = leatherette, fun fur, fake fur, faux fur.* respuesta galvánica de la piel = skin conductivity, skin electrical conductivity.* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.* sin piel = skinless.* tela de piel de topo = moleskin.* trozo de piel = skin.* * *piel grasa/seca oily o greasy/dry skinestirarse la piel to have a faceliftlas culebras cambian la piel snakes shed their skindejarse la piel ( fam); to sweat blood, to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)quitarle or sacarle a algn la piel a tiras to tear sb to shreds o pieces ( colloq)se me/te pone la piel de gallina I/you get gooseflesh o goose pimples o goose bumpsser de la piel del diablo or (Méx, RPl) ser (como) la piel de Judas ( fam); to be a little monster o devil ( colloq)tener (la) piel de gallina to have gooseflesh o goose bumps o goose pimplesCompuestos:( Zool) winter coatB ( Indum)1 (Esp, Méx) (de vaca) leatherbolso/guantes de piel leather bag/glovesartículos de piel leather goodspieles adobadas tanned hides o skins, pickled hides o skinspieles crudas or en verde raw hides o skins2 (de visón, zorro, astracán) furabrigo de piel(es) fur coat3 (sin tratar) peltCompuestos:crocodile skin( AmL) brushed cottonbrushed cottonsnakeskinla piel de toro the Iberian Peninsula(cuero sintético) synthetic leather; (imitación nutria, visón, etc) synthetic furpieles de patata ( Esp); potato peelingsCompuesto:orange peel* * *
piel sustantivo femenino
1 (Anat, Zool) skin;◊ piel grasa/seca oily o greasy/dry skin;
piel roja sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam &
pey) redskin (colloq & pej), Red Indian;◊ se me/te pone la piel de gallina I/you get gooseflesh o goose pimples
2 (Indum)
piel de cocodrilo crocodile skin;
piel de serpiente snakeskin;
piel sintética ( cuero sintético) (Esp, Méx) synthetic leather;
(imitación nutria, visón, etc) synthetic fur
3 (Bot) (de cítricos, papa) peel;
( de manzana) peel, skin;
( de otras frutas) skin
piel sustantivo femenino
1 skin
tener la piel de gallina, to get goose pimples
2 (de frutas, etc) skin, peel
3 (cuero curtido) leather
4 (con pelo) fur
un chaquetón de piel, a three-quarter length fur coat
' piel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acartonarse
- aceitunada
- aceitunado
- agrietar
- agrietarse
- ampolla
- ante
- antojo
- calva
- cáncer
- cáscara
- cortada
- cortado
- cortarse
- cuero
- curtida
- curtido
- desollar
- escama
- escocerse
- espinilla
- estría
- flor
- gamuza
- grano
- grasa
- graso
- grieta
- hidratar
- hidratación
- lunar
- mancha
- morena
- moreno
- moteada
- moteado
- pelar
- pelada
- pelado
- pelarse
- pellejo
- penetrar
- perforación
- perforado
- rascar
- resecar
- reseca
- reseco
- roce
- roncha
English:
blackhead
- blemish
- blotchy
- bridge
- brown
- calfskin
- cancer
- coarse
- cut
- dusky
- factor
- fair-skinned
- fake
- flake
- fur
- fur coat
- goosebumps
- gooseflesh
- goosepimples
- graft
- greasy
- hide
- highly-strung
- horny
- jacket
- leather
- line
- mole
- molt
- mottled
- moult
- oily
- pale
- peel
- pelt
- pigskin
- redskin
- rough
- scrape
- scratch
- sealskin
- sensitive
- shed
- sheepskin
- shrivel
- skin
- sleek
- smooth
- snakeskin
- soft
* * *piel nf1. [epidermis] skin;una persona de piel oscura a dark-skinned person;dejarse la piel to sweat blood;jugarse la piel to risk one's neck;salvar la piel to save one's skin;Famvender la piel del oso antes de cazarlo to count one's chickens before they are hatchedpiel de gallina gooseflesh, goose pimples, goose bumps;se me pone la piel de gallina al ver esas imágenes it sends a shiver down my spine when I see those pictures;piel roja redskin;los pieles rojas the redskins;Fig la piel de toro the Iberian Peninsula2. Esp, Méx [cuero] leather;cazadora/guantes de piel leather jacket/glovespiel sintética imitation leather3. [pelo] fur;abrigo de piel fur coat4. [cáscara] [de naranja, limón, manzana] peel;[de plátano] skin;quítale la piel a la manzana peel the apple* * *fpiel de naranja orange peel;dejarse la piel sweat blood fam2 de animal hide, skin;abrigo de pieles fur coat;la piel de toro fig the Iberian Peninsula3 ( cuero) leather* * *piel nf1) : skin2) cuero: leather, hidepiel de venado: deerskin3) : fur, pelt4) cáscara: peel, skin5)piel de gallina : goose bumps plme pone la piel de gallina: it gives me goose bumps* * *piel n1. (de persona) skin2. (con pelo natural) fur3. (cuero) leather4. (de patata, manzana, naranja) peel5. (de uva, tomate, melocotón) skin -
8 especial
adj.1 special (adecuado, excepcional).hoy es un día especial, celebramos nuestro aniversario today's a special day, we're celebrating our anniversarytienen especial interés en conocerte they're especially interested in meeting youespecial para specially for2 peculiar, strange.m.special (programa).un especial informativo a news special* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) special\en especial especiallyespecial para... suitable for...* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [para un fin concreto] [dieta, permiso] specialeducación 1), enviado2) (=extraordinario) specialde especial interés es el trabajo de este novelista — the work of this novelist is especially interesting o of special interest
3)en especial — especially, particularly
pedimos disculpas a todos, y en especial a... — we apologize to everyone, and especially o particularly to...
¿desea ver a alguien en especial? — is there anybody in particular you want to see?
4) (=quisquilloso) fussy¡qué especial eres con la comida! — you're such a fussy eater!
5) (=extraño) peculiar2. SM1) (TV) (tb: programa especial) special2) Méx (Teat) show* * *Ia) ( para uso específico) specialen especial — especially, particularly
nada/nadie en especial — nothing/nobody in particular
b) ( excepcional) specialc) ( difícil) <persona/carácter> fussyIIqué especial eres para comer! — you're so picky o fussy about your food! (colloq)
masculino (TV) special (program*)* * *= ad hoc, one-off, special, specified, gala, particular, with a difference.Ex. Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.Ex. Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and ' one-off' expert lecturers.Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex. If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.Ex. The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days.Ex. It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.Ex. The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).----* a precio especial = discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.* a precios especiales = at preferential rates.* a tarifas especiales = at preferential rates.* a un precio especial = at a discount.* celebrar una ocasión especial = mark + a special occasion.* día memorable = red-letter day.* efecto especial = special effect.* especial apertura = opening special.* invitado especial = special guest.* merecer mención especial = deserve + special mention.* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.* oferta especial = special offer.* precio especial = discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* prestar especial atención = focus.* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.* servicio especial de autobuses = bus shuttle service, bus shuttle, shuttle bus service, shuttle bus.* servicio especial de transporte = shuttle service, shuttle.* sin condiciones especiales = with no strings attached.* tarifa especial = preferential rate.* tarifa especial por inscripción anticipada = early-bird registration fee.* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.* tener un valor especial = be of particular value.* trato especial = special treatment.* * *Ia) ( para uso específico) specialen especial — especially, particularly
nada/nadie en especial — nothing/nobody in particular
b) ( excepcional) specialc) ( difícil) <persona/carácter> fussyIIqué especial eres para comer! — you're so picky o fussy about your food! (colloq)
masculino (TV) special (program*)* * *= ad hoc, one-off, special, specified, gala, particular, with a difference.Ex: Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.
Ex: Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and ' one-off' expert lecturers.Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex: If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.Ex: The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days.Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).* a precio especial = discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.* a precios especiales = at preferential rates.* a tarifas especiales = at preferential rates.* a un precio especial = at a discount.* celebrar una ocasión especial = mark + a special occasion.* día memorable = red-letter day.* efecto especial = special effect.* especial apertura = opening special.* invitado especial = special guest.* merecer mención especial = deserve + special mention.* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.* oferta especial = special offer.* precio especial = discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* prestar especial atención = focus.* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.* servicio especial de autobuses = bus shuttle service, bus shuttle, shuttle bus service, shuttle bus.* servicio especial de transporte = shuttle service, shuttle.* sin condiciones especiales = with no strings attached.* tarifa especial = preferential rate.* tarifa especial por inscripción anticipada = early-bird registration fee.* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.* tener un valor especial = be of particular value.* trato especial = special treatment.* * *1 (para un uso específico) specialuna dieta especial para diabéticos a special diet for diabeticsen especial especiallytodas sus hijas son muy guapas, la mayor en especial all his daughters are very pretty, especially o particularly the eldest¿quería hablar con alguien en especial? did you want to speak to anyone in particular?2 (excepcional) specialhoy es un día muy especial para mí today is a very special day for meun vestido para ocasiones especiales a dress for special occasions3 (difícil) ‹persona/carácter› fussyson muy especiales, nada les viene bien they're very difficult (to please) o very fussy, nothing's ever quite right for them¡qué especial eres para comer! you're so picky o fussy about your food! ( colloq)A (TV) special, special program*especial informativo/deportivo news/sports specialB ( RPl)un especial de jamón y queso a ham and cheese baguette, a ham and cheese sandwich on French bread2 ( Chi) (perro caliente) hot dog* * *
Multiple Entries:
algo especial
especial
especial adjetivo
nadie en especial nobody in particular;
un día muy especial para mí a very special day for me
especial adjetivo special
♦ Locuciones: en especial, especially
' especial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dotada
- dotado
- enviado
- GEO
- química
- ver
- común
- interés
- investigación
- ordinario
- particular
- preferente
English:
bodybuilding
- bonus
- craft
- envoy
- extra
- grand
- greasy
- grown-up
- merit
- particular
- section
- special
- task force
- treatment
- ad hoc
- cameo
- certain
- distinction
- star
- treasure
- trial
* * *♦ adj1. [adecuado] special;especial para especially for;lejía especial para lavadoras bleach especially for washing machines;una oferta especial para nuestros clientes a special offer for our customers2. [particular, excepcional] special;hoy es un día especial, celebramos nuestro aniversario today's a special day, we're celebrating our anniversary;tienen especial interés en conocerte they're especially interested in meeting you;recibe un trato especial por ser discapacitado he receives special treatment because he is disabled3. [peculiar] peculiar, strange;esa forma tan especial que tiene de mirar that peculiar o strange way he has of looking at you4. [quisquilloso] fussy;es muy especial con la comida he's very fussy about his food, he's a very fussy eater♦ nm1. [programa] special;un especial informativo a news special3. RP [sándwich] Br baguette, US sub;♦ en especial loc advespecially, particularly;me gusta la pasta, en especial los macarrones I like pasta, especially macaroni;¿alguno en especial? any one in particular?* * *adj1 special;en especial especially;nada en especial nothing special2 ( difícil) fussy* * *especial adj & nm: special* * *especial adj1. (en general) special -
9 fett
I Adj.1. pej. (dick) fat; fett machen fatten; davon wird man nicht fett you ( oder we etc.) won’t get fat on that; fig. there’s not much money in that, that’s not going to make you ( oder us etc.) rich7. umg. fig. Jahre: fat; Beute, Erträge, etc.: rich; Posten etc.: lucrative; fette Zeiten times of plenty; fetter Bissen juicy morsel; fetter Brocken lucrative deal8. Dial. (betrunken) sloshed; Sl. (auf Drogen) stoned9. Jugendspr. (toll) fab, Am. awesomeII Adv.* * *das Fett(Schmierfett) grease;(Speisefett) fat; lard; dripping* * *Fẹtt [fɛt]nt -(e)s, -efat; (zum Schmieren) greasetierische/pflanzliche Fette — animal/vegetable fats
Fett ansetzen — to put on weight, to get fat; (Tiere) to fatten up
/weghaben (inf) — to get/have got what was coming to one (inf), to get/have got one's comeuppance (inf)
Fett schwimmt oben (prov hum: Dicke im Wasser) — fat floats
See:* * *das1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) fat2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) fat3) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) fat4) (soft, thick, animal fat.) grease* * *<-[e]s, -e>[fɛt]nt1. (Fettgewebe) fat2. (zum Schmieren) greasepflanzliches/tierisches \Fett vegetable/animal fatetw in schwimmendem \Fett backen to deep-fry sth3.* * *das; Fett[e]s, Fette1) fatsein Fett [ab]bekommen od. [ab]kriegen — (ugs.) get one's come-uppance (Amer.)
sein Fett [weg]haben — (ugs.) have been put in one's place or taught a lesson
2) o. Pl. (Fettgewebe) fatFett ansetzen — < animal> fatten up; < person> put on weight
Fett schwimmt oben — (Spr.) fat people never drown!; (fig.) the rich never suffer
3) (Schmiermittel, Pflegemittel) grease* * *A. adj1. pej (dick) fat;fett machen fatten;davon wird man nicht fett you ( oder we etc) won’t get fat on that; fig there’s not much money in that, that’s not going to make you ( oder us etc) rich3. AGR, Boden, Weide: rich; Gras, Klee: luxuriant;6. TYPO bold;7. umg fig Jahre: fat; Beute, Erträge, etc: rich; Posten etc: lucrative;fette Zeiten times of plenty;fetter Bissen juicy morsel;fetter Brocken lucrative dealB. adv1.fett essen eat a lot of fatty food(s);fett kochen use a lot of fat (in one’s cooking)* * *das; Fett[e]s, Fette1) fatsein Fett [ab]bekommen od. [ab]kriegen — (ugs.) get one's come-uppance (Amer.)
sein Fett [weg]haben — (ugs.) have been put in one's place or taught a lesson
2) o. Pl. (Fettgewebe) fatFett ansetzen — < animal> fatten up; < person> put on weight
Fett schwimmt oben — (Spr.) fat people never drown!; (fig.) the rich never suffer
3) (Schmiermittel, Pflegemittel) grease* * *-e n.fat n.grease n. -
10 Fett
I Adj.1. pej. (dick) fat; fett machen fatten; davon wird man nicht fett you ( oder we etc.) won’t get fat on that; fig. there’s not much money in that, that’s not going to make you ( oder us etc.) rich7. umg. fig. Jahre: fat; Beute, Erträge, etc.: rich; Posten etc.: lucrative; fette Zeiten times of plenty; fetter Bissen juicy morsel; fetter Brocken lucrative deal8. Dial. (betrunken) sloshed; Sl. (auf Drogen) stoned9. Jugendspr. (toll) fab, Am. awesomeII Adv.* * *das Fett(Schmierfett) grease;(Speisefett) fat; lard; dripping* * *Fẹtt [fɛt]nt -(e)s, -efat; (zum Schmieren) greasetierische/pflanzliche Fette — animal/vegetable fats
Fett ansetzen — to put on weight, to get fat; (Tiere) to fatten up
/weghaben (inf) — to get/have got what was coming to one (inf), to get/have got one's comeuppance (inf)
Fett schwimmt oben (prov hum: Dicke im Wasser) — fat floats
See:* * *das1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) fat2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) fat3) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) fat4) (soft, thick, animal fat.) grease* * *<-[e]s, -e>[fɛt]nt1. (Fettgewebe) fat2. (zum Schmieren) greasepflanzliches/tierisches \Fett vegetable/animal fatetw in schwimmendem \Fett backen to deep-fry sth3.* * *das; Fett[e]s, Fette1) fatsein Fett [ab]bekommen od. [ab]kriegen — (ugs.) get one's come-uppance (Amer.)
sein Fett [weg]haben — (ugs.) have been put in one's place or taught a lesson
2) o. Pl. (Fettgewebe) fatFett ansetzen — < animal> fatten up; < person> put on weight
Fett schwimmt oben — (Spr.) fat people never drown!; (fig.) the rich never suffer
3) (Schmiermittel, Pflegemittel) grease* * *gehärtete Fette hardened fats;Fett ansetzen put on weight; Tier: get fat, fatten up;von seinem Fett zehren live off one’s reserves;Fett schwimmt oben umg, hum fat people don’t drown;das Fett abschöpfen fig cream off the best;im Fett schwimmen umg fig be rolling in it;weg umg fig he got what was coming to him* * *das; Fett[e]s, Fette1) fatsein Fett [ab]bekommen od. [ab]kriegen — (ugs.) get one's come-uppance (Amer.)
sein Fett [weg]haben — (ugs.) have been put in one's place or taught a lesson
2) o. Pl. (Fettgewebe) fatFett ansetzen — < animal> fatten up; < person> put on weight
Fett schwimmt oben — (Spr.) fat people never drown!; (fig.) the rich never suffer
3) (Schmiermittel, Pflegemittel) grease* * *-e n.fat n.grease n.
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