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1 rush

rush [rʌ∫]

1. noun

   a. ( = rapid movement) ruée f ; [of crowd] bousculade f

• he was caught in the rush for the door il a été pris dans la ruée vers la porte

• there was a rush for the empty seats il y a eu une ruée vers les places libres

• gold rush ruée f vers l'or

• we have a rush on in the office just now c'est le coup de feu en ce moment au bureau

• the Christmas rush (in shops) la bousculade dans les magasins avant Noël

• he had a rush of blood to the head il a eu un coup de sang

   b. ( = hurry) hâte f

• to be in a rush être extrêmement pressé

• I did it in a rush je l'ai fait à toute vitesse

• what's all the rush? pourquoi cette urgence ?

2. intransitive verb

[person] se précipiter ; [car] foncer

• I'm rushing to finish it je me dépêche pour le finir

• to rush through [+ book] lire en vitesse ; [+ meal] prendre sur le pouce (inf) ; [+ work] expédier

• to rush in/out/back entrer/sortir/rentrer précipitamment

• the blood rushed to his face le sang lui est monté au visage

• he rushed into marriage il s'est précipité dans le mariage

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = do hurriedly) [+ job, task] expédier

   b. to rush sb to hospital transporter qn d'urgence à l'hôpital

• I don't want to rush you je ne voudrais pas vous bousculer

• don't rush me! laissez-moi le temps de souffler !

• to rush sb into doing sth forcer qn à faire qch à la hâte

4. compounds

► rush hour noun heures fpl de pointe

► rush-hour traffic noun circulation f aux heures de pointe

► rush job noun travail m urgent

► rush about, rush around intransitive verb

courir çà et là

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[rʌʃ] 1.
noun

1) ( of crowd) ruée f ( to do pour faire)

a rush for the door — une ruée vers la porte

to make a rush for something — [crowd] se ruer vers quelque chose; [individual] se précipiter vers quelque chose

2) ( hurry)

to be in a rush — être pressé ( to do de faire)

there's no rush — ce n'est pas pressant

in a rush — en vitesse

it all happened in such a rush — tout s'est passé si vite

what's the rush? — pourquoi faire vite?

is there any rush? — y a-t-il urgence?

3) ( peak time) ( during day) heure f de pointe; ( during year) période f de pointe

the morning rush — l'heure de pointe du matin

beat the rush! — évitez la foule!

4) ( surge) (of liquid, adrenalin) montée f; ( of air) bouffée f; ( of emotion) vague f; ( of complaints) flot m

a rush of blood to the head — fig un coup de tête

5) ( plant) jonc m
2.
rushes plural noun Cinema rushes mpl, épreuves fpl de tournage
3.
transitive verb

1) ( transport urgently)

to rush something to — envoyer quelque chose d'urgence à

to be rushed to the hospital — être emmené d'urgence à l'hôpital

2) ( do hastily) expédier [task, speech]

don't try to rush things — ne va pas trop vite

3) (pressurize, hurry) presser, bousculer [person]

4) ( charge at) sauter sur [person]; prendre d'assaut [building]

5) US University essayer de devenir membre de [sorority, fraternity]
4.
intransitive verb

1) [person] ( make haste) se dépêcher ( to do de faire); ( rush forward) se précipiter ( to do pour faire)

don't rush — ne te précipite pas

to rush out of the room — se précipiter hors de la pièce

to rush at — se précipiter sur

to rush down the stairs/past — descendre l'escalier/passer à toute vitesse

to rush along — marcher à toute vitesse

2) ( travel)

to rush past — passer à toute vitesse

to rush along at 120 km/h — filer à 120 km/h

the sound of rushing water — le bruit de l'eau jaillissante

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Phrasal Verbs:

- rush into

- rush out

- rush through

English-French dictionary > rush
2 morning

morning ['mɔ:nɪŋ]

1 noun

(a) (gen) matin m; (referring to duration) matinée f;

∎ at three/ten o'clock in the morning à trois/dix heures du matin;

∎ I worked all morning j'ai travaillé toute la matinée;

∎ one summer morning un matin d'été;

∎ when I awoke it was morning quand je me suis réveillé il faisait jour;

∎ every Saturday/Sunday morning tous les samedis/dimanches matin;

∎ from morning till night du matin jusqu'au soir;

∎ there's a flight in the morning (before noon) il y a un vol le matin; (sometime during) il y a un vol dans la matinée; (tomorrow) il y a un vol demain matin;

∎ he's leaving in the morning il s'en va dans la matinée;

∎ it's open in the morning or mornings c'est ouvert le matin;

∎ see you in the morning! à demain matin!;

∎ in the early/late morning en début/fin de matinée;

∎ I'll be back on Monday morning je serai de retour lundi matin;

∎ the cleaning lady comes on Monday mornings la femme de ménage vient le lundi matin;

∎ on the morning of the twelfth le matin du douze, le douze au matin;

∎ do you work mornings? est-ce que vous travaillez le matin?;

∎ I'm on mornings this week je travaille le matin cette semaine;

∎ could I have the morning off? puis-je avoir la matinée de libre?;

∎ (good) morning! (hello) bonjour!; (goodbye) au revoir!;

∎ this morning ce matin;

∎ that morning ce matin-là;

∎ the previous morning, the morning before la veille au matin;

∎ the next morning, the morning after le lendemain matin;

∎ familiar the morning after the night before un lendemain de cuite;

∎ the morning rush hour les heures fpl de pointe du matin;

∎ cancel the Monday morning meeting annulez le rendez-vous de lundi matin;

∎ we have morning coffee around eleven nous faisons une pause-café vers onze heures du matin

(b) literary (beginning) matin m, aube f;

∎ in the morning of one's life à l'aube de sa vie

2 compound-forming noun

(dew, sun, bath) matinal, du matin; (newspaper, broadcast) du matin

3 mornings adverb

esp American le matin

►► morning coat queue-de-pie f;

morning dress

(a) (UNCOUNT) British (suit) = habit porté lors des occasions importantes et comportant queue-de-pie, pantalon gris et haut-de-forme gris

(b) American (dress) robe f d'intérieur;

Botany morning glory ipomée f, volubilis m;

Religion Morning Prayer office m du matin (Église anglicane);

morning room petit salon m;

morning sickness nausées fpl matinales ou du matin;

Press the Morning Star = ancien quotidien britannique d'obédience communiste;

morning star étoile f du matin

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > morning
3 rush hour

rush hour

A n heures fpl de pointe ; the morning rush hour les heures de pointe du matin ; in ou during the rush hour aux or pendant les heures de pointe.

B modif [congestion, problems, crowds] des heures de pointe ; [traffic] aux heures de pointe ; to get caught in the rush hour traffic être pris dans les embouteillages.

Big English-French dictionary > rush hour
4 rush

I [rʌʃ]
nome (plant, stem) giunco m.
II 1. [rʌʃ]
nome

1) (of crowd) ressa f., calca f.

a rush for the door — una corsa verso la porta

to make a rush for sth. — [ crowd] prendere d'assalto qcs.; [ individual] lanciarsi su o verso qcs

2) (hurry)

in a rush — in fretta e furia, di corsa

to be in a rush — avere fretta

what's the rush? — che fretta c'è? perché tutta questa fretta?

is there any rush? — è urgente?

3) (peak time) (during day) ora f. di punta; (during year) alta stagione f.

the morning rush — le ore di punta del mattino

beat the rush! — evita la ressa!

4) (surge) (of liquid) flusso m.; (of adrenalin) scarica f., ondata f.; (of air) corrente f., afflusso m.; (of emotion) impeto m., ondata f.; (of complaints) pioggia f.

a rush of blood to the head — fig. un colpo di testa
2.
nome plurale rushes cinem. prima stampa f.sing.
III 1. [rʌʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (transport urgently)

to rush sth. to — portare qcs. di corsa a

to be rushed to the hospital — essere portato d'urgenza all'ospedale

2) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] frettolosamente [task, speech]

don't try to rush things — cerca di non precipitare le cose

3) (pressurize, hurry) mettere fretta a, sollecitare [ person]

4) (charge at) assalire, attaccare [ person]; prendere d'assalto [ building]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ person] (make haste) affrettarsi; (rush forward) correre, precipitarsi

don't rush — fa' con calma

to rush out of the room — uscire di corsa dalla stanza

to rush at sth. — precipitarsi su qcs.

to rush down the stairs — correre giù per le scale

2) (travel)

to rush along at 160 km/h — sfrecciare a 160 chilometri orari

the sound of rushing water — il rumore delle acque impetuose

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- rush into

- rush out

- rush through

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I 1. verb
(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.)
2. noun
1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.)

2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.)

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- rush hour
II noun
(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.)

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I [rʌʃ] n
Bot giunco
II [rʌʃ]
1. n

1) (of people) affollamento, ressa

the Christmas rush — la ressa di Natale

gold rush — corsa all'oro

there was a rush to or for the door — tutti si precipitarono verso la porta

we've had a rush of orders — abbiamo avuto una valanga di ordinazioni

2) (hurry) fretta, premura

in a rush — in fretta

to be in a rush — avere fretta

I'm in a rush (to do) — ho fretta or premura (di fare)

there's no rush — non c'è fretta

it was all done in a rush — è stato fatto tutto in gran fretta

it got lost in the rush — nella fretta è andato perso

what's all the rush about? — cos'è tutta questa fretta?

is there any rush for this? — è urgente?

we had a rush to get it ready in time — abbiamo dovuto affrettarci per prepararlo in tempo

3)

(current) a rush of air — una corrente d'aria

a rush of water — un flusso d'acqua

2. vt

1) (person) far fretta or premura a, (work, order) fare in fretta

to rush sth off — spedire con urgenza qc

I hate being rushed — non mi piace che mi si faccia premura

we were rushed off our feet — abbiamo dovuto correre come i matti

he was rushed (off) to hospital — lo hanno portato d'urgenza all'ospedale

2) (attack: town) prendere d'assalto, (person) precipitarsi contro

the crowd rushed the barriers — la folla ha dato l'assalto ai cancelli

3. vi

(person: run) precipitarsi, (be in a hurry) essere di corsa, (car) andare veloce

there's no need to rush — non c'è bisogno di affrettarsi

don't rush at it, take it slowly — non farlo in fretta, prenditela con comodo

to rush up/down etc — precipitarsi su/giù etc

everyone rushed outside — tutti si precipitarono fuori

I rushed to her side — sono corso subito da lei

I was rushing to finish it — mi affrettavo a finirlo

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- rush about

- rush out

- rush over

- rush up

- rush through

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rush (1) /rʌʃ/
n.

1 (bot., Juncus, Scirpus) giunco

2 [u] giunchi, vimini ( per lavori in vimini); paglia ( per sedie)

● rush bearing, festa dei giunchi ( con cui s'adornano le chiese nell'Inghilterra sett.) □ rush candle ► rushlight □ (antiq.) It isn't worth a rush, non vale nulla; non vale una cicca (fam.).
♦ rush (2) /rʌʃ/
n.

1 [uc] fretta; furia: Why all the rush?, perché tutta questa fretta?; I can't stop, I'm in a rush, non posso fermarmi, vado di fretta; Why are they in such a rush to demolish the building?, perché hanno tanta fretta di demolire l'edificio?; There's no rush, non c'è fretta; They're in no rush to get married, non hanno nessuna fretta di sposarsi; I wrote the essay in a rush and didn't have time to check it, ho buttato giù il tema in fretta e non ho avuto il tempo di controllarlo

2 assalto; corsa impetuosa: When the fire broke out, there was a rush for the emergency exits, quando è scoppiato l'incendio, le uscite di sicurezza sono state prese d'assalto; the rush of the river, la forza impetuosa del fiume

3 afflusso ( di gente); ressa: the Christmas rush, la ressa natalizia ( nei negozi); I go to work early to miss the morning rush, vado a lavorare presto per evitare il traffico del mattino; the weekend rush, l'esodo del fine settimana

4 (market.) forte richiesta; assalto: There is a rush for second-hand cars, c'è una forte richiesta di automobili usate; There was such a rush to buy tickets that they sold out in four hours, c'è stata una tale richiesta di biglietti che hanno fatto il tutto esaurito in quattro ore; There was a rush on basic goods as the strike took hold, c'è stata una forte richiesta di beni di primo consumo quando lo sciopero ha cominciato a protrarsi

5 corrente ( d'aria); flusso, afflusso ( d'acqua)

6 [uc] ( di rabbia, emozione, ecc.) impeto; (med.) afflusso, flusso: a rush of anger [tenderness, love], un impeto di rabbia [di tenerezza, d'amore]; a rush of panic, un accesso di panico; a rush of adrenaline, una scarica di adrenalina; with a rush, di slancio; d'impeto

7 (fam.) (stato di) esaltazione ( anche per effetto della droga): It had been over 10 years since I last went skiing and it was such a rush, era da più di dieci anni che non andavo a sciare ed è stato così esaltante

8 ( sport, football americano) «rush» (tattica che consiste nel portare avanti la palla correndo invece che passandola)

9 (pl.) (cinem.) giornalieri, prime stampe ( delle scene girate il giorno prima)

● (trasp.) rush-hour traffic, il traffico delle ore di punta; DIALOGO → - Being late- I was late leaving and I got caught in the rush-hour traffic, sono partita tardi e mi sono ritrovata nel traffico dell'ora di punta □ the rush hour, l'ora di punta ( del traffico): I hate to travel in (the) rush hour, detesto viaggiare all'ora di punta □ a rush job, un lavoro urgente; un lavoro fatto di fretta □ a rush of blood to the head, (med.) un afflusso di sangue alla testa; una congestione cerebrale; (fig.) un colpo di testa □ (comm.) a rush order, un'ordinazione urgente □ (pop.) to give sb. the bum's rush, sbattere fuori q. □ the rush to the cities, l'esodo dalla campagna verso le città.
♦ (to) rush /rʌʃ/
A v. i.

1 ( di solito to rush by o past, to along, ecc.) correre (a precipizio); passare a tutta velocità: A car rushed by, un'automobile ci è sfrecciata accanto; She burst into tears and rushed out of the room, è scoppiata a piangere ed è corsa fuori dalla stanza; Everyone rushed to the window, sono tutti corsi alla finestra; to rush down [up] the stairs, scendere [salire] le scale a precipizio; The river rushes past, il fiume scorre veloce

2 affrettarsi; precipitarsi: We have plenty of time, there's no need to rush, abbiamo tutto il tempo, non c'è bisogno di affrettarsi; I rushed to meet him, mi sono affrettata ad andargli incontro; He rushed to help me, è accorso in mio aiuto; Fire engines rushed to the scene, i camion dei pompieri sono accorsi sul posto; He rushed back home as soon as he heard she was ill, è ritornato di corsa a casa appena ha saputo che era malata

3 affluire; salire: Blood rushed to my face, il sangue mi è affluito al viso

B v. t.

1 portare (o trasportare) d'urgenza; She rushed the child to the doctor, ha portato il bambino d'urgenza dal dottore; Supplies have been rushed to the area, dei rifornimenti sono stati trasportati d'urgenza nella zona; He was rushed into hospital, è stato trasportato d'urgenza in ospedale

2 mandare (o portare, spedire) in tutta fretta: I rushed him home, l'ho portato a casa in tutta fretta; Fill in the request form and we'll rush you a brochure, compilate il modulo di richiesta e vi spediremo immediatamente una brochure: Fresh troops were rushed up to the front, truppe fresche furono rapidamente fatte affluire al fronte

3 fare (qc.) in fretta (e furia); mettere fretta a (q.): to rush one's work, fare il proprio lavoro in fretta; I refuse to be rushed, non accetto che mi si metta fretta; to rush a decision, prendere una decisione avventata

4 ( anche to rush at) saltare addosso a (q.); (mil.) irrompere in, prendere d'assalto; The police officers rushed at him and knocked him to ground, i poliziotti gli sono saltati addosso e lo hanno spinto a terra; Protestors rushed the barriers but were beaten back, i manifestanti hanno preso d'assalto le transenne ma sono stati respinti con la forza

5 ( sport) mettere sotto pressione ( gli avversari)

6 (fam. USA) corteggiare; fare il filo a (q.)

7 ( gergo studentesco, USA) contattare, sollecitare (q. ) come potenziale socio di un circolo universitario

8 ( slang ingl.) far pagare (q.) in eccesso; pelare, fregare (pop.)

● to rush one's breakfast [dinner], fare colazione [pranzare] in fretta □ (fig.) to rush one's fences, essere precipitoso; essere avventato □ to rush to conclusions, balzare alle conclusioni □ (fig. fam.) to be rushed off one's feet, fare trottare q. su e giù: DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- I'm rushed off my feet, non ho un attimo di tregua □ to be rushed for time, avere poco tempo ( a disposizione); non avere tempo.

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I [rʌʃ]
nome (plant, stem) giunco m.
II 1. [rʌʃ]
nome

1) (of crowd) ressa f., calca f.

a rush for the door — una corsa verso la porta

to make a rush for sth. — [ crowd] prendere d'assalto qcs.; [ individual] lanciarsi su o verso qcs

2) (hurry)

in a rush — in fretta e furia, di corsa

to be in a rush — avere fretta

what's the rush? — che fretta c'è? perché tutta questa fretta?

is there any rush? — è urgente?

3) (peak time) (during day) ora f. di punta; (during year) alta stagione f.

the morning rush — le ore di punta del mattino

beat the rush! — evita la ressa!

4) (surge) (of liquid) flusso m.; (of adrenalin) scarica f., ondata f.; (of air) corrente f., afflusso m.; (of emotion) impeto m., ondata f.; (of complaints) pioggia f.

a rush of blood to the head — fig. un colpo di testa
2.
nome plurale rushes cinem. prima stampa f.sing.
III 1. [rʌʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (transport urgently)

to rush sth. to — portare qcs. di corsa a

to be rushed to the hospital — essere portato d'urgenza all'ospedale

2) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] frettolosamente [task, speech]

don't try to rush things — cerca di non precipitare le cose

3) (pressurize, hurry) mettere fretta a, sollecitare [ person]

4) (charge at) assalire, attaccare [ person]; prendere d'assalto [ building]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ person] (make haste) affrettarsi; (rush forward) correre, precipitarsi

don't rush — fa' con calma

to rush out of the room — uscire di corsa dalla stanza

to rush at sth. — precipitarsi su qcs.

to rush down the stairs — correre giù per le scale

2) (travel)

to rush along at 160 km/h — sfrecciare a 160 chilometri orari

the sound of rushing water — il rumore delle acque impetuose

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- rush into

- rush out

- rush through

English-Italian dictionary > rush
5 Rush

I [rʌʃ]
nome (plant, stem) giunco m.
II 1. [rʌʃ]
nome

1) (of crowd) ressa f., calca f.

a rush for the door — una corsa verso la porta

to make a rush for sth. — [ crowd] prendere d'assalto qcs.; [ individual] lanciarsi su o verso qcs

2) (hurry)

in a rush — in fretta e furia, di corsa

to be in a rush — avere fretta

what's the rush? — che fretta c'è? perché tutta questa fretta?

is there any rush? — è urgente?

3) (peak time) (during day) ora f. di punta; (during year) alta stagione f.

the morning rush — le ore di punta del mattino

beat the rush! — evita la ressa!

4) (surge) (of liquid) flusso m.; (of adrenalin) scarica f., ondata f.; (of air) corrente f., afflusso m.; (of emotion) impeto m., ondata f.; (of complaints) pioggia f.

a rush of blood to the head — fig. un colpo di testa
2.
nome plurale rushes cinem. prima stampa f.sing.
III 1. [rʌʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (transport urgently)

to rush sth. to — portare qcs. di corsa a

to be rushed to the hospital — essere portato d'urgenza all'ospedale

2) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] frettolosamente [task, speech]

don't try to rush things — cerca di non precipitare le cose

3) (pressurize, hurry) mettere fretta a, sollecitare [ person]

4) (charge at) assalire, attaccare [ person]; prendere d'assalto [ building]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ person] (make haste) affrettarsi; (rush forward) correre, precipitarsi

don't rush — fa' con calma

to rush out of the room — uscire di corsa dalla stanza

to rush at sth. — precipitarsi su qcs.

to rush down the stairs — correre giù per le scale

2) (travel)

to rush along at 160 km/h — sfrecciare a 160 chilometri orari

the sound of rushing water — il rumore delle acque impetuose

•

- rush into

- rush out

- rush through

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I 1. verb
(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.)
2. noun
1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.)

2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.)

•

- rush hour
II noun
(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.)

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I [rʌʃ] n
Bot giunco
II [rʌʃ]
1. n

1) (of people) affollamento, ressa

the Christmas rush — la ressa di Natale

gold rush — corsa all'oro

there was a rush to or for the door — tutti si precipitarono verso la porta

we've had a rush of orders — abbiamo avuto una valanga di ordinazioni

2) (hurry) fretta, premura

in a rush — in fretta

to be in a rush — avere fretta

I'm in a rush (to do) — ho fretta or premura (di fare)

there's no rush — non c'è fretta

it was all done in a rush — è stato fatto tutto in gran fretta

it got lost in the rush — nella fretta è andato perso

what's all the rush about? — cos'è tutta questa fretta?

is there any rush for this? — è urgente?

we had a rush to get it ready in time — abbiamo dovuto affrettarci per prepararlo in tempo

3)

(current) a rush of air — una corrente d'aria

a rush of water — un flusso d'acqua

2. vt

1) (person) far fretta or premura a, (work, order) fare in fretta

to rush sth off — spedire con urgenza qc

I hate being rushed — non mi piace che mi si faccia premura

we were rushed off our feet — abbiamo dovuto correre come i matti

he was rushed (off) to hospital — lo hanno portato d'urgenza all'ospedale

2) (attack: town) prendere d'assalto, (person) precipitarsi contro

the crowd rushed the barriers — la folla ha dato l'assalto ai cancelli

3. vi

(person: run) precipitarsi, (be in a hurry) essere di corsa, (car) andare veloce

there's no need to rush — non c'è bisogno di affrettarsi

don't rush at it, take it slowly — non farlo in fretta, prenditela con comodo

to rush up/down etc — precipitarsi su/giù etc

everyone rushed outside — tutti si precipitarono fuori

I rushed to her side — sono corso subito da lei

I was rushing to finish it — mi affrettavo a finirlo

•

- rush about

- rush out

- rush over

- rush up

- rush through

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(Surnames) Rush /rʌʃ/
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I [rʌʃ]
nome (plant, stem) giunco m.
II 1. [rʌʃ]
nome

1) (of crowd) ressa f., calca f.

a rush for the door — una corsa verso la porta

to make a rush for sth. — [ crowd] prendere d'assalto qcs.; [ individual] lanciarsi su o verso qcs

2) (hurry)

in a rush — in fretta e furia, di corsa

to be in a rush — avere fretta

what's the rush? — che fretta c'è? perché tutta questa fretta?

is there any rush? — è urgente?

3) (peak time) (during day) ora f. di punta; (during year) alta stagione f.

the morning rush — le ore di punta del mattino

beat the rush! — evita la ressa!

4) (surge) (of liquid) flusso m.; (of adrenalin) scarica f., ondata f.; (of air) corrente f., afflusso m.; (of emotion) impeto m., ondata f.; (of complaints) pioggia f.

a rush of blood to the head — fig. un colpo di testa
2.
nome plurale rushes cinem. prima stampa f.sing.
III 1. [rʌʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (transport urgently)

to rush sth. to — portare qcs. di corsa a

to be rushed to the hospital — essere portato d'urgenza all'ospedale

2) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] frettolosamente [task, speech]

don't try to rush things — cerca di non precipitare le cose

3) (pressurize, hurry) mettere fretta a, sollecitare [ person]

4) (charge at) assalire, attaccare [ person]; prendere d'assalto [ building]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ person] (make haste) affrettarsi; (rush forward) correre, precipitarsi

don't rush — fa' con calma

to rush out of the room — uscire di corsa dalla stanza

to rush at sth. — precipitarsi su qcs.

to rush down the stairs — correre giù per le scale

2) (travel)

to rush along at 160 km/h — sfrecciare a 160 chilometri orari

the sound of rushing water — il rumore delle acque impetuose

•

- rush into

- rush out

- rush through

English-Italian dictionary > Rush
6 rush

rush

A n

1 ( of crowd) ruée f (to do pour faire) ; a rush of photographers/volunteers une ruée de journalistes/volontaires ; a rush for the door/towards the buffet une ruée vers la porte/vers le buffet ; to make a rush at/for sth [crowd] se ruer sur/vers qch ; [individual] se précipiter sur/vers qch ;

2 ( hurry) to be in a rush être pressé (to do de faire) ; there's no rush ce n'est pas pressant ; to do sth in a rush faire qch en vitesse ; what's the rush? pourquoi faire vite? ; it all happened in such a rush tout s'est passé si vite ; we had a rush to finish it il a fallu qu'on se dépêche pour le terminer ; is there any rush? y a-t-il urgence? ;

3 ( peak time) ( during day) heure f de pointe ; ( during year) période f de pointe ; the morning/evening rush l'heure de pointe du matin/soir ; the summer/Christmas rush la période de pointe de l'été/autour de Noël ; beat the rush! évitez la foule! ; there's a rush on in the book department il y a une bousculade au rayon des livres ;

4 ( surge) (of liquid, energy, adrenalin) montée f ; ( of air) bouffée f ; ( of emotion) vague f ; ( of complaints) flot m ; a rush of blood to one's cheeks/into a limb un afflux de sang aux joues/dans un membre ; a rush of blood to the head fig un coup de tête ; it gives you a rush ○ c'est euphorisant ;

5 Bot jonc m ;

6 US Univ courte période pendant laquelle les associations d'étudiants essaient d'attirer de nouveaux membres.

B rushes npl Cin rushes mpl, épreuves fpl de tournage.

C modif [basket, matting, screen] en jonc.

D vtr

1 ( transport urgently) to rush sth to envoyer qch d'urgence à ; troops were rushed to the scene des troupes ont été envoyées d'urgence sur les lieux ; to be rushed to the hospital être emmené d'urgence à l'hôpital ; ‘please rush me my copy’ journ ‘envoyez-moi d'urgence mon exemplaire’ ;

2 ( do hastily) expédier [task, essay, speech] ; don't try to rush things ne va pas trop vite ;

3 (pressurize, hurry) presser, bousculer [person] ; I don't want to rush you, but je ne voudrais pas te bousculer, mais ; the agent rushed me round the house in five minutes l'agent m'a fait faire le tour de la maison en cinq minutes ;

4 ( charge at) sauter sur [guard, defender, player] ; prendre d'assaut [building, platform] ;

5 US Univ [student] essayer de devenir membre de [sorority, fraternity].

E vi

1 [person] ( make haste) se dépêcher (to do de faire) ; ( rush forward) se précipiter (to do pour faire) ; don't rush ne te précipite pas ; to rush to explain se dépêcher d'expliquer ; to rush up to sb/out of the room se précipiter vers qn/hors de la pièce ; to rush at sb/sth se précipiter sur qn/qch ; to rush down the stairs/round the house descendre l'escalier/faire le tour de la maison à toute vitesse ; to rush along marcher à toute vitesse ; he rushed off before I could tell him il a disparu avant que je n'aie pu le lui dire ;

2 ( travel) [train, vehicle] to rush past passer à toute vitesse ; to rush along at 120 km/h filer à 120 km/h ; the stream rushed down the mountainside le torrent dévalait le flanc de la montagne ; a rushing stream un ruisseau jaillissant ; the sound of rushing water le son de l'eau jaillissante.

Phrasal verbs

■ rush into:

▶ rush into [sth] se lancer dans [commitment, purchase, sale] ; to rush into marriage/a decision se marier/prendre une décision précipitamment ;

▶ rush [sb] into doing pousser [qn] à faire ; to rush sb into marriage/a decision pousser qn au mariage/à prendre une décision ; don't be rushed into it ne te laisse pas bousculer.

■ rush out:

▶ rush out [person] sortir en vitesse ;

▶ rush out [sth], rush [sth ] out sortir or publier [qch] en vitesse [pamphlet, edition].

■ rush through:

▶ rush through [sth] expédier [task, agenda] ; parcourir [qch] en vitesse [book, article] ;

▶ rush [sth] through, rush through [sth] adopter en vitesse [legislation, bill, amendment] ; traiter en priorité [order, application] ; to rush a bill through parliament faire passer une loi en vitesse ;

▶ rush [sth] through to envoyer [qch] d'urgence à [person, scene].

Big English-French dictionary > rush
7 morgendlich

Adj. (early) morning...,... of (early) morning

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matutinal

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mọr|gend|lich ['mɔrgntlɪç]
1. adj
morning attr; (= frühmorgendlich) early morning attr
die morgendliche Stille — the quiet of the early morning

2. adv

es war morgendlich kühl or frisch — it was cool as it often is in the morning

morgendlich frisch aussehen — to look as fresh as a daisy

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mor·gend·lich

[ˈmɔrgn̩tlɪç]

adj

1. (morgens üblich) morning attr

die \morgendliche Kühle/Stille the cool/quiet of [the] [early] morning

2. (morgens stattfindend) in the morning pred

der \morgendliche Berufsverkehr [o die \morgendliche Rushhour] the morning rush-hour [traffic], rush-hour [traffic] in the morning

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Adjektiv; nicht präd. morning

die morgendliche Kühle/Stille — the cool/peace of [early] morning

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morgendlich adj (early) morning …, … of (early) morning

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Adjektiv; nicht präd. morning

die morgendliche Kühle/Stille — the cool/peace of [early] morning

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > morgendlich
8 morgendlich

mor·gend·lich [ʼmɔrgn̩tlɪç] adj

1) ( morgens üblich) morning attr;

die \morgendliche Kühle/ Stille the cool/quiet of [the] [early] morning

2) ( morgens stattfindend) in the morning pred;

der \morgendliche Berufsverkehr [o die \morgendliche Rushhour] the morning rush-hour [traffic], rush-hour [traffic] in the morning

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > morgendlich
9 peak

pi:k
1. noun
1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) pico, cumbre

2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) cumbre, cúspide, apogeo

3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) visera

2. verb
(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) llegar al punto más alto

- peaked
- peaky

peak n

1. cima / cumbre / pico

the peak of the mountain la cumbre de la montaña

2. visera

the peak of a cap la visera de una gorra

peak

tr[piːk]

noun

1 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL (of mountain) pico; (summit) cima, cumbre nombre femenino

2 figurative use (highest point) cumbre nombre femenino, cúspide nombre femenino, punto álgido; (climax) apogeo, punto culminante

3 (of cap) visera

adjective

1 (maximum) máximo,-a

■ peak rate tarifa máxima

■ during peak periods durante las horas de mayor consumo

intransitive verb

1 (demand, sales, etc) alcanzar su nivel más alto, alcanzar su punto máximo; (career) alcanzar su apogeo; (athlete) alcanzar su mejor momento

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

peak hours horas nombre femenino plural punta

peak season temporada alta

peak ['pi:k] vi

: alcanzar su nivel máximo

peak adj

: máximo

peak n

1) point: punta f

2) crest, summit: cima f, cumbre f

3) apex: cúspide f, apogeo m, nivel m máximo

peak

n.

• cima s.f.

• cresta s.f.

• cumbre s.f.

• cúspide s.f.

• pico s.m.

• picota s.f.

I piːk
noun

a) ( of mountain) cima f, cumbre f, cúspide f (frml or liter); ( mountain) pico m; ( of cap) visera f

b) ( highest point)

to reach a peak — alcanzar* su punto álgido

at the peak of her career — en el apogeo or la cúspide de su carrera

II

adjective (before n)

a) ( maximum) <level/power> máximo

to be in peak condition — \<\<athlete/horse\>\> estar* en plena forma

b) ( busiest)

during peak hours — durante las horas de mayor demanda (or consumo etc)

peak viewing figures — cifras fpl de máxima audiencia

peak rate — tarifa f máxima

peak season — temporada f alta

III

intransitive verb alcanzar* su nivel más alto or su punto máximo/su mejor momento

[piːk]
1. N

1) [of mountain] cumbre f, cima f ; (=mountain itself) pico m ; (=point) (also of roof) punta f ; (on graph) pico m

beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form — bata las claras de huevo a punto de nieve

2) [of cap] visera f

3) (=high point) [of career, fame, popularity] cumbre f, cúspide f

during the peak of the war in Nicaragua — cuando la guerra en Nicaragua era más intensa

• she died at the peak of her career — murió cuando estaba en la cumbre or la cúspide de su carrera

to be at the peak of fitness — estar en condiciones óptimas, estar en plena forma

coffee is at its peak just after grinding — cuando mejor está el café es recién molido

at the peak of the morning rush hour — en el momento de mayor intensidad de la hora punta matinal

• the heyday of drugs has passed its peak — ya ha pasado la época de máximo apogeo de las drogas

• house prices reached a peak in 1988 — el precio de las viviendas alcanzó su nivel máximo en 1988

computer technology has not yet reached its peak — la tecnología informática aún no ha alcanzado su cumbre or cúspide

discontent had reached its peak — el descontento había alcanzado su momento crítico

• peaks and troughs — auges mpl y depresiones fpl
widow 2.
2.

VI [temperatures] alcanzar su punto más alto; [inflation, sales] alcanzar su nivel máximo; [crisis] alcanzar su momento crítico; [career] alcanzar su cumbre or su cúspide; [sportsperson] alcanzar su mejor momento

3. ADJ
(before noun)
1) (=top)

• in peak condition — (athlete) en óptimas condiciones, en plena forma; (animal) en óptimas condiciones

2) (=busiest)

• peak hours — (of traffic) horas fpl punta; (Elec) horas fpl de mayor consumo

• peak period — (Telec, Internet, Elec) período m de mayor demanda; (for holidays) temporada f alta

• peak time — (TV) horas fpl de máxima audiencia; (Telec, Elec) horas fpl de máxima demanda; (=rush hour) horas fpl punta

it is more expensive to call at peak times — resulta más caro llamar durante las horas de máxima demanda

• peak viewing time — horas fpl de máxima audiencia

4.

CPD

peak rate N — (Telec) tarifa f alta

peak season N — temporada f alta

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I [piːk]
noun

a) ( of mountain) cima f, cumbre f, cúspide f (frml or liter); ( mountain) pico m; ( of cap) visera f

b) ( highest point)

to reach a peak — alcanzar* su punto álgido

at the peak of her career — en el apogeo or la cúspide de su carrera

II

adjective (before n)

a) ( maximum) <level/power> máximo

to be in peak condition — \<\<athlete/horse\>\> estar* en plena forma

b) ( busiest)

during peak hours — durante las horas de mayor demanda (or consumo etc)

peak viewing figures — cifras fpl de máxima audiencia

peak rate — tarifa f máxima

peak season — temporada f alta

III

intransitive verb alcanzar* su nivel más alto or su punto máximo/su mejor momento

English-spanish dictionary > peak
10 hora

f.

1 hour (sesenta minutos).

media hora half an hour

una hora y media an hour and a half

(pagar) por horas (to pay) by the hour

horas extraordinarias overtime

horas de luz daylight hours

horas de oficina/trabajo office/working hours

horas de vuelo flying time

horas de visita visiting times

2 time.

¿qué hora es? what time is it?

¿a qué hora sale? what time does it leave?

dar la hora to strike the hour

poner el reloj en hora to set one's watch o clock

hora oficial official time

hora de salida departure time

3 time (momento determinado).

es hora de irse it's time to go

a la hora on time

a su hora when the time comes, at the appropriate time

llegó su hora his time has come (muerte)

a primera hora first thing in the morning

a última hora at the end of the day; (al final del día) at the last moment (en elúltimo momento)

última hora (Prensa) stop press

de última hora latest, up-to-the-minute; (noticia) last-minute (preparativos)

hora de cenar dinner time

hora de cierre closing time

hora pico rush hour (AmEsp)

hora punta rush hour (AmEsp)

4 appointment (cita).

pedir/dar hora to ask for/give an appointment

tener hora en/con to have an appointment at/with

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hora

► nombre femenino

1 (unidad de tiempo) hour

■ media hora half an hour

2 (tiempo) time

■ ¿qué hora es? what time is it?

■ es hora de marchar it's time to go

■ no es hora de... this is no time to...

3 (cita) appointment

■ tengo hora para las cuatro y media I have an appointment at half past four

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a altas horas in the small hours

a buena hora (oportunamente) at the right time 2 (afortunadamente) fortunately

¡a buenas horas! and about time too!

a estas horas (ahora) by now 2 (indicando sorpresa) at this time (of the day)

■ a estas horas la tienda estará cerrada the shop will be closed by now

■ ¿qué haces aquí a estas horas? what are you doing here at this time?

a la hora at the proper time, on time

a la hora de la verdad at the moment of truth, when it comes to it

a primera hora first thing in the morning

a su hora at the proper time, in time

a última hora at the last moment

comer entre horas to eat between meals, snack

dar hora to give an appointment

dar la hora to strike the hour

de última hora last-minute

■ una noticia de última hora some last-minute news

en mala hora (inoportunamente) at the wrong time 2 (desafortunadamente) unfortunately

ir con la hora pegada al culo tabú to run around like a blue-arsed fly

pedir hora to make an appointment

poner en hora to set

por horas by the hour

■ cobro por horas I get paid by the hour

tener horas de vuelo figurado to be an old hand

¡ya era hora! and about time too!

hora oficial standard time

hora de acostarse bedtime

hora de cenar dinner time

hora de comer lunch time, dinner time

hora peninsular time in mainland Spain

hora punta rush hour

horas extras overtime

■ no quiere hacer horas extras he doesn't want to work overtime

horas muertas spare time

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noun f.

1) hour

2) time

3) appointment

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SF

1) (=periodo de tiempo) hour

el viaje dura una hora — the journey lasts an hour

durante dos horas — for two hours

dos horas de reloj — two hours exactly

esperamos horas — we waited for hours

ocho euros la hora — eight euros an hour

• echar horas — to put the hours in

• media hora — half an hour

la media hora del bocadillo — half-hour break at work, ≈ tea break

• por horas — by the hour

trabajar por horas — to work on an hourly basis o by the hour

sueldo por hora — hourly wage

asistenta por horas — daily (help)

hora puente — Arg, Uru hour off

horas de comercio — business hours

horas de consulta — opening hours ( of surgery)

horas de mayor audiencia — (TV) prime time sing

horas de oficina — business hours, office hours

horas de trabajo — working hours

horas de visita — visiting hours

horas de vuelo — (Aer) flying time sing; (fig) (=experiencia) experience sing; (fig) (=antigüedad) seniority sing

horas extra, horas extraordinarias — overtime sing

hacer horas (extra) — to work overtime

horas libres — free time sing, spare time sing

horas muertas — dead period sing

se pasa las horas muertas viendo la tele — he spends hour after hour watching telly

2) (=momento)

a) [concreto] time

¿qué hora es? — what time is it?, what's the time?

¿tienes hora? — have you got the time?

¿a qué hora? — (at) what time?

¿a qué hora llega? — what time is he arriving?

¡la hora!, ¡es la hora! — time's up!

• llegar a la hora — to arrive on time

a la hora en punto — on the dot

a la hora justa — in the nick of time

a la hora de pagar... — when it comes to paying...

• a altas horas (de la madrugada) — in the small hours

• a una hora avanzada — at a late hour

• dar la hora — [reloj] to strike (the hour)

• poner el reloj en hora — to set one's watch

• no comer entre horas — not to eat between meals

• a estas horas, a estas horas ya deben de estar en París — they must be in Paris by now

ayer a estas horas — at this time yesterday

b) [oportuno]

• buena hora, es buena hora para empezar — it's a good time to start

llegas a buena hora — you've arrived just in time

en buena hora — at just the right time

• es hora de hacer algo — it is time to do sth

es hora de irnos — it's time we went, it's time for us to go

estas no son horas de llegar a casa — this is no time to get home, what sort of a time is this to get home?

• le ha llegado la hora — her time has come

• mala hora, es mala hora — it's a bad time

en mala hora se lo dije — I shouldn't have told her

• en la hora de su muerte — at the moment of his death

• a primera hora — first thing in the morning

• a última hora — at the last moment, at the last minute

dejar las cosas hasta última hora — to leave things until the last moment o minute

cambios de última hora — last-minute changes

noticias de última hora — last-minute news

última hora — [noticias] stop press

• la hora de la verdad — the moment of truth

• ¡ya era hora! — and about time too!

ya es o va siendo hora de que te vayas — it is high time (that) you went, it is about time (that) you went

- ¡a buena hora!

¡a buenas horas llegas! — this is a fine time for you to arrive!

a buena hora(s) te vuelvo a prestar nada — that's the last time I lend you anything

- no ver la hora de algo

hora bruja — witching hour

hora cero — zero hour

desde las cero horas — from midnight

hora de apertura — opening time

hora de cenar — dinnertime

hora de comer — [gen] mealtime; [a mediodía] lunchtime

hora de entrada, la hora de entrada a la oficina — the time when we start work at the office

hora de las brujas — witching hour

hora de recreo — playtime, recess (EEUU)

hora de salida — [de tren, avión, bus] time of departure; [de carrera] starting time; [de escuela, trabajo] finishing time

hora estimada de llegada — estimated time of arrival

hora insular canaria — local time in the Canary Islands

hora judicial — time when the courts start hearing cases

hora local — local time

hora media de Greenwich — Greenwich mean time

hora oficial — official time, standard time

hora peninsular — local time in mainland Spain

hora pico — Méx rush hour

hora punta — [del tráfico] rush hour

horas punta — [de electricidad, teléfono] peak hours

hora suprema — one's last hour, hour of death

horas valle — off-peak times

hora universal — universal time

3) (Educ) period

después de inglés tenemos una hora libre — after English we have a free period

horas de clase — (=horas lectivas) teaching hours; (=horas de colegio) school hours

van a reducir las horas de clase — teaching hours are going to be cut

doy ocho horas de clase — [profesor] I teach for eight hours

en horas de clase — during school hours

4) (=cita) appointment

dar hora a algn — to give sb an appointment

pedir hora — to ask for an appointment

tener hora — to have an appointment

tengo hora para el dentista — I've got an appointment at the dentist's

5) (Rel)

libro de horas — book of hours

horas canónicas — canonical hours

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femenino

1) ( período de tiempo) hour

(una) hora y media — an hour and a half

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

las horas de mayor afluencia — the busiest time

semana laboral de 40 horas — 40-hour working week

100 kilómetros por hora — 100 kilometers per/an hour

cobrar por horas — to be paid by the hour

8.000 pesetas la hora or por hora — 8,000 pesetas an hour

horas de atención al público de ocho a una — open to the public from eight to one

se pasa horas enteras leyendo — she reads for hours on end

trabajar fuera de horas — to work outside normal working hours

pasarse las horas muertas — to while away one's time

- hora libre

- hora pico or punta

- hora puente or sandwich

- horas de oficina/de trabajo/de visita

- horas de vuelo

- horas extra or extraordinarias

- horas libres

2)

a) ( momento puntual) time

¿tiene hora, por favor? — have you got the time, please?

¿me da la hora? — can you tell me the time?

¿qué hora es? — what's the time?, what time is it?

pon el reloj en hora — put the clock right

todavía no es la hora — it's not time yet

nunca llegan a la hora — they never arrive on time

el avión llegó antes de (su) hora — the plane arrived ahead of schedule o arrived early

la decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas — (period) they will give their verdict at 8pm

el ataque se inició a las 20 horas — (frml) the attack commenced at 20.00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) (frml)

desde las cero horas — (period) from midnight

no dar ni la hora — (fam)

ésa no da ni la hora! — I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come (colloq)

desde que es jefa, no nos da ni la hora — now that she's been made boss, she won't even give us the time of day

b) ( momento sin especificar) time

es hora de irse a la cama — it's bedtime o time for bed

a la hora de almorzar — at lunchtime

ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go, it's time we were going

hay trenes a toda hora — there is a frequent train service

ya era hora de que llamases! — it's about time you called

a altas horas de la madrugada — in the early o small hours of the morning

a primera hora de la mañana — first thing in the morning

a última hora — at the last moment

una noticia de última hora — a late o last-minute news item

a buena hora or a buenas horas: ¿y me lo dices ahora? a buenas horas! now you tell me!, it's a bit late to tell me now!; a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!; a la hora de: a la hora traducirlo when it comes to translating it; a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it; en buena hora: en buena hora compramos esta casa we bought this house at just the right time; en mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió invitarla it was a really bad move inviting her; entre horas between meals; hacer hora (Chi) to kill time; llegarle a alguien su (última) hora: le llegó su (última) hora his time had come; no ver la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen — I'm really looking forward to them coming, I can't wait for them to come

- hora cero o H

- hora de cierre

- hora inglesa

- hora local/oficial

3) ( cita) appointment

me han dado hora para mañana — they've given me an appointment for tomorrow

pedir hora — to make an appointment

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= hour.

Ex. Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.

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* 24 horas al día = around the clock.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* acercarse la hora de = come up for.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* aguja de las horas = hour hand.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

* cada hora = hourly.

* cambio de hora estacional = daylight saving time.

* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.

* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.

* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.

* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.

* de última hora = last minute [last-minute], up-to-the-minute, late breaking [late-breaking], hot off the griddle.

* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* en las horas clave = at busy times.

* en las horas punta = at busy times.

* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.

* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* hora de acostarse = bedtime.

* hora de apertura = opening time.

* hora de cierre = closing hour, closing time.

* hora de clase = class period.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.

* hora de conexión = connect hour.

* hora de encerrarse = curfew.

* hora de entrada = check-in time.

* hora de Greenwich = GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

* hora de inicio = trigger time, start time.

* hora de la cerveza, la = beer time.

* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].

* hora del almuerzo = lunchtime, lunch hour.

* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.

* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.

* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].

* hora de llegada = arrival time.

* hora del té = teatime.

* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.

* hora de reloj = clock hour.

* hora de salida = departure time, check-out time.

* hora de trabajo = man-hour.

* hora de vencimiento = time due.

* hora de volver a casa = curfew.

* hora feliz = happy hour.

* hora fija = set time.

* hora hombre = man-hour.

* hora intempestiva = unearthly time, unearthly hour.

* hora punta = peak period, rush hour, peak hour.

* horas activas = waking day, waking hours.

* horas al volante = driver's hours.

* horas de apertura = business hours.

* horas de clase = class time, school hours.

* horas de consulta = surgery.

* horas de funcionamiento = operating hours.

* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.

* horas de oficina = office hours, business hours.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.

* horas en las que Uno está despierto = waking time.

* hora señalada = set time.

* horas extraordinarias = overtime.

* horas extras = overtime.

* horas fuera de lo normal = unsocial hours.

* horas intespestivas = unsocial hours.

* horas libres = released time.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* horas posteriores al mediodía = afternoon times.

* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.

* información de última hora = news flash.

* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.

* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.

* liberar horas = time off.

* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* llegar la hora de = time + come.

* manecilla de las horas = hour hand.

* media hora = half-hour.

* mph [millas por hora] = mph [miles per hour].

* muchas horas = long hours.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).

* noticias de última hora = breaking news.

* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.

* préstamo por horas = hourly loan.

* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.

* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.

* reservar hora = book + time.

* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.

* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.

* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).

* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service.

* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).

* trabajador por horas = time hand [time-hand].

* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.

* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.

* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.

* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.

* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.

* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.

* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.

* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

* ya ser hora de que = be high time (that/to/for).

* * *

femenino

1) ( período de tiempo) hour

(una) hora y media — an hour and a half

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

las horas de mayor afluencia — the busiest time

semana laboral de 40 horas — 40-hour working week

100 kilómetros por hora — 100 kilometers per/an hour

cobrar por horas — to be paid by the hour

8.000 pesetas la hora or por hora — 8,000 pesetas an hour

horas de atención al público de ocho a una — open to the public from eight to one

se pasa horas enteras leyendo — she reads for hours on end

trabajar fuera de horas — to work outside normal working hours

pasarse las horas muertas — to while away one's time

- hora libre

- hora pico or punta

- hora puente or sandwich

- horas de oficina/de trabajo/de visita

- horas de vuelo

- horas extra or extraordinarias

- horas libres

2)

a) ( momento puntual) time

¿tiene hora, por favor? — have you got the time, please?

¿me da la hora? — can you tell me the time?

¿qué hora es? — what's the time?, what time is it?

pon el reloj en hora — put the clock right

todavía no es la hora — it's not time yet

nunca llegan a la hora — they never arrive on time

el avión llegó antes de (su) hora — the plane arrived ahead of schedule o arrived early

la decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas — (period) they will give their verdict at 8pm

el ataque se inició a las 20 horas — (frml) the attack commenced at 20.00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) (frml)

desde las cero horas — (period) from midnight

no dar ni la hora — (fam)

ésa no da ni la hora! — I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come (colloq)

desde que es jefa, no nos da ni la hora — now that she's been made boss, she won't even give us the time of day

b) ( momento sin especificar) time

es hora de irse a la cama — it's bedtime o time for bed

a la hora de almorzar — at lunchtime

ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go, it's time we were going

hay trenes a toda hora — there is a frequent train service

ya era hora de que llamases! — it's about time you called

a altas horas de la madrugada — in the early o small hours of the morning

a primera hora de la mañana — first thing in the morning

a última hora — at the last moment

una noticia de última hora — a late o last-minute news item

a buena hora or a buenas horas: ¿y me lo dices ahora? a buenas horas! now you tell me!, it's a bit late to tell me now!; a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!; a la hora de: a la hora traducirlo when it comes to translating it; a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it; en buena hora: en buena hora compramos esta casa we bought this house at just the right time; en mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió invitarla it was a really bad move inviting her; entre horas between meals; hacer hora (Chi) to kill time; llegarle a alguien su (última) hora: le llegó su (última) hora his time had come; no ver la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen — I'm really looking forward to them coming, I can't wait for them to come

- hora cero o H

- hora de cierre

- hora inglesa

- hora local/oficial

3) ( cita) appointment

me han dado hora para mañana — they've given me an appointment for tomorrow

pedir hora — to make an appointment

* * *

= hour.

Ex: Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.

* 24 horas al día = around the clock.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* acercarse la hora de = come up for.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* aguja de las horas = hour hand.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

* cada hora = hourly.

* cambio de hora estacional = daylight saving time.

* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.

* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.

* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.

* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.

* de última hora = last minute [last-minute], up-to-the-minute, late breaking [late-breaking], hot off the griddle.

* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* en las horas clave = at busy times.

* en las horas punta = at busy times.

* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.

* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* hora de acostarse = bedtime.

* hora de apertura = opening time.

* hora de cierre = closing hour, closing time.

* hora de clase = class period.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.

* hora de conexión = connect hour.

* hora de encerrarse = curfew.

* hora de entrada = check-in time.

* hora de Greenwich = GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

* hora de inicio = trigger time, start time.

* hora de la cerveza, la = beer time.

* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].

* hora del almuerzo = lunchtime, lunch hour.

* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.

* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.

* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].

* hora de llegada = arrival time.

* hora del té = teatime.

* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.

* hora de reloj = clock hour.

* hora de salida = departure time, check-out time.

* hora de trabajo = man-hour.

* hora de vencimiento = time due.

* hora de volver a casa = curfew.

* hora feliz = happy hour.

* hora fija = set time.

* hora hombre = man-hour.

* hora intempestiva = unearthly time, unearthly hour.

* hora punta = peak period, rush hour, peak hour.

* horas activas = waking day, waking hours.

* horas al volante = driver's hours.

* horas de apertura = business hours.

* horas de clase = class time, school hours.

* horas de consulta = surgery.

* horas de funcionamiento = operating hours.

* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.

* horas de oficina = office hours, business hours.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.

* horas en las que Uno está despierto = waking time.

* hora señalada = set time.

* horas extraordinarias = overtime.

* horas extras = overtime.

* horas fuera de lo normal = unsocial hours.

* horas intespestivas = unsocial hours.

* horas libres = released time.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* horas posteriores al mediodía = afternoon times.

* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.

* información de última hora = news flash.

* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.

* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.

* liberar horas = time off.

* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* llegar la hora de = time + come.

* manecilla de las horas = hour hand.

* media hora = half-hour.

* mph [millas por hora] = mph [miles per hour].

* muchas horas = long hours.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).

* noticias de última hora = breaking news.

* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.

* préstamo por horas = hourly loan.

* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.

* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.

* reservar hora = book + time.

* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.

* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.

* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).

* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service.

* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).

* trabajador por horas = time hand [time-hand].

* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.

* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.

* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.

* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.

* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.

* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.

* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.

* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

* ya ser hora de que = be high time (that/to/for).

* * *

hora

feminine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

A (período de tiempo) hour

hace una hora escasa/larga que se fue he left just under/over an hour ago, he left barely an hour ago/a good hour ago

el examen dura (una) hora y media the exam is an hour and a half long

media hora half an hour

en un cuarto de hora in a quarter of an hour

nos pasamos horas y horas hablando we talked for hours and hours o for hours on end

llevo horas esperándote I've been waiting hours (for you)

las horas de mayor afluencia the busiest time

semana laboral de 40 horas 40-hour working week

circulaba a (una velocidad de) 100 kilómetros por hora it was traveling at 100 kilometers per hour o an hour

trabajar/cobrar por horas to work/be paid by the hour

cobra 50 euros la horaor por hora she charges 50 euros an hour

[ S ] horas de atención al público de ocho a una open to the public from eight to one

se pasa horas enteras leyendo she reads for hours on end

no le gusta trabajar fuera de horas he doesn't like working outside normal work ( o office etc) hours

pasarse las horas muertas to while away one's time

tener las horas contadas to be living on borrowed time

Compuestos:

● hora de salida

departure time

● hora feliz

happy hour

● hora libre

free period

● hora peak

( Chi) rush hour

● hora pico

( AmL) rush hour

● hora puente or sandwich

( RPl) free period

● hora punta

( Esp) rush hour

● hora tonta

weak moment

● hora valle

off-peak time

● horas de consulta

fpl doctor's office hours ( AmE), surgery hours ( BrE)

● horas de oficina

fpl office hours (pl)

● horas de trabajo

fpl working hours (pl)

● horas de visita

fpl visiting hours o times (pl)

● horas de vuelo

fpl flying time

● horas extra(s) or extraordinarias

fpl overtime

trabajé dos horas extra(s) or extraordinarias I worked o did two hours overtime

● horas libres

fpl free o spare time

B

1 (momento puntual) time

¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?

¿me da la hora? can you tell me the time?

¿qué hora es? what's the time?, what time is it?

pon el reloj en hora put the clock right, set the clock (to the right time)

las ocho es una buena hora eight o'clock is a good time

¿a qué hora te viene bien salir? what time would it suit you to leave?

¿nos podemos ir? — todavía no es la hora can we go? — it's not time yet

las clases siempre empiezan a la hora en punto the classes always start exactly o ( colloq) bang on time

los trenes nunca llegan a la or a su horaor ( RPl) en hora the trains never arrive on time

el avión llegó antes de su hora the plane arrived ahead of schedule o earlier than scheduled o early

la decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas de hoy ( period); they will give their verdict at 8pm today

el ataque se inició a las 20 horas ( frml); the attack commenced at 20:00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) ( frml)

se ha convocado una huelga desde las cero horas ( period); a strike has been called from midnight

dar la hora ( Chi fam) (en el vestir, comportamiento) to look ( o be etc) out of place; (al hablar) to say things that are out of place, say things that have nothing to do with the conversation

no dar ni la hora ( fam): ¡ésa no da ni la hora! I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come ( colloq)

que se olvide de ese muchacho, si no le da ni la hora she should forget about him, he's not the least bit interested in her o he doesn't even look at her

desde que la nombraron jefa, no nos da ni la hora now that she's been made boss, she doesn't even give us the time of day

2 (momento sin especificar) time

ya es hora de irse a la cama it's bedtime o time for bed

llámame a la hora de almorzar call me at lunchtime

ya es hora de irnos it's time for us to go, it's time we were going

hay que estar pendiente de él a todas horas you have to keep an eye on him the whole time

el niño tiene que comer a su(s) hora(s) the baby has to have its meals at regular times

¡ya era hora de que llamases! it was about time you called

ya va siendo hora de que empieces a trabajar it's about time you got a job

es hora de que vayas pensando en tu futuro it's high time you started thinking about your future

a altas horas de la madrugada in the early o small hours of the morning

te llamaré a primera hora de la mañana I'll call you first thing in the morning

a última hora decidimos no ir at the last moment we decided not to go

una notica de última hora a late o last-minute news item

última hora: terremoto en Santiago stop press: earthquake in Santiago

a estas horas deben estar llegando a Roma they must be arriving in Rome about now

normalmente a estas horas ya hemos cenado we've usually finished dinner by this time

éstas no son horas de llamar this is no time to call people up

¿qué horas son éstas de llegar? what time do you call this, then?, what sort of time is this to come home?

¿qué haces levantado a estas horas? what are you doing up at this time?

no puedo tomar café a estas horas porque me desvela I can't drink coffee so late in the day because it keeps me awake

maldita sea la hora en que se le ocurrió volver I curse the day he decided to come back

a buena horaor a buenas horas: ¿llamó ayer y me lo dices ahora? ¡a buenas horas! she phoned yesterday? now you tell me! o it's a bit late to tell me now!

a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!

a la hora de: no están de acuerdo con él, pero a la hora de hablar nadie dice nada they don't agree with him, but when it comes to it, nobody dares say anything

seguro que se encuentran con problemas a la hora de traducir esto you can be sure they'll have problems when it comes to translating this

a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it

a la hora de la verdad nunca hacen nada when it comes down to it o when it comes to the crunch, they never do anything

en buena hora: en buena hora decidimos comprar esta casa we decided to buy this house at just the right time

en mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió meternos en este lío it was a really bad move getting ourselves involved in this mess

entre horas between meals

no deberías comer entre horas you shouldn't eat between meals

se pasa el día picando entre horas she nibbles all day

hacer hora ( Chi); to kill time

llegarle a algn su (última) hora: sabía que le había llegado su (última) hora he knew his time had come

no ver or ( Chi) hallar la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen las vacaciones I'm really looking forward to the start of the vacation

no veía la hora de que se fuera she couldn't wait for him to go

no veo la hora de salir de aquí I can't wait to get out of here

Compuestos:

● hora astronómica

astronomical o solar time

● hora cero

zero hour

● hora de cierre

(de un periódico) news deadline; (de una emisión) closedown

● hora de llegada

time of arrival

● hora de Europa Central/Oriental

Central/Eastern European time

● hora H

zero hour

● hora inglesa

( fam):

quedamos a las siete, pero a las siete hora inglesa, ¿eh? so, seven o'clock it is, but seven on the dot o seven o'clock sharp, OK?

● hora local

local time

● hora oficial

standard time

● hora peninsular

local time in mainland Spain

● hora solar

astronomical o solar time

C (cita) appointment

el médico me ha dado hora para mañana the doctor's given me an appointment for tomorrow, I've got an appointment with the doctor tomorrow

¿hay que pedir hora para ver al especialista? do I have to make an appointment to see the specialist?

tengo hora con el dentista a las cuatro I have a dental appointment at four

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h.
hora
h. (
◊ hora) hr

hora sustantivo femenino
1 ( período de tiempo) hour;
◊ media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);

las horas de mayor afluencia the busiest time;
cobrar por horas to be paid by the hour;
45 euros por hora 45 euros an hour;
hora libre free period;
hora pico (AmL) or (Esp) punta rush hour;
horas extra(s) or extraordinaria(s) overtime
2
a) ( momento puntual) time;

◊ ¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?;

¿qué hora es? what's the time?, what time is it?;
pon el reloj en hora put the clock right;
todavía no es la hora it's not time yet;
nunca llegan a la hora they never arrive on time;
el avión llegó antes de (su) hora the plane arrived early
b) ( momento sin especificar) time;

◊ es hora de irse a la cama it's bedtime o time for bed;

a la hora de almorzar at lunchtime;
ya es hora de irnos it's time for us to go;
¡ya era hora de que llamases! it's about time you called;
a primera hora de la mañana first thing in the morning;
a última hora at the last moment;
a la hora de: a la hora de traducirlo when it comes to translating it;
a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it;
entre horas between meals;
hacer hora (Chi) to kill time
3 ( cita) appointment;
◊ pedir hora to make an appointment

hora sustantivo femenino
1 (60 minutos) hour: te veo dentro de media hora, I'll see you in half an hour
volvimos a altas horas de la madrugada, we came back in the small hours
me pagan por horas, they pay me by the hour
horas extras, overtime
2 (momento) time: ¿qué hora es?, what's the time?
es hora de irse a la cama, it's bedtime
3 (cita) appointment: pedir hora con el dentista, to ask for an appointment with the dentist
♦ Locuciones: familiar a buenas horas (mangas verdes), too late, a bit late: ¡a buenas horas me traes la caja de grapas!, isn't it a bit late to bring me the box of staples?
a la hora de la verdad, when it comes down to the nitty gritty
tener muchas horas de vuelo, to have been around: ¡ a ése no le engañas, tiene muchas horas de vuelo!, you won't fool him, he's been around!
' hora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- adelantar
- alargarse
- amanecer
- apenas
- atusarse
- bendita
- bendito
- cerca
- cola
- concretar
- condicionamiento
- cosa
- cuarta
- cuarto
- dar
- decisión
- dedicar
- esperar
- fijar
- indecente
- informal
- llegar
- marcar
- media
- medio
- metralla
- pasar
- por
- punta
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- sacar
- sala
- señorita
- tarde
- última
- último
- una
- uno
- usted
- ustedes
- ver
- Y
- ya
- a
- abrir
- acercar
- atraso
- bueno
English:
A
- about
- appoint
- appointment
- arrange
- at
- bang
- barbecue
- be
- bedtime
- before
- black out
- board
- celebration
- character
- check-in
- checkout
- chicken out
- chip
- clock off
- clock out
- closing time
- concurrent
- convenient
- creep
- crunch
- definite
- do
- dress
- early
- exact
- feed
- feeding
- fix
- flabby
- GMT
- good
- Greenwich Mean Time
- half
- half-an-hour
- half-hourly
- hesitant
- high
- hour
- hourly
- hr
- initiative
- instrumental
- interrogate
- interval

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hora nf

1. [del día] hour;

una hora y media an hour and a half;

se marchó hace una hora y media she left an hour and a half ago;

media hora half an hour;

a primera hora first thing in the morning;

a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;

(pagar) por horas (to pay) by the hour;

cobra 80 euros por hora she charges 80 euros an hour;

el tren circulaba a 100 kilómetros por hora the train was travelling at 100 kilometres an hour;

comer entre horas to eat between meals;

se pasa las horas jugando he spends his time playing;

el enfermo tiene las horas contadas the patient hasn't got long to live;

se rumorea que el ministro tiene las horas contadas it is rumoured that the minister's days are numbered;

a última hora [al final del día] at the end of the day;
[en el último momento] at the last moment;
hasta última hora no nos dimos cuenta del error we didn't notice the mistake until the last moment;

órdenes/preparativos de última hora last-minute orders/preparations;

y nos llega una noticia de última hora [en telediario] and here's some news just in;

última hora: atentado en Madrid [titular] Br stop press o US late breaking news: terrorist attack in Madrid

Comp
horas extra(s), horas extraordinarias [trabajo] overtime; [paga] overtime pay;
hacer horas extra(s) to do o work overtime;

cobrar horas extras to earn o get paid overtime;

horas libres free time;

tengo una hora libre entre latín y griego I've got an hour free between my Latin and Greek;

horas de oficina office hours;
RP hora puente = free period between classes;
hora de salida departure time;
RP hora sándwich = free period between classes;
horas de trabajo working hours;

horas de visita visiting hours;

horas de vuelo flying hours;
Fig
tiene muchas horas de vuelo he's an old hand

2. [momento determinado] time;

¿qué hora es?, Am [m5]¿qué horas son? what time is it?;

¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?;

¿a qué hora sale? what time o when does it leave?;

el desfile comenzará a las 14 horas the procession will begin at 14.00 hours o at 2 p.m.;

a esa hora no me va bien that's not a good time for me;

es hora de irse it's time to go;

es hora de cenar it's time for dinner;

se ha hecho la hora de irse a dormir it's time for bed;

ha llegado la hora de marcharnos the time has come for us to leave;

el equipo pasa por horas bajas the team's going through a bad spell o Br patch;

a estas horas deben estar aterrizando en Managua they should be landing in Managua around now;

estaré ahí a la hora I'll be there on time, I'll be punctual;

hay que tener cuidado a la hora de aplicar la pintura care should be taken when applying the paint;

a la hora de cenar at dinnertime;

a la hora de ir de vacaciones, prefiero la playa when it comes to holidays, I prefer the seaside;

a su hora when the time comes, at the appropriate time;

el vuelo no llegó a su o RP [m5] en hora the flight didn't arrive on time;

a todas horas [constantemente] all the time;

el tren llegó antes de hora the train arrived early;

cada hora hourly;

dar la hora [reloj] to strike the hour;

me dio la hora she told me the time;

poner el reloj en hora to set one's watch o clock;

¡ya era hora! and about time too!;

ya es o [m5] ya iba siendo hora de que te fueses a casa it's about time you went home;

Comp
Fam
¡a buenas horas! that's a lot of good now!;

¡a buenas horas me avisas! now's a fine time to tell me!;

Comp
Fam Hum
¡a buenas horas mangas verdes! that's a fat lot of good now!;

Comp
Fam
no dar ni la hora: ese tío no te dará ni la hora that guy's as stingy o tight as they come;

Comp
Esp, Andes, Carib, RP
la hora de la verdad, CAm, Méx [m5] la hora de la hora the moment of truth;
Esp, Andes, Carib, RP
a la hora de la verdad, CAm, Méx [m5] a la hora de la hora when it comes to the crunch;

Comp

en mala hora le conté el secreto I wish I'd never told him the secret;

en mala hora salimos de excursión we couldn't have chosen a worse time to go on a trip;

Comp

no veo la hora de hacerlo I can't wait to do it

Comp
la hora del bocadillo [en fábrica] = break for refreshment during morning's work, Br ≈ morning tea break;
hora cero zero hour;

la hora de cerrar o de cierre closing time;

la hora de dormir bedtime;

hora de Greenwich Greenwich Mean Time, GMT;

hora H zero hour;

hora legal standard time;

hora local local time;

hora muerta free hour;
Educ free period;
hora oficial official time;
Esp hora peninsular = local time in mainland Spain as opposed to the Canaries, which are an hour behind; Am hora pico [de mucho tráfico] rush hour; [de agua, electricidad] peak times; Esp hora punta [de mucho tráfico] rush hour; [de agua, electricidad] peak times;
hora del té teatime;

hora valle off-peak times

3. [cita] appointment;

pedir/dar hora to make/give an appointment;

tengo hora en la peluquería I've got an appointment at the hairdresser's;

tengo hora con el dentista I've got a dental appointment

4. [muerte]
llegó su hora her time has come

5. Rel
horas [libro] book of hours;

horas canónicas canonical hours

HORA INGLESA

In much of Latin America, punctuality is not given the same importance as in the UK or USA. In an ironic recognition of this cultural difference, some people will specify hora inglesa (literally “English time”) when they mean “punctually” or “on the dot”.

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hora

f

1 hour;

hora y media an hour and a half;

horas muertas hour after hour

2 ( momento indeterminado)

:

a todas horas all the time;

a última hora at the last minute;

a última hora de la tarde late in the afternoon;

a altas horas de la madrugada in the (wee) small hours, in the early hours of the morning;

a primera hora de la tarde first thing in the afternoon;

¡ya era hora! about time too!;

ya es hora de que te pongas a estudiar it’s time you started studying;

comer entre horas eat between meals;

le ha llegado o

tocado su hora his time has come;

a la hora de … fig when it comes to …

3 ( cita)

:

pedir hora make an appointment;

tengo hora con el dentista I have an appointment with the dentist

4 ( momento justo)

:

dar la hora de reloj strike (the hour);

poner en hora reloj set;

¿tiene hora? do you have the time?, have you got the time?;

¿qué hora es? what time is it?;

llegó a la hora he arrived on time

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hora nf

1) : hour

media hora: half an hour

a la última hora: at the last minute

a la hora en punto: on the dot

horas de oficina: office hours

2) : time

¿qué hora es?: what time is it?

3) cita: appointment

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hora n

1. (60 minutos) hour

trabajan ocho horas al día they work eight hours a day

2. (momento) time

¿qué hora es? what time is it?

¿tienes hora? have you got the time?

¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?

3. (cita) appointment

tengo hora con el dentista I've got a dentist's appointment

a primera hora first thing

a todas horas all the time

a última hora at the last minute

es hora de que... it's time...

ya era hora de que el gobierno hiciera algo it was time the government did something

¡ya era hora! about time too!

hora de comer lunchtime

hora punta rush hour

horas extras overtime

Spanish-English dictionary > hora
11 de

prep.

1 of.

el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car

es de ella it's hers

la pata de la mesa the table leg

La casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]

2 from (procedencia, distancia).

salir de casa to leave home

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment

3 (made) of (materia).

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

un reloj de oro a gold watch

4 about (asunto).

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you

libros de historia history books

5 as.

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman

6 from (time) (since).

trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five

de madrugada early in the morning

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day

7 with (causa, modo).

morirse de hambre to die of hunger

llorar de alegría to cry with joy

de una patada with a kick

de una sola vez in one go

de tres en tres three at a time

8 if.

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it

9 to.

Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.

f.

1 letter d.

2 SD, standard deviation.

3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.

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de

► nombre femenino

1 name of the letter d

————————

de

► preposición

1 (posesión, pertenencia) of

■ el libro de Juan Juan's book

■ el coche de mis padres my parents' car

■ el hermano de mi padre my father's brother

■ la mesa de mi habitación the table in my bedroom

2 (procedencia, origen) from

■ soy de Córdoba I'm from Córdoba

■ viene de Barcelona she comes from Barcelona

3 (descripción) with

■ la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl

■ el señor del abrigo azul the man in the blue coat

4 (tema) of, on, about

■ hablaron del tiempo they talked about the weather

5 (materia) made of, of

■ una mesa de madera a wooden table

■ un anillo de oro a gold ring

■ lo hicieron de plástico they made it out of plastic

6 (contenido) of

■ un vaso de agua a glass of water

7 (uso) for

■ aguja de calcetar knitting needle

■ gallo de pelea fighting cock

8 (oficio) by, as

■ trabaja de profesor he works as a teacher

■ es médico de profesión he's a doctor by profession

9 (modo) on, in, as

■ de pie standing up

■ estar de moda to be in fashion

10 (tiempo) at, by, in

■ de día by day, during the day

■ de noche at night

■ a las diez de la mañana at ten in the morning

11 (lugar) varias traducciones

■ la vecina de arriba our upstairs neighbour

■ el lavabo de abajo the downstairs toilet

■ la ventana de la derecha the window on the right

■ la puerta de la calle the street door

12 (precio) at

■ manzanas de dos euros el kilo apples at two euros a kilo

13 (medida) measuring

■ una botella de dos litros a two litre bottle

■ una mesa de un metro de ancho a metre-wide table

14 (causa) with, because of, of

■ llorar de alegría to cry with joy

■ morir de frío to die of cold

15 (agente) by

■ es una obra de Lope a play by Lope

16 (con superlativo) in, of

■ el mejor de España the best in Spain

■ el mayor de los tres the eldest of the three

17 (suposición) if

■ de haberlo dicho if he had told us

18 (en una aposición) of

■ la ciudad de Barcelona the city of Barcelona Table 1 NOTA See also del/Table 1

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prep.

1) of

2) from

3) in, at

4) than

5) by

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PREPOSITION

1) [relación] of

las calles de Madrid — the streets of Madrid

el alcalde de Valencia — the mayor of Valencia

cabo de Buena Esperanza — Cape of Good Hope

la ciudad de Madrid — the city of Madrid

en el mes de agosto — in the month of August

un libro de consulta — a reference book

un millón de euros — a million euros

la carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia

el interés del préstamo — the interest on the loan

la llave de mi cuarto — the key to my room

en el día de hoy — today

tuvieron la desgracia de perder el partido — they were unlucky enough to lose the match

ya era hora de que vinieses — it's about time you got here

el hecho de que yo no supiera nada — the fact that I didn't know anything about it

2) [pertenencia]

la casa de Isabel — Isabel's house

el coche de mi amigo — my friend's car

un familiar de mi vecina — a relative of my neighbour's

los coches de mis amigos — my friends' cars

el vestuario de las actrices — the actresses' dressing room

la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez

es de ellos — it's theirs

esa contestación es muy de ella — that answer is typical of her

3) [característica, material]

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

no es de oro — it's not gold

una puerta de cristal — a glass door

una cocina de gas — a gas cooker

este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model

ropa de buena calidad — good-quality clothes

un billete de primera clase — a first-class ticket

la niña de pelo largo — the girl with the long hair

ese tío del sombrero — that chap with o in the hat

pintado de rojo — painted red

lo tengo de varios colores distintos — I have it in several different colours

4) [contenido]

una caja de bombones — a box of chocolates

una copa de vino — [llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass

una bolsita de té — a tea bag

estaba hecha un saco de nervios — she was a bundle of nerves

5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] from

soy de Galicia — I'm from Galicia

Julia no es de aquí — Julia is not from round here

los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best

es de buena familia — he's from a good family

vuelo 507 (procedente) de Londres — flight 507 from London

vive a 20km de Madrid — she lives 20km from Madrid

aléjate del fuego — move away from the fire

marcó un gol a dos minutos del final del partido — he scored two minutes from the end of the match

el tren de Santiago — the Santiago train

el avión pasó a muy poca altura del suelo — the plane flew by at very low altitude

salir del cine — to come out of the cinema
de... a...
vivió de 1898 a 1937 — he lived from 1898 to 1937

de mi casa a la suya hay 5km — it is 5km from my house to his

de mayo a julio — from May to July

del 15 al 30 — from the 15th to the 30th

6) [causa]

murió de viejo — he died from old age

me dolían los pies de tanto andar — my feet were sore from all that walking

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no podía moverse de miedo — he was rigid with fear

estar loco de alegría — to be wild with joy

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

7) [manera]

lo derribó de un solo puñetazo — he felled him with a single blow

se puso a mi lado de un salto — he jumped to my side

se lo bebió de un trago — he drank it all down in one go
de... en...
iban entrando de dos en dos — they came in two by two

bajó la escalera de tres en tres — he came down the stairs three at a time

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

8) (=respecto de)

estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better

es fuerte de brazos — he has strong arms

paralizado de las dos piernas — paralysed in both legs

es muy estrecho de hombros — he doesn't have very broad shoulders

9) [tema] about

un libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology

hablaba de política — he was talking about politics

no sé nada de él — I don't know anything about him

una clase de francés — a French class

10) [uso]

máquina de coser — sewing machine

goma de mascar — chewing gum

11) [cantidad, medida, valor]

un chico de quince años — a fifteen-year-old boy

un viaje de dos días — a two-day journey

un embarazo de siete meses — a seven-month pregnancy

una moneda de 5 pesos — a 5-peso coin

tiene un metro de alto — it's a metre high

12) [con horas y fechas]

a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.

muy de mañana — very early in the morning

el 3 de mayo — 3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)

13) [tiempo]

de día — during the day(time)

de noche — at night

de niño — as a child

de mayor voy a ser médico — when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor

14) [proporción]

tres de cada cuatro — three out of every four

15) [uso partitivo] of

uno de nosotros — one of us

comió un poco de pastel — she ate a bit of cake

¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *

16) [autoría] by

un libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's

las películas de Almodóvar — Almodóvar's films

17) [como complemento agente] by

fue amado de todos — he was loved by all

el rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage

tiene dos hijos de su primera mujer — he has two children by his first wife

18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]

el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro

el imbécil de Fernández — that idiot Fernández

es un encanto de persona — he's a lovely person

19) [en comparaciones] than

es más difícil de lo que creía — it's more difficult than I thought

más/menos de siete — more/less than seven

más de 500 personas — more than o over 500 people

20) [con superlativos] in

el peor alumno de la clase — the worst pupil in the class

el más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world

es el coche más caro del mercado — it's the dearest car on the market

21) + infin

un problema fácil de resolver — an easily solved problem

un libro agradable de leer — a nice book to read
ser de ({+ infin}8})
es de admirar su lealtad — his loyalty is admirable

es de esperar que recibamos una pronta respuesta — it is to be hoped that we receive a prompt reply

sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information

22) [dependiente de formas verbales]

la acusaban de hipócrita — they accused her of being a hypocrite

colmar de elogios a algn — to shower praise on sb

se dio cuenta de que lo sabía — she realized (that) she knew it

de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...

disfrutar de la vida — to enjoy life

¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?

limpiar algo de polvo — to dust sth

llenar algo de algo — to fill sth with sth

se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch

trabaja de camarero — he works as a waiter

lo uso de despensa — I use it as a pantry

vestido de azul — dressed in blue

23) [uso condicional] if

de ser posible — if possible

de haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come

de resultar esto así — if this turns out to be true

de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so

de no — LAm (=si no) otherwise

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I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

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* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de †frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.

* * *
I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili

* * *

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[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

Sentido I

A

(en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthday

el cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleagues

no es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted ( frml); your father

un amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son's

es un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friend

un estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year student

el nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandson

la mesa de la cocina the kitchen table

la correa del perro the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streets

la subida de los precios the rise in prices

al término de la reunión at the end of the meeting

B

1 (introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airport

el mes de enero the month of January

el imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brother

el bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her

2

(en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!

¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)

C

(con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabado

las señoritas de Paz ( frml); the Misses Paz ( frml) [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

D

( Arg crit) (a casa de): voy del médico I'm going to the doctor's

Sentido II

A

1

(expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bank

es de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotá

lo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor

mis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from America

he recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Julia

un hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda as he left the store

DE … A …:

de aquí a tu casa from here to your house

2 (en el tiempo) from

un amigo de la infancia a childhood friend

data del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th century

la literatura de ese período the literature of o from that period

lo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosales

de un día para otro from one day to the next

DE … A …:

está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and five

de aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yet

B

(expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old age

verde de envidia green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so much

eso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so little

Sentido III

A

(introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patience

un chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad taste

objetos de mucho valor objects of great value

un pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish

¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido he looks bored

ese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mother

tienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled child

una botella de un litro a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses a three-month-old child

déme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilo

la chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coat

la señora de azul the lady in blue

un hombre de pelo largo a man with long hair

un anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]

B

(al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

el complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dish

son de plástico they're (made of) plastic

un curso de secretariado a secretarial course

nos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagne

una colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stamps

un millón de dólares a million dollars

C

(con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!

¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!

D

(al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get it

aprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom button

E

1

(con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

2 (en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 29

3

(en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blow

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a time

de a poco (CS); little by little, gradually

4

(CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/fours

entraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente² m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]

F (en calidad de) as

está de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private school

le ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editor

hace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the play

le habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to man

G

1

(limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty face

es corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shouldered

es sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide

2

(refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a child

H

(en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general we're spring-cleaning [de is part of many expressions entered under juerga, picnic, obra etc]

I

(indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brush

el trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silver

lo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glasses

dales algo de comer give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]

J (introduciendo el complemento agente) by

una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novel

seguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the family

una casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by trees

viene acompañado de arroz it is served with rice

acompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wife

Sentido IV

A

1 (sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mine

el mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez children

un cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink

2

(con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of all

la ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the world

B

(refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at night

duerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada they left very early in the morning

ver tb mañana³ f A. (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), etc

Sentido V (con sentido condicional)

A DE + INF:

de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlier

de no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be considered

de continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persists

B SER DE + INF

(expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …

no son de fiar they are not to be trusted

es de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of note

C

de no ( AmL); if not

de²

feminine

name of the letter D

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Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

dé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
dar
de
dé
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dé trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dé un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): déle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dé en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:
◊ con eso me déía por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1
a) (pertenencia, posesión):

◊ la casa dé dé mis padres my parents' house;

el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane
b) ( con un nombre en aposición) of;

◊ la ciudad dé Lima the city of Lima;

el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2
a) (procedencia, origen, tiempo) from;

◊ es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;

una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your house
b) (material, contenido, composición):

◊ son dé plástico they're (made of) plastic;

una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollars
c) (causa, modo):

◊ murió dé viejo he died of old age;

dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
d) ( en oraciones pasivas) by;

◊ un poema dé Neruda a poem by Neruda;

rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3
a) (cualidades, características):

◊ de gran inteligencia of great intelligence;

objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blue
b) (al definir, especificar):

◊ el botón dé abajo the bottom button;

tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4
a) ( con cifras):

◊ pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than;

◊ más dé £100 more than o over £100;

pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo):

◊ es el más caro dé todos it's the most expensive one;

la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world
d) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día):

◊ dé día/noche during the day/at night;

dé madrugada early in the morning
5
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ trabaja dé secretaria she works as a secretary;

hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the play
b) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):

◊ dé mal humor in a bad mood;

estamos dé fiesta we're having a party
c) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):

◊ el cepillo dé la ropa the clothes brush;

copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):
◊ dé haberlo sabido if I had known, had I known;

dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see
◊ dar

dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time

'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test

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de prep de combines with the article el to form the contraction del (e.g. del hombre of the man).

1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;

el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;

es de ella it's hers;

la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;

el padre de la niña the girl's father;

el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;

la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;

un equipo de segunda división a second division team;

la comida del gato the cat's food;

el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;

la pata de la mesa the table leg;

una subida de precios a price rise;

los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro

2. [procedencia, distancia] from;

salir de casa to leave home;

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;

no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;

estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;

el rey de España the king of Spain;

tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;

b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona

3. [en razonamiento]
de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;

del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't work

4. [con nombre en aposición]
la ciudad de Caracas the city of Caracas;

el túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;

el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;

el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagena

5. [en descripciones]
una película de terror a horror movie o Br film;

la señora de verde the lady in green;

el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;

una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;

¿de qué tamaño? what size?;

un político de fiar a trustworthy politician

6. [materia] (made) of;

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;

un reloj de oro a gold watch;

una mesa de madera a wooden table

7. [contenido]
un vaso de agua a glass of water;

un plato de lentejas a plate of lentils

8. [precio]
he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;

un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stamp

9. [uso]
una bici de carreras a racing bike;

ropa de deporte sportswear;

una máquina de escribir a typewriter;

una máquina de coser a sewing machine;

esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes

10. [asunto] about;

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;

libros de historia history books

11. [en calidad de] as;

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;

aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;

estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;

al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade

12. [tiempo] [desde] from;
[durante] in;
trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;

vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;

de madrugada early in the morning;

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;

es de día it's daytime;

de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;

¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;

un compañero del colegio a friend from school;
Urug
de mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;
Urug
de noche at night;
Urug
ayer salimos de noche we went out last night

13. [causa] with;

morirse de hambre to die of hunger;

llorar de alegría to cry with joy;

temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;

eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much

14. [manera, modo] with;

de una patada with a kick;

rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;

de una sola vez in one go;

lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;

de tres en tres/cuatro en cuatro/ etc[m5]. three/four/ etc at a time;
CSur
de a tres/cuatro/ etc[m5]. in threes/fours/ etc;

de fácil manejo user-friendly;

ponerse de rodillas to kneel down

15. [con valor partitivo] of;

uno de los nuestros one of ours;

varios de nosotros several of us;

¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?

16. Literario [sobre]
de la paz y la guerra of war and peace

17. [en valoración]
lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgar

18. [en lugar de]
yo de ti no lo haría I wouldn't do it if I were you;

yo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her

19. [en comparaciones]
más/menos de… more/less than…;
[con superlativos]
el mejor de todos the best of all;

el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;

la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;

la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market

20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;

de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]
el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;

la buena de Susana good old Susana;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)
es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;

una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable evening

23. (después del verbo “haber”) [obligación]
he de trabajar más I have to work harder;

has de gastar menos you should spend less

24. (antes de complemento agente)
una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;

vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family

25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)
el apartamento de abajo the downstairs Br flat o US apartment;

la fila de delante the front row

♦ de no loc conj
Am otherwise;
dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you

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de

prp

1 origen from;

de Nueva York from New York;

de … a from … to

2 posesión of;

el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car

3 material (made) of;

un anillo de oro a gold ring

4 contenido of;

un vaso de agua a glass of water

5 cualidad

:

una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman

6 causa with;

temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear

7 hora

:

de noche at night, by night;

de día by day

8 en calidad de as;

trabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;

de niño as a child

9 agente by;

de Goya by Goya

10 condición if;

de haberlo sabido if I’d known

11 en aposición

:

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

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de prep

1) : of

la casa de Pepe: Pepe's house

un niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy

2) : from

es de Managua: she's from Managua

salió del edificio: he left the building

3) : in, at

a las tres de la mañana: at three in the morning

salen de noche: they go out at night

4) : than

más de tres: more than three

dé dar

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de prep

1. (posesión de alguien) 's

el coche de Alberto Alberto's car

los gatos de Emma Emma's cats

la profesora de Marta Marta's teacher

es de mi hermano it's my brother's

2. (posesión de algo) of

la ciudad de Roma the city of Rome

el mes de noviembre the month of November

el teléfono del colegio the school phone

los árboles del jardín the trees in the garden

3. (materia)

un balón de cuero a leather ball

muebles de madera wooden furniture

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

4. (contenido) of

una botella de agua a bottle of water

un paquete de arroz a packet of rice

un vaso de leche a glass of milk

5. (materia, tema)

profesor de inglés English teacher

novela de aventuras adventure story

película de terror horror film

6. (origen, procedencia) from

es de Asturias he's from Asturias

esta carretera va de Salamanca a Zamora this road goes from Salamanca to Zamora

7. (descripción) with / in

la chica del pelo largo the girl with long hair

el hombre de negro the man in black

un chico de doce años a twelve year old boy

8. (agente) by

un libro de Rosa Montero a book by Rosa Montero

9. (con expresiones de tiempo)

es la una de la tarde it's one o'clock in the afternoon

el tren de las diez the ten o'clock train

abren de nueve a siete they open from nine until seven

nunca viajamos de noche we never travel at night

de niño when I was a child

10. (con números, una parte) than / of

había más de mil personas there were more than a thousand people

pesa menos de 5 kilos it weighs less than 5 kilos

un trozo de pan a piece of bread

Spanish-English dictionary > de
12 heure

heure [œʀ]

feminine noun

   a. ( = 60 minutes) hour

• les heures passaient lentement the hours passed slowly

• il a parlé des heures he spoke for hours

• heure de cours lesson

• une heure de géographie a geography lesson

• pendant les heures de classe during school hours

• pendant les heures de bureau during office hours

• gagner 30 € de l'heure to earn 30 euros an hour

• faire beaucoup d'heures to put in long hours

• 24 heures sur 24 24 hours a day

• c'est à une heure de Paris it's an hour from Paris

   b. (sur une montre) time

• savez-vous l'heure ? do you know the time?

• quelle heure est-il ? what time is it?

• quelle heure as-tu ? what time do you make it?

• avez-vous l'heure ? have you got the time?

• tu as vu l'heure ? do you realize what time it is?

• il est six heures it's six o'clock

• il est six heures dix it's ten past (Brit) or after (US) six

• il est six heures moins dix it's ten to (Brit) or of (US) six

• il est six heures et demie it's six-thirty

• dix heures du matin ten in the morning

• dix heures du soir ten at night

• à 16 heures 30 at 4.30 pm

• à 4 heures juste at 4 sharp

• les bus passent à l'heure et à la demie there's a bus on the hour and on the half hour

• à une heure avancée de la nuit late at night

• demain, à la première heure first thing in the morning

   c. ( = moment) time

• c'est l'heure ! (de rendre un devoir) time's up!

• c'est l'heure d'aller au lit ! it's time for bed!

• heure de Greenwich Greenwich Mean Time

• il est midi, heure locale it's noon, local time

• nous venons de passer à l'heure d'hiver we have just put the clocks back

• passer à l'heure d'été to put the clocks forward

• l'heure du déjeuner lunchtime

• l'heure d'aller se coucher bedtime

• l'heure du biberon feeding time

• aux heures des repas at mealtimes

• à heures fixes at set times

• heures d'ouverture opening times

• heures de fermeture closing times

• l'heure de la sortie going home time

• avant l'heure early

• un cubiste avant l'heure a cubist before the term was ever invented

• ce doit être Paul, c'est son heure it must be Paul, it's his usual time

• votre heure sera la mienne name a time

• elle a eu son heure de gloire she has had her hour of glory

• la France à l'heure de l'ordinateur France in the computer age

   d. (locutions)

► d'heure en heure hour by hour

• son inquiétude grandissait d'heure en heure as the hours went by he grew more and more anxious► de bonne heure (dans la journée) early

► à l'heure

• être payé à l'heure to be paid by the hour

• faire du 100 à l'heure to do 100 km an hour

• arriver à l'heure to arrive on time

• être à l'heure to be on time

• ma montre n'est pas à l'heure my watch is wrong

• mettre sa montre à l'heure to put one's watch right► à l'heure qu'il est, à cette heure at this moment in time

• à l'heure qu'il est, il devrait être rentré he should be home by now► à toute heure at any time

• repas chauds à toute heure hot meals all day► à la bonne heure ! that's excellent!

► pour l'heure for the time being

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œʀ
nom féminin

1) ( soixante minutes) hour

24 heures sur 24 — lit, fig 24 hours a day

dans l'heure qui a suivi — within the hour

d'heure en heure — [augmenter, empirer] by the hour

deux heures d'attente — a two-hour wait

toutes les deux heures — every two hours

toutes les heures — every hour

après trois heures d'avion — after three hours on the plane

être à trois heures d'avion de Paris — to be three hours away from Paris by plane

faire trois heures de bateau — to be on the boat for three hours

faire du 60 à l'heure — (colloq)

faire 60 km à l'heure — to do 60 km per hour

payé à l'heure — paid by the hour

25 euros de l'heure — 25 euros an hour

la semaine de 35 heures — the 35-hour week

une petite heure — an hour at the most

une bonne heure — a good hour

2) ( indication) time

à 11 heures, heure de Paris — at 11, Paris time

il ne sait pas lire l'heure — he can't tell the time

se tromper d'heure — to get the time wrong

il est 10 heures — it's 10 (o'clock)

il est 10 heures 20 — it's 20 past 10

il est 10 heures moins 20 — it's 20 to 10

à 4 heures pile or tapantes — (colloq) at 4 o'clock sharp

mettre sa montre à l'heure — to set one's watch

l'heure tourne — time is passing

3) ( point dans le temps) time

l'heure d'arrivée — the arrival time

heures d'ouverture — opening times

être à l'heure — to be on time

‘sandwiches à toute heure’ — ‘sandwiches available at any time’

à une heure avancée (de la nuit) — late at night

de bonne heure — [se lever, partir] early

il doit être loin à l'heure qu'il est — he must be a long way off by now

c'est son heure — it's his/her usual time

à l'heure où je te parle — while I'm speaking to you

de la première heure — [résistant, militant] from the very beginning

à la première heure — at first light

de dernière heure — [manœuvre, décision] last-minute

un résistant de la dernière heure — a late convert to the resistance

ta dernière heure est arrivée — your time has come

4) (période, époque) time

à l'heure actuelle, pour l'heure — at the present time

à l'heure de la pause — during the break

l'heure du déjeuner/thé/d îner — lunchtime/teatime/dinnertime

aux heures des repas — at mealtimes

l'heure n'est pas à la polémique — this is no time for controversy

l'heure est grave — the situation is serious

il est peintre à ses heures — he paints in his spare time

à la bonne heure! — well done!

5) ( ère) era

vivre à l'heure des satellites — to live in the satellite era

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Phrasal Verbs:

- heure d'affluence

- heure d'été

- heure H

- heure d'hiver

- heure légale

- heure de pointe

- heures supplémentaires

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avant l'heure, c'est pas l'heure, après l'heure, c'est plus l'heure — (colloq) there's no time but the right time

vivre à cent à l'heure — (colloq) fig to be always on the go (colloq)

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œʀ nf
1) (durée) hour

Le trajet dure six heures. — The journey lasts six hours.

2 heures de marche — 2 hours' walk

2 heures de travail — 2 hours' work

une heure d'arrêt — an hour's break

24 heures sur 24 — round the clock, 24 hours a day

100 km à l'heure — 60 miles an hour, 60 miles per hour

2) (moment) time

quelle heure est-il? — what time is it?

pourriez-vous me donner l'heure, s'il vous plaît? — could you tell me the time, please?

vous avez l'heure? — have you got the time?

à quelle heure? — what time?

À quelle heure arrivons-nous? — What time do we arrive?

c'est l'heure — it's time

C'est l'heure de la sieste. — It's siesta time.

2 heures — 2 o'clock

2 heures du matin — 2 o'clock in the morning

2 heures de l'après-midi — 2 o'clock in the afternoon

9 heures du soir — 9 o'clock in the evening

à toute heure — at any time

de bonne heure — early

être à l'heure [personne] — to be on time, [montre] to be right

mettre à l'heure — to set right

à l'heure qu'il est (= actuellement) — now

d'heure en heure — from one hour to the next

La situation évolue d'heure en heure. — The situation is developing from one hour to the next.

à l'heure actuelle — at the present time

pour l'heure — for the time being

sur l'heure — at once

3) ÉDUCATION period

une heure de français — a period of French

4) (autre locution)

à la bonne heure! — splendid!

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heure ⇒ L'heure, La mesure du temps, La vitesse nf

1 ( soixante minutes) hour; une heure avant or plus tôt an hour before; deux heures après or plus tard two hours later; en une heure in an hour; 24 heures sur 24 lit, fig twenty four hours a day, round the clock; dans l'heure qui a suivi within the hour; dans les 24 heures within 24 hours; d'heure en heure [augmenter, empirer] by the hour; suivre qch heure par heure to follow sth hour by hour; deux heures de repos/d'attente a two-hour rest/wait; toutes les deux heures every two hours; il y a un train toutes les heures there's a train every hour; après trois heures d'avion after three hours on the plane, after a three-hour flight; être à trois heures de train/d'avion de Paris to be three hours away from Paris by train/plane; être à trois heures de marche de Paris to be a three-hour walk from Paris; faire trois heures de bateau/d'avion to be on the boat/plane for three hours; faire du 60 à l'heure○, faire 60 km à l'heure to do 60 km per hour; être payé à l'heure to be paid by the hour; gagner 40 euros de l'heure to earn 40 euros an hour; la semaine de 35 heures the 35-hour week; avoir deux heures de chimie par semaine to have two hours of chemistry per week; une petite heure an hour at the most; une bonne heure a good hour; ça fait une heure que je t'attends! ( par exagération) I've been waiting for an hour!; nous avons parlé du projet pendant des heures we talked about the project for hours on end;

2 ( indication) time; l'heure exacte or juste the exact ou right time; quelle heure est-il? what time is it, what's the time?; tu as l'heure? have you got the time? ; à quelle heure…? (at) what time…?; à 11 heures, heure de Paris at 11, Paris time; il ne sait pas lire l'heure he can't tell the time; se tromper d'heure to get the time wrong; il est 10 heures it's 10 (o'clock); il est 10 heures 20 it's 20 past 10; il est 10 heures moins 20 it's 20 to 10; à 5 heures du matin/de l'après-midi at 5 in the morning/in the afternoon, at 5 am/pm; à 4 heures pile or tapantes○ at 4 o'clock sharp ou on the dot; mettre/remettre sa montre à l'heure to set/reset one's watch; l'heure tourne time is passing;

3 ( point dans le temps) time; l'heure d'un rendez-vous/de la prière the time of an appointment/for prayer; il est or c'est l'heure de faire it's time to do; c'est l'heure, il faut que j'y aille it's time, I must go; l'heure d'arrivée/de départ the arrival/departure time; heures d'ouverture/de fermeture opening/closing times; arriver/être à l'heure to arrive/be on time; à l'heure convenue at the agreed time; ‘sandwiches à toute heure’ ‘sandwiches available at any time’; à une heure indue at an unearthly hour; à une heure avancée (de la nuit) late at night; de bonne heure [se lever, partir] early; il doit être loin à l'heure qu'il est he must be a long way off by now; c'est son heure it's his/her usual time; il ne viendra pas à l'heure qu'il est he won't come this late; mourir avant l'heure to die before one's time; ton heure viendra your time will come; son heure est venue his/her time has come; à l'heure où je te parle while I'm speaking to you, at this very moment; de la première heure [résistant, militant] from the very beginning; à la première heure at first light; de dernière heure [manœuvre, décision] last-minute; un résistant de la dernière heure a late convert to the resistance; ta dernière heure est arrivée your time has come;

4 (période, époque) time; à l'heure actuelle, pour l'heure at the present time; à l'heure où… at a time when…; à l'heure de la restructuration/détente at a time of restructuring/détente; à l'heure de la pause during the break; l'heure du déjeuner/thé/dîner lunchtime/teatime/dinnertime; aux heures des repas at mealtimes; pendant les heures de bureau/de classe during office/school hours; l'heure est à l'entreprise individuelle the current trend is for private enterprise; l'heure n'est pas à la polémique/l'optimisme this is no time for controversy/optimism; l'heure est grave the situation is serious; il est peintre/poète à ses heures he paints/writes poetry in his spare time; c'est la bonne/la mauvaise heure it's the right/a bad time; à la bonne heure! well done!;

5 ( ère) era; vivre à l'heure des satellites/de l'audiovisuel to live in the satellite/audiovisual era.

Composés

heure d'affluence Transp peak hour; aux heures d'affluence during peak hours; heure d'été Admin summer time GB, daylight saving(s) time US; heure H Mil, fig zero hour; heure d'hiver Admin winter time GB, daylight saving(s) time US; heure légale Admin standard time; heure locale Admin local time; heure de pointe Transp rush hour; aux heures de pointe during (the) rush hour; heures canoniales Relig canonical hours; heures supplémentaires, heures sup○ Entr overtime; faire des heures supplémentaires to do ou work overtime; ⇒ quatorze.

Idiomes

avant l'heure, c'est pas l'heure, après l'heure, c'est plus l'heure○ there's no time but the right time; vivre à cent à l'heure○ fig to be always on the go○.

[ɶr] nom féminin

1. [unité de temps] hour

j'attends depuis une bonne ou grande heure I've been waiting for a good hour

revenez dans une petite heure be back in less than ou in under an hour

à 45 km à l'heure at 45 km an ou per hour

24 heures sur 24 round-the-clock, 24 hours a day

pharmacie ouverte 24 heures sur 24 all-night ou 24-hour chemist

d'heure en heure by the hour

2. [durée d'un trajet] hour

à deux heures (de voiture ou de route) de chez moi two hours' (drive) from my home

il y a trois heures de marche/vol it's a three hour walk/flight

3. [unité de travail ou de salaire] hour

un travail (payé) à l'heure a job paid by the hour

quinze euros de l'heure fifteen euros an ou per hour

une heure de travail an hour's work, an hour of work

sans compter les heures de main-d'œuvre excluding labour (costs)

une heure de chimie ÉDUCATION a chemistry period ou class

une heure supplémentaire an ou one hour's overtime

des heures supplémentaires overtime (substantif non comptable)

4. [point précis de la journée] time

15 h heure locale 3 p.m. local time

elle est passée sur le coup de huit heures (familier) she dropped in at about eight

c'est l'heure!

a. [de partir] it's time (to go)!

b. [de rendre sa copie] time's up!

l'heure, c'est l'heure on time is on time

quand c'est l'heure, c'est l'heure! (familier) when you've got to go, you've got to go!

avant l'heure before time

avant l'heure, c'est pas l'heure, après l'heure c'est plus l'heure there's a right time for every thing

quelle heure est-il? what time is it?, what's the time?

vous avez l'heure? do you have the time?

quelle heure avez-vous? what time do you make it?

tu as vu l'heure (qu'il est)? have you any idea what time it is?

il ne sait pas encore lire l'heure he can't tell the time yet

il y a une heure pour tout, chaque chose à son heure there's a time (and a place) for everything

il n'y a pas d'heure pour les braves! when a man's got to go, a man's got to go!

il n'a pas d' heure, avec lui il n'y a pas d'heure (familier) [il n'est pas ponctuel] he just turns up when it suits him

l'heure d'été British Summer Time (UK), daylight (saving) time (US)

passer à l'heure d'été/d'hiver to put the clocks forward/back

l'heure de Greenwich Greenwich Mean Time, GMT

l'heure H zero hour

5. [moment] time

à une heure indue at some ungodly ou godforsaken hour

ce doit être ma tante qui appelle, c'est son heure that must be my aunt, this is her usual time for calling

ton heure sera la mienne (you) choose ou name a time

elle est romancière à ses heures she writes the odd novel (now and again)

l'heure d'aller au lit bedtime

l'heure du déjeuner lunchtime

les heures d'affluence the rush hour

heures de bureau office hours

les heures creuses

a. [sans foule] off-peak period

b. [sans clients] slack period

6. [période d'une vie] hour

son heure de gloire his moment of glory

l'heure est grave things are serious

l'heure est à l'action now is the time for action

c'est sa dernière heure his time is near

dis-toi que ce n'était pas ton heure don't worry, your time will come

l'heure de vérité the moment of truth

7. INFORMATIQUE

heures machine computer time

8. ASTRONOMIE hour

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heures nom féminin pluriel

RELIGION hours

livre d'heures Book of Hours

à la bonne heure locution adverbiale

good

elle est reçue, à la bonne heure! so she passed, good ou marvellous!

à l'heure locution adjectivale

1. [personne] on time

2. [montre]

la montre est à l'heure the watch is keeping good time

à l'heure locution adverbiale

mettre sa montre/une pendule à l'heure to set one's watch/a clock right

le Japon à l'heure anglaise the Japanese go British

à l'heure de locution prépositionnelle

in the era ou age of

de bonne heure locution adverbiale

[tôt] early

[en avance] in good time

pour l'heure locution adverbiale

for now ou the time being ou the moment

sur l'heure locution adverbiale

(littéraire) straightaway, at once

tout à l'heure locution adverbiale

1. [dans un moment] later, in a (short ou little) while

à tout à l'heure! see you later!

2. [il y a un moment] earlier (today)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > heure
13 ora

1. f time

unità di misura hour

che ora è?, che ore sono? what time is it?, what's the time?

ora legale daylight saving time

ora locale local time

ore pl straordinarie overtime sg

ora di punta rush hour

telecommunications peak time

di buon'ora early

2. adv now

sono rientrato or ora I've only just got back

per ora for the moment, for the time being

ora come ora at the moment

d'ora in poi from now on

3. conj now

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ora¹ s.f.

1 hour: un'ora e mezzo, an hour and a half; mezz'ora, half an hour; un giorno ha ventiquattro ore, there are twenty four hours in a day; un'ora di orologio, a whole hour; un'ora di lezione, an hour's lesson; le prime ore del giorno, the early morning; nelle prime ore del pomeriggio, in the early (hours of the) afternoon; questo caffè è aperto 24 ore su 24, this cafè is open 24 hours a day; quest'orologio batte le ore, this clock strikes the hours; si fermò qui per un'ora, he stopped here for a full hour; studio da un'ora, I have been studying for an hour; ti ho aspettato per ore, I have been waiting for you for hours; lavorare per ore e ore, to work for hours and hours; sarà qui fra due ore, he will be here in two hours' time; c'è ancora un'ora di auto, di cammino da qui al paese, we are still an hour's drive, walk from the village // ora di punta, rush (o peak) hour // le ore piccole, ( del mattino) the small hours (of the morning): fare le ore piccole, to stay up late // all'ora, by the hour (o per hour o an hour): l'automobile andava a 150 km all'ora, the car was doing 150 km an hour; bisogna pagare l'idraulico a ore, you'll have to pay the plumber by the hour; noleggiare una bicicletta a ore, to hire a bicycle by the hour // a tarda ora, late // alla buon'ora, at last // di buon'ora, early // le notizie arrivano di ora in ora, news arrives hourly // notizie dell'ultima ora, the latest news, ( sui giornali) stop-press news // è uno che non ha ore, he doesn't have regular hours // non vedo l'ora di partire, I can't wait to leave (o I'm looking forward to leaving) // passai un brutto quarto d'ora, I had a bad (o a difficult) quarter of an hour // (econ.): ore di lavoro, ( lavorate) hours of work, ( lavorative) working hours; ora di macchina, machine-hour; ore straordinarie, overtime; ora uomo, man-hour // (eccl.): ora canonica, canonical hour; libro delle ore, Book of Hours; le quarantott'ore, the Forty Hours // le ore del mattino hanno l'oro in bocca, (prov.) an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening

2 ( nel computo del tempo) time: ora astronomica, sidereal time; ora legale, summer (o amer. daylight-saving) time; ora locale, local time; ora di Greenwich, Greenwich mean (o civil) time; ora ufficiale, internazionale, standard time; che ora è?, what is the time? (o what time is it?); che ora fate?, what time do you make it?; che ora fa il tuo orologio?, what time does your watch say?; a che ora comincia il film?, what time does the film start?; credo che a quest'ora sarà a Roma, I think he will be in Rome by now; domani a quest'ora sarò a Roma, at this time tomorrow I shall be in Rome; questo bambino non sa ancora leggere le ore, this child cannot tell the time yet; sai l'ora giusta?, do you know the right time?; sono le ( ore) due e un quarto, e venti, e mezzo, it is a quarter, twenty, half past two; sono le ( ore) due e tre quarti, le ( ore) tre meno dieci, it is a quarter, ten to three; sono le ( ore) nove in punto, it is nine o' clock exactly (o on the dot); il treno parte alle ( ore) otto e cinquanta, the train leaves at eight fifty; a quest'ora non si può disturbare la gente, you can't disturb people at this time of the day

3 ( tempo) time; ( momento) moment: ora dei pasti, mealtime; ora del tè, di colazione, teatime, lunchtime; ora di apertura, di chiusura, opening, closing time; ora di pranzo, dinnertime: leggo per fare l'ora di pranzo, I am reading to kill time until dinner; ore rubate, stolen time; le ore più calde del giorno, the hottest time of the day; a una certa ora, at a certain moment; all'ora fissata, at the appointed time; all'ora solita, at the usual time; ora X, zero, zero hour; è ora di andare, it is time to go: è ora che vada, it is time I went; sarebbe ora che tu andassi a letto, it's time for you to go to bed; era ora che ti decidessi!, it was high time you decided!; ''Sono pronto'' ''Era ora!'', ''I'm ready'' ''About time (too)!''// a tutte le ore, at any time (o hour): puoi venire a tutte le ore, you can come at any time // l'ora è suonata!, (fig.) the time has come! // la mia ora si avvicina, my time is drawing near; morì prima della sua ora, he died before his time // viene sempre fuori ora, he never comes at the right time // da un'ora all'altra, ( in brevissimo tempo) very quickly (o in a moment), ( improvvisamente) suddenly, ( fra poco) soon.

ora² avv.

1 ( adesso, al presente) now; at present: che fate ora?, what are you doing now (o at present)?; ora non ho tempo, ne parliamo più tardi, I haven't time now, we'll discuss it later; e ora che si fa?, now what shall we do?; ora basta, hai superato ogni limite!, that's enough now, you've gone too far!; ora le cose vanno meglio, things are better now; passiamo ora a un altro argomento, let's go on to another subject now; dovevi pensarci prima, ora è tardi, you should have thought of it before. It's too late now // ora o mai più, now or never // ora più che mai, now more than ever // d'ora in poi, d'ora in avanti, from now on // proprio ora, right (o just) now // per ora, ( per il momento) for now, at the moment, for the time being; ( in questo momento) at present: grazie, per ora, thanks for now; per ora non ho bisogno di aiuto, I don't need any help for now (o at the moment o for the time being o at present) // ora come ora, ( nelle condizioni attuali) at present: ora come ora non saprei cosa rispondere, I wouldn't know how to reply at present; ora come ora non conviene vendere, it's unadvisable to sell at present // prima d'ora, before: non se n'era mai parlato prima d'ora, it had never been mentioned before // fin'ora, fino a ora → finora // fin d'ora, from now on, ( subito) right now, ( in anticipo) in advance: comincia fin d'ora a comportarti bene, start behaving yourself from now on; te lo dico fin d'ora, I'm telling you right now (o here and now); ringraziandovi fin d'ora per la Vostra cortesia, thanking you in advance for your kindness // alcuni mesi or sono, a few months ago; or è un anno che non lo vedo, it's a year now since I last saw him; or non è molto, not long ago

2 ( appena, da poco) just: siamo arrivati ora, we've just arrived // or ora, just now: l'ho visto or ora, I saw him just now

3 ( subito, tra poco) in a minute; any time now; shortly; soon; straightaway: dovrebbe arrivare ora, he should arrive any time now (o in a minute); l'aereo parte ora, the plane will be leaving shortly (o soon); ora le passo il direttore, I'll put you through to the manager straightaway

◆ cong.

1 ( dunque, allora) now: ora avvenne che..., now it happened that...; ora supponiamo di dover misurare il lato minore del rettangolo, now let us suppose we are going to measure the shorter side of the rectangle; ora che cosa faresti al posto mio?, now what would you do in my place? // or dunque, or bene, now then

2 (ma) but: tu credi di aver ragione, ora io ti dico che hai torto, you think you're right but I say you're wrong; questo è quello che dicono i giornali, ora le cose stanno diversamente, that's what the papers say, but things are different

3 ora... ora..., (correl.) now... now..., sometimes... sometimes..., first... then..., one minute... the next...: ora ora qua, ora là, now here, now there; ora è favorevole, ora è contrario, first (o one minute) he's for it, then (o the next) he's against it; il tempo è molto variabile, ora piove, ora c'è il sole, the weather is very changeable: sometimes it's rainy (and) sometimes it's sunny; guardava ora l'uno ora l'altro senza dire una parola, he looked now (o first) at one now (o then) at the other, without saying a word

4 ora che, now that: ora che ci penso, era proprio un lunedì, now that I think of it, it was actually a Monday; ora che le cose si sono sistemate, mi sento più tranquillo, now that things are settled, I feel more at ease.

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['ora]
1. sf

1) (unità di tempo, durata) hour

tre ore e mezza — three and a half hours

mezz'ora — half an hour

durante le ore d'ufficio — during office hours

è a un'ora di cammino/d'auto dalla stazione — it's an hour's walk/drive from the station

aspetto da un'ora — I've been waiting for an hour

pagare a ore — to pay by the hour

sono pagati a ore — they're paid by the hour

all'ora — an hour

lo pagano 30 euro all'ora — they pay him 30 euros an hour

70 km all'ora — 70 km an hour

2)

(parte della giornata) che ora è?, che ore sono? — sono le 4 — what time is it? — it's 4 (o'clock)

che ora fai? — what time do you make it?

a che ora ci vediamo? — what time o when shall we meet?

a che ora parti? — what time are you leaving?

- ora legale

- ora locale

- ora di punta

- l'ora X

2. avv

1) (adesso) now

ora sto meglio — I'm better now

ora non posso uscire — I can't go out (just) now

ora sono molto occupata — I'm very busy at the moment

d'ora in avanti o poi — from now on

ora come ora — right now, at present

per ora — for now

2)

(poco fa) è uscito (proprio) ora — he's just gone out

or ora — just now, a moment ago

10 anni or sono — 10 years ago

3) (tra poco) in a moment, presently, in a minute

ora arrivo — I'm just coming, I'll be right there

4)

(correlativo) ora... ora... — now..., now...

ora qui ora lì — now here now there

ora piange ora ride — one minute he's crying, the next he's laughing

3. cong

now

ora che — now (that)

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['ora] I
sostantivo femminile

1) (sessanta minuti) hour

un'ora di lavoro, di lezione — an hour's work, lesson

due -e di attesa — two hours' wait, a two-hour wait

ventiquattr'-e su ventiquattro — fig. twenty-four hours a day, round the clock

fra un'ora — in o within an hour

di ora in ora — [aumentare, peggiorare] from hour to hour

seguire qcs. di ora in ora — to follow sth. hour by hour

dopo tre -e d'aereo — after three hours on the plane, after a three-hour flight

è a due -e di macchina, di treno da Milano — it's two hours' drive away from Milan, it's two hours away from Milan by train

essere a quattro -e di marcia, cammino da — to be a four-hour walk from

fare i 60 all'ora — colloq. to do 60 (km per hour)

essere pagato all'ora, a -e — to be paid by the hour

guadagnare 30 euro all'ora — to earn 30 euros per o an hour

avere due -e di chimica alla settimana — to have two hours of chemistry per week

parlare di qcs. per delle -e, per -e e -e — to talk about sth. for hours on end

sono -e che aspetto! — colloq. fig. I've been waiting for hours!

2) (indicazione di tempo) time

chiedere, dire l'ora — to ask, tell the time

guardare l'ora — to look at the time

che ora è, che -e sono? — what time is it? what's the time?

sono le -e 10 — it's 10 o'clock

hai l'ora? — have you got the time?

che ora fai? — what time do you make it?

a che ora...? — what time..?

alle dieci, ora italiana — at 10, Italian time

3) (momento preciso) time

l'ora dell'arrivo, della partenza — the arrival, departure time

all'ora convenuta, stabilita — at the agreed time

tutti i giorni alla stessa, solita ora — every day at the same time

a tarda ora, a un'ora tarda (della notte) — late (at night)

fare le -e piccole — to keep late hours

di buon'ora — [alzarsi, partire] early, at an early hour, in good time

a quest'ora sarà lontano — he must be a long way off by now

il tuo amico non verrà più a quest'ora — your friend won't come this late

è ora di partire — it's time to leave, it's time we left

è ora che tu faccia — it's time for you to do

della prima ora — [ militante] from the very beginning

notizie dell'ultima ora — last-minute o latest news

4) (periodo della giornata) time

ora di pranzo, di cena — lunchtime, dinnertime

all'ora dei pasti, -e pasti — at mealtime(s)

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ora esatta — tel. speaking clock

ora di Greenwich — Greenwich Mean Time

ora legale — amm. daylight saving time

ora locale — amm. local time

ora di punta — peak hour, rush hour

ora solare — solar time

l'ora della verità — the moment of truth

ora X, ora zero — zero hour (anche fig.)

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è arrivata o suonata la sua ora his time has come; alla buon'ora! era ora! about time too! non vedere l'ora di fare — to be itching o burning to do, to look forward to doing, to long to do
II 1.
avverbio

1) (adesso) now, at present

la casa ora è sua — it's his house now

ora è il momento di agire — now it's time for action

ora è un anno che... — it's been a year now since...

e ora? — what now?

a partire da ora — from now on, hence form.

prima d'ora — before now

d'ora in poi, d'ora in avanti — from now on(wards), henceforth form.

fino ad ora — up to now, up until now

fin, sin d'ora — here and now

per ora — for now, for the moment, for the time being

ora come ora — at this moment in time, as things stand now

ora o mai più — (it's) now or never

ora che ci penso — now that I think of it, come to think of it

2) (poco fa, appena)

è arrivato ora — he's arrived just now, he's just arrived

stavo parlando di te or ora — I was just talking about you

3) (tra poco)

ora vengo — I'm (just) coming, I'll be right there

4) (in correlazione)

era ora calmo ora brusco — he was sometimes calm (and) sometimes brusque

ora velocemente, ora lentamente — now fast, now slowly
2.
congiunzione

1) (con valore avversativo)

credi di aver capito, ora ti dimostro che non è vero — you think you've understood, but now I'll show you that you haven't

2) (con valore introduttivo o conclusivo) now (then)

ora avvenne che... — now it happened that...

ora dovete sapere che... — now (then), you ought to know that

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ora¹

/'ora/ ⇒ 19, 13

sostantivo f.

1 (sessanta minuti) hour; un'ora di lavoro, di lezione an hour's work, lesson; due -e di attesa two hours' wait, a two-hour wait; ventiquattr'-e su ventiquattro fig. twenty-four hours a day, round the clock; fra un'ora in o within an hour; di ora in ora [aumentare, peggiorare] from hour to hour; seguire qcs. di ora in ora to follow sth. hour by hour; dopo tre -e d'aereo after three hours on the plane, after a three-hour flight; è a due -e di macchina, di treno da Milano it's two hours' drive away from Milan, it's two hours away from Milan by train; essere a quattro -e di marcia, cammino da to be a four-hour walk from; fare i 60 all'ora colloq. to do 60 (km per hour); essere pagato all'ora, a -e to be paid by the hour; guadagnare 30 euro all'ora to earn 30 euros per o an hour; avere due -e di chimica alla settimana to have two hours of chemistry per week; parlare di qcs. per delle -e, per -e e -e to talk about sth. for hours on end; sono -e che aspetto! colloq. fig. I've been waiting for hours!

2 (indicazione di tempo) time; chiedere, dire l'ora to ask, tell the time; guardare l'ora to look at the time; che ora è, che -e sono? what time is it? what's the time? sono le -e 10 it's 10 o'clock; hai l'ora? have you got the time? che ora fai? what time do you make it? a che ora...? what time..? alle dieci, ora italiana at 10, Italian time

3 (momento preciso) time; l'ora dell'arrivo, della partenza the arrival, departure time; all'ora convenuta, stabilita at the agreed time; tutti i giorni alla stessa, solita ora every day at the same time; a tarda ora, a un'ora tarda (della notte) late (at night); fare le -e piccole to keep late hours; di buon'ora [alzarsi, partire] early, at an early hour, in good time; a quest'ora sarà lontano he must be a long way off by now; il tuo amico non verrà più a quest'ora your friend won't come this late; è ora di partire it's time to leave, it's time we left; è ora che tu faccia it's time for you to do; della prima ora [ militante] from the very beginning; notizie dell'ultima ora last-minute o latest news

4 (periodo della giornata) time; ora di pranzo, di cena lunchtime, dinnertime; all'ora dei pasti, -e pasti at mealtime(s)

IDIOMS

è arrivata o suonata la sua ora his time has come; alla buon'ora! era ora! about time too! non vedere l'ora di fare to be itching o burning to do, to look forward to doing, to long to do

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COMPOUNDS

ora esatta tel. speaking clock; ora di Greenwich Greenwich Mean Time; ora legale amm. daylight saving time; ora locale amm. local time; ora di punta peak hour, rush hour; ora solare solar time; l'ora della verità the moment of truth; ora X, ora zero zero hour (anche fig.).

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ora²

/'ora/

I avverbio

1 (adesso) now, at present; la casa ora è sua it's his house now; ora è il momento di agire now it's time for action; ora è un anno che... it's been a year now since...; e ora? what now? a partire da ora from now on, hence form.; prima d'ora before now; d'ora in poi, d'ora in avanti from now on(wards), henceforth form.; fino ad ora up to now, up until now; fin, sin d'ora here and now; per ora for now, for the moment, for the time being; ora come ora at this moment in time, as things stand now; ora o mai più (it's) now or never; ora che ci penso now that I think of it, come to think of it

2 (poco fa, appena) è arrivato ora he's arrived just now, he's just arrived; stavo parlando di te or ora I was just talking about you

3 (tra poco) ora vengo I'm (just) coming, I'll be right there

4 (in correlazione) era ora calmo ora brusco he was sometimes calm (and) sometimes brusque; ora velocemente, ora lentamente now fast, now slowly

II congiunzione

1 (con valore avversativo) credi di aver capito, ora ti dimostro che non è vero you think you've understood, but now I'll show you that you haven't

2 (con valore introduttivo o conclusivo) now (then); ora avvenne che... now it happened that...; ora dovete sapere che... now (then), you ought to know that...

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ora
14 a

prep.

1 to.

voy a Madrid I'm going to Madrid

me voy al extranjero I'm going abroad

llegó a Buenos Aires/a la fiesta he arrived in Buenos Aires/at the party

2 at (moment).

a las siete at seven o'clock

a los once años at the age of eleven

al caer la noche at nightfall

al oír la noticia se desmayó on hearing the news, she fainted

Llegué al amanecer I arrived at dawn.

3 per, every (frecuency).

40 horas a la semana 40 hours per o a week

tres veces al día three times a day

4 to.

dáselo a Ricardo give it to Ricardo

dile a Ricardo que venga tell Ricardo to come

5 to.

entró a pagar he came in to pay

aprender a nadar to learn to swim

6 by, about to, for.

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A, a

► nombre femenino (pl as o aes)

1 (la letra) A, a

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A

► abreviatura

1 ( Alteza) Highness; (abreviatura) H

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A

► abreviatura

1 ( autopista) motorway; (abreviatura) M

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A

► símbolo

1 ( amperio) ampere, amp; (símbolo) A

* * *

prep.

1) to

2) into

3) in

4) at

5) on

6) with

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SF = a (=letra) A, a

* * *

a femenino (pl aes) ( read as [a]) the letter A, a

* * *

= for, per, to.

Ex. The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.

Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.

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* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* a bocajarro = point blank.

* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.

* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.

* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a cambio = in return.

* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a cántaros = cats and dogs.

* a cargo = in the saddle.

* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).

* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.

* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.

* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.

* a chorros = profusely.

* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.

* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.

* a cierta distancia = some distance away.

* a cierta distancia de = off.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.

* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.

* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.

* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.

* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.

* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.

* a continuación se enumeran = given below.

* a contracorriente = against the grain.

* a contraluz = against the light.

* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.

* a coro = with one voice, in unison.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* a cuestas = in tow.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a diario = every day.

* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.

* a dieta = on a diet.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.

* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* a domicilio = domiciliary.

* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* a él = him.

* a ellos = them.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.

* a eso = thereto.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* a estas alturas = by now.

* a este fin = to this end.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* a este respecto = in this respect.

* a este ritmo = at this rate.

* a estrenar = brand new.

* a examen = under the microscope.

* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.

* a excepción de que = except that.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* a favor = in favour.

* a favor de = in favour of.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.

* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* a favor y en contra = pro and con.

* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.

* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.

* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a gas = gas-powered.

* a gatas = on all fours.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a granel = in bulk.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a groso modo = crudely.

* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.

* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* a horcajadas = astride.

* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.

* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.

* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.

* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.

* a intervalos = at intervals.

* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.

* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.

* a invitación de = at the invitation of.

* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.

* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].

* a la alcaldía = mayoral.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* a la anochecida = at nightfall.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* a la atención de = c/o (care of).

* a la baja = on the wane.

* a la brasa = grilled.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* a la carta = a la carte.

* a la defensiva = on the defensive.

* a la derecha = at the right.

* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a la deriva = rudderless.

* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.

* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.

* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.

* a la izquierda = at the left.

* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* a la ligera = lightly.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* a la onda = in the know.

* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.

* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.

* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.

* a la perfección = superbly.

* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a la salida = on the way out.

* a la sazón = at that time.

* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.

* a la semana = a week, per week.

* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.

* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* a la venta = on release.

* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.

* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.

* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.

* al extremo norte = northernmost.

* al extremo oeste = westernmost.

* al hacer esto = in doing so.

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.

* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.

* a lo largo de la historia = over time.

* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.

* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.

* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.

* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].

* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* a lo lejos = in the distance.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* a lo mejor = perhaps.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* a lo zombi = zombielike.

* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a manojos = by the handful.

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* a más tardar = at the latest.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.

* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.

* a mediados de semana = midweek.

* a media jornada = half-time [half time].

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medianoche = at midnight.

* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* a merced de = at the mercy of.

* a mí = me.

* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.

* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.

* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.

* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.

* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.

* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a nombre de = payable to.

* a no ser que = unless.

* a nosotros = us.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.

* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* a pares = in pairs.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.

* 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.

* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a pilas = battery-operated.

* a pique = sinking.

* a placer = at will.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a porrillo = by the handful.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.

* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.

* a prisa = quickly.

* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.

* a propósito de = apropos of.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* a prueba = on trial.

* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.

* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* a prueba de robos = theft proof.

* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.

* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.

* a quemarropa = point blank.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* a quienquiera que = whomever.

* a rachas = by fits and starts.

* a ráfagas = in bursts.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* a rajatabla = to the letter.

* a ras de = flush with.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* a ras del suelo = at ground level.

* a rastras = in tow.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* a remolque = in tow.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].

* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.

* a sacudidas = jerkily.

* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.

* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* a ser posible = if possible.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a sueldo = paid.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.

* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* a ti = you, thee.

* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* a tiempo parcial = part-time.

* a tientas = in the dark.

* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.

* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda prueba = unswerving.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a todas luces = patently.

* a todas partes = far and wide.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a todo alrededor = all round.

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo lo largo de = the length of.

* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a todos nosotros = us all.

* a todos por igual = one size fits all.

* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo volumen = at full blast.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.

* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.

* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* a tres bandas = three pronged.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.

* a trompicones = by fits and starts.

* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.

* a trozos = piecewise.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

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Ex: The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.

Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.

* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* a bocajarro = point blank.

* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.

* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.

* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a cambio = in return.

* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a cántaros = cats and dogs.

* a cargo = in the saddle.

* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).

* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.

* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.

* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.

* a chorros = profusely.

* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.

* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.

* a cierta distancia = some distance away.

* a cierta distancia de = off.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.

* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.

* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.

* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.

* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.

* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.

* a continuación se enumeran = given below.

* a contracorriente = against the grain.

* a contraluz = against the light.

* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.

* a coro = with one voice, in unison.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* a cuestas = in tow.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a diario = every day.

* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.

* a dieta = on a diet.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.

* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* a domicilio = domiciliary.

* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* a él = him.

* a ellos = them.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.

* a eso = thereto.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* a estas alturas = by now.

* a este fin = to this end.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* a este respecto = in this respect.

* a este ritmo = at this rate.

* a estrenar = brand new.

* a examen = under the microscope.

* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.

* a excepción de que = except that.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* a favor = in favour.

* a favor de = in favour of.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.

* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* a favor y en contra = pro and con.

* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.

* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.

* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a gas = gas-powered.

* a gatas = on all fours.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a granel = in bulk.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a groso modo = crudely.

* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.

* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* a horcajadas = astride.

* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.

* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.

* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.

* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.

* a intervalos = at intervals.

* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.

* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.

* a invitación de = at the invitation of.

* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.

* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].

* a la alcaldía = mayoral.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* a la anochecida = at nightfall.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* a la atención de = c/o (care of).

* a la baja = on the wane.

* a la brasa = grilled.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* a la carta = a la carte.

* a la defensiva = on the defensive.

* a la derecha = at the right.

* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a la deriva = rudderless.

* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.

* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.

* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.

* a la izquierda = at the left.

* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* a la ligera = lightly.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* a la onda = in the know.

* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.

* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.

* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.

* a la perfección = superbly.

* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a la salida = on the way out.

* a la sazón = at that time.

* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.

* a la semana = a week, per week.

* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.

* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* a la venta = on release.

* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.

* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.

* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.

* al extremo norte = northernmost.

* al extremo oeste = westernmost.

* al hacer esto = in doing so.

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.

* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.

* a lo largo de la historia = over time.

* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.

* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.

* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.

* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].

* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* a lo lejos = in the distance.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* a lo mejor = perhaps.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* a lo zombi = zombielike.

* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a manojos = by the handful.

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* a más tardar = at the latest.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.

* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.

* a mediados de semana = midweek.

* a media jornada = half-time [half time].

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medianoche = at midnight.

* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* a merced de = at the mercy of.

* a mí = me.

* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.

* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.

* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.

* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.

* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.

* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a nombre de = payable to.

* a no ser que = unless.

* a nosotros = us.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.

* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* a pares = in pairs.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.

* 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.

* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a pilas = battery-operated.

* a pique = sinking.

* a placer = at will.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a porrillo = by the handful.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.

* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.

* a prisa = quickly.

* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.

* a propósito de = apropos of.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* a prueba = on trial.

* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.

* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* a prueba de robos = theft proof.

* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.

* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.

* a quemarropa = point blank.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* a quienquiera que = whomever.

* a rachas = by fits and starts.

* a ráfagas = in bursts.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* a rajatabla = to the letter.

* a ras de = flush with.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* a ras del suelo = at ground level.

* a rastras = in tow.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* a remolque = in tow.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].

* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.

* a sacudidas = jerkily.

* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.

* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* a ser posible = if possible.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a sueldo = paid.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.

* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* a ti = you, thee.

* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* a tiempo parcial = part-time.

* a tientas = in the dark.

* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.

* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda prueba = unswerving.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a todas luces = patently.

* a todas partes = far and wide.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a todo alrededor = all round.

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo lo largo de = the length of.

* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a todos nosotros = us all.

* a todos por igual = one size fits all.

* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo volumen = at full blast.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.

* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.

* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* a tres bandas = three pronged.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.

* a trompicones = by fits and starts.

* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.

* a trozos = piecewise.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

* a últ

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a

prep

La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.

No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan como quien, alguien, etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, pasear al perro = to walk the dog.

En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.

A (en relaciones de espacio, lugar)

1 (indicando dirección) to

voy a México/a la fiesta I'm going to Mexico/to the party

voy a casa I'm going home

dobla a la derecha turn right

se cayó al río she fell into the river

ver tb entrar, llegar, etc

2 (indicando posición) at

estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table

a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro

se sentó al sol he sat in the sun

se sentó a mi derecha he sat down to the right of me o on my right

a la vuelta de la esquina around the corner

queda al norte de Toledo it's (to the) north of Toledo

ver tb costado, lado

3

(indicando distancia): está a diez kilómetros de aquí it's ten kilometers from here, it's ten kilometers away

está a unos 20 minutos de aquí it takes o it's about 20 minutes from here, it's a 20 minute drive ( o walk etc) from here

B (en relaciones de tiempo)

1 (señalando hora, momento, fecha) at

abren a las ocho they open at eight o'clock

¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?

a eso de las dos at around o about two o'clock

a la hora del almuerzo at lunchtime

a mediados de abril in mid-April

hoy estamos a 20 it's the 20th today

al día siguiente the next o following day

empezó a hablar a los diez meses he started talking when he was ten months old o at ten months

llegó a la mañana/noche ( RPl); he arrived in the morning/at night

2 al + INF:

se cayó al bajar del autobús she fell as she was getting off the bus

al verlo me di cuenta de que ya no lo quería when I saw him o on seeing him, I realized that I no longer loved him

al salir de la estación torcí a la izquierda I turned left out of the station

3

(indicando distancia en el tiempo): a escasos minutos de su llegada (después) just a few minutes after she arrived; (antes) just a few minutes before she arrived

trabajan de lunes a viernes/de una a cinco they work (from) Monday to Friday/from one to five

a los diez minutos del primer tiempo ten minutes into the first half o after ten minutes of the first half

estaré en París de martes a jueves I'll be in Paris from Tuesday until Thursday, I'll be in Paris Tuesday through Thursday ( AmE)

C

(en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): tres veces al día/a la semana three times a day/a week

sale a 2.000 euros por cabeza it works out at 2,000 euros per person

iban a 100 kilómetros por hora they were going (at) 100 kilometers per hour

nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us by five points to three, they beat us five three o ( AmE) five to three

D

(indicando modo, estilo): fuimos a pie/a caballo we walked/rode, we went on foot/on horseback

pollo al horno/a la brasa roast/barbecued chicken

un peinado a lo Rodolfo Valentino a Rudolph Valentino hairstyle

a crédito on credit

ilustraciones a todo color full-color illustrations

una tela a rayas a piece of striped material

E (en complementos verbales)

1

(introduciendo el complemento directo de persona): ¿viste a José? did you see José?

la policía está buscando al asesino the police are looking for the murderer

no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud

[ the personal a is only used when a specific person or persons are involved

busca una secretaria bilingüe he's looking for a bilingual secretary

]

2

(introduciendo el complemento indirecto): le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter

dáselo/dáselos a ella give it/them to her

les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English

suave al tacto soft to the touch

agradable al oído pleasing to the ear

3

(indicando procedencia): se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o ( colloq) off a gipsy

F

1 (en complementos de finalidad) to

enséñale a nadar teach him to swim

fue a preguntar he went to ask

a que + SUBJ:

los instó a que participaran he urged them to take part

voy a ir a que me hagan un chequeo I'm going to go and have a checkup

2 ( fam)

(para): ¿a qué tanta ceremonia? what's all the fuss for?

¿a qué le fuiste a decir eso? what did you go and tell him that for?

3

a por ( Esp fam): bajo a por pan I'm going down to get some bread o for some bread ( colloq)

¿quién va a ir a por los niños? who's going to fetch o get the children?

¡a por ello! go for it!

G (señalando una acción que ha de realizarse) a + INF:

los puntos a tratar en la reunión de mañana the points to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting

es una idea a tener en cuenta it's an idea to bear in mind o that should be borne in mind

total a pagar total payable

horario a convenir hours to be arranged

H

1

(en órdenes): ¡a la cama, niños! off to bed, children!

¡a callar! shut up! ( colloq)

vamos ¡a trabajar! come on, let's get some work done!

2 (con valor condicional) a + INF:

a decir verdad to tell you the truth

a juzgar por lo que tú dices judging from what you say

3 ( fam)

(en cuanto a): a tozudo no hay quien le gane when it comes to being stubborn there's nobody like him

4

(indicando causa): a petición del interesado ( frml); at the request of the interested party

al + INF:

al no saber idiomas está en desventaja as he doesn't speak any languages he is at a disadvantage, he's at a disadvantage not speaking any languages

5

(expresando desafío): ¿a que no sabes qué nota me puso? you'll never guess what mark she gave me!

tú no te atreverías — ¿a que sí? you wouldn't dare — do you want to o a bet? ( colloq)

¡a que no puedes! bet you can't! ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
A
a
A,
◊ a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a

a preposición Nota:
La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
1
a) ( indicando dirección) to;

◊ voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;

voy a casa I'm going home;
se cayó al río she fell into the river
b) ( indicando posición):

◊ estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table;

a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro;
se sentó al sol he sat in the sun;
se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right
c) ( indicando distancia):

◊ a diez kilómetros de aquí ten kilometers from here

2
a) (señalando hora, momento) at;

◊ a las ocho at eight o'clock;

a la hora de comer at lunch time;
¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?;
a mediados de abril in mid-April;
al día siguiente the next o following day
b) ( señalando fecha):

◊ hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th today

c) al + inf:

◊ se cayó al bajar del tren she fell as she was getting off the train;

al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news
d) ( indicando distancia en el tiempo):

◊ a escasos minutos de su llegada ( después) a few minutes after she arrived;

( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;
◊ de lunes a viernes (from) Monday to Friday

3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):
◊ tres veces al día three times a day;

sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each;
a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour;
nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three
4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):
◊ a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;

a crédito on credit;
funciona a pilas it runs on batteries;
a mano by hand;
a rayas striped;
vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes
5
a) ( introduciendo el complemento directo de persona):

◊ ¿viste a José? did you see José?;

no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
b) ( introduciendo el complemento indirecto) to;

◊ le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter;

dáselo a ella give it to her;
les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English;
le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door
c) ( indicando procedencia):

◊ se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy

A, a f (letra) A
'A' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- a.m.
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abanico
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abasto
- abatida
- abatido
- abatirse
- abdicar
- aberración
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abigarrada
- abigarrado
- abigarrar
- ablandar
- ablusada
- ablusado
- abnegada
- abnegado
- abobada
- abobado
- abocada
- abocado
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abombada
- abombado
- abonar
- abonada
- abonado
- abonarse
- abono
- abordar
- abordaje
- aborregar
- abortar
- abortiva
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- abandon
- abandoned
- abide by
- ability
- abject
- abnormal
- aboard
- aborigine
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abrupt
- absent
- absent-minded
- absolute
- absolutely
- absorbed
- abstemious
- abstract
- absurd
- abundant
- abuse
- abusive
- abysmal
- academic
- academy
- accede
- accent
- acceptable
- access
- accident-prone
- accidental
- accidentally
- acclimatized
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplish
- accomplished
- account
- account for
- accountable

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A

1. (abrev de autopista) Br M, US freeway

2. (abrev de alfil) [en notación de ajedrez] B

A, a [a] nf
[letra] A, a;
Comp

si por a o por be… if for any reason…

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a

prp

1 dirección to;

al este de to the east of;

a casa home;

ir a la cama/al cine go to bed/to the movies;

¡a trabajar! get to work!;

vamos a Buenos Aires we’re going to Buenos Aires;

voy a casa de Marta I’m going to Marta’s (house)

2 situación at;

a la mesa at the table;

al lado de next to;

a la derecha on the right;

al sol in the sun;

a treinta kilómetros de Cuzco thirty kilometers from Cuzco;

está a cinco kilómetros it’s five kilometers away

3 tiempo

:

¿a qué hora llegas? what time do you arrive?;

a las tres at three o’clock;

de once a doce from eleven (o’clock) to twelve;

estamos a quince de febrero it’s February fifteenth;

a los treinta años at the age of thirty;

a la llegada del tren when the train arrives

4 modo

:

a la española the Spanish way;

a mano by hand;

a pie on foot;

a 50 kilómetros por hora at fifty kilometers an hour

5 precio

:

¿a cómo o

cuánto está? how much is it?;

están a dos pesos el kilo they are two pesos a kilo

6 objeto indirecto

:

dáselo a tu hermano give it to your brother

7 objeto directo

:

vi a mi padre I saw my father

8 en perífrasis verbal

:

empezar a begin to;

jugar a las cartas play cards;

decidirse a hacer algo decide to do sth;

voy a comprarlo I’m going to buy it;

a decir verdad to tell the truth

9 para introducir pregunta

:

¿a que no lo sabes? I bet you don’t know;

a ver OK, right;

a ver lo que pasa ahora let’s see what happens now

(a)

abr (= alias) aka (= also known as)

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a nf

: first letter of the Spanish alphabet

a prep

1) : to

nos vamos a México: we're going to Mexico

2) (used before direct or indirect objects referring to persons)

¿llamaste a tu papá?: did you call your dad?

como a usted le guste: as you wish

3) : in the manner of

papas a la francesa: french fries

4) : on, by means of

a pie: on foot

5) : per, each

tres pastillas al día: three pills per day

6) (with infinitive)

enséñales a leer: teach them to read

problemas a resolver: problems to be solved

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a prep

1. (dirección) to

voy al colegio I'm going to school

fueron al cine they went to the cinema

vamos a casa let's go home

gira a la derecha turn right

2. (posición) at

te esperaré a la salida I'll wait for you at the exit

hay un buzón al final de la calle there's a postbox at the end of the road

está a la izquierda it's on the left

3. (distancia) away

está a un kilómetro de aquí it's one kilometre from here / it's one kilometre away

vivimos a 20 kilómetros we live 20 kilometres away

4. (tiempo) at

llegaron a las cinco they arrived at 5 o'clock

a la hora de comer at lunchtime

estamos a 17 it's the 17th today

abrimos de 9 a 5 we open from 9 to 5

5. (distribución, cantidad, medida, precio) a / at

dos veces al año twice a year

a 120 kilómetros por hora at 120 kilometres per hour

tocamos a 1.000 cada uno it works out at 1,000 each

las fresas están a 400 pesetas el kilo strawberries are 400 pesetas a kilo

ganaron dos a uno they won two one

6. (modo)

fui a pie I walked / I went on foot

escrito a máquina typewritten

hecho a mano handmade / made by hand

7. (complemento directo)

llama a tu hermano phone your brother

¿has visto a Iván? have you seen Iván?

8. (complemento indirecto en general) to

he escrito una carta a mi amiga I've written a letter to my friend

dámelo a mí give it to me

9. (para) for

les compré unos caramelos a los niños I bought some sweets for the children

10. (de) from

se lo compré a mi vecino I bought it from my neighbour

Spanish-English dictionary > a
15 allmorgendlich

Adj. regular ( oder every) morning präd.

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ạll|mọr|gend|lich ['al'mɔrgntlɪç]
1. adj
which takes place every morning
die allmorgendliche Eile — the regular morning rush

2. adv
every morning
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all·mor·gend·lich

I. adj attr every morning

das \allmorgendliche Anstehen an der Bushaltestelle the morning queue [or AM line] at the bus stop

das \allmorgendliche Aufstehen um 6 Uhr ist eine Qual getting up every morning at 6 is torture

II. adv every morning

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1.
Adjektiv; nicht präd. regular morning
2.
adverbial every morning

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allmorgendlich adj regular ( oder every) morning präd

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1.
Adjektiv; nicht präd. regular morning
2.
adverbial every morning

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > allmorgendlich
16 impedir

v.

1 to prevent.

impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent somebody from doing something

la lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented him from running

la nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the match from taking place

impedirle el paso a alguien to bar somebody's way

si nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning

2 to hinder, to obstruct.

3 to impede, to obstruct, to hold up, to prevent.

Ella impidió el accidente She impeded the accident.

4 to handicap, to cripple, to disable.

El accidente impidió a Ricardo The accident handicapped Richard.

5 to prevent from, to keep from, to avert from, to deter from.

María le impidió a Ricardo jugar Mary prevented Richard from playing.

6 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.

Esa luz impide leer That light makes it impossible to read.

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impedir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer imposible) to prevent, stop

■ ¿hay algo que te lo impida? is there anything stopping you?

■ su enfermedad le impide desplazarse her illness makes it impossible for her to get about

2 (obstaculizar) to hinder, impede

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FRASEOLOGÍA

impedir el paso to block the way

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verb

1) to impede

2) prevent

3) block

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VT

1) (=parar) to prevent, stop

trataron de impedir la huida de los presos — they tried to prevent the prisoners escaping o the prisoners escape

impedir a algn el acceso al edificio — to prevent sb from entering the building

lo que no se puede impedir — what cannot be prevented

a mí nadie me lo va a impedir — nobody's going to stop me

impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir que algn haga algo — to prevent sb (from) doing sth, stop sb doing sth

esto no impide que... — this does not alter the fact that...

impedir el paso — to block the way

un camión nos impedía el paso — a lorry was blocking our way

2) (=dificultar) [con obstáculos] to impede, obstruct; [con problemas] to hinder, hamper

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verbo transitivo

a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent

nadie te lo impide — nobody's stopping you

impedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing

el dolor le impedía caminar — the pain prevented her from walking

quiso impedir que nos viéramos — she tried to stop us seeing each other

b) < paso> to block

un camión impedía la entrada — a truck was blocking the entrance

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

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= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.

Ex. The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.

Ex. At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

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* impedir el paso = block in.

* impedir la entrada = keep out.

* impedir que = keep from.

* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent

nadie te lo impide — nobody's stopping you

impedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing

el dolor le impedía caminar — the pain prevented her from walking

quiso impedir que nos viéramos — she tried to stop us seeing each other

b) < paso> to block

un camión impedía la entrada — a truck was blocking the entrance

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

* * *

= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.

Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.

Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

* impedir el paso = block in.

* impedir la entrada = keep out.

* impedir que = keep from.

* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

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impedir [ I14 ]

vt

1 (imposibilitar) to prevent

no logró impedir el accidente she was unable to prevent the accident

nos impidió el paso he wouldn't let us through, he blocked our way

esta válvula impide el paso del gas this valve stops o blocks the flow of gas

nadie te lo impide nobody's stopping you

impedirle a algn + INF to prevent sb FROM -ING

el dolor le impedía caminar the pain prevented her from walking o meant that she couldn't walk o stopped her walking

impedir QUE + SUBJ:

quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other, she tried to prevent us from seeing each other

tenemos que impedir que ocurra otra vez we must see that it doesn't happen again, we must stop o prevent it happening again

2 (dificultar) to hamper, hinder

la ropa me impedía los movimientos my clothes hampered o hindered o impeded my movements

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impedir ( conjugate impedir) verbo transitivo
a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent;

◊ nadie te lo impide nobody's stopping you;

impedirle a algn hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;
quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other
b) ‹paso/entrada› to block

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

impedir verbo transitivo
1 (entorpecer) to impede, hinder: un coche impedía el paso a la ambulancia, a car was in the way of the ambulance
2 (frustrar) to prevent, stop
' impedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesar
- bloquear
- cortar
- imposibilitar
- inmovilizar
- trabar
- evitar
- impida
English:
bar
- deter
- forestall
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- keep
- occur
- prevent
- restrain
- stop
- avert
- obscure
- prohibit

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impedir vt

1. [imposibilitar] to prevent;

impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;

la lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented her from running;

impedirle el paso a alguien to bar sb's way;

este camión impide el paso a la calle this truck o Br lorry is blocking the street;

la nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the game from taking place;

nada te impide hacerlo there's nothing to stop you doing it;

si nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning

2. [dificultar] to hinder, to obstruct

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impedir

v/t prevent; ( estorbar) impede

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impedir {54} vt

1) : to prevent, to block

2) : to impede, to hinder

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impedir vb

1. (imposibilitar) to prevent / to stop [pt. & pp. stopped]

tratan de impedir que lo vea they're trying to stop me seeing him

2. (paso) to block

el guardia nos impidió el paso the guard blocked our way

Spanish-English dictionary > impedir
17 marcha

f.

1 departure.

ha anunciado su marcha de la empresa she has announced that she will be leaving the company

2 course.

el tren detuvo su marcha the train stopped

a marchas forzadas against the clock (contrarreloj) (peninsular Spanish)

a toda marcha at top speed

en marcha running; (motor) underway (plan)

se bajó en marcha del tren he jumped off the train while it was moving

poner en marcha to start; (empezar) to activate (dispositivo, alarma)

hacer algo sobre la marcha to do something as one goes along

3 gear.

cambiar de marcha to change gear

meter la cuarta marcha to go into fourth gear

marcha atrás reverse (gear)

dar marcha atrás to reverse; to back out (figurative)

4 march (military & politics).

abrir la marcha to head the procession

cerrar la marcha to bring up the rear

5 march (Music).

marcha fúnebre/nupcial funeral/wedding march

la marcha Real = the Spanish national anthem

6 walk (sport).

7 liveliness, life (informal) (animation). (peninsular Spanish)

hay mucha marcha there's a great atmosphere

ir de marcha to go out on the town

tener (mucha) marcha to be a (real) raver

8 parade.

9 operation, march, working, running.

10 pace, walk.

11 gait, tramp-along.

pres.indicat.

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

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marcha

► nombre femenino

1 (de protesta, soldados) march

2 (progreso) course, progress

■ la marcha de las negociaciones the progress of the negotiations

3 (partida) departure; (abandono) leaving

■ lamentaremos su marcha we'll be sorry when he leaves

4 (velocidad) speed

5 AUTOMÓVIL gear

6 MÚSICA march

7 DEPORTE walk

8 familiar (de persona) go, energy; (de lugar, ambiente) life

■ esta mujer tiene una marcha increíble she's full of life, she's full of energy

■ aquí no hay marcha this place is dead

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a marchas forzadas against the clock

a toda marcha at full speed

abrir la marcha to head the march

cerrar la marcha to bring up the rear

dar marcha atrás (coche) to reverse 2 (proyecto) to fall through

estar en marcha (máquina) to be on, be working 2 (cambio, proyecto) to be under way

ir de marcha (en el ejército) to go on a march 2 (por la noche) to go out on the razzle, go out on the town

irle la marcha a alguien familiar to be a real raver

poner en marcha (coche) to start 2 (proyecto) to start up

sobre la marcha as we (I, you, etc) go along, as we (I, you, etc) go

¡en marcha! off we go!

marcha atlética DEPORTE walk

marcha atrás AUTOMÓVIL reverse (gear)

marcha fúnebre funeral march

marcha nupcial wedding march

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noun f.

1) march

2) departure

3) speed

4) progress, course

5) gear

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SF

1) [de soldados, manifestantes] march

una marcha de protesta — a protest march

el batallón salió de marcha hacia el campamento — the battalion marched towards the camp

¡en marcha! — let's go!, let's get going; (Mil) forward march!

• abrir la marcha — to head the march

• cerrar la marcha — to bring up the rear

• encabezar la marcha — to head the march

• ponerse en marcha — [persona] (lit) to set off; (fig) to set about; [máquina, motor] to start

antes de ponerse en marcha, se recomienda que revisen sus vehículos — before setting off, we recommend that you check your vehicles

ya se han puesto en marcha para preparar la querella — they have already set a lawsuit in motion, they have already set about bringing a lawsuit

marcha a pie — [de caminantes] (=excursión) hike; (=actividad) hiking; [de manifestantes] march

marcha forzada — forced march

hemos trabajado a marchas forzadas — we've been working against the clock

intenta recuperar a marchas forzadas su imagen pública — he is trying to rebuild his public image as quickly as possible

marcha triunfal — [de ejército] triumphal march; [hacia la meta] winning run

2) (=partida) departure

su marcha fue muy precipitada — her departure was very sudden

tras tu marcha — after you left

¿a qué hora tenéis la marcha? — Esp * what time do you set off?

3) (=velocidad) speed

¡vaya marcha que llevas! — Esp what a speed you go at!

he tardado en coger la marcha pero ya estoy al día — it took me a while to get into it o to get the hang of it but I'm on top of it now *

marcha moderada — (Aut) slow

• acelerar la marcha — to speed up, go faster

deberíamos acelerar un poco la marcha — we should speed up a little o go a little faster

• moderar la marcha — to slow down

• a toda marcha — at top speed

un coche venía a toda marcha cuesta abajo — a car was coming down the hill at full o top speed

han elaborado el informe a toda marcha — the report has been prepared at top speed

4) (Mús) march

marcha fúnebre — funeral march

marcha militar — military march

marcha nupcial — wedding march

la Marcha Real — Spanish national anthem

5) (Aut) gear

meter la cuarta marcha — to change into fourth gear

• cambiar de marcha — to change gear

• marcha corta/ directa — low/top gear

• marcha larga — high gear

• primera marcha — first gear

marcha atrás — [en vehículo] reverse, reverse gear; [en negociaciones] withdrawal; [en el acto sexual] * withdrawal

fue marcha atrás unos cuantos metros — he reversed a few metres

dar marcha atrás — [con un vehículo] to reverse, put the car/van etc into reverse; [en negociaciones, en el acto sexual] to withdraw

a última hora han dado marcha atrás — they pulled out o withdrew at the last minute

si pudiese dar marcha atrás en el tiempo... — if I could go back in time...

6)

• en marcha — (=en funcionamiento) [máquina, sistema] in operation; [motor] running; [electrodoméstico, ordenador] on; [proyecto] under way, in progress, on the go

un país en marcha — a country on the move o that is going places

la televisión ha estado en marcha todo el día — the television has been on all day

nos apeamos del autobús en marcha — we got off the bus while it was moving

tiene varios proyectos en marcha — he has various projects under way o in progress o on the go

• poner en marcha — [+ máquina, motor] to start; [+ electrodoméstico, ordenador] to turn on; [+ proyecto, actividad] to set in motion; [+ ley, resolución] to implement

7) (Dep) (=carrera) walk; (=excursión) walk, hike

ganó los 20kms marcha — he won the 20km walk

marcha atlética, marcha de competición — walk

8) (=desarrollo) [de enfermedad] course; [de huracán] progress

la marcha de los acontecimientos — the course of events

la larga marcha de las conversaciones — the long drawn-out process o course of the talks

- sobre la marcha

le hicieron los análisis sobre la marcha — he had his tests done there and then

los cambios los haremos sobre la marcha — we'll make the changes as we go along

9) Esp
** (=animación)
no tengo ganas de marcha — I don't feel like going out

un sitio con mucha marcha — a very lively place, a place with a lot of action **

yo necesito un novio que me dé marcha — I need a boyfriend with a bit of life

en Granada hay mucha marcha por la noche — Granada has a great nightlife

¿dónde está la marcha de Vigo? — where's the nightlife in Vigo?, where are the good bars in Vigo?

me va la marcha tecno — I'm really into techno **

les pegan y no se quejan, parece que les va la marcha — they get hit but never complain, it seems they like a bit of suffering

• estar/ir o salir de marcha — [a bares] to be out/go out (on the town) *; [a discotecas] to be out/go (out) clubbing *

estuvimos de marcha hasta las cinco — we were out (on the town) o out clubbing until five in the morning *

¿estuviste de marcha hasta muy tarde? — were you out very late last night?

hace siglos que no vamos de marcha — we haven't had a night out o been out for ages, we haven't been out on the town o (out) clubbing for ages *

• tener marcha — * [persona, música] to be lively; [ciudad] to be full of action, be buzzing *

mi abuela tiene mucha marcha — my grandma is really lively

hoy no tengo ninguna marcha — I'm not in a very lively mood tonight

10) Méx (Aut) self-starter, self-starter motor

11) Caribe [de caballo] slow trot

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femenino

1)

a) (Mil) march; ( manifestación) march; ( caminata) hike, walk

ir de marcha — to go walking o hiking

abrir or encabezar la marcha — to head the march

cerrar la marcha — to bring up the rear

en marcha! — (Mil) forward march!

recojan todo y en marcha! — pick up your things and off you/we go!

ponerse en marcha — to set off

b) ( en atletismo) tb

marcha atlética — walk

2) (paso, velocidad) speed

el vehículo disminuyó la marcha — the car reduced speed o slowed down

llevamos una buena marcha, creo que acabaremos a tiempo — we're getting through it at quite a rate, I think we'll finish on time

acelerar la marcha — to speed up

qué marcha llevas! — (Esp) what a speed o pace you go at!

a marchas forzadas — (Esp) at top speed

a toda marcha — at full o top speed, flat out

coger la marcha — (Esp)

en cuanto cojas la marcha te será más fácil — once you get into the rhythm of it, you'll find it easier

3) (Auto) gear

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

un coche de cinco marchas — a car with five gears

- marcha atrás

4) ( funcionamiento) running

estar en marcha — motor to be running; proyecto to be up and running, to be under way; gestiones to be under way

tenemos todos los operativos de seguridad en marcha — all security measures are now in force o operation

poner en marcha — <coche/motor> to start; <plan/sistema> to set... in motion

puso en marcha un nuevo experimento — he set up a new experiment

ponerse en marcha — tren/coche to move off; persona

nos pusimos en marcha inmediatamente — we set out straightaway

5) (curso, desarrollo) course

la marcha del progreso económico — the march of economic progress

sobre la marcha: iremos solucionando los problemas sobre la marcha — we'll solve any problems as we go along

6) ( partida) departure

7) (Mús) march

marcha militar/nupcial/fúnebre — military/wedding/funeral march

8) (Esp fam) (animación, ambiente)

en esta ciudad hay mucha marcha — this city is very lively o has a lot of night life

qué marcha tiene! — he's so full of energy

irle a alguien la marcha — (Esp fam)

les va la marcha cantidad — they're really into having a good time o into the night life (colloq)

* * *

= march.

Ex. The march of information technology has changed service presentation but the media which are used today are those which have served public librarians for years.

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* aflojar la marcha = slow down, slow up.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* aminorar la marcha = slow up.

* arreglárselas sobre la marcha = wing it.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* de marcha = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* disminuir la marcha = slow down.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* en marcha = underway [under way], ongoing [on-going], afoot, under preparation, moving.

* en plena marcha = in full swing, in full gear.

* estar en marcha = tick over.

* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.

* hacer Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* informe sobre la marcha de un proyecto = progress report.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* marcha atrás = about-face.

* marcha fúnebre = dead march.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* puesta en marcha = implementation, startup [start-up].

* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* sobre la marcha = on-the-fly, off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], straight away, as you go, right away, at once.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

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femenino

1)

a) (Mil) march; ( manifestación) march; ( caminata) hike, walk

ir de marcha — to go walking o hiking

abrir or encabezar la marcha — to head the march

cerrar la marcha — to bring up the rear

en marcha! — (Mil) forward march!

recojan todo y en marcha! — pick up your things and off you/we go!

ponerse en marcha — to set off

b) ( en atletismo) tb

marcha atlética — walk

2) (paso, velocidad) speed

el vehículo disminuyó la marcha — the car reduced speed o slowed down

llevamos una buena marcha, creo que acabaremos a tiempo — we're getting through it at quite a rate, I think we'll finish on time

acelerar la marcha — to speed up

qué marcha llevas! — (Esp) what a speed o pace you go at!

a marchas forzadas — (Esp) at top speed

a toda marcha — at full o top speed, flat out

coger la marcha — (Esp)

en cuanto cojas la marcha te será más fácil — once you get into the rhythm of it, you'll find it easier

3) (Auto) gear

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

un coche de cinco marchas — a car with five gears

- marcha atrás

4) ( funcionamiento) running

estar en marcha — motor to be running; proyecto to be up and running, to be under way; gestiones to be under way

tenemos todos los operativos de seguridad en marcha — all security measures are now in force o operation

poner en marcha — <coche/motor> to start; <plan/sistema> to set... in motion

puso en marcha un nuevo experimento — he set up a new experiment

ponerse en marcha — tren/coche to move off; persona

nos pusimos en marcha inmediatamente — we set out straightaway

5) (curso, desarrollo) course

la marcha del progreso económico — the march of economic progress

sobre la marcha: iremos solucionando los problemas sobre la marcha — we'll solve any problems as we go along

6) ( partida) departure

7) (Mús) march

marcha militar/nupcial/fúnebre — military/wedding/funeral march

8) (Esp fam) (animación, ambiente)

en esta ciudad hay mucha marcha — this city is very lively o has a lot of night life

qué marcha tiene! — he's so full of energy

irle a alguien la marcha — (Esp fam)

les va la marcha cantidad — they're really into having a good time o into the night life (colloq)

* * *

= march.

Ex: The march of information technology has changed service presentation but the media which are used today are those which have served public librarians for years.

* aflojar la marcha = slow down, slow up.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* aminorar la marcha = slow up.

* arreglárselas sobre la marcha = wing it.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* de marcha = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* disminuir la marcha = slow down.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* en marcha = underway [under way], ongoing [on-going], afoot, under preparation, moving.

* en plena marcha = in full swing, in full gear.

* estar en marcha = tick over.

* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.

* hacer Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* informe sobre la marcha de un proyecto = progress report.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* marcha atrás = about-face.

* marcha fúnebre = dead march.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* puesta en marcha = implementation, startup [start-up].

* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* sobre la marcha = on-the-fly, off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], straight away, as you go, right away, at once.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

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marcha

feminine

A

1 ( Mil) march; (manifestación) march; (caminata) hike, walk

los scouts van de marcha los domingos the scouts go walking o hiking on Sundays

abrir or encabezar la marcha to head the march

cerrar la marcha to bring up the rear

¡en marcha! ( Mil) forward march!

vamos, recojan todo y ¡en marcha! come on, pick up your things and off you/we go!

ponerse en marcha to set off

2 (en atletismo) tb

marcha atlética walk

B (paso, velocidad) speed

¡qué marcha llevas! ( Esp); what a speed o pace you go at!

el vehículo disminuyó la marcha the car reduced speed o slowed down

llevamos una buena marcha, creo que acabaremos a tiempo we're getting through it at quite a rate, I think we'll finish on time

hay que acelerar la marcha, que vamos retrasados we've got to speed up, we're getting behind

a marchas forzadas ( Esp); at top speed

a toda marcha at full o top speed, flat out

coger la marcha ( Esp): en cuanto cojas la marcha te será más fácil once you get into the rhythm of it, you'll find it easier

C ( Auto) gear

cambiar de marcha to change gear

un coche de cinco marchas a car with five gears

Compuesto:

marcha atrás

reverse, reverse gear

meter la marcha atrás to put the car into reverse

dar or hacer marcha atrás ( Auto) to go into reverse; (arrepentirse, retroceder) to pull out, back out;

(en el acto sexual) ( fam) to withdraw

al final dieron marcha atrás they pulled out at the last minute

esto supondría dar marcha atrás en las negociaciones de paz this would mean withdrawing from the peace negotiations

D (funcionamiento) running

la buena marcha del vehículo the efficient running of your vehicle

estar en marcha «motor» to be running;

«proyecto» to be up and running, to be under way; «gestiones» to be under way

tenemos todos los operativos de seguridad en marcha all security measures are now in force o operation

poner en marcha ‹coche/motor› to start;

‹plan/proyecto/sistema› to set … in motion

las negociaciones se han puesto en marcha the negotiations have been set in motion

puso en marcha un nuevo experimento he set up a new experiment

ponerse en marcha «tren/coche» to move off;

«persona» to set off, set out

E (curso, desarrollo) course

la marcha de los acontecimientos the course of events

la marcha del progreso económico the march of economic progress

sobre la marcha: iremos solucionando los problemas sobre la marcha we'll solve any problems as we go along o as we go, we'll cross our bridges when we come to them

lo decidiremos sobre la marcha we'll play it by ear

F (partida) departure

G ( Mús) march

marcha militar/nupcial/fúnebre military/wedding/funeral march

H

( Esp fam) (animación, ambiente): en esta ciudad hay mucha marcha this city is very lively o has a lot of night life

¡qué marcha tiene! he's so full of energy, he has so much energy

irle a algn la marcha ( Esp fam): les va la marcha cantidad they're really into having a good time o into the night life o into the action ( colloq)

no la invites porque no le va la marcha don't invite her because she's not into parties ( o dancing etc) ( colloq)

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Del verbo marchar: ( conjugate marchar)

marcha es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
marcha
marchar
marcha sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Mil) march;

( manifestación) march;
( caminata) hike, walk;
◊ ir de marcha to go walking o hiking;

recojan todo y ¡en marcha! pick up your things and off you/we go!;
ponerse en marcha to set off
b) ( en atletismo) tb

◊ marcha atlética walk

2 (paso, velocidad) speed;
◊ el vehículo disminuyó la marcha the car reduced speed o slowed down;

acelerar la marcha to speed up;
a toda marcha at full o top speed, flat out
3 (Auto) gear;
◊ cambiar de marcha to change gear;

meter la marcha atrás to put the car into reverse;
dar or hacer marcha atrás (Auto) to go into reverse;

(arrepentirse, retroceder) to pull out, back out
4 ( funcionamiento) running;
◊ estar en marcha [ motor] to be running;

[ proyecto] to be up and running, to be under way;
[ gestiones] to be under way;
◊ poner en marcha ‹coche/motor› to start;

‹plan/sistema› to set … in motion;
◊ ponerse en marcha [ tren] to move off

5 (curso, desarrollo) course;
◊ la marcha de los acontecimientos the course of events;

sobre la marcha: hago correciones sobre la marcha I make corrections as I go along;
lo decidiremos sobre la marcha we'll play it by ear
6 ( partida) departure
7 (Mús) march;
◊ marcha nupcial wedding march

8 (Esp fam) (animación, ambiente):
◊ una ciudad con mucha marcha a very lively city;

¡qué marcha tiene! he's so full of energy
marchar ( conjugate marchar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ coche] to go, run;
[reloj/máquina] to work;
[negocio/relación/empresa] to work;
◊ su matrimonio no marcha muy bien his marriage isn't going o working very well

2
a) (Mil) to march

b) ( caminar) to walk

marcharse verbo pronominal (esp Esp) to leave;
◊ se marcha a Roma he's leaving for o going off to Rome

marcha sustantivo femenino
1 (partida) departure
2 (camino) iniciad la marcha antes del anochecer, set off before dusk
realizamos una marcha de cinco horas, we had a five hours walk
3 (curso, rumbo) course: eso alteraría la marcha de los acontecimientos, that would change the course of events
4 (funcionamiento) running: la impresora está en marcha, the printer is working
pongámonos en marcha, let's get to work
5 (velocidad, ritmo) aminora la marcha, slow down
aprieta la marcha, speed up
6 Auto gear: íbamos marcha atrás, we were going in reverse (gear)
7 Dep walk: practica la marcha, he walks
8 Mús march
9 fam (diversión) going on: tiene mucha marcha, he likes a good time
♦ Locuciones: a marchas forzadas, at top speed
a toda marcha, at full speed
sobre la marcha, as one goes along: lo decidimos sobre la marcha, we made up our minds as we went along
marchar verbo intransitivo
1 (ir) to go, walk
2 (funcionar) to go, work: el ordenador marcha estupendamente, the computer works perfectly
las cosas marchan mal entre nosotros, things are going badly between us
3 Mil to march

' marcha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandono
- activar
- aminorar
- anquilosar
- curso
- enchufar
- estimativa
- estimativo
- iniciar
- marchar
- perla
- reemprender
- regular
- ritmo
- segunda
- velocidad
- acelerar
- aflojar
- chocar
- corear
- desautorizar
- emprender
- mal
- meter
- poner
- puesta
- sacar
- triunfal
English:
action
- arrest
- back
- back up
- backpedal
- cap
- change
- change down
- change up
- decelerate
- dream
- economic
- engage
- first gear
- foot
- gear
- get
- go
- go along
- going
- ground
- head
- initiate
- machinery
- March
- motion
- move
- moving
- outlay
- pick up
- reverse
- second gear
- slacken
- start
- strategy
- swing
- turn on
- walking
- way
- bump
- coast
- implementation
- march
- run
- running
- set
- shift
- sound
- speed

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marcha nf

1. [partida] departure;

ha anunciado su marcha de la empresa she has announced that she will be leaving the company

2. [ritmo, velocidad] speed;

acelerar la marcha to go faster;

reducir la marcha to slow down;

el tren detuvo su marcha the train stopped;

a esta marcha terminaremos pronto at this rate we'll soon be finished;
Esp
a marchas forzadas [contrarreloj] against the clock;
RP
a media marcha slowly;

trabajar a media marcha to work at half speed;

a toda marcha at top speed;
Esp
¡llevas una marcha que no hay quien te siga! you're going so fast, no one can keep up with you!;
Esp
¡vaya marcha que llevan los pasteles! those cakes are disappearing at a rate of knots!

3. [funcionamiento]
para la buena marcha de su automóvil son necesarias revisiones periódicas in order to make sure your car runs smoothly, it should be serviced regularly

4. [transcurso] course;
[progreso] progress;
un apagón interrumpió la marcha del partido a power cut interrupted the (course of the) game;

informó sobre la marcha de la empresa she gave a report on the company's progress;

se bajó en marcha del tren he jumped off the train while it was moving;

estar en marcha [motor, máquina] to be running;
[campaña] to be under way; [tren] to be moving;
ya están en marcha las nuevas medidas para combatir la inflación the new measures to fight inflation have been introduced;

poner en marcha un automóvil/motor/proyecto to start a car/an engine/a project;

ponerse en marcha [automóvil, tren, autocar] to set off;
[proyecto, campaña] to get under way;
hacer algo sobre la marcha to do sth as one goes along

5. [en automóvil] gear;

cambiar de marcha to change gear;

no me entra la marcha atrás it won't go into reverse;

meter la cuarta marcha to go into fourth gear

Comp
marcha atrás [en automóvil] reverse; Fam Hum [al hacer el amor] coitus interruptus;
el proceso de paz no tiene marcha atrás the only way for the peace process is forwards;

dar marcha atrás [en automóvil] to reverse;
[arrepentirse, desistir] to back out; Fam Hum [al hacer el amor] to withdraw (halfway through)
6. [de soldados, manifestantes] march;
[de montañeros, senderistas] hike;
abrir la marcha to head the procession;

cerrar la marcha to bring up the rear;

emprender la marcha to set out;

¡en marcha! [dicho a soldados] forward march!;
[dicho a niños, montañeros] on we go!, let's get going!;
hacer una marcha [soldados, manifestantes] to go on a march;
[montañeros, senderistas] to go on a hike;
ir de marcha [montañeros, senderistas] to go hiking;

ponerse en marcha [persona] to set off

Comp
Hist la Marcha verde the Green March, = march organized by King Hassan II in 1975 which led to Spain handing over sovereignty of Spanish Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania
7. [obra musical] march

Comp
marcha fúnebre funeral march;
marcha militar military march;

marcha nupcial wedding march;

la Marcha Real = the Spanish national anthem

8. Dep
marcha (atlética) walk;

los 20 kilómetros marcha the 20 kilometres walk

9. Esp Fam [animación] liveliness, life;

los lugares o [m5] sitios de marcha the places to go;

¿dónde está la marcha en esta ciudad? where's the action in this city?;

hay mucha marcha there's a great atmosphere;

ir de marcha to go out on the town;

estuvimos de marcha hasta las siete we were out on the town until seven in the morning;

este tío tiene mucha marcha this guy's a real live wire;

mis abuelos tienen mucha marcha my grandparents are dead cool;

esta ciudad tiene mucha marcha the atmosphere's great in this city;

¡qué poca marcha tienes! you're so boring!;

le va la marcha [le gusta divertirse] she likes to have a good time;
[le gusta sufrir] she's a sucker for punishment;
parece que te vaya la marcha, mira que discutirle al jefe have you got a death wish or something, questioning what the boss says like that?

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marcha

f

1 ( salida) departure

2 ( velocidad) speed;

a toda marcha at top speed;

a marchas forzadas fig flat out

3 ( avance) progress;

hacer algo sobre la marcha do sth as one goes along

4 MIL march

5 DEP walk;

marcha a pie en manifestación march

6 AUTO gear

7 de máquina running;

estar en marcha ( estar en funcionamiento) be working, be running; de coche be moving;

bajarse del tren en marcha get off the train while it is moving;

poner en marcha set in motion;

ponerse en marcha get started, get going

8 MÚS march

9 Esp

:

tener mucha marcha fam be very lively;

aquí hay mucha marcha fam this place is cool fam ;

ir de marcha fam go out partying fam

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marcha nf

1) : march

2) : hike, walk

ir de marcha: to go hiking

3) : pace, speed

a toda marcha: at top speed

4) : gear (of an automobile)

marcha atrás: reverse, reverse gear

5)

en marcha : in motion, in gear, under way

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marcha n

1. (manifestación, militar, musical) march [pl. marches]

una marcha de protesta a protest march

la marcha nupcial the wedding march

2. (desarrollo) progress

la marcha de la economía the progress of the economy

3. (velocidad) gear

este coche tiene cinco marchas this car has got five gears

4. (energía persona) energy / go

tiene mucha marcha he's full of energy

5. (animación de lugar) life

hay mucha marcha durante las fiestas the festivities are very lively

a marchas forzadas against the clock

a toda marcha a top speed

dar marcha atrás (coche) to reverse (idea, proyecto) to back out

poner en marcha (máquina) to turn on (proyecto) to start up

sobre la marcha as I go along / as you go along etc.

lo decidirán sobre la marcha they'll decide as they go along

Spanish-English dictionary > marcha
18 hour

[auə]
n

1) час

The clock told the hour of twelve. — Часы показывали двенадцать.

He worked hard almost to the hour of his death. — Он трудился почти/вплоть до самой смерти.

He was given an hour's notice. — Его предупредили за час.

- once every hour

- half an hour

- each hour
- every hour or two
- available hour
- two solid hours
- additional hour
- hours
- last few hours
- hour's interval
- hour's time
- hour hand
- hour's walk from here
- quarter of an hour
- for three long hours
- over an hour
- after many hours
- after an hour's walk
- at an hour's notice
- during an hour
- for an hour

- from hour to hour
- for hours
- in an hour
- for some hours
- for another hour
- be paid by the hour
- come an hour later
- have two hours left
- have two hours to spare
- spend two hours in silence
- two hours ago
- hour earlier
- hour later
- hour after sunrise
- hour before dinner
- an hour and a half

- it will take a full hour
- clock strikes the hours and half hours
2) время дня

What he does after hours is his own business. — Что он делает после работы это его дело.

We don't keep the lights on out of hours. — Мы не оставляем свет в нерабочее время.

- rush hours
- noon hour
- office hours
- school hours
- children's hour
- non-working hours
- last hour or two of the day
- opening hours of the shops
- out of hours
- at any hour
- at such an early hour
- in smb's sleeping hours
- in odd hours
- in the small hours
- until the early hours of the morning
- in the early hours of the night
- in the early hours of the morning
- in the middle hours of the night
- at the dead late hours of the night
- do this work out of hours
- keep early hours
- keep good hours
- get up at all hours
- work longer hours
- work after hours
- apply during office hours
3) обусловленное время, установленное время, установленный час

Trains arrive every hour. — Поезда приходят раз в час/каждый час.

We eat at regular hours. — Мы всегда едим в одно и тоже время.

Please, call me at the usual hour. — Пожалуйста, зайдите ко мне в обычное время.

He lay in bed beyond the usual hour. — Он встал позднее обычного времени.

This was no hour in which to hesitate. — Это было не время для колебаний.

They eat at all hours. — Они едят, когда придется.

- evenful hour
- wasted hour
- forbidden hours
- parting hour
- coming hour
- dinner hour

- smb's zero hour
- three hours before dinner
- two hours after the meeting
- exact hour of departure
- hour of curfew
- need of the hour
- at the definite hour
- at the eleventh hour
- at that particular
- at other hours
- at this particular hour
- at this crucial hour
- at the hour mentioned
- at the appointed hour
- for a brief hour
- in a good hour
- tomorrow at this hour
- in smb's trying hour
- in a few short hours
- in off hours
- through weary hours
- until this late hour
- up to this hour
- within the last hours
- fight against longer hours
- fix the hour
- keep smb hours
- seize the hour
- take medicine every hour
- hour for work
4) часы, период, время

The book may help to pass an hour or so. — Книга поможет скоротать часок.

After his hour of glory he was soon forgotten. — После краткого периода славы его быстро забыли.

- matter of hours
- happiest hours of my life
- at that happy hour
- in one's idle hours
- during the sleepless hours of night
- in the hour of danger
- in the hour of need
- count hours
- pass an emotional hour
- read hour after hour
- spend hours doing the same thing
- hours fly
5) занятие, урок

How many hours of French are you taking? — Сколько у вас уроков французского языка?

There was an hour called Nature Study (Free Activity). — Был урок, который назывался природоведение (свободная деятельность).

He was paid two shillings an hour. — Ему платили два шиллинга в час.

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. — ◊ Утро вечера мудренее.

An hour today is worth two tomorrow. — ◊ Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе

- dancing hour
- hour examination paper
- number of hours a week
- require 145 credit hours for graduation

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > hour
19 trajín

m.

coming and going, bustle, chores, hustle.

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trajín

► nombre masculino

1 familiar figurado comings and goings plural, hustle and bustle

* * *

SM

1) * (=ajetreo) coming and going, bustle, commotion; (=jaleo) fuss

2) (=transporte) haulage, transport

3) pl trajines * (=actividades) affairs, goings-on

trajines de la casa — household chores

* * *

masculino

un día de mucho trajín — a very hectic day

con el trajín de las Navidades/la mudanza — with all the hustle and bustle of Christmas/the commotion of the move

con todo este trajín... — with all this coming and going...

el trajín de las grandes ciudades — the hustle and bustle of big cities

* * *

= flurry of activity, whirr of activity, grind, comings and goings.

Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

Ex. The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.

Ex. The stupidity of such classroom grind is usually obvious to the children forced into it, if not to their teachers.

Ex. The Governor believes his comings and goings should be secret from taxpayers.

----

* trajín diario = daily grind.

* * *

masculino

un día de mucho trajín — a very hectic day

con el trajín de las Navidades/la mudanza — with all the hustle and bustle of Christmas/the commotion of the move

con todo este trajín... — with all this coming and going...

el trajín de las grandes ciudades — the hustle and bustle of big cities

* * *

= flurry of activity, whirr of activity, grind, comings and goings.

Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

Ex: The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.

Ex: The stupidity of such classroom grind is usually obvious to the children forced into it, if not to their teachers.

Ex: The Governor believes his comings and goings should be secret from taxpayers.

* trajín diario = daily grind.

* * *

trajín

masculine

con el trajín de las Navidades no se encuentra donde aparcar with the Christmas rush there's nowhere to park

hay mucho trajín en las calles the streets are very busy

lleva una vida de mucho trajín she leads a very hectic life

el trajín de las grandes ciudades the hustle and bustle of big cities

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trajín sustantivo masculino:
◊ un día de mucho trajín a very hectic day;

con todo este trajín … with all this coming and going…;
el trajín de las grandes ciudades the hustle and bustle of big cities
trajín m fam
1 (movimento, trasiego de gente) comings and goings pl
2 (trabajo) work

' trajín' also found in these entries:
English:
grind

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trajín nm
[ajetreo] bustle;
esta mañana hay mucho trajín en la oficina it's a bit hectic in the office this morning;

el trajín de los días de mercado the hustle and bustle of market days;

con tanto trajín, se me olvidó it was all so hectic that I forgot

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trajín

m hustle and bustle

* * *

trajín nm, pl trajines

1) : transport

2) fam : hustle and bustle

Spanish-English dictionary > trajín
20 час

муж.
1) hour (отрезок времени) ехать со скоростью сто километров в час ≈ to travel at a speed of one hundred kilometres an hour это потребует часа времени ≈ it will take an hour в час по чайной ложке ≈ at a snail's pace час пробил, настал ≈ one's hour/time has come полтора часа через час с час четверть часа час от часу с часу на час целый час глухой час
2) o'clock (время по часам) двенадцать часов дня ≈ noon двенадцать часов ночи ≈ midnight в три часа утра ≈ at three( o'clock) in the morning;
at 3 a. m. шесть часов вечера ≈ six (o'clock) in the afternoon в шесть часов вечера ≈ at six (o'clock) in the afternoon;
at 6 p. m. двенадцать часов ≈ twelve o'clock в двенадцать часов ≈ at twelve o'clock час дня ≈ one (o'clock) in the afternoon;
1 p. m. час ночи ≈ one (o'clock) in the morning;
1 a. m. в час ночи ≈ at one( o'clock) in the morning во втором часу ≈ between one and two (o'clock)
3) time;
hours;
period( время, посвященное чему-л.) по часам ≈ according to schedule присутственные часы ≈ office/business hours свободные часы ≈ leisurehours служебные часы ≈ office hours часы занятий ≈ working hours часы пик ≈ rush-hours, peak hours часы работы ≈ business hours, (учреждений) office hours час обеда ≈ dinner-time час отдыха ≈ rest-time, time of rest час рисования ≈ drawing period (в школе и т.д.) часы торговли ≈ hours of market приемные часы ∙ в добрый час! ≈ good luck! не в добрый час ≈ in an evil hour, at an unlucky moment не ровен час ≈ one never knows разг. битый час ≈ for a solid hour, for a good hour расти не по дням, а по часам ≈ to grow before one's eyes в свой час ≈ at the proper/right moment, at the proper time звездный час ≈ finest/shining hour, moment of glory смертный час ≈ the time of one's death, one's last hours академический час ≈ teaching/school period комендантский час ≈ curfew стоять на часах ≈ to stand sentry, to stand guard, to keep watch мертвый час ≈ rest time/hour

м.
1. (60 минут) hour, в ~ (in) an hour, за ~ до an hour before;
в течение часа for an hour;
на ~ for an hour;
на два ~а for two hours;
с ~ (for) about an hour;
через ~ in an hour;
(с промежутками в один час) every hour;
целыми ~ами for hours, by the hour;

2. (время по часам): теперь ~, два ~а, пять ~ов it is one, two, five (o`clock) ;
в ~, два ~а, пять ~ов at one, two, five (o`clock) ;
который ~? what is the time?;
what time is it?;
в котором ~у? what time?, when?, at what time?;
до которого ~а? till when?;
(теперь) первый, второй, третий и т. д. ~ it is past twelve, one, two, etc. ;

3. (время, пора) time, hour;
(время, отводимое на урок) period;
~ отдыха rest-hour;
обеденный ~ lunch-time, lunch hour;
служебные ~ы office-hours;
~ы занятий working hours;
~ы досуга leisure-time sg., leisure-hours;
дневные ~ы the day( - time) sg., ночные ~ы the night( - hours) ;
~ы простоя idle hours;
сверхурочные ~ы overtime hours;

4. стоять на ~ах be* on sentry duty;
~ от ~у with every hour;
~ от ~у не легче! things are going from bad to worse;
не в добрый ~ in an evil hour;
с ~у на час
1) any moment;

2) (с каждым часом) hourly;
по ~ам dead on time;
звёздный ~ finest hours;
moment of glory;
heyday.

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