the news of his death

¡noticias frescas! — iró tell me a new one!

noticia bomba — * bombshell *

hacer noticia — to hit the headlines

no tenemos noticias suyas — ( provenientes de él) we haven't heard from him; ( provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of him

hacer noticia — to hit the headlines

no tenemos noticias suyas — ( provenientes de él) we haven't heard from him; ( provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of him

Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

su muerte conmocionó al país — the country was shaken o shocked by his death

su muerte conmocionó al país — the country was shaken o shocked by his death

Ex: This will shake up library managers no end.

le hundió el cuchillo en la espalda — she plunged o sank the knife into his back

le hundió el cuchillo en la espalda — she plunged o sank the knife into his back

Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.

• arrojar o lanzar una bomba — [desde un avión] to drop a bomb; [desde el suelo] to throw a bomb

• poner una bomba — to plant a bomb

• a prueba de bomba(s) — bomb-proof

bomba de humo — (lit) smoke bomb; (fig) smokescreen

bomba de racimo — Cono Sur cluster bomb

• dar a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

bomba bencinera — Chile petrol station, gas station (EEUU)

bomba de cobalto — (Med) cobalt bomb

bomba corazón-pulmón — (Med) heart-lung machine

bomba de gasolina — [en motor] fuel pump; [en gasolinera] petrol o (EEUU) gas(oline) pump

• noticia bomba — bombshell

este disco será una bomba — this record will be a smash hit *

• estar bomba — [persona] to be gorgeous *

esa tía está bomba — that girl is gorgeous *

• éxito bomba — * phenomenal success

pasarlo bomba — to have a whale of a time *, have a super time *

caer como una bomba: la noticia cayó como una bomba the news came as a bombshell; pasarlo bomba (Esp fam) to have a great time o a ball (colloq); ser una bomba — (RPl fam) to be gorgeous (colloq)

se pegó una bomba — he got plastered (colloq)

caer como una bomba: la noticia cayó como una bomba the news came as a bombshell; pasarlo bomba (Esp fam) to have a great time o a ball (colloq); ser una bomba — (RPl fam) to be gorgeous (colloq)

se pegó una bomba — he got plastered (colloq)

Ex: A spoken dialogue between the system and the trainee would proceed as follows: System 'Try to assemble the air compressor' Trainee: 'How?' System: 'Install pump, install pump brace, install pulley, install belt housing cover.

Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment (pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex: Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.

me impresionó muy bien — (RPl) he made a very good impression (on me)

verlo llorar me impresionó mucho — seeing him cry really moved me o made a deep impression on me

me impresionó muy bien — (RPl) he made a very good impression (on me)

verlo llorar me impresionó mucho — seeing him cry really moved me o made a deep impression on me

Ex: Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.

• 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

hora puente — Arg, Uru hour off

horas de consulta — opening hours ( of surgery)

horas de mayor audiencia — (TV) prime time sing

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

horas extra, horas extraordinarias — overtime sing

horas libres — free time sing, spare time sing

horas muertas — dead period sing

• llegar a la hora — to arrive on time

• 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

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

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

• le ha llegado la hora — her time has come

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

• 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

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

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

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 insular canaria — local time in the Canary Islands

hora judicial — time when the courts start hearing cases

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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