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noun1) (Mus.) Orgel, die2) (Biol.) Organ, das* * *I ['o:ɡən] noun1) (a part of the body or of a plant which has a special purpose: the reproductive organs.) das Sprachrohr2) (a means of spreading information, eg a newspaper: an organ of the Communist Party.) organisch•- academic.ru/52105/organic">organic- organically II ['o:ɡən](a usually large musical instrument similar to a piano, with or without pipes: He plays the organ; an electric organ.) die Orgel- organist* * *or·gan[ˈɔ:gən, AM ˈɔ:r-]I. nchurch \organ Kirchenorgel fpipe \organ Orgel felectronic \organ elektronische Orgelexternal/internal \organ äußeres/inneres Organthe male \organ das männliche Gliedreproductive \organs Fortpflanzungsorgane plto reject an \organ ein Organ abstoßenthis newspaper is the \organ of the conservative party dieses Blatt ist das Sprachrohr der konservativen Partei\organ recital Orgelkonzert nt* * *['ɔːgən]n4) (= means of action) Organ nt* * *organ [ˈɔː(r)ɡən] s1. Organ n:organ of Corti [ˈkɔː(r)tı] Corti-Organ;organ of equilibrium Gleichgewichtsorgan;organ of sense Sinnesorgan;organ of sight Sehorgan;organs of speech Sprechwerkzeugeb) fig Sprachrohr n (Zeitung, Zeitschrift):party organ Parteiorganc) Institution oder Behörde, die bestimmte Aufgaben ausführtd) Stimme f:his loud organ sein lautes Organ;influential organs of public opinion maßgebliche Stimmen der Öffentlichkeit2. MUS* * *noun1) (Mus.) Orgel, die2) (Biol.) Organ, das* * *(music) n.Orgel -n f. n.Organ -e n. -
2 Corti
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4 órgano de Corti
el órgano de Corti(n.) = organ of Corti, theEx: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.
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(n.) = organ of Corti, theEx. In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing. -
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m.1 ear, lug.2 hearing, sense of hearing.past part.past participle of spanish verb: oír.* * *1 (sentido) hearing2 (órgano) ear\aguzar el oído to prick up one's earsaprender de oído to learn by eardecirle algo a alguien al oído to whisper something in somebody's earentrarle algo a alguien por un oído y salirle por el otro to go in one ear and out the otherhacer oídos sordos to turn a deaf earllegar algo a oídos de alguien to come to somebody's noticeregalarle a alguien el oído to flatter somebodyser duro,-a de oído to be hard of hearingser todo oídos to be all earstener buen oído to have a good eartocar de oído to play by ear* * *noun m.1) ear2) hearing* * *SM1) (Anat) eardecir algo al oído de algn — to whisper sth to sb, whisper sth in sb's ear
- prestar oídos a algo2) (=sentido) (sense of) hearing3) (Mús) ear* * *a) (Anat) earhacer or prestar oídos sordos a algo — to turn a deaf ear to something
llegar a oídos de alguien — to come to the attention o notice of somebody
por un oído me/te/le entra y por el otro me/te/le sale — it goes in one ear and comes out the other
prestar oídos a algo — to pay attention to something, take notice of something
ser todo oídos — to be all ears
silbarle or zumbarle los oídos a alguien: cómo le estarán silbando or zumbando los oídos! — his ears must be burning!
b) ( sentido) hearing; (para la música, los idiomas) earno tiene oído — she's tone-deaf, she has no ear for music
tocar de oído — (Mús) to play by ear
* * *= ear, hearing.Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; ear; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.Ex. In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.----* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* al alcance del oído = within earshot of.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* deleitar los oídos = please + the ears.* dolor de oído = earache.* duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.* fuera del alcance del oído = out of earshot.* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.* infección de oído = ear infection.* mal oído = poor hearing.* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos = not believe + Posesivo + ears.* oído que escuche = receptive ear.* oídos sordos = deaf ears.* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.* problemas de oído = poor hearing.* sentido del oído = hearing.* ser todo oídos = be all ears.* * *a) (Anat) earhacer or prestar oídos sordos a algo — to turn a deaf ear to something
llegar a oídos de alguien — to come to the attention o notice of somebody
por un oído me/te/le entra y por el otro me/te/le sale — it goes in one ear and comes out the other
prestar oídos a algo — to pay attention to something, take notice of something
ser todo oídos — to be all ears
silbarle or zumbarle los oídos a alguien: cómo le estarán silbando or zumbando los oídos! — his ears must be burning!
b) ( sentido) hearing; (para la música, los idiomas) earno tiene oído — she's tone-deaf, she has no ear for music
tocar de oído — (Mús) to play by ear
* * *= ear, hearing.Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; ear; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.
Ex: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* al alcance del oído = within earshot of.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* deleitar los oídos = please + the ears.* dolor de oído = earache.* duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.* fuera del alcance del oído = out of earshot.* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.* infección de oído = ear infection.* mal oído = poor hearing.* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos = not believe + Posesivo + ears.* oído que escuche = receptive ear.* oídos sordos = deaf ears.* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.* problemas de oído = poor hearing.* sentido del oído = hearing.* ser todo oídos = be all ears.* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) earme duelen los oídos my ears hurttengo los oídos tapados my ears are blockedme lo dijo/susurró al oído she said/whispered it in my earno podía dar crédito a mis oídos I couldn't believe my earshacer oídos de mercader to pretend not to hearhacer or prestar oídos sordos a algo to turn a deaf ear to sth, take no notice of sthllegar a oídos de algn to come to the attention o notice of sbpor un oído me/te/le entra y por otro me/te/le sale it goes in one ear and comes out the otherprestar oídoor dar oídos a algo to pay attention to sth, take notice of sthregalarle el oído a algn to flatter sbser todo oídos to be all earssilbarle or zumbarle los oídos a algn: ¡cómo le estarán silbando or zumbando los oídos! his ears must be burning!2 (sentido) hearing; (para la música, los idiomas) eares duro de oído he's hard of hearingtiene un oído muy fino or agudo she has very sharp o acute hearingaguzar el oído to prick up one's earscanta muy mal, no tiene oído she can't sing, she's tone-deaf o she has no ear for musictengo oído para estas cosas I have a good ear for these thingstener oído de artillero ( Col fam) to be a little deaf, be hard of hearing; (para la música) to be tone-deaftocar de oído ( Mús) to play by earno tengo los papeles aquí, estoy tocando de oído I don't have the papers here, I'm trusting to memory ( o instinct etc)Compuestos:inner earmiddle earB ( Arm) vent* * *
Del verbo oír: ( conjugate oír)
oído es:
el participio
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oído
oír
oído sustantivo masculinoa) (Anat) ear;
(para la música, los idiomas) ear;
aguzar el oído to prick up one's ears;
no tiene oído she's tone-deaf, she has no ear for music;
tocar de oído (Mús) to play by ear
oír ( conjugate oír) verbo transitivo
1 ( percibir sonidos) to hear;◊ no oigo nada I can't hear anything o a thing;
se oyeron pasos I (or you etc) heard footsteps;
he oído hablar de él I've heard of him
2 ( escuchar) ‹música/radio› to listen to
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4◊ oiga/oye ( para llamar la atención) excuse me;
¡oiga! se le cayó la cartera excuse me, you've dropped your wallet;
oye, si ves a Gustavo dile que me llame listen, if you see Gustavo tell him to call me
verbo intransitivo
to hear
oído sustantivo masculino
1 (facultad) hearing
2 Anat ear
3 (aptitud musical) ear
♦ Locuciones: de oído, by ear: toca de oído, he plays by ear
hacer oídos sordos, to turn a deaf ear
llegar a oídos de: su fama de ingeniero llegó a oídos de nuestro gerente, our boss heard about his reputation as an engineer
por un oído me/te/le entra y por otro me/te/le sale, it goes in one ear and out the other
prestar oídos, to pay attention
regalar el oído a alguien, to pay sb a compliment
ser duro de oído, to be hard of hearing
ser todo oídos, to be all ears
oír
I verbo transitivo
1 (un sonido o ruido) to hear
2 (un ruego, consejo, una mentira) to pay attention, listen to
II verbo intransitivo to hear: oigo muy mal, my hearing is very bad ➣ Ver nota en hear
♦ Locuciones: como lo oye(s), believe it or not
¡oiga!, excuse me!
¡oye!, hey!
' oído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguda
- agudo
- cómo
- deber
- educar
- estupidez
- fina
- fino
- herir
- hipótesis
- mayor
- prestar
- se
- semejante
- susurrar
- tapón
- temer
- aguzar
- alerta
- decir
- murmurar
- oír
English:
acute
- contrary
- ear
- footstep
- hard
- hear
- hear of
- hearing
- impaired
- inner ear
- outer ear
- pop
- prick up
- ringing
- sense
- sharp
- strain
- tone-deaf
- true
- unheard
- anything
- like
- prick
- such
- tone
- untrained
* * *oído nm1. [órgano] ear;se me han tapado los oídos my ears are blocked;le dolían los oídos he had earache;me zumban los oídos my ears are ringing o buzzing;[porque alguien habla de mí] my ears are burning;decir algo al oído a alguien to whisper sth in sb's ear;si llega a oídos de ella… if she gets to hear about this…;entrar por un oído y salir por el otro to go in one ear and out the other;hacer oídos sordos to turn a deaf ear;lastimar los oídos to offend one's ears;Fam¡oído al parche! listen!, US listen up!;regalarle el oído a alguien to flatter sb;ser todo oídos to be all earsoído externo outer ear;oído interno inner ear;oído medio middle ear2. [sentido] (sense of) hearing;aguzar el oído to prick up one's ears;ser duro de oído to be hard of hearing;tener oído, tener buen oído to have a good ear;tocar de oído to play by ear* * *m1 sentido hearing;tener el oído fino have sharp hearing2 ear;dolor de oído earache;¡cómo le debían estar pitando los oídos! fig his ears must have been burning;dar oprestaroídos listen;hacer oídos sordos turn a deaf ear;entrarle por un oído y salirle por el otro go in one ear and come out the other;llegar a oídos de alguien come to s.o.’s attention;ser todo oídos fig be all ears* * *oído nm1) : earoído interno: inner ear2) : hearingduro de oído: hard of hearing3)tocar de oído : to play by ear* * *oído n1. (sentido) hearing2. (órgano) ear -
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f.1 hearing.2 hearing, audition, audience.3 listening-in, open call.4 audition.* * *1 (acción) hearing; (radio, televisión) reception2 TEATRO audition■ les hicieron una audición they had an audition, they were auditioned3 MÚSICA concert* * *SF1) (Med) hearing2) (Teat) auditiondar audición a algn — to audition sb, give sb an audition
3) (Mús) concert4) LAm (Com, Econ) audit* * *1) ( facultad de oír) hearing2) ( prueba) auditionle hicieron una audición — he was auditioned, he had an audition
3) (RPl) (Rad) program** * *= hearing, audition, tryout.Ex. In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.Ex. Applicants may receive information regarding these auditions by sending a one-page written resume to this office no later than October 20, 2008.Ex. Nearly 200 players submitted applications to be considered for the tryouts and the pool was narrowed to 84.----* audición musical = music audition.* hacer una audición = audition.* pérdida de audición = loss of hearing, hearing loss.* * *1) ( facultad de oír) hearing2) ( prueba) auditionle hicieron una audición — he was auditioned, he had an audition
3) (RPl) (Rad) program** * *= hearing, audition, tryout.Ex: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.
Ex: Applicants may receive information regarding these auditions by sending a one-page written resume to this office no later than October 20, 2008.Ex: Nearly 200 players submitted applications to be considered for the tryouts and the pool was narrowed to 84.* audición musical = music audition.* hacer una audición = audition.* pérdida de audición = loss of hearing, hearing loss.* * *A (facultad de oír) hearingB (prueba) auditionle hicieron una audición para el papel de Hamlet he auditioned o was auditioned o had an audition for the role of Hamlet* * *
audición sustantivo femenino
1 ( facultad de oír) hearing
2 ( prueba) audition
3 (RPl) (Rad) program( conjugate program)
audición sustantivo femenino
1 hearing
2 Mús Teat audition
' audición' also found in these entries:
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audition
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* * *audición nf1. [acción de oír] hearing2. [de música] concert;[de poesía] reading, recital3. [selección de artistas] audition4. RP [programa] programme* * *f1 hearing2 RplRAD program, Brprogramme3 TEA audition4 JUR hearing* * *1) : hearing2) : audition* * * -
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adv.congenitally, innately.* * *ADV congenitally* * *= congenitally.Ex. In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.* * *= congenitally.Ex: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.
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adv.congenitally.* * *= congenitally.Ex. In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.* * *= congenitally.Ex: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.
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10 sentido del oído
(n.) = hearingEx. In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.* * *(n.) = hearingEx: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.
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The system that is concerned with the perception of sound, is mediated through the organ of Corti of the ear in mammals or through corresponding sensory receptors of the lagena in lower vertebrates, is normally sensitive in man to sound vibrations between 16 and 27.000 cycles per second but most receptive to those between 2.000 and 5.000 cycles per second, is conducted centrally by the cochlear branch of the auditory nerve, and is coordinated especially in the medial geniculate body. (Source: WEBSTE)
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hearing system
The system that is concerned with the perception of sound, is mediated through the organ of Corti of the ear in mammals or through corresponding sensory receptors of the lagena in lower vertebrates, is normally sensitive in man to sound vibrations between 16 and 27.000 cycles per second but most receptive to those between 2.000 and 5.000 cycles per second, is conducted centrally by the cochlear branch of the auditory nerve, and is coordinated especially in the medial geniculate body. (Source: WEBSTE)
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hearing system
The system that is concerned with the perception of sound, is mediated through the organ of Corti of the ear in mammals or through corresponding sensory receptors of the lagena in lower vertebrates, is normally sensitive in man to sound vibrations between 16 and 27.000 cycles per second but most receptive to those between 2.000 and 5.000 cycles per second, is conducted centrally by the cochlear branch of the auditory nerve, and is coordinated especially in the medial geniculate body. (Source: WEBSTE)
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hearing system
The system that is concerned with the perception of sound, is mediated through the organ of Corti of the ear in mammals or through corresponding sensory receptors of the lagena in lower vertebrates, is normally sensitive in man to sound vibrations between 16 and 27.000 cycles per second but most receptive to those between 2.000 and 5.000 cycles per second, is conducted centrally by the cochlear branch of the auditory nerve, and is coordinated especially in the medial geniculate body. (Source: WEBSTE)
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hearing system
The system that is concerned with the perception of sound, is mediated through the organ of Corti of the ear in mammals or through corresponding sensory receptors of the lagena in lower vertebrates, is normally sensitive in man to sound vibrations between 16 and 27.000 cycles per second but most receptive to those between 2.000 and 5.000 cycles per second, is conducted centrally by the cochlear branch of the auditory nerve, and is coordinated especially in the medial geniculate body. (Source: WEBSTE)
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hearing system
The system that is concerned with the perception of sound, is mediated through the organ of Corti of the ear in mammals or through corresponding sensory receptors of the lagena in lower vertebrates, is normally sensitive in man to sound vibrations between 16 and 27.000 cycles per second but most receptive to those between 2.000 and 5.000 cycles per second, is conducted centrally by the cochlear branch of the auditory nerve, and is coordinated especially in the medial geniculate body. (Source: WEBSTE)
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m.auditory system.* * *el sistema auditivo(n.) = auditory system, theEx: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.
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m.1 organ, pipe organ.2 organ.3 agency, body, government agency, organ.* * *1 organ* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Anat, Mec) organórgano sexual — sexual organ, sex organ
2) (Mús) organ3) (=medio) means, medium* * *1) (Anat) organ; ( pene) (euf) organ (euph), member (euph)3) (Mús) organ* * *1) (Anat) organ; ( pene) (euf) organ (euph), member (euph)3) (Mús) organ* * *órgano11 = body, organ.Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
Ex: Our own 'Library Journal' and the British 'Library', formerly the official organs of the American Library Association and the (British) Library Association respectively, are good illustrations of this condition.* órgano consultivo = consultative body.* órgano de gobierno = governing body, administrative body, governing board.* órgano encargado de bibliotecas = library authority.* órgano legislativo = legislative body.* órgano oficial = official body.órgano22 = organ.Nota: Del cuerpo.Ex: Fairchild said that all you have to do is scrape an organ with the back of a scalpel to make a discovery.
* donación de órganos = organ donation.* donante de órganos = organ donor.* órgano de Corti, el = organ of Corti, the.* órgano del cuerpo = limb, body part.* órgano interno = internal organ.* órgano reproductor = reproductive organ.* órgano sexual = sexual organ, sex organ.* órganos vitales = vitals.* órgano vital = vital organ.* transplante de órganos = organ transplant, organ transplantation.órgano33 = organ.Nota: Instrumento musical.Ex: Individual instruments and instrumental groups are arranged according to their basic mode of performance: PW Keyboard instruments (Q Piano, R organ); RW String instruments (RX Bowed (S Violin), SQ Plucked (T Viola)).
* * *A1 ( Anat) organCompuesto:vital organB1 (entidad) organ2 (instrumento, portavoz) organC ( Mús) organ* * *
órgano sustantivo masculino
organ
órgano sustantivo masculino organ
' órgano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
donar
- fallo
- femenina
- femenino
- paralizarse
- rechazar
- sensitiva
- sensitivo
- teclado
- tribunal
- troika
- vital
- afectado
- rechazo
- reproductor
- tubo
English:
ear
- organ
- stop
* * *órgano nm1. [del cuerpo] organórgano vital vital organ2. [instrumento musical] organórgano electrónico electric organ3. [institución] organórgano ejecutivo executiveeste periódico es el órgano del partido this newspaper is the party organ* * *m MÚS, ANAT, figorgan* * *órgano nm: organ* * *órgano n organ -
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2 = organ.Nota: Del cuerpo.Ex. Fairchild said that all you have to do is scrape an organ with the back of a scalpel to make a discovery.----* donación de órganos = organ donation.* donante de órganos = organ donor.* órgano de Corti, el = organ of Corti, the.* órgano del cuerpo = limb, body part.* órgano interno = internal organ.* órgano reproductor = reproductive organ.* órgano sexual = sexual organ, sex organ.* órganos vitales = vitals.* órgano vital = vital organ.* transplante de órganos = organ transplant, organ transplantation.
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organ of Corti — [kôrt′ē] n. the spiral structure inside the cochlea of the inner ear, containing the hair cells that are sensitive to sound waves … English World dictionary
organ of Corti — the sense organ of the cochlea of the inner ear, which converts sound signals into nerve impulses that are transmitted to the brain via the cochlear nerve. A. Corti (1822 88), Italian anatomist … Medical dictionary
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organ of corti — /ˌɔgən əv ˈkɔti/ (say .awguhn uhv kawtee) noun the large number of hair cells and nerve cells with their supporting structures which convert the mechanical vibrations of the basilar membrane of the cochlea into nerve impulses for the auditory… …
organ of Corti — noun Anatomy a structure in the cochlea of the inner ear which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations. Origin C19: named after the Italian anatomist Alfonso Corti … English new terms dictionary
organ of Corti — noun the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves • Hypernyms: ↑organ of hearing • Part Holonyms: ↑cochlea • Part Meronyms: ↑hair cell … Useful english dictionary
organ of Corti — n. section of the cochlea that includes the special sensory receptors for hearing (name after Alfonso Corti) … English contemporary dictionary