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1 rush hour

a period when there is a lot of traffic on the roads, usually when people are going to or leaving work.
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2 punta

f di spillo, coltello point

di dita, lingua tip

geography peak

fig touch, trace

ora f di punta peak hour

ce l'ho sulla punta della lingua it's on the tip of my tongue

fig prendere qualcosa di punta face something head-on

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punta¹ s.f.

1 ( parte appuntita) point; ( estremità) tip, end: punta del naso, tip of the nose; punta del dito, fingertip; la punta di un ago, un coltello, uno spillo, the point of a needle, knife, pin; la punta di una forchetta, the prong of a fork; la punta di un bastone, the end (o point) of a stick; con la punta all'insù, point upwards; ha la punta troppo aguzza, it is too pointed; fare la punta a una matita, to sharpen a pencil // a punta, pointed: cappello a tre punte, three-cornered hat; il mago aveva un cappello a punta, the magician had a pointed hat; scarpe a punta, pointed shoes; stella a cinque punte, five-pointed star; una matita a punta grossa, fine, a pencil with a thick, fine tip // parlare in punta di forchetta, to speak affectedly // prendere qlcu. di punta, to face up to s.o. // mettersi di punta a far qlco., to throw oneself into sthg. // camminare in punta di piedi, to walk on tiptoe (o on the tips of one's toes); danzare sulle punte, ( danza classica) to dance on points // avere qlco. sulla punta delle dita, to have sthg. at one's fingertips; avere qlco. sulla punta della lingua, to have sthg. on the tip of one's tongue

2 (tecn.) ( da trapano) drill; ( per perforazioni) bit; (di macchina utensile, per lavorazione tra le punte) centre: (elettr.) punta da registrazione, recording stylus; punta di diamante, diamond point; punta per compassi, compass-point

3 ( massima intensità) peak, height: la temperatura ha raggiunto una punta di 38 gradi ieri, the temperature reached a maximum (o peak) of 38 degrees yesterday; l'inquinamento ha raggiunto punte preoccupanti, pollution has reached worrying levels // ora di punta, rush hour: il traffico dell'ora di punta, the rush-hour traffic

4 ( cima, sommità) (di albero, campanile ecc.) top; ( di monte) peak

5 (geogr.) ( promontorio) headland, cape, promontory, foreland; ( con nomi propri geografici) point, cape

6 (mil.) front rank, spearhead, vanguard: punta ( d'avanguardia), point // è il nostro uomo di punta, he's our leader

7 ( un po') pinch; touch, trace: una punta di sale, a pinch of salt; una punta di zucchero, cannella, (just) a bit of sugar, of cinnamon; c'era una punta d'invidia nelle sue parole, there was a touch (o a trace) of envy in his words; una punta di ironia non guasterebbe, a touch of irony wouldn't be amiss; questa salsa ha una punta di acido, this sauce is (just) a bit sour

8 (rar.) ( dolore, fitta) sharp pain, twinge: ho una punta nello stomaco, I have a sharp pain (o twinge) in my stomach

9 ( calcio) attacker

10 ( di ciclo economico) peak

11 (poet.) ( ferita) wound.

punta² s.f. ( ferma del cane) set: cane da punta, pointer.

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I ['punta] sf
1) (di matita, ago, coltello) point, (di trapano) drill, (di perforatrice) bit, (di parte del corpo) tip, (di capelli, coda) tip, end, (di campanile, albero) top, (di monte) top, peak

fare la punta a una matita — to sharpen a pencil

le punte degli alberi — the treetops

punta della freccia — arrowhead

in punta di piedi — on tiptoe

camminare in punta di piedi — to walk on tiptoe, tiptoe

ballare sulle punte Danza — to dance on points

a punta — pointed

un paio di scarpe a punta — a pair of pointed shoes

doppie punte — (di capelli) split ends

avere qc sulla punta delle dita fig — to have sth at one's fingertips

avere qc sulla punta della lingua fig — to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

prendere qc di punta fig — to meet sth head on

uomo di punta Sport, Pol — front-rank o leading man

2) (fig : pizzico: di zucchero, farina) touch, (di sale) pinch, (d'invidia), (rancore) touch, hint, (traccia) trace

c'è una punta d'acido nel latte — the milk tastes slightly sour

una punta di invidia — a touch of envy

3) Geog promontory

4) (massima frequenza o intensità) peak

ore di punta — peak hours

il traffico delle ore di punta — rush-hour traffic

punta massima/minima — highest/lowest level

5) Calcio centre forward
II ['punta] sf
cane da punta — pointer

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I ['punta]
sostantivo femminile

1) (di coltello, spillo, stella) point; (di freccia, lancia) head; (di dita, naso, lingua, coda, scarpe, bastone) tip; (di ramo, capelli) end

camminare in punta di piedi — to (walk on) tiptoe, to walk on the tip of one's toes (anche fig.)

con la punta delle dita — with one's fingertips

fare la punta a — to sharpen [ matita]

a punta — pointed

2) (cima) top

3) (piccola quantità, accenno) touch, hint

una punta d'aglio — a touch of garlic

una punta d'ironia — a hint o touch of irony

4) geogr. (capo) point

5) (di scarpetta da ballo) point

danzare sulle -e — to dance on point(s), to point one's toes

6) (di trapano) (drill) bit

7) sport forward, striker

mezza punta — inside forward

8) statist. peak

una punta demografica — a demographic bulge

9) di punta [tecnologia, settore] leading-edge; [ figura] leading

prodotto di punta — market leader

ore di punta — peak time, rush hour

•

punta di diamante — diamond point

essere la punta di diamante di — fig. to be the jewel in the crown of

la punta dell'iceberg — the tip of the iceberg (anche fig.)

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prendere qcn. di punta — to attack sb. head-on
II ['punta]
sostantivo femminile venat. (dead) set

cane da punta — pointer

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punta¹

/'punta/

sostantivo f.

1 (di coltello, spillo, stella) point; (di freccia, lancia) head; (di dita, naso, lingua, coda, scarpe, bastone) tip; (di ramo, capelli) end; camminare in punta di piedi to (walk on) tiptoe, to walk on the tip of one's toes (anche fig.); con la punta delle dita with one's fingertips; fare la punta a to sharpen [ matita]; a punta pointed

2 (cima) top

3 (piccola quantità, accenno) touch, hint; una punta d'aglio a touch of garlic; una punta d'ironia a hint o touch of irony

4 geogr. (capo) point

5 (di scarpetta da ballo) point; danzare sulle -e to dance on point(s), to point one's toes

6 (di trapano) (drill) bit

7 sport forward, striker; mezza punta inside forward

8 statist. peak; una punta demografica a demographic bulge

9 di punta [tecnologia, settore] leading-edge; [ figura] leading; prodotto di punta market leader; ore di punta peak time, rush hour

IDIOMS

prendere qcn. di punta to attack sb. head-on

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COMPOUNDS

punta di diamante diamond point; essere la punta di diamante di fig. to be the jewel in the crown of; la punta dell'iceberg the tip of the iceberg (anche fig.).

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punta²

/'punta/

sostantivo f.

venat. (dead) set; cane da punta pointer.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > punta
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Automobile industry: beat the rush-hour traffic (He was there by two o'clock, in plenty of time to beat the rush-hour traffic.), beat the traffic (We really ought to get going if we're going to beat the traffic.)

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4 ora di punta

Auto rush hour

il traffico dell'ora di punta — the rush hour traffic

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ora di punta

peak hour, rush hour

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Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ora di punta
5 ora di punta

Auto rush hour

il traffico dell'ora di punta — the rush hour traffic

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ora di punta
6 мы попали в пробку в часы самого оживлённого движения

Makarov: we were caught in the rush-hour traffic

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > мы попали в пробку в часы самого оживлённого движения
7 punta

f.

1 point (extremo) (de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja).

este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes

recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we traveled from one end of Chile to the other

en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table

sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil

2 touch, bit (pizca).

3 small nail (clavo).

4 point, headland (geography).

5 tip, tine, nib, peak.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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punta

► nombre femenino

1 (extremo) tip; (extremo afilado) point

2 (clavo) nail

3 COCINA (pizca) pinch

4 GEOGRAFÍA point

► nombre femenino plural puntas

1 (del pelo) ends

■ sólo quiero que me corte un poco las puntas I just want a trim

2 (zapatillas de ballet) point shoes, ballet shoes

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a punta de pistola at gunpoint

a punta pala familiar by the hundreds

■ había niños a punta pala there were hordes of kids

de punta a punta from one end to the other

■ nos recorrimos la ciudad de punta a punta we went all round the town

de punta en blanco dressed up to the nines

en hora punta at peak time

estar de punta con alguien to be at odds with somebody

sacar punta a (lápiz) to sharpen 2 (palabras) to read too much into

ser la punta del iceberg to be the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have something on the tip of one's tongue

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noun f.

1) point, head

2) end, tip

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1. SF

1) (=extremo) [de dedo, lengua, pincel] tip; [de ciudad] side; [de mesa] end; [de pañuelo] corner

la punta de los dedos — the fingertips, the tips of one's fingers

colocad la punta del pie hacia arriba — point your toes upwards

vivimos en la otra punta de Barcelona — we live on the other side of Barcelona

se sentó en la otra punta de la mesa — she sat at the other end of the table

• de punta a cabo o de punta a punta — from one end to the other

nos recorrimos la ciudad de punta a punta — we went from one end of the city to the other

me leí el periódico de punta a cabo — I read the paper from cover to cover

- la punta del iceberg

- tener algo en la punta de la lengua

2) (=extremo puntiagudo) [de cuchillo, tijeras, lápiz] point; [de flecha] tip

un rotulador de punta fina — a felt-tip pen with a fine point

un cuchillo con punta — a pointed knife

una estrella de cinco puntas — a five-pointed star

• de punta, tenía todo el pelo de punta — her hair was all on end

las tijeras le cayeron de punta en el pie — the scissors fell point down o point first on his foot

unos zapatos de punta — a pair of pointed shoes

• acabado en punta — pointed

• a punta de navaja — at knife point

• a punta de pistola — at gunpoint

• sacar punta a — [+ lápiz] to sharpen; Esp [+ comentario, opinión] to twist

le saca punta a todo lo que digo — she twists everything I say

a punta de LAm * —

salió adelante a punta de esfuerzo — he got ahead by sheer effort o by dint of hard work

va a entender a punta de patadas — he has to have sense beaten into him

vive a punta de remedios — he lives on medicines

- estar de punta

estar de punta con algn — to be annoyed with sb

ponerse de punta con algn — to fall out with sb

- ir de punta en blanco

- ponerse de punta en blanco

- poner a algn los pelos o el vello de punta

se me ponen los pelos de punta de pensar en el miedo que pasamos — my hair stands on end when I think of how scared we were

esas imágenes me pusieron el vello de punta — those images were really spine-chilling, those images made my hair stand on end

- estar hasta la punta de los pelos con o de algn

a punta (de) pala Esp * —

había gente a punta pala — there were loads of people *

tienen dinero a punta pala — they're loaded *, they've got loads of money *

punta de diamante — (=cortador) diamond glass cutter; (=diseño) diamond point

cristal tallado a punta de diamante — diamond-cut glass

punta de lanza — spearhead

son la punta de lanza de nuestra ofensiva comercial — they are spearheading our marketing campaign
nervio 2)
3) (=cantidad pequeña) (lit) bit; (fig) touch

una puntita de sal — a pinch of salt

tiene sus puntas de filósofo — there's a touch of the philosopher about him

tiene una punta de loco — he has a streak of madness

4) (=clavo) tack

5) (Geog) (=cabo) point; (=promontorio) headland

6) (=asta) [de toro] horn; [de ciervo] point, tine

7) (Ftbl)

juega en la punta — he plays up front

8) (=colilla) stub, butt

9) (Cos) (=encaje) dentelle

10) pl puntas

a) [del pelo] ends

tengo las puntas abiertas — I have split ends

quiero cortarme las puntas — I'd like a trim, I'd like to have my hair trimmed

b) (Ballet) points, ballet shoes

c) (Culin)

puntas de espárrago — asparagus tips

puntas de solomillo — finest cuts of pork

11) Cono Sur, Méx

una punta de algo — a lot of sth

pagó una punta de pesos por eso — he paid a lot of money for that

son todos una punta de ladrones — they are all a bunch of thieves

12) Cuba [de tabaco] leaf of best tobacco

13) Bol eight-hour shift of work

14) Caribe (=mofa) taunt, snide remark

2.

ADJ INV peak

• horas punta — [de electricidad, teléfono] peak times

la hora punta — [del tráfico] the rush hour

el tráfico en la hora punta — rush-hour traffic

• tecnología punta — latest technology, leading edge technology

• velocidad punta — maximum speed, top speed

3.

SMF (Dep) striker, forward

media punta — midfield player

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I
adjetivo invariable

la hora punta — the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria — a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta — top speed
II
femenino

1)

a) (de lengua, dedos) tip; ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip

en la otra punta de la mesa — at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie — with his toes

a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)

a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up

la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

b) puntas femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip

sácale punta al lápiz — sharpen the pencil

de punta — point first

en punta — pointed

por un extremo acaba en punta — it's pointed at one end

mandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

- punta de lanza

3) ( de pañuelo) corner

4) (Dep)

juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker

5) (Geog) point

6) (CS fam) ( montón)

una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)

son una punta de asesinos — they're a bunch of murderers (colloq)

7)

a punta de — (AmL fam)

a punta de repetírselo mil veces — by telling him it a thousand times

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer — they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos — a liquid-based diet

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= apex, barb, end, tip.

Ex. A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.

Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex. Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

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* acabado en punta = pointed.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.

* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.

* punta de flecha = arrowhead.

* punta de lanza = spearpoint.

* punta del dedo = fingertip.

* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.

* punta de trazar = scribe.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.

* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.

* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

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I
adjetivo invariable

la hora punta — the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria — a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta — top speed
II
femenino

1)

a) (de lengua, dedos) tip; ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip

en la otra punta de la mesa — at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie — with his toes

a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)

a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up

la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

b) puntas femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip

sácale punta al lápiz — sharpen the pencil

de punta — point first

en punta — pointed

por un extremo acaba en punta — it's pointed at one end

mandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

- punta de lanza

3) ( de pañuelo) corner

4) (Dep)

juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker

5) (Geog) point

6) (CS fam) ( montón)

una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)

son una punta de asesinos — they're a bunch of murderers (colloq)

7)

a punta de — (AmL fam)

a punta de repetírselo mil veces — by telling him it a thousand times

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer — they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos — a liquid-based diet

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= apex, barb, end, tip.

Ex: A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.

Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

* acabado en punta = pointed.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.

* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.

* punta de flecha = arrowhead.

* punta de lanza = spearpoint.

* punta del dedo = fingertip.

* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.

* punta de trazar = scribe.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.

* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.

* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

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punta¹

adj inv

en la hora punta during the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta top speed

punta²

feminine

A

1 (de la lengua, los dedos) tip; (de la nariz) end, tip; (del pan) end

mojó la punta del pincel she wetted the tip of the paintbrush

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie with his toes

me recorrí la ciudad de punta a punta I traipsed all over town o from one end of town to the other

bailaba en puntas de pie (CS); she danced on the tips of her toes o ( frml) on her points

entró caminando en puntitas de pie para no despertarlo (CS); she tiptoed in o she went in on tiptoe so as not to wake him

a punta (de) pala ( Esp fam); loads ( colloq)

tiene dinero a punta pala she's loaded ( colloq), she's got pots o stacks o loads of money ( colloq)

a punta de pistola or ( Per) de bala at gunpoint

hasta la punta de los pelos or del pelo ( fam): estoy hasta la punta del pelo de este trabajo I've had it up to here o I'm fed up to the backteeth with this job ( colloq)

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco to be/get dressed up

la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

lo tengo en la punta de la lengua it's on the tip of my tongue, I have it on the tip of my tongue

2 puntas fpl (del pelo) ends (pl)

vengo a cortarme las puntas I'd like a trim

Compuesto:

puntas de espárrago

fpl asparagus tips (pl)

B (de una aguja) point; (de una flecha, lanza) tip; (de un clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point

sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil

el cuchillo cayó de punta the knife fell point first

en punta pointed

los zapatos en punta pointed shoes

por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one end

hacerle punta a algn ( Chi fam); to try to win sb's affections

mandar a algn a la punta del cerro (CS fam); to send sb packing ( colloq), to tell sb to get lost ( colloq)

sacarle punta a algo ( Esp); to read too much into sth, distort o twist sth

Compuesto:

punta de lanza

spearhead

estos grupos fueron la punta lanza de del cambio social these groups spearheaded the process of social change o were the spearhead of social change

C (de un pañuelo) corner

D ( Dep):

juega en la punta he's a forward o striker

E ( Geog) point

F

(CS fam) (montón): costó una punta de plata it cost a lot of money o ( colloq) a fortune

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer she has loads o stacks of things to do ( colloq)

son una punta de asesinos they're a bunch of murderers ( colloq)

G

a punta de ( AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times

se curó a punta de antibióticos he got better by taking antibiotics

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos a liquid-based diet

punta³

masculine and feminine

( Dep) striker, forward

punta izquierdo/punta derecho left/right winger

* * *

punta sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de lengua, dedos) tip;

( de nariz) end, tip;
( de pan) end;
( de pincel) tip;
◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;

con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot;
la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg;
tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue
b)

◊ puntas sustantivo femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2
a) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point;

(de flecha, lanza) tip;
◊ punta de lanza spearhead;

sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil;
de punta point first;
en punta pointed;
por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one end
b)

◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told
3 ( de pañuelo) corner
■ adjetivo invariable:
◊ la hora punta the rush hour

punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife
(extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker
♦ LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end

' punta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- clavo
- despuntar
- iceberg
- lanza
- pelo
- rotulador
- tecnología
- terminar
- afinar
- agudo
- cesta
- cortar
- embotado
- en
- erizado
- fino
- hora
- nervio
- pistola
- puntiagudo
- puntilla
- torre
English:
cutting-edge
- edge
- end
- gunpoint
- hair
- headland
- high-tech
- mad
- nail
- nerve
- nine
- peak hours
- point
- prong
- rush-hour
- scary
- sharpen
- spike
- spiky
- stick up
- taper
- tip
- weapon
- bristle
- corner
- edgy
- gun
- hang
- head
- off
- pointed
- rat
- rush
- sharp
- stand
- stick

* * *

punta

♦ adj inv

hora punta rush hour;

velocidad punta top speed

♦ nf

1. [extremo] [de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja] point;
[de pan, pelo, nariz] end; [de dedo, cuerno, flecha, pincel] tip; [de zapato] toe; [de pistola] muzzle; [de sábana, pañuelo] corner;
este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes;

punta fina/gruesa [de bolígrafo] fine/thick point;

lo sujetó con la punta de los dedos she held it with the tips of her fingers;

tengo las puntas (del pelo) abiertas o RP [m5] florecidas I've got split ends;

en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town;

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table;

se dio en la rodilla con la punta de la mesa she banged her knee on the corner of the table;

lleva el pelo de punta he has spiky hair;

recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we travelled from one end of Chile to the other;

acabado en punta [objeto, instrumento] pointed;

a punta de pistola at gunpoint;

sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil;

Comp
Fam
a punta (de) pala: tiene libros a punta (de) pala he has loads of books;

vinieron turistas a punta (de) pala loads of tourists came, tourists came by the busload;

Comp

estar de punta con alguien to be on edge with sb;

Comp

ir de punta en blanco to be dressed up to the nines;

Comp
Fam
sacarle punta a algo to read too much into sth;

Comp

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

Comp
punta de flecha arrowhead; Fig la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; Fig punta de lanza spearhead;
los obreros de la capital fueron la punta de lanza de la revolución the industrial workers of the capital spearheaded the revolution;
Perú, Ven punta trasera [de carne] rump tail;
punta de velocidad: [m5] tiene una gran punta de velocidad he's very pacey, Br he has a good turn of pace

2. [pizca] touch, bit;
[de sal] pinch
3. [clavo] small nail

4. Dep [zona de ataque] attack;
[jugador de ataque] forward;
jugar en punta to play in attack, to be a forward;

jugar como media punta to play just in behind the strikers

5. Geog point, headland

6. CSur
en puntas de pie on tiptoe;

andar en puntas de pie to (walk on) tiptoe

7. RP Fam
una punta [mucho] loads;

se casó hace una punta de años he got married donkey's years ago;

tiene una punta de primos she's got loads of cousins

8. Comp
Am
a punta de [a fuerza de] by dint of;

lo convencí a punta de amenazas I threatened him into doing it

* * *

punta

f

1 de dedo, nariz, pie tip

2 ( extremo) end;

de punta a punta (de principio a fin) from beginning to end; (de un extremo a otro) from one extreme to the other

3 de lápiz, GEOG point;

sacar punta a sharpen

4 L.Am. ( grupo) group

5

:

a punta de pistola at gunpoint;

ir de punta en blanco be dressed up

6 en fútbol forward

* * *

punta nf

1) : tip, end

punta del dedo: fingertip

en la punta de la lengua: at the tip of one's tongue

2) : point (of a weapon or pencil)

punta de lanza: spearhead

3) : point, headland

4) : bunch, lot

una punta de ladrones: a bunch of thieves

5)

a punta de : by, by dint of

* * *

punta n

1. (extremo afilado) point

la punta de un lápiz the point of a pencil

2. (de lengua, dedo) tip

las puntas de los dedos fingertips

3. (de nariz, pelo) end

tiene un grano en la punta de la nariz he's got a spot on the end of his nose

4. (de ciudad) side

vive en la otra punta de la ciudad she lives on the other side of town

5. (clavo) nail

sacarle punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil

Spanish-English dictionary > punta
8 atasco

m.

1 blockage.

2 traffic hold-up, traffic jam.

3 obstruction, clog, blockage, blocking.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: atascar.

* * *

atasco

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) obstruction, blockage

2 (de tráfico) traffic jam

* * *

noun m.

1) traffic jam

2) obstruction, blockage

* * *

SM (=obstrucción) obstruction, blockage; (Aut) traffic jam

* * *

masculino

a) ( de tráfico) traffic jam; ( en proceso) holdup, delay

b) ( en tubería) blockage

* * *

= bottleneck, traffic jam, snarl-up, jam, traffic congestion, congestion, gridlock traffic.

Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.

Ex. Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.

Ex. Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.

Ex. The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.

Ex. But the truth is, when we are in gridlock traffic, we have to wait whether we like it or not.

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* atasco de papel = paper jam.

* atasco de tráfico = tailback.

* atascos = logjam [log-jam].

* * *

masculino

a) ( de tráfico) traffic jam; ( en proceso) holdup, delay

b) ( en tubería) blockage

* * *

= bottleneck, traffic jam, snarl-up, jam, traffic congestion, congestion, gridlock traffic.

Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.

Ex: Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.

Ex: Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.

Ex: The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.

Ex: But the truth is, when we are in gridlock traffic, we have to wait whether we like it or not.

* atasco de papel = paper jam.

* atasco de tráfico = tailback.

* atascos = logjam [log-jam].

* * *

atasco

masculine

1 (de tráfico) traffic jam, jam ( colloq); (en un proceso) holdup, delay

no hemos tenido más que problemas y atascos we've had nothing but problems and holdups

2 (en una tubería) blockage

hay un atasco en el desagüe the drain's blocked, there's a blockage in the drain

* * *

Del verbo atascar: ( conjugate atascar)

atasco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

atascó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
atascar
atasco
atascar ( conjugate atascar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ cañería› to block

b) (Méx) ‹ motor› to stall

atascarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [cañería/fregadero] to block, get blocked

b) [ tráfico] to get snarled up

2
a) [ mecanismo] to jam, seize up

b) (Méx) [ motor] to stall

atasco sustantivo masculino
a) ( de tráfico) traffic jam;

( en proceso) holdup, delay
b) ( en tubería) blockage

atascar vtr (obstruir) to block, obstruct
atasco sustantivo masculino traffic jam
' atasco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embotellar
- estrechamiento
- tapón
English:
blockage
- bottleneck
- gridlock
- hold-up
- jam
- tail back
- tailback
- traffic jam
- hold
- traffic

* * *

atasco nm

1. [obstrucción] blockage

2. [de vehículos] traffic jam;
Fig
se ha producido un atasco en las negociaciones the negotiations have stalled

* * *

atasco

m AUTO traffic jam;

atasco de papel de impresora paper jam

* * *

atasco nm

1) : blockage

2) embotellamiento: traffic jam

* * *

atasco n (de coches) traffic jam

Spanish-English dictionary > atasco
9 Hauptverkehr

m

1. rush-hour traffic

2. der Hauptverkehr Großteil: most of the traffic

* * *
Haupt|ver|kehr
m
peak(-hour) traffic; (= Verkehrsteilnehmer) main traffic, bulk of the traffic
* * *

Hauptverkehr m

1. rush-hour traffic

2.

der Hauptverkehr Großteil: most of the traffic

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Hauptverkehr
10 confusión

f.

1 confusion, mix-up, disorder, confusedness.

2 perplexity, bafflement, confusion, confusedness.

3 commotion, riot, clutter, hassle.

4 scene of confusion, shambles.

* * *

confusión

► nombre femenino

1 (desorden) confusion, chaos

2 (equivocación) mistake, confusion

3 (turbación) confusion, embarrassment

* * *

noun f.

confusion

* * *

SF

1) (=equivocación) confusion

lo que provocó la confusión — what caused the confusion

para evitar confusiones — to avoid confusion

ha habido una confusión en los nombres — there was a mix-up with the names, there was some confusion with the names

esta carta no es para mí, debe de tratarse de una confusión — this letter is not for me, there must be some mistake

• por confusión — by mistake

2) (=desconcierto) confusion

el terremoto produjo una gran confusión en las calles — the earthquake caused great confusion in the streets

tiene una gran confusión de ideas — his ideas are very confused

la recuerdo con bastante confusión — I have a hazy o vague memory of her

3) (=turbación)

sentí tal confusión que no pude ni dar las gracias — I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even say thank you

tantas alabanzas me produjeron una gran confusión — I found all that praise overwhelming

* * *

femenino

a) (desorden, caos) confusion

para mayor confusión — to add to the confusion

b) ( perplejidad) confusion

mis palabras aumentaron su confusión — what I said made him more confused

c) ( turbación) embarrassment

d) ( equivocación) confusion

hubo una confusión con la factura — there was a confusion over the invoice

se presta a confusión — it is open to misinterpretation

para que no haya más confusiones — to avoid any further confusion

* * *

= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.

Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.

Ex. In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.

Ex. You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.

Ex. SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.

Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.

Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.

Ex. China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.

Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex. Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.

Ex. A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.

Ex. The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.

Ex. Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.

Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.

Ex. We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.

Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex. The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.

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* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.

* confusión económica = economic turmoil.

* confusión histórica = historical confusion.

* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.

* estado de confusión = state of confusion.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* que induce a confusión = confounding.

* * *

femenino

a) (desorden, caos) confusion

para mayor confusión — to add to the confusion

b) ( perplejidad) confusion

mis palabras aumentaron su confusión — what I said made him more confused

c) ( turbación) embarrassment

d) ( equivocación) confusion

hubo una confusión con la factura — there was a confusion over the invoice

se presta a confusión — it is open to misinterpretation

para que no haya más confusiones — to avoid any further confusion

* * *

= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.

Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.

Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.

Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.

Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.

Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.

Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.

Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.

Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex: Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.

Ex: A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.

Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.

Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.

Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.

Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.

Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex: The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.

* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.

* confusión económica = economic turmoil.

* confusión histórica = historical confusion.

* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.

* estado de confusión = state of confusion.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* que induce a confusión = confounding.

* * *

confusión

feminine

1 (perplejidad) confusion

para mayor confusión se llaman igual to add to the confusion o to confuse things even more o to make things even more confusing, they have the same name

2 (desorden, caos) confusion

3 (turbación) embarrassment

su inesperada declaración de amor la llenó de confusión his unexpected declaration of love filled her with embarrassment o confusion o threw her into confusion

tanta amabilidad me produjo una gran confusión I was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness

4 (equivocación) confusion

lamentamos la confusión que hubo con la factura we regret the confusion over the invoice

sus comentarios se prestan a confusión his comments are open to misinterpretation

para que no haya más confusiones to avoid any further confusion o any more mix-ups

* * *

confusión sustantivo femenino
a) ( en general) confusion;

◊ para que no haya confusiones to avoid any confusion

b) ( turbación) embarrassment, confusion

confusión sustantivo femenino
1 (desorden) confusion
2 (error) mistake
' confusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdimiento
- barullo
- belén
- desbarajuste
- desconcierto
- desorientación
- embrollo
- folclore
- follón
- obnubilar
- ofuscación
- para
- prestarse
- torre
- turbación
- aquél
- armar
- bochinche
- convulsionar
- desorden
- ése
- éste
- grado
- jaleo
- lío
- mareo
- medio
- sólo
- turbar
English:
brainstorm
- confusion
- disarray
- foul up
- haziness
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- quagmire
- rush
- scramble
- shambles
- start
- turmoil
- welter
- add
- disorder
- havoc
- mix
- straighten

* * *

confusión nf

1. [desorden, lío] confusion;

la confusión aumentó con la llegada del cantante the singer's arrival added to the confusion;

los ladrones actuaron aprovechando la confusión the thieves took advantage of the confusion;

hubo una gran confusión there was great confusion;

en su habitación reina la confusión her room is in chaos;

existe cierta confusión acerca de lo que realmente quiso decir there is some confusion as to what he really meant

2. [desconcierto]
la noticia me llenó de confusión I was disconcerted by the news

3. [error] mix-up;

ha habido una confusión there has been a bit of a mix-up;

esa frase puede llevar a confusión that phrase could lead to confusion o be misinterpreted

* * *

confusión

f confusion

* * *

confusión nf, pl - siones : confusion

* * *

confusión n

1. (falta de claridad) confusion

la falta de indicaciones creó confusión the lack of signs caused confusion

2. (equivocación) mistake

me pidió disculpas por la confusión she apologized for the mistake

Spanish-English dictionary > confusión
11 Hauptverkehrsader

Hauptverkehrsader
artery;
• Hauptverkehrslinie heavy traffic line, main stem (US);
• stark belastete Hauptverkehrslinien heavy trunk lines;
• Hauptverkehrsstraße thoroughfare, major highway, high (main, classified, Br.) road, trunk route (Br.), arterial highway (US), main drag (sl.);
• Hauptverkehrsstraßen arteries of traffic;
• Hauptverkehrsstrom main current of traffic;
• Hauptverkehrsweg key road, main artery;
• Hauptverkehrszeit rush (busy, crowded) hours, peak hours of traffic, peak time, rush-hour peak;
• in die Hauptverkehrszeit geraten to be caught by the rush hour;
• Hauptverkehrszeit umgehen to beat the rush hours.

Business german-english dictionary > Hauptverkehrsader
12 час пик

1) General subject: peak-hour, rush hour, theater hour (The hypothesis, however, is not without difficulties. The expansion is so rapid that, going back only ten thousand million years, we find the stars more closely packed than automobiles are in Times Square in New York City at the)

2) Law: rush-hour

3) Economy: peak traffic period

4) Sociology: rush hours

5) Business: peak hour

6) Set phrase: the rush-hour

7) Network technologies: busy hour

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > час пик
13 godzin|a

Ⅰ f 1. Miary hour
- pół godziny half an hour

- półtorej godziny an hour and a half

- za godzinę/dwie godziny in an hour/two hours

- godzinę/dwie godziny temu an hour/two hours ago

- był tu godzinę temu a. przed godziną he was here an hour ago

- wyjść na godzinę/pół godziny to go out for an hour/for half an hour

- spóźnić się o dwie godziny to be two hours late

- przyszedł (na) godzinę przed rozpoczęciem zebrania he came an hour before the meeting started

- przyjechał (w) godzinę po wypadku he came an hour after the accident

- gdybyś przyszedł godzinę wcześniej/później if you had come an hour earlier/later

- wyszedł i po godzinie wrócił he went out and came back an hour later

- mamy jeszcze pół godziny do odjazdu pociągu we still have half an hour before the train leaves

- macie półtorej godziny na napisanie pracy you have an hour and a half to write the paper

- zrobię to w godzinę a. w ciągu godziny I can do it within an hour

- dzwonisz po raz trzeci w ciągu godziny that’s the third time you’ve rung in an hour

- jeśli w ciągu godziny przestanie padać, to… if it stops raining within the next hour, then…

- film trwał trzy godziny the film was three hours long

- minęła kolejna godzina another hour passed

- jechaliśmy (przez) dwie godziny we were driving for two hours

- autobus kursuje co godzinę/pół godziny the buses run every hour/half hour

- jechać 100 kilometrów na godzinę to drive at 100 kilometres an hour

- zarabiać 20 dolarów za godzinę to earn 20 dollars an hour

- (całymi) godzinami siedzi przed telewizorem he spends hours in front of the TV

- czekałem chyba z godzinę I must have waited around an hour

- to mi zajęło dobre a. bite trzy godziny it took me a good three hours
2. (moment dnia) która (jest) godzina? what time is it?, what’s the time?
- jest godzina ósma it’s eight o’clock

- o której godzinie wróciłeś/skończyłeś? at what time did you come back/finish?

- wybijać godziny to strike the hours

- zegar bije tylko o pełnej godzinie the clock strikes only on the hour

- przyszedł o wyznaczonej/umówionej godzinie he arrived at the appointed/agreed time

- do godziny osiemnastej brakowało kilku minut it was (still) a few minutes before 6 p.m.

- sytuacja zmieniała się z godziny na godzinę the situation changed from hour to hour a. from one hour to the next

- opowiedział wszystko godzina po godzinie he told the whole story as it had happened hour by hour
3. (pora) hour
- w godzinach porannych/wieczornych in the morning/evening

- pracowali do późnych godzin nocnych they worked until all hours

- byłem w mieście w godzinie największego tłoku I was in the city during the heaviest traffic

- będą tu lada godzina they’ll be here any time now

- nadeszła a. wybiła godzina próby/zemsty książk. the hour of trial/vengeance has come

- wybiła jej ostatnia godzina książk. her time a. last hour has come

- zawiódł w godzinie próby książk. he failed in his hour of trial
4. (odległość) hour
- to dwie godziny marszu stąd it’s two hours’ walk from here

- następny przystanek jest (o) godzinę drogi stąd the next stop is an hour (away) from here

- do stacji jest pół godziny samochodem/piechotą the station is half an hour’s drive/walk away
5. Szkol. (lekcja) hour
- godzina lekcyjna forty-five minutes

- sześć godzin angielskiego tygodniowo six hours of English a week

- siatka godzin a timetable
6. Górn. (znak mierniczy) kind of directional marker Ⅱ godziny plt hours
- godziny urzędowania opening a. business hours

- godziny przyjęć (lekarza) surgery hours

- w godzinach pracy during working hours

- pracować po godzinach to work after hours a. overtime

- □ godzina policyjna curfew

- godzina wychowawcza Szk. form period GB

- godzina zegarowa sixty minutes

- godziny dziekańskie/rektorskie Uniw. cancellation of classes by the dean/vice-chancellor

- godziny nadliczbowe overtime

- godzina a. godziny szczytu rush hour

- w godzinach szczytu in a. during the rush hour

■ godzina zero zero hour

- szara godzina twilight, dusk

- powiedzieć coś w dobrą/złą godzinę to say something at the right/wrong time

- nie znać a. nie być pewnym dnia ani godziny not to be sure of anything

- zostawić coś na czarną godzinę to keep sth for a rainy day

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > godzin|a
14 Verkehrssteuer

Verkehrssteuer
road-fund tax (Br.), tax on freight transportation (US), (Frankreich) circulation tax;
• kommunale Verkehrssteuer pro Hotelbett local authority ad valorem bed tax;
• rechnergestütztes zentrales Verkehrssteuersystem computer-aided centralized traffic control;
• Verkehrssteuerung control of traffic, traffic control (management);
• Verkehrsstockung traffic delay, congestion of traffic, [traffic] jam (block, holdup), traffic tangle, tie-up (US), (Bahn) breakdown;
• Verkehrsstopp traffic stop;
• Verkehrsstörung traffic block, [traffic] holdup, road jam, jam in the street, (Bahn) breakdown, holdup, stoppage of the traffic;
• Verkehrsstoß peak-hour traffic, rush[-hour traffic];
• Verkehrsstrafe motoring fine (Br.);
• Verkehrsstrafsache traffic case (US);
• Verkehrsstraße thoroughfare, main (public, traffic) road, trafficway, highway, highroad (Br.), service road;
• Verkehrsstraßenprogramm highway program(me);
• Verkehrsstrecke lines of communication;
• Verkehrsstreife traffic (courtesy, mobile) patrol, traffic squad, street police, cruiser (US);
• Verkehrsstreik strike of transport workers;
• Verkehrsstrom traffic flow, stream (flow) of traffic;
• sich in den Verkehrsstrom einfädeln (einreihen) to cut (filter, Br.) into the line of traffic;
• dem Verkehrsstrom entgegenfahren to travel against the traffic;
• Verkehrssünder traffic offender, (unachtsamer Fußgänger) jaywalker (coll.);
• Verkehrssystem transport[ation] system;
• dem neuesten Stand der Technik entsprechende Verkehrs- und Transportsysteme state-of-the-art communications and transportation systems;
• Verkehrstarif transportation rate.

Business german-english dictionary > Verkehrssteuer
15 embrollo

m.

1 tangle.

2 embroilment, ruse, confusion, muddle.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: embrollar.

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embrollo

► nombre masculino

1 (confusión) muddle, mess

2 (mentira) lie

3 figurado (situación embarazosa) embarrassing situation

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SM (=confusión) muddle, confusion; (=aprieto) fix *, jam *; (=fraude) fraud, trick; (=mentira) lie, falsehood

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masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle; (de callejuelas, pasillos) maze; (de ideas, situaciones)

el argumento es un embrollo — the plot is extremely involved o complicated

se metió en un embrollo — he got himself into a mess

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= morass, tangled web, muddle, quagmire, tangle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, snare.

Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex. A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.

Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".

Ex. This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.

Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.

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* en un embrollo = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.

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masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle; (de callejuelas, pasillos) maze; (de ideas, situaciones)

el argumento es un embrollo — the plot is extremely involved o complicated

se metió en un embrollo — he got himself into a mess

* * *

= morass, tangled web, muddle, quagmire, tangle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, snare.

Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.

Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".

Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.

Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.

* en un embrollo = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.

* * *

embrollo

masculine

1 (de hilos, cables) tangle

me perdí en un embrollo de pasillos I got lost in a maze of corridors

2

(de ideas, situaciones): el argumento de la película es un embrollo the plot of the movie is extremely involved o complicated

se metió en un embrollo he got himself into a mess

un embrollo político a political imbroglio

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Del verbo embrollar: ( conjugate embrollar)

embrollo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

embrolló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
embrollar
embrollo
embrolló
embrollar ( conjugate embrollar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹hilo/madeja› to tangle (up)

b) ( confundir) ‹ situación› to complicate;

‹ persona› to muddle, confuse
c) ( implicar) embrollo a algn en algo to embroil sb in sth, get sb involved in sth

embrollarse verbo pronominal [hilo/madeja] to get tangled;
[ situación] to get confused o muddled;
[ persona] to get muddled, to get mixed up (colloq)
embrollo sustantivo masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle;
(de callejuelas, pasillos) maze;
( situación confusa) muddle, mess;
◊ el argumento es un embrollo the plot is extremely involved o complicated

embrollo sustantivo masculino
1 (enredo) muddle, confusion
2 (situación apurada) fix, jam

' embrollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barullo
- enredo
- lío
English:
muddle
- rigmarole
- screw-up
- jumble
- tangle

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embrollo nm

1. [lío] mess;

meterse en un embrollo to get into a mess;

en menudo embrollo nos hemos metido this is a fine mess we've got ourselves into;

la trama de la obra es un verdadero embrollo the plot of the play is really complicated o confusing

2. [mentira] lie

3. [de hilos, cuerdas, cables] tangle

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embrollo

m tangle; fig

mess, muddle

* * *

embrollo nm

enredo: imbroglio, confusion

Spanish-English dictionary > embrollo
16 lío

m.

1 mess, difficulty, mix-up, problem.

2 bundle.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: liar.

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lío

► nombre masculino

1 (embrollo) mess

2 (aventura amorosa) affair

3 (fardo) bundle

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

armar un lío to make a fuss

hacerse un lío (uso literal) to get tangled up 2 (uso figurado) to get muddled up

meterse en un lío to get oneself into a mess

¡qué lío! what a mess!

tener un lío con alguien to be having an affair with somebody

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noun m.

1) mess

2) trouble

3) affair, liaison

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SM

1) (=fardo) bundle; Cono Sur truss

2) * (=jaleo) fuss; (=confusión) muddle, mix-up

ese lío de los pasaportes — that fuss about the passports

en mi mesa hay un lío enorme de papeles — my desk is in a real muddle with all these bits of paper

• armar un lío — to make a fuss, kick up a fuss

• armarse un lío, se armó un lío tremendo — there was a terrific fuss

• hacerse un lío — to get into a muddle, get mixed up

se hizo un lío con tantos nombres — he got into a muddle with all the names

3) (=aprieto)

meterse en un lío — to get into trouble

4) * (=amorío) affair

tener un lío con algn — to be having an affair with sb

lío de faldas — affair

5) (=cotilleo) tale, piece of gossip

¡no me vengas con líos! — less of your tales!

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masculino

1)

a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

qué lío! — what a mess!

hacerse un lío con algo — to get into a mess with something (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación)

tiene líos con la policía — he's in trouble with the police (colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos — don't come to me with your problems

qué lío se va a armar! — there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)

armó un lío — he kicked up a fuss (colloq)

meterse en un lío — to get oneself into trouble

c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2) ( fardo) bundle

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= mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].

Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.

Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex. The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.

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* armar el lío = make + trouble.

* armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* lío amoroso = fling.

* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.

* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.

* no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.

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masculino

1)

a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

qué lío! — what a mess!

hacerse un lío con algo — to get into a mess with something (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación)

tiene líos con la policía — he's in trouble with the police (colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos — don't come to me with your problems

qué lío se va a armar! — there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)

armó un lío — he kicked up a fuss (colloq)

meterse en un lío — to get oneself into trouble

c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2) ( fardo) bundle

* * *

= mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].

Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.

Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.

* armar el lío = make + trouble.

* armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* lío amoroso = fling.

* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.

* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.

* no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.

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lío

masculine

A

1 ( fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

¡qué lío! ¡esto no hay quién lo entienda! what a mess! this is totally incomprehensible

se hizo un lío con las cuentas she got into a mess o a muddle o she got confused with the accounts ( colloq)

2 ( fam)

(problema, complicación): tiene líos con la policía he is in trouble with the police ( colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos don't come to me with your problems

¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! ( colloq), the shit is really going to hit the fan (sl)

armó un lío tremendo porque le sirvieron la sopa fría he created o kicked up a real fuss because his soup was cold ( colloq)

si no obedeces te vas a meter en un buen lío if you don't do as you're told, you're going to get into a lot of trouble o to land yourself in serious trouble

no vengas aquí buscando líos don't come here looking for trouble ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (amorío) affair

tuvo un lío con una periodista famosa he had an affair o ( colloq) a fling with a famous journalist

B (fardo) bundle

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Del verbo liar: ( conjugate liar)

lío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

lió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
liar
lío
liar ( conjugate liar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ cigarrillo› to roll

b) ( atar) to tie (up);

( envolver) to wrap (up);
(en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)
2 (fam)
a) ‹situación/asunto› to complicate

b) ( confundir) ‹ persona› to confuse, get … in a muddle

c) ( en un asunto) ‹ persona› to involve

liarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam)
a) [ asunto] to get complicated

b) [ persona] to get confused

2 (Esp fam)
a) ( entretenerse):

◊ nos liamos a hablar y … we got talking and …

b) ( emprenderla):

◊ se líoon a golpes they started throwing punches at each other

lío sustantivo masculino
1
a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess;

◊ armarse/hacerse un lío (con algo) to get into a mess (with sth) (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación) trouble;

◊ meterse en un lío to get oneself into trouble;

tiene líos con la policía he's in trouble with the police (colloq);
¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)
c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2 ( fardo) bundle
liar verbo transitivo
1 (envolver) to wrap up
(un cigarro) to roll
2 (embrollar) to muddle up
(aturdir) to confuse
lío sustantivo masculino
1 fam (desorden) mess, muddle
2 fam (romance) affair
3 (de ropa, etc) bundle
♦ Locuciones: armar un lío, to kick up a fuss
hacerse líos con, to get mixed up
meterse en un lío, to get into trouble
' lío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avispero
- barullo
- berenjenal
- buena
- bueno
- enredarse
- follón
- gorda
- gordo
- meterse
- mogollón
- monumental
- petate
- tinglado
- tomate
- trapisonda
- armar
- bochinche
- bronca
- desenredar
- despelote
- enredado
- enredar
- enredo
- menudo
- meter
- pedo
- pelotera
- quilombo
English:
carry-on
- cock-up
- fuss
- hassle
- hot
- hot water
- jam
- kick up
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- muddle
- palaver
- pickle
- rigmarole
- scrape
- screw-up
- tangle
- to-do
- trouble
- ungodly
- water
- bundle
- get
- havoc
- mix
- muddled
- rumpus
- stink
- stir
- to
- wad

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lío nm

1. Fam [enredo] mess;

esto de la declaración de hacienda es un lío filling in your tax return is a real pain o Br palaver;

hacerse un lío to get muddled up;

son tantos hermanos que siempre me armo un lío con sus nombres there are so many different brothers, I always get their names muddled up;

estoy hecho un lío, no sé qué hacer I'm all confused, I don't know what to do

2. Fam [problema]
meterse en líos to get into trouble;

me he metido en un lío del que no sé salir I've got myself into a mess that I don't know how to get out of

3. Fam [jaleo] racket, row;

armar un lío to kick up a fuss

4. Fam [amorío] affair;

está casado pero tiene un lío con alguien del trabajo he's married, but he's having an affair with someone from work

Comp

tener un lío de faldas to be having an affair

5. [paquete] bundle

* * *

lío

m

1 bundle

2 fam ( desorden) mess;

lío amoroso fam affair;

estar hecho un lío be all confused;

hacerse un lío get into a muddle;

meterse en líos get into trouble

3 fam ( jaleo) fuss;

armar un lío fam kick up a fuss fam

* * *

lío nm, fam

1) : confusion, mess

2) : hassle, trouble, jam

meterse en un lío: to get into a jam

3) : affair, liason

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lío n

1. (desorden) mess

tiene la habitación hecha un lío his room is in a right mess

2. (problema) trouble

se ha metido en un buen lío she's in big trouble

se va a armar un lío there's going to be trouble

hacerse un lío to get into a muddle

Spanish-English dictionary > lío
17 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

* * *

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

* * *

Adjektiv; nicht präd. morning

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

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > morgendlich
18 enredo

m.

1 tangle, knot (maraña).

2 mess, complicated affair.

comedia de enredo (Teatro & Cine) farce

3 (love) affair (amoroso).

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: enredar.

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enredo

► nombre masculino

1 (maraña) tangle

2 (confusión) mess, muddle, confusion, mix-up

3 (engaño) deceit

4 (travesura) mischief

5 (amoroso) love affair

6 LITERATURA plot

■ comedia de enredo comedy of intrigue

► nombre masculino plural enredos

1 familiar (trastos) bits and pieces

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noun m.

1) mess

2) tangle

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SM

1) [de hilos, cuerda] tangle

un enredo de pelos — a tangle of hair

2) [de datos] [gen] maze, tangle; (=confusión) mix-up

3) (=laberinto) maze

4) (=asunto turbio) shady business

5) (=amorío) love affair

6) (=implicación) embroilment, involvement

7) [en novela] complicated situation

8) pl enredos (=intrigas) intrigues; (=mentiras) mischief sing, mischievous lies

comedia de enredo(s) — comedy of intrigue

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masculino

a) ( de hilos) tangle; ( en el pelo) tangle, knot

b) ( embrollo)

tengo un enredo en las cuentas... — my accounts are in a terrible mess

está metido en un enredo de dólares — he's involved in some shady currency deals

c) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

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= tangle, snarl, snarl-up, snare, kink.

Ex. This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.

Ex. She died at 37 weeks due to a kink in her umbilical cord.

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* armar enredos = make + trouble.

* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.

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masculino

a) ( de hilos) tangle; ( en el pelo) tangle, knot

b) ( embrollo)

tengo un enredo en las cuentas... — my accounts are in a terrible mess

está metido en un enredo de dólares — he's involved in some shady currency deals

c) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

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= tangle, snarl, snarl-up, snare, kink.

Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.

Ex: She died at 37 weeks due to a kink in her umbilical cord.

* armar enredos = make + trouble.

* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.

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enredo

masculine

1 (de hilos) tangle; (en el pelo) tangle, knot

2

(embrollo): tengo un enredo en las cuentas … my accounts are in a terrible mess

los enredos burocráticos red tape

está metido en un enredo de dólares he's involved in some shady currency deals

armar enredos to make trouble, stir up trouble ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (lío amoroso) affair

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Del verbo enredar: ( conjugate enredar)

enredo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

enredó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
enredar
enredo
enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;

‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredo a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth

verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;

enredo con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)
a) ( en lío amoroso) enredose con algn to get involved with sb

b) ( involucrarse) enredose en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

enredo sustantivo masculino
a) ( de hilos) tangle;

( en el pelo) tangle, knot
b) ( embrollo) mess;

◊ tengo un enredo en las cuentas … my accounts are in a terrible mess

c) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
enredo sustantivo masculino
1 (maraña) tangle
2 (asunto lioso) muddle, mess, mix up
3 (amorío) affair
' enredo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berenjenal
- embrollo
- enredarse
- tejemaneje
- tinglado
- tramoya
- greña
English:
mire
- tangle

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enredo nm

1. [en cuerdas, madeja, pelo] tangle

2. [de una situación] mess, complicated affair;

¡en menudo enredo me he metido! this is a fine mess I've got myself into!

3. [en la mente, al expresarse] muddle;

tengo un enredo tremendo de fechas o [m5] con las fechas I've got into a terrific muddle over the dates

4. [asunto ilícito] shady affair

5. [amoroso] (love) affair, entanglement;

tener un enredo con alguien to have an affair with sb, to be involved with sb

6. [mentira, intriga] mischief-making

7. Lit plot

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enredo

m

1 tangle

2 ( confusión) mess, confusion

3 ( intriga) intrigue

4 amoroso affair

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enredo nm

1) embrollo: muddle, confusion

2) maraña: tangle

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enredo n

1. (lío, confusión) mess

2. (maraña) tangle

Spanish-English dictionary > enredo
19 maraña

f.

1 trick, snarl.

2 thicket.

3 tangle, knot, snarl-up.

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maraña

► nombre femenino

1 (espesura) thicket

2 (enredo) tangle

3 (asunto confuso) muddle, mess

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noun f.

tangle

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SF

1) (=maleza) thicket, tangle of plants

2) [de hilos] tangle

3) (=enredo) mess, tangle

una maraña de pasillos — a maze o labyrinth of passages

una maraña de burocracia — a bureaucratic maze o labyrinth

una maraña de mentiras — a web of lies

4) * (=truco) trick, ruse

5) And small tip

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femenino

a) (de hilos, cabello) tangle

un ovillo hecho una maraña — a tangled ball of wool

b) (de arbustos, malezas) tangle of vegetation

c) (lío, confusión) tangled mess

es una maraña de personajes y relaciones — it is a complicated o tangled web of characters and relationships

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= morass, tangled web, tangle, miasma, garble, snarl, snarl-up.

Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex. A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.

Ex. This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.

Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.

Ex. For some other slants on this topic, see these two blogs; but beware, as they do contain some notable garbles and omissions.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

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* maraña de intrigas = web of intrigue.

* maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.

* maraña política = political thicket.

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femenino

a) (de hilos, cabello) tangle

un ovillo hecho una maraña — a tangled ball of wool

b) (de arbustos, malezas) tangle of vegetation

c) (lío, confusión) tangled mess

es una maraña de personajes y relaciones — it is a complicated o tangled web of characters and relationships

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= morass, tangled web, tangle, miasma, garble, snarl, snarl-up.

Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.

Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.

Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.

Ex: For some other slants on this topic, see these two blogs; but beware, as they do contain some notable garbles and omissions.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

* maraña de intrigas = web of intrigue.

* maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.

* maraña política = political thicket.

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maraña

feminine

1 (de hilos, cabello) tangle

un ovillo hecho una maraña a tangled ball of wool

2

(de arbustos, malezas): mi jardín es una verdadera maraña my garden is a real tangle of weeds o is a real jungle

con un machete se abrió paso en la maraña he hacked his way through the tangled vegetation with a machete

3

(lío, confusión): el argumento es una maraña de personajes y relaciones the plot is a complicated o tangled web of characters and relationships

no sé cómo entiende esta maraña de números I don't know how he can understand this mess o jumble of numbers

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maraña sustantivo femenino
tangle;
◊ la maraña burocrática the tangle of bureaucracy

maraña sustantivo femenino tangle

' maraña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enredo
English:
tangle
- web

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maraña nf

1. [de cabellos, hilos] tangle;

encontré el interruptor entre una maraña de cables I found the switch amid a tangle of electric cables

2. [maleza] thicket;

la maraña de arbustos no nos permitía avanzar the dense undergrowth prevented us from going any further

3. [complicación] tangle;

están intentando desenrollar la maraña de normas que regulan el sector they are trying to unravel the tangle of regulations that regulate the industry;

no hay quien se entienda con la maraña de idiomas que se hablan allí nobody can understand the jumble of languages they speak there;

le cuesta mucho encontrar lo que busca en la maraña de Internet he finds it difficult to find what he's looking for on-line, the Internet is such a maze

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maraña

f

1 de hilos tangle

2 ( lío) jumble

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maraña nf

1) : thicket

2) enredo: tangle, mess

Spanish-English dictionary > maraña
20 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

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