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1 variety is the spice of life
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2 spice
1. noun1) (a usually strong-smelling, sharp-tasting vegetable substance used to flavour food (eg pepper or nutmeg): We added cinnamon and other spices.) especia2) (anything that adds liveliness or interest: Her arrival added spice to the party.) sal, salsa, sabor
2. verb(to flavour with spice: The curry had been heavily spiced.) sazonar, condimentar- spiced- spicy
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spice n especiatr[spaɪs]1 especia1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL sazonar, condimentar2 (story etc) echar salsa a (up, -)1) season: condimentar, sazonarspice n1) : especia f2) flavor, interest: sabor mthe spice of life: la sal de la vidan.• aliciente s.m.• especia s.f.• sainete s.m.v.• condimentar v.• especiar v.
I spaɪsa) c u ( seasoning) especia f; (before n)spice rack — especiero m
b) u (zest, interest) sabor mto add spice to a story — hacer* un relato más sabroso; variety a)
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a) ( Culin) (often pass) condimentar, sazonar*b) ( add excitement to) darle* sabor a[spaɪs]to spice up a story — darle* más sabor a un relato
1. N1) (Culin) especia fmixed spice(s) — especias fpl mixtas
2) (fig) lo picantethe papers like stories with some spice — a los periódicos les gustan los reportajes con algo de picante
2. VT1) (Culin) condimentar, sazonar2) (fig)3.CPDspice rack N — especiero m
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I [spaɪs]a) c u ( seasoning) especia f; (before n)spice rack — especiero m
b) u (zest, interest) sabor mto add spice to a story — hacer* un relato más sabroso; variety a)
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a) ( Culin) (often pass) condimentar, sazonar*b) ( add excitement to) darle* sabor ato spice up a story — darle* más sabor a un relato
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3 variety
plural - varieties; noun1) (the quality of being of many different kinds or of being varied: There's a great deal of variety in this job.) variedad2) (a mixed collection or range: The children got a variety of toys on their birthdays.) surtido, variedad (de)3) (a sort or kind: They grow fourteen different varieties of rose.) variedad4) (a type of mixed theatrical entertainment including dances, songs, short sketches etc: I much prefer operas to variety; (also adjective) a variety show.) (espectáculo de) variedadesvariety n1. variedad / diversidad2. clase / variedada variety of varios / muchos / diversostr[və'raɪətɪ]1 (diversity) variedad nombre femenino2 (assortment) surtido\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa wide variety of gran diversidad defor a variety of reasons por razones diversasvariety is the spice of life en la variedad está el gustovariety show (espectáculo de) variedades nombre femenino plural1) diversity: diversidad f, variedad f2) assortment: surtido mfor a variety of reasons: por diversas razones3) sort: clase f4) breed: variedad f (de plantas)n.• diversidad s.f.• surtido s.m.• variedad s.f.• variedades s.f.pl.və'raɪətia) u ( diversity) variedad f, diversidad fb) c ( assortment)variety OF something: the fabric comes in a variety of shades la tela viene en varios colores; for a variety of reasons — por varias or distintas or diversas razones
c) c ( sort) clase f[vǝ'raɪǝtɪ]1.it comes in a variety of colours — lo hay en varios colores or de diversos colores
for a variety of reasons — por varias or diversas razones
2.CPDvariety artist N — artista mf de variedades
variety show N — espectáculo m de variedades
variety store N — (US) bazar m (tienda barata que vende de todo)
variety theatre N — teatro m de variedades
* * *[və'raɪəti]a) u ( diversity) variedad f, diversidad fb) c ( assortment)variety OF something: the fabric comes in a variety of shades la tela viene en varios colores; for a variety of reasons — por varias or distintas or diversas razones
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4 sal
Del verbo salir: ( conjugate salir) \ \
sal es: \ \2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: sal salir
sal sustantivo femenino 1 (Coc) salt; echarle la sal a algn (Méx fam) to put a jinx on sb 2 (Quím) salt; sales de baño bath salts (pl)
salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo 1 ( partir) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away; salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq); sal de algo to leave from sth; ¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?; salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven; sal para algo to leave for sth 2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out; (— alejándose del hablante) to go out; no puedo sal, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here; sal de algo to come out/get out of sth; ¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!; ¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?; nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain; sal por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door; salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden; ¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?; salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping 3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital? 4 sal con algn to go out with sb 5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out; [ anillo] to come off 1 (aparecer, manifestarse) (+ me/te/le etc) le están saliendo los dientes she's teething; me salió una ampolla I've got a blister; le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash; me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots; me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding; a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves ( de detrás de una nube) to come out 2 [ disco] to come out, be released; (+ compl) 1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc): ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now; no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out 2◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensiveb) ( resultar):◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned; no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out; ¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?; sal bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam; (+ me/te/le etc) 3 (de situación, estado) sal de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth; ‹ de depresión› to get over sth; sal adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive; [ propuesta] to prosper;◊ lograron sal adelante they managed to get through it4 ( con preposición)a)b)salirse verbo pronominal 1 [ leche] to boil over; salse de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth; ‹ de tema› to get off sth; procura no salte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget [ gas] to escape, come out 2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off; (+ me/te/le etc) 3 ( irse) to leave; salse de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;◊ salse con la suya to get one's (own) way
sal sustantivo femenino
1 salt
sal fina o de mesa, table salt
sal gruesa o gorda, cooking salt
sales de baño, bath salts
2 fam (chispa, gracejo) wit, sparkle
la sal de la vida, the spice of life
salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window (si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit (de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start (en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding (un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening (retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television (un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother (costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566 (una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense ' sal' also found in these entries: Spanish: afuera - corta - corto - derretir - hervir - le - media - medio - pizca - rasa - raso - salir - salar - salada - salado - salero - sazonar - sosa - soso - vinagrera - pellizco - poder - por - reducir English: bow - coarse - grain - overdo - pass - pinch - put - rock salt - salt - salt-free - reach - some - unsalted [sæl]1.N sal f2.CPDsal ammoniac N — sal f amoníaca
sal volatile N — sal f volátil
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5 zest
zest(keen enjoyment: She joined in the games with zest.) entusiasmotr[zest]1 (eagerness) brío, entusiasmo2 (spice) emoción nombre femenino3 (of lemon etc) cáscarazest ['zɛst] n1) gusto: entusiasmo m, brío m2) flavor: sabor m, sazón fzestmass nouna) (gusto, relish) entusiasmo m, brío mb) (piquancy, flavor) sabor m, sazón fc) ( Culin) cáscara f, peladura f[zest]Nher zest for life — sus ganas de vivir, su gusto por la vida
2) (=excitement) ánimo m* * *[zest]mass nouna) (gusto, relish) entusiasmo m, brío mb) (piquancy, flavor) sabor m, sazón fc) ( Culin) cáscara f, peladura f
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