the turmoil of war

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[ˈtɜ:mɔɪl, AM ˈtɜ:r-]

n Tumult m, Aufruhr m

▪ to be in [a] \turmoil in Aufruhr sein

the Stock Exchange was in complete \turmoil die Börse stand buchstäblich kopf

the development brought turmoil to the foreign exchange markets die Entwicklung hat schwere Turbulenzen an den Devisenmärkten ausgelöst

her mind was in a \turmoil sie war völlig durcheinander

the \turmoil of war die Wirren des Krieges

to be thrown into \turmoil völlig durcheinandergeraten

his heart was thrown into \turmoil by her conflicting signals ihre widersprüchlichen Signale stürzten ihn in ein Gefühlschaos

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turmoil [ˈtɜːmɔıl; US ˈtɜr-] s Aufruhr m (auch fig):

she was in an emotional turmoil, her feelings were in a turmoil ihre Gefühle waren in Aufruhr

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Aufruhr -en m.

Getümmel n.

tur·moil [ʼtɜ:mɔɪl, Am ʼtɜ:r-] n

Tumult m, Aufruhr m;

to be in [a] \turmoil in Aufruhr sein;

the Stock Exchange was in complete \turmoil die Börse stand buchstäblich Kopf;

her mind was in a \turmoil sie war völlig durcheinander;

the \turmoils of war die Wirren des Krieges;

to be thrown into \turmoil völlig durcheinandergeraten;

his heart was thrown into \turmoil by her conflicting signals ihre widersprüchlichen Signale stürzten ihn in ein Gefühlschaos

(и прен.) hurricane, tornado

ураганнът на войната the turmoil of war

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урага̀н,

м., -и, (два) урага̀на метеор. hurricane, tornado (и прен.); \ураганът на войната прен. the turmoil of war.

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hurricane

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- śnieżna zawierucha a snowstorm

- wojenna zawierucha the turmoil of war

hurricane (тж. перен.); tornado

- burza gradowa a. z gradem a hailstorm

- śnieżna burza a snowstorm

- burza z piorunami a thunderstorm

- zanosiło się na burzę a storm was gathering

- czuje się burzę w powietrzu there’s thunder in the air

- schronić się przed burzą to take shelter from a storm

- burza się rozpętała/rozszalała a storm broke

- burza przeszła bokiem the storm passed over

- wpadł do domu jak burza przen. he stormed a. flew into the house like a hurricane

- wojenna burza the turmoils of war

- burza oklasków/protestów a storm of applause/protest

- ściągnął na siebie burzę komentarzy he brought down a shower of criticism upon himself

- burza uczuć an emotional turmoil

- burza włosów a shock of hair

- □ burza magnetyczna Meteo. magnetic storm

- burza piaskowa Meteo. sandstorm

- burza podzwrotnikowa Meteo. tropical storm

■ burza mózgów (metoda) brainstorming; (burzliwa dyskusja) stormy discussion; (sesja) brainstorming session

- mieliśmy burzę mózgów we did some brainstorming

- burza w szklance wody a storm in a teacup GB, a tempest in a teapot US

संग्रामः War, battle, fight; संग्रामाङ्गणमागतेन भवता चापे समारोपिते K. P.1.

-Comp. -कर्मन् n. the turmoil of battle.

-जित् a. Conquering in battle.

-तुला the ordeal of battle.

-तूर्यम्, -पटहः a large military drum.

-भूमिः a field of battle.

-मूर्धन् m. the front of battle.

- nawałnica deszczowa/gradowa/śnieżna a rainstorm/hailstorm/blizzard a. snowstorm

- w nocy przeszła gwałtowna nawałnica there was a violent a. torrential rainstorm during the night

- rozpętała się a. rozszałała się nawałnica a storm broke out

- nawałnica wojenna/rewolucyjna the tempest of war/a revolutionary upheaval

- nawałnica słów/dźwięków a flood a. torrent of words/sounds

- nawałnica uczuć a turmoil of emotion

- nawałnica myśli a torrent a. tumult of thoughts

   The guiding principle of Portuguese foreign policy since the founding of the monarchy in the 12th century has been the maintenance of Portugal's status first as an independent kingdom and, later, as a sovereign nation-state. For the first 800 years of its existence, Portuguese foreign policy and diplomacy sought to maintain the independence of the Portuguese monarchy, especially in relationship to the larger and more powerful Spanish monarchy. During this period, the Anglo- Portuguese Alliance, which began with a treaty of commerce and friendship signed between the kings of Portugal and England in 1386 (the Treaty of Windsor) and continued with the Methuen Treaty in 1703, sought to use England ( Great Britain after 1707) as a counterweight to its landward neighbor, Spain.

   As three invasions of Portugal by Napoleon's armies during the first decade of the 19th century proved, however, Spain was not the only threat to Portugal's independence and security. Portugal's ally, Britain, provided a counterweight also to a threatening France on more than one occasion between 1790 and 1830. During the 19th century, Portugal's foreign policy became largely subordinate to that of her oldest ally, Britain, and standard Portuguese histories describe Portugal's situation as that of a "protectorate" of Britain. In two key aspects during this time of international weakness and internal turmoil, Portugal's foreign policy was under great pressure from her ally, world power Britain: responses to European conflicts and to the situation of Portugal's scattered, largely impoverished overseas empire. Portugal's efforts to retain massive, resource-rich Brazil in her empire failed by 1822, when Brazil declared its independence. Britain's policy of favoring greater trade and commerce opportunities in an autonomous Brazil was at odds with Portugal's desperate efforts to hold Brazil.

   Following the loss of Brazil and a renewed interest in empire in tropical Africa, Portugal sought to regain a more independent initiative in her foreign policy and, especially after 1875, overseas imperial questions dominated foreign policy concerns. From this juncture, through the first Republic (1910-26) and during the Estado Novo, a primary purpose of Portuguese foreign policy was to maintain Portuguese India, Macau, and its colonies in Africa: Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea- Bissau. Under the direction of the dictator, Antônio de Oliveira Salazar, further efforts were made to reclaim a measure of independence of foreign policy, despite the tradition of British dominance. Salazar recognized the importance of an Atlantic orientation of the country's foreign policy. As Herbert Pell, U.S. Ambassador to Portugal (1937-41), observed in a June 1939 report to the U.S. Department of State, Portugal's leaders understood that Portugal must side with "that nation which dominates the Atlantic."

   During the 1930s, greater efforts were made in Lisbon in economic, financial, and foreign policy initiatives to assert a greater measure of flexibility in her dependence on ally Britain. German economic interests made inroads in an economy whose infrastructure in transportation, communication, and commerce had long been dominated by British commerce and investors. Portugal's foreign policy during World War II was challenged as both Allied and Axis powers tested the viability of Portugal's official policy of neutrality, qualified by a customary bow to the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance. Antônio de Oliveira Salazar, who served as minister of foreign affairs, as well as prime minister, during 1936-45, sought to sell his version of neutrality to both sides in the war and to do so in a way that would benefit Portugal's still weak economy and finance. Portugal's status as a neutral was keenly tested in several cases, including Portugal's agreeing to lease military bases to Britain and the United States in the Azores Islands and in the wolfram (tungsten ore) question. Portugal's foreign policy experienced severe pressures from the Allies in both cases, and Salazar made it clear to his British and American counterparts that Portugal sought to claim the right to make independent choices in policy, despite Portugal's military and economic weakness. In tense diplomatic negotiations with the Allies over Portugal's wolfram exports to Germany as of 1944, Salazar grew disheartened and briefly considered resigning over the wolfram question. Foreign policy pressure on this question diminished quickly on 6 June 1944, as Salazar decreed that wolfram mining, sales, and exports to both sides would cease for the remainder of the war. After the United States joined the Allies in the war and pursued an Atlantic strategy, Portugal discovered that her relationship with the dominant ally in the emerging United Nations was changing and that the U.S. would replace Britain as the key Atlantic ally during succeeding decades. Beginning in 1943-44, and continuing to 1949, when Portugal became, with the United States, a founding member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Luso-American relations assumed center stage in her foreign policy.

   During the Cold War, Portuguese foreign policy was aligned with that of the United States and its allies in Western Europe. After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, the focus of Portuguese foreign policy shifted away from defending and maintaining the African colonies toward integration with Europe. Since Portugal became a member of the European Economic Community in 1986, and this evolved into the European Union (EU), all Portuguese governments have sought to align Portugal's foreign policy with that of the EU in general and to be more independent of the United States. Since 1986, Portugal's bilateral commercial and diplomatic relations with Britain, France, and Spain have strengthened, especially those with Spain, which are more open and mutually beneficial than at any other time in history.

   Within the EU, Portugal has sought to play a role in the promotion of democracy and human rights, while maintaining its security ties to NATO. Currently, a Portuguese politician, José Manuel Durão Barroso, is president of the Commission of the EU, and Portugal has held the six-month rotating presidency of the EU three times, in 1992, 2000, and 2007.

révolution [ʀevɔlysjɔ̃]

   a. ( = changement) revolution

• la Révolution (française) the French Revolution

• la révolution sexuelle the sexual revolution

• ce nouveau produit est une véritable révolution this new product is truly revolutionary

• notre profession a subi une véritable révolution our profession has been revolutionized

• créer une petite révolution [idée, invention, procédé] to cause a stir

   b. ( = rotation) revolution

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The term la Révolution tranquille refers to the important social, political and cultural transition that took place in Quebec from the early 1960s. As well as rapid economic expansion and a reorganization of political institutions, there was a growing sense of pride among Québécois in their specific identity as French-speaking citizens. The Révolution tranquille is thus seen as a strong affirmation of Quebec's identity as a French-speaking province. → QUÉBEC

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1) ( changement radical) revolution

2) ( effervescence) turmoil

3) ( de planète) revolution

4) Mathématique rotation

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révolution nf

1 Pol revolution; provoquer une révolution to bring about a revolution; révolution scientifique/industrielle scientific/industrial revolution; ce livre est une révolution this is a revolutionary book; faire révolution dans to revolutionize; la Révolution (française or de 1789) the French Revolution;

2 ( effervescence) turmoil; être en révolution to be in turmoil;

3 Astron, Math rotation;

4 ( forces) la révolution the revolutionary forces.

révolution culturelle Cultural Revolution; révolution de juillet French revolution of July 1830; révolution nationale France's social revolution directed by Maréchal Pétain beginning in 1940; la révolution d'octobre the Russian Revolution ou the October Revolution; révolution de palais palace revolution.

[revɔlysjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. POLITIQUE revolution

2. [changement] revolution

3. [agitation] turmoil

4. ASTRONOMIE & MATHÉMATIQUES revolution

One of the most important events in the history of modern France, from which it emerged as a Republic with an egalitarian constitution. Precipitated by the social and financial abuses of the Ancien Régime, it was a turbulent period lasting from the Fall of the Bastille in 1789 until the end of the century. It was marked by the Declaration of Human Rights, the execution of Louis XVI, the Reign of Terror (1793-94) and war against the other European powers.

to make up

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(v.) = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe

Ex. There is no doubt that since DCD and BNB healed the breach the LC scheme has gained in popularity.

Ex. His initiatives helped heal the rift between authors and librarians.

Ex. Idioms such as ' bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous.

Ex. They used these relics to compel Flemish knights to cease feuding & make peace with their enemies, exploiting the fear of the miraculous powers of saints.

Ex. If the Americans and the Russians can smoke the peace pipe, so can the Indians and the Pakistanis; however, it has to be done on the basis of dignity and mutual respect.

Ex. There he and his braves met with white settlers to smoke the pipe of peace and settle their differences.

Ex. Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.

Ex. Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on.

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(v.) = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe

Ex. Idioms such as ' bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous.

Ex. Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.

Ex. Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on.

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storm.

esperar a que pase la tormenta (figurative) to wait until things have calmed down

fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua (figurative) it was a storm in a teacup o (British) a tempest in a teapot (United States)

tormenta de arena sandstorm

tormenta eléctrica electric storm

tormenta de ideas brainstorming session

tormenta de nieve snowstorm

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

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► nombre femenino

1 storm

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una tormenta en un vaso de agua a storm in a teacup

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1) (Meteo) storm

- una tormenta en un vaso de agua

2) (=discusión etc) storm; (=trastorno) upheaval, turmoil

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1) (Meteo) storm

- tormenta de nieve

2) ( de pasiones) storm; ( de celos) frenzy

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- tormenta de ideas

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= storm, firestorm [fire storm], thunder storm, rainstorm, gale.

Ex. In another example we find: 361 SOCIAL RELIEF IN GENERAL.9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters.91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes.92 floods.93 War, civil war.94 Epidemics.95 Famine.96 fires, conflagrations.

Ex. He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'.

Ex. We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.

Ex. It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.

Ex. Forecasters hope holidaymakers will gain some respite in time for tonight's festivities, but cannot rule out frequent showers and gales.

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* amenaza de tormenta = gathering storm.

* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.

* nube de tormenta = storm cloud.

* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.

* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down, batten down + the hatches.

* tormenta + avecinarse = storm + brew over.

* tormenta causada por un incendio = firestorm [fire storm].

* tormenta de arena = dust storm, sandstorm.

* tormenta de granizo = hailstorm.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* tormenta de nieve = snowstorm, blizzard.

* tormenta de polvo = dust storm.

* tormenta de viento = windstorm.

* tormenta eléctrica = thunderstorm, thunder storm.

* tormenta que se avecina = gathering storm.

* tormenta tropical = tropical storm.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

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1) (Meteo) storm

- tormenta de nieve

2) ( de pasiones) storm; ( de celos) frenzy

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- tormenta de ideas

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A ( Meteo) storm

se desencadenó la tormenta the storm broke

hacer frente a la tormenta to weather the storm

una tormenta en un vaso de agua a tempest in a teapot ( AmE), a storm in a teacup ( BrE)

sandstorm

snowstorm; (con viento) blizzard

windstorm

electrical o ( BrE) electric storm

tropical storm

B (de pasiones) storm; (de celos) frenzy

cuando pasó la tormenta me arrepentí de lo que había dicho after it had all blown over I regretted what I'd said

brainstorming

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◊ tormenta de nieve snowstorm;

◊ hacer frente a la tormenta to weather the storm

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tormenta nf

1. [en la atmósfera] storm;

esperar a que pase la tormenta to wait until things have calmed down;

fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua it was Br a storm in a teacup o US a tempest in a teapot

tormenta eléctrica electrical storm;

tormenta de ideas brainstorming session;

tormenta magnética magnetic storm;

tormenta de nieve snowstorm;

tormenta de polvo dust storm;

tormenta de verano summer storm

2. [avalancha] [de cambios, críticas] storm;

aquella decisión desató una tormenta de protestas that decision unleashed a storm of protest;

recibió una tormenta de felicitaciones she was deluged o showered with congratulations

3. [crisis] storm;

la tormenta desatada por su dimisión the storm unleashed by her resignation;

la situación ha desatado una pequeña tormenta diplomática the situation has sparked a minor diplomatic storm o row

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f storm

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tormenta nf

1) : storm

tormenta de nieve: snowstorm

2) : turmoil, frenzy

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tormenta n storm

1 bedlam, fuss, carry-on, hoo-ha.

2 muddle, tricky situation.

3 racket, loud voices.

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► nombre masculino

1 familiar (alboroto) rumpus, shindy

2 familiar (enredo, confusión) mess, trouble

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armar (un) follón familiar to kick up a rumpus

meterse en un follón to get into a mess, get into trouble

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1. SM

1) * (=desorden) mess

2) * (=alboroto) rumpus, row; (=lío) trouble

3) (Bot) sucker

4) And (=prenda) petticoat

5) Caribe (=juerga de borrachera) drinking bout

6) (=cohete) noiseless rocket

7) Méx * silent fart **

2. ADJ †

1) (=perezoso) lazy, idle

2) (=arrogante) arrogant, puffed-up; (=fanfarrón) blustering

3) (=cobarde) cowardly

4) CAm [vestido] roomy, loose

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masculino (Esp fam)

a) ( trifulca) commotion, ruckus; ( ruido) racket (colloq), din (AmE colloq)

b) (situación confusa, desorden) mess

c) ( problema)

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= muddle, cock-up, bedlam, ruckus, scandal, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, rigmarole [rigamarole].

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 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. Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.

Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

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

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* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.

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

* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.

* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.

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masculino (Esp fam)

a) ( trifulca) commotion, ruckus; ( ruido) racket (colloq), din (AmE colloq)

b) (situación confusa, desorden) mess

c) ( problema)

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A ( Esp fam)

1 (alboroto) commotion, ruckus ( AmE colloq)

hubo un follón tremendo a la salida del estadio there was a lot of trouble o an incredible commotion o ruckus outside the stadium ( colloq)

cuando lo intentaron echar, armó or montó un buen follón when they tried to throw him out, he kicked up a hell of a fuss o created a real stink ( colloq)

(situación confusa, desorden): en este follón de papeles no hay quien encuentre nada these papers are so jumbled up o in such a mess, it's impossible to find anything ( colloq)

¿sabes algo del follón este de MEPIRESA? do you know anything about this MEPIRESA business? ( colloq)

me armé un buen follón con la última pregunta I got into a real mess with the last question ( colloq)

(problema): si te juntas con esa gente, te meterás en follones if you go around with that lot, you'll get into trouble

B ( Chi fam hum) (pedo) fart (sl)

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a) ( trifulca) commotion, ruckus;

◊ armó un buen follón ( montó una trifulca) he kicked up a hell of a fuss (colloq);

b) (situación confusa, desorden) mess

c) ( problema) trouble;

◊ no te metas en follones don't get into trouble

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follón nm

1. [discusión] row;

se armó un follón there was an almighty row;

me montó un follón tremendo porque faltaba dinero he kicked up an almighty fuss o row because there was some money missing

2. [lío] mess;

¡vaya follón! what a mess!;

tengo un follón de libros encima de la mesa I've got piles of books scattered all over my desk;

¡dejad de armar follón! stop making such a row!;

me hice un follón con las listas I got into a real muddle o mess with the lists;

está metido en un follón de dinero he's got into some money trouble;

esta tarde tengo mucho follón, mañana sería mejor I won't have a minute this afternoon, so tomorrow would be better

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1 argument

2 ( lío) mess

armar un follón kick up a fuss

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follón n

1. (alboroto) racket / noise

2. (desorden, confusión) mess

3. (problema) trouble

1 mess, difficulty, mix-up, problem.

2 bundle.

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

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► nombre masculino

1 (embrollo) mess

2 (aventura amorosa) affair

3 (fardo) bundle

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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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1) mess

2) trouble

3) affair, liaison

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1) (=fardo) bundle; Cono Sur truss

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

3) (=aprieto)

4) * (=amorío) affair

5) (=cotilleo) tale, piece of gossip

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1)

a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

b) (fam) (problema, complicación)

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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1)

a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

b) (fam) (problema, complicación)

c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2) ( fardo) bundle

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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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1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

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

a) ‹ cigarrillo› to roll

b) ( atar) to tie (up);

a) ‹situación/asunto› to complicate

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

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

a) [ asunto] to get complicated

b) [ persona] to get confused

a) ( entretenerse):

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

b) ( emprenderla):

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

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;

c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

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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]

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

tener un lío de faldas to be having an affair

5. [paquete] bundle

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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

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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

2. (problema) trouble

1 fight.

la lucha contra el cáncer the fight against cancer

lucha de clases class struggle o war

lucha libre all-in wrestling

2 tug-of-war.

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

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► nombre femenino

1 (gen) fight, struggle

2 DEPORTE wrestling

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lucha de clases class struggle

lucha libre free-style wrestling

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1) fight

2) struggle

3) wrestling

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SF [forma familiar] de Luz, Lucía

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1) (combate, pelea) fight; ( para conseguir algo) struggle

- lucha armada

- lucha de clases

2) (Dep) wrestling

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- lucha libre

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= combat, contention, scramble, fight, struggle, fray, crusade, strife, contest, fighting, tug of war, battle.

Ex. It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.

Ex. Among the trends are: more focus on user needs, a contention between optical products and on-line access; and a focus in the USA on formulation of major information policies.

Ex. Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.

Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.

Ex. The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.

Ex. The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.

Ex. The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.

Ex. If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.

Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.

Ex. The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.

Ex. Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.

Ex. Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.

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* emprender una lucha contra = launch + attack on.

* en la lucha contra = in the battle against.

* enzarzarse en la lucha = engage in + combat.

* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.

* lucha a muerte = fight to death.

* lucha armada = armed struggle.

* lucha contra las drogas = war on drugs.

* lucha contra los insectos = pest control.

* lucha de clases = class warfare.

* lucha de ingenio = battle of wits.

* lucha de poderes = power struggle, battle of wills.

* lucha de resistencia = battle of wills.

* lucha diaria = daily grind.

* luchador de lucha libre = wrestler.

* lucha enconada = bitter struggle.

* lucha entre tres = three-horse race.

* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* lucha intelectual = battle of wits.

* lucha libre = professional wrestling, wrestling.

* lucha por el poder = power struggle.

* lucha por el título = title race.

* luchas internas = infighting [in-fighting].

* lucha territorial = turf war.

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1) (combate, pelea) fight; ( para conseguir algo) struggle

- lucha armada

- lucha de clases

2) (Dep) wrestling

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- lucha libre

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1 (combate, pelea) fight

2 (para conseguir algo, superar un problema) struggle

decidieron abandonar la lucha they decided to give up the struggle

la eterna lucha entre el bien y el mal the eternal struggle between good and evil

las luchas internas están debilitando el partido infighting o internal conflict is weakening the party

una campaña de lucha contra el hambre a campaign to combat famine

la lucha por la supervivencia the fight o struggle for survival

la lucha contra el cáncer the fight against cancer

armed struggle o conflict

class struggle

B ( Dep) wrestling

cage fighting

all-in wrestling, freestyle wrestling

tag wrestling

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

a) (combate, pelea) fight;

◊ lucha de clases class struggle;

b) (Dep) wrestling;

◊ lucha libre all-in wrestling

a) (combatir, pelear) to fight

b) ( para conseguir algo) to struggle, fight;

◊ lucha para salir adelante struggle hard to get on in life;

c) ( batallar) lucha con algo ‹ con problema› to wrestle with sth

d) (Dep) to wrestle

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lucha nf

1. [combate físico] fight

2. [enfrentamiento] fight;

la lucha contra el cáncer/el desempleo the fight against cancer/unemployment;

hubo una lucha muy dura por el liderato the leadership was bitterly contested;

fracasó en su lucha por cambiar la ley she failed in her struggle o fight to change the law;

las luchas internas del partido the in-fighting within the party

3. [esfuerzo] struggle;

es una lucha conseguir que se coman todo it's a struggle to get them to eat it all up

4. [deporte] wrestling

lucha libre freestyle o all-in wrestling

5. [en baloncesto] jump ball

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1 fight, struggle

2 DEP wrestling

3 en baloncesto jump ball

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lucha nf

1) : struggle, fight

2) : wrestling

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lucha n fight / struggle

- accounts of the situation somewhere

- aggravation of the situation

- appraisal of the international situation

- reversal of the situation

- security situation