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1 Yeoman, Thomas

SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering

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b. c. 1700 probably near Northampton, England

d. 24 January 1781 London, England

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English surveyor and civil engineer.

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Very little is known of his early life, but he was clearly a skilful and gifted engineer who had received comprehensive practical training, for in 1743 he erected the machinery in the world's first water-powered cotton mill at Northampton on the river Nene. In 1748 he invented a weighing machine for use by turnpike trusts for weighing wagons. Until 1757 he remained in Northampton, mainly surveying enclosures and turnpike roads and making agricultural machinery. He also gained a national reputation for building and installing very successful ventilating equipment (invented by Dr Stephen Hales) in hospitals, prisons and ships, including some ventilators of Yeoman's own design in the Houses of Parliament.

Meanwhile he developed an interest in river improvements, and in 1744 he made his first survey of the River Nene between Thrapston and Northampton; he repeated the survey in 1753 and subsequently gave evidence in parliamentary proceedings in 1756. The following year he was in Gloucestershire surveying the line of the Stroudwater Canal, an operation that he repeated in 1776. Also in 1757, he was appointed Surveyor to the River Ivel Navigation in Bedfordshire. In 1761 he was back on the Nene. During 1762–5 he carried out surveys for the Chelmer \& Blackwater Navigation, although the work was not undertaken for another thirty years. In 1765 he reported on land-drainage improvements for the Kentish Sour. It was at this time that he became associated with John Smeaton in a major survey in 1766 of the river Lea for the Lee Navigation Trustees, having already made some surveys with Joseph Nickalls near Waltham Abbey in 1762. Yeoman modified some of Smeaton's proposals and on 1 July 1767 was officially appointed Surveyor to the Lee Navigation Trustees, a post he retained until 1771. He also advised on the work to create the Stort Navigation, and at the official opening on 24 October 1769 he made a formal speech announcing: "Now is Bishops Stortford open to all the ports of the world." Among his other works were: advice on Ferriby Sluice on the River Ancholme (1766); reports on the Forth \& Clyde Canal, the North Level and Wisbech outfall on the Nene, the Coventry Canal, and estimates for the Leeds and Selby Canal (1768–71); estimates for the extension of the Medway Navigation from Tonbridge to Edenbridge (1771); and between 1767 and 1777 he was consulted, with other engineers, by the City of London on problems regarding the Thames.

He joined the Northampton Philosophical Society shortly after its formation in 1743 and was President several times before he moved to London. In 1760 he became a member of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, and in 1763 he was chosen as joint Chairman of the Committee on Mechanics—a position he held until 1778. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 12 January 1764. On the formation of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, the forerunner of the present Institution of Civil Engineers, he was elected first President in 1771, remaining as such until his illness in 1780.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

FRS 1764. President, Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers 1771–80; Treasurer 1771–7.

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Biographical history of technology > Yeoman, Thomas
2 BÓNDI

farmer

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(pl. bœndr, gen. bónda), m.

1) husbandman, farmer, peasant (dóttir eins lítils bónda); a yeoman, franklin, landowner (hinir stœrri bœndr);

2) master, head of a household (= húsbóndi);

3) husband (nú er bóndi dauðr, en kona lifir eptir).

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a, m.: older form búandi, or even bóandi, pl. búendr or bóendr; gen. búanda, bóanda; dat. buöndum, bóöndum, Edda 28, Grág. i. 370, 371. Ó. H. 203, 209–211, 215, Nj. 14, 220; búanda (gen. pl.), 211, 212, 215–217, 220; búöndum, 219; bóandi, Grág. i. 114, 157, 187, 377, Nj. 52; but the common Icel. form is bóndi, pl. bændr; gen. dat. pl. in old writers either bónda, bóndum, or as at present keeping the æ throughout all plur. cases (bænda, (gen.) bændum): properly a part. act. from búa (turned into a noun subst., cp. frændi, fjándi), A. S. buan; Germ. bauer, and therefore originally a tiller of the ground, husbandman, but it always involved the sense of ownership, and included all owners of land (or bú, q. v.). from the petty freeholder to the franklin, and esp. the class represented by the yeoman of England generally or the statesman of Westmoreland and Cumberland: hence it came to mean the master of the house, A. S. bond and hûsbond, Engl. husband.

1. a husbandman. The law distinguishes between a grið-maðr a labourer, búðsetu-maðr a cottager, and a búandi or bóndi a man who has land and stock. In the Icel. Commonwealth only the b. (but neither cottager or labourer) could act as judge or neighbour who gave witness in acquittal of a culprit (cp. þingheyjandi); the griðmaðr could only partly be admitted to the tylptarkviðr, not to the búakviðr, Grág. i. 35, 114; ek ryð þessa tvá menn ór kviðburðinum fyrir þá sök, at þeir eru búðsetu-menn en eigi bændr, Nj. 236; cp. l. c. below, where the distinction between both is defined. The Norse law, on the other hand, distinguishes between hersir or lendir menn ( barons) and búandi, cp. the interesting passage Fms. vi. 279 (verðr mér þá lends manns nafn ekki at virðingu; nú vil ek heldr heita bóndi sem ek á ætt til); the Norse hauldr- or óðals-bóndi nearly answers to the Engl. ‘yeoman.’ In the more despotic Norway and Denmark, as in continental Europe, ‘bóndi’ became a word of contempt, denoting the common, low people, opp. to the king and his ‘men’ (hirð), the royal officers, etc.; just as the Engl. boor degenerated from A. S. gebur, Germ. bauer, Dutch boer; and in mod. Dan. bönder means plebs, a boor; such is the use of bóndi in the Fms., esp. Sverr. S. and Hák. S. In the Icel. Commonwealth the word has a good sense, and is often used of the foremost men—Sighvatr bóndi, Sturl. ii. 78; Rafn bóndi (i. e. Sveinbjarnarsson), Bs. i. Rafn. S. several times; Rútr talaði þá til Marðar, hugsa þú svá um bóndi (Mord Gigja), Nj. 3; optar hefir þú glaðari verit, búndi, en nú, 174 (of Flosi); Njáll bóndi, id.; Þorsteinn bóndi, Illugi bóndi, Gunnl. S. Ísl. ii; Björn bóndi, Safn i. 657; Björn bóndi Einarsson (Jórsalafari), Ann. 1393; Ari bóndi, Daði bóndi, Bs. ii. 474, 505; it is only opp. to the clerks (clergy) or knights, etc. This notion of the word ( a franklin) still prevails in the mind of Icelanders.

2. a husband, A. S. hûsbond; eigi var skegglauss Þorvaldr bóandi þinn, Nj. 52, Grág. i. 371, 377, Fms. i. 149; hjá hvílu búanda þíns, Nj. 14. [The learned Icel. clergyman Eyjulf on Vellir (died A. D. 1747) has written a short essay upoii the word bóndi, Icel. MSS. Bodl. no. 71.]

COMPDS:—(in mod. use always bænda- if pl., bónda- if sing.)—bónda-bani, a, m. a slayer of a bóndi, Fms. vi. 104. bónda-ból, n. (bónda-bær, m.), a farm, Grett. 96 A. bónda-dóttir, f. a bóndi’s daughter, Eg. 24, Snót 18. bónda-eiðr, m. a bundi’s oath, Gþl. 67. bónda-far, n. a bóndi’s ferry-boat, Hkr. ii. 292. bónda-fé, n. a provincial fund, Gþl. 11. bónda-fólk, n. a class of bændr, Fms. vii. 293. bónda-fylking (búanda-), f. a host of bændr, Fms. viii. 126. bónda-herr, m. an army of bændr, Fms. i. 162. bónda-hlutr. m. = bóndatíund. Fr. bónda-hus, n. a bóndi’s house, K. Þ. K. 26. bónda-hvíla, u, f. a bóndi’s bed, El. 9. bónda-kirkja (búanda-), u, f. the church belonging to the bóndi in Thingvalla, where the parliament was held; and búanda-kirkjugarðr, m. the churchyard to that church, vide Nj. and Grág. This church was erected about the middle of the 11th century, vide Kristni S., Fms. vi. 266. bónda-kona, u, f. a good wife of a bóndi, Gþl. 511. bónda-laus, adj. husband-less, widowed, Stj. 420. bónda-lega, u, f. the burial place of bændr, N. G. L. i. 368. bónda-lið, n. = bóndaherr, Fms. ii. 48. bónda-ligr, adj. farmer-like. bónda-múgr, m. a crowd, host of bændr, Fms. xi. 248. bónda-nafn, n. the name, title of bóndi, Fms. vi. 279, Gþl. 106. bónda-réttr (búanda-), m. the right of a bóndi, Fms. ix. 135. bónda-safnaðr (- samnaðr) = bóndamúgr, Hkr. ii. 307, Fms. vii. 320. bónda-skapr, m. the state of the bændr, opp. to the clergy, Bs. i. 590. bónda-son, m. the son of a bóndi, Eg. 232. bónda-tala, u, f., vera í b., to be told or counted among bændr, Fas. ii. 326. bónda-tíund, f. tithe to be paid by bændr, Vm. 104. bónda-ungi, a, m. a young bóndi, Hkr. iii. 275. bónda-val, n. the elite of bændr; var þá gott b., there were choice bændr to be found, Sturl. i. 130, Landn. 236. bónda-ætt, f. a bóndi’s extraction, Fms. vi. 278.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > BÓNDI
3 DÚKR

(-s, -ar), m.

1) any cloth or textile fabric;

2) tablecloth;

3) towel, napkin.

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m. [Engl. duck; Swed. duk; Dan. dug; Germ. tuch]:— any cloth or texture, Bárð. 160; vaðmáls-d., lín-d., etc., a cloak of wadmal, linen, etc.: a carpet, Fms. ix. 219: tapestry in a church, fimm dúka ok tvá þar í buna, annarr með rautt silki, Vm. 77, vide altaris-dúkr, 20: a neck-kerchief of a lady, dúkr á hálsi, Rm. 16.

β. a table-cloth (borð-dúkr); as to the ancient Scandin. custom of covering the table with a cloth, vide esp. Nj. ch. 117, Bs. i. 475, Guðm. S. ch. 43; and for still earlier times the old heathen poem Rm., where Móðir, the yeoman’s good-wife, covers the table with a ‘marked’ (i. e. stitched) white linen cloth, 28; whilst Edda, the old bondman’s good-wife, puts the food on an uncovered table (verse 4); by a mishap the transcriber of Ob. (the only MS. wherein this poem is preserved) has skipped over a verse in the second line of verse 17, so that we are unable to say how Amma, the husbandman’s good-wife, dressed her table: the proverb, eptir dúk og disk, i. e. post festum.

γ. a towel; at banquets a servant went round to the guests in turn bearing a basin and a towel on the shoulder, Lv. ch. 13; to be served first was a mark of honour; cp. also Nj. l. c., Har. S. Harðr. ch. 79 (the Danish king and the old woman): a napkin, Blas. 45, 655 xvii. 5: belonging to the priest’s vestment, Pm. 133; d. ok corporale, Vm. 154, Stj. Gen. xxiv. 65 (a veil).

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > DÚKR
4 Каков Ананий, такова у него и Аланья

The wife is just as bad or good as the husband. See Муж и жена - одна сатана (M), У хорошего мужа и жена хороша (У)
Cf: As is the gander, so is the goose (Am.). A bad Jack may have a bad Jill (Am.). A good husband makes a good wife (Am.). A good Jack makes a good Jill (Am., Br.). A good yeoman makes a good wife (Br.). Like pot, like pot-lid (Am.). Such pot, such pot-lid (Am.). There is always a Jill as bad as a Jack Am.). There's no so bad a Jill, but there's as bad a Jack (a Will) (Br.)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Каков Ананий, такова у него и Аланья
5 askeri heyet üyesi

yeoman of the guard

Turkish-English dictionary > askeri heyet üyesi
6 henkivartiokaartilainen

• yeoman of the guard

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > henkivartiokaartilainen
7 kraljevski telohranitelj

• yeoman of the guard

Serbian-English dictionary > kraljevski telohranitelj
8 pripadnik kraljevske telesne g

• yeoman of the guard

Serbian-English dictionary > pripadnik kraljevske telesne g
9 jelzõszolgálat parancsnoka

yeoman of the signals

Magyar-ingilizce szótár > jelzõszolgálat parancsnoka
10 testõr a Tower-ban

yeoman of the guard

Magyar-ingilizce szótár > testõr a Tower-ban
11 propietario

adj.

proprietary.

m.

1 owner, landlord, freeholder, landholder.

María propuso su casa para la fiesta Mary proposed her house for the shindig.

2 householder, owner.

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propietario

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 owner

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(f. - propietaria)

noun

owner, proprietor

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propietario, -a
1.

ADJ

la inmobiliaria propietaria del piso — the property company which owns the flat

2. SM / F

1) (=poseedor) [gen] owner, proprietor/proprietress; [de tierras] landowner

es propietario de una cadena de restaurantes — he owns a chain of restaurants

2) (=casero) landlord/landlady

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- ria masculino, femenino

a) ( de comercio) owner, proprietor

es propietario de tres tiendas — he owns three shops

b) ( de casa) owner, landlord/-lady

c) ( de tierras) landowner

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= owner, property owner, homeowner, proprietor, proprietary, landlord, landowner.

Ex. The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.

Ex. Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.

Ex. Housed in a Victorian mansion, the library is used most often by new homeowners researching the history of their house.

Ex. To sell books is still more special than to sell groceries even though the profits may be pitifully low and to be a bookshop proprietor is a much more middle-class status than is that of grocer, haberdasher or vendor of garden implements.

Ex. Authors feel proprietary about their writings, and hope to realise fair income from their sale as do publishers.

Ex. This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.

Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

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* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambio de propietario = change of hands.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* propietario de los derechos de autor = rightholder.

* propietario de perrera = poundkeeper.

* propietario de plantación = planter.

* propietario de una fábrica textil = wool-factor.

* propietario de un restaurante = restaurateur.

* propietario de vivienda = homeowner.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

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- ria masculino, femenino

a) ( de comercio) owner, proprietor

es propietario de tres tiendas — he owns three shops

b) ( de casa) owner, landlord/-lady

c) ( de tierras) landowner

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= owner, property owner, homeowner, proprietor, proprietary, landlord, landowner.

Ex: The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.

Ex: Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.

Ex: Housed in a Victorian mansion, the library is used most often by new homeowners researching the history of their house.

Ex: To sell books is still more special than to sell groceries even though the profits may be pitifully low and to be a bookshop proprietor is a much more middle-class status than is that of grocer, haberdasher or vendor of garden implements.

Ex: Authors feel proprietary about their writings, and hope to realise fair income from their sale as do publishers.

Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.

Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambio de propietario = change of hands.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* propietario de los derechos de autor = rightholder.

* propietario de perrera = poundkeeper.

* propietario de plantación = planter.

* propietario de una fábrica textil = wool-factor.

* propietario de un restaurante = restaurateur.

* propietario de vivienda = homeowner.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

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propietario¹ - ria

adjective

la empresa propietaria del teatro the company which owns the theater, the owners of the theater

propietario² - ria

masculine, feminine

1 (de un comercio) owner, proprietor

el propietario del restaurante the owner o proprietor of the restaurant

es propietario de tres supermercados he owns three supermarkets

2 (de una casa) ( masculine) owner, landlord; ( feminine) owner, landlady

3 (de tierras) landowner

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propietario
◊ - ria sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) ( de comercio) owner, proprietor

b) ( de casa) owner

c) ( de tierras) landowner

propietario,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino owner
' propietario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- ama
- amo
- arrendar
- propietaria
- arrendamiento
- casero
- dueño
- labrador
- rentar
- tabernero
- vendedor
- viñatero
English:
boss
- homeowner
- house-sit
- institute
- keep
- landlord
- owner
- part-owner
- proprietor
- rent out
- home

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propietario, -a

♦ adj

proprietary

♦ nm,f

1. [de bienes] owner

2. [de cargo] holder

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propietario

m, propietaria f owner;

ser propietario de be the owner of

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propietario, - ria adj

: proprietary

propietario, - ria n

dueño: owner, proprietor

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propietario n

1. (en general) owner

2. (de piso o casa) landlord

Spanish-English dictionary > propietario
12 pequeño propietario de tierras

(n.) = yeoman farmer

Ex. She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.

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(n.) = yeoman farmer

Ex: She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.

Spanish-English dictionary > pequeño propietario de tierras
13 servicio valioso

(n.) = yeoman service

Ex. Silviculture research has rendered yeoman service to the development of forestry and forestry practices in India.

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(n.) = yeoman service

Ex: Silviculture research has rendered yeoman service to the development of forestry and forestry practices in India.

Spanish-English dictionary > servicio valioso
14 В-41

ВЕРОЙ И ПРАВДОЙ служить кому ВЕРОЙ-ПРАВДОЙ NP instrum these forms only adv fixed WO
1. (of a person) (to serve s.o.) devotedly, honestly, with complete loyalty, (to render s.o.) good service ( usu. over a long period of time): (do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service
(serve s.o.) loyally and well (serve s.o.) faithfully (and truly) (be) a true and faithful servant (when the period of service is indicated) (give ten years (a lifetime etc) of) true and faithful service.
"Я, соколик, верой-правдой своему белому царю служил» (Шолохов 4). "Young man, I served my tsar loyally and well" (4a).

«Послужи мне верой и правдою, и я тебя пожалую и в фельдмаршалы и в князья» (Пушкин 2). "Serve me faithfully and truly, and I will make you field-marshal and prince" (2b).

Пусть видят все, весь Петербург, как милостыни просят дети благородного отца, который всю жизн\В-41 служил верою и правдой и, можно сказать, умер на службе» (Достоевский 3). "Let everybody see, let the whole of St. Petersburg see these children begging for alms, although they had a respectable father who gave a lifetime of true and faithful service and even died, you might say, in harness" (3a).

2. (of an everyday item, piece of clothing, tool etc) (to serve s.o.) reliably for a long period of time: (serve s.o.) long and well
(do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service (in limited contexts) never let s.o. down.
Мы расстелили прямо на пол старую фланелевую шаль нашей няни Фимы, - уже десятый год она служила мне верой и правдой на всех этапах!.. (Гинзбург 2). We spread out on the floor the old flannel shawl belonging to my nurse, Fima, which had already done me yeoman service in all my journeyings under escort... (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-41
15 верой и правдой

• ВЕРОЙ И ПРАВДОЙ служить кому; ВЕРОЙ-ПРАВДОЙ

[NPinstrum; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]

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1. (of a person) (to serve s.o.) devotedly, honestly, with complete loyalty, (to render s.o.) good service (usu. over a long period of time):

- (do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service;

- (serve s.o.) loyally and well;

- (serve s.o.) faithfully (and truly);

- (be) a true and faithful servant;

- [when the period of service is indicated](give ten years (a lifetime etc) of) true and faithful service.

     ♦ "Я, соколик, верой-правдой своему белому царю служил" (Шолохов 4). "Young man, I served my tsar loyally and well" (4a).

     ♦ "Послужи мне верой и правдою, и я тебя пожалую и в фельдмаршалы и в князья" (Пушкин 2). "Serve me faithfully and truly, and I will make you field-marshal and prince" (2b).

     ♦ "Пусть видят все, весь Петербург, как милостыни просят дети благородного отца, который всю жизнь служил верою и правдой и, можно сказать, умер на службе" (Достоевский 3). "Let everybody see, let the whole of St. Petersburg see these children begging for alms, although they had a respectable father who gave a lifetime of true and faithful service and even died, you might say, in harness" (3a).

2. (of an everyday item, piece of clothing, tool etc) (to serve s.o.) reliably for a long period of time:

- (serve s.o.) long and well;

- (do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service;

- [in limited contexts] never let s.o. down.

     ♦ Мы расстелили прямо на пол старую фланелевую шаль нашей няни Фимы, - уже десятый год она служила мне верой и правдой на всех этапах!.. (Гинзбург 2). We spread out on the floor the old flannel shawl belonging to my nurse, Fima, which had already done me yeoman service in all my journeyings under escort... (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > верой и правдой
16 верой-правдой

• ВЕРОЙ И ПРАВДОЙ служить кому; ВЕРОЙ-ПРАВДОЙ

[NPinstrum; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]

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1. (of a person) (to serve s.o.) devotedly, honestly, with complete loyalty, (to render s.o.) good service (usu. over a long period of time):

- (do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service;

- (serve s.o.) loyally and well;

- (serve s.o.) faithfully (and truly);

- (be) a true and faithful servant;

- [when the period of service is indicated](give ten years (a lifetime etc) of) true and faithful service.

     ♦ "Я, соколик, верой-правдой своему белому царю служил" (Шолохов 4). "Young man, I served my tsar loyally and well" (4a).

     ♦ "Послужи мне верой и правдою, и я тебя пожалую и в фельдмаршалы и в князья" (Пушкин 2). "Serve me faithfully and truly, and I will make you field-marshal and prince" (2b).

     ♦ "Пусть видят все, весь Петербург, как милостыни просят дети благородного отца, который всю жизнь служил верою и правдой и, можно сказать, умер на службе" (Достоевский 3). "Let everybody see, let the whole of St. Petersburg see these children begging for alms, although they had a respectable father who gave a lifetime of true and faithful service and even died, you might say, in harness" (3a).

2. (of an everyday item, piece of clothing, tool etc) (to serve s.o.) reliably for a long period of time:

- (serve s.o.) long and well;

- (do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service;

- [in limited contexts] never let s.o. down.

     ♦ Мы расстелили прямо на пол старую фланелевую шаль нашей няни Фимы, - уже десятый год она служила мне верой и правдой на всех этапах!.. (Гинзбург 2). We spread out on the floor the old flannel shawl belonging to my nurse, Fima, which had already done me yeoman service in all my journeyings under escort... (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > верой-правдой
17 dominar

v.

1 to control (controlar) (pasión, nervios, caballo).

era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle

2 to overcome.

lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her

3 to master (conocer) (técnica, tema).

domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluently

ha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English within a few months

4 to overlook.

desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here

5 to predominate.

6 to dominate, to domineer, to bestride, to have sway over.

El tirano domina al pueblo The tyrant dominates the people.

Ella domina su ira She dominates her anger.

7 to tower above, to dominate.

El cerro domina el horizonte The hill dominates the horizon.

8 to have the control, to dominate, to have ascendancy, to have the ascendancy.

Ella domina She has the control.

9 to calm down forcibly, to calm down.

10 to take over.

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dominar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tener bajo dominio) to dominate

2 (avasallar) to domineer

3 (controlar) to control, restrain

■ dominar los nervios to control one's nerves

4 (conocer a fondo) to master

■ domina el inglés she has a good command of English

5 (ver) to overlook, dominate

■ el jardín domina toda la playa the garden has a commanding view of the whole beach

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser superior) to dominate

2 (destacar) to stand out

■ domina mucho el rojo red is the predominant colour

3 (predominar) to predominate

■ en esta fiesta dominan las mujeres there are mostly women at this party

► verbo pronominal dominarse

1 (controlarse) to control oneself, restrain oneself

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verb

1) to dominate

2) master

3) prevail

•

- dominarse

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1. VT

1) (=controlar) [+ población, territorio] to dominate; [+ países] to rule, rule over; [+ adversario] to overpower; [+ caballo] to control

le domina la envidia — he is ruled by envy

el tenista español dominó todo el set — the Spanish tennis player dominated the whole set

2) (=contener) [+ incendio, epidemia] to check, bring under control; [+ rebelión] to put down, suppress; [+ pasión] to control, master; [+ nervios, emoción] to control; [+ dolor] to overcome

3) [+ técnica, tema] to master

domina bien la materia — she has a good grasp of the subject

domina cuatro idiomas — he's fluent in four languages

4) (=estar por encima de)

la catedral domina toda la ciudad — the cathedral dominates o towers above the whole town

desde el castillo se domina toda la vega — from the castle you can look out over the whole plain

2. VI

1) [edificio] to tower

2) (=predominar) [color, rasgo] to stand out; [opinión, tendencia] to predominate

3.

See:

dominarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to control

dominado por la ambición/los celos — ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy

la policía dominó la situación en todo momento — the police had the situation under control at all times

b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very well

no domino el tema — I'm no expert on the subject

quería llegar a dominar el inglés — she wanted to master English

domina un amplio vocabulario — she has a wide vocabulary

c) ( abarcar con la vista)

desde allí se domina toda la bahía — there's a view over the whole bay from there

d) montaña/torre to dominate
2.
dominar vi color/tendencia to predominate; opinión to prevail; equipo to dominate

el tema que dominó en las negociones — the subject which dominated the talks
3.
dominarse v pron persona to restrain o control oneself

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= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.

Ex. The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.

Ex. This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.

Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.

Ex. The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.

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 library director strove to master his frustration.

Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.

Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex. The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.

Ex. E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.

Ex. In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.

Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.

Ex. I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.

Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex. Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.

Ex. She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.

Ex. They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.

Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.

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* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.

* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.

* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* dominar una destreza = master + skill.

* dominar una técnica = master + technique.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to control

dominado por la ambición/los celos — ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy

la policía dominó la situación en todo momento — the police had the situation under control at all times

b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very well

no domino el tema — I'm no expert on the subject

quería llegar a dominar el inglés — she wanted to master English

domina un amplio vocabulario — she has a wide vocabulary

c) ( abarcar con la vista)

desde allí se domina toda la bahía — there's a view over the whole bay from there

d) montaña/torre to dominate
2.
dominar vi color/tendencia to predominate; opinión to prevail; equipo to dominate

el tema que dominó en las negociones — the subject which dominated the talks
3.
dominarse v pron persona to restrain o control oneself

* * *

= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.

Ex: The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.

Ex: This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.

Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.

Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.

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 library director strove to master his frustration.

Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.

Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex: The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.

Ex: E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.

Ex: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.

Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.

Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.

Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex: Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.

Ex: She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.

Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.

Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.

* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.

* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.

* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* dominar una destreza = master + skill.

* dominar una técnica = master + technique.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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dominar [A1 ]

vt

1 (controlar) ‹nación/territorio› to dominate; ‹persona› to dominate; ‹pasión/cólera› to control

tiene a los niños totalmente dominados she has the children well under her thumb o under control

dominado por la ambición ruled by ambition

dominado por los celos consumed by jealousy

no logró dominar su ira she couldn't contain o control her anger

el equipo que dominó el encuentro the team which dominated the match

no logró dominar el vehículo/caballo he couldn't get control of the vehicle/horse

la policía dominó la situación en todo momento the police had the situation under control at all times

2 ‹tema/idioma›

no domino el tema I'm no expert on the subject

domina el francés she has a good command of French

nunca voy a poder dominar el inglés I'll never be able to master English

3

(abarcar con la vista): desde allí se domina toda la bahía there's a view over the whole bay from there, from there you can look out over the whole bay

4 «montaña/torre» to dominate

■ dominar

vi

«color/tendencia» to predominate; «opinión» to prevail

el tema que dominó en las negociones the subject which dominated the talks

el equipo visitante dominó durante el segundo tiempo the visitors dominated the second half o were on top in the second half

■ dominarse

v pron

«persona» to restrain o control oneself

* * *

dominar ( conjugate dominar) verbo transitivo
a) ( controlar) ‹nación/territorio/persona› to dominate;

‹pasión/cólera› to control;
‹vehículo/caballo› to control;
◊ dominado por la ambición/los celos ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy

b) ‹ idioma› to have a good command of;

‹tema/asignatura› to know … very well
c) ( abarcar con la vista):

◊ desde allí se domina toda la bahía there's a view over the whole bay from there

verbo intransitivo [color/tendencia] to predominate;
[ opinión] to prevail;
[ equipo] to dominate
dominarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to restrain o control oneself
dominar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un pueblo, país) to dominate, rule
2 (contener, controlar) to control
3 (conocer perfectamente: un idioma) to speak very well
(: un asunto, una actividad) to master
4 (con la vista) to overlook
II verbo intransitivo
1 to dominate
2 (un color, una característica) to stand out
' dominar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- imperar
- imponerse
- vencer
- conocer
- dejar
- reducir
- someter
- sujetar
English:
control
- curb
- dominate
- hold down
- master
- overpower
- pervade
- restrain
- subdue
- sway
- tower
- over
- rule

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dominar

♦ vt

1. [controlar] [país, territorio, pueblo] to dominate, to rule (over);
[persona, caballo] to control; [emociones, nervios] to control, to keep under control; [situación] to be in control of; [incendio, epidemia] to bring under control; [rebelión] to put down; [partido] to dominate;
la guerrilla domina toda esta zona guerrillas control this entire area;

la policía logró dominar a los alborotadores the police managed to bring the troublemakers under control;

tiene al marido dominado she has her husband under her thumb;

era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle;

no supo dominar sus nervios she couldn't control her nervousness;

el equipo local dominó el partido en todo momento the local team dominated the game from the beginning

2. [sujeto: pasión, nervios, emociones] to overcome;

lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her

3. [ser experto en] [técnica, tema] to master;
[lengua] to be fluent in;
domina a la perfección los temas de contabilidad he has a perfect mastery of accounting;

domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluently;

ha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English in a few months;

¡cómo domina el balón! what great ball control!

4. [divisar] to overlook;

desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here

5. [destacar por encima de] to dominate;

el castillo domina el pueblo the castle dominates the town

♦ vi
[predominar] to predominate;
una zona donde domina el voto socialista an area with a predominantly socialist vote

♦ See also the pronominal verb dominarse

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dominar

I v/t

1 persona, mercado dominate

2 idioma have a good command of

II v/i dominate

* * *

dominar vt

1) : to dominate

2) : to master, to be proficient at

dominar vi

: to predominate, to prevail

♦ See also the reflexive verb dominarse

* * *

dominar vb

1. (en general) to dominate

el presidente domina el comité the chairman dominates the committee

el equipo domina el fútbol internacional the team dominates international football

la catedral domina la ciudad the cathedral dominates the city

2. (tener bajo poder) to rule over

el ejército domina el norte del país the army rules over the north of the country

3. (controlar) to control

tiene que dominar su genio he has to control his temper

4. (contener) to bring under control [pt. & pp. brought]

dominaron el incendio forestal they brought the forest fire under control

5. (idioma) to be fluent in

domina tres idiomas she's fluent in three languages

6. (otras materias) to be good at / to be an expert on

domina la informática he's a computer expert

Spanish-English dictionary > dominar
18 pequeño

adj.

1 little, minute, short, small.

2 small, slight, minor, little.

3 small, little.

4 small, undersize.

m.

child, little boy, boy, little one.

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pequeño

► adjetivo

1 (de tamaño) little, small

■ este jersey me está pequeño this jumper is too small for me

2 (de edad) young

3 (en tiempo) short

■ nos hemos tomado unas pequeñas vacaciones we've taken a short holiday

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (niño) little one

■ a esta hora los pequeños tienen que estar en la cama kids should be in bed by now

■ a la pequeña le encanta la tele the little one loves watching telly

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de pequeño,-a as a child

ser el pequeño/la pequeña to be the youngest

* * *

(f. - pequeña)

adj.

1) small

2) little

3) young

4) short

* * *
pequeño, -a
1.

ADJ small, little; [cifra] small, low; (=bajo) short

el hermano pequeño — the youngest brother

un niño pequeño — a small child

cuando era pequeño, de pequeño — when I was a child, when I was little

un castillo en pequeño — a miniature castle

un negocio en pequeño — a small-scale business

2.

SM / F child

los pequeños — the children, the little ones

soy el pequeño — I'm the youngest

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I
- ña adjetivo

a) ( de tamaño) small

se me ha quedado pequeño — it's too small for me now

en pequeño — in miniature

b) ( de edad) young, small

mi hermano pequeño — my younger o little brother

de pequeño or cuando era pequeño — when I was small o little

c) ( de poca importancia) < distancia> short; < retraso> short, slight; < cantidad> small; < esfuerzo> slight

tienen sus pequeñas diferencias — they have their little differences

un pequeño problema — a slight o small problem

- pequeña burguesía

- pequeña empresa

- pequeña pantalla

- pequeño empresario -ña empresaria
II
- ña masculino, femenino ( tamaño) little one (colloq); ( edad - de dos) younger (- de muchos) youngest

es el pequeño de la familia/de la clase — he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class

yo soy la pequeña — I'm the youngest

* * *

= small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], small scale [small-scale], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex. The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.

Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex. To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.

Ex. While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.

Ex. Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.

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* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* con pequeños matices = nuanced.

* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.

* escuela de pequeños = infant school.

* finca pequeña = croft.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* granja pequeña = croft.

* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.

* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.

* hermana pequeña = baby sister.

* hermanita pequeña = baby sister.

* hermanito pequeño = baby brother.

* hermano pequeño = baby brother.

* impresor de pequeños trabajos = jobbing house.

* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* más bien pequeño = smallish.

* niño pequeño = toddler, little child.

* pequeña = petite.

* pequeña empresa = small business.

* pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.

* pequeñas modificaciones = tinkering.

* pequeño agricultor = smallholder.

* pequeño comercio = retailer, retail store, retail shop.

* pequeño empresario = small business owner.

* pequeño negocio = small business.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.

* pequeños detalles = minutiae, petty details.

* pez pequeño = bait fish.

* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.

* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) = SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).

* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.

* una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.

* un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.

* * *
I
- ña adjetivo

a) ( de tamaño) small

se me ha quedado pequeño — it's too small for me now

en pequeño — in miniature

b) ( de edad) young, small

mi hermano pequeño — my younger o little brother

de pequeño or cuando era pequeño — when I was small o little

c) ( de poca importancia) < distancia> short; < retraso> short, slight; < cantidad> small; < esfuerzo> slight

tienen sus pequeñas diferencias — they have their little differences

un pequeño problema — a slight o small problem

- pequeña burguesía

- pequeña empresa

- pequeña pantalla

- pequeño empresario -ña empresaria
II
- ña masculino, femenino ( tamaño) little one (colloq); ( edad - de dos) younger (- de muchos) youngest

es el pequeño de la familia/de la clase — he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class

yo soy la pequeña — I'm the youngest

* * *

= small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], small scale [small-scale], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.

Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.

Ex: While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.

Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* con pequeños matices = nuanced.

* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.

* escuela de pequeños = infant school.

* finca pequeña = croft.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* granja pequeña = croft.

* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.

* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.

* hermana pequeña = baby sister.

* hermanita pequeña = baby sister.

* hermanito pequeño = baby brother.

* hermano pequeño = baby brother.

* impresor de pequeños trabajos = jobbing house.

* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* más bien pequeño = smallish.

* niño pequeño = toddler, little child.

* pequeña = petite.

* pequeña empresa = small business.

* pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.

* pequeñas modificaciones = tinkering.

* pequeño agricultor = smallholder.

* pequeño comercio = retailer, retail store, retail shop.

* pequeño empresario = small business owner.

* pequeño negocio = small business.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.

* pequeños detalles = minutiae, petty details.

* pez pequeño = bait fish.

* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.

* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) = SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).

* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.

* una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.

* un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.

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pequeño¹ -ña

adjective

1 (de tamaño) small

un paquete pequeño a small package

un país pequeño pero poderoso a small but powerful country

una casa pequeñita a small o little house

se me ha quedado pequeño it's too small for me now

en pequeño in miniature

2 (de edad) young, small

de pequeñoor cuando era pequeño when I was small o young o little

3 (de poca importancia) ‹distancia› short; ‹retraso› short, slight; ‹cantidad› small; ‹esfuerzo› slight

tienen sus pequeñas diferencias they have their little differences

tuvimos un pequeño problema we had a slight problem o a small problem o a bit of a problem

Compuestos:

● pequeña burguesía

feminine petite bourgeoisie

● pequeña empresa

feminine small business

● pequeña pantalla

feminine:

la pequeñoa pantalla the small screen ( colloq), television

● pequeño comerciante, pequeña comerciante

( masculine) small businessperson, small businessman; ( feminine) small businessperson, small businesswoman

● pequeño empresario

pequeño comerciante

pequeño² -ña

masculine, feminine

little one ( colloq)

voy a acostar al pequeño I'm going to put the little one o the baby to bed

es el pequeño de la familia/de la clase he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class

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pequeño
◊ -ña adjetivo

a) ( de tamaño) small;

◊ me queda pequeño it's too small for me;

en pequeño in miniature
b) ( de edad) young, small;

◊ mi hermano pequeño my younger o little brother;

cuando era pequeño when I was small o little
c) ( de poca importancia) ‹ distancia› short;

‹ retraso› short, slight;
‹ cantidad› small;
‹ esfuerzo› slight;
‹problema/diferencia› slight, small
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
◊ el pequeño/la pequeña the little one (colloq);

( edad — de dos) the younger;
(— de muchos) the youngest
pequeño,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de tamaño) small, little
2 (de estatura) short
3 (de edad) little, young
4 (en importancia) small, slight: tenemos un pequeño inconveniente, we have a slight objection
II m,f (de poca edad) child, kid
Small describe de forma neutral el tamaño: Es muy pequeño. It's very small. Significa lo contrario que big o large.
Little (adjetivo) expresa emociones (afecto, desprecio, etc.), además de tamaño. Significa corto en expresiones de distancia o pequeño (comparado con los demás): Dije una copa pequeña, pero no así. I said a small glass, not such a little one. Tienen una preciosa casita en el campo. They've got a pretty little house in the country (aquí, pretty no es un adverbio de intensidad, sino un adjetivo (preciosa); sin embargo, se convertiría en uno con small: pretty small, (bastante pequeño). ¡Vaya pequeñajo más asqueroso! What a nasty little boy!; pobrecito; poor little thing; a poca distancia, a little way; mi hermanita, my little sister.
' pequeño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
babear
- buche
- calabacín
- canto
- chalet
- chorro
- comerciante
- criatura
- de
- enana
- enano
- espaciador
- estar
- inclinarse
- insignificancia
- mínima
- mínimo
- papa
- pasarela
- pequeña
- renacuajo
- rincón
- terruño
- cabina
- camarón
- camioneta
- canijo
- chico
- demasiado
- descuido
- detalle
- escuadrón
- exceptuar
- fortín
- langostino
- lapsus
- loma
- menor
- minucia
- muelle
- nene
- pataleta
- perol
- platillo
- portadocumentos
- preferencia
- reducido
- velero
English:
astonishing
- baby
- beautiful
- bit
- boat
- broadsheet
- centrally
- close-run
- compact
- compel
- cramped
- dwarf
- ferry
- flap
- floor
- footlocker
- grin
- hiccough
- hiccup
- his
- horror
- infant
- job
- jog
- least
- let out
- little
- midge
- misunderstanding
- pack in
- paving stone
- poky
- road
- sea
- set up
- small
- stocking filler
- tabloid
- telescope
- toddler
- town
- tub
- useful
- vegetable patch
- via
- village
- yacht
- low
- runt
- target

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pequeño, -a

♦ adj

1. [de tamaño] small;

este traje me está o [m5] me queda pequeño this dress is too small for me;

la casa se nos ha quedado pequeña the house is too small for us now;

su jardín es un Versalles en pequeño her garden is a miniature Versailles

Comp
pequeña burguesía petty bourgeoisie;
pequeños comerciantes small businessmen;

pequeña empresa small business;

la pequeña empresa small businesses;

pequeño empresario small businessman;

pequeñas y medianas empresas small and medium-sized enterprises;

la pequeña pantalla the small screen

2. [de estatura] small;

la niña está muy pequeña para su edad the girl is very small for her age

3. [en cantidad] [ingresos, cifras] low

4. [en intensidad] [dolor] slight;
[explosión] small; [problema] small, slight; [posibilidad] slight;
de pequeña importancia of little importance

5. [en duración] [discurso, texto] short

6. [hermano] little

♦ nm,f
[niño] little one;
de pequeño as a child;

el pequeño, la pequeña [benjamín] the youngest, the baby

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pequeño

I adj small, little;

de pequeño when I was small o little;

en pequeño in miniature

II m, pequeña f little one

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pequeño, -ña adj

1) : small, little

un libro pequeño: a small book

2) : young

3) bajo: short

pequeño, -ña n

: child, little one

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pequeño¹ adj

1. (en general) small

estos pantalones me están pequeños these trousers are too small for me

2. (de estatura) short / small

para su edad, este niño es muy pequeño this boy's very small for his age

3. (en importancia) slight / minor

ha sufrido un pequeño accidente he's had a slight accident

tengo un pequeño papel en la obra I've got a minor role in the play

4. (de edad) little / young

tiene un niño pequeño she's got a little boy

mi hijo pequeño my youngest son

5. (en tiempo, distancia) short

les hicimos una pequeña visita we paid them a short visit

pequeño² n child

los pequeños se fueron a los columpios the children went to the swings

de pequeño as a child

el pequeño the youngest / the little one

Spanish-English dictionary > pequeño
19 tierra

f.

1 land (terrenos, continentes).

en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's land

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way

tierra adentro inland

tierra firme dry land (por oposición al mar)

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

tierra prometida Promised Land

tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra Santa the Holy Land

tierra virgen virgin land

2 land.

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

3 earth.

se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoes

un camino de tierra a dirt track

tierra batida clay (en tenis)

4 ground (suelo).

bajo tierra underground

caer a tierra to fall to the ground

tomar tierra to land

5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

tierra natal homeland, native land

6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)

7 soil, dirt.

8 country, homeland.

9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.

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tierra

► nombre femenino

1 (planeta) earth

2 (superficie sólida) land

3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land

4 (país) country, land

5 (suelo) ground

6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground

► nombre femenino plural tierras

1 land sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer por tierra figurado to crumble

dar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the ground

echar a tierra to demolish

echar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

■ echaron por tierra su argumento they destroyed his argument

echar tierra encima de figurado to hush up

poner tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarce

por estas tierras in these parts

por tierra overland, by land

¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!

tierra adentro inland

¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and die

tirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

tocar tierra MARÍTIMO to reach harbour (US harbor) 2 AVIACIÓN to touch down

vivir de la tierra to make a living from the land

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra firme terra firma, dry land

tierra natal homeland

Tierra Santa the Holy Land

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noun f.

1) earth

2) land

3) soil

4) homeland

•

- tierra firme

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SF

1)

• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth

2) (=superficie)

a) [fuera del agua] land

¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!

permanecer en tierra — to remain on land

la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land

saltar a tierra — to leap ashore

• tierra adentro — inland

el desierto avanza tierra adentro — the desert is advancing inland

soy de tierra adentro — I'm from inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

por tierra y por mar — by land and by sea

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

b) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earth

la explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground

un ataque por tierra y aire — a ground and air attack

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

3) (=suelo) ground

estaba tirado en la tierra — he was lying on the ground

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

- besar la tierra

- echar o tirar por tierra

- perder tierra

- poner tierra de por medio

- venirse a o por tierra

- ¡tierra, trágame!

4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soil

olía a tierra mojada — it smelled of wet earth

se levantó mucha tierra — a dust cloud blew up

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

el avión aterrizó en una pequeña pista de tierra — the aeroplane landed on a small dirt runway

un camino de tierra — a dirt road

es muy buena tierra para las plantas — it's good soil for plants

un saco de tierra — a bag of soil

jugarán en pistas de tierra — they'll play on clay courts

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

- estar bajo tierra

- echar tierra a o sobre algo

acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends

- echar tierra a algn

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

- echarse tierra encima

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra de batán — fuller's earth

tierra de brezo — peat

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

tierra vegetal — topsoil
pista 3), política 2)
5) (Agr) land

trabajar la tierra — to work the land

las tierras de cereales — grain-growing land

heredó unas tierras cerca del río — he inherited some land near the river

- en cualquier tierra de garbanzos

tierra baldía — wasteland

tierra de cultivo — arable land

tierra de labor — agricultural land

tierra de pan llevar — grain-growing land

tierra de regadío — irrigated land

tierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land

6) (=división territorial)

a) (=lugar de origen)

en mi tierra no se usa esa expresión — we don't use that expression where I come from

vamos a nuestra tierra a pasar las Navidades — we're going home for Christmas

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

productos de la tierra — local produce

b) [en plural]

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia

no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world

- ver tierras

Tierra del Fuego — Tierra del Fuego

tierra de nadie — no-man's-land

tierra de promisión — promised land

tierra natal — native land

tierra prometida — promised land

Tierra Santa — Holy Land

7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
toma 1., 1)
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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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tierra²

² = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.

* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.

* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.

* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.

* de tierra = onshore, earthen.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* en la tierra = on the ground.

* en la tierra de = in the land of.

* en tierra = onshore, ashore.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* en tierras lejanas = outranged.

* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sobre la tierra = on the ground.

* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.

* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.

* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.

* tierra cultivable = arable land.

* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].

* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.

* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].

* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.

* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* tierra fértil = sod, loam.

* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.

* tierra lejana = far off land.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* tierra margosa = loamy soil.

* tierra natal = homeland.

* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.

* tierras = landed estate.

* tierras altas = highland.

* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.

* tierra salvaje = wilderness.

* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.

* tierras bajas = lowlands.

* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.

* tierras del sur = southland.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures.

* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* toma de tierra = earthing.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

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tierra

feminine

A (campo, terreno) land

una distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of land

tierras comunales common land

compró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durango

tierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías wasteland

los que trabajan la tierra those who work the land

poner tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)

B

1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soil

cavaba la tierra he was digging the ground

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth

no juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthy

un camino de tierra a dirt road o track

¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)

ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year now

echar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;

‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

echarle tierra a algo/algn ( Col fam); to put sth/sb to shame, make sth/sb look bad

echarse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)

echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind one

tragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth

en aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me up

2 ( AmL) (polvo) dust

Compuesto:

tierra batida

( Esp) clay

C ( Elec) ground ( AmE), earth ( BrE)

el cable que va a tierra the ground o earth lead

necesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthed

toma

D (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!

viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land

iniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interior

gentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inland

misiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missiles

el ejército de tierra the army

tierra firme solid ground, terra firma

quedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)

tocar tierra to land, put into port

tomar tierra to land, touch down

E

1

(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

las cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countries

partió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortune

vino de la tierra local wine, locally produced wine

fruta de la tierra locally grown fruit

2 (territorio) soil

en el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soil

Compuestos:

● tierra caliente

: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200m

● Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

● tierra de nadie

no-man's-land

● Tierra de Promisión

Tierra Prometida

● tierra fría

the cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)

● tierra natal

native land, land of one's birth

● Tierra Prometida

Promised Land

● Tierra Santa

Holy Land

● tierra templada

the temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)

F

(planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

la composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere

¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?

para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earth

Creador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth

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tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
◊ tierras fértiles fertile land;

tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
◊ cavar la tierra to dig the ground;

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;

‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;
◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;

tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
◊ su tierra (natal) his homeland, his native land;

costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
◊ la Ttierra (the) Earth

tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock

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tierra nf

1. [planeta]
la Tierra (the) Earth

2. [superficie] land;

viajar por tierra to travel by land;

tierra adentro inland;

Comp

poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarce

Comp
Am tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;
tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;
[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;
Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;

tierra de nadie no-man's-land;

tierra prometida Promised Land;

Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;

Tierra Santa the Holy Land;

la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;
Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;
tierra virgen virgin land

3. [suelo] ground;

trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;

caer a tierra to fall to the ground;

dar en tierra con algo [tirar] to knock sth down o to the ground;

quedarse en tierra [viajero] to miss the boat/train/plane/ etc;

muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;

tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;

tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;

tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;

Comp

besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;

Comp

echar o [m5] tirar algo por tierra [esperanzas, planes, carrera] to ruin sth;
[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth;
Comp
Fam
¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;

Comp

era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;

Comp

venir o [m5] venirse a tierra to come to nothing

4. [materia] earth;
[para nutrir plantas] soil;
se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;

esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;

un camino de tierra a dirt track;

política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;
Formal
dar tierra a alguien to bury sb;

Comp

echar tierra a o [m5] sobre un asunto to hush up an affair

Comp
tierra batida [en tenis] clay;
tierra vegetal topsoil, loam

5. [en agricultura] land;

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

Comp
tierra cultivable arable land;
tierra de cultivo arable land;

tierra de labor arable land;

tierra de labranza arable land

6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;
[región] home o native region;
este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

Comp
tierra natal homeland, native land
7. [terrenos, países]
es el dueño de estas tierras he's the owner of this land;

en tierras del rey on the King's land;

en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;

ver otras tierras to travel, to see the world

8. Elec
(toma de) tierra Br earth, US ground;

estar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded

9. Quím tierra rara rare earth

10. Am [polvo] dust

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tierra

f

1 land;

tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;

tierras altas highlands;

tierras bajas lowlands;

poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;

por tierra viajar by land;

tomar tierra AVIA land

2 materia soil, earth;

echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;

echar por tierra ruin, wreck;

como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth

3 ( patria) native land, homeland;

de la tierra locally produced, local

4 EL ground, Br

earth

5

:

la Tierra the Earth

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tierra nf

1) : land

2) suelo: ground, earth

3) : country, homeland, soil

4)

tierra natal : native land

5)

la Tierra : the Earth

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tierra n

1. (terreno) land

trabajar la tierra to work the land

éstas son mis tierras this is my land

2. (materia) earth / soil

tiró un puñado de tierra en la tumba he threw a handful of earth in the grave

es buena tierra it's good soil

3. (suelo) ground

la tierra está helada the ground is frozen

tropezó y cayó por tierra she tripped and fell over

echar por tierra to ruin / to spoil

tomar tierra to land

tierra firme terra firma

Cuando se refiere al planeta Tierra, se escribe con mayúscula: Earth

Spanish-English dictionary > tierra
20 tierra2

² = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].

Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex. This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

Ex. This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

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* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.

* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.

* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.

* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.

* de tierra = onshore, earthen.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* en la tierra = on the ground.

* en la tierra de = in the land of.

* en tierra = onshore, ashore.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* en tierras lejanas = outranged.

* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sobre la tierra = on the ground.

* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.

* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.

* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.

* tierra cultivable = arable land.

* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].

* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.

* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].

* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.

* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* tierra fértil = sod, loam.

* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.

* tierra lejana = far off land.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* tierra margosa = loamy soil.

* tierra natal = homeland.

* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.

* tierras = landed estate.

* tierras altas = highland.

* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.

* tierra salvaje = wilderness.

* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.

* tierras bajas = lowlands.

* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.

* tierras del sur = southland.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures.

* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* toma de tierra = earthing.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

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