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1 otear en la distancia
(v.) = loom + far in the distanceEx. The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.* * *(v.) = loom + far in the distanceEx: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.
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2 rodear
v.1 to surround.le rodeó el cuello con los brazos she put her arms around his neck¡ríndete, estás rodeado! surrender, we have you o you're surrounded!vive rodeado de libros he's always surrounded by booksLa luz rodea al corral The light surrounds the corral.2 to surround (estar alrededor de).el misterio que rodea la investigación the mystery surrounding the investigationtodos los que la rodean hablan muy bien de ella everyone around her speaks very highly of her3 to go around (dar la vuelta a).4 to skirt around.5 to wall in, to close in, to close round, to corner.La cerca rodea a las vacas The fence walls in the cows.* * *1 (cercar) to surround, encircle1 (andar alrededor) to go around1 to surround oneself (de, with)* * *verb1) to go around2) surround, encircle* * *1. VT1) (=poner alrededor de) to encircle, encloserodearon el terreno con alambre de púas — they surrounded the field with barbed wire, they put a barbed wire fence around the field
2) (=ponerse alrededor de) to surround3) LAm [+ ganado] to round up2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( ponerse alrededor de) <edificio/persona> to surroundtodos rodearon a los novios — they all crowded o gathered round the newlyweds
b) ( poner alrededor)c) ( con los brazos)d) (AmL) < ganado> to round up2) ( estar alrededor de) to surround2.todos los que lo rodean — everyone who works with him/knows him
rodearse v pronrodearse DE algo/alguien — to surround oneself with something/somebody
* * *= bound, surround, be all around us, envelop, shroud, skirt, hem + Nombre + in, close in on, gird.Ex. Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.Ex. The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.Ex. June Jordan offers the poet's view that poetry is all around us.Ex. Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.Ex. Often the needs of the disabled are shrouded by misconceptions such as that they are forced to lead a poor quality of life.Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex. As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world.Ex. The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.----* Nombre + que me rodea = Nombre + round me.* que nos rodea = ambient.* que rodea = surrounding.* rodear con un círculo = encircle, circle.* rodear de misterio = shroud in + mystery, veil in + mystery.* rodear en grupo = swarm.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( ponerse alrededor de) <edificio/persona> to surroundtodos rodearon a los novios — they all crowded o gathered round the newlyweds
b) ( poner alrededor)c) ( con los brazos)d) (AmL) < ganado> to round up2) ( estar alrededor de) to surround2.todos los que lo rodean — everyone who works with him/knows him
rodearse v pronrodearse DE algo/alguien — to surround oneself with something/somebody
* * *= bound, surround, be all around us, envelop, shroud, skirt, hem + Nombre + in, close in on, gird.Ex: Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.
Ex: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.Ex: June Jordan offers the poet's view that poetry is all around us.Ex: Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.Ex: Often the needs of the disabled are shrouded by misconceptions such as that they are forced to lead a poor quality of life.Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex: As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world.Ex: The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.* Nombre + que me rodea = Nombre + round me.* que nos rodea = ambient.* que rodea = surrounding.* rodear con un círculo = encircle, circle.* rodear de misterio = shroud in + mystery, veil in + mystery.* rodear en grupo = swarm.* * *rodear [A1 ]vtA1 (ponerse alrededor de) ‹edificio/persona› to surroundse vio rodeada por una nube de fotógrafos she found herself surrounded by a swarm of photographerstodos rodearon a los novios they all crowded o gathered round the newlyweds2 (poner alrededor) rodear algo DE algo to surround sth WITH sthrodeó el brillante de rubíes he surrounded the diamond with rubies3(encerrar): le rodeó la cintura y la atrajo hacia sí he put his arms around her waist and drew her toward(s) him4 ( AmL) ‹ganado› to round upB (estar alrededor de) to surroundlas circunstancias que rodearon su muerte the circumstances surrounding his deathun grupo de curiosos rodeaba el vehículo the vehicle was surrounded by a group of onlookers, a group of onlookers surrounded the vehicleel misterio que rodea sus actividades the mystery which surrounds their activitieses muy querido por todos los que lo rodean everyone who works with him/knows him is very fond of him■ rodearserodearse DE algo/algn to surround oneself WITH sth/sbprocura rodearte de gente de confianza try to surround yourself with people you can trustme gusta rodearme de cosas hermosas I like to surround myself with beautiful things* * *
rodear ( conjugate rodear) verbo transitivo
1
rodear algo DE algo to surround sth with sth;
le rodeó la cintura con los brazos he put his arms around her waist
2 ( estar alrededor de) to surround;◊ todos los que lo rodean everyone who works with him/knows him
rodearse verbo pronominal rodearse DE algo/algn to surround oneself with sth/sb
rodear
I verbo transitivo
1 (con algo) to surround
rodear con los brazos, to put one's arms around
2 (un asunto) to avoid
II verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo (un camino) to go round, make a detour
' rodear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- envolver
English:
border
- circle
- close in
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- hem in
- loop
- surround
- go
- ring
- round
* * *♦ vt1. [poner o ponerse alrededor de] to surround (de with);le rodeó el cuello con los brazos she put her arms around his neck;¡ríndete, estás rodeado! surrender, we have you o you're surrounded!;vive rodeado de libros he's always surrounded by books2. [estar alrededor de] to surround;el misterio que rodea la investigación the mystery surrounding the investigation;todos los que la rodean hablan muy bien de ella everyone around her speaks very highly of her3. [dar la vuelta a] to go around4. [eludir] [tema] to skirt around5. Am [ganado] to round up* * *v/t surround* * *rodear vt1) : to surround2) : to round up (cattle)rodear vi1) : to go around2) : to beat around the bush* * *rodear vb1. (cercar) to surround -
3 vislumbrar en la distancia
(v.) = loom + far in the distanceEx. The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.* * *(v.) = loom + far in the distanceEx: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.
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4 manto
m.1 cloak (capa).2 mantle (geology).3 layer, stratum, mantle.* * *1 (capa) cloak2 (de la Tierra) layer, stratum3 figurado veil, cloak* * *SM1) (=capa) [para abrigarse] cloak; (Rel, Jur) robe, gown2) (Zool) mantle3) liter (=velo)4) (Min) layer, stratum5) (tb: manto de chimenea) mantel* * *1) (Indum) cloakun manto de nieve — (liter) a mantle of snow (liter)
echar el manto del olvido sobre algo — to draw a veil over something
2) (Geol) stratum, layer•* * *= cloak.Ex. The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.----* bajo el manto de la noche = under the cover of darkness, under the cloak of darkness.* manto de nieve = cloak of white.* * *1) (Indum) cloakun manto de nieve — (liter) a mantle of snow (liter)
echar el manto del olvido sobre algo — to draw a veil over something
2) (Geol) stratum, layer•* * *= cloak.Ex: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.
* bajo el manto de la noche = under the cover of darkness, under the cloak of darkness.* manto de nieve = cloak of white.* * *A ( Indum) cloakla ciudad amaneció cubierta con un manto de nieve ( liter); when dawn came the city was covered by a mantle of snow ( liter)la noche envolvió con su manto a la pequeña aldea ( liter); night enveloped the little village in a cloak of darkness ( liter)echar el manto del olvido sobre algo to draw a veil over sthCompuesto:B ( Geol) stratum, layerCompuestos:water tableoil-bearing stratum* * *
manto sustantivo masculino (Indum) cloak
' manto' also found in these entries:
English:
cloak
- mantle
* * *manto nm1. [indumentaria] cloak2. [de nieve, barro] mantle, layer;un manto de nieve cubría los campos the fields were blanketed in snowel manto terrestre the earth's mantlemanto freático aquifer* * *m1 GEOL layer, stratum2 ( capa) cloak;un manto de nieve a blanket of snow* * *manto nm1) : cloak2) : mantle (in geology) -
5 cercar
v.1 to fence (off).El granjero alambró la finca The farmer enclosed the farm with wire netting.2 to surround.* * *1 (poner una cerca) to fence in, enclose2 (rodear) to surround, encircle3 MILITAR to besiege, surround* * *verb1) to enclose, fence2) surround* * *VT1) [+ campo, terreno] to enclose; [con vallas] to fence in, wall in2) [+ persona] to surround, ring3) (Mil) [+ pueblo, ciudad] to surround, besiege; [+ tropas] to cut off, surround* * *verbo transitivoa) <campo/terreno> to enclose, surround; ( con valla) to fence inb) < persona> to surround* * *= surround, come under + siege, wall, fence, seal off, hem + Nombre + in, close in on.Ex. The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.Ex. The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex. It was not extensively inhabited until the later half of the 13th c., and not walled until the later 13th or early 14th c..Ex. In order to reducing disease risk to livestock scrubs were fenced to prevent expansion of rabbit burrows into grazing pastures.Ex. In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex. As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world.* * *verbo transitivoa) <campo/terreno> to enclose, surround; ( con valla) to fence inb) < persona> to surround* * *= surround, come under + siege, wall, fence, seal off, hem + Nombre + in, close in on.Ex: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.
Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex: It was not extensively inhabited until the later half of the 13th c., and not walled until the later 13th or early 14th c..Ex: In order to reducing disease risk to livestock scrubs were fenced to prevent expansion of rabbit burrows into grazing pastures.Ex: In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex: As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world.* * *cercar [A2 ]vt1 ‹campo/terreno› to enclose, surround; (con una valla) to fence in2 ‹persona› to surroundse vio cercado por una banda de delincuentes he found himself surrounded by o hemmed in by a gang of thugs3 ( Mil) ‹ciudad› to besiege, encircle; ‹enemigo› to surround, encircle* * *
cercar ( conjugate cercar) verbo transitivo
( con valla) to fence in
‹ enemigo› to surround
cercar verbo transitivo
1 (con una valla) to fence, enclose
2 (al enemigo) to surround
' cercar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reja
English:
enclose
- fence
- fence in
- hedge
- ring
- stake
- circle
- close
- surround
* * *cercar vt1. [vallar] to fence (off)2. [ciudad, fortaleza] to besiege, to lay siege to;[atracador, fugitivo] to surround* * *v/t1 surround* * *cercar {72} vt1) : to fence in, to enclose2) : to surround* * *cercar vb to fence in / to enclose -
6 túnica
f.1 tunic, robe, gown, tunicle.2 tunica.* * *1 tunic* * *SF1) ( Hist) tunic; [de monje] robe2) (Anat, Bot) tunic* * *femenino (Hist) tunic; (Relig) robe* * *= robe, tunic, cloak.Ex. It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.Ex. His tunic was so short that he showed his family jewels.Ex. The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.* * *femenino (Hist) tunic; (Relig) robe* * *= robe, tunic, cloak.Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.
Ex: His tunic was so short that he showed his family jewels.Ex: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.* * *1 ( Hist) tunic2 ( Relig) robe* * *
túnica sustantivo femenino (Hist) tunic;
(Relig) robe
túnica sustantivo femenino tunic
' túnica' also found in these entries:
English:
tunic
* * *túnica nftunic* * *f tunic* * *túnica nf: tunic* * *túnica n tunic -
7 dal
książk. Ⅰ f (G pl dali) distance- gdzieś w dali śpiewał ptak a bird’s singing could be heard in the distance- patrzyła w morską dal she looked out to sea- statek zniknął w dali the ship vanished in(to) the distance- w dali spostrzegł niewyraźną sylwetkę in the distance he made out a hazy figure- z dali słychać było tętent koni the sound of galloping horses could be heard in the distance- z dali wyłoniła się jakaś postać a figure loomed out of the distanceⅡ z dala (daleko) z dala słychać było trąbkę the sound of a trumpet could be heard in the distance- znajdować się z dala od czegoś to be a long way from sth- budynek stał z dala od drogi the building was a long way from the road- żyć z dala od zgiełku miasta to live far away from the noise a. hubbub of the city- mieszkał z dala od rodziny i przyjaciół he lived a long way from family and friends- trzymać się z dala od kogoś/czegoś przen. to keep well away from sb/sth- lepiej trzymaj się od nich z dala just keep away from them, that’s all- trzymała się z dala od wszelkich konfliktów she steered clear of any kind of conflict- od tamtej kłótni omijam ją z dala I’ve been giving her a wide berth since the argument* * *-i; gen pl; -i; fz dala/daleka — from afar
trzymać się z dala od dal — +gen to stay lub keep away from
* * *f.pl. -e distance; spojrzeć w dal look into the distance, look afar; skok w dal sport long l. broad jump; okulary/soczewki do dali opt. distance l. near-sighted glasses/lenses; w dali in the distance; z dala from far away, from afar; z dala od domu far (away) from home, away from home; odejść l. odjechać w siną dal lit. go away for good; trzymać się z dala od kogoś/czegoś stay l. keep away from sb/sth.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dal
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