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61 apreciar

v.

1 to appreciate.

aprecio mucho tu ayuda I really appreciate your help

Yo aprecio tu ayuda I appreciate your help.

2 to be fond of.

3 to detect, to notice.

apreciaron una mejora significativa they detected o noticed a significant improvement

para apreciar mejor los detalles to be able to see the detail better

4 to appreciate to.

Yo aprecio escuchar las aves cantar I appreciate to hear the birds sing.

5 to perceive, to comprehend, to understand.

El apreció la gravedad del asunto He perceived the gravity of the matter.

6 to appraise.

El perito aprecia las joyas The expert appraises the jewels.

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apreciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (valorar) to appraise (en, at)

2 (sentir aprecio) to regard highly, hold in high esteem

■ apreciar a alguien to be fond of somebody

3 (reconocer valor) to appreciate

4 (percibir) to notice, see, perceive

■ no sabe apreciar la diferencia he can't tell the difference

► verbo pronominal apreciarse

1 (notarse) to be noticed, be noticeable

■ pueden apreciarse grietas en las paredes one can see cracks in the walls

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verb

to appreciate, be fond of, value, esteem

- apreciarse

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1. VT

1) (=tener cariño a) to be fond of, like

aprecio mucho a tu padre — I'm very fond of your father

2) (=valorar) to value

apreciar algo (en) mucho — to value sth highly

apreciar algo (en) poco — to attach little value to sth, set little value on sth

3) (=percibir) [+ comida, música] to appreciate

no sabe apreciar un buen vino — he doesn't know how to appreciate a good wine

4) (Econ) [+ moneda] to revalue

5) (=agradecer) to appreciate

aprecio mucho lo que han hecho por mí — I really appreciate what they've done for me

6) (=detectar) to notice, detect

no apreció el sarcasmo en sus palabras — he didn't notice o detect the sarcasm in her words

apreciaron una fractura en el hueso — they detected o found a bone fracture

este barómetro no aprecia cambios mínimos — this barometer doesn't detect o register very small changes

7) LAm (=realzar) to add value to, enhance, improve

2.

See:

apreciarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < persona> to be fond of

un amigo al que aprecio mucho — a very dear friend

2) <interés/ayuda/arte> to appreciate

sabe apreciar la buena comida — she appreciates good food

3) (percibir, observar) to see

en la foto se aprecian unas manchas oscuras — some dark areas are visible in the picture

para apreciar la magnitud de los daños — in order to appreciate the extent of the damage
2.
apreciarse v pron (frml) moneda to appreciate (frml)

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= appraise, appreciate, gain + an appreciation, have + a feeling about/for, cherish, relish, taste, prize [prise, -USA], take in, look up to, hold + Nombre + dear.

Ex. If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.

Ex. Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.

Ex. The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.

Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex. They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.

Ex. Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.

Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.

Ex. No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.

Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.

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* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.

* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.

* capaz de apreciar = appreciative.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < persona> to be fond of

un amigo al que aprecio mucho — a very dear friend

2) <interés/ayuda/arte> to appreciate

sabe apreciar la buena comida — she appreciates good food

3) (percibir, observar) to see

en la foto se aprecian unas manchas oscuras — some dark areas are visible in the picture

para apreciar la magnitud de los daños — in order to appreciate the extent of the damage
2.
apreciarse v pron (frml) moneda to appreciate (frml)

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= appraise, appreciate, gain + an appreciation, have + a feeling about/for, cherish, relish, taste, prize [prise, -USA], take in, look up to, hold + Nombre + dear.

Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.

Ex: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.

Ex: The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.

Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.

Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.

Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.

Ex: No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.

Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.

* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.

* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.

* capaz de apreciar = appreciative.

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apreciar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona› to be fond of

un amigo al que aprecio mucho a very dear friend

B

1 ‹interés/ayuda› to appreciate

aprecio muchísimo todo lo que has hecho por mí I really appreciate everything you've done for me

2 ‹arte/música› to appreciate

sabe apreciar la buena comida she appreciates good food

un café para los que saben apreciar lo que es bueno a coffee for true connoisseurs, a coffee for people who appreciate the good things in life

C (percibir, observar) to see

en la radiografía se aprecian unas manchas oscuras some dark areas are visible o can be seen on the X-ray

fue difícil apreciar la magnitud de los daños it was difficult to appreciate the extent of the damage

este año se ha apreciado un ligero descenso en el número de accidentes there has been a slight drop in the number of accidents this year

■ apreciarse

v pron

( frml); «moneda» to appreciate ( frml)

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apreciar ( conjugate apreciar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ persona› to be fond of
2 ‹interés/ayuda/arte› to appreciate
3 (percibir, observar) to see;
◊ para apreciar la magnitud de los daños in order to appreciate the extent of the damage

apreciar verbo transitivo
1 to appreciate ➣ Ver nota en appreciate 2 (observar, ver) to notice, see
' apreciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distinguir
- gusto
English:
appreciate
- dear
- esteem
- kindly
- prize
- treasure
- appreciation
- cherish
- value

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apreciar

♦ vt

1. [valorar] to appreciate, to value;

aprecio mucho tu ayuda I really appreciate your help;

aprecia demasiado las cosas materiales she puts too high a value on material things;

un plato muy apreciado por los turistas a dish that is very popular with tourists;

no sabe apreciar una buena obra de teatro he doesn't know how to appreciate a good play

2. [sentir afecto por]
aprecio mucho a tu hermana I think a lot of your sister, I'm very fond of your sister

3. [percibir] to detect, to notice;

han apreciado una mejora significativa they have detected o noticed a significant improvement;

acércate si quieres apreciar mejor los detalles come closer so you can see the detail better

♦ See also the pronominal verb apreciarse

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apreciar

v/t

1 appreciate

2 ( sentir afecto por) be fond of, think highly of

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apreciar vt

1) estimar: to appreciate, to value

2) evaluar: to appraise, to assess

♦ See also the reflexive verb apreciarse

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apreciar vb

1. (valorar) to appreciate / to value

aprecio todo lo que has hecho por mí I appeciate all that you've done for me

2. (estimar) to be fond of

apreciamos a nuestros amigos we are fond of our friends

3. (percibir) to notice / to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

a distancia no se aprecian los detalles de un cuadro you don't notice the details in a painting from a distance

Spanish-English dictionary > apreciar
62 aviso

m.

1 warning (advertencia, amenaza).

andar sobre aviso to be on the alert

estar sobre aviso to be forewarned

poner sobre aviso a alguien to warn somebody

¡que te sirva de aviso! let that be a warning to you!

aviso de bomba bomb warning

2 notice.

hasta nuevo aviso until further notice

llegó sin previo aviso he arrived without warning

último aviso para los pasajeros del vuelo IB 257 last call for passengers of flight IB 257

aviso de vencimiento (commerce) due-date reminder

3 advertisement, advert. ( Latin American Spanish)

4 ad, commercial, advertisement, advert.

pres.indicat.

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

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aviso

► nombre masculino

1 (información) notice

2 (advertencia) warning

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar/estar sobre aviso (estar atento) to be on the alert, keep one's eyes open 2 (estar enterado) to know what's going on, be in on it 3 (estar avisado) to have been warned

hasta nuevo aviso until further notice

mandar aviso to send word

poner sobre aviso to forewarn

sin previo aviso without prior notice

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noun m.

1) notice

2) warning

3) advertisement

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SM

1) (=notificación) notice

recibimos un aviso por escrito — we received written notice o notice in writing

Aviso: cerrado el lunes — Notice: closed Mondays

hasta nuevo aviso — until further notice

sin previo aviso — without warning o notice

salvo aviso contrario — unless otherwise informed

dar aviso a algn de algo — to notify o inform sb of sth

mandar aviso — to send word

aviso de bomba — bomb alert

2) (=advertencia) warning

el bombardeo fue un aviso a los rebeldes — the bombing was a warning to the rebels

poner a algn sobre aviso — to warn sb

ya está usted sobre aviso — you have been warned

3) (Com, Econ) demand note

según (su) aviso — as per order, as ordered

aviso de envío — dispatch note

aviso de mercancías — advice note

4) (Inform) prompt

5) esp LAm (Com) advertisement

aviso económico — classified advertisement

aviso mural — poster, wall poster

avisos clasificados Cono Sur —

avisos limitados — Col classified advertisements

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masculino

1)

a) ( notificación) notice

aviso al público — notice to the public

dio aviso a la policía — he notified o informed the police

sin previo aviso — without prior warning

hasta nuevo aviso — until further notice

último aviso para los pasajeros... — last call for passengers...

b) ( advertencia) warning

sobre aviso: estás sobre aviso you've been warned; me puso sobre aviso de lo que ocurriría — he warned me what would happen

c) (Cin, Teatr) bell

d) (Taur) warning

2) (AmL) (anuncio, cartel) advertisement, ad

•

- aviso clasificado or de ocasión or oportuno

- aviso fúnebre

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= word of caution, announcement, notice, reminder notice, warning, word of warning, follow-up, reminder, cautionary note, cautionary word, alert, heads up, wake-up call.

Ex. Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.

Ex. Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

Ex. Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.

Ex. The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..

Ex. No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers.

Ex. One word of warning before starting: products, concepts, applications of information technology are currently in a state of rapid evolution.

Ex. The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..

Ex. A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.

Ex. The different standards involved are described with cautionary notes on their limitations and the balance between standardisation and innovation.

Ex. The article 'A few cautionary words about electronic publishing' argues that advances in microform technology have obviously fallen far behind their potential.

Ex. The author reviews a number of Web sites that offer product warnings and business scam alerts.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Heads up: confronting the selection and access issues of electronic journals'.

Ex. These incidents should serve as a wake-up call for libraries planning a move.

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* aviso de advertencia = warning label.

* aviso de encuadernación = binding trigger.

* aviso de vencimiento = overdue notice.

* aviso para los aviadores = NOTAM (Notice for Airmen).

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* mensaje de aviso = warning message.

* piloto de aviso = warning light.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.

* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.

* sin aviso previo = without warning.

* sin previo aviso = unannounced, without warning, without notice, without prior notice, without prior notification, on spec, at the drop of a hat, without (any) further notice.

* sistema de aviso de reclamaciones = claims warning system.

* temporizador de aviso = egg timer.

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masculino

1)

a) ( notificación) notice

aviso al público — notice to the public

dio aviso a la policía — he notified o informed the police

sin previo aviso — without prior warning

hasta nuevo aviso — until further notice

último aviso para los pasajeros... — last call for passengers...

b) ( advertencia) warning

sobre aviso: estás sobre aviso you've been warned; me puso sobre aviso de lo que ocurriría — he warned me what would happen

c) (Cin, Teatr) bell

d) (Taur) warning

2) (AmL) (anuncio, cartel) advertisement, ad

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- aviso clasificado or de ocasión or oportuno

- aviso fúnebre

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= word of caution, announcement, notice, reminder notice, warning, word of warning, follow-up, reminder, cautionary note, cautionary word, alert, heads up, wake-up call.

Ex: Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.

Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.

Ex: The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..

Ex: No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers.

Ex: One word of warning before starting: products, concepts, applications of information technology are currently in a state of rapid evolution.

Ex: The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..

Ex: A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.

Ex: The different standards involved are described with cautionary notes on their limitations and the balance between standardisation and innovation.

Ex: The article 'A few cautionary words about electronic publishing' argues that advances in microform technology have obviously fallen far behind their potential.

Ex: The author reviews a number of Web sites that offer product warnings and business scam alerts.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Heads up: confronting the selection and access issues of electronic journals'.

Ex: These incidents should serve as a wake-up call for libraries planning a move.

* aviso de advertencia = warning label.

* aviso de encuadernación = binding trigger.

* aviso de vencimiento = overdue notice.

* aviso para los aviadores = NOTAM (Notice for Airmen).

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* mensaje de aviso = warning message.

* piloto de aviso = warning light.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.

* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.

* sin aviso previo = without warning.

* sin previo aviso = unannounced, without warning, without notice, without prior notice, without prior notification, on spec, at the drop of a hat, without (any) further notice.

* sistema de aviso de reclamaciones = claims warning system.

* temporizador de aviso = egg timer.

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aviso

masculine

A

1 (notificación) notice

[ S ] aviso al público notice to the public, public notice

alguien dio aviso a la policía someone notified o informed the police, someone reported it to the police

llegó sin previo aviso he arrived without prior warning o unexpectedly o out of the blue

hasta nuevo aviso until further notice

último aviso para los pasajeros … last call for passengers …

2 (advertencia) warning

sobre aviso: estás sobre aviso you've been warned

me puso sobre aviso de lo que ocurriría he warned me what would happen

3 ( Cin, Teatr) bell

4 ( Taur) warning

Compuesto:

aviso de remisión

remittance advice

B ( AmL) (anuncio, cartel) advertisement, ad, advert ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● aviso clasificado

classified advertisement

● aviso económico

( Chi) aviso clasificado

● aviso fúnebre

death notice

● aviso oportuno or de ocasión

( Méx) aviso clasificado

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Del verbo avisar: ( conjugate avisar)

aviso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

avisó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
avisar
aviso
avisar ( conjugate avisar) verbo transitivo
a) ( notificar):

◊ ¿por qué no me avisaste que venías? why didn't you let me know you were coming?;

nos han avisado que… they've notified us that…
b) (Esp, Méx) ( llamar) to call;

◊ aviso al médico to call the doctor

c) ( advertir) to warn;

quedas or estás avisado you've been warned
verbo intransitivo:
◊ llegó sin aviso she showed up without any prior warning o unexpectedly;

avísame cuando acabes let me know when you've finished;
aviso a algn de algo to let sb know about sth
aviso sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( notificación) notice;

( on signs) aviso al público notice to the public;
◊ dio aviso a la policía he notified o informed the police;

sin previo aviso without prior warning;
último aviso para los pasajeros … last call for passengers …
b) ( advertencia) warning;

◊ poner sobre aviso a algn to warn sb

c) (Cin, Teatr) bell

d) (Taur) warning

2 (AmL) (anuncio, cartel) advertisement, ad
avisar verbo transitivo
1 (prevenir, advertir) to warn: ya te avisé, I told you so
2 (comunicar) to inform: cuando te decidas, avísame, let me know when you make up your mind
3 (llamar) to call for
avisar a la policía, to call the police
avisar al médico, to send for the doctor
aviso sustantivo masculino
1 notice
(advertencia) warning
(comunicado) note: no lo utilicen hasta nuevo aviso, don't use it until further notice
nos cortaron la luz sin previo aviso, they cut our electricity off without notice
♦ Locuciones: sobre aviso: no me ha cogido por sorpresa, estaba sobre aviso, I wasn't surprised, I had been warned/I was expecting it
' aviso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fulminante
- letrero
- recado
- recordatorio
- toque
- esquela
- este
- llegar
- ni
- poner
- previo
- señal
English:
advice
- caution
- forewarn
- further
- gale warning
- if
- notice
- notify
- pin up
- prompt
- reminder
- should
- warning
- warning sign
- advertisement
- commercial
- final
- small

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aviso nm

1. [advertencia, amenaza] warning;

andar sobre aviso to be on the alert;

estar sobre aviso to be forewarned;

poner sobre aviso a alguien to warn sb;

¡que te sirva de aviso! let that be a warning to you!

Comp
aviso de bomba bomb warning
2. [notificación] notice;
[en teatros, aeropuertos] call;
hasta nuevo aviso until further notice;

último aviso para los pasajeros del vuelo IB 257 last call for passengers for flight IB 257;

sin previo aviso without notice;

llegó sin previo aviso he arrived without warning

Comp
Com aviso de vencimiento due-date reminder
3. Taurom = warning to matador not to delay the kill any longer

4. Am [anuncio] advertisement, advert;

Comp

no te deja pasar un aviso she doesn't let you get a word in edgeways

Comp
aviso clasificado classified advertisement;
aviso fúnebre death notice;

aviso publicitario advertisement, advert

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aviso

m

1 ( comunicación) notice;

hasta nuevo aviso until further notice;

sin previo aviso without any notice o warning;

último aviso AVIA final call;

aviso de llamada por vibración TELEC vibration mode

2 ( advertencia) warning;

estar sobre aviso have been warned;

poner a alguien sobre aviso give s.o. a warning, warn s.o.

3 L.Am. ( anuncio) advertisement

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aviso nm

1) : notice

2) : advertisement, ad

3) advertencia: warning

4)

estar sobre aviso : to be on the alert

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aviso n

1. (advertencia) warning

un aviso previo a prior warning

un disparo de aviso a warning shot

2. (anuncio) notice

hay un aviso de que cortarán la luz there's a notice about the electricity being cut off

poner a alguien sobre aviso to warn someone about something

sin previo aviso without prior warning

Spanish-English dictionary > aviso
63 bajada

f.

1 descent (descenso).

cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down

bajada de bandera minimum fare (de taxi)

2 (downward) slope (pendiente).

3 decrease, drop.

bajada de los precios drop o fall in prices; (caída) reduction in prices (rebaja)

4 ebb, ebb tide, outgoing tide.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: bajar.

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bajada

► nombre femenino

1 (disminución) drop, fall

■ esto representa una bajada del 10% this represents a drop of 10%

■ ha habido una bajada en la cotización del dólar there has been a fall in the value of the dollar

■ sufrió una bajada de tensión her blood pressure dropped

■ subidas y bajadas ups and downs

2 (descenso) descent; (de telón, barrera) lowering

■ mientras subía, no pensaba más que en la bajada all the while I was climbing up I could think of nothing but the descent

■ no crucen la vía después de la bajada de la barrera do not cross the line after the barrier has come down

3 (camino) way down

4 (en carretera etc) slope, hill

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bajada de bandera minimum fare

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noun f.

1) descent

2) fall, drop

3) slope

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SF

1) (=camino)

la bajada hasta el río — (=sendero) the path down to the river; (=carretera) the road down to the river

una bajada muy difícil para un esquiador sin experiencia — a very difficult slope for an inexperienced skier

2) (=acción) descent

en la bajada alcanzamos los 150km/h — on the way down o descent we got up to 150km/h

salimos antes de la bajada del telón — we left the theatre before the curtain went down

- ser una bajada de pantalones

bajada de aguas — gutter

bajada de bandera — minimum (taxi) fare

3) (=disminución) fall, drop

una drástica bajada de las temperaturas — a dramatic fall o drop in temperature

sufrió una bajada de azúcar — his sugar level fell o dropped

bajada de tensión — fall o drop in blood pressure

4) Esp
** [de drogas]
cuando le da la bajada del éxtasis — when he's coming down from ecstasy

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femenino

1) ( acción) descent

al atardecer emprendimos la bajada — as evening fell we began the descent

en la bajada me fallaron los frenos — my brakes failed on the way down

la bajada de los tipos de interés — the cut in interest rates

tuvo una bajada de tensión — his blood pressure dropped

- bajada de bandera

2) ( camino)

la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

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= depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.

Ex. When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.

Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex. The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.

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* bajada de los precios = falling prices.

* bajada de nivel = drawdown.

* bajada de tensión = sag.

* constante de bajada = slope constant.

* lista de bajada = drop-down list.

* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.

* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.

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femenino

1) ( acción) descent

al atardecer emprendimos la bajada — as evening fell we began the descent

en la bajada me fallaron los frenos — my brakes failed on the way down

la bajada de los tipos de interés — the cut in interest rates

tuvo una bajada de tensión — his blood pressure dropped

- bajada de bandera

2) ( camino)

la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

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= depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.

Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.

Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.

* bajada de los precios = falling prices.

* bajada de nivel = drawdown.

* bajada de tensión = sag.

* constante de bajada = slope constant.

* lista de bajada = drop-down list.

* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.

* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.

* * *

bajada

feminine

A (acción) descent

en la bajada me fallaron los frenos my brakes failed on the way down

al atardecer emprendimos la bajada as evening fell we began the descent

iba corriendo en bajada y no pude parar I was running downhill and couldn't stop

tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped

Compuestos:

● bajada de aguas

gutter

● bajada de bandera

minimum fare

B

(camino): la bajada para la playa the path ( o road etc) down to the beach

la bajada es muy empinada it's a very steep descent, the path ( o road etc) down is very steep

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bajada sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción) descent;
◊ durante la bajada on the way down;

tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped;
bajada de bandera ( en taxi) minimum fare
2
a) ( pendiente) slope;

◊ una bajada muy empinada a very steep slope

b) ( camino):

◊ la bajada a la playa es muy empinada the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

bajada sustantivo femenino
1 (descenso) descent
2 (pendiente) slope
3 (de precios, temperaturas) drop, fall
4 (de taxi) bajada de bandera, minimum fare 5 bajada de aguas, the drains
' bajada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hundimiento
English:
comedown
- decline
- dip
- downturn
- drop
- fall
- way
- descent
- down

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bajada nf

1. [descenso] descent;

cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down

Comp
bajada de aguas [tubo] drainpipe;
bajada de bandera [de taxi] minimum fare

2. [pendiente] (downward) slope;

está al final de la bajada de la escuela it's at the bottom of the road that leads down to the school

3. [disminución] decrease, drop;

una bajada de los precios [caída] a drop o fall in prices;
[rebaja] a price cut
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bajada

f fall, drop

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bajada nf

1) : descent

2) : dip, slope

3) : decrease, drop

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bajada n

1. (descenso) descent

varios ciclistas se cayeron durante la bajada several cyclists fell during the descent

2. (pendiente) slope / road down

la bajada hacia el puerto the road down to the port

3. (disminución) fall / drop

una bajada de las temperaturas a drop in temperatures

Spanish-English dictionary > bajada
64 descripción

f.

1 description, definition, outline, describing.

2 word picture.

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descripción

► nombre femenino

1 description

2 (acción de trazar) tracing, describing, description

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noun f.

description

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SF description

supera toda descripción — it defies description

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femenino description

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= description, disclosure, identification, picture, specification, specifications, profiling, depiction, recounting, portrayal.

Ex. The indexing process creates a description of a document or information, usually in some recognized and accepted style of format.

Ex. The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.

Ex. The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.

Ex. No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.

Ex. The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.

Ex. The specifications, however, are confined to the overall structure and major functional components of the entry.

Ex. Some excursions into cognitive science have led to the profiling of users' backgrounds, differences and immediate need.

Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex. This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.

Ex. Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.

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* área de descripción = area of description.

* área de descripción física = physical description area.

* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.

* descripción analítica = analytical description.

* descripción bibliográfica = bibliographic description.

* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.

* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional (ISBD) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).

* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material antiguo (ISBD = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* descripción catalográfica = cataloguing description.

* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD) = Encoded Archival Description (EAD).

* descripción de documentos de archivo = archival description.

* descripción de las funciones = job description, job profile.

* descripción del contenido = subject statement.

* descripción del documento = document description.

* descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.

* descripción del solicitante = personnel description.

* descripción de subcampo = subfield description.

* descripción documental = document description.

* descripción física = physical description, physical details.

* descripción global = outline.

* hacer una descripción = give + description.

* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).

* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).

* niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.

* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).

* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).

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femenino description

* * *

= description, disclosure, identification, picture, specification, specifications, profiling, depiction, recounting, portrayal.

Ex: The indexing process creates a description of a document or information, usually in some recognized and accepted style of format.

Ex: The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.

Ex: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.

Ex: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.

Ex: The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.

Ex: The specifications, however, are confined to the overall structure and major functional components of the entry.

Ex: Some excursions into cognitive science have led to the profiling of users' backgrounds, differences and immediate need.

Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex: This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.

Ex: Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.

* área de descripción = area of description.

* área de descripción física = physical description area.

* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.

* descripción analítica = analytical description.

* descripción bibliográfica = bibliographic description.

* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.

* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional (ISBD) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).

* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material antiguo (ISBD = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* descripción catalográfica = cataloguing description.

* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD) = Encoded Archival Description (EAD).

* descripción de documentos de archivo = archival description.

* descripción de las funciones = job description, job profile.

* descripción del contenido = subject statement.

* descripción del documento = document description.

* descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.

* descripción del solicitante = personnel description.

* descripción de subcampo = subfield description.

* descripción documental = document description.

* descripción física = physical description, physical details.

* descripción global = outline.

* hacer una descripción = give + description.

* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).

* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).

* niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.

* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).

* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).

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descripción

feminine

description

hizo una fiel descripción de los hechos she gave an accurate description o account of events

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descripción sustantivo femenino
description
descripción sustantivo femenino description
' descripción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caracterización
- corresponderse
- retratar
- retrato
- seña
- somera
- somero
- viva
- vivo
- calificación
- corresponder
- detallado
- encajar
- exacto
- impresionista
- reseña
- responder
- sensual
- sensualidad
English:
colourful
- delineate
- description
- exact
- fit
- full
- job description
- loose
- match
- sketch
- sketchy
- understatement
- vivid
- with
- answer
- depiction
- job
- portrayal

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descripción nf

description;

una descripción de los hechos an account of what happened

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descripción

f description

* * *

descripción nf, pl - ciones : description

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descripción n description

Spanish-English dictionary > descripción
65 frustrar

v.

1 to frustrate (person).

El accidente frustró sus planes The accident frustrated her plans.

Su actitud frustró al gerente His attitude frustrated the manager.

2 to thwart, to put paid to (posibilidades, ilusiones).

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frustrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cosa) to frustrate, thwart

2 (persona) to disappoint

► verbo pronominal frustrarse

1 (proyectos, planes) to fail, come to nothing

2 (persona) to get frustrated, get disappointed

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verb

to frustrate

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] to frustrate; [+ proyecto, aspiración, deseo, sueño] to thwart

no quiero frustrar sus esperanzas — I don't want to frustrate o thwart their hopes

le frustra no poderse comunicar — he finds it frustrating not being able to communicate

2) (=abortar) [+ atentado, operación] to foil

los guardas frustraron el intento de fuga — the guards foiled their escape attempt

2.

See:

frustrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dash

me frustra que no entiendan — I find it frustrating that they don't understand

b) < atentado> to foil
2.
frustrarse v pron planes to be thwarted, fail; esperanzas to come to nothing

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= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.

Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.

Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.

Ex. The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.

Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.

Ex. So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.

Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.

Ex. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.

Ex. Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.

Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

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* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.

* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.

* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dash

me frustra que no entiendan — I find it frustrating that they don't understand

b) < atentado> to foil
2.
frustrarse v pron planes to be thwarted, fail; esperanzas to come to nothing

* * *

= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.

Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.

Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.

Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.

Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.

Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.

Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.

Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.

Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.

Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.

* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.

* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).

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frustrar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹persona› to frustrate; ‹planes› to thwart; ‹esperanzas› to dash

me frustra que no entiendan I find it frustrating o it frustrates me that they don't understand

2 ‹atentado› to foil

■ frustrarse

v pron

«planes» to be thwarted, fail; «esperanzas» to be dashed, come to nothing

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frustrar ( conjugate frustrar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to frustrate;
‹ planes› to thwart;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
◊ me frustra que no entiendan I find it frustrating that they don't understand

frustrarse verbo pronominal [ planes] to be thwarted, fail;

[ esperanzas] to come to nothing
frustrar verbo transitivo to frustrate
(una esperanza) to disappoint
' frustrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
- impedir
- tronchar
English:
defeat
- disappoint
- foil
- frustrate
- thwart
- baffle
- confound
- cross

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frustrar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to frustrate

2. [posibilidades, ilusiones] to thwart, Br to put paid to;
[plan, robo] to thwart;
el mal tiempo frustró nuestras vacaciones the bad weather ruined our holiday

♦ See also the pronominal verb frustrarse

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frustrar

v/t persona frustrate; plan thwart

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frustrar vt

: to frustrate, to thwart

♦ See also the reflexive verb frustrarse

Spanish-English dictionary > frustrar
66 herida

f.

1 injury.

herida de bala bullet o gunshot wound

2 injury, offense (ofensa).

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: herir.

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herida

► nombre femenino

1 wound

2 figurado wound, outrage

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1. noun f.
injury, wound
2. f., (m. - herido) 3. f., (m. - herido)
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SF

1) [física] [por arma] wound; [por accidente] injury

una herida de bala — a bullet wound

me sangraba la herida del brazo — [de arma] the wound in my arm was bleeding; [por caída, golpe] the cut on my arm was bleeding

me he hecho una herida en la frente — I've got a cut on my forehead

murió a causa de las heridas del accidente — he died from injuries received in the accident

sufrió heridas graves — he was seriously injured

las heridas internas en el seno del partido — the rifts o splits within the party

herida abierta — open wound

una herida abierta en la conciencia española — an open wound o running sore on the Spanish conscience

herida contusa — bruise

herida de bala — bullet wound

2) (=ofensa) insult

hurgar en la herida —

evitó mencionar el divorcio para no hurgar en la herida — he avoided mentioning the divorce so as to let sleeping dogs lie

- lamerse las heridas

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femenino

a) ( en el cuerpo)

sufrir heridas de carácter grave — to be seriously injured, to suffer serious injuries

se hizo una herida en la rodilla — he cut his knee

herida de bala/de guerra — bullet/war wound

curar una herida — to clean/dress a wound

hurgar en la herida — to open old wounds

lamerse las heridas — to lick one's wounds

respirar por la herida — to reveal one's true feelings (of bitterness)

b) (pena, sufrimiento) wound

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= injury, wound, bruise, lesion.

Ex. Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.

Ex. The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.

Ex. Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.

Ex. The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.

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* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.

* herida de bala = gunshot wound.

* herida en la cabeza = head injury.

* herida grave = serious injury, severe injury.

* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.

* heridas = bruising.

* herida superficial = superficial wound.

* hurgar en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* lamerse las heridas = lick + Posesivo + wounds.

* no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* vendar una herida = dress + wound.

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femenino

a) ( en el cuerpo)

sufrir heridas de carácter grave — to be seriously injured, to suffer serious injuries

se hizo una herida en la rodilla — he cut his knee

herida de bala/de guerra — bullet/war wound

curar una herida — to clean/dress a wound

hurgar en la herida — to open old wounds

lamerse las heridas — to lick one's wounds

respirar por la herida — to reveal one's true feelings (of bitterness)

b) (pena, sufrimiento) wound

* * *

= injury, wound, bruise, lesion.

Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.

Ex: The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.

Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.

Ex: The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.

* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.

* herida de bala = gunshot wound.

* herida en la cabeza = head injury.

* herida grave = serious injury, severe injury.

* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.

* heridas = bruising.

* herida superficial = superficial wound.

* hurgar en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* lamerse las heridas = lick + Posesivo + wounds.

* no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* vendar una herida = dress + wound.

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herida

feminine

1

(en el cuerpo): sufrió heridas de carácter grave en el accidente he was seriously injured in the accident, he suffered o received o ( frml) sustained serious injuries in the accident

al caerse, se hizo una herida en la rodilla he cut his knee when he fell

la enfermera le lavó la herida the nurse bathed the wound

presentaba heridas de arma blanca he had stab wounds

la herida no ha cicatrizado the wound hasn't healed

hurgar en la herida to open old wounds

lamerse las heridas to lick one's wounds

respirar por la herida to reveal one's true feelings (of bitterness)

2 (pena, sufrimiento) wound

esa herida aún está abierta that wound still hasn't healed

Compuestos:

● herida no penetrante

superficial wound

● herida penetrante

penetrating o puncture wound

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herida sustantivo femenino
a) ( en el cuerpo):

◊ sufrir heridas de carácter grave to suffer serious injuries;

se hizo una herida en la rodilla he cut his knee;
curar una herida to clean/dress a wound
b) (pena, sufrimiento) wound

herido,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino casualty, injured person: aún no se conoce el número de heridos, the number of casualties is still not known
herida sustantivo femenino
1 (de bala, de cuchillo) wound
(lesión, golpe) injury
2 (daño emocional) hurt, wound
Injury y el verbo to injure se refieren a accidentes.
Wound y el verbo to wound se refieren a heridas causadas por armas, agresión o de forma deliberada: Le hirieron durante el atraco. He was wounded during the robbery.
' herida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balazo
- brecha
- escarbar
- escopetazo
- fastidiar
- fea
- feo
- flechazo
- herir
- leve
- levedad
- metralla
- nada
- penetrante
- profunda
- profundo
- raja
- sanar
- sangrienta
- sangriento
- superficial
- abierto
- arder
- carne
- cerrar
- chamba
- cicatriz
- cojear
- cornada
- cortada
- coser
- costra
- cuchillada
- cuidado
- curación
- curar
- doler
- escocer
- grave
- latido
- latir
- mortal
- navajazo
- pinchazo
- piquete
- puñalada
- quemadura
- sangrar
- secar
- secreción
English:
bathe
- boo-boo
- burn
- critical
- cut
- dress
- flesh wound
- gash
- heal
- hideous
- hit
- infect
- infection
- injure
- injured
- injury
- lesion
- mend
- nasty
- raw
- salt
- serious
- severe
- severity
- slight
- sting
- weep
- wound
- dab
- gun
- hurt
- ooze
- stream

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herida nf

1. [lesión] injury;
[en lucha, atentado] wound;
me hice una herida con un cuchillo I cut myself on a knife;

sufrió heridas leves/graves she suffered minor/serious injuries;

me golpeé con el techo y me hice una herida en la cabeza I hurt my head when I banged it on the ceiling

Comp
herida abierta open wound;
los crímenes de la dictadura siguen siendo una herida abierta the crimes of the dictatorship are a wound that still hasn't healed;

herida de bala bullet o gunshot wound;

heridas múltiples multiple injuries;

herida punzante stab wound;

herida superficial flesh wound

2. [ofensa] injury, offence;

Comp

escarbar o [m5] hurgar o [m5]tocar en la herida: no quería escarbar o [m5] hurgar o [m5]tocar en la herida, pero ¿cómo le va a tu ex esposa? I know it's a sore point, but how's your ex-wife?;

Comp

renovar la herida to reopen an old wound

3. [pena] wound;

su desaparición es una herida que tardará en cicatrizar her disappearance is a wound that will take a long time to heal

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herida

f

1 de arma wound; ( lesión) injury;

sufrir heridas de gravedad be seriously wounded; lesionado be seriously injured

2 mujer wounded woman; mujer lesionada injured woman

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herida nf

: injury, wound

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herida n

1. (por un arma) wound

una herida de bala a gunshot wound

2. (en un accidente) injury [pl. injuries]

ha sufrido heridas leves she suffered minor injuries

causar heridas to injure / to wound

hacerse una herida to cut yourself [pt. & pp. cut] / to hurt yourself [pt. & pp. hurt]

me hice una herida en la rodilla I cut my knee / I hurt my knee

Spanish-English dictionary > herida
67 representación

f.

1 representation, behalf.

2 performance, play, acting, interpretation.

3 representation, mental picture.

4 representation, picture.

5 theatrical, performance, dramatic performance.

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representación

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) representation

■ tiene la representación de esta marca he represents this firm

2 TEATRO performance

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en representación de as a representative of, representing

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noun f.

1) performance

2) representation

•

- en representación de

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SF

1) [de concepto, idea, imagen] representation

la representación gráfica — the graphic representation

en este cuadro el buitre es una representación de la muerte — in this painting the vulture represents death

2) [de país, pueblo, organización] (=acto) representation; (=delegación) delegation

partidos políticos con representación parlamentaria — political parties represented in parliament

en el congreso había una nutrida representación de empresarios — there was a large representation of businessmen at the conference

la representación española en la feria — the Spanish delegation at the fair

en representación de: el abogado que actúa en representación del banco — the lawyer representing the bank

me invitaron a ir en representación de la empresa — they invited me to go as a representative of the company, they invited me to go to represent the company

habló en representación de todos — she spoke on behalf of everyone

representación diplomática — (=actividad) diplomatic representation; (=oficina) embassy

representación legal — (=acto) legal representation; (=abogado) lawyer(s)

la representación legal del acusado — (=acto) the defendant's legal representation; (=abogado) the lawyers representing the defendant, the defendant's lawyers

representación proporcional — proportional representation

3) (Teat) (=función) performance; (=montaje) production

durante una representación teatral — during a theatre performance

una representación financiada por el Patronato de Turismo — a production financed by the Tourist Board

4) (Com) representation

ha conseguido la representación de varias firmas farmacéuticas — he has managed to become an agent for various pharmaceutical companies, he has managed to obtain the representation of various pharmaceutical companies

tener la representación exclusiva de un producto — to be sole agent for a product, have sole agency of a product frm

5) † (=súplica)

hacer representaciones a algn — to make representations to sb frm

6) †† (=importancia) standing

un hombre de representación — a man of some standing

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femenino

1) ( acción)

asistió en representación del Rey — she attended as the King's representative

en representación de mis compañeros — on behalf of my companions

tiene a su cargo la representación de una editorial — he represents a publishing house

2) ( delegación) delegation

3) (Teatr) performance, production

4)

a) ( símbolo) representation

b) ( imagen) illustration

hacerse una representación mental de algo — to picture something

c) ( muestra) sample

* * *

= map, mapping, picture, representation, typification, depiction, enactment, portrayal, embodiment, staging, simulacrum, re-enactment [reenactment], performance.

Ex. A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.

Ex. Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.

Ex. No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.

Ex. An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex. Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors.

Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex. To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.

Ex. Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.

Ex. At first, large public libraries organised readers' advisory services as the embodiment of library adult education.

Ex. The author describes the success of a library in staging a series of music concerts as a public relations exercise.

Ex. The author examines the history of the image, understood as personal simulacrum and cult object.

Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex. A miniature score is a musical score nor primarily intended for performance use, with type reduced in size.

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* acoger bajo la representación de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* en representación de = on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf], in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].

* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].

* guión de representación teatral = scenario.

* no tener representación = be unrepresented.

* organismo que actúa en representación de otros = umbrella.

* organización que actúa en representación de otras = umbrella organisation.

* poder de representación = power of representation.

* representación ante el juzgado = representation at tribunal.

* representación bibliométrica = bibliometric mapping.

* representación del contenido = content representation.

* representación del contenido temático = subject representation.

* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.

* representación en bits = bit-map.

* representación errónea = misrepresentation.

* representación esquemática = schematic, rich picture.

* representación gráfica = graphic display.

* representación jerárquica = hierarchical display.

* representación mediante diagramas = rich picture.

* representación mediante mapas mentales = cocitation mapping, mind mapping.

* representación óptica médica = medical imaging.

* representación óptica por resonancia magnética = magnetic resonance imaging.

* representación pictórica = pictorial representation.

* representación proporcional = proportionate representation, proportional representation.

* representación teatral = play performance, play making [play-making], stage show, theatrical performance.

* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.

* sin representación = unrepresented.

* visita de representación = sales call.

* voto mediante representación = proxy vote.

* * *

femenino

1) ( acción)

asistió en representación del Rey — she attended as the King's representative

en representación de mis compañeros — on behalf of my companions

tiene a su cargo la representación de una editorial — he represents a publishing house

2) ( delegación) delegation

3) (Teatr) performance, production

4)

a) ( símbolo) representation

b) ( imagen) illustration

hacerse una representación mental de algo — to picture something

c) ( muestra) sample

* * *

= map, mapping, picture, representation, typification, depiction, enactment, portrayal, embodiment, staging, simulacrum, re-enactment [reenactment], performance.

Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.

Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.

Ex: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.

Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex: Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors.

Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex: To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.

Ex: Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.

Ex: At first, large public libraries organised readers' advisory services as the embodiment of library adult education.

Ex: The author describes the success of a library in staging a series of music concerts as a public relations exercise.

Ex: The author examines the history of the image, understood as personal simulacrum and cult object.

Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex: A miniature score is a musical score nor primarily intended for performance use, with type reduced in size.

* acoger bajo la representación de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* en representación de = on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf], in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].

* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].

* guión de representación teatral = scenario.

* no tener representación = be unrepresented.

* organismo que actúa en representación de otros = umbrella.

* organización que actúa en representación de otras = umbrella organisation.

* poder de representación = power of representation.

* representación ante el juzgado = representation at tribunal.

* representación bibliométrica = bibliometric mapping.

* representación del contenido = content representation.

* representación del contenido temático = subject representation.

* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.

* representación en bits = bit-map.

* representación errónea = misrepresentation.

* representación esquemática = schematic, rich picture.

* representación gráfica = graphic display.

* representación jerárquica = hierarchical display.

* representación mediante diagramas = rich picture.

* representación mediante mapas mentales = cocitation mapping, mind mapping.

* representación óptica médica = medical imaging.

* representación óptica por resonancia magnética = magnetic resonance imaging.

* representación pictórica = pictorial representation.

* representación proporcional = proportionate representation, proportional representation.

* representación teatral = play performance, play making [play-making], stage show, theatrical performance.

* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.

* sin representación = unrepresented.

* visita de representación = sales call.

* voto mediante representación = proxy vote.

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representación

feminine

A

(acción): asistió en representación del Rey she attended as the King's representative

en representación de mis compañeros on behalf of my companions

tiene a su cargo la representación de una editorial he represents a publishing house

B (delegación) delegation

Compuestos:

● representación diplomática

diplomatic representation

● representación proporcional

proportional representation

C ( Teatr) performance, production

D

1 (símbolo) representation

la representación escrita de un sonido the written representation of a sound

2 (imagen) illustration

se hizo una representación mental de la escena she pictured the scene in her mind, she conjured up a mental picture of the scene

3 (muestra) sample

de su obra hay una escasa representación en nuestras pinacotecas there are few examples of his work in our galleries

E

( Esp period) (categoría): [ S ] oficinas alta representación luxury office accommodation

F representaciones fpl ( frml) (peticiones) representations (pl)

hacer representaciones ante algn to make representations to sb

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representación sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción) representation;
◊ representación legal legal representation;

asistió en representación del Rey she attended as the King's representative;
en representación de mis compañeros on behalf of my companions
2 ( delegación) delegation
3 (Teatr) performance, production
4 ( símbolo) representation
representación sustantivo femenino
1 (de una imagen, idea, etc) representation, illustration
2 (de personas) delegation
3 Teat performance
4 Com dealership
5 Pol representación proporcional, proportional representation
♦ Locuciones: en representación, as a representative o on behalf [de, of]
' representación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delegación
- espectáculo
- figura
- idea
- ilusión
- pintura
- sentenciar
- teatral
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- dibujo
- nombre
English:
command performance
- depiction
- deputize
- expense
- favourably
- performance
- portrayal
- presentation
- production
- proportional representation
- representation
- spectacle
- VDU
- disenfranchise
- proportional
- under-

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representación nf

1. [símbolo, imagen, ejemplo] representation;

no me hago una representación clara de lo que ocurrió I haven't got a clear picture of what happened;

la paloma es una representación de la paz the dove is a symbol of peace

2. [delegación] representation;

en representación de on behalf of;

acudió a la reunión en representación de sus compañeros he attended the meeting on behalf of his colleagues, he represented his colleagues at the meeting

3. Pol representación mayoritaria majority rule;

representación proporcional proportional representation

4. Teatro performance;

una obra de difícil representación a difficult play to perform;

representación única one-night stand

5. Com representation;

tener la representación de to act as a representative for

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representación

f

1 representation

2 TEA performance

3 ( delegación)

:

en representación de on behalf of

* * *

representación nf, pl - ciones

1) : representation

2) : performance

3)

en representación de : on behalf of

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representación n

1. (de una obra) performance

esta comedia ha llegado a las 500 representaciones this comedy has reached 500 performances

2. (imagen, idea) symbol

esa estatua es la representación de la justicia that statue is the symbol of justice

Spanish-English dictionary > representación
68 suelto

adj.

1 loose, not firm, unattached, untied.

2 separate, detached.

m.

1 loose change, small change, change.

2 short article in newspaper.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: solver.

pres.indicat.

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

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suelto

► adjetivo

1 (no sujeto) loose

■ perro suelto loose dog

■ tornillo suelto loose screw

2 (desatado) undone, untied

3 (no envasado o empaquetado) loose

4 (desaparejado) odd

■ un guante suelto an odd glove

5 (dinero) in change

■ llevo unos cuantos euros sueltos I've got few euros in change

■ no llevo nada suelto I haven't got any change

6 (en libertad) free; (huido) at large

7 (disgregado) scattered

8 (con diarrea) loose

9 (prenda) loose, loose-fitting

10 figurado (estilo etc) flowing, easy

11 figurado (atrevido) daring

12 figurado (ligero) agile, nimble; (veloz) swift

► nombre masculino suelto

1 (en prensa) item, short article

2 (cambio) change, small change, loose change

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar muy suelto,-a en algo figurado to be good at something

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suelto

► nombre masculino

1 (en prensa) item, short article

2 (cambio) change, small change, loose change

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(f. - suelta)

adj.

1) loose

2) odd

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=libre) [gen] free; [criminal] free, out; [animal] loose

el bandido anda suelto — the bandit's on the loose

el perro anda suelto — the dog is loose

2) (=desatado) [cordones] undone, untied; [cabo, hoja, tornillo] loose

llevas sueltos los cordones — your shoelaces are undone

el libro tiene dos hojas sueltas — the book has two pages loose

el arroz tiene que quedar suelto — rice shouldn't stick together

3)

dinero suelto — loose change

4) [prenda de vestir] loose, loose-fitting

iba con el pelo suelto — she had her hair down o loose

5) [vientre] loose

6)

suelto de lengua — (=parlanchín) talkative; (=respondón) cheeky; (=soplón) blabbing; (=obsceno) foul-mouthed

7) (=separado) [trozo, pieza] separate, detached; [ejemplar, volumen] individual, odd; [calcetín] odd

no se venden sueltos — they are not sold singly o separately

es un trozo suelto de la novela — it's a separate extract from the novel, it's an isolated passage from the novel

son tres poesías sueltas — these are three separate poems

hay un calcetín suelto — there is one odd sock

una mesa con números sueltos de revistas — a table with odd copies of magazines

8) (Com) (=no envasado) loose

9) [movimiento] (=libre) free, easy; (=ágil) quick

10) (=fluido) [estilo] fluent; [conversación] easy, easy-flowing

está muy suelto en inglés — he is very good at o fluent in English

11) [moralmente] free and easy

12) (Literat) [verso] blank

2. SM

1) (=cambio) loose change, small change

2) (=artículo) item, short article, short report

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) <animal/perro>

el perro está suelto en el jardín — the dog's loose in the garden

el asesino anda suelto — the murderer is on the loose

b) <vestido/abrigo> loose-fitting, full

déjate el pelo suelto — leave your hair loose o down

c) (separado, aislado)

ejemplares sueltos — individual o single issues

no los vendemos sueltos — <yogures/sobres> we don't sell them individually o separately; <caramelos/tornillos> we don't sell them loose

pares sueltos — loose pairs

encontré un arete suelto — I found an odd earring

2) <tornillo/tabla> loose; < cordones> loose, untied

esta hoja está suelta — this page has come loose o fallen out

3)

a) < dinero> ( fraccionado)

¿tienes mil pesetas sueltas? — do you have a thousand pesetas in change?

b) <lenguaje/estilo> fluent; < movimientos> fluid

c) (euf) < vientre> loose
II
masculino (Esp, Méx) ( monedas) (small) change

no tengo suelto — I don't have any (loose) change

* * *

= detachable, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.], odd, loose fitting, stray, on the loose, at large, loose fit.

Ex. Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.

Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.

Ex. For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.

Ex. Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.

Ex. If the machine is in constant use the selenium drum may not be cleaned sufficiently and stray particles of carbon will appear as minute black spots on the copies.

Ex. The article 'Librarians on the loose' reports on visits to foreign libraries by several Zimbabwe librarians.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Librarian at large'.

Ex. His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.

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* cabos sueltos = loose ends.

* cabo suelto = unfinished business, unresolved matter.

* catálogo de hojas sueltas = sheaf catalogue.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar rienda suelta a = vent.

* dinero suelto = change, loose change.

* hojas sueltas = looseleaf [loose-leaf].

* hoja suelta = broadsheet, sheaf, flysheet, handout [hand-out].

* manual de hojas sueltas = loose-leaf manual.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* pintura suelta = flaky paint.

* pliego suelto = broadside, sheet-book.

* sueltos por ahí = hanging about.

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) <animal/perro>

el perro está suelto en el jardín — the dog's loose in the garden

el asesino anda suelto — the murderer is on the loose

b) <vestido/abrigo> loose-fitting, full

déjate el pelo suelto — leave your hair loose o down

c) (separado, aislado)

ejemplares sueltos — individual o single issues

no los vendemos sueltos — <yogures/sobres> we don't sell them individually o separately; <caramelos/tornillos> we don't sell them loose

pares sueltos — loose pairs

encontré un arete suelto — I found an odd earring

2) <tornillo/tabla> loose; < cordones> loose, untied

esta hoja está suelta — this page has come loose o fallen out

3)

a) < dinero> ( fraccionado)

¿tienes mil pesetas sueltas? — do you have a thousand pesetas in change?

b) <lenguaje/estilo> fluent; < movimientos> fluid

c) (euf) < vientre> loose
II
masculino (Esp, Méx) ( monedas) (small) change

no tengo suelto — I don't have any (loose) change

* * *

= detachable, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.], odd, loose fitting, stray, on the loose, at large, loose fit.

Ex: Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.

Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.

Ex: For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.

Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.

Ex: If the machine is in constant use the selenium drum may not be cleaned sufficiently and stray particles of carbon will appear as minute black spots on the copies.

Ex: The article 'Librarians on the loose' reports on visits to foreign libraries by several Zimbabwe librarians.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Librarian at large'.

Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.

* cabos sueltos = loose ends.

* cabo suelto = unfinished business, unresolved matter.

* catálogo de hojas sueltas = sheaf catalogue.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar rienda suelta a = vent.

* dinero suelto = change, loose change.

* hojas sueltas = looseleaf [loose-leaf].

* hoja suelta = broadsheet, sheaf, flysheet, handout [hand-out].

* manual de hojas sueltas = loose-leaf manual.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* pintura suelta = flaky paint.

* pliego suelto = broadside, sheet-book.

* sueltos por ahí = hanging about.

* * *

suelto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 ‹animal/perro›

el perro está suelto en el jardín the dog's loose in the garden

el asesino anda suelto the murderer is on the loose

2 ‹vestido/abrigo› loose, loose-fitting, full

déjate el pelo suelto leave your hair loose o down

es un traje suelto de cintura it is a loose-waisted dress

3

(separado, aislado): ejemplares sueltos individual o single issues

no los vendemos sueltos ‹yogures/sobres› we don't sell them individually o separately;

‹caramelos/tornillos› we don't sell them loose

[ S ] pares sueltos loose pairs

encontré un pendiente/calcetín suelto I found an odd earring/sock

B ‹tornillo/tabla› loose; ‹cordones› loose, untied

las tapas del libro están sueltas the cover of the book is coming off

esta hoja está suelta this page has come loose o fallen out

la anoté en un papel suelto I wrote it on an odd scrap of paper

echar una gota de aceite para que el arroz quede suelto add a drop of oil to stop the rice sticking together o to keep the grains separate

C

1 ‹dinero›

(fraccionado): ¿tienes seis euros sueltos? do you have six euros in change?

no tengo nada suelto I don't have any (loose) change

2 ‹lenguaje/estilo› fluent

es muy suelto para bailar he moves very well on the dance floor, he's a good dancer

3 ( euf); ‹vientre/tripa› loose

suelto²

adverb

bailar suelto to dance without holding on to one's partner

suelto³

masculine

1 (Esp, Méx) (monedas) change, small change

no tengo suelto I don't have any (loose) change

2 (en un periódico) short item

* * *

Del verbo soltar: ( conjugate soltar)

suelto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
soltar
suelto
soltar ( conjugate soltar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dejar ir) ‹ persona› to release, to let … go;
◊ soltó al perro he let the dog off the leash

2 ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let go of;
◊ no lo sueltes don't let go of it;

soltó el dinero y huyó he dropped/let go of the money and ran;
¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!
3
a) ( desatar) ‹cuerda/cable› to undo, untie;

◊ suelto amarras to cast off

b) ( aflojar):

◊ suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually

c) ‹ freno› to release;

‹ embrague› to let out
d) ( desatascar) ‹cable/cuerda› to free;

‹ tuerca› to undo, get … undone
4 ( desprender) ‹calor/vapor› to give off;
‹ pelo› to shed
5 ‹ carcajada› to let out;
‹palabrotas/disparates› to come out with;
‹ grito› to let out
soltarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ perro] to get loose;
◊ no te sueltes de la mano don't let go of my hand

2 ( desatarse) [ nudo] to come undone, come loose;
( aflojarse) [ nudo] to loosen, come loose;
[ tornillo] to come loose
suelto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo

1
a) ‹tornillo/tabla/hoja› loose;

‹ cordones› loose, untied
b) ( libre):

◊ el perro está suelto en el jardín the dog's loose in the garden;

el asesino anda suelto the murderer is on the loose
c) ‹vestido/abrigo› loose;

◊ déjate el pelo suelto leave your hair loose o down

d) ( separado):

◊ ejemplares sueltos individual o single issues;

no los vendemos sueltos ‹yogures/sobres› we don't sell them individually o separately;

‹caramelos/tornillos› we don't sell them loose
2
a) ( fraccionado):

◊ dinero suelto loose change;

diez euros sueltos ten euros in change
b) ‹lenguaje/estilo› fluent;

‹ movimientos› fluid
c) (euf) ‹ vientre› loose

suelto 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp, Méx) ( monedas) (small) change
soltar verbo transitivo
1 (dejar en libertad) to release
2 (desasir) to let go off: soltó el perro por la finca, he let the dog run loose around the estate
¡suéltale!, let him go!, suelta esa cuerda, undo that rope
3 (despedir) to give off: suelta un olor pestilente, it stinks
(un líquido) to ooze
4 (decir inopinadamente) me soltó una fresca, he answered me back
soltó una tontería, he made a silly remark
5 (dar de pronto) to give: me soltó una patada, he gave me a kick
(una carcajada, un estornudo) to let out
suelto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no sujeto, con libertad de movimiento) loose
(un animal) el perro estaba suelto en el jardín, the dog was loose in the garden
(libre, huido) el ladrón aún anda suelto, the burglar is still at large o free
(los cordones) undone
(el pelo) lleva el pelo suelto, she wears her hair loose
2 (estilo, lenguaje) loose, fluent
3 (ropa) loose, loose-fitting
4 Med estar suelto de vientre, to have diarrhoea 5 dinero suelto, loose o small change
6 (por separado) separate: se venden sueltos, they are sold separately
7 (sin envasar, sin empaquetar) venden té suelto, tea is sold loose
II m (dinero, moneda fraccional) loose o small change
' suelto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabo
- dinero
- llevar
- suelta
- cambio
- feria
- melena
- menudo
- morralla
- pelo
- sencillo
- vuelta
English:
baggy
- detached
- flowing
- large
- loose
- unattached
- change
- free
- hang
- small
- stray

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suelto, -a

♦ ver soltar

♦ adj

1. [animal, criminal] loose;

las vacas pastaban sueltas por el prado the cows grazed freely in the meadow;

andar suelto [animal] to be on the loose;
[criminal] to be at large
2. [tornillo, cuerda] loose;
[cordones] undone;
deja el cinturón un poco más suelto loosen your belt a little

3. [vestido] loose, loose-fitting;

la falda me queda muy suelta the skirt is very loose on me

4. [separado] separate;
[desparejado] odd;
no los vendemos sueltos we don't sell them separately;

guardo algunos números sueltos de esa revista I've kept a few odd numbers of that magazine

5. [no envasado] loose;

venden los tornillos sueltos they sell the screws loose o singly

6. [dinero]
¿tienes 25 céntimos sueltos? have you got 25 cents in loose change?

7. [arroz] fluffy

8. [lenguaje, estilo] fluent, fluid

9. [desenvuelto] comfortable, at ease

10. [con diarrea]
estar suelto to have loose bowels

♦ nm

1. [calderilla] loose change;

¿llevas suelto? do you have any change?

2. [en periódico] short item

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suelto

I adj

1 ( libre) loose, free;

estar o

ir suelto be o go free;

andar suelto be at large

2 ( separado)

:

un pendiente suelto a single o an odd earring

II m loose change

III part → soltar

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suelto, -ta adj

: loose, free, unattached

suelto nm

: loose change

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suelto¹ adj

1. (no sujeto, no atado) loose

el tornillo está suelto the screw is loose

este perro no debería estar suelto this dog shouldn't be loose

2. (desparejado) odd

quedan algunas tallas sueltas there are some odd sizes left

suelto² n loose change / change

lo siento, no llevo suelto sorry, I haven't got any change

Spanish-English dictionary > suelto
69 cantinela

f.

1 repetitive chant, drone, ditty, monotonous chant.

2 parrot-cry.

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cantinela

► nombre femenino

1→ link=cantilena cantilena

* * *

SF

la misma cantinela — the same old story

y toda esa cantinela — * and all that jazz *

* * *

femenino

siempre la misma cantinela — always the same old story (o thing etc)

* * *

= chant, tune, refrain.

Ex. An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.

Ex. He wrote an article entitled 'Information needs: old song, new tune'.

Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.

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* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* * *

femenino

siempre la misma cantinela — always the same old story (o thing etc)

* * *

= chant, tune, refrain.

Ex: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.

Ex: He wrote an article entitled 'Information needs: old song, new tune'.

Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* * *

cantinela

feminine

la misma cantinela the same old story ( o thing etc)

* * *

cantinela sustantivo femenino:
◊ siempre la misma cantinela always the same old story (o thing etc)

' cantinela' also found in these entries:
English:
drone

* * *

cantinela nf

la misma cantinela the same old story

* * *

cantinela

f fig fam

:

la misma cantinela the same old story

Spanish-English dictionary > cantinela
70 dañar

v.

to damage, to harm, to hurt, to knock up.

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dañar

► verbo transitivo

1 (causar dolor) to hurt, harm

2 (estropear) to damage, spoil

3 figurado to damage, stain

■ ese asunto dañará su reputación that affair will damage his reputation

► verbo pronominal dañarse

1 (estropearse) to get damaged, spoil; (alimentos) to go bad, go off

* * *

verb

1) to damage

2) harm, hurt

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ objeto, pelo, piel, salud] to damage, harm

el alcohol le ha dañado el hígado — alcohol has damaged his liver

la recesión ha dañado el tejido social — the recession has damaged the social fabric

dañar la vista —

es tan feo que daña la vista — it's an eyesore

2) [+ cosecha] to damage, spoil

3) [+ reputación, carrera, proyecto] to damage, harm

es un intento de dañar su imagen pública — it's an attempt to damage o harm his public image

2.

See:

dañarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo ( hacer daño a)

a) <honra/reputación> to damage, harm

b) <fruta/mercancías/instalaciones> to damage; < cosecha> to damage, spoil

c) <salud/organismo> to be bad for, damage

esa luz me daña la vista — that light hurts my eyes
2.
dañarse v pron

1)

a) cosecha to be/get damaged o spoiled; comestibles/mercancías/muebles to be/get damaged

b) persona < salud> to damage

2) (Col, Ven)

a) carne/comida to rot, go bad

b) auto to break down; aparato to break

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= damage, impair, cause + erosion, injure, do + harm.

Ex. Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.

Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

Ex. The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.

Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.

Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

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* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien) = damage + credibility.

* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien/Algo) = impair + credibility.

* dañarse = hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo.

* que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo ( hacer daño a)

a) <honra/reputación> to damage, harm

b) <fruta/mercancías/instalaciones> to damage; < cosecha> to damage, spoil

c) <salud/organismo> to be bad for, damage

esa luz me daña la vista — that light hurts my eyes
2.
dañarse v pron

1)

a) cosecha to be/get damaged o spoiled; comestibles/mercancías/muebles to be/get damaged

b) persona < salud> to damage

2) (Col, Ven)

a) carne/comida to rot, go bad

b) auto to break down; aparato to break

* * *

= damage, impair, cause + erosion, injure, do + harm.

Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.

Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.

Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.

Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien) = damage + credibility.

* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien/Algo) = impair + credibility.

* dañarse = hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo.

* que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

* * *

dañar [A1 ]

vt

A (hacer daño a)

1 ‹honra/reputación› to damage, harm

2 ‹fruta› to damage; ‹mercancías› to damage; ‹instalaciones/locales› to damage

3 «helada/lluvia» ‹cosecha› to damage, spoil

4 ‹salud/organismo› to be bad for, damage

escuchar esa música tan fuerte te puede dañar el oído listening to loud music like that can be bad for o can damage your hearing

esa luz me daña la vista that light hurts my eyes

B ( Col) ‹reloj/aparato› to break

■ dañarse

v pron

A

1 «cosecha» to be/get damaged o spoiled; «comestibles/frutas» to be/get damaged; «mercancías/muebles» to be/get damaged

2 «persona» ‹salud› to damage

B (Col, Ven) (estropearse)

1 «fruta/carne» to rot, go bad

2 «auto» to break down; «aparato» to break

* * *

dañar ( conjugate dañar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to damage;
‹salud/organismo› to be bad for
dañarse verbo pronominal
1 ( en general) to be/get damaged;
‹ salud› to damage
2 (Col, Ven)
a) [carne/comida] to rot, go bad

b) [ carro] to break down;

[ aparato] to break
dañar verbo transitivo
1 (deteriorar, estropear) to damage: este producto puede dañar el esmalte, this product is damaging to the enamelwork
2 (herir) to hurt, (perjudicar, molestar) to harm, prejudice
' dañar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
- perjudicar
English:
damage
- impair
- injure
- vandalize
- poison

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dañar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to hurt;
[vista] to harm, to damage;
el tabaco daña la salud tobacco damages your health

2. [pieza, objeto, edificio, carretera] to damage;
[cosecha] to harm, to damage; [fruta, mercancía] to damage, to spoil
3. [prestigio, reputación] to damage, to harm

♦ See also the pronominal verb dañarse

* * *

dañar

v/t harm; cosa damage

* * *

dañar vt

1) : to damage, to spoil

2) : to harm, to hurt

♦ See also the reflexive verb dañarse

* * *

dañar vb (estropear) to damage

la humedad ha dañado los libros the damp has damaged the books

Spanish-English dictionary > dañar
71 desarticular

v.

1 to dislocate (huesos).

2 to disarticulate, to disjoint, to unhinge.

Ricardo desarticuló la estantería Richard disarticulated the shelves.

3 to dismember, to bust up.

La policía desarticuló a los rebeldes The police busted the rebels up.

4 to disorganize.

La policía desarticuló la fiesta The police disorganized the party.

* * *

desarticular

► verbo transitivo

1 MEDICINA to disarticulate, put out of joint, dislocate

2 (un mecanismo) to take to pieces

3 figurado (organización, banda, plan, etc) to break up, dismantle

* * *

VT

1) (=desarmar) [+ máquina, reloj] to take apart, take to pieces; [+ pandilla] to break up

desarticular un grupo terrorista — to force a terrorist group out of action

2) [+ codo, rodilla] to dislocate

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) < organización> to dismantle, break up; < conspiración> to foil, thwart

2) <artefacto/mecanismo> to take... to pieces, dismantle

* * *

= dismember, spoil, dismantle, break up, foil, thwart.

Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.

Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.

Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.

Ex. Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.

Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.

Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) < organización> to dismantle, break up; < conspiración> to foil, thwart

2) <artefacto/mecanismo> to take... to pieces, dismantle

* * *

= dismember, spoil, dismantle, break up, foil, thwart.

Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.

Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.

Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.

Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.

Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.

Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

* * *

desarticular [A1 ]

vt

A ‹banda› to break up, dismantle; ‹conspiración› to foil, thwart

B

1 ‹hombro/dedo› to dislocate

2 ‹artefacto/mecanismo› to take … to pieces, dismantle

■ desarticularse

v pron

«hombro/dedo» to get dislocated

* * *

desarticular verbo transitivo to dismantle
desarticular una red de narcotráfico, to break up a ring of drug traffickers
' desarticular' also found in these entries:
English:
smash
- break

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desarticular

♦ vt

1. [huesos, miembros] to dislocate

2. [organización, banda] to break up;
[plan] to foil
3. [máquina, artefacto] to take apart, to dismantle

♦ See also the pronominal verb desarticularse

* * *

desarticular

v/t

1 banda criminal break up

2 MED dislocate

* * *

desarticular vt

1) dislocar: to dislocate

2) : to break up, to dismantle

Spanish-English dictionary > desarticular
72 fascinar

v.

1 to fascinate.

me fascinan Klee y Kandinsky I love o adore Klee and Kandinsky

El fuego fascina a Buck Fire fascinates Buck.

Mi vestido fascina My dress fascinates.

La música fascina a Ricardo Music fascinates Richard.

2 to be delighted to, to love to.

Me fascina bailar I am delighted to dance.

3 to be delighted with, to love.

Me fascina la luna llena I am delighted with the full moon.

* * *

fascinar

► verbo transitivo

1 to fascinate, captivate

* * *

verb

to fascinate

* * *

VT to fascinate, captivate

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo (fam) (+ me/te/le etc)

me fascinó ese programa — I found that program fascinating

¿te gusta? - sí, me fascina — do you like him? - yes, I like him a lot

me fascina viajar — I love travelling
2.
fascinar vt to fascinate, captivate

* * *

= fascinate, relish, mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA], enchant, charm, rivet, enthral [enthrall, -USA], love + every minute of it, entrance, catch + Posesivo + fancy.

Ex. Classification fascinated him and he devoted his entire life to its study.

Ex. They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.

Ex. The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.

Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.

Ex. According to this reporter, news is not solely information that shocks and rivets but a reflection of people's chosen lifestyles and the effects those choices have on us.

Ex. If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.

Ex. I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.

Ex. Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.

Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

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* fascinar a = hold + fascination for.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo (fam) (+ me/te/le etc)

me fascinó ese programa — I found that program fascinating

¿te gusta? - sí, me fascina — do you like him? - yes, I like him a lot

me fascina viajar — I love travelling
2.
fascinar vt to fascinate, captivate

* * *

= fascinate, relish, mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA], enchant, charm, rivet, enthral [enthrall, -USA], love + every minute of it, entrance, catch + Posesivo + fancy.

Ex: Classification fascinated him and he devoted his entire life to its study.

Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.

Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.

Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.

Ex: According to this reporter, news is not solely information that shocks and rivets but a reflection of people's chosen lifestyles and the effects those choices have on us.

Ex: If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.

Ex: I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.

Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.

Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

* fascinar a = hold + fascination for.

* * *

fascinar [A1 ]

vi

1 ( fam)

(encantar): ¿te gusta? — sí, me fascina do you like him? — yes, I like him a lot o ( colloq) I'm mad about him

me fascina ir a la playa I love going to the beach

2

(interesar): me fascinó ese programa I found that program fascinating o really interesting

■ fascinar

vt

to fascinate, captivate

* * *

fascinar ( conjugate fascinar) verbo intransitivo (fam):
◊ me fascinó ese programa I found that program fascinating;

me fascina viajar I love travelling
verbo transitivo
to fascinate, captivate
fascinar verbo transitivo to fascinate: le fascina el arte medieval, medieval art fascinates her

' fascinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cautivar
- subyugar
- embrujar
- hipnotizar
- seducir
English:
fascinate
- intrigue
- rivet

* * *

fascinar vt

to fascinate;

me fascina Klee I love o adore Klee;

me fascina con su belleza I find her stunningly beautiful;

su conferencia me fascinó I found her lecture fascinating

* * *

fascinar

v/t fascinate

* * *

fascinar vt

1) : to fascinate

2) : to charm, to captivate

* * *

fascinar vb to fascinate

Spanish-English dictionary > fascinar
73 frase

f.

1 sentence.

2 expression.

frase hecha set phrase; (modismo) cliché (tópico)

3 phrase.

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frase

► nombre femenino

1 (oración) sentence

2 (expresión) phrase

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

frase hecha set phrase, set expression, idiom

* * *

noun f.

1) phrase

2) sentence

* * *

SF (=oración) sentence; (=locución) phrase, expression; (=cita) quotation

diccionario de frases — dictionary of quotations

frase compleja — complex sentence

frase hecha — set phrase; pey cliché, stock phrase

frase lapidaria — axiom

* * *

femenino ( oración) sentence; ( sintagma) phrase

frases huecas or vacías — empty words

- frase hecha

* * *

= phrase, sentence, statement, refrain.

Ex. Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.

Ex. The title-like phrase combine concepts in the order in which they would be listed in a sentence or phrase.

Ex. Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.

Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.

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* acuñar una frase = coin + phrase.

* dentro de la frase = intra-sentence.

* encabezamiento de frase conjuntiva = conjunctive phrase heading.

* encabezamiento de frase preposicional = prepositional phrase heading.

* frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.

* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.

* frase de indización = indexing phrase.

* frase de texto libre = free-text phrase.

* frase favorita = catchphrase.

* frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line].

* frase hecha = bound phrase, catch phrase, cliche, formulaic words, formulaic phrase.

* frase nominal = noun phrase.

* frase preferida = catchphrase.

* frase prolija = verbose phrasing.

* frase publicitaria = catchphrase.

* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.

* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.

* relativo a la frase = sentential.

* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.

* Sistema de Indización por Frases Anidadas (NEPHIS) = Nested Phrase Indexing System (NEPHIS).

* subencabezamiento de frase preposicional = prepositional phrase subheading.

* * *

femenino ( oración) sentence; ( sintagma) phrase

frases huecas or vacías — empty words

- frase hecha

* * *

= phrase, sentence, statement, refrain.

Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.

Ex: The title-like phrase combine concepts in the order in which they would be listed in a sentence or phrase.

Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.

Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.

* acuñar una frase = coin + phrase.

* dentro de la frase = intra-sentence.

* encabezamiento de frase conjuntiva = conjunctive phrase heading.

* encabezamiento de frase preposicional = prepositional phrase heading.

* frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.

* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.

* frase de indización = indexing phrase.

* frase de texto libre = free-text phrase.

* frase favorita = catchphrase.

* frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line].

* frase hecha = bound phrase, catch phrase, cliche, formulaic words, formulaic phrase.

* frase nominal = noun phrase.

* frase preferida = catchphrase.

* frase prolija = verbose phrasing.

* frase publicitaria = catchphrase.

* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.

* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.

* relativo a la frase = sentential.

* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.

* Sistema de Indización por Frases Anidadas (NEPHIS) = Nested Phrase Indexing System (NEPHIS).

* subencabezamiento de frase preposicional = prepositional phrase subheading.

* * *

frase

feminine

1 (oración) sentence

frases huecas or vacías empty words

2 (sintagma) phrase

frase adjetiva/verbal adjectival/verb phrase

Compuestos:

● frase hecha

set phrase

● frase musical

musical phrase, phrase

* * *

frase sustantivo femenino ( oración) sentence;
( sintagma) phrase;
◊ frase hecha set phrase

frase sustantivo femenino
1 (oración) sentence
(dicho) phrase
frase hecha, set phrase
2 Mús phrase

' frase' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compás
- consabida
- consabido
- consigna
- cuñada
- cuñado
- decir
- decirse
- hecha
- hecho
- muletilla
- nunca
- rodada
- rodado
- saltar
- sentida
- sentido
- subrayar
- tópica
- tópico
- acuñar
- afirmativo
- cuenta
- elegante
- estereotipado
- fórmula
- manido
- matiz
- omitir
- truncar
- vacío
English:
also
- appreciate
- catchphrase
- deny
- dread
- hope
- maybe
- mean
- neither
- phrase
- promise
- remind
- rotund
- sentence
- set
- should
- soon
- still
- tell
- than
- understand
- whom
- yet
- sound
- string

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frase nf

1. [oración] sentence

2. [locución] expression

Comp
frase hecha [modismo] set phrase; [tópico] cliché;
frase lapidaria memorable phrase;

frase proverbial proverbial expression

3. Mús
frase (musical o [m5] melódica) (musical) phrase

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frase

f phrase; ( oración) sentence

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frase nf

1) : phrase

2) oración: sentence

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frase n

1. (oración) sentence

2. (locución) phrase

frase hecha set phrase

Spanish-English dictionary > frase
74 giro

m.

1 turn.

un giro de 180 grados (figurative) a U-turn

2 money order.

giro postal postal order

3 draft.

4 turn of phrase.

5 industry. ( Latin American Spanish)

6 spin, twirl, rotation, circular movement.

7 trend, turn, tendency.

8 idiom, expression, turn of phrase.

9 rotexion.

10 line of business.

pres.indicat.

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

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giro

► nombre masculino

1 (vuelta) turn, turning

2 (dirección) course, direction

3 COMERCIO draft

4 (frase) turn of phrase, expression

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar un nuevo giro a to give a new twist to, put in a new light

tomar un nuevo giro to take a new turn

giro en descubierto overdraft

giro postal money order

giro telegráfico money order

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noun m.

1) turn

2) revolution

•

- giro postal

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I
SM

1) (=vuelta) [gen] turn ( sobre around)
[de planeta] [sobre sí mismo] rotation; [alrededor de otro planeta] revolution
el avión realizó un giro de 80 grados — the plane did an 80-degree turn

con un giro brusco de cadera — with a sudden twist of the hips

el coche dio un giro brusco — the car swerved suddenly

daba giros sobre sí misma — she spun round and round

giro copernicano — U-turn, complete turnabout

giro de 180 grados — (lit) U-turn; (fig) U-turn, complete turnabout

la situación ha dado un giro de 180 grados — the situation has taken a U-turn, there has been a complete turnabout in the situation

2) (=cambio) [de conversación, acontecimientos] turn

el nuevo giro que dieron ayer los acontecimientos — the new turn events took yesterday

se produjo un giro radical en arquitectura — there was a radical change o turnabout in architecture

el electorado ha dado un giro a la derecha — the electorate has shifted o moved to the right

3) (=envío de dinero) [por correo] money order; (Com) draft

le mandó o puso un giro de 400 euros — he sent him a money order for 400 euros

giro a la vista — sight draft

giro bancario — bank giro, bank draft

giro en descubierto — overdraft

giro postal — postal order, money order

giro postal internacional — international money order

giro telegráfico — = giro postal

4) (Ling) turn of phrase, expression
II
ADJ LAm [gallo] with some yellow feathers

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I
- ra adjetivo (AmL) speckled yellow
II
masculino

1) (Mec, Tec) turn

2)

a) (Auto) turn

hizo un giro a la derecha — she made a right turn

b) ( cambio) change of direction

dieron un giro hacia una postura más realista — they moved toward(s) a more realistic stance

un giro de 180 grados — a volte-face o an about-turn

c) ( dirección) turn

no me gusta el giro que ha tomado esta conversación — I don't like the direction this conversation has taken

3) (Fin)

poner or enviar un giro — ( a través de un banco) to transfer money; ( por correo) to send a money order

- giro bancario

- giro postal

4) (Ling, Lit) expression, turn of phrase

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= deflection, spin, idiom, twist, whirl, twirl.

Ex. Deflection to the left gives him the same control backwards.

Ex. This paper dscusses the development in CD-ROM drive speeds since the 1985 base rate of a constant 150 KB/s with a spin range of 300-500 rotations per seconds.

Ex. Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.

Ex. 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.

Ex. Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.

Ex. Always make sure your partner is in control of their own movement before letting go after a twirl.

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* giro bancario = bank transfer, wire transfer, credit transfer.

* giro imprevisto en la trama = twist in the plot.

* giro inesperado = twist.

* giro postal = postal order, post office payment, money order.

* giro postal internacional = international money order.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

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I
- ra adjetivo (AmL) speckled yellow
II
masculino

1) (Mec, Tec) turn

2)

a) (Auto) turn

hizo un giro a la derecha — she made a right turn

b) ( cambio) change of direction

dieron un giro hacia una postura más realista — they moved toward(s) a more realistic stance

un giro de 180 grados — a volte-face o an about-turn

c) ( dirección) turn

no me gusta el giro que ha tomado esta conversación — I don't like the direction this conversation has taken

3) (Fin)

poner or enviar un giro — ( a través de un banco) to transfer money; ( por correo) to send a money order

- giro bancario

- giro postal

4) (Ling, Lit) expression, turn of phrase

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= deflection, spin, idiom, twist, whirl, twirl.

Ex: Deflection to the left gives him the same control backwards.

Ex: This paper dscusses the development in CD-ROM drive speeds since the 1985 base rate of a constant 150 KB/s with a spin range of 300-500 rotations per seconds.

Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.

Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.

Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.

Ex: Always make sure your partner is in control of their own movement before letting go after a twirl.

* giro bancario = bank transfer, wire transfer, credit transfer.

* giro imprevisto en la trama = twist in the plot.

* giro inesperado = twist.

* giro postal = postal order, post office payment, money order.

* giro postal internacional = international money order.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

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giro¹ -ra

adjective

( AmL) speckled yellow

giro²

masculine

A ( Mec, Tec) turn

B

1 ( Auto) turn

hizo un giro a la derecha she turned right, she made a right turn

2 (cambio) change of direction

un giro en la política del país a change of direction in the country's politics

intentan dar un giro hacia una postura más realista they are trying to move toward(s) a more realistic stance

en cuanto al tema de los misiles ha dado un giro de 180 grados he has done a volte-face o an about-turn o ( BrE) a U-turn on the missile question

Compuesto:

giro copernicano

seismic change

3 (dirección) turn

no me gusta el giro que ha tomado esta conversación I don't like the direction this conversation has taken

las relaciones entre ellos han tomado un nuevo giro relations between them have taken a new turn

C ( Fin):

poner or enviar un giro (a través de un banco) to transfer money; (por correo) to send a money order

Compuestos:

● giro bancario

(cheque) bank draft, banker's draft; (transferencia) credit transfer

● giro postal

money order, giro

D ( Ling, Lit) expression, turn of phrase

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Del verbo girar: ( conjugate girar)

giro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

giró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
girar
giro
girar ( conjugate girar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ rueda] to turn, go around;

[ disco] to revolve, go around;
[ trompo] to spin;
giro alrededor de algo/algn to revolve around sth/sb
b) ( darse la vuelta) to turn

2 (torcer, desviarse) to turn;
◊ giroon a la derecha they turned right

verbo transitivo
1 ‹manivela/volante› to turn
2 (Com, Fin) ‹cheque/letra de cambio› to draw
giro sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) turn;
◊ hizo un giro a la derecha she made a right turn;

un giro de 180 grados a volte-face, an about-turn;
el giro que estaba tomando la conversación the direction the conversation was taking
2 (Fin):
◊ enviar un giro ( a través de un banco) to transfer money;

( por correo) to send a money order;
◊ giro bancario ( cheque) bank o banker's draft;

( transferencia) credit transfer;
◊ giro postal money order

girar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (unas aspas, un trompo, etc) to spin
2 (torcer, cambiar de dirección) girar a la derecha/izquierda, to turn right/left
3 (tratar) to revolve: la conversación giró en torno al tiempo, the conversation revolved around the weather
II verbo transitivo
1 (la cabeza, llave) to turn
2 Fin (dinero) to send by giro
(una letra de cambio) to draw
giro sustantivo masculino
1 (vuelta) turn
2 (rumbo, dirección, aspecto) turn, direction: la situación ha dado un giro de ciento ochenta grados, the situation has made a U-turn
3 (expresión, locución) turn of phrase
4 Fin draft
giro postal/telegráfico, money order
♦ Locuciones: giro copernicano, radical change
' giro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enviar
- girar
- vuelta
- destinatario
- hispanismo
- luz
English:
better
- cable
- left
- money order
- spin
- swing
- turn
- twirl
- twist
- U-turn
- veer
- whirl
- filter
- flick
- giro
- money
- pirouette
- pivot
- postal

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Giro ['jiro] nm
[carrera ciclista]
el Giro (de Italia) the Giro, the Tour of Italy

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giro

m

1 turn;

giro a la derecha/izquierda right/left turn; POL shift to the right/left

2 GRAM idiom

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giro nm

1) vuelta: turn, rotation

2) : change of direction

giro de 180 grados: U-turn, about-face

3)

giro bancario : bank draft

4)

giro postal : money order

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giro n

1. (movimiento) turn

el conductor hizo un giro brusco the driver made a sharp turn

2. (manera de hablar) turn of phrase / expression

giro postal postal order

Spanish-English dictionary > giro
75 inclinación

f.

1 inclination, fancy, bent, bias.

2 slope, gradient, inclination, incline.

3 bowing, reverence, curtsy, bow.

4 slanting position, cant, tilt, tilted position.

5 leaning, lean.

6 vergence.

7 addiction.

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inclinación

► nombre femenino

1 (desviación) slant

2 (tendencia) leaning

3 (afición, cariño) penchant

4 (saludo) bow; (asentimiento) nod

■ me saludó con una inclinación de la cabeza he nodded to me

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sentir inclinación por... to have a penchant for...

■ siente inclinación por la música he has a musical bent

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noun f.

1) inclination

2) slope

3) propensity

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SF

1) [de terreno] slope, gradient; [de objeto] lean, list

la inclinación del terreno — the slope of the ground, the gradient (of the ground)

la inclinación de la Torre de Pisa — the lean of the Tower of Pisa

un poste con una inclinación de siete grados — a post with a seven-degree lean o list

inclinación lateral — (Aer) bank

inclinación magnética — magnetic dip, magnetic inclination

2) (=reverencia) bow

hizo una profunda inclinación ante el rey — he made a deep bow before the king

María me saludó con una inclinación de cabeza — María greeted me with a nod

el presidente dio su aprobación con una inclinación de cabeza — the president nodded (his) approval

3) (=tendencia) inclination

su inclinación natural es conservadora — his natural inclination is conservative, he's conservative by inclination

no tengo inclinación política concreta — I have no particular political inclinations o leanings

tiene inclinaciones artísticas — she has artistic inclinations, she's artistically inclined

tiene inclinación a tomárselo todo a risa — he's inclined to treat everything as a joke

tener inclinación hacia la poesía — to have a penchant for poetry, have poetic leanings

inclinación sexual — sexual preferences pl

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femenino

1)

a) ( pendiente) slope

b) ( ángulo) inclination

la inclinación de una torre — the lean o inclination of a tower

- inclinación magnética

2) ( movimiento del cuerpo) bow

asintió con una inclinación de la cabeza — he nodded (his head) in agreement

3) (interés, tendencia)

tener inclinación por or hacia la música — to have a musical bent o musical inclinations

inclinaciones políticas/sexuales — political/sexual leanings

inclinaciones suicidas — suicidal tendencies

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= bent, penchant, leaning, inclination, slope, pitch, tilt, bent of mind.

Ex. This factor was a constant theme especially in those programmes with a highly technical bent.

Ex. Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.

Ex. Finally, this new philosophy did not conflict with the librarian's elitist leanings.

Ex. These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.

Ex. The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.

Ex. This method results in saving maximum space in the stacks as the pitch of the shelves can be adjusted accordingly.

Ex. This has contributed to a tilt toward English-language publications in Web of Science.

Ex. Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.

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* con una inclinación hacia las tecnología digital = digitally-oriented.

* inclinación sexual = sexual orientation.

* sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.

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femenino

1)

a) ( pendiente) slope

b) ( ángulo) inclination

la inclinación de una torre — the lean o inclination of a tower

- inclinación magnética

2) ( movimiento del cuerpo) bow

asintió con una inclinación de la cabeza — he nodded (his head) in agreement

3) (interés, tendencia)

tener inclinación por or hacia la música — to have a musical bent o musical inclinations

inclinaciones políticas/sexuales — political/sexual leanings

inclinaciones suicidas — suicidal tendencies

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= bent, penchant, leaning, inclination, slope, pitch, tilt, bent of mind.

Ex: This factor was a constant theme especially in those programmes with a highly technical bent.

Ex: Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.

Ex: Finally, this new philosophy did not conflict with the librarian's elitist leanings.

Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.

Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.

Ex: This method results in saving maximum space in the stacks as the pitch of the shelves can be adjusted accordingly.

Ex: This has contributed to a tilt toward English-language publications in Web of Science.

Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.

* con una inclinación hacia las tecnología digital = digitally-oriented.

* inclinación sexual = sexual orientation.

* sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.

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inclinación

feminine

A

1 (pendiente) slope

la inclinación del terreno the slope of the land

2 (ángulo) inclination

la inclinación de una torre the lean o inclination of a tower

a una inclinación de 60 grados at an inclination of 60 degrees

Compuesto:

inclinación magnética

magnetic dip o inclination

B (movimiento del cuerpo) bow

me saludó con una leve inclinación he acknowledged me with a slight bow

asintió con una inclinación de la cabeza he nodded (his head) in agreement

C

1 (interés, tendencia) inclinación POR or HACIA algo:

siempre tuvo inclinación por or hacia la música he always had a musical bent o musical inclinations

sus inclinaciones políticas his political leanings o tendencies

inclinaciones sexuales sexual leanings

tiene una cierta inclinación a decir mentiras he has a tendency to o he tends to tell lies

inclinaciones suicidas suicidal tendencies

2 (predilección) inclinación POR algn:

tiene una inclinación especial por la pequeña she's especially fond of the youngest one

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inclinación sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( pendiente) slope

b) ( ángulo) inclination

2 ( movimiento del cuerpo) bow;
◊ asintió con una inclinación de la cabeza he nodded (his head) in agreement

3 (interés, tendencia): tener inclinación por or hacia la música to have a musical bent o musical inclinations;
◊ inclinaciones políticas/sexuales political/sexual leanings

inclinación sustantivo femenino
1 (del terreno, de un edificio) slope, incline: el mueble no cabe debido a la inclinación del techo, the piece of furniture won't fit because the ceiling is sloping
(del cuerpo) stoop
2 (reverencia) bow
3 (cariño, afición) inclination [por, for]: tiene inclinación por la hija pequeña, his youngest daughter is his favourite
(predisposición) tendency, inclination [a, to]
' inclinación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- debilidad
- escora
- gusto
- inquietud
- natural
- vertiente
- afición
- desnivel
- disposición
- locura
- por
- predisposición
- venia
- veta
English:
bent
- inclination
- leaning
- pitch
- proclivity
- proneness
- slant
- tilt
- bob
- penchant

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inclinación nf

1. [de terreno, tejado] slope;

una inclinación del 15 por ciento [en carretera] a gradient of 15 percent;

preocupa la inclinación del edificio the angle at which the building is leaning is cause for concern

Comp
Fís inclinación magnética magnetic inclination o dip
2. [afición] penchant o propensity (a o por for);
preocupa la inclinación a la violencia de los seguidores del equipo the team's fans' penchant for violence is worrying;

tiene una inclinación natural por la música she has a natural bent for music;

tiene inclinación a utilizar colores vivos he favours bright colours;

siento inclinación por el golf I'm keen on golf

Comp
inclinación sexual sexual orientation
3. [cariño]
inclinación hacia o [m5] por alguien fondness towards sb

4. [saludo] bow;

hizo una inclinación cuando pasaba el obispo he bowed as the bishop went past;

nos saludó con una inclinación de cabeza he greeted us with a nod

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inclinación

f

1 inclination;

tener inclinación a hacer algo have an inclination to do sth

2 fig: propensión tendency

3 de un terreno slope

4 muestra de respeto bow

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inclinación nf, pl - ciones

1) propensión: inclination, tendency

2) : incline, slope

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inclinación n

1. (cuesta) slope

2. (tendencia) inclination

inclinación de la cabeza nod

Spanish-English dictionary > inclinación
76 lesión

f.

injury, wound, lesion.

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lesión

► nombre femenino

1 (daño físico) wound, injury

2 (perjuicio) harm

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noun f.

injury, lesion

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SF

1) (=herida) wound, lesion; (Dep) injury

lesión cerebral — brain damage

lesión de ligamentos — injured ligament

2) (Jur)

agresión con lesiones — assault and battery

3) (=agravio) damage

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femenino

a) (Med) injury, lesion (tech)

sufrió una lesión cerebral — he suffered brain damage

b) (Der) injury

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= injury, wound, lesion, bruise.

Ex. Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.

Ex. The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.

Ex. The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.

Ex. Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.

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* agresión con lesiones = assault and battery.

* lesión cerebral = brain damage.

* lesión cervical = neck injury.

* lesión corporal = bodily harm.

* lesión cutánea = skin lesion.

* lesión de la columna = spine injury.

* lesión de la espina dorsal = spine injury.

* lesión de la médula espinal = spinal cord injury (SCI).

* lesión del cuello = neck injury.

* lesión deportiva = sports injury.

* lesión dorsal = spine injury.

* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.

* lesiones = bruising.

* lesión grave = serious injury, severe injury.

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femenino

a) (Med) injury, lesion (tech)

sufrió una lesión cerebral — he suffered brain damage

b) (Der) injury

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= injury, wound, lesion, bruise.

Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.

Ex: The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.

Ex: The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.

Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.

* agresión con lesiones = assault and battery.

* lesión cerebral = brain damage.

* lesión cervical = neck injury.

* lesión corporal = bodily harm.

* lesión cutánea = skin lesion.

* lesión de la columna = spine injury.

* lesión de la espina dorsal = spine injury.

* lesión de la médula espinal = spinal cord injury (SCI).

* lesión del cuello = neck injury.

* lesión deportiva = sports injury.

* lesión dorsal = spine injury.

* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.

* lesiones = bruising.

* lesión grave = serious injury, severe injury.

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lesión

feminine

A ( Med) injury, lesion ( tech)

sufrió una lesión cerebral he suffered brain damage

lesión interna internal injury

sufrió una lesión en la pierna he suffered o sustained a leg injury

algunas personas resultaron con lesiones several people were injured

B ( Der) injury

Compuesto:

lesión corporal grave

grievous bodily harm

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lesión sustantivo femenino
injury;
◊ sufrió una lesión cerebral he suffered brain damage

lesión sustantivo femenino
1 (física) injury: le provocó lesiones permanentes en el cerebro, it caused him permanent brain damages
2 (económica, moral) damage

' lesión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
herida
- ocular
- traumática
- traumático
- bucal
- incapacitar
- leve
- resentirse
English:
injury
- lesion
- preclude
- brain
- repetitive

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lesión nf

1. [daño físico] injury;

varios pasajeros sufrieron lesiones de diversa consideración passengers suffered varying degrees of injury;

lesión de columna/craneal spinal/head injury;
Der
lesiones graves grievous bodily harm

2. [perjuicio] damage, harm

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lesión

f injury

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lesión nf, pl lesiones herida: lesion, wound, injury

una lesión grave: a serious injury

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lesión n injury [pl. injuries]

una lesión de espalda a back injury

Spanish-English dictionary > lesión
77 provisión

f.

1 provision, supply, stockpile, arsenal.

2 furnishing, stock, supplying.

3 allowance.

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provisión

► nombre femenino

1 (suministro) provision, supply

■ se quedaron sin provisiones a mitad de camino halfway through the journey they ran out of supplies

2 (de un empleo) filling

3 DERECHO provision

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer provisión de to make provision for

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noun f.

provision

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SF

1) (=acto) provision

concurso para la provisión de 84 plazas de profesorado — competition to fill 84 teaching jobs

2) (=abastecimiento) provision, supply

3) pl provisiones (=alimentos) provisions, supplies

4) (Econ)

cheque sin provisión — bad cheque, bad check (EEUU)

provisión de fondos — financial cover

5) (=medida) precautionary measure, step

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femenino

1)

a) ( suministro) provision

b) ( de vacante)

concurso para la provisión de la vacante — competition to fill the vacancy

2) (Ur) ( almacén) store, shop (BrE)

3) provisiones femenino plural ( víveres) provisions (pl)

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= provision, diet, supply.

Ex. Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.

Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex. The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.

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* con suficientes provisiones = properly stocked.

* fuente de provisión = source of supply.

* provisiones = food supply, supply of food.

* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.

* una provisión constante de = a diet of.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( suministro) provision

b) ( de vacante)

concurso para la provisión de la vacante — competition to fill the vacancy

2) (Ur) ( almacén) store, shop (BrE)

3) provisiones femenino plural ( víveres) provisions (pl)

* * *

= provision, diet, supply.

Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.

Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.

* con suficientes provisiones = properly stocked.

* fuente de provisión = source of supply.

* provisiones = food supply, supply of food.

* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.

* una provisión constante de = a diet of.

* * *

provisión

feminine

A

1 (suministro) provision

la provisión de fondos para el nuevo hospital the provision of funds for the new hospital, the funding of the new hospital

2

(de una vacante): concurso para la provisión de la vacante competition to fill the vacancy

B (Ur) (almacén) store, shop ( BrE)

C provisiones fpl (víveres) provisions (pl)

* * *

provisión sustantivo femenino
1 provision, supply
2 provisiones, (víveres) provisions pl
' provisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prestación
- suministro
- aprovisionar
- equipar
English:
provision
- store
- board
- catering
- housing
- public
- supply

* * *

provisión nf

1. [suministro] supply, provision

Comp
provisión de fondos advance
2.
provisiones [alimentos] provisions

3. [disposición] measure

4. [de una plaza] filling

5. Urug [almacén] Br grocer's shop, US grocery store

* * *

provisión

f COM provision;

provisión de fondos provision of funds;

provisiones pl ( alimentos) provisions

* * *

provisión nf, pl - siones : provision

* * *

provisión n provision

Spanish-English dictionary > provisión
78 recordatorio

adj.

1 commemorative.

2 reminding.

m.

1 reminder (aviso).

2 commemoration.

* * *

recordatorio

► nombre masculino

1 (aviso) reminder

2 RELIGIÓN (defunción) in memoriam card; (comunión) souvenir of First Communion

* * *

noun m.

reminder

* * *

SM

1) (=tarjeta) [de fallecimiento] in memoriam card; [de primera comunión] First Communion card

2) (=aviso) reminder

esto te servirá de recordatorio — let this be a reminder to you

* * *

masculino ( aviso) reminder; (de comunión, fallecimiento) card (given as a memento of a first communion, etc)

* * *

= aide-mémoire, chasing letter, reminder notice, reminder, memento slip, tickler.

Ex. There is no time to go into great detail about all the requirements to be met, but let me just outline the headings for you as an aide-mémoire.

Ex. As a result of a report from the supplier the production of chasing letters may be blocked, eg. if an item is reprinting.

Ex. The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..

Ex. A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.

Ex. When the document requested by a reader turns out to be on loan, a memento slip with the name of the reader is clasped to the issue form of the document sought.

Ex. Katherine suggests sending ticklers to grantees before quarterly reports are due.

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* triste recordatorio = painful reminder.

* * *

masculino ( aviso) reminder; (de comunión, fallecimiento) card (given as a memento of a first communion, etc)

* * *

= aide-mémoire, chasing letter, reminder notice, reminder, memento slip, tickler.

Ex: There is no time to go into great detail about all the requirements to be met, but let me just outline the headings for you as an aide-mémoire.

Ex: As a result of a report from the supplier the production of chasing letters may be blocked, eg. if an item is reprinting.

Ex: The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..

Ex: A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.

Ex: When the document requested by a reader turns out to be on loan, a memento slip with the name of the reader is clasped to the issue form of the document sought.

Ex: Katherine suggests sending ticklers to grantees before quarterly reports are due.

* triste recordatorio = painful reminder.

* * *

recordatorio¹ - ria

adjective

commemorative

recordatorio²

masculine

1 (aviso) reminder

2 (de una comunión, un fallecimiento) card (given as a memento of a first communion, etc)

* * *

recordatorio sustantivo masculino
1 (aviso) reminder
2 (de primera comunión, etc) (printed) card
' recordatorio' also found in these entries:
English:
reminder

* * *

recordatorio nm

1. [aviso] reminder

2. [estampa] = card given to commemorate sb's first communion, a death etc

* * *

recordatorio

m reminder

* * *

recordatorio, - ria adj

: commemorative

recordatorio nm

: reminder

* * *

recordatorio n reminder

Spanish-English dictionary > recordatorio
79 recuerdo

m.

1 memory.

quedar en el recuerdo (de) to be remembered (by)

traer recuerdos a alguien de algo to bring back memories of something to somebody

tengo muy buen/mal recuerdo de ese viaje I have very fond/bad memories of that trip

2 souvenir (object) (de viaje).

3 reminder.

4 booster.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

recuerdo

► nombre masculino

1 (imagen) memory, recollection

2 (regalo) souvenir, keepsake

► nombre masculino plural recuerdos

1 (saludos) regards, greetings; (en carta) best wishes

■ me dio recuerdos para ti he sends you his regards

■ ¡recuerdos a tu hermana! say hello to your sister for me!

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en recuerdo de in memory of

tener un buen recuerdo de algo to have happy memories of something

* * *

noun m.

1) memory

2) souvenir

•

- recuerdos

* * *

1.

ADJ And * awake

2. SM

1) (=memoria) memory

guardar un feliz recuerdo de algn — to have happy memories of sb

contar los recuerdos — to reminisce

"Recuerdos de la vida de hace 80 años" — "Reminiscences of life 80 years ago"

entrar en el recuerdo, pasar al recuerdo — euf to pass away

2) (=regalo) souvenir, memento

"recuerdo de Mallorca" — "present from Majorca"

toma esto como recuerdo — take this as a keepsake

recuerdo de familia — family heirloom

3) pl recuerdos (=saludos) regards

¡recuerdos a tu madre! — give my regards to your mother!

os manda muchos recuerdos para todos — he sends you all his warmest regards

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( reminiscencia) memory

guardo un grato recuerdo de la infancia — I have fond childhood memories

b) ( souvenir) souvenir; ( regalo) memento, keepsake

me dio una cajita de recuerdo — she gave me a little box as a memento

es un recuerdo de familia — it's a family heirloom

2) recuerdos masculino plural regards (pl), best wishes (pl)

dale recuerdos — give him my regards

* * *

= memorial, reminiscence, recollection, keepsake, remembrance, souvenir, memento [mementos/mementoes, -pl.], reminisce, reminder, memory.

Ex. The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.

Ex. In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences.

Ex. Mearns warns us, ' Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex. The collection contains objects such as keepsake dishes, playing cards, scarves, postcards, advertising flyers and brochures = La colección contiene objetos como, por ejemplo, platos de recuerdo, cartas de barajas, bufandas, postales, hojas publicitarias y guías informativas.

Ex. The article ' Remembrance of book past' describes the development of bookbinding techniques, with clear illustrations of the various processes.

Ex. A personal accumulation of souvenirs becomes a collection as soon as it becomes of interest to someone else.

Ex. The mementoes from far off lands in drawing rooms and museums constitute another imaginary land in which the idea of foreign cultures is shaped.

Ex. The article presents the reminisces of a professor of librarianship who had been a student at City University of New York in the late 40s.

Ex. A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.

Ex. Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.

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* borrar un recuerdo = expunge + memory.

* denominar en recuerdo de = name after.

* en recuerdo de = in memoriam, in memory of, in loving memory of.

* libro de recuerdo = keepsake.

* recuerdo del pasado = flashback [flash back].

* recuerdo imborrable = lasting impression, indelible impression, indelible memory, lasting memory, long-lasting memory.

* recuerdos = memories [memory, -sing.], memorabilia.

* tienda de recuerdos = souvenir shop.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( reminiscencia) memory

guardo un grato recuerdo de la infancia — I have fond childhood memories

b) ( souvenir) souvenir; ( regalo) memento, keepsake

me dio una cajita de recuerdo — she gave me a little box as a memento

es un recuerdo de familia — it's a family heirloom

2) recuerdos masculino plural regards (pl), best wishes (pl)

dale recuerdos — give him my regards

* * *

= memorial, reminiscence, recollection, keepsake, remembrance, souvenir, memento [mementos/mementoes, -pl.], reminisce, reminder, memory.

Ex: The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.

Ex: In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences.

Ex: Mearns warns us, ' Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex: The collection contains objects such as keepsake dishes, playing cards, scarves, postcards, advertising flyers and brochures = La colección contiene objetos como, por ejemplo, platos de recuerdo, cartas de barajas, bufandas, postales, hojas publicitarias y guías informativas.

Ex: The article ' Remembrance of book past' describes the development of bookbinding techniques, with clear illustrations of the various processes.

Ex: A personal accumulation of souvenirs becomes a collection as soon as it becomes of interest to someone else.

Ex: The mementoes from far off lands in drawing rooms and museums constitute another imaginary land in which the idea of foreign cultures is shaped.

Ex: The article presents the reminisces of a professor of librarianship who had been a student at City University of New York in the late 40s.

Ex: A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.

Ex: Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.

* borrar un recuerdo = expunge + memory.

* denominar en recuerdo de = name after.

* en recuerdo de = in memoriam, in memory of, in loving memory of.

* libro de recuerdo = keepsake.

* recuerdo del pasado = flashback [flash back].

* recuerdo imborrable = lasting impression, indelible impression, indelible memory, lasting memory, long-lasting memory.

* recuerdos = memories [memory, -sing.], memorabilia.

* tienda de recuerdos = souvenir shop.

* * *

recuerdo

masculine

A

1 (reminiscencia) memory

conservo or guardo un grato recuerdo de aquellos años I have fond memories of those years

me trae recuerdos de la infancia it brings back childhood memories

2 (souvenir) souvenir

me lo llevo de recuerdo I'll keep it as a souvenir o memento

[ S ] recuerdo de Granada souvenir of Granada

le dio una cajita de recuerdo she gave him a little box as a memento o keepsake

es un recuerdo de familia it's a family heirloom

B recuerdos mpl regards (pl), best wishes (pl)

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards

* * *

Del verbo recordar: ( conjugate recordar)

recuerdo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
recordar
recuerdo
recordar ( conjugate recordar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹nombre/fecha› to remember, recall;

◊ recuerdo que lo puse ahí I remember o recall putting it there

b) ( rememorar) ‹niñez/pasado› to remember

2
a) ( traer a la memoria) recuerdole A algnalgo/ que haga algo to remind sb about sth/to do sth;

◊ les recuerdo que … I would like to remind you that …

b) (por asociación, parecido) to remind;

◊ me recuerdas a tu hermano you remind me of your brother

verbo intransitivo ( acordarse) to remember;
◊ si mal no recuerdo if I remember right

recuerdo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( reminiscencia) memory

b) ( souvenir) souvenir;

( regalo) memento, keepsake;
◊ un recuerdo de familia a family heirloom

2
◊ recuerdos sustantivo masculino plural

regards (pl), best wishes (pl);
dale recuerdos give him my regards
recordar
I verbo transitivo
1 (acordarse) to remember, recall: no recuerdo su nombre, I can't remember his name
2 (hacer recordar) to remind: recuérdame que compre el pan, remind me to buy some bread
me recuerda a su madre, she reminds me of her mother
II verbo intransitivo to remember: si mal no recuerdo, if I remember rightly ➣ Ver nota en remember y remind
To remember significa recordar algo ocurrido en el pasado: Recuerdo mi último cumpleaños. I remember my last birthday. To remind significa recordar a alguien que tiene que hacer algo: Recuérdame que mañana tengo que ir al banco. Remind me to go to the bank tomorrow.
recuerdo sustantivo masculino
1 (en la mente) memory: tiene malos recuerdos de su infancia, he's got some unhappy memories from his childhood
2 (objeto) (para recordar a alguien) keepsake: me dio una vieja moneda como recuerdo, he gave me an old coin as a keepsake
(para recordar un lugar) souvenir: no trajeron ningún recuerdo de Viena, they didn't bring any souvenirs back from Vienna
3 recuerdos, (saludo) regards
' recuerdo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borrosa
- borroso
- cicatrizar
- desenterrar
- despertar
- desvanecerse
- evanescente
- guardar
- imborrable
- les
- mantener
- memoria
- nebulosa
- nebuloso
- neta
- neto
- olvido
- perdurable
- recordar
- temprana
- temprano
- vivir
- amargo
- caer
- confuso
- doloroso
- duradero
- entrañable
- llevar
- nitidez
- perdurar
- vago
- viveza
English:
blank out
- blot out
- escape
- hazy
- live on
- make
- memento
- memory
- name
- obliterate
- recollect
- recollection
- remember
- remembrance
- reminder
- rightly
- souvenir
- tender
- vivid
- far
- keepsake
- last
- which

* * *

recuerdo

♦ ver recordar

♦ nm

1. [rememoración] memory;

quedar en el recuerdo (de) to be remembered (by);

traer recuerdos a alguien de algo to bring back memories of sth to sb;

tengo muy buen/mal recuerdo de ese viaje I have very fond/bad memories of that trip

2. [objeto] [de viaje] souvenir;
[de persona] keepsake;
me quedé su agenda como recuerdo I kept her diary as a keepsake

3.
recuerdos [saludos] regards;

dale recuerdos a tu hermana (de mi parte) give my regards to your sister, give your sister my regards;

Javier te manda recuerdos Javier sends his regards;

recuerdos de Isabel Isabel says hello

* * *

recuerdo

m

1 memory, recollection;

en recuerdo de in memory of

2

:

da recuerdos a Luís give Luís my regards;

mandar recuerdos a alguien send s.o. one’s regards

* * *

recuerdo nm

1) : memory

2) : souvenir, memento

3) recuerdos nmpl

: regards

* * *

recuerdo n

1. (reminiscencia) memory [pl. memories]

sólo tengo un vago recuerdo de aquella tarde I only have a vague memory of that afternoon

2. (objeto) souvenir

estuve en París y compré varios recuerdos I was in Paris and I bought several souvenirs

recuerdos regards

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards

Spanish-English dictionary > recuerdo
80 refrán

m.

popular saying, adage, proverb, saying.

* * *

refrán

► nombre masculino

1 proverb, saying

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

como dice el refrán as the saying goes

* * *

SM proverb, saying

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

* * *

masculino saying, proverb

como dice or según reza el refrán — as the saying goes

* * *

= adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain, proverb.

Ex. But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.

Ex. Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.

Ex. Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.

Ex. 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.

Ex. And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.

Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.

Ex. As the old Chinese proverb tells us 'To prophesy is extremely difficult, especially about the future'.

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* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* refrán bíblico = biblical saying.

* * *

masculino saying, proverb

como dice or según reza el refrán — as the saying goes

* * *

= adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain, proverb.

Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.

Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.

Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.

Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.

Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.

Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.

Ex: As the old Chinese proverb tells us 'To prophesy is extremely difficult, especially about the future'.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* refrán bíblico = biblical saying.

* * *

refrán

masculine

saying, proverb

como dice or según reza el refrán as the saying goes

* * *

refrán sustantivo masculino
saying, proverb;
◊ como dice el refrán as the saying goes

refrán sustantivo masculino proverb, saying

' refrán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dicha
- dicho
- sonar
English:
proverb
- run
- saying

* * *

refrán nm

proverb, saying;

como dice el refrán,… as the saying goes,…, as they say,…

* * *

refrán

m saying

* * *

refrán nm, pl refranes adagio: proverb, saying

* * *

refrán n saying

Spanish-English dictionary > refrán

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