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81 chispa
f.1 spark.2 bit.3 sparkle (sharpness, humor).esa novela tiene chispa that novel has really got something4 wit, cleverness, scintillation.5 small bit, shred.6 spoon bait, spinner.* * *1 (de lumbre, eléctrica, etc) spark2 (brillo) sparkle, glitter3 (brillante pequeño) small diamond5 (de lluvia) drop, droplet7 (mentira) lie\coger una chispa / pillar una chispa familiar to get sloshedechar chispas figurado to be ragingno tiene ni chispa de gracia figurado it's not funny at all, it's not a bit funnyser una chispa figurado to be very brighttener chispa figurado to be witty, be funnychispa eléctrica spark* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) [de luz, fuego] spark- echar chispas: está que echa chispas2) (=gota de lluvia) drop3) (=pizca) bit, tiny amount4) (=ingenio) wit- es de chispa retardada5) * (=borrachera) drunkennesscoger o pillar una chispa — to get sloshed *
estar con o tener la chispa — to be tight *
6) CAm, Méxdar chispa — to work, be successful, yield results
7) And (=rumor) rumour, rumor (EEUU)8) And (=arma) gun, weapon2. ADJ INV1) (=borracho)estar chispa — * to be sloshed *
2) Méx (=divertido) funny, amusing3.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp fam) tipsy (colloq)II1)a) ( del fuego) sparkestá/están que echa/echan chispas — (fam) he's/they're hopping mad (colloq)
b) (Auto, Elec) sparklo enchufé y empezaron a saltar chispas — I plugged it in and it started sparking o giving off sparks
2) (fam) ( pizca)¿más vino? - una chispita — more wine? - just a drop
3) (gracia, ingenio) wit* * *= spark, zest, piquancy, sizzle, wit.Ex. However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.Ex. In the humanistic perspective, the concern is with potential, unique capabilities, and dignity -- with a dash of joy to add zest.Ex. Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.Ex. Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.Ex. The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.----* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind.* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp fam) tipsy (colloq)II1)a) ( del fuego) sparkestá/están que echa/echan chispas — (fam) he's/they're hopping mad (colloq)
b) (Auto, Elec) sparklo enchufé y empezaron a saltar chispas — I plugged it in and it started sparking o giving off sparks
2) (fam) ( pizca)¿más vino? - una chispita — more wine? - just a drop
3) (gracia, ingenio) wit* * *= spark, zest, piquancy, sizzle, wit.Ex: However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.
Ex: In the humanistic perspective, the concern is with potential, unique capabilities, and dignity -- with a dash of joy to add zest.Ex: Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind.* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.* * *A1 (del fuego) sparkestá/están que echa/echan chispas ( fam); he's/they're hopping mad ( colloq), he's/they're fuming! ( colloq)cuando lo enchufé empezaron a saltar chispas when I plugged it in it started sparking o giving off sparkstiene la chispa atrasada the ignition timing needs adjustingB ( fam)(pizca): ¿te sirvo más vino? — una chispita would you like some more wine? — just a dropvio en sus ojos una chispa de ironía/esperanza she saw a flicker of irony/hope in his eyesno tiene ni chispa de inteligencia he doesn't have an ounce o an iota o a spark of intelligenceC (gracia, ingenio) witsus chistes tienen mucha chispa his jokes are very funny o wittyD ( Chi) (para pescar) spinner* * *
chispa sustantivo femenino
1
◊ está/están que echa/echan chispas (fam) he's/they're hopping mad (colloq)b) (Auto, Elec) spark
2 (fam) ( pizca) little bit
3 (gracia, ingenio) wit;
■ adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) tipsy (colloq)
chispa sustantivo femenino
1 spark
2 familiar (un poco, pizca) bit, dash
una chispa de coñac, a dash of brandy
3 familiar (ingenio) wit, sparkle
4 (gracia, simpatía) liveliness
' chispa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gracia
- graciosa
- gracioso
- inflamarse
- sal
- centella
- chiribita
- ingenio
- ingenioso
English:
gleam
- spark
- sparkle
- droll
- glint
* * *♦ nf1. [de fuego] spark;Famechar chispas to be hopping mad;está que echa chispas she's hopping mad, she's fuming2. [de electricidad] spark;si juntas los cables, saltan chispas if you put the cables together, you get o it throws off sparks;Figsaltaron chispas entre los asistentes al debate sparks flew among the participants in the debate3. [pizca] bit;añade una chispa de sal add a pinch of salt4. [agudeza, gracia] sparkle;esa novela tiene chispa that novel has really got something;cuenta los chistes con mucha chispa he tells jokes really well5.están cayendo chispas [lluvia ligera] it's spitting (with rain)♦ interjMéx¡chispas! good heavens!, Br blimey!, US jeez!* * *I adj:estar chispa fam be tipsy famII f1 spark;echar chispas be fuming fam2 fig famwitni chispa not one iota;una chispa de … a touch of …;eres una chispa revolucionario you’re a bit of a revolutionary* * *chispa adjun perrito chispa: a frisky puppychispa nf1) : spark2)echar chispas : to be furious* * *chispa n spark -
82 rayo
m.1 ray.rayo solar sunbeam2 beam, ray (physics).rayos infrarrojos infrared raysrayo láser laser beamrayos ultravioleta/uva ultraviolet/UVA raysrayos X X-rays3 bolt of lightning (Meteo).rayos lightning¡que le parta un rayo! (informal) he can go to hell!, to hell with him!4 spoke.5 highlight.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rayar.* * *1 ray, beam2 (relámpago) lightning, flash of lightning\caer como un rayo familiar to drop like a bombshellechar rayos familiar to be fuming, be hopping mad¡mal rayo lo parta! / ¡que lo parta un rayo! familiar to hell with him!saber a rayos familiar to taste awfulrayo de luna moonbeamrayos ultravioletas/UVA ultraviolet raysrayos X X-rays* * *noun m.1) ray, beam2) bolt, lightning* * *ISM1) [de luz] ray, beamrayo de sol — sunbeam, ray of sunlight
rayo solar — sunbeam, ray of sunlight
2) [de rueda] spoke3) (Meteo) lightning, flash of lightninga rayos —
huele a rayos — * it smells awful
sabe a rayos — * it tastes awful
pasar como un rayo — to rush past, flash past
¡a los demás que les parta un rayo! — and the rest of them can go to hell! *
4) [como exclamativo]¡rayos! — * dammit! *
II¿qué rayos es eso? — * what in hell's name is that? *
* * *1) (Fís) rayun rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)
- rayos X2) (Meteo) bolt (of lightning)como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)
echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)
que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)
3) (fam) (persona viva, despierta)4) (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke* * *1) (Fís) rayun rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)
- rayos X2) (Meteo) bolt (of lightning)como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)
echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)
que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)
3) (fam) (persona viva, despierta)4) (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke* * *rayo11 = lightning, lightning strike, bolt of lightning.Ex: The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.
Ex: Fire insurance policies discourage the planting of trees in towns and villages because of the fear of lightning strikes.Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.* como un rayo = in a flash.* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.* tan rápido como un rayo = as quick as a wink.* velocidad del rayo, la = speed of lightning, the.rayo22 = beam, shaft, ray.Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex: Drawing lines to connect related documents may turn up patterns that look like stars with rays emanating in all directions, where a key study has been made.* de rayo láser = laser-based.* lámpara de rayos ultravioleta = ultraviolet lamp, sun lamp, UV lamp.* polimerización por rayos gamma = graft polymerisation.* rayo cósmico = cosmic ray.* rayo de electrones = electron beam.* rayo de esperanza = ray of hope, silver lining, the light at the end of the tunnel, glimmer of hope, beacon of hope, ray of light.* rayo de luna = moonbeam.* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.* rayo gamma = gamma ray.* rayo infrarrojo = infrared ray.* rayo láser = laser beam, laser.* rayo óptico = light ray.* rayo ultravioleta = ultraviolet light (UV light), ultraviolet ray, UV ray.* rayo X = X ray.* tomografía mediante rayos X = x-ray tomography.* un rayo de = a shimmer of.* un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light, a peep of light.* * *A ( Fís) rayun rayo de luz a ray o beam o shaft of lightlos rayos solares the sun's rayslos rayos del sol entraban por la ventana rays of sunlight filtered through the windowun rayo de esperanza a ray of hopeun rayo de luna a moonbeamal rayo del sol in the heat of the sun, in the hot sunCompuestos:laser beammpl alpha rays (pl)mpl beta rays (pl)mpl cathode rays (pl)mpl cosmic rays (pl)mpl gamma rays (pl)mpl infrared rays (pl)mpl ultraviolet rays (pl)mpl UVAmpl UVB● rayos Xmpl X-rays (pl)lo miraron por rayos X they X-rayed itB ( Meteo):el rayo cayó muy cerca de la casa the (bolt of) lightning struck very close to the housesalió de casa como un rayo she shot out of the house like greased lightning o like a streak of lightningpasó como un rayo he zoomed o whizzed o flashed pastechar rayos y centellas to fume ( colloq)que te/lo parta un rayo ( fam): ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo they go off and to hell with me! ( colloq), they go off and don't give a damn about me! ( colloq)¡que te parta un rayo! you can go to hell for all I care! ( colloq)saber/oler a rayos ( fam); to taste/smell foulC ( fam)D ( AmL) (de una rueda) spoke* * *
Del verbo raer: ( conjugate raer)
rao, raigo, rayo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rayó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Del verbo rayar: ( conjugate rayar)
rayo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rayó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
raer
rayar
rayo
raer ( conjugate raer) verbo transitivo ‹ superficie› to scrape;
‹barniz/pintura› to scrape off
rayar ( conjugate rayar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
1 ( dejar marca) to scratch
2 ( aproximarse) rayo EN algo to border on sth, verge on sth
3 (Méx) [ obreros] to get one's wages, get paid
rayarse verbo pronominal
1 [ superficie] to get scratched
2 (AmS fam) ( volverse loco) to crack up (colloq)
rayo sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) ray;◊ un rayo de luz a ray o beam (of light);
un rayo de luna a moonbeam;
rayo láser laser beam;
rayos ultravioleta ultraviolet rays (pl);
rayos X X-rays (pl)
2 (Meteo) bolt (of lightning);
3 (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke
rayar
I vtr (un cristal, disco, etc) to scratch
II vi (lindar, rozar) to border [en/con, on]
rayo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una tormenta) lightning
2 (haz de luz) ray, beam
un rayo de esperanza, a ray of hope
rayo láser, laser beam
rayos X, X-rays
' rayo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
catódica
- catódico
- caer
- centella
English:
beam
- bolt
- flash
- glimmer
- laser beam
- lightning
- moonbeam
- quick
- ray
- shaft
- spoke
- streak
- strike
- strike down
- sunbeam
- thunderbolt
- zip by
- laser
- moon
- sun
- thunder
- X-ray
* * *♦ nm1. [de luz] ray;un rayo de sol a ray of sunlight;los rayos solares calientan la Tierra the sun's rays heat the Earth2. Fís beam, rayrayos alfa alpha rays;rayos beta beta rays;rayos catódicos cathode rays;rayos cósmicos cosmic rays;rayos gamma gamma rays;rayos infrarrojos infrared rays;rayo láser laser beam;rayos ultravioleta ultraviolet rays;rayos uva UVA rays;rayos X X-rays3. Meteo bolt of lightning;le dan miedo los rayos she's scared of lightning;un rayo cayó en el edificio the building was struck by lightning;caer como un rayo to be a bombshell;Fam¡que lo parta un rayo! he can go to hell!, to hell with him!;siempre lo mismo, ellos a lo suyo, y al abuelo, que lo parta un rayo it's always the same, they do their own thing and grandpa can go hang for all they care;Esp Famhuele a rayos it stinks to high heaven;Esp Famsabe a rayos [comida] it tastes foul;le supo a rayos que no la invitaras she was none too impressed about you not inviting herpasar como un rayo to flash by♦ interjFam¡rayos (y centellas)! heavens above!* * *m1 FÍS ray;2 METEO (bolt of) lightning;como un rayo fig like a streak of lightning;echar rayos fam fume, be furious;oler a rayos smell terrible, stink to high heaven* * *rayo nm1) : ray, beamrayo láser: laser beamrayo de gamma: gamma rayrayo de sol: sunbeam2) relámpago: lightning bolt3)rayo X : X ray* * *rayo n1. (de luz) ray2. (chispa eléctrica) lightning / flash of lightning -
83 virgen
adj.virgin.f.1 Madonna (art).2 virgin, person of either sex who has never had sexual intercourse.f. & m.virgin (person).* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) virgin2 (puro) virgin, pure4 (reputación) unsullied1 virgin\ser un viva la Virgen familiar to be a devil-may-care personaceite de oliva virgen virgin olive oilcinta virgen blank tapela Santísima Virgen the Blessed Virginselva virgen virgin forest* * *noun mf. adj.* * *( pl vírgenes)1.ADJ [persona] virgin; [cinta] blank; [película] unexposed2.SMF virgin(Rel)¡Santísima Virgen! — by all that's holy!
se le apareció la Virgen — he got his big chance, he struck lucky *
- ser devoto de la Virgen del Puñoes un viva la Virgen — he doesn't give a damn **, he doesn't care one bit *
* * *Ia) < persona>una mujer/un hombre virgen — a virgin
c) < selva> virginIIa) ( persona) virginb) la Virgen (Relig) the VirginVirgen Santa or Santísima! — my goodness!
* * *Ia) < persona>una mujer/un hombre virgen — a virgin
c) < selva> virginIIa) ( persona) virginb) la Virgen (Relig) the VirginVirgen Santa or Santísima! — my goodness!
* * *virgen22 = blank, untapped, virgin, untouched, pristine, chaste, unchartered.Nota: Es recomendable usar en su lugar con este mismo significado " uncharted".Ex: To save the 'current' MARC record, place a blank, formatted (double-sided, double-density, soft sectored) floppy diskette into drive 'A' of the computer.
Ex: Archivists who do have such material in their charge are the keepers of a largely untapped source of historical material which offers a different and balancing perspective on history.Ex: In this culture, girls must be virgins at marriage & must not demonstrate overt pleasure at the beginning of the marriage lest their virginity be thrown into doubt.Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.Ex: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.* aceite de oliva virgen = virgin olive oil.* aceite de oliva virgen extra = extra virgin olive oil.* Islas Vírgenes, las = Virgin Islands, the.* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.* territorio virgen = virgin territory.* tierra virgen = virgin territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* * *1 ‹persona›una mujer/un hombre virgen a virginser virgen to be a virgin3 ‹selva› virgin1 (persona) virgin2la Santísima Virgen the Blessed Virgin¡Virgen Santa or Santísima! my goodness!* * *
virgen adjetivoa) ‹ persona›:◊ una mujer/un hombre virgen a virgin;
ser virgen to be a virgin
‹ película› unexposed
■ sustantivo femenino
virgin;◊ la Vvirgen (Relig) the Virgin
virgen
I adjetivo
1 (hombre, mujer, aceite, selva) virgin
2 (cinta) blank
II m,f (persona) virgin
III f Rel la Virgen, the Virgin
' virgen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cinta
- lana
- doncella
English:
blank
- expansive
- tape
- unspoilt
- unused
- virgin
- Virgin Mary
- untamed
* * *♦ adj[persona, selva, tierra] virgin; [cinta] blank; [película] unused♦ nmf[persona] virgin♦ nf1. [imagen] MadonnaFam¡Virgen Santa! good heavens!;Fam¡la Virgen! Br blimey!, US jeez!* * *I adj1 virgin2 cinta blank;lana virgen pure new woolII f virgin;la Virgen the Virgin;ser un viva la virgen fam be unreliable* * *virgen adj: virginlana virgen: virgin woolla Santísima Virgen: the Blessed Virgin* * *virgen1 adj1. (en general) virgin2. (cinta) blankvirgen2 n virgin -
84 andas
f.pl.1 bier, portable platform carried on shoulders, portable platform carried over the shoulders in religious processions to carry the statues of saints.2 bier, coffin.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: andar.* * *1 portable platform sing\llevar a alguien en andas figurado to pamper somebody* * *SFPLllevar a algn en andas — (lit) to carry sb on a platform; (fig) to treat sb with great deference
* * *femenino plural portable platform ( used in religious processions)llevar a alguien en andas — (CS) to carry somebody on one's shoulders
* * *= stretcher.Ex. Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.* * *femenino plural portable platform ( used in religious processions)llevar a alguien en andas — (CS) to carry somebody on one's shoulders
* * *= stretcher.Ex: Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.
* * *portable platform ( used in religious processions)llevar a algn en andas (CS); to carry sb on one's shoulders* * *
Del verbo andar: ( conjugate andar)
andas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
andar
andas
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (AmL):◊ andas a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)
2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream
3 (+ compl)
◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);
¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering meb) andas con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;
( salir con) to go out with sb;
c) andas detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth
4 ( rondar):◊ andasá por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60
5 andas con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;
¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;
¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)c) ( instando a hacer algo):◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;
¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andasse con algo:
ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural
gait, walk
andas sustantivo femenino plural
portable platform ( used in religious processions);
llevar a algn en andas (CS) to carry sb on one's shoulders
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing
' andas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mirar
- andar
- tirar
English:
mouth
- bier
- do
- involve
* * *andas nfpl= float carried on people's shoulders in religious procession;llevar a alguien en andas to give sb a chair-lift* * *fpl:llevar en andas carry on one’s shoulders* * *andas nfpl: stand (for a coffin), bier -
85 andén
m.1 platform.2 emergency lane.3 dock, loading platform, freight platform.* * *1 platform* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Ferro) platform2) (Náut) quayside* * *1) ( en estación) platform2) (AmC, Col) ( acera) sidewalk (AmE), pavement (BrE)* * *= platform.Ex. For example at a station we might inquire 'What platform for the London train?' and get the response 'The 11:30 has been cancelled. There has been a derailment at Hitchin'.* * *1) ( en estación) platform2) (AmC, Col) ( acera) sidewalk (AmE), pavement (BrE)* * *= platform.Ex: For example at a station we might inquire 'What platform for the London train?' and get the response 'The 11:30 has been cancelled. There has been a derailment at Hitchin'.
* * *A (en una estación) platformel autobús saldrá del andén número 5 the bus will depart from bay 5* * *
Del verbo andar: ( conjugate andar)
anden es:
3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) presente subjuntivo3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
andar
andén
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (AmL):◊ andén a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)
2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream
3 (+ compl)
◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);
¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering meb) andén con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;
( salir con) to go out with sb;
c) andén detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth
4 ( rondar):◊ andéná por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60
5 andén con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;
¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;
¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)c) ( instando a hacer algo):◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;
¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andénse con algo:
ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural
gait, walk
andén sustantivo masculino
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing
andén sustantivo masculino platform
' andén' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marquesina
- salir
- servicio
English:
platform
- side
* * *andén nm1. [en estación] platform2. Andes, CAm [acera] Br pavement, US sidewalk* * *m1 platform2 L.Am.sidewalk, Brpavement* * *1) : (train) platform2) CA, Col : sidewalk* * *andén n platform -
86 sobrecubierta2
2 = book jacket, dust jacket [dust-jacket], jacket, dust wrapper, overlay.Ex. The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket.Ex. Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.Ex. A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.Ex. Heavens! there must be dust wrappers, too; the best of the books on exhibition apparently have them, and anyway they also make a book look more professional.Ex. The pressmen therefore patched the tympan with overlays of tissue paper wherever the type was low, a process that could take hours for a really uneven forme.----* presentación de la sobrecubierta = blurb, jacket blurb. -
87 votar
v.1 to vote for (partido, candidato).¿qué has votado, sí o no? how did you vote, yes or no?votar a favor de/en contra de alguien (by vote) to vote for/against somebodyyo voto por ir a la playa I'm for going to the beachvotar por que… to vote (that)…votar en blanco to return a blank ballot paper2 to pass, to approve.* * *1 (dar el voto) to vote2 (blasfemar) to swear3 RELIGIÓN to vow1 (proponer para aprobar) to pass2 RELIGIÓN to vow* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Pol) [+ candidato, partido] to vote for; [+ moción, proyecto de ley] to pass, approve (by vote)Pérez fue el más votado — Pérez received the highest number of votes, Pérez got most votes
2) (Rel) to vow, promise (a to)2. VI1) (Pol) to vote ( por for)2) (Rel) to vow, take a vow3) (=echar pestes) to curse, swear* * *1.verbo intransitivo to votevotar por algo/alguien — to vote for something/somebody
2.votar a favor de/en contra de algo — to vote for/against something
* * *= vote, cast + ballot, cast + Posesivo + vote.Ex. Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.Ex. The Secretary General will announce how many vacancies there are on the Executive Board and when you may cast your ballot.Ex. Today is Election Day in Denmark and even though this is not a political blog, I really urge everyone to cast their vote.----* derecho a votar = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.* edad de votar = voting age.* papeleta para votar = ballot paper.* votar por mayoría a = return + a majority for.* votar según la conciencia de Uno = vote + Posesivo + conscience.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to votevotar por algo/alguien — to vote for something/somebody
2.votar a favor de/en contra de algo — to vote for/against something
* * *= vote, cast + ballot, cast + Posesivo + vote.Ex: Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.
Ex: The Secretary General will announce how many vacancies there are on the Executive Board and when you may cast your ballot.Ex: Today is Election Day in Denmark and even though this is not a political blog, I really urge everyone to cast their vote.* derecho a votar = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.* edad de votar = voting age.* papeleta para votar = ballot paper.* votar por mayoría a = return + a majority for.* votar según la conciencia de Uno = vote + Posesivo + conscience.* * *votar [A1 ]vito votevotar en blanco to spoil one's vote ( by returning a blank ballot paper)votar POR algn/algo to vote FOR sb/sth¿por quién vas a votar? who are you going to vote for?votar A FAVOR DE/EN CONTRA DE algo to vote FOR/AGAINST sth■ votarvt1 ‹candidato› to vote for2 ‹reforma/aumento› to approve, vote to approve¡voto a brios or a Satanás! ( ant); good heavens!* * *
votar ( conjugate votar) verbo intransitivo
to vote;
votar por algo/algn to vote for sth/sb;
votar a favor de/en contra de algo to vote for/against sth
verbo transitivo ‹ candidato› to vote for;
‹reforma/aumento› to approve, vote to approve
votar
I verbo intransitivo to vote
votar por correo, to vote by post
II verbo transitivo to vote: votó al partido X, he voted for the X party
' votar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
edad
- poder
- presente
- urna
English:
exit poll
- for
- go about
- proxy
- vote
- voter
- ineligible
* * *♦ vt1. [candidato] to vote for;[ley] to vote on;votar a un partido to vote for a party;¿qué has votado, sí o no? how did you vote, yes or no?2. [aprobar] to pass, to approve [by vote]♦ vito vote;votar a favor de/en contra de alguien to vote for/against sb;votar en blanco to return an unmarked ballot paper;votar por [emitir un voto por] to vote for;[estar a favor de] to be in favour of;yo voto por ir a la playa I'm for going to the beach;votar por que… to vote (that)…* * *I v/t ( aprobar) approveII v/i vote* * *votar vi: to votevotar vt: to vote for* * *votar vb to vote -
88 Andes
1 los Andes the Andes* * *SMPL Andes* * *masculino plural* * *masculino plural* * *los Andes= Andes, the.Ex: This book looks at the linguistic history of potato cultivation in the Andes by considering the Quechua and Aymara terminology associated with this crop.
* * *los Andes the Andes* * *
Del verbo andar: ( conjugate andar)
andes es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente subjuntivo
Multiple Entries:
Andes
andar
Andes sustantivo masculino plural:
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (AmL):◊ andes a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)
2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream
3 (+ compl)
◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);
¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering meb) andes con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;
( salir con) to go out with sb;
c) andes detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth
4 ( rondar):◊ andesá por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60
5 andes con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;
¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;
¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)c) ( instando a hacer algo):◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;
¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andesse con algo:
ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural
gait, walk
Andes mpl los Andes, the Andes
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing
' Andes' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soroche
- abismante
- abonar
- abono
- abrigador
- acordar
- agriparse
- agua
- ají
- alcahuetear
- alegato
- alzado
- angas
- antisocial
- apanar
- árbol
- arrendar
- arriendo
- asoleada
- atorrante
- bencina
- bencinera
- bencinero
- berma
- bocatoma
- bomba
- botadero
- bufet
- cabrón
- cachar
- cachetón
- cacho
- calle
- camote
- cara
- carburar
- carcacha
- carro
- chancaca
- chancar
- chanchito
- chicanero
- cigarrería
- citófono
- colectivo
- combinado
- consistente
- conteo
- contraparte
- cordillera
English:
Andes
- hex
- baby
- belly
- brights
- bull
- bumper car
- caravan
- comic
- count
- cover
- crap
- dead
- dragon
- fill
- flip
- fly
- gasoline
- gas
- grocer
- grocery
- hack
- hand
- hard
- headed
- heads
- herb
- jeans
- jerk
- kettle
- lollipop
- luggage
- penalty
- petrol
- pointed
- rent
- rental
- safety
- shaker
- shoulder
- sink
- sod
- stall
- star
- string
- sweet
- tails
- thumbtack
- toss
- twine
* * *Andes nmpllos Andes the Andes* * *mpl Andes -
89 sobrecubierta
f.1 (dust) jacket.2 upper deck.3 dust jacket, wrapper, extra cover.* * *1 jacket, dust cover* * *SF jacket, dust jacket* * *femenino dust jacket, dustcover* * *femenino dust jacket, dustcover* * *sobrecubierta11 = upper deck.Ex: Cabins on the upper decks usually cost more than those on the lower decks.
sobrecubierta22 = book jacket, dust jacket [dust-jacket], jacket, dust wrapper, overlay.Ex: The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket.
Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.Ex: Heavens! there must be dust wrappers, too; the best of the books on exhibition apparently have them, and anyway they also make a book look more professional.Ex: The pressmen therefore patched the tympan with overlays of tissue paper wherever the type was low, a process that could take hours for a really uneven forme.* presentación de la sobrecubierta = blurb, jacket blurb.* * *dust jacket, dustcover* * *
sobrecubierta sustantivo femenino
1 (de un libro) jacket
2 Náut upper deck
' sobrecubierta' also found in these entries:
English:
book jacket
- jacket
- dust
* * *1. [de libro] (dust o book) jacket2. [de barco] upper deck* * *f dust jacket* * *: dust jacket* * *sobrecubierta n jacket -
90 adiós
intj.good-bye, by-by, aloha, bye.m.good-bye, farewell, good-by, goodby.* * *1 (gen) goodbye!; (familiarmente) bye!, bye-bye!2 (al cruzarse con alguien) hello!► nombre masculino (pl adioses)1 goodbye\decir adiós a algo figurado to say goodbye to somethingdecir adiós con la mano to wave goodbye* * *noun m.goodbye, farewell* * *1.EXCL [al irse] goodbye!; [al saludar] hello!2.SM goodbye, farewelldecir adiós a algo — (=renunciar) to wave sth goodbye, give sth up
* * ** * *= bye-bye, goodbye [good-bye], bye for now.Ex. Tay Gosling wrote an article about public lending right entitled ' Bye-bye, wilderness: hello, high-tech'.Ex. The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.Ex. ' Bye for now,' he said with a smile.----* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.* * ** * *= bye-bye, goodbye [good-bye], bye for now.Ex: Tay Gosling wrote an article about public lending right entitled ' Bye-bye, wilderness: hello, high-tech'.
Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.Ex: ' Bye for now,' he said with a smile.* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.* * *m/interjdecirle adiós a algn to say goodbye to sb* * *
adiós m/interj ( al despedirse) goodbye, bye (colloq);
( al pasar) hello;
See Also→ decir verbo transitivo 3 2 b
adiós
I exclamación
1 (como despedida) goodbye
familiar bye-bye
(como saludo al cruzarse dos personas) hello
2 (expresando fastidio) for goodness sake: ¡adiós! ya he vuelto a equivocarme, oh blast! I've made another mistake
II sustantivo masculino goodbye: ni siquiera dijo adiós, she didn't even say goodbye
aquello fue el adiós a nuestras ilusiones, that was the end of all our dreams and hopes
' adiós' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despedirse
- decir
- despedir
- mano
- mañana
- siquiera
English:
bid
- bye
- bye-bye
- dash off
- farewell
- goodbye
- hello
- wave
- wave off
- now
* * *♦ nmgoodbye;decir adiós a alguien to say goodbye to sb;decir adiós a algo to wave o kiss sth goodbye♦ interj1. [saludo] [al despedirse] goodbye!;[al cruzarse con alguien] hello!2. [expresa disgusto] blast!;¡adiós, nos hemos quedado sin gasolina! blast, we're out of Br petrol o US gas!* * *I int1 goodbye, bye; al cruzarse hi, hello2:¡adiós! famsorpresa good heavens!; disgusto oh no!, oh god!II m goodbye;decir adiós (a) say goodbye (to)* * *1) despedida: farewell, good-bye2)¡adiós! : good-bye!* * *adiós1 interj (despedida) goodbye! / bye!adiós2 n goodbye -
91 joroba
f.1 hump.2 bother.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: jorobar.* * *1 (deformidad) hump2 familiar (fastidio) nuisance, drag* * *SF1) [de persona, camello] hump2) * (=fastidio) pain *, drag ** * *a) (de persona, camello) humpb) (fam) ( molestia) drag (colloq), pain in the neck (colloq)* * *= humpback.Ex. One of the patients had a symptomatic humpback deformity which could not be treated.* * *a) (de persona, camello) humpb) (fam) ( molestia) drag (colloq), pain in the neck (colloq)* * *= humpback.Ex: One of the patients had a symptomatic humpback deformity which could not be treated.
* * *1 (de una persona) hump; (de un camello) hump( Esp fam) (expresando sorpresa) heavens! ( colloq), gosh! ( colloq); (expresando enfado) for heaven's sake!¡joroba! ¡me has roto la bici! hey! you've broken my bike! ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo jorobar: ( conjugate jorobar)
joroba es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
joroba
jorobar
joroba sustantivo femenino
jorobar ( conjugate jorobar) verbo transitivo (fam)
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( molestar) to annoy;◊ lo que más me joroba es … what really bugs o gets me is … (colloq)
jorobarse verbo pronominal (fam)a) ( aguantarse):◊ y si no te gusta, te jorobas and if you don't like it, that's tough (colloq)
‹ espalda› to do … in (colloq)
[ fiesta] to be ruined
joroba
I sustantivo femenino hump
II exclamación drat!
jorobar familiar verbo transitivo
1 (molestar, enfadar) to annoy, bother: me joroba que hagas eso, it really bugs me when you do that
¡no jorobes!, (incredulidad) pull the other one!
2 (arruinar, estropear) to ruin, wreck: la lluvia nos jorobó el paseo, the rain spoilt our stroll
' joroba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jorobar
English:
hump
- hunch
* * *♦ nfhump♦ interjEsp Fam Euf [expresando sorpresa, enfado] Jeez!, Br flipping heck!* * *I f hump; figpain fam, drag famII int famdarn! fam, heck! fam* * *joroba nf1) giba: hump* * *joroba n hump -
92 oso
f. & m.bear, grizzly bear, grizzly.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: osar.* * *► símbolo1 ( oessudoeste) west-southwest; (símbolo) WSW* * *(f. - osa)noun* * *ABR= oessudoeste WSW* * *osa masculino, femenino bearhacer el oso — (Esp fam) ( hacer payasadas) to play the fool; ( hacer el ridículo) to make a fool of oneself
peludo como un oso — (fam) as hairy as a gorilla
* * *= bear.Ex. Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).----* oso hormiguero = anteater [ant-eater].* oso negro = black bear.* oso negro americano = black bear.* Oso Paddington, el = Paddington Bear.* oso panda = panda bear.* oso pardo = grizzly, grizzly bear.* oso polar = polar bear.* * *osa masculino, femenino bearhacer el oso — (Esp fam) ( hacer payasadas) to play the fool; ( hacer el ridículo) to make a fool of oneself
peludo como un oso — (fam) as hairy as a gorilla
* * *= bear.Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).
* oso hormiguero = anteater [ant-eater].* oso negro = black bear.* oso negro americano = black bear.* Oso Paddington, el = Paddington Bear.* oso panda = panda bear.* oso pardo = grizzly, grizzly bear.* oso polar = polar bear.* * *oso, osamasculine, femininebearhacer el oso ( fam) (hacer payasadas) to play the fool; (hacer el ridículo) to make a fool of oneselfpeludo como un oso ( fam); as hairy as a gorilla, like a gorillaCompuestos:feminine Great Bearfeminine Little Bearpolar bear● oso de felpa or pelucheteddy bearanteater, ant bear ( AmE)pandabrown bear; (especie norteamericana) grizzly bearslothpolar bear* * *
Del verbo osar: ( conjugate osar)
oso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
osó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
osar
oso
osar ( conjugate osar) verbo intransitivo (liter) oso + INF to dare to + inf;
oso, osa sustantivo masculino, femenino
bear;
oso de felpa or peluche teddy bear;
oso hormiguero anteater, ant bear (AmE);
oso panda panda;
oso polar polar bear
osar verbo intransitivo to dare ➣ Ver nota en dare
oso,-a m,f Zool bear
oso de peluche, teddy bear
oso hormiguero, anteater
oso marino, fur seal
oso panda, panda
oso pardo, brown bear
♦ Locuciones: hacer el oso, to play the fool
' oso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
osa
- mano
- mote
- osar
- pelo
- peluche
- uña
English:
ant eater
- bear
- bridge
- brown bear
- grizzly bear
- hind
- polar bear
- ant
- grizzly
- panda
- polar
* * *oso, -a nm,fbear, f she-bear;Famhacer el oso to act the fool;Esp¡anda la osa! well I never!, upon my word!;RP Famhacerse el oso to pretend one didn't hear/see etc;oso blanco polar bear;oso de felpa teddy bear;oso hormiguero anteater;oso marino fur seal;la Osa Mayor the Great Bear;Ven oso melero anteater;la Osa Menor the Little Bear;oso negro black bear;Ven oso palmero giant anteater;oso panda panda;oso pardo brown bear;[norteamericano] grizzly bear;oso de peluche teddy bear;oso polar polar bear* * *m bear;hacer el oso fam fool around, monkey around fam* * *1) : bear2)Osa Mayor : Big Dipper3)Osa Menor : Little Dipper4)oso blanco : polar bear5)oso hormiguero : anteater6)oso de peluche : teddy bear* * *oso n bear -
93 paleto
m.greatcoat, great-coat, overcoat, heavy overcoat.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar peyorativo oaf, country bumpkin, yokel► adjetivo1 familiar peyorativo oafish* * *paleto, -a1.ADJ * boorish, stupid2.SM / F * yokel, country bumpkin, hick (EEUU)paleta3.SM (Zool) fallow deer* * *I- ta adjetivo (Esp fam)IIno seas paleto — don't be such a yokel (colloq)
- ta masculino, femenino (Esp fam) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq & pej)* * *I- ta adjetivo (Esp fam)IIno seas paleto — don't be such a yokel (colloq)
- ta masculino, femenino (Esp fam) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq & pej)* * *paleto11 = churl, rube, hick.Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.paleto22 = tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.].Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.
Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.* * *masculine, feminineB ( Zool) fallow deer* * *
Multiple Entries:
paleto
paletó
paleto◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam &
pey) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq & pej)
paleto,-a
I adj fam pey (comentario) uncouth, ignorant
(comportamiento) unsophisticated
(gusto) tasteless
II m,f fam pey peasant, country bumpkin
' paleto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paleta
- provinciano
English:
bumpkin
- hick
- peasant
- redneck
- yokel
- hill
* * *♦ adjcoarse, uncouth♦ nm,fcountry bumpkin, yokel, US hick* * *famI adj hick atr fam, provincialyokel fam -
94 paletó
m.greatcoat, great-coat, overcoat, heavy overcoat.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar peyorativo oaf, country bumpkin, yokel► adjetivo1 familiar peyorativo oafish* * *paleto, -a1.ADJ * boorish, stupid2.SM / F * yokel, country bumpkin, hick (EEUU)paleta3.SM (Zool) fallow deer* * *masculino (Chi) (man's) jacket* * *I- ta adjetivo (Esp fam)IIno seas paleto — don't be such a yokel (colloq)
- ta masculino, femenino (Esp fam) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq & pej)* * *paleto11 = churl, rube, hick.Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.paleto22 = tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.].Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.
Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.* * *masculine, feminineB ( Zool) fallow deer* * *
Multiple Entries:
paleto
paletó
paleto◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam &
pey) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq & pej)
paleto,-a
I adj fam pey (comentario) uncouth, ignorant
(comportamiento) unsophisticated
(gusto) tasteless
II m,f fam pey peasant, country bumpkin
' paleto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paleta
- provinciano
English:
bumpkin
- hick
- peasant
- redneck
- yokel
- hill
* * *♦ adjcoarse, uncouth♦ nm,fcountry bumpkin, yokel, US hick* * *famI adj hick atr fam, provincialyokel fam -
95 corcho
m.cork.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: corchar.* * *1 cork (corteza) cork bark2 (tapón) cork3 (para pescar, nadar) float4 (tabla) cork mat5 (tablón para anuncios, notas) cork board* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de botella] cork2) (=corteza) cork barkcorcho bornizo, corcho virgen — virgin cork
3) (=estera) cork mat4) (=zueco) cork-soled clog5) (Pesca) float* * ** * *= cork.Ex. The article has the title 'Candles, corks and contracts: essential relationships between learners and librarians' = El artículo tiene el título "Velas, corchos y contractos: relaciones esenciales entre estudiantes y bibliotecarios".----* tapón de corcho = cork stopper.* * ** * *= cork.Ex: The article has the title 'Candles, corks and contracts: essential relationships between learners and librarians' = El artículo tiene el título "Velas, corchos y contractos: relaciones esenciales entre estudiantes y bibliotecarios".
* tapón de corcho = cork stopper.* * *A1 (corteza) corkrevestimiento de corcho cork tiling2 (de una botella) corksacar el corcho de una botella de vino to uncork a bottle of wine3 (para pescar) float; (para nadar) float* * *
Del verbo corchar: ( conjugate corchar)
corcho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
corchó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
corcho sustantivo masculino
cork;
(para pescar, nadar) float
corcho sustantivo masculino
1 (material, tapón) cork
2 (tablón de anuncios) noticeboard, cork board
3 (flotador de pesca) float
' corcho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boya
- tapón
- taponazo
- despedir
- saltar
English:
cork
- float
- bob
* * *♦ nm1. [material] cork2. [tapón] cork;sacar el corcho a una botella to uncork a bottle3. [para pescar] float♦ interjEsp [expresando sorpresa] good heavens!; [expresando enfado] for heaven's o goodness' sake!* * *m cork* * *corcho nm: cork* * *corcho n cork -
96 enhorabuena
f.congratulations.dar la enhorabuena a alguien por algo to congratulate somebody on something* * *1 congratulations plural► adverbio1 thank God\dar la enhorabuena a to congratulateestar de enhorabuena to be happy* * *SF1) congratulations pl¡enhorabuena! — congratulations!
estar de enhorabuena — to be in luck, be on to a good thing
2)enhorabuena que... — thank heavens that...
* * *Ifemenino congratulations (pl)IIreciba mi más cordial enhorabuena — (frml) please accept my warmest congratulations (frml)
interjección congratulations!* * *= felicitation, congrats.Nota: Abreviatura de congratulations.Ex. A 'Festschrift' is usually described defined as a biographical, autobiographical and a felicitation work.Ex. Congrats to the highest scorers, you all deserve a pat on the back for a job well done.----* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.* ¡enhorabuena! = congratulations!.* ¡enhorabuena! = bravo!.* enhorabuena a = full marks to.* Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.* * *Ifemenino congratulations (pl)IIreciba mi más cordial enhorabuena — (frml) please accept my warmest congratulations (frml)
interjección congratulations!* * *= felicitation, congrats.Nota: Abreviatura de congratulations.Ex: A 'Festschrift' is usually described defined as a biographical, autobiographical and a felicitation work.
Ex: Congrats to the highest scorers, you all deserve a pat on the back for a job well done.* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.* ¡enhorabuena! = congratulations!.* ¡enhorabuena! = bravo!.* enhorabuena a = full marks to.* Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.* * *congratulations (pl)darle a algn la enhorabuena to congratulate sbestán de enhorabuena they have reason to celebratecongratulations!* * *
enhorabuena sustantivo femenino
congratulations (pl);
■ interjección
congratulations!
enhorabuena sustantivo femenino congratulations pl: tengo que darte la enhorabuena, I must congratulate you
♦ Locuciones: estar de enhorabuena, to have reasons to celebrate sthg
' enhorabuena' also found in these entries:
English:
congratulations
- congratulate
- congratulation
* * *♦ nfcongratulations;dar la enhorabuena a alguien por algo to congratulate sb on sth;estar de enhorabuena to be in luck♦ interj¡enhorabuena (por…)! congratulations (on…)!* * *f congratulations pl ;dar la enhorabuena a congratulate ( por on);estar de enhorabuena have good reason to celebrate* * *enhorabuena nffelicidades: congratulations pl* * *enhorabuena n congratulations -
97 flauta
f.flute (Music).flauta (dulce) recorderflauta travesera transverse flute* * *1 (instrumento) flute1 (músico) flautist (US flutist), flute player\sonar la flauta to happen by chance, be a lucky flukeflauta de Pan pipes plural of Panflauta dulce recorderflauta travesera flute, transverse flute, cross flute* * *noun f.* * *1. SF- sonó la flauta por casualidad2) (=barra de pan) French stick, baguette3) LAm2.SMF flautist, flute player, flutist (EEUU)* * *Ifemenino (Mús) flutesonar la flauta (por casualidad) — (Esp)
IIsonó la flauta! — what a fluke!
masculino y femenino flute player, flutist (AmE), flautist (BrE)* * *= flute.Ex. He notes that among the instruments played are a kettledrum, a flute, a fiddle, a harp, and a pair of cymbals.* * *Ifemenino (Mús) flutesonar la flauta (por casualidad) — (Esp)
IIsonó la flauta! — what a fluke!
masculino y femenino flute player, flutist (AmE), flautist (BrE)* * *= flute.Ex: He notes that among the instruments played are a kettledrum, a flute, a fiddle, a harp, and a pair of cymbals.
* * *A ( Mús) flutesonar la flauta (por casualidad): ¿sabías de verdad la respuesta o es que sonó la flauta por casualidad? did you really know the answer or was it a lucky guess o ( colloq) a fluke?si le suena la flauta, gana if he gets a bit of luck, he'll winCompuestos:recordertransverse flute( Esp) transverse fluteB (pan) French stick, baguette* * *
flauta sustantivo femenino (Mús) flute;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
flute player, flutist (AmE), flautist (BrE)
flauta
I sustantivo femenino flute
flauta dulce o de pico, recorder
flauta travesera, flute
II mf flute player
' flauta' also found in these entries:
English:
flute
- panpipes
- pipe
- recorder
- loaf
* * *♦ nfflauta (travesera) flute;sonar la flauta (por casualidad): compré un décimo por si sonaba la flauta I bought a tenth of a lottery ticket on the off-chance I might get lucky;me sonó la flauta y acerté todas las preguntas by a sheer fluke I answered all the questions right;CSur Famde la gran flauta: hace un frío de la gran flauta it's Br flipping o US goddamn freezing;tiene una casa de la gran flauta he's got one hell of a house;¡(la gran) flauta! good grief!, good heavens!flauta de pico recorder Esp [bocadillo] Br filled baguette, US submarine (sandwich)♦ nmf[músico] flautist* * *f1 MÚS flute2 Méxfried taco* * *flauta nf1) : flute2)flauta dulce : recorder* * *flauta n flute -
98 recórcholis
intj.gee whiz.* * *1 familiar crumbs!, US rats!* * *= gee whiz [gee wizz], gosh, golly.Ex. He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.Ex. Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.Ex. I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.----* ¡recórcholis! = by jingo!.* * *= gee whiz [gee wizz], gosh, golly.Ex: He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores.Ex: I know somebody is going to say, ' golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'.* ¡recórcholis! = by jingo!.* * ** * *recórcholis interjFam [expresa sorpresa] good heavens!; [expresa admiración] gosh!; [expresa enfado] for heaven's sake! -
99 ¡Dios mío!
¡Dios mío!my God!, good heavens!* * *= goodness gracious, oh dear!Ex. Goodness gracious, is there a Lebanese plot afoot to control the world?.Ex. ' Oh dear what can the matter be' is the question we have asking about Joel's health.* * *= goodness gracious, oh dear!Ex: Goodness gracious, is there a Lebanese plot afoot to control the world?.
Ex: ' Oh dear what can the matter be' is the question we have asking about Joel's health. -
100 ¡Válgame Dios!
¡válgame Dios!Good heavens!, God help me!* * *= goodness gracious, oh dear!Ex. Goodness gracious, is there a Lebanese plot afoot to control the world?.Ex. ' Oh dear what can the matter be' is the question we have asking about Joel's health.* * *= goodness gracious, oh dear!Ex: Goodness gracious, is there a Lebanese plot afoot to control the world?.
Ex: ' Oh dear what can the matter be' is the question we have asking about Joel's health.
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