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101 lucir
v.1 to shine.El alumbrado luce The lighting shines.2 to look good (quedar bonito).luce mucho en el salón it looks really good in the loungeluce mucho decir que hablas cinco idiomas being able to say that you speak five languages looks really goodElla luce preciosa She looks beautiful.3 to look. ( Latin American Spanish)luce muy joven she looks very young4 to wear, to sport.5 to display, to show off, to sport.Ella luce su vestido She shows off her dress.* * *(c changes to zc before a and o)Present Indicativeluzco, luces, luce, lucimos, lucís, lucen.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb- lucirse* * *1. VI1) (=brillar) to shine2) (=destacar) to excel3) (=aprovechar)trabaja mucho, pero no le luce el esfuerzo — he works hard but it doesn't do him much good
así le/te/me luce el pelo —
4) LAm (=parecer) to look, seem2.VT (=ostentar) to show off; [+ ropa] to sport3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( aparentar) to look goodun regalo que no luce — a gift that doesn't look anything special; (+ me/te/le etc)
el dinero no le luce — (hum) you can't tell what he spends his money on
gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce — she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her
b) (liter) estrellas to twinkle, shinec) (AmL) (aparecer, mostrarse) (+ compl) to look2.lucir vta) (period) <vestido/modelo> to wear, sport (journ); <peinado/collar> to sport (journ)b) <figura/piernas> to show off, flaunt3.lucirse v prona) ( destacarse) to excelte luciste! — (iró) you really excelled yourself! (iro)
b) ( presumir) to show off* * *= showcase, sport.Ex. Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.Ex. She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.----* lucirse = show off.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( aparentar) to look goodun regalo que no luce — a gift that doesn't look anything special; (+ me/te/le etc)
el dinero no le luce — (hum) you can't tell what he spends his money on
gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce — she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her
b) (liter) estrellas to twinkle, shinec) (AmL) (aparecer, mostrarse) (+ compl) to look2.lucir vta) (period) <vestido/modelo> to wear, sport (journ); <peinado/collar> to sport (journ)b) <figura/piernas> to show off, flaunt3.lucirse v prona) ( destacarse) to excelte luciste! — (iró) you really excelled yourself! (iro)
b) ( presumir) to show off* * *= showcase, sport.Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.
Ex: She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.* lucirse = show off.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* * *lucir [I5 ]vi1 (aparentar) to look goodlucirían mucho más en un florero alto they would look much better o would be shown (off) to much better effect in a tall vaseun regalo que no luce a gift that doesn't look anything specialgasta mucho en maquillaje pero no le luce she spends a fortune on makeup but it doesn't do much for her2 ( liter); «estrellas» to twinkle, shinela paciente luce mucho mejor hoy the patient is looking much better todayla catedral lucía esplendorosa the cathedral stood out in all its splendor■ lucirvtlucía un vestido de terciopelo azul she was sporting a blue velvet dressla novia lucía un traje de organza the bride wore an organza wedding dress2 ‹figura/piernas› to show off, flaunt■ lucirse1 (destacarse) to excel oneselfse lució en el oral she passed the oral with flying colors, she excelled herself in the oralrecetas para lucirse recipes to impress your guests2 (presumir) to show off* * *
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special;◊ gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her
verbo transitivo
‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ)
lucirse verbo pronominal
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display
' lucir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
luzca
English:
display
- show
- sport
* * *♦ vi1. [brillar] to shine;la montaña lucía blanca tras la nevada the mountain glistened white with new-fallen snow3. [rendir]no me lucían tantas horas de trabajo I didn't have much to show for all those hours of work;dijo que estudió mucho para el examen – pues no le ha lucido he said he studied very hard for the exam – well, it hasn't done him much good4. [quedar bonito] to look good;ese sofá luce mucho en el salón that couch looks really good in the lounge;luce mucho decir que hablas cinco idiomas being able to say that you speak five languages looks really good5. Am [parecer] to look;luces cansada you seem o look tired;luce muy joven she looks very young♦ vt[llevar] to wear, to sport; [exhibir] to show off, to sport;lucía un collar de perlas she was wearing o sporting a pearl necklace* * *v/i1 shine* * *lucir {45} vi1) : to shine2) : to look good, to stand out3) : to seem, to appearahora luce contento: he looks happy nowlucir vt1) : to wear, to sport2) : to flaunt, to show off* * *lucir vb2. (dar luz) to be bright4. (quedar bien) to look good -
102 pender
v.1 to hang.2 to be pending (sentencia).* * *1 to hang (de, from)* * *verb* * *VI1) (=colgar) to hang (de, en from) ( sobre over)2) (Jur) to be pending3) (=depender) to depend (de on)* * *verbo intransitivo1) (liter) to hang2) (Der)* * *= dangle.Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.----* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* * *verbo intransitivo1) (liter) to hang2) (Der)* * *= dangle.Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.
* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* * *pender [E1 ]viA ( liter); to hang pender DE algo to hang FROM sthuna lámpara pendía del techo a lamp hung from the ceilingla amenaza que pendía sobre ellos the threat that hung over themB ( Der):la sentencia pende ante el juez the case awaits the judge's decision* * *pender vi1. [colgar] to hang (de from);pender de un hilo to be hanging by a thread3. [sentencia] to be pending;el juicio pende ante el tribunal the court is still considering the evidence* * *v/i hang ( sobre over)* * *pender vi1) : to hang2) : to be pending -
103 arco
m.1 arch (gen) & (architecture) (shape).arco apuntado Gothic archarco de herradura horseshoe archarco iris rainbowarco de medio punto semicircular archarco triunfal triumphal arch2 bow (for arrows).3 bow (Music).4 arc (geometry).5 goal, goalmouth (sport) (portería). (especially Latin American Spanish)6 longbow.7 Arco.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arcar.* * *1 ARQUITECTURA arch2 (en geometría) arc3 (arma) bow4 (de violín etc) bow\arco apuntado lancet arch, pointed archarco de herradura horseshoe archarco de medio punto semicircular archarco de triunfo triumphal archarco iris rainbowarco voltaico electric arc* * *noun m.1) arc2) arch3) bow•* * *SM1) (Anat, Arquit, Geom) archarco de herradura — horseshoe arch, Moorish arch
2) (=arma) bow3) (Mús) bow4) (Pol)(tb fig)arco constitucional, arco parlamentario — range of democratic parties represented in parliament
5) (Mat, Elec) arc6) LAm (Dep) goal* * *1) (Arquit) arch2) (AmL) ( en fútbol) goal3)a) (Anat) archb) (Mat) arc4)a) (Arm, Dep) bowb) ( de violín) bow5) (Elec) arc* * *1) (Arquit) arch2) (AmL) ( en fútbol) goal3)a) (Anat) archb) (Mat) arc4)a) (Arm, Dep) bowb) ( de violín) bow5) (Elec) arc* * *arco11 = bow, arc, arch.Nota: De la construcción.Ex: The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.
Ex: Instead of a mosaic of small squares, pictures are composed of basic graphic elements -- points, lines, arcs, polygons and rectangles.Ex: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* arco de punto rebajado = segmental arch.* arco de triunfo = triumphal arch.* arco elíptico = elliptical arch.* arco en corbela = corbelled arch.* arco escarzano = segmental arch.* arco iris = rainbow.* arco ojival = pointed arch.* arco rebajado = segmental arch.* caza con arco = bow-hunting.* en forma de arco = arched, bowed.* tiro con arco = archery.* tocado con arco = bowed.* tocar con arco = bowing.arco22 = arch, instep.Nota: Del pie.Ex: Army studies have found that recruits with the highest arches have the most lower-limb injuries and that flat-footed recruits have the least.
Ex: Pes planus is a condition where the instep of the foot collapses and comes in contact with the ground.* * *A ( Arquit) archCompuestos:horseshoe archsemicircular o round archtriumphal archrainbowlancet arch, gothic arch● arco político or parlamentariopolitical spectrumtodos los partidos del arco político or parlamentario all parties right across the political spectrumB ( AmL) (en fútbol) goalC1 ( Anat) arch2 ( Mat) arcD2 (de violín) bowE ( Elec) arcCompuesto:electric arc* * *
arco sustantivo masculino
1 (Arquit) arch;
(Anat) arch;
(Mat) arc;
arco iris rainbow
2 (AmL) ( en fútbol) goal
3a) (Arm, Dep) bow
arco sustantivo masculino
1 Arquit arch
arco de triunfo, triumphal arch
2 Dep Mús bow 3 arco iris, rainbow
' arco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
iris
- tensar
- cuerda
- tirar
- tiro
- triunfal
English:
arc
- arch
- archery
- bow
- instep
- rainbow
- Roman arch
- span
- cage
- goal
- hacksaw
* * *arco nm1. [figura curva] archarco apuntado Gothic arch;arco detector de metales security gate [at airport, etc];arco formero supporting arch;arco de herradura horseshoe arch;arco iris rainbow;arco de medio punto semicircular arch;arco ojival Gothic arch;arco parlamentario: [m5] partidos de todo el arco parlamentario parliamentary parties from across the whole political spectrum;Anat arco superciliar superciliary arch;arco triunfal triumphal arch;arco de triunfo triumphal arch;el Arco del Triunfo [en París] the Arc de Triomphe2. [para flechas] bow;tiro con arco archeryarco voltaico electric arc5. Geom arc* * *m1 ARQUI arch2 MÚS bow4 L.Am.DEP goal* * *arco nm1) : arch, archway2) : bow (in archery)3) : arc4) : wicket (in croquet)5) portería: goal, goalposts pl6)arco iris : rainbow* * *arco n2. (de flecha, de violín) bow3. (matemáticas) arc -
104 trasero
adj.rear, back, hind, hindmost.m.1 rear end, buttocks, back end, backside.2 hindquarters.* * *► adjetivo1 back, rear1 familiar eufemístico bottom, bum\en la parte trasera at the back————————1 familiar eufemístico bottom, bum* * *1. (f. - trasera)adj.back, rear2. noun m.* * *1.ADJ [puerta] back; [asiento] back, rearla parte trasera del edificio — the back o rear of the building
rueda trasera — back wheel, rear wheel
2. SM1) euf (=culo) bottom, behind- quedarse con el trasero al aire2) (Zool) hindquarters pl3) †† pl traseros (=antepasados) ancestors* * *I- ra adjetivo <puerta/habitación/asiento> back (before n); < rueda> rear, back (before n); < motor> rear-mountedII* * *I- ra adjetivo <puerta/habitación/asiento> back (before n); < rueda> rear, back (before n); < motor> rear-mountedII* * *trasero11 = bottom, bum, backside, buttocks, rear end, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.Ex: There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.
Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.Ex: People may find the swollen female rear ends ugly, but male baboons find them attractive.Ex: She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.Ex: They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.Ex: American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.Ex: He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.* dar un pellizco en el trasero = bottom pinching.* pellizcar el trasero = bottom pinching.* trasero respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.trasero22 = rear.Ex: Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.
* asiento trasero = pillion seat.* eje trasero = rear end.* en el asiento trasero = in the back seat.* en la parte trasera = in the back, at the rear.* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion.* jardín trasero = back-garden.* lámpara trasera = rear lamp.* la parte trasera de = the back of.* luz trasera = tail light.* parte trasera = back, rear.* pata trasera = hind leg.* puerta trasera = back door.* tren trasero = rear end.* * *‹puerta/habitación› back ( before n); ‹rueda› rear ( before n), back ( before n); ‹motor› rear-mountedlas patas traseras the rear o hind o back legsun asiento de la parte trasera one of the rear o back seats( fam)1 (de una persona) bottom, backside ( colloq)2 (de un animal) hindquarters (pl)* * *
trasero 1
‹rueda/pata/asiento› rear ( before n), back ( before n);
‹ motor› rear-mounted
trasero 2 sustantivo masculino (fam) ( de persona) bottom, backside (colloq);
( de animal) hindquarters (pl)
trasero,-a
I adjetivo back, rear
en la parte trasera de la casa, at the rear of the house
II sustantivo masculino bottom, behind
' trasero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asiento
- cuarta
- cuarto
- culo
- trasera
- cristal
- pelado
- posterior
- traste
English:
back
- backside
- backyard
- behind
- bottom
- bum
- butt
- hind
- rear
- rump
- spank
- bun
- pillion
- sirloin
* * *trasero, -a♦ adj[asiento] back, rear; [puerta] [de casa] back, rear; [de coche] rear; [patas] hind, back♦ nmbackside* * *I adj rear atr, back atrII m fambutt fam, Brrear end fam* * *trasero, -ra adjposterior: rear, backtrasero nm: buttocks* * *trasero1 adj backtrasero2 n bottom -
105 alcohol
m.1 alcohol.alcohol desinfectante surgical spiritalcohol de quemar methylated spirits2 rubbing alcohol.* * *1 (sustancia) alcohol\alcohol desnaturalizado/metílico/de quemar methylated spirits, methylated spirit* * *noun m.* * *SM alcoholalcohol absoluto — absolute alcohol, pure alcohol
alcohol de quemar, alcohol desnaturalizado, alcohol metílico — methylated spirit
* * *1) (Quím) alcohol; (Farm) tbalcohol de 90 (grados) — rubbing alcohol (AmE), surgical spirit (BrE)
2) ( bebida) alcohol, drink* * *= alcohol, spirit, booze, liquor, alchy [alchie].Ex. Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex. A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits.Ex. I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.Ex. During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.Ex. Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.----* abuso del alcohol = alcohol abuse.* alcohol de madera = wood alcohol.* alcohol metílico = wood alcohol, methyl alcohol.* alcohol polivinílico = polyvinyl alcohol.* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink driving, drunk driving.* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.* de alcohol = spirit-based.* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.* índice de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* industria del alcohol, la = alcohol industry, the.* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.* relacionado con el alcohol = alcohol-related.* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.* tasa de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* * *1) (Quím) alcohol; (Farm) tbalcohol de 90 (grados) — rubbing alcohol (AmE), surgical spirit (BrE)
2) ( bebida) alcohol, drink* * *= alcohol, spirit, booze, liquor, alchy [alchie].Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.
Ex: A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits.Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.Ex: During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.* abuso del alcohol = alcohol abuse.* alcohol de madera = wood alcohol.* alcohol metílico = wood alcohol, methyl alcohol.* alcohol polivinílico = polyvinyl alcohol.* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink driving, drunk driving.* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.* de alcohol = spirit-based.* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.* índice de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* industria del alcohol, la = alcohol industry, the.* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.* relacionado con el alcohol = alcohol-related.* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.* tasa de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* * *A1 ( Quím) alcohol2 ( Farm) tbCompuestos:absolute alcoholmethanol, methyl alcohol, methylated spirits ( BrE)ethyl alcoholmethyl alcoholpure alcoholvinic alcoholB (bebida) alcohol, drinkintenté dejar el alcohol I tried to give up drinking o alcohol o drinkahogar las penas en alcohol to drown one's sorrows in drink* * *
alcohol sustantivo masculino
1 (Quím) alcohol;
(Farm) tb
2 ( bebida) alcohol, drink
alcohol sustantivo masculino alcohol
' alcohol' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- abusar
- alcoholemia
- cerveza
- ciega
- ciego
- desintoxicarse
- desnaturalizada
- desnaturalizado
- domar
- etílica
- etílico
- fricción
- inflar
- ingerir
- metílica
- metílico
- perjudicar
- petaca
- probar
- prohibir
- resaca
- seca
- seco
- sin
- sobria
- sobrio
- soplar
- tener
- abstenerse
- alegrar
- alegre
- chicha
- destilar
- efecto
- embriagarse
- entonado
- graduación
- influencia
- intoxicación
- licor
- mamar
- marear
- suprimir
- tomar
English:
alcohol
- bring out
- clampdown
- downfall
- drink
- drown
- drunk driving
- DUI
- limit
- liquor
- low-alcohol
- neat
- non-alcoholic
- proof
- slug
- sorrow
- spirit
- stoned
- strength
- surgical spirit
- tot
- touch
- vice
- Breathalyzer
- drinking
- give
- low
- methylated spirit(s)
- mixer
- sobriety
- surgical
- temperance
* * *alcohol nm1. Quím alcoholalcohol de 96° surgical spirit;alcohol etílico ethanol, ethyl alcohol;alcohol de grano grain alcohol;alcohol metílico methanol;alcohol de quemar methylated spirits, meths2. [bebida] alcohol, drink;tiene problemas con el alcohol he has a drink problem;si bebes alcohol, no conduzcas if you drink alcohol o have something to drink, don't drive* * *m1 alcohol;prueba/test de alcohol breath test;la policía le sometió a la prueba de alcohol the police breathalyzed him;los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol2 MED rubbing alcohol, Brsurgical spirit* * *alcohol nm: alcohol* * *alcohol n alcohol -
106 despilfarro
m.squandering.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: despilfarrar.* * *1 waste* * *SM1) (=derroche) (=acción) waste, squandering; (=cualidad) extravagance, wastefulness2) (=desaseo) slovenliness* * *masculino waste* * *= wastage, waste, extravagance, wastefulness.Ex. The Islamic Foundation of Science, Technology and Development has been established to prevent duplication and wastage of resources in Muslim countries.Ex. Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.Ex. Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.Ex. Librarians were concerned about the wastefulness of duplicating an already existing network of libraries which nominally, at least, aimed to provide a general information service to the public.----* despilfarro de dinero = spending spree.* guerra contra el despilfarro = war on waste.* * *masculino waste* * *= wastage, waste, extravagance, wastefulness.Ex: The Islamic Foundation of Science, Technology and Development has been established to prevent duplication and wastage of resources in Muslim countries.
Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.Ex: Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.Ex: Librarians were concerned about the wastefulness of duplicating an already existing network of libraries which nominally, at least, aimed to provide a general information service to the public.* despilfarro de dinero = spending spree.* guerra contra el despilfarro = war on waste.* * *wasteme parece un despilfarro ir en taxi it seems a waste of money to take a taxi* * *
Del verbo despilfarrar: ( conjugate despilfarrar)
despilfarro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
despilfarró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
despilfarrar
despilfarro
despilfarrar ( conjugate despilfarrar) verbo intransitivo
to waste o squander money
verbo transitivo
to squander, waste
despilfarro sustantivo masculino
waste
despilfarrar verbo transitivo to waste, squander
despilfarro sustantivo masculino waste, squandering
' despilfarro' also found in these entries:
English:
misuse
- save
- waste
- wastefulness
- wicked
- extravagance
* * *despilfarro nm[de dinero] squandering, waste; [de energía, agua, recursos] waste;sería un despilfarro comprar esa lámpara buying that lamp would be a waste of money;¡menudo despilfarro! what a waste!* * *m waste* * *despilfarro nm: extravagance, wastefulness* * *despilfarro n waste -
107 poste
m.1 post, pole.¡no te quedes ahí como un poste! (informal) don't just stand there!poste de alta tensión electricity pylonposte kilométrico kilometer marker, (similar) milepostposte telegráfico telegraph pole2 pylon, prop, post.3 picket, stake.* * *1 post\poste indicador signpostposte telefónico telegraph pole* * *noun m.1) pole2) post* * *SM (=palo) post, pole; (=columna) pillar; [de ejecución] stake; (Dep) post, uprightposte restante — LAm poste restante ( esp Brit), general delivery (EEUU)
* * *a) ( de alambrado) (fence) post; (de teléfono, telégrafo) polecomo un poste — (fam)
b) (Dep) post, upright* * *= stilt, goal post.Nota: De una portería.Ex. The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.Ex. If football goal posts were wider, and crossbars were higher, so that more goals were scored, would watching football be more fun?.----* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.* poste de teléfonos = telephone pole.* poste de telégrafos = telegraph pole.* * *a) ( de alambrado) (fence) post; (de teléfono, telégrafo) polecomo un poste — (fam)
b) (Dep) post, upright* * *= stilt, goal post.Nota: De una portería.Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.
Ex: If football goal posts were wider, and crossbars were higher, so that more goals were scored, would watching football be more fun?.* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.* poste de teléfonos = telephone pole.* poste de telégrafos = telegraph pole.* * *1 (de un alambrado) fence post, post2 ( Dep) post, uprightCompuestos:(en baloncesto) high post(en baloncesto) low postelectricity pylonlamp postwinning poststarting posttelegraph polesignpost* * *
poste sustantivo masculino
(de teléfono, telégrafo) pole
poste sustantivo masculino
1 pole
2 Dep (de una portería) post
' poste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarradero
- atar
- chocar
- dar
- enderezar
- estaca
- farola
- fijar
- lateral
- palenque
- pegar
- rebote
English:
goal
- goalpost
- hitch
- Pole
- post
- signpost
- stake
- starting post
- telegraph pole
- upright
- wind
- bump
- general
- loop
- pole
- telegraph
- winning
* * *poste nm1. [madero] post, pole;Famno te quedes ahí como un poste don't just stand there!poste de alta tensión electricity pylon;poste kilométrico kilometre marker, ≈ milepost;Am poste restante Br poste restante, US general delivery;poste telegráfico telegraph pole2. [de portería] post3. [en baloncesto] centre* * *m1 post;centre* * *poste nm: post, poleposte de teléfonos: telephone pole* * *poste n1. (en general) pole2. (en deportes) post -
108 trasero2
2 = rear.Ex. Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.----* asiento trasero = pillion seat.* eje trasero = rear end.* en el asiento trasero = in the back seat.* en la parte trasera = in the back, at the rear.* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion .* jardín trasero = back-garden.* lámpara trasera = rear lamp.* la parte trasera de = the back of.* luz trasera = tail light.* parte trasera = back, rear.* pata trasera = hind leg.* puerta trasera = back door.* tren trasero = rear end. -
109 solar
adj.solar.m.1 undeveloped plot (of land).2 building lot, lot, piece of land, plat.3 greenfield, greenfield site.v.to sole, to resole.* * *► adjetivo1 (del sol) solar————————1 (terreno) plot, lot; (en obras) building site2 (casa solariega) ancestral home————————1 (zapatos) to sole2 (suelo) to floor* * *1. noun m.lot, plot2. adj.* * *ISM1) (=terreno) [gen] lot, piece of land, site; [en obras] building site2) (=casa solariega) ancestral home, family seat3) (=linaje) lineageIIVT [+ suelo] to tile; [+ zapatos] to soleIIIADJ solar, sun antes de s* * *Iadjetivo <energía/año/placa> solarII1) ( terreno) piece of land, site2)a) ( casa solariega) ancestral homeb) ( linaje) lineage3) (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building4) (Col, Ven) ( patio) backyard* * *Iadjetivo <energía/año/placa> solarII1) ( terreno) piece of land, site2)a) ( casa solariega) ancestral homeb) ( linaje) lineage3) (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building4) (Col, Ven) ( patio) backyard* * *solar11 = vacant land, vacant lot.Ex: A survey of vacant land in urban areas of England is one of the many practical applications of geographic information systems (GIS).
Ex: A vest-pocket park may be as small as the space occupied by a single building in the surrounding community, and is often a converted vacant lot.solar22 = solar.Ex: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.
* alambique solar = solar still.* cama solar = sunbed, tanning bed.* cargador solar = solar charger.* colector solar = solar collector.* crema solar = suntan cream.* eclipse solar = solar eclipse.* equipo solar = solar equipment.* erupción solar = solar flare.* festival solar = solar festival.* filtro solar = sunscreen, sun block.* generador de energía solar = solar energy generator.* lámpara solar = sun lamp.* observatorio solar = solar observatory.* panel solar = solar panel.* protección solar = solar protection.* protección solar mediante sombras = solar shading.* protector solar = suntan cream, sunscreen.* radiación solar = solar radiation, solar gain.* resplandor solar = solar glare.* sistema solar, el = solar system, the.* * *‹energía/año› solar; ‹célula/placa› solar; ‹calefacción› solar-powered, solarlos rayos solares the sun's raysB1 (casa solariega) ancestral home2 (descendencia) lineageCompuesto:( liter); fatherland, homelandC ( Per) (casa de vecindad) tenement buildingD (Col, Ven) (patio) backyard* * *
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
' solar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
energía
- baldío
- cama
- filtro
- sistema
English:
develop
- factor
- floor
- plot
- site
- solar
- solar-powered
- sunbed
- sunblock
- sunlamp
- sunscreen
- sunspot
- property
- sun
* * *solar1 adjsolar;energía solar solar energy, solar power;los rayos solares the sun's rayssolar2 nm1. [terreno] vacant lot, undeveloped plot (of land)* * *I adj solarII m lot, Brplot* * *solar {19} vt: to floor, to tilesolar adj: solar, sunsolar nm1) terreno: lot, piece of land, site2) Cuba, Peru : tenement building* * *solar1 adj solarsolar2 n plot of land -
110 farolero
adj.boastful, vain.m.1 lamplighter.2 boaster.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (que fanfarronea) boastful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar (fanfarrón) show-off1 (de profesión) lamplighter————————1 (de profesión) lamplighter* * *farolero, -a1.ADJ * boastful2. SM / F1) * (=fanfarrón) boaster2) * (=mentiroso) bullshitter ***3) (=fabricante) lamp-maker4) † [del alumbrado público] lamplighter* * *I- ra adjetivo (Esp)II- ra masculino, femenino (Esp) boaster, bragger* * *= lamplighter.Nota: Persona que antigüamente se encargaba de encencer y apagar las luces de las calles.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.* * *I- ra adjetivo (Esp)II- ra masculino, femenino (Esp) boaster, bragger* * *= lamplighter.Nota: Persona que antigüamente se encargaba de encencer y apagar las luces de las calles.Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
* * *1 (presumido) flashy ( colloq)2masculine, feminine1 (presumido) show-off ( colloq)2 (jactancioso) boaster, bragger* * *farolero, -a♦ adjFam bragging♦ nm,f1. [oficio] lamplighter* * *m, farolera f blowhard fam, boaster* * * -
111 anochecer
m.dusk, nightfall.al anochecer at duskv.1 to get dark.anochecía it was getting dark2 to grow dark, to become dark, to darken, to get dark.3 to grow dark on.Me anocheció It grew dark on me.* * *1 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) to get dark2 to be at nightfall, reach at nightfall1 nightfall, dusk, evening\al anochecer at nightfall, at dusk* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=venir la noche) to get dark2)2.SM nightfall, duskal anochecer — at nightfall, at dusk
antes del anochecer — before nightfall, before it gets dark
* * *I 1.verbo impersonal to get dark2.3.anochecimos camino a Puebla — when it got dark o when night fell we were on our way to Puebla
anochecerse v pron (Chi, Méx)IImasculino nightfall* * *I 1.verbo impersonal to get dark2.3.anochecimos camino a Puebla — when it got dark o when night fell we were on our way to Puebla
anochecerse v pron (Chi, Méx)IImasculino nightfall* * *anochecer11 = dusk, nightfall, sundown.Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: Worms and parasites squirming through the body after nightfall on the battlefield.Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.* al anochecer = at twilight, at nightfall.anochecer22 = light + fail, night + fall.Ex: When the light began to fail she turned on a lamp next to the couch and continued the conversation with herself.
Ex: Finally, as night fell, we reached our last destination.* * *to get darkantes de que anochezca before it gets dark, before night fallsya había anochecido cuando volvió it was already dark when he returnedvi«persona»: anochecimos camino a Puebla when it got dark o when night fell we were on our way to Puebla(Chi, Méx): nos anochecimos estudiando we stayed up studying till really latenightfallal anochecer at nightfallantes del anochecer before nightfall, before it gets/got dark* * *
anochecer 1 ( conjugate anochecer) v impers
to get dark
anochecerse verbo pronominal (Chi, Méx) to stay up till really late
anochecer 2 sustantivo masculino
nightfall;
anochecer
I verbo impersonal to get dark
II verbo intransitivo to be somewhere at nightfall: viajamos todo el día y anochecimos en Barquisimeto, we travelled all day and were in Barquisimeto at nightfall
III sustantivo masculino nightfall, dusk
al anochecer, at nightfall
' anochecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crepúsculo
- marcha
- tarde
English:
dark
- evening
- nightfall
- dusk
- night
* * *♦ nmdusk, nightfall;al anochecer at dusk o nightfall♦ v impersonalto get dark;anochecía it was getting dark;llegamos cuando ya había anochecido it was already dark when we arrived♦ vianochecimos en la frontera we were at the border by nightfall* * *I v/i get dark;anocheció night fell, it got darkII m dusk;al anochecer at dusk, at nightfall* * *anochecer {53} v impers: to get darkanochecer nm: dusk, nightfall* * *anochecer1 n duskanochecer2 vb to get dark -
112 reflector1
1 = searchlight, floodlight, flood lamp, reflector.Ex. The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.Ex. Attendance is significantly higher when the game is played in the evening under floodlights.Ex. Intensity levels for flood lamps is relatively low because the energy is spread over a large area.Ex. The light direction can be controlled by swivelling the reflector. -
113 muchacho
adj.young.m.boy, young boy, lad, kid.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (sirvienta) maid, girl* * *noun m.* * *muchacho, -a1. SM / F1) (=joven) boy/girl2.SM Chile (=cuña) wedge; LAm (=abrazadera) clamp; Cono Sur [de zapato] shoehorn; And (=lámpara) miner's lamp; (=sostén) prop* * ** * *= lad, laddie.Ex. 'Aye,' said the farmer, 'you are right, lad'.Ex. This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.* * ** * *= lad, laddie.Ex: 'Aye,' said the farmer, 'you are right, lad'.
Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.* * *masculine, femininees un buen muchacho he's a good kid o lad* * *
muchacho
(f) girl
muchacho sustantivo masculino boy
' muchacho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caer
- chica
- chico
- cuestión
- especialmente
- macaca
- macaco
- nata
- nato
- servir
- chamaco
- chamo
- chavo
- muchacha
- palomilla
English:
aggressive
- boyish
- disruptive
- insolence
- lad
- potential
- withhold
- boy
* * *muchacho, -a nm,f1. [joven] boy, f girl;un grupo de muchachas esperaba al cantante a group of girls was waiting for the singer;es un buen muchacho he's a good sort;anda muchacho, no seas tonto come on son, don't be silly2. [recadero] errand boy* * *m boy* * *1) : kid, boy m, girl f2) joven: young man m, young woman f* * *muchacho n boy -
114 tris
m.1 noise made by the breaking of glass (estallido).2 trice, an instant.3 noughts and crosses (game). (Latin American)* * *\en un tris familiar in a jiffyestar en un tris de to be on the point ofpor un tris familiar by skin of one's teeth, by a hair's breadth* * *SM INV1) (=estallido) crack; [al rasgarse] rip, tearing noise2)estuvo en un tris que lo perdiera — he very nearly lost it, he was within an inch of losing it
por un tris —
los dos coches evitaron el choque por un tris — the two cars avoided a collision by a hair's breadth
* * *estar en un tris de algo — to be within a hair's breadth of something
estuve en un tris de perder el empleo — I came very close to losing my job
* * *----* en un tris = in a trice.* * *estar en un tris de algo — to be within a hair's breadth of something
estuve en un tris de perder el empleo — I came very close to losing my job
* * ** en un tris = in a trice.* * *me queda un tris de leche I only have a tiny drop o bit of milk leftme queda un tris grande it's slightly (too) big for me, it's a touch (too) big for me ( colloq), it's a tiny bit too big for me ( colloq)estar en or (Andes, RPl) a un tris de algo to be within a hair's breadth of sthestuve en un tris de perder el empleo I came very close to losing my job* * *
tris m fam (a punto de, por poco) en un tris, almost
estuve en un tris de chocar contra una farola, I almost crashed into a street lamp
* * *tris nmFam2. Compestar en o Andes, RP [m5]a un tris de hacer algo: estuve en un tris de pegarle un tortazo I very nearly slapped him;estuvo en un tris de irse a pique it came within inches of sinking;por un tris: no me fui/no solté un par de voces por un tris I very nearly walked out/shouted* * *m:estuvo en un tris de caerse fam she came within an inch of falling* * *tris nmestar en un tris de : to be within an inch of, to be very close to -
115 bombilla
f.1 light bulb (de lámpara). (peninsular Spanish)2 ladle. ( River Plate, México)* * *1 light bulb, bulb* * *noun f.bulb, light bulb* * *SF1) (Elec) bulb, light bulbbombilla de flash, bombilla fusible — flash bulb
2) (Náut) ship's lantern4) Méx (=cuchara) ladle* * *1) (Esp) (Elec) light bulb* * *= bulb, light bulb.Ex. While staff should be able to perform some routine tasks, such as the replacement of bulbs in microfilm readers, the maintenance and adjustment of equipment should not be allowed to absorb staff time.Ex. There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.----* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.* bombilla eléctrica = light bulb.* * *1) (Esp) (Elec) light bulb* * *= bulb, light bulb.Ex: While staff should be able to perform some routine tasks, such as the replacement of bulbs in microfilm readers, the maintenance and adjustment of equipment should not be allowed to absorb staff time.
Ex: There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.* bombilla eléctrica = light bulb.* * *A ( Esp)1 ( Elec) light bulb* * *
bombilla sustantivo femenino
1 (Esp) (Elec) light bulb
2 ( para el mate) tube through which mate tea is drunk
bombilla sustantivo femenino (light) bulb
' bombilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- casquillo
- foco
- fundir
- fundirse
- lucir
- parpadear
- parpadeo
- alumbrar
- duración
English:
bulb
- lamp-holder
- light bulb
- socket
- spare
- watt
* * *bombilla nfFamse le encendió la bombilla he had a flash of inspiration2. [en baloncesto] key3. RP [para mate] = tube for drinking maté* * *f1 light bulb;se me encendió la bombilla fig I had a brainstorm o Brbrainwave2 Rplmetal drinking tube for maté3 en baloncesto key* * *bombilla nf: lightbulb* * *bombilla n light bulb -
116 lucerna
f.1 glow-worm.2 lamp.3 chandelier.4 glowworm.5 light shaft.6 dormer, dormer window.* * *1 skylight* * *SF Lucerne* * *femenino, lucernario masculino skylight, fanlight* * *= tealight.Nota: Velilla generalmente en un recipiente redondo de metal ligero utilizada para ambientar o para mantener comida caliente.Ex. There is nothing more romantic than lighting up a few tealights and enjoy the evening with the one you love.* * *femenino, lucernario masculino skylight, fanlight* * *= tealight.Nota: Velilla generalmente en un recipiente redondo de metal ligero utilizada para ambientar o para mantener comida caliente.Ex: There is nothing more romantic than lighting up a few tealights and enjoy the evening with the one you love.
* * *Lucerne* * *
lucerna sustantivo femenino skylight
* * *Lucerna nLucerne* * *f, lucernario m skylight -
117 anochecer2
2 = light + fail, night + fall.Ex. When the light began to fail she turned on a lamp next to the couch and continued the conversation with herself.Ex. Finally, as night fell, we reached our last destination. -
118 capuchina
f.1 capuchin nun.2 great Indian cress. (Botany)Capuchinas (Naut.) crotches and knees3 a small lamp of metal with extinguisher in the form of a hood.4 confection of egg yolk.5 nasturtium, Indian cress.* * *1 nasturtium* * *SF1) (Bot) nasturtium2) (Rel) Capuchin sister* * *= nasturtium.Nota: Planta.Ex. Hardy-annuals such as corncockle, love-in-a-mist and nasturtium can withstand the cold, so you sow them outdoors in spring.* * *= nasturtium.Nota: Planta.Ex: Hardy-annuals such as corncockle, love-in-a-mist and nasturtium can withstand the cold, so you sow them outdoors in spring.
* * *capuchina nfnasturtium* * *f BOT nasturtium* * *capuchina nf: nasturtium -
119 solar2
2 = solar.Ex. This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.----* alambique solar = solar still.* cama solar = sunbed, tanning bed.* cargador solar = solar charger.* colector solar = solar collector.* crema solar = suntan cream.* eclipse solar = solar eclipse.* equipo solar = solar equipment.* erupción solar = solar flare.* festival solar = solar festival.* filtro solar = sunscreen, sun block.* generador de energía solar = solar energy generator.* lámpara solar = sun lamp.* observatorio solar = solar observatory.* panel solar = solar panel.* protección solar = solar protection.* protección solar mediante sombras = solar shading.* protector solar = suntan cream, sunscreen.* radiación solar = solar radiation, solar gain.* resplandor solar = solar glare.* sistema solar, el = solar system, the. -
120 luz delantera
f.headlight, head lamp, head-light.* * *(n.) = headlight, headlampEx. Chapter 10 covers the following: changing oil filter; checking automatic transmission fluid; replacing fan belt; and replacing headlight.Ex. By law a motor vehicle is allowed only 55 Watts consumption headlamp and stoplamp bulbs.* * *(n.) = headlight, headlampEx: Chapter 10 covers the following: changing oil filter; checking automatic transmission fluid; replacing fan belt; and replacing headlight.
Ex: By law a motor vehicle is allowed only 55 Watts consumption headlamp and stoplamp bulbs.
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