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121 switch back
1.VI + ADV (to original plan, product, allegiance) volver a cambiarse2.VT + ADVshe switched the heater back to high/low — volvió a cambiar el calentador a la posición alta/baja
to switch the heater/oven back on — volver a poner or encender el calentador/horno
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122 insistence
noun ((the act of) insisting: She went to see the doctor at her husband's insistence.) insistenciatr[ɪn'sɪstəns]1 insistencia (on, en), empeño (on, en)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat somebody's insistence ante la insistencia de alguieninsistence [ɪn'sɪstənts] n: insistencia fn.• insistencia s.f.• tema s.m.ɪn'sɪstənsmass noun insistencia finsistence ON something/THAT... — insistencia en algo/en que...
she took time off only at her doctor's insistence — se tomó tiempo libre sólo porque el médico le insistió
[ɪn'sɪstǝns]N insistencia finsistence that — insistencia en que, empeño en que
his insistence that we should have a drink — su insistencia or su empeño en que tomásemos una copa
his insistence that he had switched the light off — su insistencia or su empeño en que había apagado la luz
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at his/her insistence — ante su insistencia•
insistence on sth — insistencia en algoher great insistence on this point — su enorme insistencia or su enorme empeño en este punto
* * *[ɪn'sɪstəns]mass noun insistencia finsistence ON something/THAT... — insistencia en algo/en que...
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123 silhouette
silu'et1) (an outline drawing of a person: A silhouette in a silver frame hung on the wall.) silueta2) (a dark image, especially a shadow, seen against the light.) siluetasilhouette n siluetatr[sɪlʊː'et]1 silueta\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto see something in silhouette ver la silueta de algoto be silhouetted against something recortarse contra algoit was silhouetted against the sky: se perfilaba contra el cielo: silueta fn.• silueta s.f.v.• proyectar en silueta v.
I 'sɪlu'etnoun silueta f
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transitive verb (usu pass)[ˌsɪluː'et]to be silhouetted AGAINST something — perfilarse or recortarse contra or sobre algo (liter)
1.N silueta f2.VTto be silhouetted against sth — destacarse or perfilarse en or contra algo
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I ['sɪlu'et]noun silueta f
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transitive verb (usu pass)to be silhouetted AGAINST something — perfilarse or recortarse contra or sobre algo (liter)
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124 Daugherty, Herschel
1910-1993Dirige, en television, episodios de series tan conocidas como Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Rawhide, Bonanza o Star Trek. En su haber, un par de westerns familiares sin especial interes.The Light in the Forest. 1958. 93 minutos. Technicolor. Buena Vista. Fess Parker, Wendell Corey, Joanne Dru.The Raiders. 1964. 75 minutos. Eastmancolor. Universal. Brian Keith, Robert Culp, Judi Meredith.English-Spanish dictionary of western films > Daugherty, Herschel
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125 Knopf, Edwin H.
1899-1981Neoyorquino, fue editor en la empresa de su hermano Alfred, prestigioso propietario de una influyente editorial. Actor teatral en Broadway y en Alemania, en 1928 lo encontramos como productor teatral y mas tarde, a partir de 1930, en Hollywood como guionista y director. En 1936 es jefe del departamento de guiones de Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. En la decada de los 40 se convierte en productor. Es director de diez peliculas (tal vez once si se considera suya total o parcialmente Fast Company, dirigida oficialmente por A. Edward Sutherland en 1929), nueve de ellas estrenadas entre 1930 y 1933, y otra, muy posterior, en 1951. En los tres westerns que dirigio, en el sonoro temprano, colaboro con Otto Brower; los dos primeros de ellos estan basados en obras de Zane Grey.The Light of Western Stars (Estrellas de occidente) (co-d.: Otto Brower). 1930. 70 minutos. Blanco y Negro. Paramount. Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, Fred Kohler.The Border Legion (co-d.: Otto Brower). 1930. 68 minutos. Blanco y Negro. Paramount. Jack Holt, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen.The Santa Fe Trail (Camino de Santa Fe) (co-d.: Otto Brower). 1930. 65 minutos. Blanco y Negro. Paramount. Richard Arlen, Rosita Moreno.English-Spanish dictionary of western films > Knopf, Edwin H.
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126 starlight
noun (the light from the stars.)tr['stɑːlaɪt]1 luz nombre femenino de las estrellasstarlight ['stɑr.laɪt] n: luz f de las estrellasn.• luz de las estrellas s.f.'stɑːrlaɪt, 'stɑːlaɪtmass noun luz f de las estrellas['stɑːlaɪt]N luz f de las estrellas* * *['stɑːrlaɪt, 'stɑːlaɪt]mass noun luz f de las estrellas -
127 all at once
1) (all at the same time: Don't eat those cakes all at once!) de golpe2) (suddenly: All at once the light went out.) de repentede repenteadv.• repentinamente adv.expr.• de golpe y porrazo expr.• de repente expr.• de una vez expr. -
128 amarillo
amarillo 1
◊ - lla adjetivo1 ‹color/blusa› yellow; 2
amarillo 2 sustantivo masculino yellow
amarillo,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino yellow
prensa amarilla, yellow press, gutter press, tabloid press ➣ Ver nota en broadsheet
' amarillo' also found in these entries: Spanish: amarilla - bofetada - ligeramente - narciso - color - güero - limón English: grapefruit - lemon - obtainable - yellow - amber
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