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  • 41 ruhig

    I Adj.
    1. (still) quiet (auch Farbe, Gegend etc., WIRTS., Markt); präd. (auch bewegungslos) still; seid mal bitte einen Moment ruhig! please keep quiet just for a moment; du bist ganz ruhig! drohend: I don’t want to hear another sound out of you; in ruhigem Ton in a calm (tone of) voice; um jemanden / etw. ist es ruhig geworden fig. you don’t hear anything about s.o. / s.th. any more
    2. (friedlich, ungestört) quiet, peaceful, tranquil; (geruhsam) restful; eine ruhige Kugel schieben umg. be not exactly killing o.s.; ruhiger Posten umg. easy ( oder cushy) job; ich habe keine ruhige Minute I don’t get a moment’s ( oder minute’s) peace ( oder rest)
    3. (gelassen) calm, composed, cool(-headed); (leidenschaftslos) even-tempered; (beruhigt) reassured; Hand: steady; Nerven: calm; Gewissen: clear; ruhiger Mensch quiet person; ruhig und gefasst calm and collected; ruhig werden quiet(en) down; ruhig bleiben keep calm ( oder one’s temper); sei ganz ruhig (unbesorgt) there’s no need to worry; ruhig! quiet!; nur ruhig! take it easy; ( dazu braucht man) eine ruhige Hand (this needs) a steady hand; ruhig Blut! just keep calm, calm down
    4. (glatt, störungsfrei) smooth; (gemächlich) leisurely (auch Adv.) See: calm; Überfahrt: smooth; ruhiger Gang TECH. smooth running
    5. ruhig stellen MED. (Arm etc.) immobilize; (Patienten) medikamentös: tranquil(l)ize; fig. pacify, calm
    II Adv.
    1. quietly etc.; ruhig schlafen sleep soundly; ruhig wohnen live in a quiet area; ruhig verlaufen be uneventful; (reibungslos) go off smoothly ( oder without a hitch); sich ruhig verhalten keep quiet, hold one’s peace; sie sahen ruhig zu, wie er den Hund quälte they just stood and watched him tormenting the dog
    2. (meinetwegen, getrost) by all means; du kannst ruhig dableiben by all means stay if you want, it’s all right for you to stay; das können Sie ruhig tun feel free (to do so); du kannst ihn ruhig wecken by all means wake him, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t wake him; du kannst mir ruhig glauben you can take my word for it; du könntest mir ruhig die Tür aufmachen you might open the door for me; du könntest ihr ruhig mal schreiben you could do worse than write her a letter; man kann ruhig behaupten, dass... it is safe to say that...
    * * *
    unflustered; leisurely; placid; smooth; calm; silent; still; tranquil; cool; easeful; halcyon; reposeful; restful; unexcited; composed; quiet; quiescent; sedate; staid; unruffled
    * * *
    ru|hig ['ruːɪç]
    1. adj
    1) (= still) quiet; Wetter, Meer calm

    seid rúhig! — be quiet!

    ihr sollt rúhig sein! — (will you) be quiet!

    2) (= geruhsam) quiet; Urlaub, Feiertage, Leben quiet, peaceful; Farbe restful; (= ohne Störung) Überfahrt, Verlauf smooth; (TECH) smooth

    gegen 6 Uhr wird es rúhiger — it quietens (Brit) or quiets (US) down around 6 o'clock

    alles geht seinen rúhigen Gang — everything is going smoothly

    See:
    → Kugel
    3) (= gelassen) calm; Gewissen easy

    nur rúhig (Blut)! — keep calm, take it easy (inf)

    bei rúhiger Überlegung — on( mature) consideration

    du wirst auch noch rúhiger! — you'll calm down one day

    du kannst/Sie können ganz rúhig sein — I can assure you

    See:
    → Blut
    4) (= sicher) Hand, Blick steady
    5) (= teilnahmslos) calm
    2. adv
    1) (= still) sitzen, stehenbleiben, dastehen still

    sitz doch rúhig! — sit still!

    2)

    (= untätig) etw rúhig mitansehen — to stand by and watch sth

    rúhig dabeistehen — just to stand by

    ich kann doch nicht rúhig mit ansehen, wie er so etwas tut — I can't just stand there and watch him do a thing like that

    sich rúhig verhalten — to keep calm

    3) (inf)

    du kannst rúhig hierbleiben — feel free to stay here, you're welcome to stay here if you want

    ihr könnt rúhig gehen, ich passe schon auf — you just go and I'll look after things

    wir können rúhig darüber sprechen — we can talk about it if you want

    du könntest rúhig mal etwas für mich tun! — it's about time you did something for me!

    4) (= ohne Turbulenzen) laufen very quietly

    das Flugzeug liegt rúhig in der Luft — the plane is flying smoothly

    ihr Leben verläuft sehr rúhig — she leads a very quiet life

    5)

    (= gelassen) wenn du etwas rúhiger überlegen würdest — if you took more time to think things over

    lass uns rúhig nachdenken — let's think things over calmly

    6) (= beruhigt) schlafen peacefully

    du kannst rúhig ins Kino gehen — go ahead, go to the cinema

    jetzt kann ich rúhig in Urlaub fahren — now I can go on holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US) with an easy mind

    * * *
    1) (still or quiet: a calm sea; The weather was calm.) calm
    2) (not anxious or excited: a calm person/expression; Please keep calm!) calm
    5) (calm and not easily disturbed or upset: a placid child.) placid
    6) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) quiet
    7) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) quiet
    8) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) quiet
    10) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) restful
    11) (not making any noise: This lift is quite silent.) silent
    12) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) smooth
    14) (quiet; peaceful: Life in the country is not always tranquil.) tranquil
    * * *
    ru·hig
    [ˈru:ɪç]
    I. adj
    1. (still, sich still verhaltend) quiet
    eine \ruhige Gegend a quiet area
    ein \ruhiger Mieter a quiet tenant
    2. (geruhsam) quiet
    sich dat einen \ruhigen Abend machen to have a quiet evening
    3. (keine Bewegung aufweisend) calm
    eine \ruhige Flamme a still flame
    4. (störungsfrei) smooth
    ein Achtzylinder hat einen \ruhigen Lauf an eight-cylinder engine runs smoothly
    eine \ruhige Überfahrt a smooth crossing
    5. (gelassen) calm
    ganz \ruhig sein können to not have to worry
    ich werde das schon regeln, da können Sie ganz \ruhig sein I'll sort that out, you don't have to worry; s.a. Gewissen
    6. (sicher) steady
    ein \ruhiger Blick a steady gaze
    II. adv
    1. (untätig) idly
    \ruhig dastehen to stand idly by
    etw \ruhig stellen MED Körperteil to immobilize sth
    2. (gleichmäßig) smoothly
    3. (gelassen) calmly
    4. (beruhigt) with peace of mind
    jetzt kann ich \ruhig nach Hause gehen und mich ausspannen now I can go home with my mind at rest and relax
    III. part (fam) really
    geh \ruhig, ich komme schon alleine zurecht don't worry about going, I can manage on my own
    du kannst \ruhig ins Kino gehen, ich passe schon auf die Kinder auf you just go to the cinema, I'll keep an eye on the children
    * * *
    1.
    1) (still, leise) quiet
    2) (friedlich, ungestört) peaceful <times, life, scene, valley, spot, etc.>; quiet <talk, reflection, life, spot>

    er hat keine ruhige Minute — he doesn't have a moment's peace

    3) (unbewegt) calm <sea, weather>; still < air>; (fig.) peaceful < melody>; quiet < pattern>; (gleichmäßig) steady <breathing, hand, flame, steps>; smooth <flight, crossing>
    4) (gelassen) calm <voice etc.>; quiet, calm < person>

    ruhig bleiben — keep calm; keep one's cool (coll.)

    2.
    1) (still, leise) quietly
    2) (friedlich, ohne Störungen) < sleep> peacefully; < go off> smoothly, peacefully; (ohne Zwischenfälle) uneventfully; <work, think> in peace
    3) (unbewegt) <sit, lie, stand> still; (gleichmäßig) <burn, breathe> steadily; < run, fly> smoothly
    4) (gelassen) <speak, watch, sit> calmly
    3.
    Adverb by all means

    du kannst ruhig mitkommen — by all means come along; you're welcome to come along

    lach mich ruhig aus — all right or go ahead, laugh at me[, I don't care]

    soll er ruhig meckern — (ugs.) let him moan[, I don't care]

    * * *
    A. adj
    1. (still) quiet (auch Farbe, Gegend etc, WIRTSCH, Markt); präd (auch bewegungslos) still;
    seid mal bitte einen Moment ruhig! please keep quiet just for a moment;
    du bist ganz ruhig! drohend: I don’t want to hear another sound out of you;
    in ruhigem Ton in a calm (tone of) voice;
    um jemanden/etwas ist es ruhig geworden fig you don’t hear anything about sb/sth any more
    2. (friedlich, ungestört) quiet, peaceful, tranquil; (geruhsam) restful;
    eine ruhige Kugel schieben umg be not exactly killing o.s.;
    ruhiger Posten umg easy ( oder cushy) job;
    ich habe keine ruhige Minute I don’t get a moment’s ( oder minute’s) peace ( oder rest)
    3. (gelassen) calm, composed, cool(-headed); (leidenschaftslos) even-tempered; (beruhigt) reassured; Hand: steady; Nerven: calm; Gewissen: clear;
    ruhiger Mensch quiet person;
    ruhig und gefasst calm and collected;
    ruhig werden quiet(en) down;
    ruhig bleiben keep calm ( oder one’s temper);
    sei ganz ruhig (unbesorgt) there’s no need to worry;
    ruhig! quiet!;
    nur ruhig! take it easy;
    (dazu braucht man) eine ruhige Hand (this needs) a steady hand;
    ruhig Blut! just keep calm, calm down
    4. (glatt, störungsfrei) smooth; (gemächlich) leisurely (auch adv); See: calm; Überfahrt: smooth;
    ruhiger Gang TECH smooth running
    5.
    ruhig stellen MED (Arm etc) immobilize; (Patienten) medikamentös: tranquil(l)ize; fig pacify, calm
    B. adv
    1. quietly etc;
    ruhig schlafen sleep soundly;
    ruhig wohnen live in a quiet area;
    ruhig verlaufen be uneventful; (reibungslos) go off smoothly ( oder without a hitch);
    sich ruhig verhalten keep quiet, hold one’s peace;
    sie sahen ruhig zu, wie er den Hund quälte they just stood and watched him tormenting the dog
    2. (meinetwegen, getrost) by all means;
    du kannst ruhig dableiben by all means stay if you want, it’s all right for you to stay;
    das können Sie ruhig tun feel free (to do so);
    du kannst ihn ruhig wecken by all means wake him, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t wake him;
    du kannst mir ruhig glauben you can take my word for it;
    du könntest mir ruhig die Tür aufmachen you might open the door for me;
    du könntest ihr ruhig mal schreiben you could do worse than write her a letter;
    man kann ruhig behaupten, dass … it is safe to say that …
    * * *
    1.
    1) (still, leise) quiet
    2) (friedlich, ungestört) peaceful <times, life, scene, valley, spot, etc.>; quiet <talk, reflection, life, spot>
    3) (unbewegt) calm <sea, weather>; still < air>; (fig.) peaceful < melody>; quiet < pattern>; (gleichmäßig) steady <breathing, hand, flame, steps>; smooth <flight, crossing>
    4) (gelassen) calm <voice etc.>; quiet, calm < person>

    ruhig bleiben — keep calm; keep one's cool (coll.)

    2.
    1) (still, leise) quietly
    2) (friedlich, ohne Störungen) < sleep> peacefully; < go off> smoothly, peacefully; (ohne Zwischenfälle) uneventfully; <work, think> in peace
    3) (unbewegt) <sit, lie, stand> still; (gleichmäßig) <burn, breathe> steadily; <run, fly> smoothly
    4) (gelassen) <speak, watch, sit> calmly
    3.
    Adverb by all means

    du kannst ruhig mitkommen — by all means come along; you're welcome to come along

    lach mich ruhig aus — all right or go ahead, laugh at me[, I don't care]

    soll er ruhig meckern — (ugs.) let him moan[, I don't care]

    * * *
    adj.
    calm adj.
    easy in one's mind (about) expr.
    halcyon adj.
    not flustered adj.
    quiescent adj.
    quiet adj.
    restful adj.
    silent adj.
    staid adj.
    still adj.
    tranquil adj.
    unexcited adj.
    unharried adj.
    unhasty adj.
    unruffled adj. adv.
    calmly adv.
    quiescently adv.
    quietly adv.
    reposefully adv.
    restfully adv.
    sedately adv.
    smoothly adv.
    tranquilly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ruhig

  • 42 ejemplo

    m.
    1 example.
    es el vivo ejemplo del optimismo he's optimism personified
    dar ejemplo to set an example
    no des mal ejemplo a los niños don't set the children a bad example
    por ejemplo for example
    poner un ejemplo to give an example
    poner de ejemplo to give as an example
    predicar con el ejemplo to practice what one preaches
    servir de ejemplo to serve as an example
    2 object lesson.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ejemplar.
    * * *
    1 example
    2 (modelo) model
    \
    dar ejemplo to set an example
    poner de ejemplo to give as an example
    por ejemplo for example, for instance
    servir de ejemplo to serve as an example
    tomar ejemplo de alguien to follow somebody's example
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=paradigma) example

    ¿puedes ponerme o darme un ejemplo? — can you give me an example?

    por ejemplo — for example, for instance

    poner como o de o por ejemplo — to give as an example

    2) (=modelo) example

    servir de o como ejemplo — to serve as an example

    * * *
    masculino example

    debería servirnos de or como ejemplo — it should serve as o should be an example to us

    predicar con el ejemplo — to set a good example, practice* what one preaches

    * * *
    = case study, example, instance, instantiation, manifestation, case history, showcase, showplace, token, role model, beacon.
    Ex. It is now time to turn to a case study, and this section is devoted to one indexing system in rather more depth.
    Ex. Examples are given in order to illustrate the points made above.
    Ex. In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.
    Ex. The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.
    Ex. The concepts introduced by the colon: (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
    Ex. The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.
    Ex. This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.
    Ex. In this case the data is the number of types, not tokens.
    Ex. In either case, library managers should recognise their own part in being role models for reference staffs.
    Ex. The British Library has recently been described as a ' beacon of excellence'.
    ----
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * citar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.
    * como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.
    * como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.
    * con ejemplos = by example(s).
    * dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.
    * dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.
    * dar ejemplo de = illustrate.
    * dar un ejemplo = give + example.
    * digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.
    * ejemplo a imitar = role model.
    * ejemplo clásico = classical example.
    * ejemplo excelente = shining example.
    * ejemplo magnífico = shining example.
    * ejemplo más representativo = flagship.
    * ejemplo modélico = shining example.
    * ejemplo perfecto = perfect example.
    * ejemplos = exemplification.
    * ejemplos modelo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * ejemplo sobresaliente = showpiece.
    * ejemplo típico = epitome, classical example, typical example.
    * ejemplo viviente = living example.
    * ilustrar con ejemplos = illustrate + by examples.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * liderar con el ejemplo = lead by + example.
    * mostrar ejemplos = highlight + examples.
    * ofrecer un ejemplo = afford + example.
    * poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.
    * poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.
    * pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....
    * por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.
    * por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.
    * por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.
    * predicar con el ejemplo = practise what + Pronombre + preach, walk + the talk, put + Posesivo + money where + Posesivo + mouth is.
    * seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.
    * seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.
    * seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.
    * ser un ejemplo = be a case in point.
    * tomar como ejemplo = take.
    * tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.
    * un ejemplo claro = a case in point.
    * véase como ejemplo = witness.
    * * *
    masculino example

    debería servirnos de or como ejemplo — it should serve as o should be an example to us

    predicar con el ejemplo — to set a good example, practice* what one preaches

    * * *
    = case study, example, instance, instantiation, manifestation, case history, showcase, showplace, token, role model, beacon.

    Ex: It is now time to turn to a case study, and this section is devoted to one indexing system in rather more depth.

    Ex: Examples are given in order to illustrate the points made above.
    Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.
    Ex: The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.
    Ex: The concepts introduced by the colon: (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
    Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.
    Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.
    Ex: In this case the data is the number of types, not tokens.
    Ex: In either case, library managers should recognise their own part in being role models for reference staffs.
    Ex: The British Library has recently been described as a ' beacon of excellence'.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * citar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.
    * como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.
    * como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.
    * con ejemplos = by example(s).
    * dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.
    * dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.
    * dar ejemplo de = illustrate.
    * dar un ejemplo = give + example.
    * digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.
    * ejemplo a imitar = role model.
    * ejemplo clásico = classical example.
    * ejemplo excelente = shining example.
    * ejemplo magnífico = shining example.
    * ejemplo más representativo = flagship.
    * ejemplo modélico = shining example.
    * ejemplo perfecto = perfect example.
    * ejemplos = exemplification.
    * ejemplos modelo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * ejemplo sobresaliente = showpiece.
    * ejemplo típico = epitome, classical example, typical example.
    * ejemplo viviente = living example.
    * ilustrar con ejemplos = illustrate + by examples.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * liderar con el ejemplo = lead by + example.
    * mostrar ejemplos = highlight + examples.
    * ofrecer un ejemplo = afford + example.
    * poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.
    * poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.
    * pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....
    * por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.
    * por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.
    * por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.
    * predicar con el ejemplo = practise what + Pronombre + preach, walk + the talk, put + Posesivo + money where + Posesivo + mouth is.
    * seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.
    * seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.
    * seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.
    * ser un ejemplo = be a case in point.
    * tomar como ejemplo = take.
    * tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.
    * un ejemplo claro = a case in point.
    * véase como ejemplo = witness.

    * * *
    su valor debería servirnos de or como ejemplo his bravery should serve as o should be an example to us
    debes tomar a tu padre como ejemplo you should follow your father's example
    tienes que dar (el) ejemplo you have to set an example
    predicar con el ejemplo to set a good example, practice what one preaches
    ¿me puedes dar algún ejemplo? can you give me an example?
    otro ejemplo de su falta de principios another example of his lack of principles
    pongamos por ejemplo el caso de Elena let's take Elena's case as an example
    3
    por ejemplo for example
    supongamos, por ejemplo, que te quedas sin dinero let's suppose, for example, that you run out of money
    has cometido muchos errores — ¿por ejemplo? you've made a lot of mistakes — give me an example
    * * *

     

    ejemplo sustantivo masculino
    example;

    pongamos por ejemplo el caso de Elena let's take Elena's case as an example;
    por ejemplo for example
    ejemplo sustantivo masculino example: su madre es un ejemplo de honradez, his mother is a model of decency ♦ LOC dar ejemplo, to set an example: no das un buen ejemplo gritando a los niños, you're not setting a good example by shouting at the children
    por ejemplo, for example: visitaron grandes ciudades, por ejemplo El Cairo, they visited great cities like El Cairo

    ' ejemplo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actual
    - ahorcarse
    - aleccionador
    - aleccionadora
    - ciudad
    - clásica
    - clásico
    - edificar
    - ej.
    - ilustración
    - misma
    - mismo
    - perdón
    - representar
    - sobrexplotación
    - concreto
    - demostrativo
    - Ej.
    - p. ej.
    - poner
    - por
    - rebuscado
    English:
    ablaze
    - actual
    - chaser
    - e.g.
    - engine driver
    - example
    - grope
    - illustration
    - instance
    - lead
    - model
    - money
    - picture
    - prime
    - set
    - specific
    - take
    - suit
    - type
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [caso ilustrativo] example;
    un ejemplo más de mala gestión empresarial another example of bad business management;
    déjenme que les dé un ejemplo allow me to give you an example;
    poner un ejemplo to give an example;
    póngame un ejemplo give me an example
    2. [modelo]
    nuestros vecinos son un ejemplo de amabilidad our neighbours are very kind;
    es el vivo ejemplo del optimismo he's optimism personified;
    dar ejemplo to set an example;
    no des mal ejemplo a los niños don't set the children a bad example;
    poner a alguien de ejemplo to give sb as an example;
    servir de ejemplo (a alguien) to be an example (to sb);
    toma ejemplo de tu hermano follow your brother's example
    ♦ por ejemplo loc adv
    1. [para ilustrar] for example, for instance;
    grandes ciudades, por ejemplo Nueva York o Londres big cities, for example New York or London
    2. [en respuestas]
    este trabajo tiene sus ventajas – ¿por ejemplo? this job has its advantages – such as?;
    Irónico
    podría prestarme el dinero un amigo, ¿no? – ¡por ejemplo! I could get a friend to lend me the money, don't you think? – dream on!
    * * *
    m example;
    dar buen ejemplo set a good example;
    por ejemplo for example;
    poner por ejemplo quote as an example;
    tomar ejemplo de alguien follow s.o.’s example;
    predicar con el ejemplo practice what one preaches
    * * *
    1) : example
    2)
    por ejemplo : for example
    3)
    dar ejemplo : to set an example
    * * *
    ejemplo n example

    Spanish-English dictionary > ejemplo

  • 43 perseguir

    v.
    1 to pursue.
    con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation
    Ella persigue el éxito She pursues success.
    2 to persecute.
    lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs
    le persigue la mala suerte he's dogged by bad luck
    los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood
    El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.
    3 to chase, to chase down, to follow, to get after.
    Buck persigue aves Buck chases birds.
    4 to aspire to, to aim to, to pursue, to pursue to.
    Ella persigue estudiar en Francia She pursues to study in France.
    5 to prosecute, to prosecute by the law.
    La corte persigue a Ricardo The court prosecutes Richard.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SEGUIR], like link=seguir seguir
    1 to pursue, chase
    2 figurado (seguir) to follow
    3 (reprimir) to persecute
    4 figurado (pretender) to be after, be looking for
    5 DERECHO to prosecute
    * * *
    verb
    3) worry, torment
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ presa, fugitivo] [gen] to pursue, chase; [por motivos ideológicos] to persecute; (=acosar) to hunt down, hunt out
    2) [+ persona, empleo] to chase after, go after; [+ propósito, fin] to pursue

    la persiguió durante dos años — he was after her for two years, he pursued her for two years

    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chase
    b) ( por la ideología) to persecute
    2)
    a) <objetivo/fin> to pursue

    la finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...

    b) ( acosar)

    la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them

    * * *
    = chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.
    Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
    Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
    Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.
    Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
    Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.
    Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.
    Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.
    Ex. The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.
    Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
    Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
    ----
    * perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * perseguir un fin = pursue + end.
    * perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.
    * persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chase
    b) ( por la ideología) to persecute
    2)
    a) <objetivo/fin> to pursue

    la finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...

    b) ( acosar)

    la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them

    * * *
    = chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.

    Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

    Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
    Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.
    Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
    Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.
    Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.
    Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.
    Ex: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.
    Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
    Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
    * perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * perseguir un fin = pursue + end.
    * perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.
    * persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.

    * * *
    vt
    A ‹fugitivo/delincuente› to pursue, chase; ‹presa› to pursue, chase, hunt
    B (por la ideología) to persecute
    el gobierno persiguió a los que se oponían al régimen the government persecuted those who opposed the regime
    C
    1 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue
    jóvenes que persiguen la fama young people in pursuit of o seeking fame
    la finalidad que se persigue es que baje esta cifra the ultimate aim is to lower this figure
    no sé qué persigues con esa actitud I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude
    2
    (acosar): me persigue pidiéndome el coche prestado he's always pestering me to lend him the car ( colloq)
    me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck
    la suerte lo persigue luck always seems to be on his side
    parece que te persiguen las enfermedades you seem to be plagued by illness
    * * *

     

    perseguir ( conjugate perseguir) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹fugitivo/delincuente/presa› to pursue, chase


    2 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue;

    me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck
    perseguir verbo transitivo
    1 (ir detrás de alguien) to chase
    2 (por ideas) to persecute
    3 (un objetivo) to pursue
    4 (acompañar) les persigue la mala suerte, they are dogged by bad luck
    ' perseguir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    morosa
    - moroso
    - andar
    - caza
    - corretear
    English:
    chase
    - dog
    - get after
    - go after
    - hunt down
    - make after
    - persecute
    - pursue
    - victimize
    - go
    - haunt
    - run
    * * *
    1. [ir tras de] to pursue;
    [corredor, ciclista] to chase down
    2. [acosar] to persecute;
    lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs;
    lo persigue la mala suerte she's dogged by bad luck;
    los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood
    3. [tratar de obtener] to pursue;
    con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation
    * * *
    v/t
    1 objetivo pursue
    2 delincuente look for
    3 ( molestar) pester
    4 ( acosar) persecute
    * * *
    perseguir {75} vt
    1) : to pursue, to chase
    2) : to persecute
    3) : to pester, to annoy
    * * *
    1. (en general) to chase / to pursue
    2. (objetivo, fin) to seek [pt. & pp. sought]

    Spanish-English dictionary > perseguir

  • 44 pillo

    f. & m.
    1 rascal, scamp, sly fellow.
    2 burglar, thief.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pillar.
    * * *
    1 (travieso) naughty
    2 (astuto) crafty
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (niño) little monkey, little devil
    2 (adulto) rogue, rascal
    * * *
    pillo, -a
    1.
    ADJ [adulto] sly, crafty; [niño] naughty
    2.
    SM / F (=adulto) rogue, scoundrel; (=niño) rascal, scamp
    * * *
    I
    - lla adjetivo (fam) ( travieso) naughty, wicked (colloq); ( astuto) crafty, cunning
    II
    - lla masculino, femenino (fam) ( travieso) rascal (colloq); ( astuto) crafty o cunning devil (colloq)
    * * *
    = streetwise [street-wise], crafty, street urchin, slum urchin, urchin, street arab, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion.
    Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
    Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
    Ex. The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
    Ex. Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
    Ex. This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys.
    Ex. Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
    Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
    Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
    Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
    * * *
    I
    - lla adjetivo (fam) ( travieso) naughty, wicked (colloq); ( astuto) crafty, cunning
    II
    - lla masculino, femenino (fam) ( travieso) rascal (colloq); ( astuto) crafty o cunning devil (colloq)
    * * *
    = streetwise [street-wise], crafty, street urchin, slum urchin, urchin, street arab, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion.

    Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

    Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
    Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
    Ex: Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
    Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys.
    Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
    Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
    Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
    Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    1 (travieso) naughty, wicked ( colloq)
    2 (astuto) crafty, cunning
    masculine, feminine
    ( fam)
    1 (travieso) rascal ( colloq)
    2 (astuto) crafty o cunning devil ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo pillar: ( conjugate pillar)

    pillo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    pilló es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    pillar    
    pillo
    pillar ( conjugate pillar) verbo transitivo
    1 (fam)

    ◊ le pilló un dedo it caught o trapped her finger;

    ¡te pillé! caught o got you!
    b) ‹catarro/resfriado› to catch

    2 (Esp fam) [ coche] to hit
    pillarse verbo pronominal (fam) ‹dedos/manga› to catch
    pillo
    ◊ - lla adjetivo (fam) ( travieso) naughty, wicked (colloq);


    ( astuto) crafty, cunning
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( travieso) rascal (colloq);
    ( astuto) crafty o cunning devil (colloq)
    pillar verbo transitivo
    1 (una cosa, enfermedad) to catch
    2 (atropellar) to run over
    3 (sorprender) to catch
    4 (un chiste, una idea) to get
    5 (robar) to steal ➣ Ver nota en catch
    ♦ Locuciones: me pilla de camino, it's on my way
    pillo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (travieso, trasto) naughty
    2 (astuto) cunning
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (niño travieso) rascal
    2 (astuto) cunning devil
    ' pillo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pilla
    - renuncio
    - sinvergüenza
    - tuna
    - tuno
    - pillar
    English:
    rascal
    - roguish
    - tag
    - rogue
    * * *
    pillo, -a Fam
    ♦ adj
    1. [travieso] mischievous
    2. [astuto] crafty
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [pícaro] rascal
    2. [astuto] crafty person
    * * *
    I adj mischievous
    II m, pilla f rascal
    * * *
    pillo, - lla adj
    : cunning, crafty
    pillo, - lla n
    1) : rascal, brat
    2) : rogue, scoundrel
    * * *
    pillo n (niño) rascal

    Spanish-English dictionary > pillo

  • 45 sufrir

    v.
    1 to suffer.
    no sufrió daños it wasn't damaged
    sufrió una agresión he was the victim of an attack
    sufrir del estómago to have a stomach complaint
    Los chicos penan en su cuarto The boys suffer in their room.
    2 to bear, to stand.
    tengo que sufrir sus manías I have to put up with his idiosyncrasies
    No pudo sufrirla I cannot stand her.
    3 to undergo, to experience.
    la Bolsa sufrió una caída the stock market fell
    la empresa ha sufrido pérdidas the company has reported o made losses
    * * *
    1 (padecer) to suffer
    2 (accidente, ataque) to have; (operación) to undergo
    3 (dificultades, cambios) to experience; (derrota, consecuencias) to suffer
    4 (aguantar) to bear, stand, put up with
    5 (consentir) to tolerate
    1 (padecer) to suffer
    \
    hacer sufrir a alguien to cause somebody pain, make somebody suffer
    sufrir del corazón to have a heart condition
    sufrir hambre to go hungry
    sufrir vergüenza to be ashamed
    * * *
    verb
    2) endure, bear
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=tener) [+ accidente] to have, suffer; [+ consecuencias, revés] to suffer; [+ cambio] to undergo; [+ intervención quirúrgica] to have, undergo; [+ pérdida] to suffer, sustain
    2) (=soportar)

    no puede sufrir que la imiten — she can't bear o stand people imitating her

    3) [+ examen, prueba] to undergo
    4) frm (=sostener) to hold up, support
    2.

    sufre mucho de los pies — she suffers a lot o has a lot of trouble with her feet

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <dolores/molestias> to suffer
    b) <derrota/persecución/consecuencias> to suffer; < cambio> to undergo; < accidente> to have
    c) ( soportar) (en frases negativas) to bear

    no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí — I can't bear o stand him laughing at me

    2.
    sufrir vi to suffer

    sufre del hígado — she suffers from o has a liver complaint

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <dolores/molestias> to suffer
    b) <derrota/persecución/consecuencias> to suffer; < cambio> to undergo; < accidente> to have
    c) ( soportar) (en frases negativas) to bear

    no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí — I can't bear o stand him laughing at me

    2.
    sufrir vi to suffer

    sufre del hígado — she suffers from o has a liver complaint

    * * *
    sufrir1
    1 = grieve, suffer, pine, suffer.

    Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

    Ex: Since the introduction of computer-based indexing systems alphabetical indexing languages have become more prevalent, and UDC has suffered a reduction in use.
    Ex: The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.
    Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
    * cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.
    * dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.
    * sufrir un suplicio = agonise over [agonize, -USA].

    sufrir2
    2 = experience, feel, sustain, stew, undergo.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado underwent, participio undergone.

    Ex: If facilities like these are not supported by the data base design, the users of the system will experience slow response times.

    Ex: Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.
    Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.
    Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.
    Ex: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.
    * no sufrir cambios = remain + normal.
    * persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.
    * sufrir daños = suffer + damage, suffer + harm, come to + harm.
    * sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * sufrir el efecto de Algo = suffer + effect.
    * sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.
    * sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.
    * sufrir pérdidas = make + a loss.
    * sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.
    * sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.
    * sufrir una experiencia = undergo + experience.
    * sufrir una pérdida = suffer + loss.
    * sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.
    * sufrir un cambio = experience + change, undergo + change.
    * sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.
    * sufrir un inconveniente = suffer + inconvenience.
    * sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.
    * sufrir un revés = take + an unfortunate turn, take + a pounding, take + a beating.

    * * *
    sufrir [I1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹dolores/molestias› to suffer; ‹persecución/exilio› to suffer
    sufre lesiones de gravedad he has serious injuries
    sufrió una grave enfermedad she had a serious illness
    2 ‹derrota/castigo› to suffer; ‹cambio› to undergo
    sufrieron un accidente en el camino de descenso they had an accident on the way down
    había sufrido otro atentado en 1992 he had been the target of a previous attack in 1992, there had been a previous attempt on his life in 1992
    nuestro ejército sufrió bajas importantes our army suffered serious losses
    el avión sufrió un retraso de dos horas the plane was two hours late
    el dólar sufrió un fuerte descenso the dollar suffered a sharp fall
    uno de los motores sufrió una avería one of the engines broke down
    ahora tendrás que sufrir las consecuencias now you'll have to suffer the consequences
    son los que más sufren la crisis económica they are the ones hardest hit by the economic crisis
    no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí I can't bear o stand him laughing at me, I can't bear o stand it when he laughs at me
    es que no puedo sufrirla I just can't bear o stand her
    ■ sufrir
    vi
    to suffer
    murió de repente, sin sufrir she died suddenly, she didn't suffer
    está sufriendo mucho con los dolores she's suffering a great deal with the pain
    sufrir DE algo to suffer FROM sth
    sufre del hígado/los riñones she suffers from o has a liver/kidney complaint
    * * *

     

    sufrir ( conjugate sufrir) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹dolores/molestias› to suffer;


    b) ‹derrota/persecución/consecuencias› to suffer;

    ‹ cambio› to undergo;
    ‹ accidente› to have;

    el coche sufrió una avería the car broke down
    verbo intransitivo
    to suffer;
    sufrir de algo to suffer from sth
    sufrir
    I verbo intransitivo to suffer: sufre de reumatismo, he suffers from rheumatism
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (un daño, un perjuicio) to suffer: sufría una extraña enfermedad, he had a rare illness
    (un accidente) to have
    (una derrota) to suffer
    (una operación) to undergo
    2 (cambios) to undergo: en la adolescencia se sufre una gran transformación, you go through a lot of changes during adolescence
    3 (soportar, aguantar) to bear: tuvimos que sufrir sus chistes machistas, we had to put up with his sexist jokes
    ' sufrir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atravesada
    - atravesado
    - castigar
    - desengaño
    - llevar
    - martirizar
    - padecer
    - pasar
    - soportar
    - accidente
    - caída
    - contratiempo
    - daño
    - desmayo
    - experimentar
    - herida
    - persecución
    - quemar
    - regodearse
    - resentirse
    English:
    break down
    - brunt
    - collapse
    - crack
    - crack up
    - experience
    - have
    - incur
    - meet with
    - penalty
    - relapse
    - squirm
    - suffer
    - sustain
    - undergo
    - concuss
    - die
    - grieve
    - height
    - hemorrhage
    - hurt
    - mutate
    - rack
    - receive
    - under
    - weak
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [padecer] to suffer;
    [accidente] to have;
    sufre frecuentes ataques epilépticos she often has epileptic fits;
    sufrió persecución por sus ideas she suffered persecution for her ideas;
    no sufrió daños it wasn't damaged;
    sufrió una agresión/un atentado he was attacked/an attempt was made on his life;
    sufrí una vergüenza increíble I felt incredibly embarrassed;
    la empresa ha sufrido pérdidas the company has reported o made losses;
    el ejército invasor sufrió numerosas bajas the invading army suffered numerous casualties
    2. [soportar] to put up with, to bear;
    tengo que sufrir sus manías I have to put up with his idiosyncrasies;
    a tu jefe no hay quien lo sufra your boss is impossible to put up with
    3. [experimentar] to undergo, to experience;
    la Bolsa sufrió una caída the stock market fell;
    ♦ vi
    [padecer] to suffer;
    sufrió mucho antes de morir she suffered a lot before she died;
    sufre mucho si su hijo no lo llama he gets very anxious if his son doesn't call him;
    sufrir de [enfermedad] to suffer from;
    sufrir del estómago/riñón to have stomach/kidney trouble o a stomach/kidney complaint
    * * *
    I v/t fig
    suffer, put up with
    II v/i suffer (de from);
    sufre del estómago he has stomach problems
    * * *
    sufrir vt
    1) : to suffer
    sufrir una pérdida: to suffer a loss
    2) : to tolerate, to put up with
    ella no lo puede sufrir: she can't stand him
    sufrir vi
    : to suffer
    * * *
    sufrir vb (en general) to suffer

    Spanish-English dictionary > sufrir

  • 46 Holland, John Philip

    SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping
    [br]
    b. 29 February 1840 Liscanor, Co. Clare, Ireland
    d. 12 August 1915 Newark, New Jersey, USA
    [br]
    Irish/American inventor of the successful modern submarine
    [br]
    Holland was educated first in his native town and later in Limerick, a seaport bustling with coastal trade ships. His first job was that of schoolteacher, and as such he worked in various parts of Ireland until he was about 32 years old. A combination of his burning patriotic zeal for Ireland and his interest in undersea technology (then in its infancy) made him consider designs for underwater warships for use against the British Royal Navy in the fight for Irish independence. He studied all known works on the subject and commenced drawing plans, but he was unable to make real headway owing to a lack of finance.
    In 1873 he travelled to the United States, ultimately settling in New Jersey and continuing in the profession of teaching. His work on submarine design continued, but in 1875 he suffered a grave setback when the United States Navy turned down his designs. Help came from an unexpected source, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or Fenian Society, which had been founded in Dublin and New York in 1858. Financial help enabled Holland to build a 4 m (13 ft) one-person craft, which was tested in 1878, and then a larger boat of 19 tonnes' displacement that was tested with a crew of three to depths of 20 m (65 ft) in New York's harbour in 1883. Known as the Fenian Ram, it embodied most of the principles of modern submarines, including weight compensation. The Fenians commandeered this boat, but they were unable to operate it satisfactorily and it was relegated to history.
    Holland continued work, at times independently and sometimes with others, and continuously advocated submarines to the United States Navy. In 1895 he was successful in winning a contract for US$150,000 to build the US Submarine Plunger at Baltimore. With too much outside interference, this proved an unsatisfactory venture. However, with only US$5,000 of his capital left, Holland started again and in 1898 he launched the Holland at Elizabeth, New Jersey. This 16 m (52 ft) vessel was successful, and in 1900 it was purchased by the United States Government.
    Six more boats were ordered by the Americans, and then some by the Russians and the Japanese. The British Royal Navy ordered five, which were built by Vickers Son and Maxim (now VSEL) at Barrow-in-Furness in the years up to 1903, commencing their long run of submarine building. They were licensed by another well-known name, the Electric Boat Company, which had formerly been the J.P.Holland Torpedo Boat Company.
    Holland now had some wealth and was well known. He continued to work, trying his hand at aeronautical research, and in 1904 he invented a respirator for use in submarine rescue work. It is pleasing to record that one of his ships can be seen to this day at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport: HM Submarine Holland No. 1, which was lost under tow in 1913 but salvaged and restored in the 1980s.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Order of the Rising Sun, Japan, 1910.
    Bibliography
    1900, "The submarine boat and its future", North American Review (December). Holland wrote several other articles of a similar nature.
    Further Reading
    R.K.Morris, 1966 John P.Holland 1841–1914, Inventor of the Modern Submarine, Annapolis, MD: US Naval Institute.
    F.W.Lipscomb, 1975, The British Submarine, London: Conway Maritime Press. A.N.Harrison, 1979, The Development of HM Submarines from Holland No. 1 (1901) to
    Porpoise (1930), Bath: MoD Ships Department (internal publication).
    FMW

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  • 47 Tesla, Nikola

    SUBJECT AREA: Electricity
    [br]
    b. 9 July 1856 Smiljan, Croatia
    d. 7 January 1943 New York, USA
    [br]
    Serbian (naturalized American) engineer and inventor of polyphase electrical power systems.
    [br]
    While at the technical institute in Graz, Austria, Tesla's attention was drawn to the desirability of constructing a motor without a commutator. He considered the sparking between the commutator and brushes of the Gramme machine when run as a motor a serious defect. In 1881 he went to Budapest to work on the telegraph system and while there conceived the principle of the rotating magnetic field, upon which all polyphase induction motors are based. In 1882 Tesla moved to Paris and joined the Continental Edison Company. After building a prototype of his motor he emigrated to the United States in 1884, becoming an American citizen in 1889. He left Edison and founded an independent concern, the Tesla Electric Company, to develop his inventions.
    The importance of Tesla's first patents, granted in 1888 for alternating-current machines, cannot be over-emphasized. They covered a complete polyphase system including an alternator and induction motor. Other patents included the polyphase transformer, synchronous motor and the star connection of three-phase machines. These were to become the basis of the whole of the modern electric power industry. The Westinghouse company purchased the patents and marketed Tesla motors, obtaining in 1893 the contract for the Niagara Falls two-phase alternators driven by 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) water turbines.
    After a short period with Westinghouse, Tesla resigned to continue his research into high-frequency and high-voltage phenomena using the Tesla coil, an air-cored transformer. He lectured in America and Europe on his high-frequency devices, enjoying a considerable international reputation. The name "tesla" has been given to the SI unit of magnetic-flux density. The induction motor became one of the greatest advances in the industrial application of electricity. A claim for priority of invention of the induction motor was made by protagonists of Galileo Ferraris (1847–1897), whose discovery of rotating magnetic fields produced by alternating currents was made independently of Tesla's. Ferraris demonstrated the phenomenon but neglected its exploitation to produce a practical motor. Tesla himself failed to reap more than a small return on his work and later became more interested in scientific achievement than commercial success, with his patents being infringed on a wide scale.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers Edison Medal 1917. Tesla received doctorates from fourteen universities.
    Bibliography
    1 May 1888, American patent no. 381,968 (initial patent for the three-phase induction motor).
    1956, Nikola Tesla, 1856–1943, Lectures, Patents, Articles, ed. L.I.Anderson, Belgrade (selected works, in English).
    1977, My Inventions, repub. Zagreb (autobiography).
    Further Reading
    M.Cheney, 1981, Tesla: Man Out of Time, New Jersey (a full biography). C.Mackechnie Jarvis, 1969, in IEE Electronics and Power 15:436–40 (a brief treatment).
    T.C.Martin, 1894, The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla, New York (covers his early work on polyphase systems).
    GW

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  • 48 Allen, Horatio

    [br]
    b. 10 May 1802 Schenectady, New York, USA
    d. 1 January 1890 South Orange, New Jersey, USA
    [br]
    American engineer, pioneer of steam locomotives.
    [br]
    Allen was the Resident Engineer for construction of the Delaware \& Hudson Canal and in 1828 was instructed by J.B. Jervis to visit England to purchase locomotives for the canal's rail extension. He drove the locomotive Stourbridge Lion, built by J.U. Rastrick, on its first trial on 9 August 1829, but weak track prevented its regular use.
    Allen was present at the Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway in October 1829. So was E.L.Miller, one of the promoters of the South Carolina Canal \& Rail Road Company, to which Allen was appointed Chief Engineer that autumn. Allen was influential in introducing locomotives to this railway, and the West Point Foundry built a locomotive for it to his design; it was the first locomotive built in the USA for sale. This locomotive, which bore some resemblance to Novelty, built for Rainhill by John Braithwaite and John Ericsson, was named Best Friend of Charleston. On Christmas Day 1830 it hauled the first scheduled steam train to run in America, carrying 141 passengers.
    In 1832 the West Point Foundry built four double-ended, articulated 2–2–0+0–2–2 locomotives to Horatio Allen's design for the South Carolina railroad. From each end of a central firebox extended two boiler barrels side by side with common smokeboxes and chimneys; wheels were mounted on swivelling sub-frames, one at each end, beneath these boilers. Allen's principal object was to produce a powerful locomotive with a light axle loading.
    Allen subsequently became a partner in Stillman, Allen \& Co. of New York, builders of marine engines, and in 1843 was President of the Erie Railroad.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    J.Marshall, 1978, A Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers, Newton Abbot: David \& Charles.
    Dictionary of American Biography.
    R.E.Carlson, 1969, The Liverpool \& Manchester Railway Project 1821–1831, Newton Abbot: David \& Charles.
    J.F.Stover, 1961, American Railroads, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
    J.H.White Jr, 1994, "Old debts and new visions", in Common Roots—Separate Branches, London: Science Museum, 79–82.
    PJGR

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  • 49 sufrir2

    2 = experience, feel, sustain, stew, undergo.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado underwent, participio undergone.
    Ex. If facilities like these are not supported by the data base design, the users of the system will experience slow response times.
    Ex. Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.
    Ex. In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.
    Ex. He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.
    Ex. Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.
    ----
    * no sufrir cambios = remain + normal.
    * persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.
    * sufrir daños = suffer + damage, suffer + harm, come to + harm.
    * sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * sufrir el efecto de Algo = suffer + effect.
    * sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.
    * sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.
    * sufrir pérdidas = make + a loss.
    * sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.
    * sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.
    * sufrir una experiencia = undergo + experience.
    * sufrir una pérdida = suffer + loss.
    * sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.
    * sufrir un cambio = experience + change, undergo + change.
    * sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.
    * sufrir un inconveniente = suffer + inconvenience.
    * sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.
    * sufrir un revés = take + an unfortunate turn, take + a pounding, take + a beating.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sufrir2

  • 50 Cooper, Peter

    [br]
    b. 12 February 1791 New York, USA
    d. 4 April 1883 New York, USA
    [br]
    American entrepreneur and steam locomotive pioneer.
    [br]
    Cooper had minimal formal education, but following a childhood spent helping his small-businessman father, he had by his early twenties become a prosperous glue maker. In 1828, with partners, he set up an ironworks at Baltimore. The Baltimore \& Ohio Railroad, intended for horse haulage, was under construction and, to confound those sceptical of the powers of steam, Cooper built a steam locomotive, with vertical boiler and single vertical cylinder, that was so small that it was called Tom Thumb. Nevertheless, when on test in 1830, it proved a match for horse power and became one of the first locomotives to run on an American railway. Cooper did not, however, personally take this line of development further; rather, he built up a vast industrial empire and later in life became a noted philanthropist.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    J.F.Stover, 1961, American Railroads, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
    Dictionary of American Biography.
    PJGR

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  • 51 el

    art.
    el coche the car
    la casa the house
    los niños the children
    el agua/hacha/águila the water/ax/eagle
    fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children
    * * *
    el
    1 the
    ■ la Sra. Rodríguez Mrs. Rodríguez
    2 el de the one
    3 el que (persona - sujeto) the one who; (- objeto) the one, the one that, the one whom
    4 (cosa) the one, the one that, the one which
    * * *
    1. pron. 2. art.
    * * *
    el; la; los; las
    ART DEF
    1) [con nombres de referente único o concreto] the

    ¿está fría el agua? — is the water cold?

    ¿ha llegado ya el abogado? — has the lawyer arrived yet?

    el tío ese — * that chap

    2) [en algunos casos no se traduce]
    a) [con nombres propios]

    ¿qué manda la señora? — what would madam like?

    ha llamado el Sr. Sendra — Mr. Sendra called

    dáselo a la Luisa — * give it to Luisa

    b) [con nombres en sentido genérico]
    c) [con infinitivo]

    el hacerlo fue un error — doing it was a mistake, it was a mistake to do it

    d) [con cifras, proporciones]

    ahora gano el 3% más — I now earn 3% more

    3) [traducido por el posesivo]
    4) [con expresiones temporales]
    5) (=uso distributivo)
    6) [en exclamaciones]

    ¡el frío que hacía! — it was freezing!

    7) [posesivo]

    • el de, mi libro y el de usted — my book and yours

    el del sombrero rojo — the one with o in the red hat

    es un traje bonito, pero prefiero el de Ana — it's a nice suit, but I prefer Ana's

    y el de todos los demás — and that of everybody else, and everybody else's

    8)

    • el que —

    a) + indic

    él es el que quiere — it's he who wants to, he's the one who wants to

    los que hacen eso son tontos — anyone who does that is a fool, those who do so are foolish

    b) + subjun whoever

    el que quiera, que lo haga — whoever wants to can do it

    * * *
    (pl los), la (pl las) articulo
    [the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]
    1)

    ¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?

    el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours

    el rojo/último — the red/last one

    los nacidos entre... — those born between...

    2)
    a)

    el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's

    b)

    el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it

    el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month

    4) ( cada)

    $80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo

    5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

    la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money

    el 20% de... — 20% of...

    el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor

    6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)
    a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

    el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal

    b) ( en plural)
    * * *
    (pl los), la (pl las) articulo
    [the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]
    1)

    ¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?

    el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours

    el rojo/último — the red/last one

    los nacidos entre... — those born between...

    2)
    a)

    el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's

    b)

    el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it

    el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month

    4) ( cada)

    $80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo

    5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

    la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money

    el 20% de... — 20% of...

    el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor

    6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)
    a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

    el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal

    b) ( en plural)
    * * *
    el2
    = the, ye.

    Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

    Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.
    * barrio de los ricos = upper town.
    * de los mejores = as good as any.
    * el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.
    * el acabose = the last straw.
    * el alcance = comprehensiveness.
    * el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.
    * el año próximo = the year ahead.
    * el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.
    * el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.
    * el auténtico = the real McCoy.
    * el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.
    * el bien de = the good of.
    * el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.
    * el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.
    * el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
    * el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
    * el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.
    * el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.
    * el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.
    * el charco = the big pond.
    * el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.
    * el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.
    * el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.
    * el colmo = the last straw.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * el corazón de = the heart of.
    * el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.
    * el cual = which.
    * el de = that in, that of.
    * el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.
    * El Diluvio = the Flood.
    * el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.
    * el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.
    * el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.
    * el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.
    * el doble = twice + as many.
    * el doble de = twice + the number of.
    * El Dorado = El Dorado.
    * el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.
    * el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.
    * el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.
    * el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * el final de = the close of.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.
    * el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.
    * el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.
    * el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.
    * el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.
    * el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.
    * el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.
    * el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.
    * el grado de = the extent of.
    * el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.
    * el grado en que = the extent to which.
    * el gran hermano = big brother.
    * el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.
    * el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.
    * el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.
    * el impulsor de = the power behind.
    * el interés público = the public interest.
    * El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.
    * el lastre de = the shackles of.
    * el llevar = carrying.
    * el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.
    * El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.
    * el mejor = best of breed, the.
    * el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.
    * el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * el mentir = lying.
    * el mes pasado = last month.
    * el mío = mine.
    * el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).
    * el mismo número = as many.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * el momento preciso = the point in time at which.
    * el motor de = the power behind.
    * el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.
    * el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.
    * el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
    * el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.
    * el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.
    * el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
    * el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * el orgullo de = showpiece.
    * el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.
    * el padre de = the father of.
    * el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.
    * el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.
    * el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * el peso de = brunt of, the.
    * el populacho = the great unwashed.
    * el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * el portavoz de = the voice of.
    * el presente = thisness.
    * el primer intento = the first time around.
    * el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.
    * el primero mencionado = former.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * el principio de = the dawn of.
    * el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.
    * el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el proletariado = the great unwashed.
    * el pulmón de = the heart of.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el que = that, the one.
    * el que aprende = learner.
    * el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.
    * el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).
    * el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.
    * el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].
    * el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.
    * el registro de los registros = record-of-record.
    * el registro modelo = record-of-record.
    * el resto = rest, the.
    * el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).
    * El Salvador = El Salvador.
    * el segundo mencionado = latter.
    * el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * el ser barato = cheapness.
    * el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.
    * el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el tamaño de = the extent of.
    * el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tiempo de Algo = in season.
    * el tiempo es oro = time is money.
    * el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.
    * el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).
    * el tipo de = the range of.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.
    * el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.
    * el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.
    * el último citado = latter.
    * el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * el único = the one and only.
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * el único e inimitable = the one and only.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero = the real McCoy.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * el ver televisión = television viewing.
    * el viejo = the elder.
    * el vulgo = the great unwashed.
    * el yugo de = the shackles of.
    * espicharlas = kick + the bucket.
    * la = the, ye.
    * la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.
    * la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.
    * la buena noticia = the good news.
    * la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.
    * la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.
    * la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.
    * la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.
    * la ciudadana media = the average Jane.
    * la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.
    * la clave de = at the heart of.
    * la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * la comunidad en general = the community at large.
    * la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.
    * la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.
    * la cosa es que = the thing is.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * la cruz de = the bane of.
    * la cuestión es que = the thing is.
    * la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.
    * la demanda de = a call for.
    * la diversidad de = the range of.
    * la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * la época de Algo = in season.
    * la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.
    * la espalda de = the back of.
    * la evidencia = the writing on the wall.
    * la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.
    * la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.
    * la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.
    * la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
    * la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.
    * la gente decía que = rumour had it that.
    * la gente dice que = rumour has it that.
    * la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.
    * la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.
    * la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.
    * la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.
    * la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.
    * la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.
    * la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.
    * la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.
    * la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.
    * la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
    * La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.
    * la joya de = showpiece.
    * la judicatura = the Bench.
    * la justicia = the Bench.
    * la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.
    * la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * la magistratura = the Bench.
    * la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * la mar de = a whole slew of.
    * la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.
    * la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.
    * la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.
    * la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.
    * la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.
    * la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.
    * la medida en que = the extent to which.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * la mejor manera = how best.
    * la mejor manera de = the best way of.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * la mejor opción = the best bet.
    * la mejor salida = the best way forward.
    * la mejor solución = the best way forward.
    * la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.
    * la mentira = lying.
    * la mirada en = eye(s) on.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).
    * la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.
    * la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.
    * la parte de atrás de = the back of.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.
    * la parte trasera de = the back of.
    * la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.
    * la pesadilla de = the bane of.
    * la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.
    * la petición de = a call for.
    * la píldora = the pill.
    * la plebe = the great unwashed.
    * la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.
    * la primera tentativa = the first time around.
    * la primera vez = the first time around.
    * la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.
    * la próxima moda = the next hot thing.
    * la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
    * la que = that, the one.
    * la razón de ser = the reason for being.
    * la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).
    * la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.
    * la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....
    * la riqueza de = the wealth of.
    * la ruina de = the bane of.
    * las = the, ye.
    * las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las ataduras de = the shackles of.
    * las autoridades = the powers-that-be.
    * las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.
    * las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.
    * las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.
    * las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.
    * las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.
    * las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.
    * las de = those for.
    * las doce del mediodía = noon.
    * la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.
    * la segunda opción = the next best choice.
    * la segunda vez = the second time around.
    * la semana pasada = last week.
    * la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * la sociedad en general = society at large.
    * las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.
    * las profundidades del mar = the deep.
    * las profundidades del océano = the deep.
    * las pruebas = the writing on the wall.
    * las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.
    * las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.
    * las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.
    * las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.
    * la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.
    * la suerte está echada = the die is cast.
    * la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.
    * las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.
    * las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.
    * la temporada de Algo = in season.
    * la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.
    * la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.
    * la tira de = a whole slew of.
    * la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.
    * la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).
    * la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * la última vez = last time.
    * la última vez que = the last time.
    * la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.
    * la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.
    * la ventaja de = the beauty of.
    * la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.
    * la verdad = the lowdown (on).
    * la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.
    * la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.
    * la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.
    * la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.
    * la vida + seguir = life + go on.
    * la víspera de = on the eve of.
    * la voz de = the voice of.
    * la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.
    * la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.
    * la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.
    * la voz del odio = the voice of hate.
    * la voz interior = the voice within.
    * lo absurdo = ridiculousness.
    * lo adecuado = adequacy.
    * lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.
    * lo anodino = blandness.
    * lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.
    * lo apropiado = appropriateness.
    * lo barato = inexpensiveness.
    * lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * lo bastante elevado = high enough.
    * lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.
    * lo bueno de = the beauty of.
    * lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.
    * lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.
    * lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.
    * lo caro = expensiveness.
    * lo chicano = Chicana.
    * lo chulo = coolness.
    * lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * lo completo = completeness.
    * lo completo que Algo está = fullness.
    * lo creas o no = believe it or not.
    * lo decisivo = the last word.
    * lo definitivo = the last word.
    * lo desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.
    * lo directo = directness.
    * lo divertido = the fun part.
    * lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * lo estrafalario = zaniness.
    * lo estrambótico = zaniness.
    * lo extenso = comprehensiveness.
    * lo favorable = propitiousness.
    * lo hebraico = Hebraica.
    * lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.
    * lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.
    * lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.
    * lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo indefinido = indefiniteness.
    * lo indirecto = indirectness.
    * lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.
    * lo insulso = blandness.
    * lo interesante = the fun part.
    * lo judío = Judaica.
    * lo lindo = cuteness.
    * lo llano = flatness.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más conveniente es que = optimally.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all, at its core.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * lo mejor = the top of the tree.
    * lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.
    * lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.
    * lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor de todo = best of all.
    * lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....
    * lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.
    * lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.
    * lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.
    * lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.
    * lo menos posible = as little as possible.
    * lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.
    * lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.
    * lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.
    * lo mismo que antes = the same as before.
    * lo mismo que para = the same as that for.
    * lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo mucho que = how extensively.
    * lo noble = high-mindedness.
    * lo no convencional = unconventional, the.
    * lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).
    * lo oportuno = timeliness.
    * lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.
    * lo peor de = brunt of, the.
    * lo peor del = the armpit of the.
    * lo pintoresco = quaintness.
    * lo plano = flatness.
    * lo poco común = rarity, rareness.
    * lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.
    * lo primero = for one, first off.
    * lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.
    * lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.
    * lo propicio = propitiousness.
    * lo público = publicness.
    * lo que = that which, what.
    * lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.
    * lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.
    * lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.
    * lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.
    * lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.
    * lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.
    * lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.
    * lo que es aun mejor = better still.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.
    * lo que es mejor aun = better still.
    * lo que es muy importante = importantly.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * lo que es peor aun = worse still.
    * lo que espera a = what is on store for.
    * lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.
    * lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.
    * lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.
    * lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * lo que le corresponde = fair share.
    * lo que nos espera = things to come.
    * lo que quiera que = whatever.
    * lo que sea = something or other.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * lo que + ser = what + be like.
    * lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.
    * lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.
    * lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * lo rural = rurality.
    * los = the, ye.
    * los 365 días del año = year-round.
    * los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.
    * los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.
    * los acontecimientos = the course of events.
    * lo sagrado = sacredness.
    * los albores de = the dawn of.
    * los años cincuenta = fifties.
    * los años treinta = thirties.
    * los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.
    * los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.
    * los buenos tiempos = the good old days.
    * los comienzos de = the dawn of.
    * los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * los de = those for, those in.
    * los demás = rest, the, everybody else.
    * los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * los días antes de = leading up to.
    * los dos = both, both of them, both of which.
    * los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.
    * los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.
    * los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.
    * los mandamás = the powers-that-be.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.
    * los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * los necesitados = the needy.
    * los orígenes de = the dawn of.
    * los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].
    * los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.
    * los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.
    * los que = those who.
    * los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.
    * los que mandan = the powers-that-be.
    * los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.
    * los que + Verbo = those + Participio.
    * los tribunales = the Bench.
    * lo suficientemente cerca = within range.
    * lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.
    * lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.
    * los últimos coletazos = fag-end.
    * lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.
    * los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.
    * los viejos tiempos = the good old days.
    * lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.
    * lo último = the last word.
    * lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.
    * lo vanguardista = cutting edge.
    * lo yidish = Yiddica.
    * parmarlas = kick + the bucket.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

    * * *
    el (pl los), la; (pl las)
    A (con un referente único, conocido o que se define) the
    el sol the sun
    el lápiz/la goma/los lápices/las gomas que compré the pencil/the eraser/the pencils/the erasers I bought
    no, ése no, el que te presté ayer/el de Julio/el rojo no, not that one, the one I lent you yesterday/Julio's/the red one
    en la calle Solís in Solís Street
    prefiero el mío/los tuyos I prefer mine/yours
    me atendió el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers served me
    yo soy la arquitecta, ella es lexicógrafa I'm the architect, she's a lexicographer
    yo fui la que lo rompí or rompió I was the one who broke it
    los nacidos entre … those born between …
    los que faltamos ayer those of us who weren't here yesterday
    ¿cuál es Ardiles? — el del sombrero negro which one's Ardiles? — the one with the black hat
    un encuentro al que asistieron muchas personalidades a meeting which was attended by many well known people
    la obra de la que or de la cual hablábamos the play we were talking about
    B
    (con sustantivos en sentido genérico): me encanta la ópera I love opera
    odio el pescado I hate fish
    así es la vida that's life
    (nosotros) los mexicanos lo sabemos muy bien we Mexicans know only too well
    ¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?
    ya salió del hospital she's out of the hospital ( AmE) o ( BrE) out of hospital
    en el mar at sea
    viajar por el espacio to travel in space
    C
    (en expresiones de tiempo): ocurrió el domingo de Pascua/en el verano del 76 it happened on Easter Sunday/in the summer of '76
    mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28
    el mes pasado/que viene last/next month
    no trabaja los sábados she doesn't work (on) Saturdays
    estudió toda la mañana he studied all morning
    a las ocho at eight o'clock, at eight
    a eso de las seis around six o'clock
    D
    (cada): lo venden a $80 el kilo/metro they're selling it at $80 a kilo/a meter o at $80 per kilo/meter
    ¿cuánto cuesta el paquete de diez? how much does a packet of ten cost?
    E
    (con fracciones, porcentajes, números): me dio la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero she gave me half the money/a quarter of the money
    el 20% de los peruanos 20% of Peruvians
    vivo en el cuarto I live on the fifth floor ( AmE) o ( BrE) fourth floor
    (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc): con las manos en los bolsillos with my/your/his hands in my/your/his pockets
    ¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!
    tienes la falda sucia your skirt is dirty
    tienes el suéter puesto al revés you've got your sweater on inside out
    tiene el pelo largo/los ojos azules he has long hair/blue eyes
    1
    (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc): llamó el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal/el general Santos Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal/General Santos phoned
    el gran Caruso the Great Caruso
    2
    (con nombres de mujeres famosas): la última película de la Monroe Monroe's last movie
    3
    (en plural): los Ortega (matrimonio) the Ortegas, Mr and Mrs Ortega; (familia) the Ortegas, the Ortega family
    a los Josés se les suele llamar Pepe people called José are often known as Pepe
    4 (fam: en muchas regiones crit)
    (con nombres de pila): pregúntale a la Carmen/al Ricardo ask Carmen/Ricardo
    5
    (con algunos nombres geográficos): en la India in India
    en (el) Perú in Peru
    6
    (al calificar): la España de Franco Franco's Spain
    el Buñuel que todos conocemos the Buñuel we all know
    la Italia del siglo pasado Italy in the last century
    7
    (con algunos equipos deportivos): juegan contra el Juventus/el Barcelona they're playing against Juventus/Barcelona
    H el
    (con infinitivo): odiaba el tener que pedírselo he hated having to ask her
    es cuidadoso y pausado en el hablar he's careful and deliberate in the way he speaks
    el frenético girar de los bailarines the frenzied spinning of the dancers
    al + INF ver a prep B 2. (↑ a 3)
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    el    
    él
    el (pl
    ◊ los), la (pl las) art the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina

    1




    así es la vida that's life;
    (nosotros) los mexicanos we Mexicans;
    ¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?


    las tuyas yours;
    el último the last one;
    el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers
    2
    a) el + de:


    el de las nueve the nine o'clock one;
    el de mi hijo my son's
    b) el + que:


    los que estén cansados;
    those who are tired, anyone who's tired;
    la que te guste whichever you like
    3 ( en expresiones de tiempo):

    mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28;
    el mes pasado last month;
    toda la mañana all morning;
    a las ocho at eight o'clock
    4 ( cada):
    ◊ $80 el metro/kilo $80 a meter/a kilo, $80 per kilo/meter

    5 (con fracciones, porcentajes, números):
    ◊ la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero half the money/a quarter of the money;

    el 20% de … 20% of …
    6 (con partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc):

    ¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!;
    tiene los ojos azules he has blue eyes
    7
    a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc):

    ◊ el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal;

    los Ortega the Ortegas


    ver África, Argentina, etc
    él pron pers
    a) ( como sujeto) he;

    ◊ ¿quién se lo va a decir? — él who's going to tell her? — he is;

    lo hizo él mismo he did it himself;
    fue él it was him
    b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) him;

    ( refiriéndose a cosas) it;
    ◊ llegué antes que él I arrived before him o before he did;

    con/para él with/for him;
    son de él they're his
    el art def m
    1 the
    2 (no se traduce) (ante un tratamiento formal) el sr. Gómez, Mr Gomez
    (cuando el sustantivo es general) el hambre/tiempo, hunger/time
    3 (se traduce por un posesivo) (con partes del cuerpo) se ha cortado el pelo, she's cut her hair
    (prendas) se lo metió en el bolsillo, he put it in his pocket
    (pertenencias) guarda el diario en el cajón, put your diary into the drawer
    4 (con días de la semana) iré el miércoles, I'll go on Wednesday
    5 (cuando el sustantivo está elidido) the one: prefiero el azul, I prefer the blue one
    el de las diez, the ten o'clock one
    el que está en la mesa, the one that's on the table
    el que más nos guste, whichever one we like best
    (delante de un posesivo) el de María, Maria's
    es el mío, it's mine
    él pron pers
    1 (sujeto) (persona) he
    (animal, cosa) it: fue él, it was him, fue él el que..., it was him that... o it was he who...
    2 (complemento) (persona) him
    (animal, cosa) it
    dáselo a él, give it to him, es para él, it's for him
    3 (posesivo) de él, his
    4 (oración comparativa) ella es mejor que él, she's better than him o she's better than he is
    'él' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abalanzarse
    - abaratarse
    - abarquillarse
    - abarrotar
    - abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - abastecimiento
    - abatir
    - abatimiento
    - abdicar
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abismo
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abominar
    - abominable
    - abordar
    - aborigen
    - aborregarse
    - abortar
    - abotargada
    - abotargado
    - abrir
    - abreviar
    - abrirse
    - absoluta
    - absoluto
    - abstención
    - abundancia
    - acabar
    - acabarse
    - acabose
    - acallar
    - acanallar
    - accionariado
    - acero
    - achacosa
    - achacoso
    - achatamiento
    - achicharrarse
    - aclarar
    - aclarado
    - acomodarse
    - acompañar
    - acondicionar
    - acostumbrada
    - acostumbrado
    English:
    A
    - abandon
    - ABC
    - ability
    - about
    - above
    - abroad
    - abseil
    - absence
    - absent
    - absolute
    - absolve
    - absorb
    - abstract
    - academic
    - accelerate
    - accommodate
    - accomplice
    - account
    - accurately
    - accusation
    - accused
    - accustom
    - aching
    - act
    - act on
    - act up
    - actual
    - actually
    - acute
    - address
    - adequately
    - adjourn
    - admission
    - admit
    - advance
    - advanced
    - advantage
    - advantageous
    - advise
    - advocate
    - affair
    - afford
    - afloat
    - afraid
    - after
    - against
    - age
    - agenda
    - aggregate
    * * *
    el (f la, mpl los, fpl las) art determinado el is used instead of la before feminine nouns which are stressed on the first syllable and begin with “a” or “ha” (e.g. el agua, el hacha). Note that el combines with the prepositions a and de to produce the contracted forms al and del.
    1. [con valor especificador] the;
    el coche the car;
    la casa the house;
    los niños the children;
    el agua/hacha/águila the water/axe/eagle;
    fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children
    2. [con sustantivo abstracto, valor genérico]
    el amor love;
    la vida life;
    el hombre Man, human beings;
    los derechos de la mujer women's rights;
    los niños imitan a los adultos children copy adults;
    el pan es un alimento básico bread is a basic food;
    la mayoría de la gente no la conoce most people don't know her;
    vuelve el biquini bikinis are back
    3. [indica posesión, pertenencia]
    se partió la pierna he broke his leg;
    se quitó los zapatos she took her shoes off;
    tiene el pelo oscuro he has dark hair;
    me han robado la maleta my suitcase has been stolen;
    se dieron la mano they shook hands
    4. [con días de la semana, fechas, horas]
    vuelven el sábado they're coming back on Saturday;
    los domingos vamos al cine we go to the movies (on) Sundays;
    llegaré el 1 de mayo [escrito] I'll arrive on 1 May;
    [hablado] I'll arrive on the first of May;
    son las siete it's seven o'clock;
    el año pasado/que viene last/next year
    5. [con nombres propios geográficos]
    el Sena the (River) Seine;
    el Everest (Mount) Everest;
    la India India;
    La Haya The Hague;
    El Cairo Cairo;
    6. [con apellido]
    la señora Márquez Mrs Márquez;
    el señor/el doctor Juárez Mr/Doctor Juárez;
    los Amaya [matrimonio] Mr and Mrs Amaya, the Amayas;
    [familia completa] the Amayas, the Amaya family;
    los Austrias the Hapsburgs;
    el Hitler español the Spanish Hitler
    7. Fam [con nombre propio de persona]
    llama a la María call Maria
    8. [con numerales, porcentajes, fracciones]
    el siete es mi número de la suerte seven's my lucky number;
    llegó el tercero he came third;
    el tercer piso the third floor;
    un aumento del 30 por ciento a 30 percent increase;
    la quinta parte (de) a fifth (of);
    el 20 por ciento (de) 20 percent (of)
    9. [en proporciones, precios]
    100 pesos el kilo 100 pesos a o per kilo
    10. [con complemento especificativo]
    el/la del sombrero the one with the hat;
    los/las de azul [cosas] the blue ones;
    [personas] the ones in blue;
    he perdido el tren, cogeré el de las nueve I've missed the train, I'll get the nine o'clock one;
    el de aquí this one here;
    ¿los del parque son amigos tuyos? were those people in the park friends of yours?;
    prefiero las del escaparate I prefer the ones in the window;
    los del fondo no se callan the people at the back won't shut up
    11. [con complemento posesivo]
    mi hermano y el de Juan my brother and Juan's;
    el mío mine;
    la tuya yours;
    los suyos theirs
    12. [con adjetivo]
    prefiero el rojo al azul I prefer the red one to the blue one;
    el/la mejor the best;
    es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class;
    los seleccionados realizarán un examen those chosen will sit an exam;
    el tonto de Ignacio se equivocó that idiot Ignacio got it wrong
    13. [con infinitivo]
    el beber tanto acabó con él all that drinking is what finished him off;
    es amante del buen comer she loves good food;
    me sienta mal el tener que decírtelo I don't like to have to tell you
    14. [con frases subordinadas]
    el/la que [cosa] whichever;
    [persona] whoever;
    los/las que [cosas] whichever;
    [personas] whoever;
    coge el/los que quieras take whichever you like;
    el que más corra whoever runs fastest, the one who runs the fastest;
    las que quieran venir que levanten la mano those who want to come o anyone who wants to come should put their hand up;
    el que no te guste no quiere decir que sea malo the fact that you don't like him doesn't make him a bad person
    15. [con valor enfático]
    ¡la pena que me dio verlo en ese estado! I felt so sorry for him when I saw him in that state!
    * * *
    el
    I art the
    II pron
    :
    el de … that of …;
    el de Juan Juan’s;
    el más grande the biggest (one);
    el que está … the one that is …
    * * *
    él pron
    : he, him
    él es mi amigo: he's my friend
    hablaremos con él: we will speak with him
    1) : the one
    tengo mi libro y el tuyo: I have my book and yours
    de los cantantes me gusta el de México: I prefer the singer from México
    2)
    el que : he who, whoever, the one that
    el que vino ayer: the one who came yesterday
    el que trabaja duro estará contento: he who works hard will be happy
    el, la art, pl los, las : the
    los niños están en la casa: the boys are in the house
    me duele el pie: my foot hurts
    * * *
    el det
    1. the
    ¿qué te pareció el libro? what did you think of the book?
    2. (posesivo) my / your / his / her etcétera
    ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?
    ¿cuál prefieres? el azul which one do you prefer? the blue one
    ¡Ojo! Algunas veces no se traduce
    ¿quieres salir el sábado? do you want to go out on Saturday?
    el Sr. García Mr. García
    el que (persona) the one who / the one that (cosa) the one which / the one that
    con el que that... with
    en el que that... in

    Spanish-English dictionary > el

  • 52 él

    art.
    el coche the car
    la casa the house
    los niños the children
    el agua/hacha/águila the water/ax/eagle
    fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children
    * * *
    el
    1 the
    ■ la Sra. Rodríguez Mrs. Rodríguez
    2 el de the one
    3 el que (persona - sujeto) the one who; (- objeto) the one, the one that, the one whom
    4 (cosa) the one, the one that, the one which
    * * *
    1. pron. 2. art.
    * * *
    el; la; los; las
    ART DEF
    1) [con nombres de referente único o concreto] the

    ¿está fría el agua? — is the water cold?

    ¿ha llegado ya el abogado? — has the lawyer arrived yet?

    el tío ese — * that chap

    2) [en algunos casos no se traduce]
    a) [con nombres propios]

    ¿qué manda la señora? — what would madam like?

    ha llamado el Sr. Sendra — Mr. Sendra called

    dáselo a la Luisa — * give it to Luisa

    b) [con nombres en sentido genérico]
    c) [con infinitivo]

    el hacerlo fue un error — doing it was a mistake, it was a mistake to do it

    d) [con cifras, proporciones]

    ahora gano el 3% más — I now earn 3% more

    3) [traducido por el posesivo]
    4) [con expresiones temporales]
    5) (=uso distributivo)
    6) [en exclamaciones]

    ¡el frío que hacía! — it was freezing!

    7) [posesivo]

    • el de, mi libro y el de usted — my book and yours

    el del sombrero rojo — the one with o in the red hat

    es un traje bonito, pero prefiero el de Ana — it's a nice suit, but I prefer Ana's

    y el de todos los demás — and that of everybody else, and everybody else's

    8)

    • el que —

    a) + indic

    él es el que quiere — it's he who wants to, he's the one who wants to

    los que hacen eso son tontos — anyone who does that is a fool, those who do so are foolish

    b) + subjun whoever

    el que quiera, que lo haga — whoever wants to can do it

    * * *
    pronombre personal
    a) ( como sujeto) he

    ¿quién se lo va a decir? - él — who's going to tell her? - he is

    fue él — it was him, it was he (frml)

    b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) him; ( refiriéndose a cosas) it

    con/contra/para él — with/against/for him

    con/contra/para él — with/against/for him

    * * *
    (pl los), la (pl las) articulo
    [the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]
    1)

    ¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?

    el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours

    el rojo/último — the red/last one

    los nacidos entre... — those born between...

    2)
    a)

    el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's

    b)

    el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it

    el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month

    4) ( cada)

    $80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo

    5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

    la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money

    el 20% de... — 20% of...

    el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor

    6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)
    a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

    el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal

    b) ( en plural)
    * * *
    el2
    = the, ye.

    Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

    Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.
    * barrio de los ricos = upper town.
    * de los mejores = as good as any.
    * el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.
    * el acabose = the last straw.
    * el alcance = comprehensiveness.
    * el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.
    * el año próximo = the year ahead.
    * el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.
    * el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.
    * el auténtico = the real McCoy.
    * el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.
    * el bien de = the good of.
    * el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.
    * el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.
    * el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
    * el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
    * el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.
    * el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.
    * el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.
    * el charco = the big pond.
    * el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.
    * el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.
    * el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.
    * el colmo = the last straw.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * el corazón de = the heart of.
    * el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.
    * el cual = which.
    * el de = that in, that of.
    * el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.
    * El Diluvio = the Flood.
    * el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.
    * el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.
    * el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.
    * el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.
    * el doble = twice + as many.
    * el doble de = twice + the number of.
    * El Dorado = El Dorado.
    * el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.
    * el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.
    * el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.
    * el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * el final de = the close of.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.
    * el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.
    * el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.
    * el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.
    * el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.
    * el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.
    * el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.
    * el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.
    * el grado de = the extent of.
    * el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.
    * el grado en que = the extent to which.
    * el gran hermano = big brother.
    * el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.
    * el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.
    * el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.
    * el impulsor de = the power behind.
    * el interés público = the public interest.
    * El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.
    * el lastre de = the shackles of.
    * el llevar = carrying.
    * el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.
    * El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.
    * el mejor = best of breed, the.
    * el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.
    * el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * el mentir = lying.
    * el mes pasado = last month.
    * el mío = mine.
    * el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).
    * el mismo número = as many.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * el momento preciso = the point in time at which.
    * el motor de = the power behind.
    * el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.
    * el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.
    * el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
    * el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.
    * el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.
    * el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
    * el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * el orgullo de = showpiece.
    * el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.
    * el padre de = the father of.
    * el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.
    * el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.
    * el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * el peso de = brunt of, the.
    * el populacho = the great unwashed.
    * el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * el portavoz de = the voice of.
    * el presente = thisness.
    * el primer intento = the first time around.
    * el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.
    * el primero mencionado = former.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * el principio de = the dawn of.
    * el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.
    * el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el proletariado = the great unwashed.
    * el pulmón de = the heart of.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el que = that, the one.
    * el que aprende = learner.
    * el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.
    * el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).
    * el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.
    * el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].
    * el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.
    * el registro de los registros = record-of-record.
    * el registro modelo = record-of-record.
    * el resto = rest, the.
    * el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).
    * El Salvador = El Salvador.
    * el segundo mencionado = latter.
    * el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * el ser barato = cheapness.
    * el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.
    * el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el tamaño de = the extent of.
    * el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tiempo de Algo = in season.
    * el tiempo es oro = time is money.
    * el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.
    * el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).
    * el tipo de = the range of.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.
    * el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.
    * el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.
    * el último citado = latter.
    * el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * el único = the one and only.
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * el único e inimitable = the one and only.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero = the real McCoy.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * el ver televisión = television viewing.
    * el viejo = the elder.
    * el vulgo = the great unwashed.
    * el yugo de = the shackles of.
    * espicharlas = kick + the bucket.
    * la = the, ye.
    * la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.
    * la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.
    * la buena noticia = the good news.
    * la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.
    * la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.
    * la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.
    * la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.
    * la ciudadana media = the average Jane.
    * la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.
    * la clave de = at the heart of.
    * la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * la comunidad en general = the community at large.
    * la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.
    * la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.
    * la cosa es que = the thing is.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * la cruz de = the bane of.
    * la cuestión es que = the thing is.
    * la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.
    * la demanda de = a call for.
    * la diversidad de = the range of.
    * la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * la época de Algo = in season.
    * la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.
    * la espalda de = the back of.
    * la evidencia = the writing on the wall.
    * la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.
    * la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.
    * la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.
    * la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
    * la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.
    * la gente decía que = rumour had it that.
    * la gente dice que = rumour has it that.
    * la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.
    * la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.
    * la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.
    * la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.
    * la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.
    * la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.
    * la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.
    * la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.
    * la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.
    * la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
    * La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.
    * la joya de = showpiece.
    * la judicatura = the Bench.
    * la justicia = the Bench.
    * la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.
    * la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * la magistratura = the Bench.
    * la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * la mar de = a whole slew of.
    * la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.
    * la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.
    * la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.
    * la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.
    * la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.
    * la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.
    * la medida en que = the extent to which.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * la mejor manera = how best.
    * la mejor manera de = the best way of.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * la mejor opción = the best bet.
    * la mejor salida = the best way forward.
    * la mejor solución = the best way forward.
    * la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.
    * la mentira = lying.
    * la mirada en = eye(s) on.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).
    * la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.
    * la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.
    * la parte de atrás de = the back of.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.
    * la parte trasera de = the back of.
    * la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.
    * la pesadilla de = the bane of.
    * la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.
    * la petición de = a call for.
    * la píldora = the pill.
    * la plebe = the great unwashed.
    * la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.
    * la primera tentativa = the first time around.
    * la primera vez = the first time around.
    * la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.
    * la próxima moda = the next hot thing.
    * la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
    * la que = that, the one.
    * la razón de ser = the reason for being.
    * la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).
    * la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.
    * la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....
    * la riqueza de = the wealth of.
    * la ruina de = the bane of.
    * las = the, ye.
    * las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las ataduras de = the shackles of.
    * las autoridades = the powers-that-be.
    * las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.
    * las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.
    * las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.
    * las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.
    * las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.
    * las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.
    * las de = those for.
    * las doce del mediodía = noon.
    * la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.
    * la segunda opción = the next best choice.
    * la segunda vez = the second time around.
    * la semana pasada = last week.
    * la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * la sociedad en general = society at large.
    * las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.
    * las profundidades del mar = the deep.
    * las profundidades del océano = the deep.
    * las pruebas = the writing on the wall.
    * las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.
    * las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.
    * las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.
    * las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.
    * la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.
    * la suerte está echada = the die is cast.
    * la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.
    * las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.
    * las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.
    * la temporada de Algo = in season.
    * la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.
    * la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.
    * la tira de = a whole slew of.
    * la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.
    * la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).
    * la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * la última vez = last time.
    * la última vez que = the last time.
    * la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.
    * la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.
    * la ventaja de = the beauty of.
    * la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.
    * la verdad = the lowdown (on).
    * la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.
    * la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.
    * la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.
    * la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.
    * la vida + seguir = life + go on.
    * la víspera de = on the eve of.
    * la voz de = the voice of.
    * la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.
    * la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.
    * la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.
    * la voz del odio = the voice of hate.
    * la voz interior = the voice within.
    * lo absurdo = ridiculousness.
    * lo adecuado = adequacy.
    * lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.
    * lo anodino = blandness.
    * lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.
    * lo apropiado = appropriateness.
    * lo barato = inexpensiveness.
    * lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * lo bastante elevado = high enough.
    * lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.
    * lo bueno de = the beauty of.
    * lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.
    * lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.
    * lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.
    * lo caro = expensiveness.
    * lo chicano = Chicana.
    * lo chulo = coolness.
    * lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * lo completo = completeness.
    * lo completo que Algo está = fullness.
    * lo creas o no = believe it or not.
    * lo decisivo = the last word.
    * lo definitivo = the last word.
    * lo desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.
    * lo directo = directness.
    * lo divertido = the fun part.
    * lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * lo estrafalario = zaniness.
    * lo estrambótico = zaniness.
    * lo extenso = comprehensiveness.
    * lo favorable = propitiousness.
    * lo hebraico = Hebraica.
    * lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.
    * lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.
    * lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.
    * lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo indefinido = indefiniteness.
    * lo indirecto = indirectness.
    * lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.
    * lo insulso = blandness.
    * lo interesante = the fun part.
    * lo judío = Judaica.
    * lo lindo = cuteness.
    * lo llano = flatness.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más conveniente es que = optimally.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all, at its core.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * lo mejor = the top of the tree.
    * lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.
    * lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.
    * lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor de todo = best of all.
    * lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....
    * lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.
    * lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.
    * lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.
    * lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.
    * lo menos posible = as little as possible.
    * lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.
    * lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.
    * lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.
    * lo mismo que antes = the same as before.
    * lo mismo que para = the same as that for.
    * lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo mucho que = how extensively.
    * lo noble = high-mindedness.
    * lo no convencional = unconventional, the.
    * lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).
    * lo oportuno = timeliness.
    * lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.
    * lo peor de = brunt of, the.
    * lo peor del = the armpit of the.
    * lo pintoresco = quaintness.
    * lo plano = flatness.
    * lo poco común = rarity, rareness.
    * lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.
    * lo primero = for one, first off.
    * lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.
    * lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.
    * lo propicio = propitiousness.
    * lo público = publicness.
    * lo que = that which, what.
    * lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.
    * lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.
    * lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.
    * lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.
    * lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.
    * lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.
    * lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.
    * lo que es aun mejor = better still.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.
    * lo que es mejor aun = better still.
    * lo que es muy importante = importantly.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * lo que es peor aun = worse still.
    * lo que espera a = what is on store for.
    * lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.
    * lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.
    * lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.
    * lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * lo que le corresponde = fair share.
    * lo que nos espera = things to come.
    * lo que quiera que = whatever.
    * lo que sea = something or other.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * lo que + ser = what + be like.
    * lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.
    * lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.
    * lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * lo rural = rurality.
    * los = the, ye.
    * los 365 días del año = year-round.
    * los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.
    * los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.
    * los acontecimientos = the course of events.
    * lo sagrado = sacredness.
    * los albores de = the dawn of.
    * los años cincuenta = fifties.
    * los años treinta = thirties.
    * los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.
    * los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.
    * los buenos tiempos = the good old days.
    * los comienzos de = the dawn of.
    * los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * los de = those for, those in.
    * los demás = rest, the, everybody else.
    * los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * los días antes de = leading up to.
    * los dos = both, both of them, both of which.
    * los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.
    * los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.
    * los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.
    * los mandamás = the powers-that-be.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.
    * los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * los necesitados = the needy.
    * los orígenes de = the dawn of.
    * los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].
    * los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.
    * los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.
    * los que = those who.
    * los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.
    * los que mandan = the powers-that-be.
    * los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.
    * los que + Verbo = those + Participio.
    * los tribunales = the Bench.
    * lo suficientemente cerca = within range.
    * lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.
    * lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.
    * los últimos coletazos = fag-end.
    * lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.
    * los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.
    * los viejos tiempos = the good old days.
    * lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.
    * lo último = the last word.
    * lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.
    * lo vanguardista = cutting edge.
    * lo yidish = Yiddica.
    * parmarlas = kick + the bucket.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

    * * *
    el (pl los), la; (pl las)
    A (con un referente único, conocido o que se define) the
    el sol the sun
    el lápiz/la goma/los lápices/las gomas que compré the pencil/the eraser/the pencils/the erasers I bought
    no, ése no, el que te presté ayer/el de Julio/el rojo no, not that one, the one I lent you yesterday/Julio's/the red one
    en la calle Solís in Solís Street
    prefiero el mío/los tuyos I prefer mine/yours
    me atendió el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers served me
    yo soy la arquitecta, ella es lexicógrafa I'm the architect, she's a lexicographer
    yo fui la que lo rompí or rompió I was the one who broke it
    los nacidos entre … those born between …
    los que faltamos ayer those of us who weren't here yesterday
    ¿cuál es Ardiles? — el del sombrero negro which one's Ardiles? — the one with the black hat
    un encuentro al que asistieron muchas personalidades a meeting which was attended by many well known people
    la obra de la que or de la cual hablábamos the play we were talking about
    B
    (con sustantivos en sentido genérico): me encanta la ópera I love opera
    odio el pescado I hate fish
    así es la vida that's life
    (nosotros) los mexicanos lo sabemos muy bien we Mexicans know only too well
    ¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?
    ya salió del hospital she's out of the hospital ( AmE) o ( BrE) out of hospital
    en el mar at sea
    viajar por el espacio to travel in space
    C
    (en expresiones de tiempo): ocurrió el domingo de Pascua/en el verano del 76 it happened on Easter Sunday/in the summer of '76
    mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28
    el mes pasado/que viene last/next month
    no trabaja los sábados she doesn't work (on) Saturdays
    estudió toda la mañana he studied all morning
    a las ocho at eight o'clock, at eight
    a eso de las seis around six o'clock
    D
    (cada): lo venden a $80 el kilo/metro they're selling it at $80 a kilo/a meter o at $80 per kilo/meter
    ¿cuánto cuesta el paquete de diez? how much does a packet of ten cost?
    E
    (con fracciones, porcentajes, números): me dio la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero she gave me half the money/a quarter of the money
    el 20% de los peruanos 20% of Peruvians
    vivo en el cuarto I live on the fifth floor ( AmE) o ( BrE) fourth floor
    (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc): con las manos en los bolsillos with my/your/his hands in my/your/his pockets
    ¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!
    tienes la falda sucia your skirt is dirty
    tienes el suéter puesto al revés you've got your sweater on inside out
    tiene el pelo largo/los ojos azules he has long hair/blue eyes
    1
    (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc): llamó el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal/el general Santos Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal/General Santos phoned
    el gran Caruso the Great Caruso
    2
    (con nombres de mujeres famosas): la última película de la Monroe Monroe's last movie
    3
    (en plural): los Ortega (matrimonio) the Ortegas, Mr and Mrs Ortega; (familia) the Ortegas, the Ortega family
    a los Josés se les suele llamar Pepe people called José are often known as Pepe
    4 (fam: en muchas regiones crit)
    (con nombres de pila): pregúntale a la Carmen/al Ricardo ask Carmen/Ricardo
    5
    (con algunos nombres geográficos): en la India in India
    en (el) Perú in Peru
    6
    (al calificar): la España de Franco Franco's Spain
    el Buñuel que todos conocemos the Buñuel we all know
    la Italia del siglo pasado Italy in the last century
    7
    (con algunos equipos deportivos): juegan contra el Juventus/el Barcelona they're playing against Juventus/Barcelona
    H el
    (con infinitivo): odiaba el tener que pedírselo he hated having to ask her
    es cuidadoso y pausado en el hablar he's careful and deliberate in the way he speaks
    el frenético girar de los bailarines the frenzied spinning of the dancers
    al + INF ver a prep B 2. (↑ a 3)
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    el    
    él
    el (pl
    ◊ los), la (pl las) art the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina

    1




    así es la vida that's life;
    (nosotros) los mexicanos we Mexicans;
    ¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?


    las tuyas yours;
    el último the last one;
    el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers
    2
    a) el + de:


    el de las nueve the nine o'clock one;
    el de mi hijo my son's
    b) el + que:


    los que estén cansados;
    those who are tired, anyone who's tired;
    la que te guste whichever you like
    3 ( en expresiones de tiempo):

    mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28;
    el mes pasado last month;
    toda la mañana all morning;
    a las ocho at eight o'clock
    4 ( cada):
    ◊ $80 el metro/kilo $80 a meter/a kilo, $80 per kilo/meter

    5 (con fracciones, porcentajes, números):
    ◊ la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero half the money/a quarter of the money;

    el 20% de … 20% of …
    6 (con partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc):

    ¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!;
    tiene los ojos azules he has blue eyes
    7
    a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc):

    ◊ el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal;

    los Ortega the Ortegas


    ver África, Argentina, etc
    él pron pers
    a) ( como sujeto) he;

    ◊ ¿quién se lo va a decir? — él who's going to tell her? — he is;

    lo hizo él mismo he did it himself;
    fue él it was him
    b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) him;

    ( refiriéndose a cosas) it;
    ◊ llegué antes que él I arrived before him o before he did;

    con/para él with/for him;
    son de él they're his
    el art def m
    1 the
    2 (no se traduce) (ante un tratamiento formal) el sr. Gómez, Mr Gomez
    (cuando el sustantivo es general) el hambre/tiempo, hunger/time
    3 (se traduce por un posesivo) (con partes del cuerpo) se ha cortado el pelo, she's cut her hair
    (prendas) se lo metió en el bolsillo, he put it in his pocket
    (pertenencias) guarda el diario en el cajón, put your diary into the drawer
    4 (con días de la semana) iré el miércoles, I'll go on Wednesday
    5 (cuando el sustantivo está elidido) the one: prefiero el azul, I prefer the blue one
    el de las diez, the ten o'clock one
    el que está en la mesa, the one that's on the table
    el que más nos guste, whichever one we like best
    (delante de un posesivo) el de María, Maria's
    es el mío, it's mine
    él pron pers
    1 (sujeto) (persona) he
    (animal, cosa) it: fue él, it was him, fue él el que..., it was him that... o it was he who...
    2 (complemento) (persona) him
    (animal, cosa) it
    dáselo a él, give it to him, es para él, it's for him
    3 (posesivo) de él, his
    4 (oración comparativa) ella es mejor que él, she's better than him o she's better than he is
    'él' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abalanzarse
    - abaratarse
    - abarquillarse
    - abarrotar
    - abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - abastecimiento
    - abatir
    - abatimiento
    - abdicar
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abismo
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abominar
    - abominable
    - abordar
    - aborigen
    - aborregarse
    - abortar
    - abotargada
    - abotargado
    - abrir
    - abreviar
    - abrirse
    - absoluta
    - absoluto
    - abstención
    - abundancia
    - acabar
    - acabarse
    - acabose
    - acallar
    - acanallar
    - accionariado
    - acero
    - achacosa
    - achacoso
    - achatamiento
    - achicharrarse
    - aclarar
    - aclarado
    - acomodarse
    - acompañar
    - acondicionar
    - acostumbrada
    - acostumbrado
    English:
    A
    - abandon
    - ABC
    - ability
    - about
    - above
    - abroad
    - abseil
    - absence
    - absent
    - absolute
    - absolve
    - absorb
    - abstract
    - academic
    - accelerate
    - accommodate
    - accomplice
    - account
    - accurately
    - accusation
    - accused
    - accustom
    - aching
    - act
    - act on
    - act up
    - actual
    - actually
    - acute
    - address
    - adequately
    - adjourn
    - admission
    - admit
    - advance
    - advanced
    - advantage
    - advantageous
    - advise
    - advocate
    - affair
    - afford
    - afloat
    - afraid
    - after
    - against
    - age
    - agenda
    - aggregate
    * * *
    el (f la, mpl los, fpl las) art determinado el is used instead of la before feminine nouns which are stressed on the first syllable and begin with “a” or “ha” (e.g. el agua, el hacha). Note that el combines with the prepositions a and de to produce the contracted forms al and del.
    1. [con valor especificador] the;
    el coche the car;
    la casa the house;
    los niños the children;
    el agua/hacha/águila the water/axe/eagle;
    fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children
    2. [con sustantivo abstracto, valor genérico]
    el amor love;
    la vida life;
    el hombre Man, human beings;
    los derechos de la mujer women's rights;
    los niños imitan a los adultos children copy adults;
    el pan es un alimento básico bread is a basic food;
    la mayoría de la gente no la conoce most people don't know her;
    vuelve el biquini bikinis are back
    3. [indica posesión, pertenencia]
    se partió la pierna he broke his leg;
    se quitó los zapatos she took her shoes off;
    tiene el pelo oscuro he has dark hair;
    me han robado la maleta my suitcase has been stolen;
    se dieron la mano they shook hands
    4. [con días de la semana, fechas, horas]
    vuelven el sábado they're coming back on Saturday;
    los domingos vamos al cine we go to the movies (on) Sundays;
    llegaré el 1 de mayo [escrito] I'll arrive on 1 May;
    [hablado] I'll arrive on the first of May;
    son las siete it's seven o'clock;
    el año pasado/que viene last/next year
    5. [con nombres propios geográficos]
    el Sena the (River) Seine;
    el Everest (Mount) Everest;
    la India India;
    La Haya The Hague;
    El Cairo Cairo;
    6. [con apellido]
    la señora Márquez Mrs Márquez;
    el señor/el doctor Juárez Mr/Doctor Juárez;
    los Amaya [matrimonio] Mr and Mrs Amaya, the Amayas;
    [familia completa] the Amayas, the Amaya family;
    los Austrias the Hapsburgs;
    el Hitler español the Spanish Hitler
    7. Fam [con nombre propio de persona]
    llama a la María call Maria
    8. [con numerales, porcentajes, fracciones]
    el siete es mi número de la suerte seven's my lucky number;
    llegó el tercero he came third;
    el tercer piso the third floor;
    un aumento del 30 por ciento a 30 percent increase;
    la quinta parte (de) a fifth (of);
    el 20 por ciento (de) 20 percent (of)
    9. [en proporciones, precios]
    100 pesos el kilo 100 pesos a o per kilo
    10. [con complemento especificativo]
    el/la del sombrero the one with the hat;
    los/las de azul [cosas] the blue ones;
    [personas] the ones in blue;
    he perdido el tren, cogeré el de las nueve I've missed the train, I'll get the nine o'clock one;
    el de aquí this one here;
    ¿los del parque son amigos tuyos? were those people in the park friends of yours?;
    prefiero las del escaparate I prefer the ones in the window;
    los del fondo no se callan the people at the back won't shut up
    11. [con complemento posesivo]
    mi hermano y el de Juan my brother and Juan's;
    el mío mine;
    la tuya yours;
    los suyos theirs
    12. [con adjetivo]
    prefiero el rojo al azul I prefer the red one to the blue one;
    el/la mejor the best;
    es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class;
    los seleccionados realizarán un examen those chosen will sit an exam;
    el tonto de Ignacio se equivocó that idiot Ignacio got it wrong
    13. [con infinitivo]
    el beber tanto acabó con él all that drinking is what finished him off;
    es amante del buen comer she loves good food;
    me sienta mal el tener que decírtelo I don't like to have to tell you
    14. [con frases subordinadas]
    el/la que [cosa] whichever;
    [persona] whoever;
    los/las que [cosas] whichever;
    [personas] whoever;
    coge el/los que quieras take whichever you like;
    el que más corra whoever runs fastest, the one who runs the fastest;
    las que quieran venir que levanten la mano those who want to come o anyone who wants to come should put their hand up;
    el que no te guste no quiere decir que sea malo the fact that you don't like him doesn't make him a bad person
    15. [con valor enfático]
    ¡la pena que me dio verlo en ese estado! I felt so sorry for him when I saw him in that state!
    * * *
    el
    I art the
    II pron
    :
    el de … that of …;
    el de Juan Juan’s;
    el más grande the biggest (one);
    el que está … the one that is …
    * * *
    él pron
    : he, him
    él es mi amigo: he's my friend
    hablaremos con él: we will speak with him
    1) : the one
    tengo mi libro y el tuyo: I have my book and yours
    de los cantantes me gusta el de México: I prefer the singer from México
    2)
    el que : he who, whoever, the one that
    el que vino ayer: the one who came yesterday
    el que trabaja duro estará contento: he who works hard will be happy
    el, la art, pl los, las : the
    los niños están en la casa: the boys are in the house
    me duele el pie: my foot hurts
    * * *
    el det
    1. the
    ¿qué te pareció el libro? what did you think of the book?
    2. (posesivo) my / your / his / her etcétera
    ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?
    ¿cuál prefieres? el azul which one do you prefer? the blue one
    ¡Ojo! Algunas veces no se traduce
    ¿quieres salir el sábado? do you want to go out on Saturday?
    el Sr. García Mr. García
    el que (persona) the one who / the one that (cosa) the one which / the one that
    con el que that... with
    en el que that... in

    Spanish-English dictionary > él

  • 53 chico

    adj.
    small, little.
    intj.
    boy, hey.
    m.
    1 boy, child, lad, little boy.
    2 boyfriend.
    Ese es tu chico? Is he your boyfriend?
    3 Chico, Leonard Marx.
    * * *
    1 (pequeño) small, little
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (gen) kid, youngster
    2 (aprendiz) errand boy; (de oficina) office boy
    \
    como chico con zapatos nuevos familiar like a kid with a new toy
    dejar chico,-a a alguien figurado to make somebody look small
    ————————
    2 (aprendiz) errand boy; (de oficina) office boy
    * * *
    1. (f. - chica)
    adj.
    1) little, small
    2. (f. - chica)
    noun
    boy / girl
    * * *
    chico, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=pequeño) small, little
    2) (=joven) young

    yo era muy chico, pero me acuerdo de ella — I was very young but I remember her

    de chico no me gustaban las verduras — I didn't like vegetables when I was little, as a child, I didn't like vegetables

    2. SM / F
    1) (=joven) boy/girl

    me gusta un chico de Barcelona — there's a guy * o boy from Barcelona I like

    2) (=niño) boy/girl

    chico de los recados — office boy, messenger boy

    3) (=hijo) boy/girl
    4) (=novio) boyfriend/girlfriend

    ¿sales con algún chico? — are you going out with anyone?, have you got a boyfriend?

    5) [apelativo]
    a) [a un adulto]

    mira, chico, déjalo — OK, just leave it, will you?

    chica, ¡qué cambiada estás! — hey! o you know, you look so different!

    ¡hola, chicos! ¿qué tal? — hi, guys! how're you doing? *

    hola chicas ¡ya estoy aquí! — hi, girls, here I am!

    b) [a un niño]

    ¡oye, chico! ¿quieres ganarte un poco de dinero? — hey! do you want to earn yourself a bit of money?

    chica, ¡no corras! — don't run, dear!

    chica
    3.
    SM LAm (Naipes) game, round; (Billar) game; (Snooker) frame
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo (esp AmL)
    a) ( joven) < persona> young

    íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos — we used to go there as children o when we were little (colloq)

    b) ( bajo) < persona> small

    dejar chico a alguien — (fam) to put somebody to shame

    c) ( pequeño) small
    II
    - ca masculino, femenino
    1)
    a) ( niño) (m) boy; (f) girl

    uno chicos — ( varones) some boys; ( varones y hombras) some children

    b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy; (f) daughter, girl
    c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girl
    d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy; (f) girl

    chico! ¿tú por aquí? — well, well! what brings you here?

    chico, no seas tonto — come on, don't be so silly

    2) chico masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame; ( en bolos) game
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo (esp AmL)
    a) ( joven) < persona> young

    íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos — we used to go there as children o when we were little (colloq)

    b) ( bajo) < persona> small

    dejar chico a alguien — (fam) to put somebody to shame

    c) ( pequeño) small
    II
    - ca masculino, femenino
    1)
    a) ( niño) (m) boy; (f) girl

    uno chicos — ( varones) some boys; ( varones y hombras) some children

    b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy; (f) daughter, girl
    c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girl
    d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy; (f) girl

    chico! ¿tú por aquí? — well, well! what brings you here?

    chico, no seas tonto — come on, don't be so silly

    2) chico masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame; ( en bolos) game
    * * *
    chico1
    1 = boy, youngster, kiddy [kiddie], kid, young boy, lad, laddie.

    Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

    Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.
    Ex: If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.
    Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.
    Ex: 2 case histories are outlined -- the case of a woman who might be dead and that of a young boy and a potentially rabid dog.
    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.
    * chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.
    * chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.
    * chico lector = reading-boy.
    * chico o chica de trece años = thirteen-year-old.
    * chico travieso = naughty boy.
    * ser un buen chico = be a sport.

    chico2
    2 = small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.].

    Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.

    Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.
    Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.
    * área chica, el = six-yard box, the.
    * niño chico = young kid.
    * Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.

    * * *
    chico1 -ca
    1 (joven) ‹persona› young
    es muy chico para salir solo he's too young to go out on his own
    una playa a la que íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos a beach we used to go to as children o when we were young, a beach we used to go to when we were small o little ( colloq)
    2 (bajo) ‹persona› small
    es muy chico para su edad he's very small for his age
    chiquita or chiquitita pero cumplidora (CS); she may be small but she's good ( o clever etc)
    matón1 (↑ matón (1))
    dejar chico a algn ( fam); to put sb to shame
    se puso a hablar de filosofía y nos dejó chicos a todos she started talking about philosophy and put us all to shame o ( colloq) showed us all up
    las dejarás chicas a todas con ese vestido with that dress you'll put everyone else in the shade ( colloq)
    quedarse chico: en física me quedo chico junto a él he puts me to shame when it comes to physics
    3 (pequeño) small
    es un bar muy chico it's a very small bar
    los pantalones le quedan chicos the trousers are too small for him
    me dio un pedacito chiquitito he gave me a tiny piece
    chico2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    A
    1 (niño) ( masculine) boy; ( feminine) girl
    es un chico muy bueno he's a very good boy, he's very good
    tengo que recoger a los chicos del colegio I have to pick the children o ( colloq) kids up from school
    chico de la calle street urchin
    2 (hijo) ( masculine) son, boy; ( feminine) daughter, girl
    mis chicos van a ese colegio my children go to that school
    mi chico mayor está haciendo la mili my eldest boy o son is doing his military service
    3 (joven) ( masculine) guy ( colloq), boy ( colloq), bloke ( BrE colloq); ( feminine) girl
    ayer te vi con tu chico I saw you with your boyfriend yesterday
    5
    (como apelativo): chica, no te puedes imaginar lo que me pasó hey, you'll never guess what happened to me
    ¡chico! ¿tú por aquí? well, well! what brings you here?
    chico, no seas tonto, todo te lo crees come on, don't be so silly, you'd believe anything
    Compuesto:
    messenger boy
    B
    * * *

     

    chico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo (esp AmL)

    a) ( joven) young;


    b) ( bajo) small


    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    1
    a) ( niño) (m) boy;

    (f) girl
    b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy;

    (f) daughter, girl
    c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq);

    (f) girl;


    ( varones y hembras) some boys and girls
    d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy;

    (f) girl

    ◊ ¡chico! ¿tú por aquí? well, well! what brings you here?

    2
    ◊ chico sustantivo masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame;


    ( en bolos) game
    chico,-a
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino (muchacho) boy, lad
    (muchacha) girl
    II adjetivo small, little
    ' chico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arreglo
    - chaval
    - chavala
    - chica
    - ser
    - fortachón
    - fortachona
    - limitada
    - limitado
    - llenarse
    - mentirosa
    - mentiroso
    - recogepelotas
    - representar
    - sentida
    - sentido
    - solícita
    - solícito
    - varón
    - acabar
    - deshonra
    - este
    - guapetón
    - temperamento
    English:
    angrily
    - boy
    - date
    - dope
    - go out
    - go-go
    - gofer
    - hit
    - hit back
    - interact
    - leave out
    - mate
    - small
    - toyboy
    - boyish
    - kid
    - little
    - nice
    - wee
    - who
    - world
    - youngster
    * * *
    chico, -a
    ♦ adj
    esp Am
    1. [joven] small, young;
    este perro es demasiado chico para separarlo de su madre this dog is too small o young to be taken away from its mother
    2. [de poco tamaño] small;
    este apartamento es muy chico this Br flat o US apartment is very small;
    lo bueno viene en frasco chico good things come in small packages
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [joven] boy, f girl;
    no es mala chica she isn't a bad girl
    2. [hijo] son, boy;
    [hija] daughter, girl;
    mi chica mayor ya se ha casado my eldest daughter o girl is already married;
    los chicos han ido a pasar el fin de semana con sus abuelos the children have gone to their grandparents for the weekend
    3. [empleado] boy, f girl;
    la compra se la llevará el chico the delivery boy will bring your shopping home for you
    RP chico de los mandados [en oficina] office boy; [en tienda] errand boy;
    chico de los recados [en oficina] office boy;
    [en tienda] errand boy
    4. [novio] boyfriend;
    [novia] girlfriend;
    a ver si nos presentas a tu chico why don't you introduce us to your boyfriend o young man?
    5. [tratamiento]
    chico, ponme un café waiter, could I have a coffee, please?;
    ¡chica, no sé qué decirte! well, what can I say?;
    ¡chico, qué suerte has tenido! you lucky thing!;
    chica, haz lo que quieras look, you can do what you want;
    ¡vamos chico, no te pongas así! come on, don't be like that!
    * * *
    I adj small, little;
    dejar chico a alguien fig fam put s.o. to shame fam II m boy;
    peinado a lo chico with short hair, with a boyish haircut
    * * *
    chico, -ca adj
    1) : little, small
    2) : young
    chico, -ca n
    1) : child, boy m, girl f
    2) : young man m, young woman f
    * * *
    2. (joven) young man [pl. men]

    Spanish-English dictionary > chico

  • 54 Pratt, Francis Ashbury

    [br]
    b. 15 February 1827 Woodstock, Vermont, USA
    d. 10 February 1902 Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    [br]
    American mechanical engineer and machine-tool manufacturer.
    [br]
    Francis A.Pratt served an apprenticeship as a machinist with Warren Aldrich, and on completing it in 1848 he entered the Gloucester Machine Works as a journeyman machinist. From 1852 to 1854 he worked at the Colt Armory in Hartford, Connecticut, where he met his future partner, Amos Whitney. He then became Superintendent of the Phoenix Iron Works, also at Hartford and run by George S.Lincoln \& Company. While there he designed the well-known "Lincoln" miller, which was first produced in 1855. This was a development of the milling machine built by Robbins \& Lawrence and designed by F.W. Howe, and incorporated a screw drive for the table instead of the rack and pinion used in the earlier machine.
    Whitney also moved to the Phoenix Iron Works, and in 1860 the two men started in a small way doing machine work on their own account. In 1862 they took a third partner, Monroe Stannard, and enlarged their workshop. The business continued to expand, but Pratt and Whitney remained at the Phoenix Iron Works until 1864 and in the following year they built their first new factory. The Pratt \& Whitney Company was incorporated in 1869 with a capital of $350,000, F.A.Pratt being elected President. The firm specialized in making machine tools and tools particularly for the armament industry. In the 1870s Pratt made no less than ten trips to Europe gaining orders for equipping armouries in many different countries. Pratt \& Whitney was one of the leading firms developing the system of interchangeable manufacture which led to the need to establish national standards of measurement. The Rogers-Bond Comparator, developed with the backing of Pratt \& Whitney, played an important part in the establishment of these standards, which formed the basis of the gauges of many various types made by the firm. Pratt remained President of the company until 1898, after which he served as their Consulting Engineer for a short time before retiring from professional life. He was granted a number of patents relating to machine tools. He was a founder member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1880 and was elected a vice-president in 1881. He was an alderman of the city of Hartford.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Vice-President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1881.
    Further Reading
    J.W.Roe, 1916, English and American Tool Builders, New Haven; reprinted 1926, New York, and 1987, Bradley, 111. (describes the origin and development of the Pratt \& Whitney Company).
    RTS

    Biographical history of technology > Pratt, Francis Ashbury

  • 55 Priestman, William Dent

    [br]
    b. 23 August 1847 Sutton, Hull, England
    d. 7 September 1936 Hull, England
    [br]
    English oil engine pioneer.
    [br]
    William was the second son and one of eleven children of Samuel Priestman, who had moved to Hull after retiring as a corn miller in Kirkstall, Leeds, and who in retirement had become a director of the North Eastern Railway Company. The family were strict Quakers, so William was sent to the Quaker School in Bootham, York. He left school at the age of 17 to start an engineering apprenticeship at the Humber Iron Works, but this company failed so the apprenticeship was continued with the North Eastern Railway, Gateshead. In 1869 he joined the hydraulics department of Sir William Armstrong \& Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, but after a year there his father financed him in business at a small, run down works, the Holderness Foundry, Hull. He was soon joined by his brother, Samuel, their main business being the manufacture of dredging equipment (grabs), cranes and winches. In the late 1870s William became interested in internal combustion engines. He took a sublicence to manufacture petrol engines to the patents of Eugène Etève of Paris from the British licensees, Moll and Dando. These engines operated in a similar manner to the non-compression gas engines of Lenoir. Failure to make the two-stroke version of this engine work satisfactorily forced him to pay royalties to Crossley Bros, the British licensees of the Otto four-stroke patents.
    Fear of the dangers of petrol as a fuel, reflected by the associated very high insurance premiums, led William to experiment with the use of lamp oil as an engine fuel. His first of many patents was for a vaporizer. This was in 1885, well before Ackroyd Stuart. What distinguished the Priestman engine was the provision of an air pump which pressurized the fuel tank, outlets at the top and bottom of which led to a fuel atomizer injecting continuously into a vaporizing chamber heated by the exhaust gases. A spring-loaded inlet valve connected the chamber to the atmosphere, with the inlet valve proper between the chamber and the working cylinder being camoperated. A plug valve in the fuel line and a butterfly valve at the inlet to the chamber were operated, via a linkage, by the speed governor; this is believed to be the first use of this method of control. It was found that vaporization was only partly achieved, the higher fractions of the fuel condensing on the cylinder walls. A virtue was made of this as it provided vital lubrication. A starting system had to be provided, this comprising a lamp for preheating the vaporizing chamber and a hand pump for pressurizing the fuel tank.
    Engines of 2–10 hp (1.5–7.5 kW) were exhibited to the press in 1886; of these, a vertical engine was installed in a tram car and one of the horizontals in a motor dray. In 1888, engines were shown publicly at the Royal Agricultural Show, while in 1890 two-cylinder vertical marine engines were introduced in sizes from 2 to 10 hp (1.5–7.5 kW), and later double-acting ones up to some 60 hp (45 kW). First, clutch and gearbox reversing was used, but reversing propellers were fitted later (Priestman patent of 1892). In the same year a factory was established in Philadelphia, USA, where engines in the range 5–20 hp (3.7–15 kW) were made. Construction was radically different from that of the previous ones, the bosses of the twin flywheels acting as crank discs with the main bearings on the outside.
    On independent test in 1892, a Priestman engine achieved a full-load brake thermal efficiency of some 14 per cent, a very creditable figure for a compression ratio limited to under 3:1 by detonation problems. However, efficiency at low loads fell off seriously owing to the throttle governing, and the engines were heavy, complex and expensive compared with the competition.
    Decline in sales of dredging equipment and bad debts forced the firm into insolvency in 1895 and receivers took over. A new company was formed, the brothers being excluded. However, they were able to attend board meetings, but to exert no influence. Engine activities ceased in about 1904 after over 1,000 engines had been made. It is probable that the Quaker ethics of the brothers were out of place in a business that was becoming increasingly cut-throat. William spent the rest of his long life serving others.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    C.Lyle Cummins, 1976, Internal Fire, Carnot Press.
    C.Lyle Cummins and J.D.Priestman, 1985, "William Dent Priestman, oil engine pioneer and inventor: his engine patents 1885–1901", Proceedings of the Institution of
    Mechanical Engineers 199:133.
    Anthony Harcombe, 1977, "Priestman's oil engine", Stationary Engine Magazine 42 (August).
    JB

    Biographical history of technology > Priestman, William Dent

  • 56 Torricelli, Evangelista

    [br]
    b. 15 October 1608 Faenza, Italy
    d. 25 October 1647 Florence, Italy
    [br]
    Italian physicist, inventor of the mercury barometer and discoverer of atmospheric pressure.
    [br]
    Torricelli was the eldest child of a textile artisan. Between 1625 and 1626 he attended the Jesuit school at Faenza, where he showed such outstanding aptitude in mathematics and philosophy that his uncle was persuaded to send him to Rome to a school run by Benedetto Castelli, a mathematician and engineer and a former pupil of Galileo Galilei. Between 1630 and 1641, Torricelli was possibly Secretary to Giovanni Ciampoli, Galileo's friend and protector. In 1641 Torricelli wrote a treatise, De motugravium, amplifying Galileo's doctrine on the motion of projectiles, and Galileo accepted him as a pupil. On Galileo's death in 1642, he was appointed as mathematician and philosopher to the court of Grand Duke Ferdinando II of Tuscany. He remained in Florence until his early death in 1647, possibly from typhoid fever. He wrote a great number of mathematical papers on conic sections, the cycloid, the logarithmic curve and other subjects, which made him well known.
    By 1642 Torricelli was producing good lenses for telescopes; he subsequently improved them, and attained near optical perfection. He also constructed a simple microscope with a small glass sphere as a lens. Galileo had looked at problems of raising water with suction pumps, and also with a siphon in 1630. Torricelli brought up the subject again in 1640 and later produced his most important invention, the barometer. He used mercury to fill a glass tube that was sealed at one end and inverted it. He found that the height of mercury in the tube adjusted itself to a well-defined level of about 76 cm (30 in.), higher than the free surface outside. He realized that this must be due to the pressure of the air on the outside surface and predicted that it would fall with increasing altitude. He thus demonstrated the pressure of the atmosphere and the existence of a vacuum on top of the mercury, publishing his findings in 1644. He later noticed that changes in the height of the mercury were related to changes in the weather.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1641, De motu gravium.
    Further Reading
    T.I.Williams (ed.), 1969, A Biographical Dictionary of Scientists, London: A. \& C.Black.
    Chambers Concise Dictionary of Scientists, 1989, Cambridge.
    A Dictionary of Scientific Biography, 1976, Vol. XIII, New York: C.Scribner's Sons.
    A.Stowers, 1961–2, "Thomas Newcomen's first steam engine 250 years ago and the initial development of steam power", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 34 (provides an account of his mercury barometer).
    W.E.Knowles Middleton, 1964, The History of the Barometer, Baltimore.
    RLH

    Biographical history of technology > Torricelli, Evangelista

  • 57 til

    at, for, into, till, to, until, unto
    * * *
    I. præp
    a) (i alm, især om sted) to ( fx go to London; return to England; keep to the right; write a letter to somebody; with my back to the fire; to my delight (, horror, despair, surprise));
    [ gå til møde (, selskab, fest)] go to a meeting (, a party);
    [ være til et møde (, et selskab, en fest)] be at a meeting (, a party);
    (se også ndf: j);
    b) ( ved arrive og arrival) at,
    ( dog foran navne på lande og store byer) in ( fx arrive at one's destination, in England, at Dover, in London);
    c) (om bestemmelsessted i forb med start, leave, depart etc) for ( fx
    start for Edinburgh; our departure for York);
    [ rejsende til Crewe] passengers for Crewe;
    [ tog til Hull] train for Hull;
    d) ( op imod, støttet til) against ( fx lean against a wall);
    e) ( tid: indtil) until,
    T till ( fx wait untill (, till) tomorrow);
    ( mellem to tidspunkter) to ( fx from ten to twelve o'clock; from 1770 to 1850);
    [ fra morgen til aften] from morning till night;
    ( om dato) up to and including,
    (am) through ( fx from Sunday through Thursday),
    (om sted i bog etc) up to and including;
    f) ( tidspunkt) at ( fx come at the same time; he gave me presents at Christmas and on birthdays);
    ( om arrangementer) for ( fx the ceremony was arranged for two o'clock; I have invited them for two o'clock; I have an appointment for two o'clock; come home for Christmas);
    ( førstkommende) next ( fx next Easter, next summer);
    g) ( senest, sidste frist) by ( fx we must have them by Friday); h) ( når " til" + styrelse = indirekte objekt) to ( fx give money to the poor; sell it to Peter); for ( fx buy a present for her; make a dress for her);
    i) ( bestemmelse) for ( fx here is a letter for you; a basket for potatoes; for use in the kitchen; your task for tomorrow; tickets for "Hamlet"; the boot for the left leg; what is that wheel for? it is good enough for her);
    j) ( i forbindelse med måltiders navne) ( for at få) for ( fx he came home for lunch; he stayed for tea; we were six for dinner);
    ( som man får) to ( fx he came to dinner; he stayed to dinner; invite him (, have him in) to dinner);
    ( om det man spiser) for ( fx we had chicken for lunch; they serve bacon and eggs for breakfast; what did you have for dinner?);
    ( sammen med) with ( fx drink wine with one's dinner; take tea with one's meals);
    k) ( samhørighed) of ( fx the author of the book; the key of the door; the mother of 5 children); to ( fx the heir to the estate); for (
    fx the boot for the left leg);
    l) ( pris, værdi, vurdering) at ( fx I bought 50 at 10 p. each (el.
    apiece); sell (, buy) something at cost price; value the house at £40,000; estimate (el. put) her age at 40);
    m) ( mellem 2 tal i omtrentlig mængdesangivelse) to, or ( fx 25 to 30 persons; 5 or 6 persons);
    n) ( forandring) into ( fx forvandle til change into; oversætte til
    translate into);
    o) ( som) by way of ( fx by way of answer, punishment); for ( fx I
    wouldn't like to have him for my father); as ( fx he had Smith as a teacher);
    p) (efter adj, der betegner (u)dygtighed) at ( fx good (, clever, bad) at history; he is great at football);
    [ til at] at -ing ( fx he is marvellous at interviewing);
    q) [ Udtryk]
    [ andre tilfælde:]
    [ den slyngel til Peter] that rascal of a Peter;
    [ til at] to ( fx too good to be true; not to be seen; not fit to
    live);
    [ for tung til at jeg kan løfte den] too heavy for me to lift (it);
    [ her er ikke til at være for fluer] you can't move for flies here;
    [ her er ikke til at være for varme] it is unbearably hot here;
    II. adv
    ( yderligere) more ( fx three more bottles), additional ( fx I bought three additional bottles), another ( fx another drink, another three bottles);
    (efter vb = energisk) hard ( fx run (, hit) hard), with a will ( fx
    hammer away with a will);
    (efter vb = fuldstændigt) up ( fx fryse ` til freeze up);
    [ad ( byen) til] towards (the town);
    [ én til] another, a second;
    [ én gang til] once more;
    [ en halv gang til så lang] half as long again;
    ( tilmed) even, into the bargain;
    (se også de vb hvormed til forbindes, fx blive, komme, være).
    III. conj until,
    T till ( fx wait till I come).

    Danish-English dictionary > til

  • 58 over

    above, across, after, in excess of, for, of, over, past
    * * *
    I. præp
    a) ( udbredt over, hen(ne)over, lige over) over ( fx a rug lying over the sofa; pull a blanket over somebody; hold an umbrella over somebody's head; roast something over a slow fire);
    [( om brøk:) 13 / 7 = 13 over 7] 13 over 7;
    b) ( oven over, hævet over, højere end) above ( fx the stars above us; 500 ft. above sea level; a general is above a colonel in rank); c) ( tværs over) across ( fx a bridge across the river; run across the street);
    ( hen over) over ( fx walk over the moor; pass over the frontier); d) ( via) via ( fx to London via Esbjerg); by (way of); through ( fx
    through York to London, not through Leeds);
    e) ( ud over) beyond ( fx pass beyond this line; go beyond that price; far beyond his expectations);
    f) ( mere end) over, above ( fx over 5 miles long; above (el. over) 200 members; 10 degrees above zero; he is over 50);
    g) ( om klokkeslæt) past ( fx it is a quarter (, five, ten,
    twenty(-five)) past ten; it is three (, nine, twelve etc) minutes past ten; it was past (el. after) ten o'clock);
    (am) after;
    h) ( herskende over) over ( fx these people want a strong man over them); i) ( på grund af) at ( fx angry, astonished, disappointed, impatient, offended at something), about ( fx angry, annoyed, anxious about something), with ( fx pleased with something; disappointed with somebody), of ( fx glad, proud of something; complain of something); j) ( angående) on ( fx lecture on Dickens);
    k) ( om præg, egenskab) about ( fx there is something nervous (, aristocratic) about him).
    II. adv over;
    ( tværs over) across;
    ( itu) in two;
    [ klippe (, skære) over] cut through, cut in two;
    [ over for] opposite, facing ( fx he sat opposite (el. facing) me),
    ( stående over for) in the face of ( fx his courage in the face of difficulties), face to face with ( fx an opponent);
    ( imod) towards ( fx their attitude towards the Government), to ( fx
    his kindness to me; be responsible to somebody), with ( fx be
    frank (, gentle, strict) with somebody);

    Danish-English dictionary > over

  • 59 Ginebra

    f.
    1 gin.
    2 Geneva, Genève.
    3 Guinevere, Guenevere.
    * * *
    1 Geneva
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    I
    SF (Geog) Geneva
    II
    SF ( Hist) Guinevere
    * * *
    femenino Geneva
    * * *
    femenino Geneva
    * * *
    ginebra1
    1 = gin.

    Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.

    Ginebra2

    Ex: The headquarters of international organizations are widely distributed throughout the world with concentrations upon such cities as Geneva, New York, London, the Hague and Paris.

    * Convención de Ginebra, la = Geneva Convention, the.
    * Tratado de Ginebra, el = Geneva Convention, the.

    * * *
    Geneva
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    Ginebra    
    ginebra
    Ginebra sustantivo femenino
    Geneva
    ginebra sustantivo femenino
    gin
    ginebra sustantivo femenino gin
    ' ginebra' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    junípero
    - cubalibre
    - Ginebra
    - seguir
    English:
    Geneva
    - gin
    - run out
    * * *
    Geneva
    * * *
    f Geneva
    * * *
    : gin
    * * *
    ginebra n gin

    Spanish-English dictionary > Ginebra

  • 60 ginebra

    f.
    1 gin.
    2 Geneva, Genève.
    3 Guinevere, Guenevere.
    * * *
    1 Geneva
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    I
    SF (Geog) Geneva
    II
    SF ( Hist) Guinevere
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino Geneva
    * * *
    ginebra1
    1 = gin.

    Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.

    Ginebra2

    Ex: The headquarters of international organizations are widely distributed throughout the world with concentrations upon such cities as Geneva, New York, London, the Hague and Paris.

    * Convención de Ginebra, la = Geneva Convention, the.
    * Tratado de Ginebra, el = Geneva Convention, the.

    * * *
    Geneva
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    Ginebra    
    ginebra
    Ginebra sustantivo femenino
    Geneva
    ginebra sustantivo femenino
    gin
    ginebra sustantivo femenino gin
    ' ginebra' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    junípero
    - cubalibre
    - Ginebra
    - seguir
    English:
    Geneva
    - gin
    - run out
    * * *
    Geneva
    * * *
    f Geneva
    * * *
    : gin
    * * *
    ginebra n gin

    Spanish-English dictionary > ginebra

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