they+gave

según parece... — it would appear o seem (that)...

así que está en la India - según parece — so he's in India - so it seems o apparently

según parece... — it would appear o seem (that)...

así que está en la India - según parece — so he's in India - so it seems o apparently

Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

• algo así, es músico o algo así — he's a musician or something like that

• algo de, tuve algo de miedo — I was a bit scared

tienen algo de razón — they are right to a certain extent o in a way

• en algo, queríamos ser útiles en algo — we wanted to be of some use

• estar en algo — (=implicado) to be involved in sth; Ven ** to be high on sth

• llegar a ser algo — to be something

• tomar algo — [de beber] to have a drink; [de comer] to have a bite (to eat)

• llegamos a las tres y algo — we arrived at three something

darle algo a algn * —

si lo dice el director, por algo será — if the manager says so, he must have his reasons o there must be a reason for it

¿hay algo para mí? — is there anything o something for me?

estos zapatos son algo incómodos — these shoes are rather o a little uncomfortable

puede parecer algo ingenuo — he may seem slightly o rather o a little o somewhat frm naive

¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?

por algo será — there must be some o a reason

¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit

¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?

por algo será — there must be some o a reason

¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit

Ex: It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.

un cuerpo a cuerpo entre los dos políticos — a head-on o head-to-head confrontation between the two politicians

• de cuerpo entero — [retrato, espejo] full-length

• de medio cuerpo — [retrato, espejo] half-length

• cuerpo serrano — hum body to die for

• ¡cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground!

hurtó el cuerpo y eludió a sus vecinos — he sneaked off o away and avoided his neighbours

encontraron el cuerpo entre los matorrales — they found the body o corpse in the bushes

cuerpo de bomberos — fire brigade, fire department (EEUU)

un armario de dos cuerpos — a cupboard in two sections o parts

• dar cuerpo a algo, el suavizante que da cuerpo a su cabello — the conditioner that gives your hair body

sugirieron varios puntos para dar cuerpo al proyecto — they suggested several points to round out o give more substance to the project

• tomar cuerpo — [plan, proyecto, personaje, historia] to take shape

batió las claras hasta que tomaron cuerpo — she beat the egg whites until they were fluffy o stiff

tenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)

a cuerpo de rey — (fam)

a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)

echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink

entregarse a algo en cuerpo y alma — to put one's heart and soul into something (fam)

pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)

sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)

dar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape

tenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)

a cuerpo de rey — (fam)

a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)

echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink

entregarse a algo en cuerpo y alma — to put one's heart and soul into something (fam)

pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)

sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)

dar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape

Ex: But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.

¡ya estamos hartos! — we've had enough!, we're fed up! *

¡me tienes harto! — I'm fed up with you! *

• estar harto de algo/algn — to be tired of sth/sb, be fed up with sth/sb *, be sick of sth/sb *

estaban un poco hartos de tanta publicidad — they were a bit tired of all the publicity, they were a bit fed up with o sick of all the publicity *

está harto de su jefe — he's fed up with o sick of his boss *

• estar harto de hacer algo — to be tired of doing sth, be fed up of doing sth *, be sick of doing sth *

está harto de no tener dinero — he's tired o fed up * o sick of * not having any money

• estar harto de que — + subjun to be fed up with * + ger, be sick of * + ger

estamos hartos de que lleguen siempre tarde — we're tired of o fed up with * o sick of * them arriving late

• harto de algo — stuffed with sth *

ocurre con harta frecuencia — it happens very often o very frequently

usaste harta harina — you used plenty of o a lot of flour

hartos chilenos — plenty of o a lot of Chileans

ha habido hartos accidentes — there have been a lot of o plenty of accidents

lo sé harto bien — I know that very well o all too well

me tienes harto con tantas exigencias — I'm sick o tired of all your demands

estaba harta de que le dijeran eso — she was tired of o fed up with them telling her that

es harto mejor que el hermano — he's much o a lot better than his brother

me tienes harto con tantas exigencias — I'm sick o tired of all your demands

estaba harta de que le dijeran eso — she was tired of o fed up with them telling her that

es harto mejor que el hermano — he's much o a lot better than his brother

Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.