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101 mofarse

pron.v.

to scoff.

mofarse de to mock

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mofarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to scoff, mock

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mofarse de algo/alguien to mock something/somebody, make fun of something/somebody

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VPR

mofarse de algo/algn — to mock sth/sb, scoff at sth/sb, sneer at sth/sb

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verbo pronominal

mofarse DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody

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(v.) = sneer, scoff, jeer, snicker, snigger

Ex. 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.

Ex. Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".

Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.

Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.

Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.

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verbo pronominal

mofarse DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody

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(v.) = sneer, scoff, jeer, snicker, snigger

Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.

Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".

Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.

Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.

Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.

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mofarse [A1 ]

v pron

mofarse DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb

todos se mofan de él they all make fun of o poke fun at him

no te mofes de las desgracias de los demás don't laugh at other people's misfortunes

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mofarse ( conjugate mofarse) verbo pronominal mofarse DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
mofarse verbo reflexivo to jeer [de, at], scoff [de, at], make fun [de, of]: se mofaban del equipo perdedor, they scoffed at the losing team
' mofarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reírse
English:
jeer
- mock
- taunt

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mofarse vpr

to scoff;

mofarse de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb

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mofarse

v/r

:

mofarse de make fun of

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mofarse vr

mofarse de : to scoff at, to make fun of

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mofarse vb to make fun

Spanish-English dictionary > mofarse
102 soñar

m.

sonar (Nautical).

El sonar detectó un submarino The sonar detected a submarine.

v.

1 to sound, to make a sound, to sound off.

La música suena bien The music sounds good.

El timbre suena sin parar The doorbell rings endlessly.

2 to sound.

La música suena bien The music sounds good.

3 to ring.

4 to peal, to clang.

5 to break down completely, to break down.

La máquina sonó The machine broke down completely.

6 to ring a bell on.

Ese asunto me suena That thing rings a bell on me.

7 to clobber, to bludgeon, to thump, to bemaul.

Lo sonó He clobbered him.

8 to beat, to defeat, to vanquish, to thrash.

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sonar

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO sonar

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sonar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (hacer ruido) to sound

2 (timbre, teléfono, etc) to ring

3 (alarma, reloj) to go off

4 (instrumento) to play

5 (letra) to be pronounced

■ esa letra no suena that letter is not pronounced

6 (mencionarse) to be mentioned

7 (tener apariencia) to look (a, like), sound (a, like), seem (a, like)

■ el proyecto sonaba a estafa the project sounded like a con

► verbo transitivo

1 (conocer vagamente) to sound familiar, ring a bell

■ no me suena esa calle that street doesn't ring a bell

2 (nariz) to blow

3 (timbre etc) to ring; (bocina) to blow, sound; (instrumento) to play

► verbo pronominal sonarse

1 (nariz) to blow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tal y como suena literally, just as I'm telling you

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verb

1) to sound

2) ring

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1. VI

1) (=producir sonido)

a) [campana, teléfono, timbre] to ring; [aparato electrónico] to beep, bleep

este timbre no suena — this bell doesn't work o ring

está sonando el busca — the pager is beeping o bleeping

el reloj de la iglesia no sonó — the church clock did not chime

acaban de sonar las diez — it has just struck ten

hacer sonar — [+ alarma, sirena] to sound; [+ campanilla, timbre] to ring; [+ trompeta, flauta] to play

hace sonar su vieja gaita en las grandes ocasiones — he plays his old bagpipes on special occasions

haz sonar el claxon — blow o beep the horn

b) [alarma, sirena] to go off

a las seis sonó el despertador — the alarm clock went off at six

c) [máquina, aparato] to make a noise; [música] to play

¡cómo suena este frigorífico! — what a noise this fridge makes!

sonaron tres disparos — three shots were heard

empezó a sonar el himno nacional — the national anthem started to play

le sonaban las tripas — his stomach was rumbling

- ni sonar ni tronar
flauta, río
2) (Ling) [fonema, letra] to be pronounced; [frase, palabra] to sound

la h de "hombre" no suena — the h in "hombre" is not pronounced o is silent

escríbelo tal como suena — write it as it sounds

3) (=parecer por el sonido) to sound

sonaba extraño viniendo de él — it sounded strange coming from him

cantan en inglés y suenan muy bien — they sing in English and they sound very good

ese título suena bien — that sounds like a good title

• sonar a — to sound like

suena a metálico — it sounds like metal

eso me suena a excusa — that sounds like an excuse to me

sus palabras sonaban a falso — his words rang o sounded false

sonar a hueco — to sound hollow

- así como suena

le dijo que se fuera, así como suena — he told him to go, just like that

se llama Anastasio, así como suena — he's called Anastasio, believe it or not

- me suena a chino

4) (=ser conocido) to sound familiar, ring a bell *

¿no te suena el nombre? — isn't the name familiar?, doesn't the name sound familiar o ring a bell?

a mí su cara no me suena de nada — his face isn't at all familiar to me o doesn't look at all familiar to me

5) (=mencionarse)

su nombre suena constantemente en relación con este asunto — her name is always coming up o being mentioned in connection with this affair

no quiere que suene su nombre — he doesn't want his name mentioned

6) And, Cono Sur * (=fracasar) to come to grief *

sonamos en la prueba de francés — we came to grief in the French test *

ahora sí que sonamos — now we're really in trouble

7) Cono Sur * (=morirse) to kick the bucket *, peg out *

8) Cono Sur * (=estropearse) to pack up *

9)

hacer sonar — Cono Sur * [gen] to wreck; [+ dinero] to blow *

10)

hacer sonar a algn — Cono Sur * (=derrotar) to thrash sb *; (=castigar) to do sb **; (=suspender) to fail, flunk (EEUU) *

lo van a hacer sonar si lo pillan — he'll get done for it if they catch him **

2. VT

1) (=hacer sonar) [+ campanilla] to ring; [+ trompeta] to play; [+ alarma, sirena] to sound

2)

sonar la nariz a algn — to blow sb's nose

3) Méx, Ven * (=pegar) to clobber *

4) Méx, Ven * (=ganar) to thrash *

3.

See:

sonarse

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verbo intransitivo

1) teléfono/timbre to ring; disparo to ring out

el despertador sonó a las cinco — the alarm went off at five o'clock

cuando suena la sirena — when the siren goes

sonaron las doce en el reloj — the clock struck twelve

cómo me suenan las tripas! — (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)

2) (+ compl)

a) motor/instrumento to sound; persona to sound

suena a hueco/a metal — it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

b) palabra/expresión to sound

se escribe como suena — it's spelled as it sounds

(así) como suena — just like that, as simple as that

3)

a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc)

me suena tu cara — your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre? — where do I know that name from?

¿te suena este refrán? — does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?

b) ( parecer)

sonar A algo — to sound like something

me suena a una de sus invenciones — it sounds to me like one of his stories

4)

a) (AmL fam) ( fracasar)

soné en el examen — I blew the exam (colloq), I blew it in the exam (colloq)

sonamos — we've had it now, we've blown it now (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up (colloq)

c) (CS fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
2.
sonar vt

1)

a) (+ me/te/le etc) < nariz> to wipe

suénale la nariz — wipe her nose for her, will you?

b) < trompeta> to play

2) (Méx fam)

a) ( pegar) < persona> to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)
3.
sonarse v pron: tb

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose
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masculino sonar

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= dream.

Ex. This has brought us nearer to UBC than anyone would have dreamed possible thirty years ago.

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* soñar despierto = daydream.

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verbo intransitivo

1) teléfono/timbre to ring; disparo to ring out

el despertador sonó a las cinco — the alarm went off at five o'clock

cuando suena la sirena — when the siren goes

sonaron las doce en el reloj — the clock struck twelve

cómo me suenan las tripas! — (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)

2) (+ compl)

a) motor/instrumento to sound; persona to sound

suena a hueco/a metal — it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

b) palabra/expresión to sound

se escribe como suena — it's spelled as it sounds

(así) como suena — just like that, as simple as that

3)

a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc)

me suena tu cara — your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre? — where do I know that name from?

¿te suena este refrán? — does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?

b) ( parecer)

sonar A algo — to sound like something

me suena a una de sus invenciones — it sounds to me like one of his stories

4)

a) (AmL fam) ( fracasar)

soné en el examen — I blew the exam (colloq), I blew it in the exam (colloq)

sonamos — we've had it now, we've blown it now (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up (colloq)

c) (CS fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
2.
sonar vt

1)

a) (+ me/te/le etc) < nariz> to wipe

suénale la nariz — wipe her nose for her, will you?

b) < trompeta> to play

2) (Méx fam)

a) ( pegar) < persona> to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)
3.
sonarse v pron: tb

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose
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masculino sonar

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sonar¹

¹ = beep, sound, go off, chime.

Ex: If neither crossreferences or documents are associated with the entry, the terminal beeps and a message is displayed.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.

Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.

Ex: The delay seems even longer with the second doorbell that I have set to chime once, as opposed to the front doorbell which chimes twice.

* alarma + sonar = alarm + go off.

* campana + sonar = bell + ring.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* despertador + sonar = alarm + go off, alarm clock + go off.

* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.

* hacer sonar una alarma = sound + alarm.

* hacer sonar un cascabel = jingle.

* hacer sonar un clic = click.

* que suena = ringing.

* sonar a = smack of.

* sonar conocido = ring + a bell.

* sonar el teléfono = telephone + ring.

* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.

* sonarse = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse los mocos = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonar un cascabel = jingle.

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sonar¹ [ A10 ]

vi

A

1 «teléfono/timbre» to ring

la alarma estuvo sonando toda la noche the alarm was ringing all night

el despertador sonó a las cinco the alarm went off at five o'clock

sonó un disparo there was a shot, a shot rang out, I/you/he heard a shot

cuando suena la sirena when the siren goes, when you hear the siren

sonaron las doce en el reloj del Ayuntamiento the Town Hall clock struck twelve

¡cómo me suenan las tripas! ( fam); my tummy's rumbling ( colloq)

2

«letra»: la `e' final no suena you don't pronounce the final `e', the final `e' is not pronounced o is silent

B (+ compl)

1 «motor/instrumento» to sound; «persona» to sound

suena raro it sounds funny

sonaba preocupada she sounded worried

suena a hueco/a metal it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

2 «palabra/expresión» to sound

se escribe como suena it's spelled as it sounds

me suena fatal it sounds awful to me

¿te suena bien esto? does this sound all right to you?

(así) como suena just like that, as simple as that

me dijo que me largara, así como suena she told me to get out, just like that o as simple as that

C

1 (resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc):

me suena tu cara I know your face from somewhere, your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre/esa canción? where do I know that name from/that song from?

me suena haberlo oído antes it rings a bell o it sounds familiar

¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?, have you heard this proverb before?, do you know this proverb?

2 (parecer) sonar A algo to sound like sth

me suena a una de sus invenciones it sounds to me like one of his stories

D

(mencionarse): su nombre suena mucho en el mundo de la moda his name is on everybody's lips o everybody's talking about him, in the fashion world

sé discreto, que mi nombre no suena para nada be discreet, I want my name kept out of this o I don't want my name mentioned

E

1

( AmL fam) (fracasar): soné en el examen I blew the exam ( colloq), I blew it in the exam ( colloq)

sonamos, se largó a llover now we've had it o now we're in trouble, it's started to rain ( colloq)

estamos sonados, perdimos el tren we've had it now o we've blown it now, we've missed the train ( colloq)

2 (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up ( colloq)

3 (CS fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak (sl)

■ sonar

vt

A

1 (+ me/te/le etc) ‹nariz› to wipe

suénale la nariz wipe her nose for her, will you?

2 ‹trompeta› to play

B (CS fam) ‹alumno› to fail, flunk ( AmE)

C ( Méx fam)

1 (pegar) ‹persona› to thump ( colloq), to clobber ( colloq)

2 (en una competición) ‹persona/equipo› to beat, thrash ( colloq)

■ sonarse

v pron

tb sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose

sonar²

masculine

sonar

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Multiple Entries:
sonar
soñar
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo
1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring;
[ disparo] to ring out;
◊ el despertador sonó a las cinco the alarm went off at five o'clock;

soñaron las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve;
me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)
2 (+ compl)
a) [motor/instrumento] to sound;

[ persona] to sound;
◊ suena raro it sounds funny;

sonaba preocupada she sounded worried;
suena a hueco it sounds hollow
b) [palabra/expresión] to sound

3
a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;

¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?
b) ( parecer) soñar A algo to sound like sth

4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):
◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);

sonamos we've blown it now (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1
a) (+ me/te/le etc) ‹ nariz› to wipe

b) ‹ trompeta› to play

2 (Méx fam)
a) ( pegar) ‹ persona› to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)

sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
◊ soñarse la nariz to blow one's nose

soñar ( conjugate soñar) verbo transitivo
a) ( durmiendo) to dream

b) ( fantasear) to dream;

◊ la casa soñada her/his/their dream house

verbo intransitivo
a) ( durmiendo) to dream;

soñar con algo/algn to dream about sth/sb;
◊ que sueñes con los angelitos (fr hecha) sweet dreams

b) ( fantasear) to dream;

◊ soñar despierto to daydream;

soñar con algo to dream of sth
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried
(un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize
soñar
I verbo transitivo
1 to dream: soñé que vivía en una isla desierta, I dreamt I was living on a desert island
2 (imaginar) to imagine: la boda fue tal como la había soñado, her wedding was just like in her dreams
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dormido) sueñas en voz alta, you talk in your sleep
esta noche soñé con él, last night I had a dream about him
2 (imaginar) deja de soñar (despierto), stop daydreaming
no sueñes con que te invite, don't expect to be invited
3 (desear) sueña con volver a su tierra natal, she dreams of returning to her homeland
' soñar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- repicar
- sonar
- tocar
- a
- explorar
- soñado
- suena
English:
and
- blare
- blow
- chime
- clang
- clank
- clash
- daydream
- dream
- fantasize
- go off
- jangle
- moon over sb
- must
- rattle
- reverie
- ring
- set off
- sonar
- sound
- buzz
- go
- set

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sonar¹

♦ vi

1. [producir sonido] [timbre, teléfono, campana, despertador, alarma] to ring;

sonó una explosión there was an explosion;

sonó un disparo a shot rang out;

sonaba a lo lejos una sirena you could hear (the sound of) a siren in the distance;

hicieron sonar la alarma they set off the alarm;

sonaron las diez (en el reloj) the clock struck ten;

suena (a) hueco it sounds hollow;

suena a los Beatles it sounds like the Beatles;

suena falso/a chiste it sounds false/like a joke;
Fig
no me gusta nada como suena esto I don't like the sound of this at all;

(así o [m5] tal) como suena [literalmente] literally, in so many words;

me llamó mentirosa, así como suena she literally called me a liar;

su nombre se escribe como suena you spell her name like it sounds;

Comp
Fam
sonar la flauta: sonó la flauta y aprobé el examen it was a fluke that I passed the exam;

si suena la flauta… with a bit of luck…

2. [ser conocido, familiar]
me suena it rings a bell;

esa cara me suena I know that face, I've seen that face somewhere before;

¿te suena de algo este número de teléfono? does this telephone number mean anything to you o ring a bell?;

no me suena su nombre I don't remember hearing her name before;

un nombre que suena mucho en círculos políticos a name that is often mentioned in political circles

3. [pronunciarse] to be pronounced;

la letra “h” no suena the “h” is silent

4. [mencionarse, citarse] to be mentioned;

su nombre suena como futuro ministro his name is being mentioned as a future minister

5. [rumorearse] to be rumoured;

suena por ahí que lo van a echar it is rumoured that he is going to be sacked

6. CSur Fam [fracasar] to come a cropper, US to mess up;

si no te preparás para ese examen vas a sonar if you don't revise for the exam you're going to come a cropper;

no supieron llevar la empresa correctamente y sonaron they mismanaged the company and came to grief

7. RP Fam [morir] to kick the bucket

♦ vt

sonar la nariz a alguien to wipe sb's nose

♦ See also the pronominal verb sonarse

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sonar

I v/i

1 ring out

2 de música play;

así, tal como suena fig as simple as that, just like that

3

:

sonar a sound like

4

:

me suena esa voz I know that voice, that voice sounds familiar

II v/t la nariz wipe

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sonar {19} vi

1) : to sound

suena bien: it sounds good

2) : to ring (bells)

3) : to look or sound familiar

me suena ese nombre: that name rings a bell

4)

sonar a : to sound like

sonar vt

1) : to ring

2) : to blow (a trumpet, a nose)

♦ See also the reflexive verb sonarse

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sonar vb

1. (teléfono, timbre) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

sonaba el teléfono the telephone was ringing

2. (despertador, alarma) to go off

¿ha sonado el despertador? has the alarm clock gone off?

3. (letra) to be pronounced

en español la "h" no suena in Spanish the "h" is not pronounced

Lo más normal sería decir the "h" is silent

4. (resultar conocido) to be familiar / to ring a bell [pt. rang; pp. rung]

su nombre me suena his name sounds familiar / his name rings a bell

su cara me suena her face is familiar

5. (tener un aspecto) to sound

eso suena a falso that sounds false

el argumento suena interesante the plot sounds interesting

así como suena / tal como suena just like that

Spanish-English dictionary > soñar
103 tonto

adj.

1 silly, dull, empty-headed, foolish.

2 silly, footling, foolish.

3 useless, dumb.

4 stupefied.

m.

fool, blockhead, dunce, idiot.

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tonto

► adjetivo

1 silly, stupid, US dumb

■ ¡qué idea más tonta! what a stupid idea!

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 fool, idiot

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a tontas y a locas without rhyme or reason

hacer el tonto / hacer la tonta to act the fool

hacerse el tonto / hacerse la tonta to play dumb

ponerse tonto,-a familiar to get stroppy

tonto,-a de remate / tonto,-a de capirote familiar prize idiot

un,-a tonto,-a del bote familiar a right berk, a real twerp

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1. (f. - tonta)
noun

fool
2. (f. - tonta)
adj.

foolish, stupid

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tonto, -a
1. ADJ

1) [persona]

a) (=bobo) [dicho con afecto] silly; [dicho con enfado] stupid

venga, vente con nosotros, ¡no seas tonto! — come on, come with us, don't be silly!

¡qué tonto soy! — how silly o stupid of me!

fui tan tonto que me dejé engañar por ellos — I was silly enough to be taken in by them

¿tú te has creído que yo soy tonto?, ¿me tomas por tonto? — do you think I'm stupid?

- es tonto del bote o de capirote o de remate

b) [poco inteligente] stupid

¡y parecía tonto! — and we thought he was stupid!

a lo tonto —

¿para qué esforzarse a lo tonto? — why go to all that trouble for nothing?

y a lo tonto, a lo tonto, se le pasó la mitad del día — and before he knew it, half the day had slipped by

- es más tonto que Abundio

- hacer tonto a algn

a tontas y a locas —

piénsalo bien, no quiero que actúes/hables a tontas y a locas — think carefully, don't just do/say the first thing that comes into your head

esos jóvenes sin seso que solo hablan a tontas y a locas — these silly youngsters who chatter away without even thinking what they're saying

c) (=insolente) silly

¡si te pones tonto no te vuelvo a traer al cine! — if you start being silly I won't take you to the cinema again!

d) (=torpe)

me quedé como tonto después del golpe — I felt dazed after the knock

hoy se me olvida todo, estoy como tonto — I keep forgetting things today, I'm out of it *

dejar a algn tonto — Esp to leave sb speechless

e) (=presumido) stuck-up *

pasaba muy tonto por delante de ella — he walked past her showing off

está muy tonto desde que es médico — he's such a show-off since he became a doctor *

f) (Med) imbecile
pelo 8)
2) [risa, frase, accidente] silly

¡qué fallo más tonto! — it was a really silly mistake!

fue una respuesta tonta — that was a stupid answer

me entró la risa tonta — I started giggling

me pilló en una hora tonta y le presté el dinero — I wasn't thinking at that moment and I lent him the money
caja 1)
2. SM / F

1) idiot

soy un tonto, ¡nunca debí haberla escuchado! — I'm such an idiot, I should never have listened to her!

allí estaba, riéndome como una tonta — there I was, laughing like an idiot

el tonto del pueblo — the village idiot

- hacer el tonto

has hecho el tonto no siguiendo sus consejos — you were a fool not to take her advice

- hacerse el tonto

tonto útil — willing stooge

2) (Med) imbecile

3. SM

1) (Circo, Teat) clown, funny man

2) And, CAm (=palanca) jemmy

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) silly

no seas tonta! — don't be silly!

fui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes

b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upset

a tontas y a locas — without thinking

gasta el dinero a tontas y a locas — she spends money like there's no tomorrow (colloq)

dejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless

hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody

ser tonto del bote — to be a complete idiot

2) <excusa/error/historia> silly
II
- ta masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq); ( ingenuo) idiot, fool

hacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself

hacerse el tonto — to act dumb

- tonto de capirote

- tonto útil

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= fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.

Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.

Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.

Ex. The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.

Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.

Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.

Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.

Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.

Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.

Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.

Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.

Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.

Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.

Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.

Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.

Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.

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* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.

* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.

* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* guaperas tonto = himbo.

* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.

* hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.

* no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.

* risa tonta = giggle.

* risita tonta = giggle.

* rubia tonta = dumb blonde.

* típica rubia tonta = bimbo.

* típico guaperas tonto = himbo.

* tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.

* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.

* tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.

* tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].

* tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.

* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.

* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* tonto genio = idiot savant.

* tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) silly

no seas tonta! — don't be silly!

fui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes

b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upset

a tontas y a locas — without thinking

gasta el dinero a tontas y a locas — she spends money like there's no tomorrow (colloq)

dejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless

hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody

ser tonto del bote — to be a complete idiot

2) <excusa/error/historia> silly
II
- ta masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq); ( ingenuo) idiot, fool

hacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself

hacerse el tonto — to act dumb

- tonto de capirote

- tonto útil

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= fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.

Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.

Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.

Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.

Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.

Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.

Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.

Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.

Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.

Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.

Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.

Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.

Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.

Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.

Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.

Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.

Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.

* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.

* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* guaperas tonto = himbo.

* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.

* hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.

* no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.

* risa tonta = giggle.

* risita tonta = giggle.

* rubia tonta = dumb blonde.

* típica rubia tonta = bimbo.

* típico guaperas tonto = himbo.

* tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.

* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.

* tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.

* tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].

* tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.

* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.

* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* tonto genio = idiot savant.

* tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.

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tonto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 [ SER] ‹persona› (falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb ( colloq) (ingenuo) silly

¡pero qué tonto eres! ¿de verdad te lo has creído? you idiot! did you really believe it?

mírala … y parecía tonta look at her, and we thought she was stupid!

no seas tonta, aprovecha ahora que puedes don't be silly! make the most of it while you can

y él fue tan tonto como para decirle que sí and he was stupid o dumb o foolish enough to say yes

2 [ ESTAR] (travieso) difficult, silly; (disgustado) upset

no me hagas caso, hoy estoy tonta don't take any notice of me, I'm in a funny mood today

se pone muy tonto siempre que hay visita he gets really silly o difficult when there are visitors

a lo tonto: a lo tonto, a lo tonto lleva ya ganados varios millones he's won several million just like that o without even trying

lo dijo a lo tonto y resulta que acertó it was a wild guess o he said it without thinking and it turned out to be right

hablas a lo tonto you're talking through your hat

a tontas y a locas without thinking

gasta el dinero a tontas y a locas she spends money like there's no tomorrow ( colloq)

dejar tonto a algn ( Esp fam); to leave sb speechless

hacer tonto a algn ( Chi fam); to make a fool of sb, fool sb

ser más tonto que Abundio or que hecho de encargo or que una mata de habas ( Esp fam); to be as dumb as they come ( colloq), to be daft as a brush ( BrE colloq)

ser tonto del bote or del culo ( Esp fam); to be a complete idiot

B ‹excusa/error/historia› silly

fue una caída de lo más tonta pero ya ves, me rompí el tobillo it was such a silly o ridiculous fall but, as you see, I broke my ankle

tonto² -ta

masculine, feminine

(falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy ( colloq); (ingenuo) idiot, fool

eres un tonto por haberte dejado engañar así you're an idiot o a fool to let yourself be taken in like that

hacer el tonto (hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool, to fool o clown around; (actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself

hacerse el tonto to act dumb

no te hagas la tonta, que sabes muy bien de lo que estoy hablando you know very well what I'm talking about so don't pretend you don't o so don't act dumb

le gusta/gustaba más que a un tonto una tiza or un lápiz or un palo ( Esp fam); he is/was crazy o nuts about it ( colloq)

ser como tonto para algo ( Chi fam); to be crazy o nuts about sth ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● tonto de capirote

prize idiot, utter fool

● tonto del pueblo

village idiot

● tonto leso

( Chi fam) silly fool

● tonto útil

idealistic puppet o stooge

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tonto
◊ -ta adjetivo

1
a) [SER] ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq);

( ingenuo) silly
b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly;

( disgustado) upset
2 ‹excusa/error/historia› silly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq);
( ingenuo) idiot, fool;
◊ hacer el tonto ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool;

( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself;
◊ hacerse el tonto to act dumb

tonto,-a
I adjetivo silly, familiar dumb: ¿cómo pude ser tan tonto?, how could I be so stupid?
fue lo bastante tonto como para decirle la verdad, he was foolish enough to tell him the truth
una observación tonta, a trivial remark
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fool, idiot, familiar dummy
hacer el tonto, to play the fool
hacerse el tonto, to play dumb
tonto de remate, prize idiot

' tonto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bobalicón
- bobalicona
- boluda
- boludo
- burrada
- capirote
- definitivamente
- fatua
- fatuo
- hacer
- hombre
- manteca
- pelo
- perdida
- perdido
- remate
- simple
- tarugo
- todavía
- tonta
- tratar
- asno
- baboso
- gana
- ganso
- huevón
- idiota
- imbécil
- lelo
- lerdo
- mongólico
- necio
- pavo
- pendejo
- salame
- soquete
- tontear
- tontería
- zanahoria
English:
act
- asinine
- clot
- clown around
- dim
- do
- dozy
- dumb
- fool
- goof
- help
- idiotic
- lark about
- lark around
- mess about
- mess around
- muck about
- muck around
- need
- play
- prize
- silly
- soft-headed
- such
- thing
- daft
- foolish
- kind
- know
- stupid
- that

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tonto, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona] [estúpido] stupid;
[menos fuerte] silly;
pero ¿seré tonto? otra vez me he vuelto a confundir I must be stupid or something, I've gone and got it wrong again;

nos toman por tontos they think we're idiots;

¿estás tonto? ¿para qué me pegas? don't be stupid! what are you hitting me for?;

no seas tonto, no hay por qué preocuparse don't be silly, there's no need to worry;

Comp

ser tonto de capirote o [m5] remate to be Br daft as a brush o US crazy as a loon;

Comp

ser más tonto que Abundio to be as thick as two short planks

2. [retrasado mental] dim, backward

3.
ponerse tonto [pesado, insistente] to be difficult;
[arrogante] to get awkward, Br to get stroppy
4. [sin sentido] [risa] mindless;
[esfuerzo] pointless;
fue una caída tonta it was so silly, falling over like that;

Comp

a lo tonto: lo perdí a lo tonto I stupidly lost it;

me tropecé a lo tonto I tripped over like an idiot;

me he ido haciendo con una extensa colección de sellos a lo tonto I've built up a sizeable stamp collection without hardly realizing it

♦ nm,f

idiot;

los listos y los tontos de la clase the bright ones and the dim ones in the class;

el tonto del pueblo the village idiot;

Comp

hacer el tonto [juguetear] to mess around;
[no actuar con inteligencia] to be stupid o foolish;
estoy haciendo el tonto intentando convencerle I'm wasting my time trying to convince him;

Comp

hacerse el tonto to act innocent;

Comp

a tontas y a locas without thinking

Comp
tonto útil useful idiot
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tonto

I adj silly, foolish

II m, tonta f fool, idiot;

tonto del bote o

haba fam complete idiot;

tonto del pueblo village idiot;

hacer el tonto play the fool;

hacerse el tonto act dumb fam ;

a tontas y a locas in a slapdash way

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tonto, -ta adj

1) : dumb, stupid

2) : silly

3)

a tontas y a locas : without thinking, haphazardly

tonto, -ta n

: fool, idiot

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tonto¹ adj silly [comp. sillier; superl. silliest] / stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]

¡qué fallo más tonto! what a stupid mistake!

tonto² n fool / idiot

hacer el tonto to play the fool

Spanish-English dictionary > tonto
104 vociferar

v.

1 to shout.

2 to vociferate, to shout, to scream, to blare.

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vociferar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to vociferate, shout

► verbo transitivo

1 to vociferate, shout

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verb

to shout

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1. VT

1) (=gritar) to yell, shout

2) (=jactarse) to proclaim boastfully

2.

VI to yell, shout, vociferate frm

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verbo intransitivo to shout, vociferate (frml)

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= boom, howl, mouth off, belt out, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.

Ex. And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again.

Ex. If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.

Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.

Ex. Singers will belt out Beatles hits to help charity.

Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.

Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.

Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.

Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.

Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.

Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.

Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.

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verbo intransitivo to shout, vociferate (frml)

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= boom, howl, mouth off, belt out, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.

Ex: And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again.

Ex: If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.

Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.

Ex: Singers will belt out Beatles hits to help charity.

Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.

Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.

Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.

Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.

Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.

Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.

Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.

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vociferar [A1 ]

vi

to shout, yell, vociferate ( frml)

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vociferar ( conjugate vociferar) verbo intransitivo
to shout, vociferate (frml)
vociferar verbo intransitivo to shout, scream, vociferate
' vociferar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vocear
English:
bluster
- bawl
- storm

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vociferar vi

to shout

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vociferar

v/i shout

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vociferar vi

gritar: to shout, to yell

Spanish-English dictionary > vociferar
105 echado

adj.

lying-down, prostrate.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: echar.

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echado

► participio pasado

1→ link=echar echar

► adjetivo

1 (tumbado) lying down

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ser un,-a echado,-a p'alante familiar to be forward

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ADJ
[pp] de echar
1)

estar echado — to lie, be lying (down)

2) CAm, Caribe [económicamente] well-placed, in a good position

3) CAm * (=perezoso) lazy, idle

4) And * (=engreído) stuck-up *, toffee-nosed *

5)

- es muy echado pa'lante

- es muy echado p'atrás

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- da adjetivo [estar] ( acostado)

está echado en el sofá — he's lying down on the sofa

ser echado para atrás — (fam) to be full of oneself (colloq)

ser muy echado p'alante — (fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive; ( ser descarado) to be pushy (colloq)

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- da adjetivo [estar] ( acostado)

está echado en el sofá — he's lying down on the sofa

ser echado para atrás — (fam) to be full of oneself (colloq)

ser muy echado p'alante — (fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive; ( ser descarado) to be pushy (colloq)

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echado -da

adjective

[ ESTAR]

(acostado): está echado porque no se encuentra bien he's lying down because he doesn't feel well

había alguien echado en el sofá there was somebody lying o lying down on the sofa

ser echado para atrás ( fam); to be full of oneself ( colloq)

ser muy echado p'alante ( fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive, be able to look after oneself; (ser descarado) to be pushy ( colloq)

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Del verbo echar: ( conjugate echar)

echado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
echado
echar
echado
◊ -da adjetivo ( acostado): está echado en el sofá he's lying down on the sofa

echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw;

◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin;
echadoon el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net;
echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;
echado algo a perder to ruin sth;
echado de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb
b)

◊ echar abajo ‹ edificio› to pull down;

‹ gobierno› to bring down;
‹ proyecto› to destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
‹ moral› to undermine;
‹puerta/valla› to break … down
2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq);
(de bar, casa) to throw … out;
( de colegio) to expel
3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)
4
a) (pasar, correr) ‹ cortinas› to pull, draw;

◊ échale (la) llave lock it;

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?
b) ( mover):

◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side

5
a) (expeler, despedir) ‹olor/humo/chispas› to give off

b) ( producir) ‹ hojas› to sprout;

◊ ya está echando flores it's flowering already

1
a) ( poner) ‹leña/carbón› to put;

‹ gasolina› to put in;
◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

b) (servir, dar) to give;

◊ échame un poco de vino can you give me a little wine?

c) ‹ trago› to have

2
a) ‹sermón/discurso› (fam) (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ echadole la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb

3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show
echarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ me eché al suelo I threw myself to the ground;

echadose de cabeza al agua to dive into the water;
echadose a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE);

[cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruined
b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

◊ se echó a un lado she moved to one side;

échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit;
echadose atrás to back out
2
a) ( ponerse) ‹crema/bronceador› to put on

b) ‹ cigarillo› to have

c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:

◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

d) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break
4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take
5 ( empezar) echadose a to start o begin to, start o begin;
◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;

las palomas se echadoon a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put
(una bebida) to pour
(gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine
(del trabajo) to sack, fire
(obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this
figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run
' echado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
echar
English:
belly
- lie down
- wasted
- jinx
- wonder

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echado, -a adj

1. [acostado] lying down;

no se puede poner, está echado he can't come to the phone, he's lying down;

estaba echado en la cama he was lying in bed

2. Esp Fam
echado pa'lante [decidido, espabilado] go-getting;
[valiente] gutsy;
era un tío echado pa'lante [valiente] he was a gutsy guy

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echado

I part → echar

II adj

1 lying down

2

:

echado para (a)delante fam self-reliant

Spanish-English dictionary > echado
106 burlarse

burlarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to mock (de, -), make fun (de, of), laugh (de, at)

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to mock

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VPR

1) (=bromear) to joke, banter

yo no me burlo — I'm serious, I'm not joking

2)

burlarse de algn — to mock sb, make fun of sb

* * *

= sneer, deride, scoff, jeer, snicker, snigger.

Ex. 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.

Ex. In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.

Ex. Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".

Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.

Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.

Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.

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* burlarse de = poke + fun at, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, make + fun of, flout, sneer at, scoff at.

* * *

= sneer, deride, scoff, jeer, snicker, snigger.

Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.

Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.

Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".

Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.

Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.

Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.

* burlarse de = poke + fun at, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, make + fun of, flout, sneer at, scoff at.

* * *

■burlarse verbo reflexivo to mock, make fun [de, of]
' burlarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consistente
- burlar
English:
constantly
- deride
- fun
- gibe
- jeer
- laugh at
- mock
- rib
- ridicule
- scoff
- send up
- sneer
- tease

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vpr

burlarse de to mock;

burlarse de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb;

burlarse de las leyes to flout the law

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burlarse

v/r make fun (de of)

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vr

burlarse de : to make fun of, to ridicule

* * *

burlarse vb to make fun / to tease

se burlaban del profesor they made fun of the teacher

Spanish-English dictionary > burlarse
107 desaparecer

v.

1 to disappear.

me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared

será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth

¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!

La tristeza desaparece al amanecer Sadness disappears at dawn.

Sus dudas desaparecieron His doubts disappeared.

2 to go missing.

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desaparecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo intransitivo

1 (dejar de estar) to disappear

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

desaparecer del mapa figurado to vanish off the face of the earth

hacer desaparecer to cause to disappear, hide 2 (quitar) to get rid of

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verb

to disappear, vanish

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1. VI

1) [persona, objeto] to disappear, go missing

han desaparecido dos niños en el bosque — two children have disappeared o gone missing in the wood

me han desaparecido diez euros — ten euros of mine have disappeared o gone missing

con él desapareció toda una ideología — a whole ideology died with him

el mago hizo desaparecer una paloma — the magician made a dove disappear

¡desaparece de mi vista! — get out of my sight!
mapa
2) [mancha, olor, síntoma] to disappear, go (away)

3) euf (=morir) to pass away

2.

VT LAm (Pol) to disappear

desaparecieron a los disidentes — they disappeared the dissidents, the dissidents were disappeared

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( de lugar) to disappear

hizo desaparecer el sombrero — he made the hat disappear o vanish

b) dolor/síntoma/cicatriz to disappear, go; costumbre to disappear, die out; mancha to come out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas — he had to get rid of the evidence

c) ( de la vista) to disappear

desapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
2.
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis anteojos — my glasses have disappeared

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= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.

Ex. This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.

Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.

Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex. This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.

Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex. The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.

Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.

Ex. With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.

Ex. The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.

Ex. Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.

Ex. It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.

Ex. When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.

Ex. The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.

Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex. He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.

Ex. The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.

Ex. These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.

Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex. Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.

Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.

Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

Ex. The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

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* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.

* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.

* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.

* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.

* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( de lugar) to disappear

hizo desaparecer el sombrero — he made the hat disappear o vanish

b) dolor/síntoma/cicatriz to disappear, go; costumbre to disappear, die out; mancha to come out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas — he had to get rid of the evidence

c) ( de la vista) to disappear

desapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
2.
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis anteojos — my glasses have disappeared

* * *

= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.

Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.

Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.

Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.

Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.

Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.

Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.

Ex: The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.

Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.

Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.

Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.

Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.

Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.

Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.

Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.

Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.

Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.

Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.

* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.

* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.

* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.

* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.

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desaparecer [E3 ]

vi

1 (de un lugar) to disappear

desapareció sin dejar huella he disappeared o vanished without trace, he did a vanishing trick o a disappearing act ( hum)

hizo desaparecer el sombrero ante sus ojos he made the hat disappear o vanish before their very eyes

en esta oficina las cosas tienden a desaparecer things tend to disappear o go missing in this office

mapa

2 «dolor/síntoma» to disappear; «cicatriz» to disappear, go; «costumbre» to disappear, die out

lo dejé en remojo y la mancha desapareció I left it to soak and the stain came out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas he had to get rid of the evidence

3 (de la vista) to disappear

el sol desapareció detrás de una nube the sun disappeared o went behind a cloud

el ladrón desapareció entre la muchedumbre the thief disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista antes de que te pegue ( fam); get out of my sight before I wallop you ( colloq)

■ desaparecerse

v pron

( Andes)

1 (de un lugar) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis gafas my glasses have disappeared

2 (de la vista) to disappear

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desaparecer ( conjugate desaparecer) verbo intransitivo [persona/objeto] to disappear;
[dolor/síntoma/cicatriz] to disappear, go;
[ costumbre] to disappear, die out;
[ mancha] to come out
desaparecerse verbo pronominal (Andes) to disappear
desaparecer verbo intransitivo to disappear: me ha desaparecido la cartera, I can't find my wallet
el sol desapareció detrás de las nubes, the sun vanished behind the clouds
♦ Locuciones: desaparecer del mapa/de la faz de la tierra, to vanish off the face of the earth
' desaparecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confundirse
- disipar
- escabullirse
- lance
- magia
- mapa
- obliterar
- perderse
- volar
- volatilizarse
- camino
- comer
- ir
- pasar
- quitar
- sacar
English:
disappear
- dissipate
- linger
- lost
- magic away
- melt away
- sink away
- trace
- vanish
- face
- melt
- missing

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desaparecer

♦ vi

1. [de la vista] to disappear (de from);

desapareció tras las colinas it dropped out of sight behind the hills;

me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared;

hizo desaparecer una paloma y un conejo he made a dove and a rabbit vanish;

será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while;

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth;

¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!

2. [dolor, síntomas, mancha] to disappear, to go;
[cicatriz] to disappear; [sarpullido] to clear up
3. [en guerra, accidente] to go missing, to disappear;

muchos desaparecieron durante la represión many people disappeared during the crackdown

♦ vt
Am [persona] = to detain extrajudicially during political repression and possibly kill
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desaparecer

I v/i disappear, vanish

II v/t L.Am.

disappear fam, make disappear

* * *

desaparecer {53} vt

: to cause to disappear

desaparecer vi

: to disappear, to vanish

* * *

desaparecer vb to disappear

me han desaparecido las llaves my keys have disappeared

Spanish-English dictionary > desaparecer
108 esperanza

f.

hope (deseo, ganas).

dar esperanzas a to encourage, to give hope to

mantengo la esperanza de volver a verla I still hope to see her again

perder la esperanza to lose hope

tengo esperanza de que todo se arregle I have hopes that everything will be sorted out

tener esperanza de hacer algo to hope to be able to do something

la esperanza es lo último que se pierde (Prov) where there's life there's hope

esperanza de vida life expectancy

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: esperanzar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: esperanzar.

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esperanza

► nombre femenino

1 hope, expectance

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

abrigar esperanzas to foster hopes

con la esperanza de... in the hope of...

con la esperanza de que... in the hope that...

dar esperanzas a alguien to give somebody hope

estar en estado de buena esperanza to be pregnant, be expecting

tener la esperanza puesta en algo to have one's hopes pinned on something

tener muchas esperanzas to have high hopes

tener pocas esperanzas to have little hope

esperanza de vida life expectancy

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noun f.

hope, expectation

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SF hope

acudimos a ti como última esperanza — we're turning to you as our last hope

la nueva esperanza del cine español — the bright young hope of Spanish cinema

hay pocas esperanzas de que venga — there is little hope that he'll come

• abrigar o albergar esperanzas de hacer algo — to cherish hopes of doing sth

ya no abrigamos esperanzas de encontrarlo con vida — we no longer hold out any hope of finding him alive

• ser la gran esperanza blanca — to be the great white hope

• con la esperanza de que... — in the hope that...

• dar esperanza(s) a algn — to give sb hope

• perder la esperanza — to lose hope

• poner la esperanza en algn/algo — to pin one's hopes on sb/sth

tenemos todas nuestras esperanzas puestas en él — we have pinned all our hopes on him

• tener esperanza en algo — to have hope for sth

tener esperanza(s) de hacer algo — to have hope(s) of doing sth

todavía tengo esperanzas de que llegue a tiempo — I still hope it will arrive on time

- alimentarse o vivir de esperanzas

- ¡qué esperanza!

- la esperanza es lo último que se pierde

- mientras haya vida hay esperanza

esperanza de vida — life expectancy

* * *

femenino hope

no quiero darles esperanzas vanas — I don't want to build your hopes up

cifró or puso todas sus esperanzas en su hijo — he pinned all his hopes on his son

esperanza de algo — hope of o for something

ello suscita nuevas esperanzas de un acuerdo — that raises new hopes for o of a settlement

hay esperanzas de éxito — there are hopes that he/it/they will succeed

esperanza de + inf — hope of -ing

perdimos toda esperanza de encontrarlos vivos — we gave up o lost hope of finding them alive

tengo esperanzas de encontrar algo mejor — I hope to find o I have hopes of finding something better

esperanza de que: ya no abrigaba ninguna esperanza de que volviera (liter) she no longer held out any hope of him returning (liter); fue con la esperanza de que... he went in the hope that...; me dio esperanzas de que el niño mejoraría he gave me hope that the child would recover; alimentarse or vivir de esperanzas to live on hopes; qué esperanza(s)! (fam) you must be joking! (colloq); la esperanza es lo último que se pierde — we live in hope

- esperanza de vida

* * *

= hope, prospect.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el plural.

Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.

Ex. At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.

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* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.

* abandonar (toda = abandon + (all) hope.

* abrigar esperanza = foster + hope, cherish + hope.

* albergar esperanza = hold out + hope, hold out + prospect, hold out + promise.

* alentar la esperanza = foster + hope.

* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.

* con esperanza = in hopeful expectation.

* con la esperanza de = in hope(s) of, with the hope(s) of.

* con la esperanza de que = in the hope(s) that, in hope(s) that.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* destruir la esperanza = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* devolver las esperanzas = a new lease of life.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.

* esperanzas renovadas = a new lease of life.

* esperanza vana = forlorn hope.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* ofrecer esperanzas = hold + promise.

* perder esperanza = lose + hope.

* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.

* perder (toda = abandon + (all) hope.

* rayito de esperanza = glimmer of hope.

* rayo de esperanza = ray of hope, silver lining, the light at the end of the tunnel, glimmer of hope, beacon of hope, ray of light.

* resquicio de esperanza = ray of hope, beacon of hope.

* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* sin esperanza = hopeless, dispiritedly, hopelessly.

* truncar la esperanza = dash + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.

* * *

femenino hope

no quiero darles esperanzas vanas — I don't want to build your hopes up

cifró or puso todas sus esperanzas en su hijo — he pinned all his hopes on his son

esperanza de algo — hope of o for something

ello suscita nuevas esperanzas de un acuerdo — that raises new hopes for o of a settlement

hay esperanzas de éxito — there are hopes that he/it/they will succeed

esperanza de + inf — hope of -ing

perdimos toda esperanza de encontrarlos vivos — we gave up o lost hope of finding them alive

tengo esperanzas de encontrar algo mejor — I hope to find o I have hopes of finding something better

esperanza de que: ya no abrigaba ninguna esperanza de que volviera (liter) she no longer held out any hope of him returning (liter); fue con la esperanza de que... he went in the hope that...; me dio esperanzas de que el niño mejoraría he gave me hope that the child would recover; alimentarse or vivir de esperanzas to live on hopes; qué esperanza(s)! (fam) you must be joking! (colloq); la esperanza es lo último que se pierde — we live in hope

- esperanza de vida

* * *

= hope, prospect.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el plural.

Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.

Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.

* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.

* abandonar (toda = abandon + (all) hope.

* abrigar esperanza = foster + hope, cherish + hope.

* albergar esperanza = hold out + hope, hold out + prospect, hold out + promise.

* alentar la esperanza = foster + hope.

* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.

* con esperanza = in hopeful expectation.

* con la esperanza de = in hope(s) of, with the hope(s) of.

* con la esperanza de que = in the hope(s) that, in hope(s) that.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* destruir la esperanza = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* devolver las esperanzas = a new lease of life.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.

* esperanzas renovadas = a new lease of life.

* esperanza vana = forlorn hope.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* ofrecer esperanzas = hold + promise.

* perder esperanza = lose + hope.

* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.

* perder (toda = abandon + (all) hope.

* rayito de esperanza = glimmer of hope.

* rayo de esperanza = ray of hope, silver lining, the light at the end of the tunnel, glimmer of hope, beacon of hope, ray of light.

* resquicio de esperanza = ray of hope, beacon of hope.

* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* sin esperanza = hopeless, dispiritedly, hopelessly.

* truncar la esperanza = dash + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.

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esperanza

feminine

hope

ya no le queda esperanza alguna he has no hope left

no todo se ha perdido, todavía hay esperanzas all is not lost, there's still hope

no quiero darles esperanzas vanas I don't want to build your hopes up o to give you false hope

había puesto todas sus esperanzas en su hijo he had pinned all his hopes on his son

tú eres mi última esperanza you're my last hope

esperanza DE algo hope OF o FOR sth

el encuentro suscita nuevas esperanzas de un acuerdo the meeting raises new hopes for o of a settlement

hay esperanzas de éxito there are hopes that he/it/they will succeed

esperanza DE + INF hope OF -ING

hemos perdido toda esperanza de encontrarlos vivos we have given up o lost hope of finding them alive

no tengo ni la menor esperanza de ganar I don't have a hope of winning

todavía tengo esperanzas de encontrar algo mejor I still hope to find something better, I still have hopes of finding something better

mantiene la esperanza de volver a verlo she hasn't given up hope of seeing him again

esperanza DE QUE:

¿no hay ninguna esperanza de que se salve? is there no hope of her recovering o that she will recover?

todavía tiene esperanzas de que se lo devuelvan he still hopes that they will return it to him

ya no abrigaba ninguna esperanza de que volviera ( liter); she no longer held out any hope of him returning ( liter)

fuimos con la esperanza de que nos concediera una entrevista we went in the hope that he would agree to see us

me dio esperanzas de que el niño mejoraría he gave me hope o he held out hope that the child would recover

alimentarse or vivir de esperanzas to live on hopes

más largo que esperanza de pobre or largo como esperanza de pobre ( RPl fam); ‹libro/discurso› really long

la espera fue más larga que esperanza de pobre we had to wait a really long time o ( colloq) for ages

¡qué esperanza(s)! ( fam); you must be joking! ( colloq)

la esperanza es lo último que se pierde we live in hope

Compuesto:

esperanza de vida

life expectancy

* * *

Del verbo esperanzar: ( conjugate esperanzar)

esperanza es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
esperanza
esperanzar
esperanza sustantivo femenino
hope;
◊ mi única esperanza my only hope;

puso todas sus esperanzas en su hijo he pinned all his hopes on his son;
hay esperanzas de éxito there are hopes that he/it/they will succeed;
perdimos toda esperanza de encontrarlos vivos we gave up o lost hope of finding them alive;
fue con la esperanza de que … he went in the hope that …;
me dio esperanzas de que el niño mejoraría he gave me hope that the child would recover;
esperanza de vida life expectancy
esperanza sustantivo femenino hope: hay esperanzas de solución para el conflicto, there are hopes of a solution to the conflict
tengo la esperanza puesta en este proyecto, I have my hopes pinned on this project
esperanza de vida, life expectancy ➣ Ver nota en esperar

' esperanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aferrarse
- concebir
- desesperada
- desesperado
- desesperarse
- esperar
- estado
- frustrar
- frustrarse
- gravedad
- rayo
- resquicio
- truncar
- abandonar
- abrigar
- alentar
- alimentar
- cifrar
- dar
- expectativa
- ilusión
- remoto
- renacer
- renovar
English:
Cape of Good Hope
- cheer
- cherish
- crumble
- despair
- disappoint
- evaporate
- expectation
- flicker
- foster
- glimmer
- heart
- heighten
- helpline
- hope
- illusion
- inject
- instil
- instill
- little
- live up to
- ray
- revive
- shatter
- slight
- white hope
- expectancy
- straw

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esperanza nf

1. [confianza] hope;

la reunión ha suscitado nuevas esperanzas de una solución the meeting has given rise to new hopes of a solution;

aún hay esperanza o [m5]esperanzas, aún quedan esperanzas there is still hope;

tengo esperanza de que todo se arregle I have hopes that everything will be sorted out;

mantengo la esperanza de volver a verla I still hope to see her again;

él es nuestra única esperanza he's our only hope;

te queda la esperanza de que nadie se haya enterado you can only hope that o your only hope is that no one has found out;

se dirigió a él con la esperanza de que le firmara un autógrafo she approached him hoping that he would give her his autograph;

dar esperanzas a alguien to give sb hope;

le dio esperanzas y él pensó que podría ser su novio she raised his hopes and he thought he could be her boyfriend;

los médicos no nos han querido dar esperanzas the doctors haven't wanted to build up our hopes;

no quiero darles falsas esperanzas I don't want to build your hopes up for nothing, I don't want to give you false hope(s);

perder la esperanza to lose hope;

habíamos perdido toda esperanza we had lost all hope;

perdimos la esperanza de llegar a ser rescatados we lost hope of ever being rescued;

tener esperanza o [m5] esperanzas de hacer algo to hope to be able to do sth;

aún tengo esperanzas de volver algún día I still hope to go back one day;

Prov

la esperanza es lo último que se pierde where there's life there's hope

Comp
esperanza de vida life expectancy;
esperanza de vida al nacimiento life expectancy at birth

2. Rel hope

* * *

esperanza

f hope;

estar en estado de (buena) esperanza be pregnant, be expecting (a baby)

* * *

esperanza nf

: hope, expectation

* * *

esperanza n hope

Spanish-English dictionary > esperanza
109 meterse

meterse

► verbo pronominal

1 (introducirse en) to get in

■ métete dentro get in

■ se metió en el coche rápidamente he got quickly into the car, he jumped into the car

■ se metió en la cama he got into bed

2 (tomar parte - negocio) to go into (en, -); (involucrarse en) to get involved (en, in/with), get mixed up (en, in/with)

■ se ha metido en un negocio de compraventa she's gone into buying and selling

■ se ha metido en una secta she's got mixed up with a sect

3 (introducirse) to get involved (en, in)

■ se ha metido en la especulación del terreno he's got involved in property speculation

■ se ha metido en el Ayuntamiento now he's on the council

■ siempre te estás metiendo donde no te llaman you're always sticking your nose in where you're not wanted

■ me metí totalmente en el papel I got completely into in the role

■ se mete a fondo en todo lo que hace he throws himself into everything he does

■ nos vamos a meter en la compra de un piso we're going to take the plunge and buy a flat

4 (ir) to go

■ ¿dónde se habrá metido? where can he have got to?

5 (provocar) to pick ( con, on)

■ no te metas con él que es más fuerte que tú don't pick on him, he's stronger than you

6 (dedicarse) to go (en, into)

■ quiere meterse en política he wants to go into politics

* * *

1) to enter, get into

2) meddle

* * *

VPR

1) (=introducirse)

métete por la primera calle a la derecha — take the first street on the right

¿dónde se habrá metido el lápiz? — where can the pencil have got to?

no sabía dónde meterse de pura vergüenza — she was so ashamed, she didn't know where to hide

• meterse en algo, después de comer siempre se mete en el despacho — after lunch she always goes into her study o shuts herself away in her study

se metió en la tienda — she went into the shop

se metió en la cama — she got into bed

se metió en un agujero — he got into a hole

se metieron en el agua nada más llegar — they got straight into the water as soon as they arrived

se me metió una avispa en el coche — a wasp got into my car

el río se mete en el mar — the river flows into the sea

un trozo de tierra que se mete en el mar — a finger of land that sticks out into the sea

2) (=introducir)

métete la camisa — tuck your shirt in

meterse una buena cena — * to have a good dinner

meterse un pico — ** to give o.s. a fix **

- ¡métetelo donde te quepa!

3) (=involucrarse)

• meterse en algo, se metió en un negocio turbio — he got involved in a shady affair

meterse en política — to go into politics

meterse en líos — to get into trouble

se metió en peligro — he got into danger

no te metas en explicaciones — don't bother giving any explanations

me metí mucho en la película — I really got into o got involved in the film

4) (=entrometerse)

• meterse en algo — to interfere in sth, meddle in sth

¿por qué te metes (en esto)? — why are you interfering (in this matter)?

¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!, ¡no te metas donde no te llaman! — mind your own business!

5) [de profesión]

• meterse a algo, meterse a monja — to become a nun

meterse a escritor — to become a writer

• meterse de algo, meterse de aprendiz en un oficio — to go into trade as an apprentice

6)

• meterse a hacer algo — (=emprender) to start doing sth, start to do sth

se metió a pintar todas las paredes de la casa — he started painting o to paint the whole house

7)

• meterse con algn — * (=provocar) to pick on sb *; (=burlarse de) to tease sb

* * *

(v.) = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet

Ex. It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.

Ex. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.

Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

* * *

(v.) = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet

Ex: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.

Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.

Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

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■meterse verbo reflexivo
1 (entrar) to go o come, get [in/into, en]: se metieron en la iglesia, they went into the church
se metió en una secta, he joined a sect
2 (involucrarse) to get into, get mixed up: se metió en asuntos de drogas, he got mixed up in drugs
se metió en un lío, he got into a mess
3 (entrometerse) to meddle
4 (tomar el pelo) no te metas con María, don't pick on Maria ♦ LOC familiar: meterse en faena, to set to, to roll up one's sleeves
' meterse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boca
- ceja
- hondura
- lío
- tarambana
- bolsillo
- dificultad
- entrar
- importar
- introducir
- meter
- monja
English:
butt out
- chip in
- difficulty
- fight
- get at
- get into
- go
- horn
- hot
- jump in
- mess with
- pick
- pick on
- tangle with
- trouble
- water
- dig
- get
- keep
- meddle
- mix
- muscle
- pile
- pocket
- squirm
- stay
- throw
- turn

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vpr

1. [entrar]
no pudimos meternos we couldn't get in;

nos metimos a o [m5] en un cine we went into a cinema;

se metió debajo de un árbol para protegerse de la lluvia she took refuge from the rain under a tree;

se metió dentro del bosque she entered the forest;

meterse en to get into;

meterse en la cama to get into bed;

dos semanas más y nos metemos en marzo another two weeks and we'll be into March already;

se me ha metido agua en los oídos I've got water in my ears;

se metió las manos en los bolsillos she put her hands in her pockets;

meterse el dedo en la nariz to pick one's nose;
Fig
meterse mucho en algo [un papel, un trabajo, una película] to get very involved in sth;
Fam
se le ha metido en la cabeza (que…) he's got it into his head (that…);

muchos jóvenes se meten en sí mismos a lot of young people go into their shell;

Comp
muy Fam
¡métetelo donde te quepa! stick it where the sun don't shine!

2. (en frase interrogativa) [estar] to get to;

¿dónde se ha metido ese chico? where has that boy got to?

3. [dedicarse]
meterse a algo to become sth;

meterse a torero to become a bullfighter;

se ha metido de dependiente en unos grandes almacenes he's got a job as a shop assistant in a department store;

me metí a vender seguros I became an insurance salesman, I got a job selling insurance

4. [involucrarse] to get involved (en in);
meterse en problemas o [m5] líos (con alguien) to get into trouble (with sb)

5. [entrometerse] to meddle, to interfere;

no te metas donde no te llaman o [m5] en lo que no te importa mind your own business;

se mete en todo he's always sticking his nose into other people's business;

meterse por medio to interfere

6. [empezar]
meterse a hacer algo to get started on doing sth

7. [atacar]
se meten con él en colegio they pick on him at school;

¡no te metas con mi novia! leave my girlfriend alone!

8. Fam [comer] to wolf down, to scoff

9. Fam [drogas]
meterse coca/LSD to do coke/LSD

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meterse

v/r

:

meterse en algo get into sth; ( involucrarse) get involved in sth, get mixed up in sth;

meterse donde no le llaman stick one’s nose in where it doesn’t belong;

no saber dónde meterse fig not know what to do with o.s.;

meterse a hacer algo start doing sth, start to do sth;

meterse con alguien pick on s.o.;
meterse de administrativo get a job in admin;
se metió a bailar he became a dancer;

¿dónde se ha metido? where has he got to?

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vr

1) : to get into, to enter

2) fam : to meddle

no te metas en lo que no te importa: mind your own business

3)

meterse con fam : to pick a fight with, to provoke

no te metas conmigo: don't mess with me

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meterse vb

1. (introducirse) to get in / to go in

métete en el coche get in the car

se metió en la cama she got into bed

se metieron en una cueva they went into a cave

se me ha metido algo en el ojo I've got something in my eye

2. (entrometerse) to interfere

se mete en los asuntos de los demás she interferes in other people's business

3. (en un empleo) to become [pt. became; pp. become]

mi hermano quiere meterse a médico my brother wants to become a doctor

4. (estar) to be

¿dónde se habrá metido Juan? where can Juan be?

meterse con alguien to pick on somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > meterse
110 puerta

f.

1 door.

te acompañaré hasta la puerta I'll see you out

te espero en la o a la puerta del cine I'll wait for you outside the entrance to the cinema

de puerta en puerta from door to door

puerta blindada reinforced door

puerta corrediza sliding door

puerta de embarque departure gate (en aeropuerto)

puerta giratoria revolving door

puerta principal front door; (en casa) main door o entrance (en hotel, museo, hospital)

puerta trasera back door; (en casa) rear entrance (en hotel, museo, hospital)

puerta vidriera glass door

2 gateway, opening.

3 goal, goalmouth (sport).

4 gate.

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puerta

► nombre femenino

1 door

■ cierrra la puerta shut the door

2 (verja) gate

■ las puertas de la ciudad the gates of the city

■ la puerta del jardín the garden gate

3 DEPORTE (portería) goal

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a las puertas de on the threshold of, close to

a las puertas de la muerte at death's door

a puerta cerrada in private, behind closed doors

dar a alguien con la puerta en las narices familiar to slam the door in somebody's face

de puerta a puerta (from) door to door

de puertas adentro in private

en puertas very close

entrar por la puerta grande to make a grand entrance

escuchar detrás de la puerta to eavesdrop

salir por la puerta grande to make a grand exit

puerta corredera sliding door

puerta de embarque gate

puerta de la calle main door, front door

puerta de servicio service entrance

puerta giratoria revolving door

tiro a puerta shot at goal

* * *

noun f.

1) door

2) gate

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SF

1) [para bloquear el paso] [de casa, vehículo, armario] door; [de jardín, ciudad] gate

llaman a la puerta — there's somebody at the door

espero no haberme equivocado de puerta — I hope this is the right door

un coche de dos puertas — a two-door car

nos encontramos en la puerta del Ministerio — we met at the entrance to the Ministry

le esperé a la puerta de la escuela — I waited for him outside the entrance to the school

Susana me acompañó a la puerta — Susana saw me out

puerta accesoria — side door

puerta acristalada — glass door

puerta corredera — sliding door

puerta cortafuegos — fire door

puerta de artistas — stage door

puerta de servicio — tradesman's entrance

puerta excusada — side door

puerta giratoria — revolving door

puerta oscilante — swing door

puerta principal — [de una casa] front door; [de edificio público] main entrance

puerta trasera — back door

puerta ventana, puerta vidriera — French window

2) (=abertura en la pared) doorway

3) [locuciones]

• puerta a puerta, servicio puerta a puerta — door-to-door service

tardo tres horas de puerta a puerta — it takes me three hours door-to-door

hacer el puerta a puerta — (Pol) to doorstep

• de puertas abiertas, jornada de puertas abiertas — open day

política de puertas abiertas — open-door policy

• a puerta cerrada — [gen] behind closed doors; (Jur) in camera

• de puerta en puerta — from door to door

iban de puerta en puerta pidiendo firmas — they went from door to door collecting signatures

vendedor de puerta en puerta — door-to-door salesman

a las puertas de —

a las puertas de la muerte — at death's door

ahora, a las puertas de la vejez, lo comprendo — now that I am approaching old age, I understand

en septiembre, ya a las puertas del otoño — in September, with autumn just around the corner

- dejar la puerta abierta a algo

dejar una puerta abierta a otras opciones — to leave the way open for other options

- abrir la puerta a algo

- de puertas adentro

política de puertas adentro — domestic o home policy

un sirviente de puertas adentro — LAm a live-in servant

de puertas afuera —

lo que pasa de puertas afuera — (=fuera de casa) what happens outside of this home; (=en el extranjero) what happens abroad

de puertas afuera se dice que... — publicly it is being said that...

la gente empieza a vivir menos de puertas afuera — people are starting to be less concerned about appearances

- cerrarle todas las puertas a algn

por la puerta chica —

entrar por la puerta chica — to get in by the back door

- coger la puerta

- dar con la puerta en las narices a algn

- dar puerta a algn

estar en puertas —

el invierno está en puertas — winter is just around the corner

estar en puertas de hacer algo — to be about to do sth

- enseñar la puerta a algn

equivocarse de puerta —

te has equivocado de puerta — you've come to the wrong person

- franquear las puertas a algn

por la puerta grande —

entrar por la puerta grande — to make a grand entrance

salir por la puerta grande — [torero] to make a triumphant exit

si me voy, lo haré por la puerta grande — if I leave, I'll leave with my head held high

- quedarse a la puerta

- querer poner puertas al campo

- salir por la puerta de los carros

4) (Aer) gate

puerta de embarque — boarding gate

5) (Dep) goal

un disparo o remate a puerta — a shot at goal

sacar de puerta — to take a goal kick

6) (Inform) port

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femenino

1) (de casa, coche, horno) door; (en jardín, valla) gate

llamar a la puerta — to ring the doorbell/knock on the door

te espero en la puerta del teatro — I'll meet you at the entrance of the theater

te acompaño a la puerta — I'll see o show you out

servicio puerta a puerta — door-to-door service

de puerta a puerta tardo media hora — it takes me half an hour, door to door

su intransigencia cerró las puertas a un acuerdo — her intransigence put an end to o put paid to any hope of an agreement

un coche de dos puertas — a two-door car

a puerta(s) cerrada(s) — behind closed doors

coger la puerta (y largarse) — (Esp fam) to leave

darle con la puerta en las narices a alguien — to slam the door in somebody's face

de puertas (para) adentro — in private, behind closed doors

de puertas para fuera or (AmL) puertas afuera — in public

en puertas: la Navidad está en puertas Christmas is just around the corner; estar a las puertas de algo: el ejército estaba ya a las puertas de la ciudad the army was already at the gates of the city; estaba a las puertas de la muerte he was at death's door; se quedó a las puertas del triunfo she narrowly missed winning; por la puerta grande: el torero salió por la puerta grande the bullfighter made a triumphal exit; volvió a Hollywood por la puerta grande — she returned to Hollywood in triumph

- puerta corredera or corrediza

- puerta de embarque

- puerta de servicio

- puerta giratoria

- puerta principal or de la calle

- puerta trasera

2) (Dep)

a) ( en fútbol)

un tiro or remate a puerta — a shot (at goal)

saca de puerta Zubizarreta — Zubizarreta takes the goal kick

marcó a puerta vacía — he put the ball into the empty net

b) ( en esquí) gate

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= door, doorway, gate, backyard.

Nota: Sentido figurado.

Ex. If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby.

Ex. Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.

Ex. The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.

Ex. The article 'Coming soon to your backyard' argues that Britain has the highest potential for wind power in Europe.

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* abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.

* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.

* abrir las puertas de = unlock.

* abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.

* acompañar a la puerta = usher + Nombre + out.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* de puertas abiertas = open door.

* de puertas adentro = back-office.

* de puertas hacia dentro = backroom.

* esterilla de la puerta = doormat.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.

* imán para la puerta del frigorífico = refrigerator magnet.

* imán para la puerta del frigorífico = fridge magnet.

* jamba de la puerta = door jamb.

* jornada de puertas abiertas = open day.

* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.

* manilla de la puerta = door handle.

* manivela de la puerta = door handle.

* marco de la puerta = door frame.

* pomo de la puerta = doorknob.

* puerta automática = automatic door.

* puerta batiente = swinging door, swing door.

* puerta corredera = sliding door.

* puerta corredera automática = automatic sliding door.

* puerta corredera de cristal = sliding glass door.

* puerta de acceso = gateway.

* puerta de cristales = glazed door.

* puerta de embarque = boarding gate.

* puerta de entrada = entrance gate, entrance door.

* puerta de la ciudad = city gate.

* puerta del maletero = tailgate.

* puerta de salida = exit door.

* puerta en enlace = gateway.

* puerta giratoria = revolving door.

* puerta lateral = side door.

* puerta oscilante = swinging door, swing door.

* puerta principal = front door.

* puertas abiertas = open house.

* puerta trasera = back door.

* recogida en su propia puerta = kerbside collection, curbside collection.

* reunión a puertas abiertas = open meeting.

* ser una puerta abierta a = be an open invitation to.

* sesión de puertas abiertas = public hearing, open hearing.

* timbre de la puerta = doorbell.

* umbral de la puerta = doorstep.

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femenino

1) (de casa, coche, horno) door; (en jardín, valla) gate

llamar a la puerta — to ring the doorbell/knock on the door

te espero en la puerta del teatro — I'll meet you at the entrance of the theater

te acompaño a la puerta — I'll see o show you out

servicio puerta a puerta — door-to-door service

de puerta a puerta tardo media hora — it takes me half an hour, door to door

su intransigencia cerró las puertas a un acuerdo — her intransigence put an end to o put paid to any hope of an agreement

un coche de dos puertas — a two-door car

a puerta(s) cerrada(s) — behind closed doors

coger la puerta (y largarse) — (Esp fam) to leave

darle con la puerta en las narices a alguien — to slam the door in somebody's face

de puertas (para) adentro — in private, behind closed doors

de puertas para fuera or (AmL) puertas afuera — in public

en puertas: la Navidad está en puertas Christmas is just around the corner; estar a las puertas de algo: el ejército estaba ya a las puertas de la ciudad the army was already at the gates of the city; estaba a las puertas de la muerte he was at death's door; se quedó a las puertas del triunfo she narrowly missed winning; por la puerta grande: el torero salió por la puerta grande the bullfighter made a triumphal exit; volvió a Hollywood por la puerta grande — she returned to Hollywood in triumph

- puerta corredera or corrediza

- puerta de embarque

- puerta de servicio

- puerta giratoria

- puerta principal or de la calle

- puerta trasera

2) (Dep)

a) ( en fútbol)

un tiro or remate a puerta — a shot (at goal)

saca de puerta Zubizarreta — Zubizarreta takes the goal kick

marcó a puerta vacía — he put the ball into the empty net

b) ( en esquí) gate

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= door, doorway, gate, backyard.

Nota: Sentido figurado.

Ex: If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby.

Ex: Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.

Ex: The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.

Ex: The article 'Coming soon to your backyard' argues that Britain has the highest potential for wind power in Europe.

* abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.

* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.

* abrir las puertas de = unlock.

* abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.

* acompañar a la puerta = usher + Nombre + out.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* de puertas abiertas = open door.

* de puertas adentro = back-office.

* de puertas hacia dentro = backroom.

* esterilla de la puerta = doormat.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.

* imán para la puerta del frigorífico = refrigerator magnet.

* imán para la puerta del frigorífico = fridge magnet.

* jamba de la puerta = door jamb.

* jornada de puertas abiertas = open day.

* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.

* manilla de la puerta = door handle.

* manivela de la puerta = door handle.

* marco de la puerta = door frame.

* pomo de la puerta = doorknob.

* puerta automática = automatic door.

* puerta batiente = swinging door, swing door.

* puerta corredera = sliding door.

* puerta corredera automática = automatic sliding door.

* puerta corredera de cristal = sliding glass door.

* puerta de acceso = gateway.

* puerta de cristales = glazed door.

* puerta de embarque = boarding gate.

* puerta de entrada = entrance gate, entrance door.

* puerta de la ciudad = city gate.

* puerta del maletero = tailgate.

* puerta de salida = exit door.

* puerta en enlace = gateway.

* puerta giratoria = revolving door.

* puerta lateral = side door.

* puerta oscilante = swinging door, swing door.

* puerta principal = front door.

* puertas abiertas = open house.

* puerta trasera = back door.

* recogida en su propia puerta = kerbside collection, curbside collection.

* reunión a puertas abiertas = open meeting.

* ser una puerta abierta a = be an open invitation to.

* sesión de puertas abiertas = public hearing, open hearing.

* timbre de la puerta = doorbell.

* umbral de la puerta = doorstep.

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puerta

feminine

A (de una casa, un coche) door; (de un horno, lavaplatos) door; (en un jardín, una valla) gate

te espero en la puerta del teatro I'll meet you at the entrance of the theater

tropezamos en la puerta we collided in the doorway

te acompaño a la puerta I'll see o show you out

no la dejan ni salir a la puerta they won't even let her set foot outside the door

si no estás conforme, ya sabes donde está la puerta or ahí tienes la puerta if you don't agree, you know where the door is

servicio puerta a puerta door-to-door service

de puerta a puerta tardo media hora it takes me half an hour, door to door

alguien llamó a la puerta somebody rang the doorbell/knocked on the door

abre/cierra la puerta open/close the door

no están dispuestos a abrir las puertas a la democracia they are not prepared to open their doors to democracy

ya sabes que para ti siempre tenemos las puertas abiertas you know you are always welcome

su intransigencia cerró las puertas a un acuerdo her intransigence put an end to o put paid to any hope of an agreement

cuando cambió de idea, encontró la puerta cerrada when he changed his mind he found that he had missed his chance

un coche de dos puertas a two-door car

[ S ] necesito empleada puertas adentro ( Chi); live-in maid required

[ S ] se necesita empleada puertas afuera ( Chi); daily help needed

trabajo puertas afuera ( Chi); I don't live in

a puerta(s) cerrada(s) behind closed doors

la reunión se celebró a puerta(s) cerrada(s) the meeting was held in private o in camera o behind closed doors

la causa se vio a puerta cerrada the case was heard in camera

coger la puerta (y largarse) ( Esp fam); to leave

darle con la puerta en las narices a algn to slam the door in sb's face

le pedí ayuda y me dio con la puerta en las narices I asked him for help and he refused point blank

de puertas (para) adentro in private, behind closed doors

de puertas para fuera or ( AmL) puertas afuera in public

en puerta ( RPl); on the way

me parece que hay casamiento en puerta I think there's a wedding on the way o I think I hear the sound of wedding bells

en puertas: la Navidad está en puertas Christmas is just around the corner o is very close now o is almost upon us

enseñarle or mostrarle la puerta a algn to show sb the door

estar a las puertas de algo: el ejército estaba ya a las puertas de la ciudad the army was already at the gates of the city

estaba a las puertas de la muerte he was at death's door

se quedó a las puertas del triunfo she narrowly missed winning

ir de puerta en puerta (literal) to go from door to door

tuve que ir de puerta en puerta por todas las editoriales I had to do the rounds of all the publishers, I had to go from one publisher to another

fui de puerta en puerta pidiendo ayuda I went around (to) everybody asking for help

llamar a todas las puertas to go anywhere/ask anyone for help

cuando una puerta se cierra otra se abre as one door closes so another one opens

por la puerta grande: el torero salió por la puerta grande the bullfighter made a triumphal exit

hizo su debut en el teatro por la puerta grande he made a grand entrance to the theatrical world

tener la puerta siempre abierta to keep open house

Compuestos:

● puerta cancel

inside door

● puerta corredera or corrediza

sliding door

● puerta de corredera

sliding door

● puerta de embarque

gate

puerta de embarque número cinco gate number five

● puerta de la calle

(de una casa) front door; (de un edificio) main door o entrance

● puerta de servicio

service entrance, tradesman's entrance ( BrE)

● puerta de vaivén

swing door

● puerta giratoria

revolving door

● puerta principal

(de una casa) front door; (de un edificio público) main door

● puerta trasera

back door

● puerta ventana

French door(s) ( AmE), French window(s) ( BrE)

B ( Dep)

1

(en fútbol): un tiro or remate a puerta a shot (at goal)

saca de puerta Esnaola Esnaola takes the goal kick

marcó a puerta vacía he put the ball into the empty net

2 (en esquí) gate

C ( Inf) gate

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puerta sustantivo femenino (de casa, coche, horno) door;
(en jardín, valla) gate;
◊ llamar a la puerta to ring the doorbell/knock on the door;

te espero en la puerta del teatro I'll meet you at the entrance of the theater;
te acompaño a la puerta I'll see o show you out;
servicio puerta a puerta door-to-door service;
un coche de dos puertas a two-door car;
puerta de embarque gate;
puerta principal or de la calle ( de casa) front door;

( de edificio público) main door or entrance;
◊ puerta trasera back door

puerta sustantivo femenino
1 door
(en una valla, de una ciudad) gate
puerta corredera, sliding door
puerta de embarque, (boarding) gate
puerta principal (de edificio), main entrance
2 Dep goal
♦ Locuciones: familiar cogió la puerta, off he went
dar con la puerta en las narices a alguien, to slam the door in sb's face
a puerta cerrada, behind closed doors
a las puertas, near: está a las puertas de la muerte, he's at death's door
se quedaron a las puertas de la victoria, they narrowly failed to achieve their victory
de puertas adentro, in private
de puertas afuera, in public
por la puerta grande, in triumph
en puertas, just around the corner: el otoño está en puertas, autumn is almost here

' puerta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- acompañar
- aglomerarse
- al
- antepenúltima
- antepenúltimo
- aporrear
- batirse
- blindada
- blindado
- calambre
- cancelar
- carril
- cegar
- cerrada
- cerrado
- cerrarse
- cierre
- comunicar
- corredera
- corredero
- crujido
- dar
- de
- debajo
- delante
- desatrancar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desquiciar
- disparar
- embarque
- enfrente
- entornar
- entornada
- entornado
- entreabierta
- entreabierto
- falsa
- falso
- golpe
- golpear
- hoja
- larguero
- legión
- madera
- marco
- montante
- oxidada
- oxidado
English:
ajar
- answer
- at
- back
- bang
- bar
- behind
- blast
- block up
- bolt
- break down
- busy
- by
- catch
- chink
- close
- courteous
- dash
- departure gate
- disturbing
- door
- door stop
- door stopper
- door-to-door
- doorbell
- elaborate
- exit
- fix
- force
- fourth
- frame
- French door
- French window
- frisk
- front door
- gape
- gate
- gateway
- get
- goal
- grab
- handle
- hurtle
- instruct
- itself
- jam
- jump leads
- key
- knob
- knock

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puerta

♦ nf

1. [de casa, habitación, vehículo, armario] door;
[de jardín, ciudad, aeropuerto] gate;
te acompaño hasta la puerta I'll see you out;

cerrar la puerta a alguien to close the door on sb;

echar la puerta abajo to knock the door down;

te espero en la o [m5] a la puerta del cine I'll wait for you outside the entrance to the cinema;

llaman a la puerta there's somebody at the door;

viven en la puerta de al lado they live next door;

no obstruyan las puertas [en letrero] keep the doors clear;

un turismo de cuatro puertas a four-door saloon;

servicio (de) puerta a puerta door-to-door service;

de puerta en puerta from door to door;

se gana la vida vendiendo de puerta en puerta he's a door-to-door salesman;

su despacho y el mío están puerta con puerta his office is right next to mine;

Comp

a las puertas de [muy cerca de] on the verge of;

se quedó a las puertas de batir el récord she came within an inch of beating the record;

a las puertas de la muerte at death's door;

Comp

a puerta cerrada [reunión] behind closed doors;
[juicio] in camera; [partido] behind closed gates, in an empty stadium;
Comp

de puertas adentro: no me importa lo que hagas de puertas adentro I don't care what you do in the privacy of your own home;

Comp

de puertas afuera: de puertas afuera parecía una persona muy amable he seemed like a nice person to the outside world;

Comp
Esp
coger la puerta y marcharse to up and go;

Comp
Fam
dar puerta a alguien to give sb the boot, to send sb packing;

Comp

dar a alguien con la puerta en las narices to slam the door in sb's face;

Comp
RP Fam
en puerta: parece que hay casorio en puerta I think I can hear wedding bells (ringing);

Comp

estar en puertas [acercarse] to be knocking on the door, to be imminent;

Comp

estar en puertas de hacer algo [a punto de] to be about to do sth, to be on the verge of doing sth;

Comp
Méx Fam
no hallar la puerta: ya no hallo la puerta [no aguanto más] I can't take any more;

Alma no halla la puerta con las exigencias de su jefa [no tiene tregua] Alma doesn't get a moment's peace with her boss's constant demands;

Comp

salir por la puerta grande to make a triumphant exit

Comp
puerta blindada reinforced door;
puerta corredera sliding door;

puerta corrediza sliding door;

puerta de embarque [en aeropuerto] departure gate;

puerta falsa secret door;

puerta giratoria revolving door;

puerta contra incendios fire door;

puerta principal [en casa] front door;
[en hotel, museo, hospital] main door o entrance;
puerta de servicio service entrance;

puerta trasera [en casa] back door;
[en hotel, museo, hospital] rear entrance;
puerta vidriera glass door

2. [posibilidad] gateway, opening;

dejó una puerta abierta a otras sugerencias she left the door open to other suggestions;

cerró la puerta a cualquier negociación he closed the door on o put an end to any prospect of negotiation;

se le cerraban todas las puertas he found all avenues blocked

3. Dep [portería] goal, goalmouth;

hubo varios tiros o [m5] remates a puerta there were several shots on goal;

marcar a puerta vacía to put the ball into an empty net;

fallar un gol a puerta vacía to miss an open goal;

va a sacar de puerta el guardameta the goalkeeper is going to take the goal kick

4. Dep [en esquí, piragüismo] gate

5. Informát gate

♦ interj
Esp Fam [¡largo!] the door's over there!, get out!
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puerta

f

1 en pared door; en valla gate;

a puerta cerrada JUR in camera;

por la puerta grande fig in triumph;

estar a la puerta o

en puertas be very near;

abrir la(s) puerta(s) a algo fig open one’s doors to sth;

dar puerta a alguien fam show s.o. the door;

dar a alguien con la puerta en las narices tb fig slam the door in s.o.’s face;

de puerta en puerta mendigando door to door;

de puertas (para) adentro in private, behind closed doors;

de puertas (para) afuera in public

2 DEP goal;

disparos a puerta shots on goal

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puerta nf

1) : door, entrance, gate

2)

a puerta cerrada : behind closed doors

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puerta n

1. (en general) door

cierra la puerta close the door

llaman a la puerta there's somebody at the door

2. (de un jardín, ciudad) gate

las puertas de la ciudad the city gates

3. (portería) goal

disparó a puerta he shot at goal

puerta de embarque gate

Spanish-English dictionary > puerta
111 quemar

v.

1 to burn.

quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flag

El fuego quemó las cortinas The fire burned=burnt the curtains.

Elsa quemó la madera Elsa burned=set fire to the wood.

2 to go through, to fritter away (malgastar) (ahorros).

3 to burn out (informal) (desgastar).

4 to be (scalding) hot (estar caliente).

ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot

5 to burn off, to consume, to burn up.

El ejercicio quema calorías Exercise burns off calories.

6 to be scorching, to be beating down, to be blazing down, to be blazing out.

Este sol quema This sun is scorching.

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quemar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to burn; (plants) to scorch

■ quemó un leño she burnt a log

■ la lejía quemó su ropa the bleach burnt his clothes

2 (incendiar) to set on fire

3 (destilar) to distil

4 figurado (dinero) to throw away, squander

5 familiar (acabar) to burn out

■ tanta popularidad lo ha quemado so much popularity burnt him out

■ dar clase quema mucho teaching burns you out

► verbo intransitivo

1 (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot

■ esta sopa quema this soup is burning hot

► verbo pronominal quemarse

1 (persona) to burn oneself; (cosa) to be burnt

■ se ha quemado la carne the meat got burnt

■ el niño se quemó los dedos the boy burnt his fingers

2 figurado (deteriorarse el prestigio) to burn oneself out; (en política) to be a has-been

3 figurado (ir a acertar) to get warm

■ ¡que te quemas! you're getting warm!

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verb

to burn

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1. VT

1) (=hacer arder)

a) [fuego, sol] [+ papeles, mueble, arroz, patatas] to burn; [+ edificio] to burn down; [+ coche] to set fire to

lo quemaron vivo — he was burned alive

las quemaron en la hoguera — they were burned at the stake

tenía el rostro quemado por el sol — he had a sunburned face

el incendio ha quemado varias hectáreas de bosque — the fire has destroyed o burned down several hectares of woodland

he quemado la camisa con la plancha — I scorched o burned my shirt with the iron

los guerrilleros quemaron varias aldeas — the guerrillas set fire to o burned several villages
nave 1)
b) [líquido hirviendo] to scald; [ácido, frío, helada] to burn

la pomada parece que te quema el brazo — the cream makes your arm burn

2) (=dar sensación de calor) [radiador, especia picante] to burn

el radiador me está quemando la espalda — the radiator is burning my back

esta bebida te quema la garganta — this drink burns your throat

3) [+ fusible] to blow

4) (=gastar)

a) [+ calorías] to burn, burn up; [+ energías] to burn off

b) [+ fortuna] to squander; [+ dinero] to blow *, squander; [+ recursos] to use up

quemó su dinero en la lotería — he blew his money on the lottery *

- quemar etapas

5) * (=fastidiar) to bug *, get *

lo que más me quemó fue que me tratara como a un estúpido — what bugged * me o got * me most was the way he treated me as if I was stupid

6) (=desgastar) [+ político, gobierno] to destroy, be the ruin of

un escándalo sexual puede quemar a cualquier político — a sex scandal can destroy o can be the ruin of any politician

tanto aparecer en televisión va a quemar su carrera — all these TV appearances will damage his career

7) (Com) [+ precios] to slash, cut; [+ géneros] to sell off cheap

8) Cuba (=estafar) to swindle

9) CAm (=denunciar) to denounce, inform on

10) Ven * [con arma de fuego] to shoot

11) Arg, Uru

quemar a algn — to make a fool of sb

2. VI

1) (=arder) [comida, líquido, metal] to be boiling (hot); [mejillas] to be burning

la sopa está quemando — the soup is boiling (hot)

ya no quema — it's not too hot now

le quemaban las mejillas — her cheeks were burning

¡cómo quema el sol! — the sun's really scorching (hot)!

este sol no quema nada — LAm you won't get tanned in this sun

2) (=picar) [especia, picante] to burn

es una especia que quema en la lengua — this spice burns your tongue

3.

See:

quemarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <basura/documentos> to burn

b) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake

2) <leña/combustible> to burn; < calorías> to burn up; < grasa> to burn off

3) ( accidentalmente)

a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorch

me quemó con el cigarrillo — he burned me with his cigarette

b) líquido/vapor to scald

c) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn

d) < motor> to burn... out; < fusible> to blow

e) sol < plantas> to scorch; < piel> to burn; ( broncear) (AmL) to tan

4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander
2.
quemar vi

1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)

2) sol to burn
3.
quemarse v pron

1)

a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singe

b) (fam) ( en juegos)

caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)

c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan

2)

a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn down

b) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quemaron las tostadas — I burned the toast

3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)

un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years

* * *

= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.

Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

Ex. The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.

Ex. Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.

Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.

Ex. The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.

Ex. This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.

Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.

Ex. Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

Ex. Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.

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* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.

* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.

* quemar completamente = burn out.

* quemarse = go up in + flames.

* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.

* sin quemar = unburned.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <basura/documentos> to burn

b) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake

2) <leña/combustible> to burn; < calorías> to burn up; < grasa> to burn off

3) ( accidentalmente)

a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorch

me quemó con el cigarrillo — he burned me with his cigarette

b) líquido/vapor to scald

c) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn

d) < motor> to burn... out; < fusible> to blow

e) sol < plantas> to scorch; < piel> to burn; ( broncear) (AmL) to tan

4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander
2.
quemar vi

1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)

2) sol to burn
3.
quemarse v pron

1)

a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singe

b) (fam) ( en juegos)

caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)

c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan

2)

a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn down

b) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quemaron las tostadas — I burned the toast

3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)

un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years

* * *

= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.

Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

Ex: The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.

Ex: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.

Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.

Ex: The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.

Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.

Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.

Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.

* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.

* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.

* quemar completamente = burn out.

* quemarse = go up in + flames.

* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.

* sin quemar = unburned.

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quemar [A1 ]

vt

A (destruir, eliminar)

1 ‹basura/documentos› to burn; ‹gases› to burn off

2 (en la hoguera) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake

B

1 ‹leña/combustible/incienso› to burn

2 ‹calorías› to burn up; ‹grasa› to burn off

C (accidentalmente)

1 ‹comida› to burn; ‹mesa/mantel› to burn; (con la plancha) to scorch

me quemó con el cigarrillo he burned me with his cigarette

2 «líquido/vapor» to scald

3 «ácido» ‹ropa/piel› to burn

4 ‹motor› to burn… out; ‹fusible› to blow

D

1 «sol» ‹plantas› to scorch

la helada quemó los geranios the frost burned o damaged the geraniums

2 «sol» ‹piel› (poner rojo) to burn; (broncear) ( AmL) to tan

E (malgastar) ‹fortuna/herencia› to squander

F

( RPl arg) (hacer quedar mal) ‹persona› lo quemaron publicando esa foto it made him look ridiculous o it was very embarrassing for him when they published that photo

loco, me quemaste diciéndole eso you idiot, you really messed me up ( AmE) o ( BrE) dropped me in it by telling him that ( colloq)

G ‹CD› to burn

■ quemar

vi

A (estar muy caliente) «plato/fuente» to be very hot; «café/sopa» to be boiling ( colloq), to be boiling hot ( colloq), to be very hot

B «sol» to burn

aunque está nublado el sol quema igual even though it's cloudy, you can still get burned

a estas horas el sol quema mucho at this time of day, the sun is very strong o really burns

■ quemarse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) (lastimarse) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; ‹mano/lengua› to burn; ‹pelo/cejas› to singe

me quemé con la plancha I burned myself on the iron

pestaña

2 ( fam)

(en juegos): caliente, caliente … ¡te quemaste! getting warmer, warmer … you're burning o boiling! ( colloq)

3 (al sol — ponerse rojo) to get burned; (— broncearse) ( AmL) to tan

B

1 (destruirse) «papeles» to get burned o burnt; «edificio» to burn down

2 (sufrir daños) «alfombra/vestido» to get burned o burnt; «comida» to burn

aquí se está quemando algo something's burning

(+ me/te/le etc): se me quemaron las tostadas I burned the toast, the toast burned

C «persona»

1 (desgastarse, agotarse) to burn oneself out

2

(pasarse de moda): un cantante que se quemó en un par de años a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years

en el mundo del espectáculo te quemas rápidamente in show business you're only famous for a short time

D

( RPl arg) «persona» (quedar mal): te quemás si les hacés un regalo así it'll look really bad if you give them a gift like that

no digas eso en la entrevista porque te quemás don't say that in your interview or you'll blow your chances ( colloq)

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quemar ( conjugate quemar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹basura/documentos/leña/CDs› to burn

b) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake

2 ‹ calorías› to burn up;
‹ grasa› to burn off
3
a) ‹comida/mesa/mantel› to burn;

( con la plancha) to scorch
b) [líquido/vapor] to scald

c) [ ácido] ‹ropa/piel› to burn

d) ‹ motor› to burn … out;

‹ fusible› to blow
e) [ sol] ‹ plantas› to scorch;

‹ piel› to burn;
( broncear) (AmL) to tan
verbo intransitivo
a) [plato/sartén] to be very hot;

[café/sopa] to be boiling (hot) (colloq)
b) [ sol] to burn

quemarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself;

(con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself;
‹mano/lengua› to burn;
‹pelo/cejas› to singe
b) ( al sol — ponerse rojo) to get burned;

(— broncearse) (AmL) to tan
2
a) ( destruirse) [ papeles] to get burned;

[ edificio] to burn down
b) ( sufrir daños) [alfombra/vestido] to get burned;

[ comida] to burn;
◊ se me quemaron las tostadas I burned the toast

3 [ persona] ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out
quemar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con el sol, fuego, etc) to burn
2 (con líquido) to scald
3 fam (psíquicamente) to burn out
II vi (una bebida, etc) to be boiling hot
' quemar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrar
- nave
- abrasar
- incendiar
English:
burn
- burn out
- burn up
- sear
- wood
- work off
- blow
- frost
- scorch

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quemar

♦ vt

1. [sol, con fuego, calor] to burn;
[con líquido hirviendo] to scald;
quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flag;

has quemado los macarrones you've burnt the macaroni;

quemaban a los herejes en la hoguera heretics were burnt at the stake;

Comp

quemar etapas [ir rápido] to come on in leaps and bounds, to progress rapidly;
[ir demasiado rápido] to cut corners;
Comp

quemar el último cartucho to play one's last card

2. [calorías] to burn up;
[grasa] to burn off
3. [plantas]
la helada quemó las plantas the frost killed the plants;

el sol quemó las plantas the plants withered in the sun

4. [malgastar] to run through, to fritter away;

quemó sus ahorros en pocos meses she ran through her savings in just a few months

5. Fam [desgastar] to burn out

6. CAm, Méx [delatar] to denounce, to inform on

7. Carib, Méx [estafar] to swindle

8. RP Fam [balear] to shoot

9. RP Fam [dejar mal a]
quemar a alguien to make sb look bad;

me quemaron con la publicación de esa noticia they really landed me in it by publishing that story

♦ vi

1. [estar caliente] to be (scalding) hot;

ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot

2. Fam [desgastar]
la política quema politics burns you out

♦ See also the pronominal verb quemarse

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quemar

I v/t

1 burn

2 con agua scald

3 fam

recursos use up; dinero blow fam

II v/i be very hot

* * *

quemar vt

: to burn, to set fire to

quemar vi

: to be burning hot

♦ See also the reflexive verb quemarse

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quemar vb

1. (en general) to burn [pt. & pp. burnt]

he quemado las tostadas I've burnt the toast

2. (edificio, etc) to burn down

el hombre quemó la casa the man burnt the house down

3. (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot / to be very hot

¡cuidado que quema! be careful, it's very hot!

Spanish-English dictionary > quemar
112 vaciar

v.

1 to empty.

vaciar el agua de la botella (líquido) to pour the water out of the bottle

vacía las bolsas de la compra take the shopping out of the bags

Ella vació el barril She emptied the barrel.

2 to hollow (out) (dejar hueco).

3 to cast, to mold (art).

Ellos vaciaron el metal They cast the metal.

4 to clear out.

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vaciar

Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 (recipiente) to empty; (local) to empty, clear

2 (contenido) to pour away, pour out

3 (dejar hueco) to hollow out

4 (moldear) to cast, mould (US mold)

5 (afilar) to sharpen

6 (escrito) to take information from

■ hemos vaciado las revistas para hacer un índice de materias we've taken information from the magazines to make a table of contents

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ríos etc) to flow (en, into)

► verbo pronominal vaciarse

1 (dejar vacío) to empty

2 familiar figurado (desahogarse) to let it all out

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verb

to drain, empty

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ recipiente, contenido] to empty; [+ radiador] to drain; (=beber) to drink up; (Aer) to jettison; (Inform) to dump

vacié la nevera para limpiarla — I emptied the fridge to clean it

vació los bolsillos en la mesa — he emptied out his pockets on to the table

vació la leche en un vaso — he poured the milk into a glass

lo vació todo sobre su cabeza — he poured the lot over his head

2) [+ madera, piedra] to hollow out; [+ estatua] to cast

3) [+ cuchillo] to sharpen, grind

4) [+ tema, teoría] to expound at length

5) [+ texto] to copy out

6) * (=hacer una histerectomía a) to give a hysterectomy to

2.

VI [río] to flow, empty (en into)

3.

See:

vaciarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <vaso/botella> to empty; < radiador> to drain; <bolsillo/cajón> to empty

me vaciaron la casa — they cleaned my house out (colloq)

b) < contenido> to empty (out)

2) < estatua> to cast

3) ( ahuecar) to hollow out
2.
vaciarse v pron to empty

* * *

= gut, empty, flush, drain, hollow out.

Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

Ex. When student mobilisation started in June 43, the library rooms began to empty.

Ex. The sea swept in across a newly and solidly-built bus stand to come into the river which quickly and conveniently flushed the waters back into the sea.

Ex. The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

Ex. The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.

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* vaciar el interior de Algo = gut.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <vaso/botella> to empty; < radiador> to drain; <bolsillo/cajón> to empty

me vaciaron la casa — they cleaned my house out (colloq)

b) < contenido> to empty (out)

2) < estatua> to cast

3) ( ahuecar) to hollow out
2.
vaciarse v pron to empty

* * *

= gut, empty, flush, drain, hollow out.

Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

Ex: When student mobilisation started in June 43, the library rooms began to empty.

Ex: The sea swept in across a newly and solidly-built bus stand to come into the river which quickly and conveniently flushed the waters back into the sea.

Ex: The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

Ex: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.

* vaciar el interior de Algo = gut.

* * *

vaciar [ A17 ]

vt

A

1 ‹vaso/botella› to empty; ‹radiador› to drain; ‹bolsillo› to empty, turn out

vació el vaso de un trago he emptied o drained his glass in one go

en dos días me vaciaron la despensa in two days they ate everything I had in the house o ( colloq) they ate me out of house and home

vació todos los cajones she emptied (out) all the drawers, she took everything out of the drawers

2 ‹contenido› to empty (out)

B ‹estatua› to cast

C (ahuecar) to hollow out

D ( Fin) to asset-strip, strip … of assets

■ vaciarse

v pron

to empty

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vaciar ( conjugate vaciar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹vaso/botella› to empty;

‹ radiador› to drain;
‹bolsillo/cajón› to empty;
‹armario/habitación› to clean out
b) ‹ contenido› to empty (out)

2 ( ahuecar) to hollow out
vaciarse verbo pronominal
to empty
vaciar verbo transitivo
1 (un cajón, una botella, un contenedor) to empty: vaciamos la piscina, we emptied the pool
2 Arte (una escultura, etc) to mould, US mold
3 (dejar hueco) to hollow out
' vaciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despejar
- volcar
English:
clean out
- clear out
- empty
- pump out
- scoop out
- turn out
- clean
- clear
- drain
- hollow
- strip
- turn

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vaciar

♦ vt

1. [botella, bolsillo, cajón] to empty (de of); [líquido] to pour;

vacía las bolsas de la compra take the shopping out of the bags;

vaciar el agua de la botella to pour the water out of the bottle

2. [dejar hueco] to hollow (out)

3. [escultura] to cast, to mould

4. [empresa] to asset-strip, to plunder

♦ See also the pronominal verb vaciarse

* * *

vaciar

v/t empty; madera hollow out; en escultura cast

* * *

vaciar {85} vt

1) : to empty, to empty out, to drain

2) ahuecar: to hollow out

3) : to cast (in a mold)

vaciar vi

vaciar en : to flow into, to empty into

* * *

vaciar vb to empty [pt. & pp. emptied]

Spanish-English dictionary > vaciar
113 abrasar

v.

1 to burn down (quemar) (casa, bosque).

el sol abrasó los campos the sun parched the fields

El aire caliente abrasaba su garganta The hot air burned his throat.

2 to be boiling hot.

este sol abrasa the sun is really hot today

3 to consume.

La pasión lo consumía Passion consumed him...

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abrasar

► verbo transitivo

1 (quemar) to burn, scorch

2 (calentar) overheat

► verbo intransitivo

1 to burn (up)

■ esta sopa abrasa this soup is scalding hot

► verbo pronominal abrasarse

1 to burn

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

abrasarse de amores figurado to be madly in love

abrasarse de calor figurado to be sweltering

abrasarse de sed figurado to be parched

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1. VT

1) (=quemar) to burn (up); [con lejía] to scorch

murieron abrasados — they burned to death

2) [+ plantas] [sol] to dry up, parch; [viento] to sear; [helada] to cut, nip

3) (=derrochar) to squander, waste

4) (=avergonzar) to fill with shame

2.

VI

esta sopa abrasa — this soup's boiling

3.

See:

abrasarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( quemar) to burn

murieron abrasados — they were burned to death

b) bebida to scald, burn; comida to burn

c) (liter) pasión to consume (liter)
2.
abrasar vi sol to burn, scorch
3.
abrasarse v pron bosque to be burned (down); planta to get scorched

nos abrasábamos bajo el sol — we were sweltering under the sun

se abrasaba en deseo — (liter) he was aflame with desire (liter)

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= scorch, sear, singe, consume, burn, scald.

Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.

Ex. Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

Ex. Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( quemar) to burn

murieron abrasados — they were burned to death

b) bebida to scald, burn; comida to burn

c) (liter) pasión to consume (liter)
2.
abrasar vi sol to burn, scorch
3.
abrasarse v pron bosque to be burned (down); planta to get scorched

nos abrasábamos bajo el sol — we were sweltering under the sun

se abrasaba en deseo — (liter) he was aflame with desire (liter)

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= scorch, sear, singe, consume, burn, scald.

Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.

Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.

* * *

abrasar [A1 ]

vt

1 (quemar) to burn

cuatro personas murieron abrasadas four people were burned to death

2 «bebida» to scald, burn; «comida» to burn

3 ( liter); «pasión» to consume ( liter)

■ abrasar

vi

«sol» to burn, scorch

este café abrasa this coffee is very hot, this coffee's boiling (hot) ( colloq)

■ abrasarse

v pron

«bosque» to be burned (down); «planta» to get scorched

nos abrasábamos en aquella habitación we were sweltering in that room

se abrasaba en deseo ( liter); he was aflame with desire ( liter)

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abrasar ( conjugate abrasar) verbo transitivo
a) ( quemar) to burn;

◊ murieron abrasados they were burned to death

b) [ bebida] to scald, burn;

[ comida] to burn
verbo intransitivo [ sol] to burn, scorch
abrasarse verbo pronominal [ bosque] to be burned (down);
[ planta] to get scorched;
◊ nos abrasábamos bajo el sol we were sweltering under the sun

abrasar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to scorch

' abrasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calcinar
English:
scorch
- sear

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abrasar

♦ vt

1. [quemar] [casa, bosque] to burn down;
[persona, mano, garganta] to burn
2. [desecar] to scorch;

el sol abrasó los campos the sun parched the fields

3. [consumir] to consume;

lo abrasaba el deseo he was consumed by desire

♦ vi
[café, sopa] to be boiling hot;
este sol abrasa the sun is really hot today

♦ See also the pronominal verb abrasarse

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abrasar

I v/t burn

II v/i

1 del sol be scorching

2 de bebida, comida be boiling hot

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abrasar vt

quemar: to burn, to sear, to scorch

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abrasar vb

1. (quemar) to burn [pt. & pp. burnt]

me abrasé la lengua I burnt my tongue

2. (estar muy caliente) to be boiling hot

esta sopa abrasa this soup is boiling hot

Spanish-English dictionary > abrasar
114 comenzar por el principio

comenzar por el principio

to begin at the beginning, start at the beginning

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(v.) = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero

Ex. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.

Ex. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.

Ex. Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.

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(v.) = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero

Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.

Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.

Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.

Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar por el principio
115 cubrir

v.

1 to cover.

cubrir algo de algo to cover something with o in something

cubrir a alguien de insultos/alabanzas to heap insults/praise on somebody

Ilse cubre los restos del cuerpo Ilse covers the remains of the body.

El reportero cubre el suceso The reporter covers the event.

2 to cover (proteger) (retirada, asegurado).

3 to fill (puesto, vacante).

4 to cover (gastos).

el presupuesto no cubre todos los gastos the budget doesn't cover all the expenses

cubrir gastos to break even (exactamente)

5 to cover (noticia).

6 to cover up, to hush up, to hide, to mask.

Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.

7 to cover for, to cover, to cover up for.

La enfermera Juana cubre a Ilse Nurse Johanna covers for Ilse.

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cubrir

(pp cubierto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to cover

■ cubre la silla con una sábana cover the chair with a sheet

2 COCINA to coat (de, with)

3 (poner tejado) to put a roof on

4 (niebla etc) to shroud (de, in), cloak

5 (ocultar) to hide

■ cubrir un sentimiento to hide a feeling

6 (llenar) to fill (de, with), cover (de, with)

■ cubrir de agua to fill with water

■ cubrir una plaza to fill a vacancy

7 (alcanzar) to come up

■ el agua le cubría hasta los tobillos the water came up to his ankles

8 (gastos, necesidades) to cover; (deuda) to meet, repay

9 (recorrer) to cover; (distancia) to travel

10 (prensa) to cover

■ Juan cubrió el accidente Juan covered the accident

11 (animales) to pair, cover

► verbo pronominal cubrirse

1 (abrigarse) to cover oneself

2 (la cabeza) to put one's hat on

3 figurado (protegerse) to protect oneself

4 (cielo) to become overcast

5 (llenarse) to be filled

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cubrir de besos to smother with kisses

cubrir las apariencias to keep up appearances

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verb

to cover

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( pp cubierto)
1. VT

1) (=ocultar)

a) [+ superficie, objeto] to cover

un velo le cubría el rostro — a veil covered her face

las nubes cubrían la cima de la montaña — the mountain top was covered by clouds

habían cubierto el suelo de papeles — they had covered the floor with papers

b) [agua]

lo cubrieron las aguas — the waters closed over it

no te metas donde te cubra el agua — don't go out of your depth

c) (=poner techo a) to roof, roof over

queremos cubrir parte del patio — we want to roof (over) part of the patio

d) [+ fuego] to make up, bank up

2) (=llenar) [+ agujero] to fill in; [+ hueco] to fill

cubrieron el hoyo con la tierra del jardín — they filled in the hole with soil from the garden

cubrir el hueco existente en el mercado — to fill the existing gap in the market

• cubrir a algn de alabanzas — to heap praises on sb

• cubrir a algn de atenciones — to lavish attention on sb

• cubrir a algn de besos — to smother sb with kisses

• cubrir a algn de improperios — to shower sb with insults

• cubrir a algn de oprobio — to bring shame on sb

3) (=proteger) (Dep, Mil) to cover

intenta llegar a las líneas enemigas: nosotros te cubriremos — try to get to the enemy lines: we'll cover you

cubrir su retirada — to cover one's retreat

4) (=recorrer) [+ ruta, distancia] to cover

cubrió 80 kms en una hora — he covered 80 km in an hour

el autocar cubría el trayecto entre León y Madrid — the coach was travelling between León and Madrid

5) (=ocupar) [+ vacante, plaza] to fill

6) (=pagar) [+ gastos, déficit, préstamo] to cover

esto apenas cubre los gastos — this scarcely covers the expenses

7) (=satisfacer) [+ necesidades, demanda] to meet

esto cubre todas nuestras necesidades — this meets all our needs

8) (Prensa) [+ suceso] to cover

todos los periódicos cubrieron la noticia — all the newspapers covered the event

9) (Zool) (=montar) to cover

10) (=disimular) [+ emoción] to cover up, conceal

cubre su tristeza con una falsa alegría — she covers up o conceals her sadness with a false cheerfulness

- cubrir las apariencias o las formas

2.

See:

cubrirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( tapar) to cover

la niebla cubría el valle — the valley was covered in mist

cubrir algo de algo — to cover something with something

lo cubrió de besos — she smothered him with kisses

2)

a) <gastos/daños/riesgos> to cover

b) <demanda/necesidad> to meet; < carencia> to cover

c) <plaza/vacante> to fill

3)

a) (Period, Rad, TV) to cover

b) ( recorrer) <etapa/trayecto> to cover

4) <retirada/flanco> to cover

cúbreme — cover me

5) (Zool) to cover
2.
cubrirse v pron

1)

a) (refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself

se cubrió la cara — he covered his face

b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on

c) ( protegerse) to take cover

d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself

2) ( llenarse)

cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow

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= cover, relate to, smother, take + care of, canopy, cover, line, blanket, address, cover up, screen, drape, meet, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].

Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex. The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.

Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.

Ex. The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.

Ex. I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.

Ex. The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.

Ex. This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.

Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex. The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.

Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.

Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

Ex. The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.

Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

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* cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* cubrir con = top with.

* cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.

* cubrir con tablas = board up.

* cubrir con toldo = canopy.

* cubrir de = flood with.

* cubrir de arcilla = clay.

* cubrir de grava = gravel.

* cubrir de gravilla = gravel.

* cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.

* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.

* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.

* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.

* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.

* cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.

* cubrirse contra = hedge against.

* cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.

* cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.

* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.

* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.

* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.

* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.

* cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.

* cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.

* cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.

* cubrir un uso = address + use.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* sin cubrir = unfilled.

* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( tapar) to cover

la niebla cubría el valle — the valley was covered in mist

cubrir algo de algo — to cover something with something

lo cubrió de besos — she smothered him with kisses

2)

a) <gastos/daños/riesgos> to cover

b) <demanda/necesidad> to meet; < carencia> to cover

c) <plaza/vacante> to fill

3)

a) (Period, Rad, TV) to cover

b) ( recorrer) <etapa/trayecto> to cover

4) <retirada/flanco> to cover

cúbreme — cover me

5) (Zool) to cover
2.
cubrirse v pron

1)

a) (refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself

se cubrió la cara — he covered his face

b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on

c) ( protegerse) to take cover

d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself

2) ( llenarse)

cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow

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= cover, relate to, smother, take + care of, canopy, cover, line, blanket, address, cover up, screen, drape, meet, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].

Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.

Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.

Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.

Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.

Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.

Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.

Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex: The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.

Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.

Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

Ex: The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.

Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

* cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* cubrir con = top with.

* cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.

* cubrir con tablas = board up.

* cubrir con toldo = canopy.

* cubrir de = flood with.

* cubrir de arcilla = clay.

* cubrir de grava = gravel.

* cubrir de gravilla = gravel.

* cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.

* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.

* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.

* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.

* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.

* cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.

* cubrirse contra = hedge against.

* cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.

* cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.

* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.

* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.

* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.

* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.

* cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.

* cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.

* cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.

* cubrir un uso = address + use.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* sin cubrir = unfilled.

* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.

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cubrir [ I33 ]

vt

A (tapar) to cover

cubrió al niño con una manta he covered the child with a blanket, he put a blanket over the child

el velo le cubría la cara the veil covered her face

la niebla cubría el valle the valley was covered in o ( liter) shrouded in mist

cubrir algo DE algo to cover sth WITH sth

han cubierto las paredes de publicidad the walls have been covered with advertisements

los muebles están cubiertos de polvo the furniture is covered with o ( BrE) in dust

el escándalo los ha cubierto de oprobio the scandal has brought great shame on them

lo cubrió de besos she smothered him with kisses

B

1 ‹costos/gastos› to cover; ‹daños/riesgos› to cover

para cubrir los costos de envío to cover the cost of postage

los bienes cubiertos por esta póliza the items covered by this policy

2 ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet; ‹carencia› to cover

3 ‹plaza/vacante› to fill

C

1 ( Period) ‹noticia/suceso› to cover

2 (recorrer) ‹etapa/distancia/trayecto› to cover

3 ( Rad, TV) ‹área› to cover

D ‹retirada/flanco› to cover

voy a salir, cúbreme I'm going out there, cover me

E ( Zool) to cover

■ cubrirse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) (taparse) to cover oneself

se cubrió con una toalla he covered himself with a towel

se cubrió la cara con las manos he covered his face with his hands

2 (ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on

3 (protegerse) to take cover

se cubrieron del fuego enemigo they took cover from the enemy fire

4 (contra un riesgo) to cover oneself

B (llenarse) cubrirse DE algo:

las calles se habían cubierto de nieve snow had covered the streets, the streets were covered with snow

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cubrir ( conjugate cubrir) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to cover;

cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with sth;
◊ cubrí al niño con una manta I covered the child with a blanket

b) ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet

c) ‹plaza/vacante› to fill

cubrirse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself;

‹ cara› to cover
b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on

c) ( protegerse) to take cover

d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself

2 ( llenarse):
◊ las calles se habían cubierto de nieve the streets were covered with snow

cubrir verbo transitivo to cover
' cubrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- bañar
- descubierta
- descubierto
- empapelar
- envolver
- gasto
- laminar
- montar
- proveer
- sepultar
- tapar
- cubierto
- llenar
- recorrido
- revestir
- untar
- vacante
English:
bad debt
- clothe
- coat
- cover
- drape
- hedge
- need
- paint out
- plaster
- rubberize
- smother
- best
- fill
- gamut
- line
- mask

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cubrir

♦ vt

1. [tapar, recubrir] to cover ( con with);
cubrió la moto con una lona he covered the motorbike with a tarpaulin;

cubrieron la pared con una mano de pintura they gave the wall a coat of paint;

cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with o in sth;

cubrir a alguien de insultos/alabanzas to heap insults/praise on sb;

Ana cubrió de besos a su padre Ana covered her father with kisses

2. [proteger] to protect;

esta póliza nos cubre contra cualquier accidente this policy covers us against all accidents

3. [a policía, soldado] to cover;

cubrir la retirada to cover the retreat

4. [ocultar] to cover up, to hide

5. [puesto, vacante] to fill;

hay veinte solicitudes para cubrir tres plazas there are twenty applications for three jobs

6. [gastos] to cover;

el presupuesto no cubre todos los gastos the budget doesn't cover all the expenses;

cubrir gastos [exactamente] to break even

7. [noticia] to cover;

cubrió la guerra del Golfo he covered the Gulf War

8. [recorrer] to cover;

el ganador cubrió los 100 metros en 9 segundos the winner did the 100 metres in 9 seconds

9. [el macho a la hembra]
cubrir a to mate with

10. Dep [marcar] to cover;

se encarga de cubrir la banda derecha he covers the right wing

♦ See also the pronominal verb cubrirse

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cubrir

v/t cover (de with)

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cubrir {2} vt

: to cover

♦ See also the reflexive verb cubrirse

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cubrir vb

1. (en general) to cover

el tejado cubre la casa the roof covers the house

cubrió los muebles con sábanas she covered the furniture with sheets

2. (correr) to run [pt. ran; pp. run]

cubre varios kilómetros al día he runs several kilometres a day

Spanish-English dictionary > cubrir
116 dirigirse hacia

v.

to head toward, to go towards, to head for, to head one's way to.

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(v.) = be on + Posesivo + way to, start toward, move toward(s), be heading towards, head for, turn into

Ex. Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.

Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex. Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.

Ex. The relative growth rate has declined and figures indicate that it is heading towards saturation.

Ex. Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future.

Ex. Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office.

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(v.) = be on + Posesivo + way to, start toward, move toward(s), be heading towards, head for, turn into

Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.

Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.

Ex: The relative growth rate has declined and figures indicate that it is heading towards saturation.

Ex: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future.

Ex: Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office.

Spanish-English dictionary > dirigirse hacia
117 doler

v.

1 to hurt.

¿te duele? does it hurt?

me duele la pierna my leg hurts

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat

me duele la cabeza I have a headache

me duele ver tanta injusticia it pains me to see so much injustice

le dolió en el alma it upset her terribly

¡ahí le duele! (informal figurative) that has really got to him!

2 to have pain in, to feel pain in.

Me duele el estómago I feel pain in my stomach.

Me duele I feel pain.

3 to be sorry for, to grieve for, to regret.

Me duele tu pena I regret your grief.

4 to regret to.

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doler

Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover

► verbo intransitivo

1 to ache, hurt

■ me duele la cabeza I've got a headache

■ me duele la espalda my back hurts, my back aches

2 (afligir) to distress, sadden, upset, hurt

■ me duele tal pobreza such poverty distresses me

3 (sentir) to be sorry, be sad

■ me duele habérselo dicho I'm sorry I told her about it

► verbo pronominal dolerse

1 (arrepentirse) to repent (de, of), feel sorry (de, for)

■ se duele de sus pecados he repents of his sins

2 (lamentarse) to complain (de, of)

3 (notar el efecto) to feel the effects (de, of)

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verb

1) to hurt, ache

2) grieve

•

- dolerse

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1. VI

1) (Med) to hurt

¿(te) duele? — does it hurt?

la inyección no duele — the injection doesn't hurt

me duele el brazo — my arm hurts

me duele la cabeza — my head hurts; [por migraña, resaca] I've got a headache

me duele el estómago — I've got (a) stomach ache

me duelen las muelas — I've got toothache

me duele la garganta — I've got a sore throat

2) (=afligir) to hurt

ese comentario me dolió — I was hurt by that comment, that comment hurt

no me duele gastarme el dinero en esto — I don't mind spending money on this, spending money on this doesn't bother me

me duele no poder prestártelo — I'm very sorry I can't lend it to you

¡ahí le duele! — so that's where the problem is!

2.

See:

dolerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) inyección/herida/brazo to hurt; (+ me/te/le etc)

le duele una muela/la cabeza — she has (a) toothache/a headache

me dolía el estómago — I had (a) stomachache

me duele la garganta — I have a sore throat

me duelen los pies — my feet ache

¿dónde le duele? — where does it hurt?

me duele todo (el cuerpo) — I ache all over

b) ( apenar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me duele tener que decirte esto — I'm sorry to have to tell you this

me duele tu deslealtad — I find your disloyalty very hurtful

me dolió muchísimo lo que me dijo — I was deeply hurt by what he said

ahí te/le duele — (fam) that's what's wrong with you/him

c) ( importar)

no me duele el dinero que me he gastado — I don't regret spending that much money
2.
dolerse v pron

dolerse de algo — ( sentirse herido) to be hurt by something; ( arrepentirse) to regret something

se dolía de tantos años desperdiciados — he deeply regretted all those wasted years

* * *

= feel + hurt, ache, begrudge, grudge.

Ex. Managers feel hurt by employees disloyal to the goals of the organization.

Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.

Ex. She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Ex. He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

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* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + a sore spot.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) inyección/herida/brazo to hurt; (+ me/te/le etc)

le duele una muela/la cabeza — she has (a) toothache/a headache

me dolía el estómago — I had (a) stomachache

me duele la garganta — I have a sore throat

me duelen los pies — my feet ache

¿dónde le duele? — where does it hurt?

me duele todo (el cuerpo) — I ache all over

b) ( apenar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me duele tener que decirte esto — I'm sorry to have to tell you this

me duele tu deslealtad — I find your disloyalty very hurtful

me dolió muchísimo lo que me dijo — I was deeply hurt by what he said

ahí te/le duele — (fam) that's what's wrong with you/him

c) ( importar)

no me duele el dinero que me he gastado — I don't regret spending that much money
2.
dolerse v pron

dolerse de algo — ( sentirse herido) to be hurt by something; ( arrepentirse) to regret something

se dolía de tantos años desperdiciados — he deeply regretted all those wasted years

* * *

= feel + hurt, ache, begrudge, grudge.

Ex: Managers feel hurt by employees disloyal to the goals of the organization.

Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.

Ex: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + a sore spot.

* * *

doler [E9 ]

vi

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] «inyección/herida/brazo» to hurt

no duele nada it doesn't hurt at all

(+ me/te/le etc): le duele una muela/la cabeza she has (a) toothache/a headache

me dolía el estómago I had (a) stomachache, I had a pain in my stomach, my stomach hurt

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat

me duelen los pies my feet ache o hurt o are sore

¿dónde le duele? where does it hurt?

me duele todo el cuerpo I ache all over

todavía me duele un poquito it's still a little sore, it still hurts a little

2 (apenar) (+ me/te/le etc):

me duele tener que decirte esto I'm sorry o ( frml) it distresses me to have to tell you this, telling you this is very painful

me duele tu deslealtad I find your disloyalty very hurtful

me dolió mucho lo que me dijo what he said hurt me deeply, I was deeply hurt by what he said, I found what he said extremely hurtful

lo que más me duele es que no me haya llamado what hurts most is that she hasn't phoned

le dolió que no lo invitaran he was hurt o upset that they didn't invite him

ahí te/le duele ( fam); that's what's wrong with you/him

■ dolerse

v pron

dolerse DE algo:

se dolía de que sus socios lo hubieran engañado he was aggrieved o hurt that o it saddened him that his partners should have deceived him

se dolía de tantos años desperdiciados he deeply regretted all those wasted years

* * *

doler ( conjugate doler) verbo intransitivo
a) [inyección/herida/brazo] to hurt;

◊ no duele nada it doesn't hurt at all;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ le dolió mucho it hurt a lot;

le duele una muela/la cabeza she has (a) toothache/a headache;
me dolía el estómago I had (a) stomachache;
me duele la garganta I have a sore throat;
me duelen los pies my feet ache;
me duele todo (el cuerpo) I ache all over
b) ( apenar) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me duele tener que decirte esto I'm sorry to have to tell you this;

me dolió muchísimo lo que me dijo I was deeply hurt by what he said
doler verbo intransitivo to hurt, ache: me duelen las muelas, I've got a toothache
me duele que me digas eso, it hurts to hear you say that
' doler' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duele
- poder
English:
ache
- hurt
- pain
- rankle

* * *

doler

♦ vi

1. [físicamente] to hurt;

me duele la pierna my leg hurts;

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat;

me duele la cabeza/el estómago I have a headache/a stomachache;

me duele todo el cuerpo I ache all over;

aún me duele el pinchazo que me dieron I'm still sore from the injection they gave me;

¿te sigue doliendo la herida? does the wound still hurt?;

¿te duele? does it hurt?;

no te preocupes, no te va a doler don't worry, it won't hurt;

Comp
Fam
¡ahí le duele! that has really got to him!;

lo que necesitan es mano dura – ¡ahí le duele! what they need is a firm hand – you've put your finger on it!

2. [moralmente] to hurt, to pain;

lo que más me duele es su indiferencia what hurts o pains me most is her indifference;

me duele ver tanta injusticia it pains o saddens me to see so much injustice;

me duele tener que decirte esto, pero… I'm very sorry o I hate to have to tell you this, but…;

le dolió en el alma it upset her terribly;

Comp

no doler prendas a alguien: no me duelen prendas en reconocer que me he equivocado I don't mind admitting I was wrong

♦ See also the pronominal verb dolerse

* * *

doler

v/t tb fig

hurt;

me duele el brazo my arm hurts;

le duele la tripa he has a stomach-ache;

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat, my throat hurts;

le dolió que le mintieran fig she was hurt that they had lied to her;

ahí le duele fig that’s his problem

* * *

doler {47} vi

1) : to hurt, to ache

2) : to grieve

♦ See also the reflexive verb dolerse

* * *

doler vb

1. (en general) to hurt [pt. & pp. hurt]

me duele la pierna my leg hurts

esto no te dolerá this won't hurt

me duele verte así it hurts me to see you like this

2. (cabeza, muela, estómago) to ache

me duele una muela I've got toothache

Spanish-English dictionary > doler
118 estimular

v.

1 to encourage.

2 to stimulate.

El dinero estimula a los empleados Money stimulates the employees.

El aroma estimula los sentidos The aroma stimulates the senses.

* * *

estimular

► verbo transitivo

1 (animar) to encourage, stimulate

2 (apetito, pasiones) to whet

* * *

verb

1) to stimulate

2) encourage

* * *

VT

1) (=alentar) [+ persona] to encourage

hay que estimularlos para que respondan adecuadamente — you must encourage them to answer correctly

estimular a algn a hacer algo — to encourage sb to do sth

2) (=favorecer) [+ apetito, economía, esfuerzos, ahorro] to stimulate; [+ debate] to promote

3) [+ organismo, célula] to stimulate

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) clase/lectura to stimulate

b) ( alentar) < persona> to encourage

c) <apetito/circulación> to stimulate

d) ( sexualmente) to stimulate

2) <inversión/ahorro> to encourage, stimulate

* * *

= encourage, give + a boost, prompt, provide + boost, spur, spur on, stimulate, whip up, provide + stimulus, set + Nombre + off, abet, buoy, prod, egg on, stir up, nudge, reawaken [re-awaken], kick-start [kickstart], pep up, hearten, incite.

Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

Ex. CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.

Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.

Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.

Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.

Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.

Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.

Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.

Ex. The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.

Ex. This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.

Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.

Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.

Ex. Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.

Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.

Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex. By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.

Ex. The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.

Ex. Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.

Ex. Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.

Ex. We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.

Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

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* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.

* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.

* estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.

* estimular la imaginación = spark + imagination.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) clase/lectura to stimulate

b) ( alentar) < persona> to encourage

c) <apetito/circulación> to stimulate

d) ( sexualmente) to stimulate

2) <inversión/ahorro> to encourage, stimulate

* * *

= encourage, give + a boost, prompt, provide + boost, spur, spur on, stimulate, whip up, provide + stimulus, set + Nombre + off, abet, buoy, prod, egg on, stir up, nudge, reawaken [re-awaken], kick-start [kickstart], pep up, hearten, incite.

Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

Ex: CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.

Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.

Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.

Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.

Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.

Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.

Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.

Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.

Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.

Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.

Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.

Ex: Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.

Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.

Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex: By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.

Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.

Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.

Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.

Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.

Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.

* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.

* estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.

* estimular la imaginación = spark + imagination.

* * *

estimular [A1 ]

vt

A

1 «clase/lectura» to stimulate

2 (alentar) to encourage

hay que estimularla para que trabaje she needs encouraging to get her to work

gritaban para estimular a su equipo they cheered their team on, they shouted encouragement to their team

3 ‹apetito› to whet, stimulate; ‹circulación› to stimulate

4 (sexualmente) to stimulate

B ‹inversión/ahorro› to encourage, stimulate

* * *

estimular ( conjugate estimular) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to stimulate

b) ( alentar) ‹ persona› to encourage

estimular verbo transitivo
1 (dar ánimos) to encourage
2 (potenciar, activar) to stimulate
' estimular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- impulsar
English:
animate
- drum up
- fuel
- stimulate
- stir
- work up
- boost
- promote
- revitalize
- revive
- spur
- whet

* * *

estimular vt

1. [animar] to encourage;

el orgullo le estimula a seguir his pride spurs him to go on

2. [incitar] to encourage, to urge on;

la muchedumbre lo estimuló con gritos the crowd shouted him on

3. [excitar sexualmente] to stimulate

4. [activar] [apetito] to stimulate, to whet;
[circulación, economía] to stimulate; [ventas, inversión] to stimulate, to encourage
* * *

estimular

v/t

1 stimulate

2 ( animar) encourage

* * *

estimular vt

1) : to stimulate

2) : to encourage

* * *

estimular vb

1. (activar) to stimulate

un masaje estimula la circulación de la sangre a massage stimulates the blood's circulation

2. (animar) to encourage

sus palabras me estimularon her words encouraged me

Spanish-English dictionary > estimular
119 estúpido

adj.

1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.

2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.

m.

stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.

* * *

estúpido

► adjetivo

1 stupid, silly

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 berk, idiot

* * *
1. (f. - estúpida)
adj.

stupid
2. (f. - estúpida)
noun f.

idiot

* * *
estúpido, -a
1.

ADJ stupid

2.

SM / F idiot

ese tío es un estúpido — that guy's an idiot

* * *
I
- da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!
II
- da masculino, femenino idiot, fool

el estúpido de mi hermano — my stupid brother

* * *

= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.

Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.

Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.

Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.

Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

Ex. When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.

Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.

Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.

Ex. Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.

Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.

Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.

Ex. That was a big boneheaded error.

Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.

Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.

Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.

Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.

Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.

Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.

Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.

Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.

Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.

Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.

Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.

Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.

Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.

Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.

Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.

Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.

Ex. An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.

Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.

Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.

Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.

Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.

Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.

Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.

Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.

Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.

Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.

Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.

Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.

Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.

Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.

Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.

Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.

Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.

Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.

Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.

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* algo estúpido = no-brainer.

* como un estúpido = stupidly.

* hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.

* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.

* rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.

* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.

* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!
II
- da masculino, femenino idiot, fool

el estúpido de mi hermano — my stupid brother

* * *

= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.

Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.

Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.

Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.

Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.

Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.

Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.

Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.

Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.

Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.

Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.

Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.

Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.

Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.

Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.

Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.

Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.

Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.

Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.

Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.

Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.

Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.

Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.

Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.

Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.

Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.

Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.

Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.

Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.

Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.

Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.

Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.

Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.

Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.

Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.

Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.

Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.

Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.

Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.

Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.

Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.

Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.

Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.

Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.

Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.

Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.

Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.

* algo estúpido = no-brainer.

* como un estúpido = stupidly.

* hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.

* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.

* rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.

* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.

* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* * *

estúpido¹ -da

adjective

‹persona› stupid; ‹argumento› stupid, silly

ay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrong

un gasto estúpido a stupid waste of money

es estúpido que vayamos las dos it's silly o stupid for us both to go

estúpido² -da

masculine, feminine

idiot, fool

el estúpido de mi hermano my stupid brother

* * *

estúpido
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› stupid;

‹ argumento› stupid, silly;
◊ ¡ay, qué estúpida soy! oh, how stupid of me!

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
idiot, fool
estúpido,-a
I adjetivo stupid
II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot

' estúpido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- burro
- estúpida
- animal
- apendejarse
- baboso
- caballo
- el
- embromar
- gafo
- huevón
- pendejo
English:
also
- believe
- bit
- bonehead
- bozo
- damn
- dopey
- equally
- foolish
- goof
- idiotic
- mindless
- obtuse
- pretty
- shame
- soft
- stupid
- that
- wonder
- inane
- jerk

* * *

estúpido, -a

♦ adj

stupid;

¡qué estúpido soy! me he vuelto a olvidar what an idiot I am! I've gone and forgotten again;

sería estúpido no reconocerlo it would be foolish not to admit it

♦ nm,f

idiot;

el estúpido de mi vecino my idiot of a neighbour

* * *

estúpido

I adj stupid

II m, estúpida f idiot

* * *

estúpido, -da adj

: stupid

♦ estúpidamente adj

estúpido, -da n

idiota: idiot, fool

* * *

estúpido¹ adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]

estúpido² n stupid person / idiot

Spanish-English dictionary > estúpido
120 fama

f.

1 fame (renombre).

tener fama to be famous o well-known

2 reputation.

buena/mala fama good/bad reputation

tener fama de tacaño/generoso to have a name for being mean/generous

* * *

fama

► nombre femenino

1 (renombre) fame, renown

2 (reputación) reputation

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de fama famous

de fama mundial world-famous

tener buena fama to have a good name

tener mala fama to have a bad name

* * *

noun f.

1) fame

2) name

* * *

SF

1) (=renombre) fame

el libro que le dio fama — the book which made him famous, the book which made his name

llegar a la fama — to become famous

tener fama — to be famous

tus pasteles tienen fama — your cakes are famous

- unos tienen la fama y otros cardan la lana

2) (=reputación) reputation

tiene fama de duro — he has a reputation for being tough

este restaurante tiene fama de barato — this restaurant is (well-)known for its cheap food

tener mala fama — to have a bad reputation

una casa de mala fama — a house of ill repute

3) (=rumor) report, rumour, rumor (EEUU)

corre la fama de que... — it is rumoured o (EEUU) rumored that...

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (renombre, celebridad) fame

una marca de fama mundial — a world-famous brand

los vinos que han dado fama a la región — the wines which have made the region famous

b) ( reputación) reputation

tener buena/mala fama — to have a good/bad reputation

su fama de don Juan — his reputation as a womanizer

tiene fama de bromista — he's well known as a joker

cría fama y échate a dormir — ( hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurels; ( hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it

2) (Col) ( carnicería) butcher's

* * *

= record, reputation, fame, limelight, acclaim, visibility, notoriety, renown, glory days, kudos, cred.

Nota: Palabra de moda formada por abreviación de credibility.

Ex. She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.

Ex. Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.

Ex. Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.

Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.

Ex. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.

Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.

Ex. Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex. The author of ' Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.

Ex. Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.

Ex. That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.

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* adquirir fama = achieve + notoriety.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* atribuirse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* catapultarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.

* describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* fama ajena = reflected glory.

* fama + preceder = Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* lanzarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* pináculo de la fama, el = pinnacle of fame, the, pinnacle of renown, the.

* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.

* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.

* tener la fama de = have + a good record for.

* tener mala fama por = hold in + disrepute, be infamous for.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (renombre, celebridad) fame

una marca de fama mundial — a world-famous brand

los vinos que han dado fama a la región — the wines which have made the region famous

b) ( reputación) reputation

tener buena/mala fama — to have a good/bad reputation

su fama de don Juan — his reputation as a womanizer

tiene fama de bromista — he's well known as a joker

cría fama y échate a dormir — ( hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurels; ( hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it

2) (Col) ( carnicería) butcher's

* * *

= record, reputation, fame, limelight, acclaim, visibility, notoriety, renown, glory days, kudos, cred.

Nota: Palabra de moda formada por abreviación de credibility.

Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.

Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.

Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.

Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.

Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.

Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.

Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex: The author of ' Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.

Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.

Ex: That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.

* adquirir fama = achieve + notoriety.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* atribuirse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* catapultarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.

* describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* fama ajena = reflected glory.

* fama + preceder = Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* lanzarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* pináculo de la fama, el = pinnacle of fame, the, pinnacle of renown, the.

* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.

* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.

* tener la fama de = have + a good record for.

* tener mala fama por = hold in + disrepute, be infamous for.

* * *

fama

feminine

A

1 (renombre, celebridad) fame

alcanzar/conquistar la fama to achieve/win fame

una marca de fama mundial a world-famous brand

los vinos que han dado fama a la región the wines which have made the region famous

2 (reputación) reputation

tener buena/mala fama to have a good/bad reputation

es un barrio de mala fama it's a disreputable area

su fama de don Juan his reputation as a womanizer

tiene fama de ser muy severo he has a reputation for being very strict

cría fama y échate a dormir (hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it, give a dog a bad name ( BrE colloq) (hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurels

unos cobran la fama y otros cardan la lana (refiriéndose a un logro) I/you do all the work and he gets/they get all the credit; (refiriéndose a un error, una travesura) I always get the blame when you do/he does something wrong

B ( Col) (carnicería) butcher's

* * *

fama sustantivo femenino
a) (renombre, celebridad) fame;

◊ una marca de fama mundial a world-famous brand;

dar fama a algo/algn to make sth/sb famous
b) ( reputación) reputation;

◊ tener mala fama to have a bad reputation;

tiene fama de ser severo he has a reputation for being strict;
tiene fama de bromista he's well known as a joker
fama sustantivo femenino
1 (popularidad) fame, renown
un pianista de fama mundial, a world-famous pianist
2 (opinión pública) reputation: tiene fama de donjuán, he is known as a womanizer
♦ Locuciones: de fama, famous, renowned: un astrónomo de fama, a famous astronomer
' fama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acreditar
- consagración
- empañar
- engrandecer
- ensuciar
- honor
- lingüista
- oído
- universal
- adquirir
- anhelar
- aureola
- buscar
- camino
- celebridad
- cobrar
- conquistar
- crear
- cúspide
- gloria
- inmaculado
- internacional
- llamado
- mellar
- menoscabar
- mundial
- nombre
- perseguir
English:
bomb
- disreputable
- fame
- glory
- mean
- name
- renown
- repute
- rise
- win
- world-famous
- dealing
- infamous
- itself
- known
- notorious
- reputation
- standing

* * *

fama nf

1. [renombre] fame;

un escritor/restaurante de fama a well-known o famous writer/restaurant;

alcanzar la fama to achieve fame, to become famous;

tener fama to be famous o well-known;

salir en ese programa le ha dado mucha fama being on that programme has made her very well-known

2. [reputación] reputation;

buena/mala fama good/bad reputation;

tener fama de tacaño/generoso to have a reputation o name for being mean/generous;

su fama de excéntrico atrae a mucha gente his reputation for eccentricity attracts a lot of people;

Prov

cría fama y échate a dormir build yourself a good reputation, then you can rest on your laurels

3. Literario
es fama que… [se dice que] it is said that…

* * *

fama

f

1 fame;

de fama mundial world-famous

2 ( reputación) reputation;

tener mala fama have a bad reputation

* * *

fama nf

1) : fame

2) reputación: reputation

3)

de mala fama : disreputable

* * *

fama n (gloria) fame

tener fama to be famous

tener mala fama to have a bad reputation

Spanish-English dictionary > fama

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