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61 somos
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Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser)
somos es:
1ª persona plural (nosotros) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ser
somos
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) somos para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
somos v impers to be;
somos v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ somos humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
somos see◊ ser
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' somos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actualidad
- amante
- amiga
- amigo
- boquilla
- divergente
- familia
- manera
- nosotras
- nosotros
- simple
- cinco
- demasiado
- promoción
- ser
English:
behind
- closely
- equal
- firm
- of
- table
- there
- us
- distantly
- ever
- means
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62 soy
1→ link=ser ser* * ** * ** * ** * ** * *
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser)
soy es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ser
soy
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) soy para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
soy v impers to be;
soy v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ soy humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
soy see◊ ser
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' soy' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cotarro
- distinguir
- extrema
- extremo
- golosa
- goloso
- hombre
- honra
- imaginarse
- incapaz
- inmensamente
- malqueda
- mejor
- miope
- natural
- nostálgica
- nostálgico
- número
- pensar
- ritmo
- seguir
- soja
- teatro
- torpe
- yo
- ahorrador
- aquí
- así
- despistado
- entendido
- estúpido
- filólogo
- lego
- lo
- malo
- mandado
- mano
- mañanero
- mayor
- nuevo
- nulidad
- para
- perder
- profano
- ser
- soltero
- soñador
- soya
- único
English:
actually
- averse
- be
- believe in
- chocolate
- compare
- DPhil
- eldest
- first
- flesh
- fourteenth
- I
- it
- less
- man
- me
- naturally
- no
- only
- permanent
- place
- reasoning
- relevance
- sort
- soy
- soy sauce
- that
- this
- through
- bean
- dog
- from
- fussy
- injure
- know
- seal
- speak
- stranger
- subscribe
- will
- wrong
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63 cuál
adj.which, what.adv.which.pron.which one.* * *1 (precedido de artículo - persona) who, whom■ entrevistamos a los obreros, los cuales nos informaron adecuadamente we interviewed the workers, who duly informed us2 (precedido de artículo - cosa) which■ la casa tiene un mirador desde el cual se ve el mar the house has a balcony with a view of the sea3 (correlativo) such as► adverbio1 formal as, like\cada cual everyone, everybody* * *pron.1) which2) who, whom* * *1. PRON1)a) [aplicado a cosas] whichobtuvo una beca, gracias a la cual pudo subsistir varios años — he got a grant, which gave him enough to live on for several years
el estado al cual se ha solicitado la extradición — the country from which extradition has been requested
b) [aplicado a personas] [como sujeto] who; [como objeto] who, whom; [tras preposición] whomse reunieron con el presidente, el cual les informó del asunto — they had a meeting with the president, who briefed them on the affair
tengo gran amistad con el director, al cual conozco desde hace muchos años — the director, who o whom I have known for many years, is a great friend of mine
había ocho chicos, tres de los cuales hablaban en inglés — there were eight boys, three of whom were speaking in English
2)• lo cual — which
se rieron mucho, lo cual me disgustó — they laughed a lot, which upset me
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con lo cual — with the result thatse han construido dos escuelas más, con lo cual contaremos con más de 2.000 plazas escolares — two more schools have been built, with the result that o which means that we will have more than 2,000 school places
llegué tarde, con lo cual no pude entrar — I arrived late, which meant I couldn't get in
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por lo cual — and therefore, consequently3)• cada cual, miembros de distintas religiones, cada cual con su libro sagrado — members of different religions, each (one) with their holy book
depende del gusto de cada cual — it depends on individual taste, it depends on each individual's taste
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allá cada cual — everyone must look out for themselves4)• sea cual sea o fuese o fuere — whatever
nuestra postura no variará sea cual sea el resultado de las elecciones — our position will not change whatever the outcome of the election (is o may be)
quiere entrar en un club de golf, sea cual sea — he wants to join a golf club, and any one will do
2.ADV CONJ liter likeen la novela su amada se suicida cual nueva Ofelia — in the novel his loved one commits suicide like a modern-day Ophelia
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cual si — as iftal 3., 1)todos aplaudieron su sugerencia, cual si de una idea genial se tratara — everyone applauded his suggestion, as if it were the most brilliant idea
3.ADJ (Jur) said, aforementionedlos cuales bienes — the said o aforementioned property
* * *I1)a)el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales — ( hablando de personas) (sujeto) who; (complemento) who, whom (frml); ( hablando de cosas) which
según lo cual... — by which...
dos/la mayoría de los cuales — ( hablando de cosas) two/most of which; ( hablando de personas) two/most of whom
b)por lo cual — as a result o therefore
con lo cual: me dijo que yo allí sobraba, con lo cual me fui he told me that I wasn't wanted there, whereupon o at which point I left; olvidó el dinero, con lo cual no pude comprar nada — he forgot the money, which meant that I couldn't buy anything
2) (en locs)cada cual — everyone, everybody
cada cual se fue por su lado — each went his separate way, everyone went their separate ways
IIsea cual sea or fuera or fuere — whatever
preposición (liter) likecual fiera enfurecida... — like a raging beast... (liter)
* * *= what, which.Ex. Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.Ex. There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.----* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value.* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.* con lo cual = whereupon.* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.* ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.* de los cuales = out of which.* después de lo cual = whereupon.* el cual = which.* gracias al cual = whereby.* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever.* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever.* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, just as, like that, like this.* tal o cual = such and such.* tal y cual = such and such.* * *I1)a)el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales — ( hablando de personas) (sujeto) who; (complemento) who, whom (frml); ( hablando de cosas) which
según lo cual... — by which...
dos/la mayoría de los cuales — ( hablando de cosas) two/most of which; ( hablando de personas) two/most of whom
b)por lo cual — as a result o therefore
con lo cual: me dijo que yo allí sobraba, con lo cual me fui he told me that I wasn't wanted there, whereupon o at which point I left; olvidó el dinero, con lo cual no pude comprar nada — he forgot the money, which meant that I couldn't buy anything
2) (en locs)cada cual — everyone, everybody
cada cual se fue por su lado — each went his separate way, everyone went their separate ways
IIsea cual sea or fuera or fuere — whatever
preposición (liter) likecual fiera enfurecida... — like a raging beast... (liter)
* * *= what, which.Ex: Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.
Ex: There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value.* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.* con lo cual = whereupon.* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.* ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.* de los cuales = out of which.* después de lo cual = whereupon.* el cual = which.* gracias al cual = whereby.* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever.* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever.* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, just as, like that, like this.* tal o cual = such and such.* tal y cual = such and such.* * *cual1A1el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales (hablando de personas) ( sujeto) who;dos señores, con los cuales pasé varios días two gentlemen, who I spent several days with o with whom I spent several daysmedidas con las cuales se desestimula el consumo measures with which consumption is discouragedel motivo por el cual lo hizo the reason why he did itla regla según la cual … the rule by which …me presentó al hermano y a un primo, el cual primo resultó ser un plomo he introduced me to his brother and to a cousin, the latter o the cousin turned out to be a real bore2lo cual whichse disgustó, lo cual es natural she got upset, which is only naturalese día habrá huelga de transportes, por lo cual se ha decidido postergar la reunión there will be a transport strike that day; as a result o therefore o so, it has been decided to postpone the meetinganunció que ella había ganado, con lo cual se produjo una gran silbatina he announced that she had won, at which point o whereupon there was loud booingB ( en locs):cada cual everyone, everybodyque cada cual se ocupe de su equipaje everybody must look after their own luggage, everybody must look after his or her own luggageallí nos separamos y cada cual se fue por su lado we split up there and each went his separate way o everyone went their separate wayssea cual sea or sea cual fuera or sea cual fuere: sea cual sea su decisión whatever their decision is o may besean cuales fueren sus motivos whatever her motives might be o may be o arecada cual con su cada cuala ( fam hum); each with his or her partnercual2( liter); likeel mar, cual fiera enfurecida … the sea, like a raging beast … ( liter)cual si tuviese alas as if I had wings* * *
Multiple Entries:
cual
cuál
cual pronombre
1a)
( complemento) who, whom (frml);
( hablando de cosas) which;◊ mis vecinos, a los cuáles no conocía my neighbors who I didn't know o (frml) whom I did not know;
el motivo por el cuál lo hizo the reason why he did it;
según lo cuál … by which …;
dos de los cuáles two of whom/whichb)
por lo cuál as a result, therefore;
con lo cuál so
2 ( en locs)
sea cual sea or fuera or fuere whatever
cuál pronombre ( uno en particular) which;
( uno en general) what;◊ ¿cuál quieres? which (one) do you want?;
¿y cuál es el problema? so, what's the problem?
■ adjetivo (esp AmL): ¿a cuál colegio vas? what o which school do you go to?
cual
I pron rel
1 (persona) (sujeto) who
(objeto) whom
2 (cosa) which
II pron
1 correl tal cual, exactly as
2 ant (comparativo) such as
♦ Locuciones: a cual más guapo, each more handsome than the other
cuál
I pron interr which (one)?, what?: ¿cuál prefieres?, which one do you prefer?
II adjetivo interr which
' cuál' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballería
- cada
- cual
- cualquiera
- decir
- gentilicio
- lo
- moraleja
- nombre
- suerte
- tal
- talla
- con
- patente
English:
address
- any
- car-boot sale
- chain letter
- climbing frame
- downside
- each
- euro
- exercise
- forecast
- mission
- mode
- motive
- motto
- one
- optimal
- promenade concert
- publicity
- source
- stand
- such-and-such
- that
- title
- two
- weather forecast
- what
- whereupon
- which
- whichever
- who
- whom
- comprehensive
- consent
- grammar
- job
- kind
- such
- surprisingly
- whereby
- why
* * *♦ pron relativo1.[de cosa] which;conoció a una española, la cual vivía en Buenos Aires he met a Spanish girl who lived in Buenos Aires;le extirparon el apéndice, el cual se había inflamado they removed her appendix, which had become inflamed;hablé con dos profesores, los cuales me explicaron la situación I spoke to two teachers who explained the situation to me;me encontré con Sandra, a la cual hacía tiempo que no veía I met Sandra, who o Formal whom I hadn't seen for some time;son dos personas con las cuales me llevo muy bien they're two people I get on very well with, Formal they're two people with whom I get on very well;hablé con la persona a la cual escribí la semana pasada I spoke with the person who I had written to o Formal to whom I had written last week;la compañía para la cual trabajo the company I work for, Formal the company for which I work;un problema para el cual no hay solución a problem to which there is no solution;una norma según la cual no se puede entrar a mitad de espectáculo a rule stating that you may not enter the auditorium while the show is in progress;estoy muy cansado, razón por la cual no saldré esta noche I'm very tired, which is why I'm not going out tonight2.lo cual which;está muy enfadada, lo cual es comprensible she's very angry, which is understandable;ha tenido mucho éxito, de lo cual me alegro she's been very successful and I'm very pleased for her;…de lo cual concluimos que… …from which we can conclude that…;estaba de muy mal humor, en vista de lo cual no le dije nada seeing as o in view of the fact that she was in a very bad mood, I didn't say anything to her;por todo lo cual hemos decidido… as a result of which we have decided…;todo lo cual me hace pensar que no vendrá all of which makes me think he won't comeque cada cual extraiga sus conclusiones you may all draw your own conclusions;le conté lo que había pasado y se quedó tal cual I told her what had happened and she didn't bat an eyelid♦ advLiterario [como] like;se revolvió cual fiera herida he writhed around like a wounded beast;cual padre, tal hijo like father, like son* * *I pron rel:por lo cual (and) so;tiene dos coches, a cuál más caro he has two cars, both (of them) equally expensiveII adv like;dejó la habitación tal cual la encontró she left the room just as she found it* * *cuál adj: which, what¿cuáles libros?: which books?cual prep: like, ascuál pron¿cuál es el mejor?: which one is the best?¿cuál es tu apellido?: what is your last name?2)cuál más, cuál menos : some more, some lesscual pron1)el cual, la cual, los cuales, las cuales : who, whom, whichla razón por la cual lo dije: the reason I said it2)lo cual : whichse rió, lo cual me dio rabia: he laughed, which made me mad3)cada cual : everyone, everybody* * *cual pron1. (persona) who / whomhablamos con los estudiantes, los cuales nos informaron sobre la huelga we spoke to the students who told us about the strike2. (cosa) whichla casa, la cual se construyó el año pasado, es preciosa the house, which was built last year, is beautiful -
64 generación del fin del milenio, la
(n.) = Millennial Generation, the, Millennium Generation, theEx. The 'Millennial Generation' -- also known as Generation Y -- are those who will graduate from high school in the first decade of the new millennium.Ex. The Millennium Generation was born at time when our country put a real focus on improving the live of kids and their families.Spanish-English dictionary > generación del fin del milenio, la
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65 participante
adj.participating.f. & m.1 participant.2 accessory.* * *► adjetivo1 participating1 participant* * *noun mf.1) participant2) competitor* * *1.ADJ participating2.SMF [gen] participant; (Dep) entrant* * *Iadjetivo <empresas/artistas> participating (before n)II* * *Iadjetivo <empresas/artistas> participating (before n)II* * *participante11 = actor [actress, -fem.], participant, stakeholder, registrant, player, discussant, conversant, entrant.Ex: Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors.
Ex: When the outcome was positive, participants working with a similar computer were more likely to credit the computer and less likely to take the credit themselves.Ex: This has two purposes: as an assessment of how the service is performing, and as an accountability factor to the stakeholders.Ex: The conference drew some 365 registrants.Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.Ex: Results indicate that video can result in more fluent conversation, particularly where there are more than two discussants.Ex: The author noted a high level of inequality in participation among conversants, with very few of the discussants responsible for an extraordinarily high proportion of the content.Ex: Entrants were asked to choose a character from a book and to write about what the character means to them.* número de participantes = turnout.* participante en la exposición comercial = exhibitor.* participante en la política = politically active.* participantes = those involved.participante22 = participating, participatory.Ex: One participating library, Birmingham, found that it could have used all its allocation of 1,500 Prestel frames on listing evening classes alone.
Ex: Storytelling is for children, as it was for the human race, a participatory art from which is born a literary consciousness.* * *‹empresas/artistas› participating ( before n) participante EN algo:los coros participantes en el concurso the choirs taking part in o participating in the competitionlos atletas participantes en la maratón the athletes taking part in o competing in o participating in the marathon(en un debate) participant; (en un concurso) contestant, entrant; (en una carrera) competitor, entrant* * *
participante adjetivo
participating ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en debate) participant;
( en concurso) contestant;
( en carrera) competitor
participante
I adjetivo participating
II mf participant
' participante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
competidor
- competidora
English:
entrant
- entry
- outsider
- participant
- show-jumper
- competitor
* * *♦ adjparticipating;los equipos participantes the participating teams, the teams taking part♦ nmf[que toma parte] participant; [en carrera] entrant, competitor* * *m/f participant* * *participante nmf1) : participant2) : competitor, entrant* * *participante n participant -
66 viejo
adj.1 old, elderly, senile, long in the tooth.2 old, aged, antique.m.1 old man, elder, old timer, aged man.2 father.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) old2 (desgastado) old, worn-out3 (antiguo) old, ancient► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 elderly people\caerse de viejo,-a figurado to be falling apart with ageestar viejo,-a to look oldhacer la cuenta a la vieja to count on one's fingershacerse viejo,-a to grow oldmás viejo,-a que Matusalén / más viejo,-a que ir a pie familiar as old as the hillsmi viejo,-a familiar (hombre) my old man, the old man 2 (mujer) my old woman, my old lady, the old ladymis viejos familiar my folks, my parentsmorir de viejo to die of old ageser gato viejo / ser perro viejo familiar to be a sly old foxviejo verde familiar dirty old man* * *1. (f. - vieja)adj.1) old2) worn2. (f. - vieja)nounold man / woman* * *viejo, -a1. ADJ1) (=de mucha edad) oldhacerse o ponerse viejo — to grow old, get old
de viejo me gustaría vivir junto al mar — when I'm old, I'd like to live by the sea
- más viejo que el cagar2) (=envejecido) old3) (=usado) oldropa vieja — old clothes [pl] ; (=de segunda mano) secondhand clothes [pl]
4) (=antiguo) old5)2. SM/ F1) (=persona mayor) old man/old womanlos viejos — the elderly, old people
verde 1., 6)el Viejo de Pascua — (LAm) Father Christmas
2) (LAm)*mi viejo — (=padre, esposo) my old man *
mi vieja — (=madre, esposa) my old woman *
mis viejos — ( esp LAm) (=padres) my parents, my folks *
3) (LAm)* (en oración directa) (=querido) darling4) (LAm)* (=chica)las viejas — the chicks *, the birds *
5) *(como excl) (=tío, colega) mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) ** * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> oldser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills
2)a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) oldb) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old•II- ja masculino, femenino1) (m) old man; (f) old womanlos viejos — old people, the elderly
un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man
de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age
2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)
tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad
3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)* * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> oldser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills
2)a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) oldb) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old•II- ja masculino, femenino1) (m) old man; (f) old womanlos viejos — old people, the elderly
un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man
de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age
2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)
tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad
3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)* * *viejo1= old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, olde, hoary [hoarier -comp., hoariest -sup.], senile, timeworn, long-time [longtime].Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.Ex: I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.Ex: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* coche viejo = lemon, jalopy.* de la vieja guardia = old-style.* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* Posesivo + viejas costumbres = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.* Posesivo + viejos hábitos = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.* ropa vieja = bubble and squeak.* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.* vieja guardia, la = old guard, the.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.* viejo amor = old flame.* Viejo Mundo, el = Old World, the.* viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.* vino viejo en pellejos nuevos = old wine in new bottles.viejo2= old geezer, oldtimer [old-timer], old man, wrinkly [wrinklies, -pl.], long in the tooth.Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
Ex: Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.* el viejo = the elder.* Plinio el Viejo = Pliny the Elder.* Posesivo + viejo = Posesivo + old man.* viejo chochopelmazo = dodderer, old fart.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* viejo pelmazo = old fart.* viejo pesado = old fart.* viejo verde = dirty old man.* viejo veterano = war horse.* * *A1 [ SER] ‹persona/animal› (de edad) oldno es tan viejo como parece he's not as old as he lookste estás haciendo viejo you're getting oldese peinado te hace vieja that hairstyle makes you look old2 [ SER] ‹coche/ropa/casa› oldtoda la ropa que tengo es vieja all my clothes are oldser más viejo que Matusalén or (CS) que andar a pie to be as old as the hillsese remedio es más viejo que Matusalén or que andar a pie that cure is as old as the hills o ( colloq) has been around for donkey's years3de viejo: una librería de viejo a secondhand bookshopzapatero de viejo cobblerB1 [ ESTAR] ‹persona/animal› (envejecido) oldya está viejo he's got(ten) old¡qué vieja estoy! ¡mírame las arrugas! I look so old! just look at these wrinkles!2 [ ESTAR] ‹zapatos/pantalones› (desgastado) oldes un abrigo bonito pero ya está viejo it's a nice coat but it's seen better days o it's getting oldC ( delante del n) (antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› oldestábamos recordando los viejos tiempos we were remembering old times o the old daysuna vieja leyenda an old legendCompuestos:feminine old guardel Viejo Continente Europeel Viejo Mundo the Old Worldmasculine Old TestamentD (anterior, precedente) oldla cocina vieja era mejor que ésta the old stove was better than this onemasculine, femininelos viejos old people, the elderlyno llegará a viejo he'll never reach old agede viejo hizo las paces con ella as an old man o when he was old he made his peace with herun viejo gruñón a grumpy old manuna viejecita or viejita muy amable a dear o sweet little old ladyun viejecito or viejito encantador a delightful old manCompuestos:B ( fam)(refiriéndose a los padres): mayor que mi viejo/mi vieja older than my old man/my old lady ( colloq)pídele dinero a tus viejos ask your folks o your Mom and Dad for some money ( colloq)(hablándole a un amigo): ¿te tomas otra copa, viejo? do you want another drink, pal o ( AmE) buddy o ( BrE) mate? ( colloq)* * *
viejo◊ -ja adjetivo
1 [ser] ‹persona/animal› old;
‹coche/ropa/casa› old;
2
¡qué vieja estoy! I look so old!
3 ( delante del n) ( antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old;
Vviejo Testamento Old Testament
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (m) old man;
(f) old woman;
llegar a viejo to reach old age;
se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married;
se murió de viejo he died of old age;
Vviejo Pascuero (Chi) See Also→ Papá Noel;
viejo verde or (Méx) viejo rabo verde (fam) dirty old man
2 (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres):◊ mi viejo/mi vieja my old man/lady (colloq);
tus viejos your folks, your Mom and Dad
3 (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq);
( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)
4 (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq);
(f) old woman o lady (colloq)
viejo,-a
I adjetivo old
una vieja iglesia, an old church
II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person
(hombre) old man
fam (padre) dad
(mujer) old woman
fam (madre) mum, US mom
fam (los padres) los viejos, the parents o folks
' viejo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- cacharro
- casarse
- casco
- continente
- engarzar
- ir
- resabio
- retrasarse
- tartana
- usada
- usado
- verde
- vieja
- zorra
- zorro
- antiguo
- barrigón
- cafetera
- carcacha
- cascajo
- chocho
- de
- envejecer
- llegar
- maña
- para
- vez
English:
ageing
- archaic
- banger
- battered
- dig out
- dinosaur
- dirty
- ditch
- dog
- fall for
- frumpy
- get on
- grouch
- hulk
- irascible
- locate
- long-standing
- old
- old-looking
- rickety
- rust
- salvage
- shabby
- standby
- sugar daddy
- swap for
- trade in
- used
- date
- decrepit
- dirty old man
- father
- junk
- Santa Claus
- second-hand
- stale
- way
* * *viejo, -a♦ adj1. [en edad] old;está muy viejo para su edad he looks very old for his age;esa ropa te hace más viejo those clothes make you look older;hacerse viejo to get o grow old;de viejo fue cuando empezó a viajar it was only as an old man that he started to travel;morirse de viejo to die from old age;RP Famser más viejo que andar a pie to be as old as the hills, to have come out of the ark2. [usado] [ropa, aparato] old;estas botas están ya viejas these boots are worn out o past it now;una radio vieja an old radio;una librería de viejo a second-hand bookshop3. [antiguo] old;viejas canciones old songs;un viejo conocido an old acquaintance;es un chiste muy viejo it's a really old joke4. RP [de toda la vida]baila muy bien, es tanguero viejo he dances very well, he's always loved tango;a ése no le creas, que es mentiroso viejo don't you believe him, he's a born liar♦ nm,f1. [anciano] old man, f old lady;los viejos the elderly;los viejos del pueblo the old people in the village;llegar a viejo to live to be an old manRP Fam el viejo de la bolsa the bogeyman; Chile el Viejo Pascuero o de Pascua Santa Claus, Father Christmas;viejo verde dirty old man[madre] old girl;mis viejos my folks[amiga] girl, US girlfriend;¿qué hay de nuevo, viejo? what's new, Br mate o US buddy?¿querés un caramelo, mi viejo? Br do you want a sweet, love?, US do you want a piece of candy, honey?* * *I adj oldII m old man;mis viejos L.Am. fam my folks fam* * *viejo, -ja adj1) anciano: old, elderly2) antiguo: former, longstandingviejas tradiciones: old traditionsviejos amigos: old friends3) gastado: old, worn, worn-outviejo, -ja nanciano: old man m, old woman f* * *viejo1 adj old -
67 generación del fin del milenio
la generación del fin del milenio(n.) = Millennial Generation, the, Millennium Generation, theEx: The 'Millennial Generation' -- also known as Generation Y -- are those who will graduate from high school in the first decade of the new millennium.
Ex: The Millennium Generation was born at time when our country put a real focus on improving the live of kids and their families.
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