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41 pareja
adj.&f.feminine of PAREJO.f.1 pair.por parejas in pairsformar parejas to get into pairs2 couple.vivir en pareja to live togetherpareja de hecho unmarried couple3 partner (miembro del par) (person).la pareja de este calcetín the other sock of this pair4 spouse, consort, partner.5 sex partner.* * *1 (gen) pair2 (de personas) couple; (de baile) partner■ ¿vendrás con pareja? will you come with a partner?■ ¡pareja, venir aquí! you two, come over here!3 (de cartas) pair\hacer buena pareja to make a good couplehacer pareja to be two of a kindpor parejas in pairsvivir en pareja to live with somebody* * *noun f.1) couple2) pair3) partner* * *SF1) (=par) pair2) [de esposos, compañeros sentimentales] couplepareja reproductora — (Orn) breeding pair
3) (=compañero) partner; (=cónyuge) spouse4) [de calcetín, guante, zapato]no encuentro la pareja de este zapato — I can't find the shoe that goes with this one o my other shoe
5) [de hijos]6) [de guardias civiles] pair of Civil Guard officers on patrol7) LAm (=caballos) pair ( of horses); [de tiro] team ( of draught animals); [de bueyes] yoke ( of oxen)PAREJA Para traducir el sustantivo pareja referido a dos personas, hay que tener en cuenta la diferencia entre los sustantivos pair y couple: ► Se traduce por couple cuando se trata de un matrimonio o de dos personas que parecen tener una relación íntima, o cuando se refiere a una pareja de baile: En Salford conocí a una pareja de Ecuador In Salford I met a couple from Ecuador Algunas parejas prefieren no tener hijos Some couples prefer not to have children Había muchas parejas mayores bailando There were a lot of older couples dancing ► En un contexto de trabajo o de competiciones deportivas o cuando a la pareja no se le asocia ningún vínculo afectivo, se traduce por pair: Ahora vamos a trabajar por parejas Now we're going to work in pairs Detuvieron a la pareja al cruzar la frontera The pair were arrested when they were crossing the border ► La expresión pareja de se puede traducir tanto por couple of como por pair of cuando tiene el sentido de par de: Una pareja de pillos me robaron el reloj A couple o A pair of thugs stole my watch Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada see PAR* * *1)a) (equipo, conjunto) pairsalieron por parejas — they came out in pairs o two at a time
ya tienen la parejita — (fam) now they have one of each ( a boy and a girl)
b) ( en una relación) couplec) ( en naipes) pair2)a) (de baile, juego) partnerb) (de guante, zapato)* * *= bedfellow, twosome, partner, dyad, sexual partner, couple.Ex. I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.Ex. The article 'Computers and children: a compatible twosome' discusses the setting up of a computer programme for children at a public library.Ex. This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion.Ex. Despite differences in citation behaviour, there seems to be at least some exchange of information within this dyad.Ex. Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.Ex. The author discusses the steps a marriage and family therapist goes through in working with couples who are considering divorce.----* búsqueda de pareja = mate finding.* en parejas = in pairs.* formar parejas = pair up, pair off.* matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo = same-sex marriage.* pareja de ancianos = elderly couple.* pareja de hecho = common-law husband, common-law wife, common-law marriage.* pareja de recién casados = newlywed couple.* pareja heterosexual = heterosexual couple.* pareja homosexual = homosexual couple.* pareja perfecta = perfect match, perfect couple.* por parejas = in pairs.* salir en pareja con = date.* selección de la pareja = mate selection.* ser pareja = be an item.* una pareja ideal = a match made in heaven.* una pareja perfecta = a match made in heaven.* * *1)a) (equipo, conjunto) pairsalieron por parejas — they came out in pairs o two at a time
ya tienen la parejita — (fam) now they have one of each ( a boy and a girl)
b) ( en una relación) couplec) ( en naipes) pair2)a) (de baile, juego) partnerb) (de guante, zapato)* * *= bedfellow, twosome, partner, dyad, sexual partner, couple.Ex: I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.
Ex: The article 'Computers and children: a compatible twosome' discusses the setting up of a computer programme for children at a public library.Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion.Ex: Despite differences in citation behaviour, there seems to be at least some exchange of information within this dyad.Ex: Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.Ex: The author discusses the steps a marriage and family therapist goes through in working with couples who are considering divorce.* búsqueda de pareja = mate finding.* en parejas = in pairs.* formar parejas = pair up, pair off.* matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo = same-sex marriage.* pareja de ancianos = elderly couple.* pareja de hecho = common-law husband, common-law wife, common-law marriage.* pareja de recién casados = newlywed couple.* pareja heterosexual = heterosexual couple.* pareja homosexual = homosexual couple.* pareja perfecta = perfect match, perfect couple.* por parejas = in pairs.* salir en pareja con = date.* selección de la pareja = mate selection.* ser pareja = be an item.* una pareja ideal = a match made in heaven.* una pareja perfecta = a match made in heaven.* * *A1 (equipo, conjunto) pairlos niños salieron por parejas the children came out in pairs o two at a timepara este juego es necesario formar parejas you have to get into pairs for this gameya tienen una parejita ( fam); now they have one of each o now they have a boy and a girl2 (en una relación) couplehacen una bonita pareja they make a lovely couplevivir en pareja to live togetherCompuesto:(heterosexual) co-habiting couple; (homosexual) co-habiting same-sex couple3 (en naipes) pairB1 (de convivencia, baile, juego) partnerno tengo pareja para el baile I don't have a partner for the dance, I don't have anyone to go to the dance withvengan todos y traigan a sus parejas you must all come and bring your partners2no encuentro la pareja de este calcetín I can't find the other sock that goes with this one o my other sock, I can't find the pair to this sock* * *
pareja sustantivo femenino
1
formar parejas to get into pairs
2
un calcentin sin pareja an odd sock
parejo,-a
I adjetivo same, similar
II sustantivo femenino
1 (de objetos) pair: ¿dónde está la pareja de este calcetín?, where's the other sock of this pair?
2 (hombre y mujer) couple: hacen muy buena pareja, they make a very nice couple
3 (compañero sentimental, de juego, baile) partner
♦ Locuciones: correr parejas, to be very similar: nuestras vidas corren parejas, our lives are very similar
vivir en pareja, to live with one's partner
' pareja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alejarse
- amante
- avenida
- avenido
- carabina
- compañera
- compañero
- comprometida
- comprometido
- divertida
- divertido
- enamorada
- enamorado
- incompatible
- ligue
- mariposear
- matrimonio
- novia
- novio
- parejo
- prometerse
- retozar
- romper
- ronda
- acaramelado
- empatar
- hacer
- íntimo
- jalar
- juntar
- ley
- terapia
English:
argue
- carefree
- couple
- court
- difficulty
- duo
- man
- match
- mate
- mess about
- mess around
- middle-aged
- mismatch
- odd
- pair
- pair up
- partner
- see
- separate
- single parent
- split up
- twosome
- unsuited
- victim
- well-matched
- double
- make
- single
* * *pareja nf1. [par] pair;por parejas in pairs;formar parejas to get into pairs2. [de novios] couple;vivir en pareja to live togetherpareja de hecho unmarried couple3. [sentimental] partner;[en baile] (dancing) partner;no tiene pareja estable she doesn't have a steady partner4. [de naipes] pair5. [guante, zapato] other one;la pareja de este calcetín the other sock of this pair* * *fhacen buena pareja they make a good couple* * *pareja nf1) : couple, pair2) : partner, mate* * *pareja n1. (relación amorosa) couple2. (grupo de dos) pair3. (compañero) partnerSi se trata de zapatos, etc, se dice the other... -
42 rondar
v.1 to patrol.2 to court.3 to be around (edad, cifra).ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty4 to wander.me ronda una idea por la cabeza I've been turning over an idea in my head5 to hover around, to circle, to haunt, to hang round.* * *1 (vigilar) to patrol, do the rounds of2 peyorativo (merodear) to prowl around, hang about, haunt3 (cortejar) to woo, court4 figurado (estar cerca) to stalk1 (vigilar) to patrol2 (merodear) to prowl around, roam around3 (tocar y cantar por las calles) to busk, serenade4 (andar de noche) to roam at night, wander at night* * *verb1) to patrol, police2) haunt* * *1. VT1) [policía, soldado] to patrol2) [+ cifra, edad]3) (=perseguir)es una idea que me rondaba la cabeza desde hace tiempo — it's an idea which I've had going round in my head for quite a while
4) † (=cortejar) to court2. VI1) [policía, soldado] to (be on) patrol2) (=deambular) to prowl3) [pensamiento, idea]debes rechazar las dudas que te rondan por la cabeza — you must dispel the doubts that are besetting you
4) † [enamorado, la tuna] to serenade* * *1.verbo transitivo1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol2) pensamiento3) < lugar> to hang around4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)5) ( acercarse a)la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade2.rondar vi1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol2) ( merodear) to hang around3) ( dar serenata) to serenade* * *= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex. Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.----* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol2) pensamiento3) < lugar> to hang around4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)5) ( acercarse a)la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade2.rondar vi1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol2) ( merodear) to hang around3) ( dar serenata) to serenade* * *= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.* * *rondar [A1 ]vtA «vigilante/patrulla» to patrolB«idea/pensamiento»: hace días que me ronda esa idea I've had that idea going around in my head for daysdebemos ahuyentar los malos pensamientos que nos rondan we must chase away the evil thoughts that beset usC ‹lugar› to hang aroundla gentuza que ronda el bar the rabble who hang around the barera como si la muerte lo estuviese rondando it was as if death were stalking himlleva varios años rondándola he's been courting her for several yearsE ‹cifra/edad›debe estar rondando los 60 she must be around/getting on for 60la rentabilidad ronda el 3% the yield is hovering around the 3% markF (dar serenata a) to serenade■ rondarviA (para vigilar) «vigilante/patrulla» to be on one's round o beat, be on patrolB (merodear) to hang aroundC (dar serenata) to serenade* * *
rondar ( conjugate rondar) verbo transitivo
b) [ pensamiento]:
d) ( acercarse a):
verbo intransitivo ( merodear) to hang around
rondar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a una mujer) to court frml
(a alguien con algún fin) to be after sb
2 (vagar, pasear de noche con un fin poco claro) to loiter, prowl around: un extraño ronda la casa desde ayer, a stranger has been prowling around the house since yesterday
3 (vigilar) to patrol
4 (estar en torno a, aproximarse a) to be about: el precio ronda los dos millones, the price is about two million
5 (gripe, sueño, enfermedad) to approach: me está rondando la gripe, I think I'm coming down with flu
(una idea) to think about: no sé qué le está rondando en la cabeza, I don't known what he has in his mind
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un vigilante, etc) to do the rounds
2 (un delicuente, alguien sospechoso) to loiter, prowl around
' rondar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
English:
prowl
- haunt
- push
* * *♦ vt1. [vigilar] to patrol;rondaban las calles en parejas they patrolled the streets in pairsle ronda el sueño he's about to drop off;♦ vi1. [vigilar] to patrol;rondaban en parejas they patrolled in pairs3. [edad, cifra] to be around;ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty;las pérdidas rondan los tres millones the losses are in the region of three million4. [cortejar] to serenade* * *I v/t1 zona patrol2:me ronda una idea I have an idea going around in my head3 mujer serenade4:rondar los treinta be around thirtyII v/i famhang around fam* * *rondar vt1) : to patrol2) : to hang aroundsiempre está rondando la calle: he's always hanging around the street3) : to be approximatelydebe rondar los cincuenta: he must be about 50rondar vi1) : to be on patrol2) : to prowl around, to roam about* * *rondar vb3. (rayar) to be nearlyronda los 30 años he's nearly 30 / he's about 30 -
43 jouer
jouer [ʒwe]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. to play• à qui de jouer ? whose go is it?• à quoi joues-tu ? what are you playing at?• il a réussi en jouant sur les différences de législation he succeeded by exploiting differences in legislationc. [acteur, musicien] to play• il joue dans « Hamlet » he's in "Hamlet"d. ( = bouger) faire jouer un ressort to activate a springe. ( = intervenir) l'âge ne joue pas age doesn't come into it• ses relations ont joué pour beaucoup dans la décision his connections were an important factor in the decision• les distributeurs font jouer la concurrence the distributors are playing the competitors off against each other• il a fait jouer ses appuis politiques pour obtenir ce poste he made use of his political connections to get this post2. <• on joue « Macbeth » ce soir "Macbeth" is on this evening► jouer + tour(s)b. ( = mettre en jeu) [+ argent] (au casino) to stake ; (aux courses) to bet ( sur on ) ; [+ cheval] to back• rien n'est encore joué ( = décidé) nothing is settled yetc. (Computing) [+ application] to play3. <► se jouera. ( = être joué)b. ( = être décidé) tout va se jouer demain everything will be decided tomorrowc. ( = se moquer) se jouer de qn to deceive sb* * *ʒwe
1.
1) Jeux, Sport to play [match, jeu, carte]; to back [cheval, favori]; to stake [argent]; to risk [réputation, vie]2) Musique to play [morceau, compositeur, disque]3) Cinéma, Théâtre [personne] to perform [pièce]; [personne] to act [Shakespeare]; [personne] to play [rôle]; [cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]4) ( incarner)
2.
jouer à verbe transitif indirectà quoi jouez-vous? — lit what are you playing?; fig what are you playing at?
jouer à qui perd gagne — to play ‘loser takes all’
jouer à la marchande/au docteur — to play shops/doctors and nurses
3.
jouer de verbe transitif indirect1) Musique2) ( se servir de)jouer de — to use [influence] ( pour faire to do)
4.
verbe intransitifc'était pour jouer, ne le prenez pas mal! — I/he etc was only joking, don't be offended!
2) ( pratiquer un jeu) to play; ( avec de l'argent) to gambleà toi de jouer! — ( au jeu) your turn!; fig the ball's in your court!
bien joué! — ( au jeu) well played!; fig well done!
j'en ai assez, je ne joue plus! — I've had enough, count me out!
3) ( traiter à la légère)jouer avec — to gamble with [vie, santé]; to put [something] on the line [réputation]; to play with [sentiments]
4) ( spéculer) to gamblejouer sur — to play on [crédulité, lassitude]; to speculate in [valeur boursière]
5) Cinéma, Musique, Théâtre [acteur] to act; [musicien, radio] to play6) ( produire des effets) [lumière, flammes, vent] to play ( sur on; dans in)7) ( intervenir) [argument, clause] to apply; [âge, qualification] to matterjouer en faveur de quelqu'un — to work in somebody's favour [BrE]
8) ( être mal ajusté) to be loose
5.
se jouer verbe pronominal1) Cinéma, Musique, Théâtre [musique] to be played; [film] to be shown; [pièce] to be performed2) Jeux, Sport [jeu, sport] to be played; [partie, rencontre] ( amicalement) to be played; ( avec enjeu) to be played out3) ( être en jeu) [avenir, sort, paix] to be at stakele sort des réfugiés va se jouer à la conférence sur la paix — the fate of the refugees hangs on the peace conference
4) ( triompher de)se jouer de — to make light of [difficulté]; to defy [pesanteur, gravité]; to make light work of [obstacle]
* * *ʒwe1. vi1) (= s'amuser) to playElle est allée jouer avec les petits voisins. — She's gone to play with the children next door.
2) THÉÂTRE, CINÉMA to actJe trouve qu'il joue très bien dans ce film. — I think he acts very well in this film.
3) (= avoir du jeu) [clef, pièce] to be loose4) (= se voiler) [bois, porte] to warp5) (= être en jeu) to come into play, to come into it6) (= parier) to gamble, to play for moneyjouer sur — to gamble on, to bet on
jouer de qch MUSIQUE — to play sth, fig (= tirer parti de) to use sth
Il joue de la guitare et du piano. — He plays the guitar and the piano.
jouer à qch (= pratiquer) [jeu, sport] — to play sth
Elle joue au tennis. — She plays tennis.
à toi de jouer — it's your go, it's your turn, figit's up to you now
2. vt1) MUSIQUE to play2) [partie, carte, coup] play3) [argent, réputation] to stake, to wager4) [pièce] to perform, [rôle] to play, [film] to showOn joue Hamlet au Théâtre de la Ville. — Hamlet is on at the Théâtre de la Ville., They're doing Hamlet at the Théâtre de la Ville.
C'est un très jeune acteur qui joue le rôle principal. — A very young actor is playing the lead role.
jouer la comédie fig — to put on an act, to put it on
5) (= simuler) [sentiment] to affect, to feignjouer un tour à qn (= faire une plaisanterie) — to play a trick on sb
jouer des tours à qn [mémoire] — to play tricks on sb
Ma mémoire me joue des tours. — My memory is playing tricks on me., [comportement] to backfire
Ce genre de comportement risque de lui jouer des tours. — This kind of behavior could well backfire on him.
* * *jouer verb table: aimerA vtr1 Jeux, Sport, Turf to play [match, jeu, partie]; to play [carte, couleur, atout]; to move [pièce d'échecs, pion de dames]; to back [cheval, favori]; to stake [somme, argent, objet]; to risk [réputation, vie]; partie mal jouée poorly played game; jouer carreau to play diamonds; jouer un cheval gagnant/placé to back a horse to win/for a place; jouons le dîner à la courte paille let's draw straws to see who pays for dinner; c'est joué d'avance it's a foregone conclusion; tout n'est pas encore joué the game isn't over yet; jouer le tout pour le tout to go for broke○; ⇒ pendable;2 Mus to play [morceau, compositeur, disque] (à on); jouer du Bach à la guitare to play some Bach on the guitar; concerto admirablement joué beautifully played concerto;3 Cin, Théât [personne] to perform [pièce]; [personne] to play [rôle, personnage]; [personne] to act [Shakespeare]; [cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; l'auteur le plus joué de France the most frequently performed playwright in France; mon rêve est de jouer Figaro my dream is to play Figaro; faire jouer une pièce to stage a play; quel film joue-t-on au Rex? what film is showing at the Rex?; théâtre qui ne joue que de l'avant-garde theatreGB that only puts on avant-garde plays; ⇒ fille, scène;4 ( incarner) jouer les imbéciles to play dumb; jouer les innocents or l'innocent to play the innocent; jouer le désespoir/la surprise to pretend to be in despair/surprised; jouer les héros to take unnecessary risks.B jouer à vtr ind to play [tennis, échecs, roulette]; to play with [poupée]; to play [cowboy, Tarzan]; to bet on [courses]; à quoi jouez-vous? lit what are you playing?; fig what are you playing at?; jouer à qui perd gagne to play ‘loser takes all’; jouer à la marchande/au docteur to play shops/doctors and nurses; jouer au con◑ to play dumb; ⇒ souris.C jouer de vtr indD vi1 ( s'amuser) [enfant, animal] to play (avec with); allez jouer dehors, les enfants! go and play outside, children!; va faire jouer les enfants dans le parc take the children to play in the park; chat qui joue avec une souris cat playing with a mouse; on n'est pas ici pour jouer! we're not here to play games!; c'était pour jouer, ne le prenez pas mal! I was only joking, don't be offended!;2 ( pratiquer un jeu) to play; ( avec de l'argent) to gamble; jouer pour de l'argent to play for money; il joue dans l'équipe de Bordeaux he plays for Bordeaux; à toi de jouer! lit your turn!; fig the ball's in your court!; bien joué! ( au jeu) well played!; fig well done!; jouer gagnant/perdant to be onto a winner/loser; j'en ai assez, je ne joue plus! I've had enough, count me out!; arrête de jouer avec ton stylo/ta bague! stop fiddling with your pen/your ring!;3 ( traiter à la légère) jouer avec to gamble with [vie, santé]; to put [sth] on the line [réputation]; to play with [sentiments]; ne joue pas avec mon cœur don't play with my feelings;4 ( spéculer) to gamble; jouer en Bourse to gamble on the stock exchange; jouer gros/petit to gamble for high/small stakes; jouer le sterling à la baisse to sell sterling short; jouer le sterling à la hausse to take a long position on sterling; jouer sur to play on [crédulité, lassitude]; to speculate in [valeur boursière]; jouer sur les dissensions au sein d'un parti to play on disagreements within a party; ⇒ tableau;5 Cin, Mus, Théât [acteur] to act; [musicien, radio, disque, musique] to play; jouer dans un film to act in a film; dans quelle pièce/quel théâtre joue-t-elle? which play/theatreGB is she acting in?; jouer en mesure to play in time; le pianiste a joué devant/pour un public réduit the pianist played to/for a small audience;6 ( produire des effets) [lumière, flammes, vent] to play (sur on; dans in); une brise légère jouait dans tes cheveux/dans les branchages a light breeze played with your hair/in the branches;7 ( intervenir) [argument, clause] to apply; [âge, qualification] to matter; cet argument ne joue pas dans ce cas that argument doesn't apply ou mean much in this case; l'âge ne joue pas dans ce métier age doesn't matter in this job; les questions d'argent ne jouent pas entre eux money is not a problem in their relationship; les considérations qui ont joué dans ma décision the considerations that played a part in my decision; jouer en faveur de qn to work in sb's favourGB; jouer comme un déclic to serve as the trigger; faire jouer la clé dans la serrure to jiggle the key in the lock; faire jouer ses relations to make use of one's connections; ses relations n'ont pas joué comme prévu his/her connections didn't prove as useful as expected; faire or laisser jouer le marché to allow the free play of market forces;8 Mécan ( être mal ajusté) to be loose; le contrevent a joué et ne ferme plus the shutter has worked loose and won't close any more; l'humidité a fait jouer les boiseries the damp has made the panellingGB warp.E se jouer vpr1 Cin, Mus, Théât [musique, air] to be played; [film] to be shown; [pièce, auteur, compositeur] to be performed;2 Jeux, Sport [jeu, sport] to be played; [partie, rencontre] ( amicalement) to be played; ( avec enjeu) to be played out; le match s'est joué sous la pluie the match was played in the rain;3 ( être en jeu) [avenir, sort, paix] to be at stake, to hang in the balance; c'est l'avenir du pays qui se joue the future of the country is at stake ou hangs in the balance; le sort des réfugiés va se jouer à la conférence sur la paix the fate of the refugees hangs on the peace conference; le drame qui se joue dans le tiers-monde the drama which is being played out in the Third World; il va se jouer une partie décisive entre les deux firmes a decisive contest is going to be played out between the two firms;4 ( triompher de) se jouer de to make light of [difficulté]; to defy [pesanteur, gravité]; to make light work of [obstacle]; il a triomphé de tous ses concurrents/tous les obstacles comme en se jouant he triumphed over all his competitors/all obstacles without even trying.[ʒwe] verbe intransitif1. [s'amuser] to playjouer au ballon/au train électrique/à la poupée to play with a ball/an electric train/a dolljouer à la marchande/au docteur to play (at) shops/doctors and nursesil jouait avec sa gomme he was playing ou fiddling with his eraserjouer avec les sentiments de quelqu'un to play ou to trifle with somebody's feelingstu joues avec ta santé/vie you're gambling with your health/lifeil a passé sa soirée à faire jouer le chien avec la balle he spent the evening throwing the ball around for the dogjouer au golf/football/squash to play golf/football/squashjouer aux cartes/au billard to play cards/billiardsil joue à l'avant/à l'arrière he plays up front/in defencea. [aux cartes] (it's) your turnb. [aux échecs] (it's) your movejouer contre quelqu'un/une équipe to play (against) somebody/a teamne joue pas au plus fin avec moi! don't try to be smart ou clever with me!jouer à la Bourse to gamble on ou to speculate on ou to play the Stock Exchangejouer dans un film/une pièce to be in a film/a playnous jouons à l'Apollo en ce moment at the moment, we are playing at ou our play is on at the Apollobien/mal jouera. [généralement] to be a good/bad musicianb. [dans un concert] to give a good/bad performance, to play well/badlytu joues d'un instrument? do ou can you play an instrument?elle joue très bien du piano/de la clarinette she's a very good pianist/a very good clarinet player6. [intervenir - facteur] to be of consequence ou of importance ; [ - clause] to applyles événements récents ont joué dans leur décision recent events have been a factor in ou have affected ou have influenced their decisionil a fait jouer la clause 3 pour obtenir des indemnités he had recourse to ou made use of clause 3 to obtain compensationjouer pour ou en faveur de quelqu'un to work in somebody's favourjouer contre ou en défaveur de quelqu'un to work against somebody7. [se déformer - bois] to warp[avoir du jeu] to work loose8. [fonctionner]a. [pour ouvrir la porte] to turn a key (in a lock)b. [pour l'essayer] to try a key (in a lock)9. [faire des effets]une brise légère jouait dans ou avec ses cheveux a gentle breeze was playing with her hair————————[ʒwe] verbe transitifil joue un drôle de jeu he's playing a strange ou funny (little) gameb. JEUX good move!il joue d'énormes sommes he gambles vast sums, he plays for high stakes ou big money3. [risquer - avenir, réputation] to stakeil a très bien joué Cyrano/la fugue he gave an excellent performance as Cyrano/of the fuguea. [acteur] to play Brecht, to be in a Brecht playb. [troupe] to play Brecht, to put on (a) Brecht (play)ne joue pas les innocents! don't play the innocent ou don't act innocent (with me)!jouer l'étonnement/le remords to pretend to be surprised/sorry————————jouer de verbe plus prépositionjouer du couteau/marteau to wield a knife/hammerelle joue de son infirmité she plays on ou uses her handicap2. [être victime de]jouer de malchance ou malheur to be dogged by misfortune ou bad luck————————jouer sur verbe plus préposition[crédulité, sentiment] to play on (inseparable)————————se jouer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[morceau de musique] to be played ou performed3. [être en jeu] to be at stake————————se jouer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [dépendre]l'avenir du pays se joue dans cette négociation the fate of the country hinges ou depends on the outcome of these negotiations3. (locution)————————se jouer de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [ignorer] to ignore -
44 compromise
((a) settlement of differences in which each side gives up something it has previously demanded: We argued for a long time but finally arrived at a compromise.) kompromis* * *((a) settlement of differences in which each side gives up something it has previously demanded: We argued for a long time but finally arrived at a compromise.) kompromis -
45 armonía
f.1 harmony, agreement, concord, concordance.2 harmonics, harmony.* * *1 harmony* * *noun f.* * *SF harmonyen armonía — in harmony ( con with)
* * *femenino harmony* * *= harmonisation [harmonization, -USA], harmony, unity, harmonics.Ex. The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.Ex. A harmony is an arrangement of passages of the Bible on the same topic into parallel columns so that similarities and differences are readily compared.Ex. The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.Ex. Socrates's description of astronomy and harmonics is less problematic when it is read against the background of certain Greek mathematical treatises.----* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.* armonía racial = racial harmony.* armonía social = social harmony.* con armonía = harmoniously.* en armonía = harmoniously, in harmony.* en armonía con = in harmony with, in harness with, in keeping with, in tune with, in sync with.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.* * *femenino harmony* * *= harmonisation [harmonization, -USA], harmony, unity, harmonics.Ex: The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.
Ex: A harmony is an arrangement of passages of the Bible on the same topic into parallel columns so that similarities and differences are readily compared.Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.Ex: Socrates's description of astronomy and harmonics is less problematic when it is read against the background of certain Greek mathematical treatises.* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.* armonía racial = racial harmony.* armonía social = social harmony.* con armonía = harmoniously.* en armonía = harmoniously, in harmony.* en armonía con = in harmony with, in harness with, in keeping with, in tune with, in sync with.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.* * *1 ( Mús) harmony2 (de colores, estilos) harmonyaccesorios en armonía con las ricas telas de los vestidos accessories in harmony with o which complement the rich fabrics of the dresses3 (en relaciones) harmonyconviven en perfecta armonía they live together in perfect harmonyvivir en armonía con la naturaleza to live in harmony with nature* * *
armonía sustantivo femenino
harmony
armonía sustantivo femenino harmony
' armonía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consonancia
- discorde
- sintonía
- acorde
- unidad
English:
accord
- harmonics
- harmony
- harmonize
* * *armonía, harmonía nf1. Mús harmony2. [de colores, formas] harmony3. [amistad] harmony;la falta de armonía entre los miembros del gabinete the lack of agreement within the cabinet;vivir en armonía con alguien to live in harmony with sb* * *f harmony* * *armonía nf: harmony* * * -
46 broche
m.1 clasp, fastener.2 brooch (jewel).3 staple. ( River Plate)4 slide (British), barrette (United States). (Mexican Spanish, Uruguayan Spanish)5 peg (for clothes). (Argentinian Spanish)6 barrette, hair slide, hairslide.7 clothespin.8 buttonhook.* * *1 (cierre) fastener2 (joya) brooch* * *SM1) (Cos) clasp, fastenerbroche de presión — press stud (Brit), snap fastener (EEUU)
2) (=joya) brooch* * *a) ( joya) broochb) (de collar, monedero) clasp; ( para tender la ropa) (Arg) clothespin (AmE), clothes peg (BrE); ( para el pelo) (Méx, Ur) barrette (AmE), hair slide (BrE)c) (Arg) ( grapa) staple* * *= clasp, fibula, brooch.Ex. Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.Ex. The author discusses the social and economic role of jewelry and traces cultural differences in the forms of jewels, focusing on fibulas and earrings.Ex. Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.----* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* * *a) ( joya) broochb) (de collar, monedero) clasp; ( para tender la ropa) (Arg) clothespin (AmE), clothes peg (BrE); ( para el pelo) (Méx, Ur) barrette (AmE), hair slide (BrE)c) (Arg) ( grapa) staple* * *= clasp, fibula, brooch.Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.
Ex: The author discusses the social and economic role of jewelry and traces cultural differences in the forms of jewels, focusing on fibulas and earrings.Ex: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* * *1 (joya) brooch2 (de un collar, monedero) clasp; (para tender la ropa) ( Arg) clothespin ( AmE), clothes-peg ( BrE); (para el pelo) (Méx, Ur) barrette ( AmE), hair slide ( BrE)Compuestos:hook and eyeperfect ( o spectacular etc) endla jornada tuvo su broche de oro con los tradicionales fuegos artificiales the day was brought to a spectacular close by the traditional firework displayel broche de oro de una buena cena the perfect finish o end to a good dinner* * *
broche sustantivo masculino
broche sustantivo masculino
1 (joya) brooch
2 (de un collar) clasp
broche de presión, press stud, fastener
3 figurado broche de oro: la actuación de Alonso puso el broche de oro al festival, Alonso's performance was the perfect finale to the festival
' broche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alfiler
- pin
English:
brooch
- clasp
- pin
- snap
- barrette
- clothespin
- press
* * *broche nm1. [en collar, pulsera] clasp, fastenerAm broche de presión snap fastener2. [joya] brooch3. [cierre, conclusión]broche de oro final flourish;el concierto puso el broche final a las fiestas the concert rounded off the celebrationsel recital puso el broche de oro a la velada the recital was the perfect end to the evening4. Méx, Urug [para el pelo] Br slide, US barrette6. RP [grapa] staple* * *m1 ( prendedor) brooch2 ( cierre) fastener3 L.Am. ( pinza) clothes pin* * *broche nm1) alfiler: brooch2) : fastener, clasp3)broche de oro : finishing touch* * *broche n2. (cierre) fastener -
47 contrarrestar
v.1 to counteract.2 to offset, to equal out, to balance, to counterbalance.El rojo contrarresta los demás colores Red offsets the rest of the colors.3 to counter, to resist, to cancel, to oppose.El antídoto contrarresta los efectos The antidote counters the effects.4 to antagonize.* * *1 (hacer frente) to resist, oppose2 (neutralizar) counteract, neutralize3 (pelota) to return* * *VT1) (=resistir) to resist; (=oponerse) to oppose2) (=compensar) to counteract3) [+ pelota] to return* * *verbo transitivo to counteract* * *= counteract, counterbalance, offset, counter, balance out.Ex. Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.Ex. Certain devices, eg links, roles and weighting, can be employed at the indexing stage to help counterbalance this factor.Ex. Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex. If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be.* * *verbo transitivo to counteract* * *= counteract, counterbalance, offset, counter, balance out.Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.
Ex: Certain devices, eg links, roles and weighting, can be employed at the indexing stage to help counterbalance this factor.Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be.* * *contrarrestar [A1 ]vtto counteract* * *
contrarrestar ( conjugate contrarrestar) verbo transitivo
to counteract
contrarrestar verbo transitivo to offset, counteract, thwart: se han tomado medidas especiales para contrarrestar los efectos del tifón, special measures have been taken to thwart the possible effects of the typhoon
' contrarrestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compensar
English:
counter
- counteract
- offset
* * *[neutralizar] to counteract* * *v/t counteract* * *: to counteract -
48 de alguna manera
= in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some wayEx. 'Reinforced concrete bridges' contain two differences 'Reinforced' and 'Concrete', both of which delimit 'Bridges' in some sense.Ex. Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.Ex. The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex. Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.* * *= in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some wayEx: 'Reinforced concrete bridges' contain two differences 'Reinforced' and 'Concrete', both of which delimit 'Bridges' in some sense.
Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast. -
49 despertar el interés
(v.) = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interestEx. EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.Ex. Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.Ex. The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that such evenings can stir a dormant interest in literature.Ex. One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.Ex. Reading may be introduced with music in order to achieve a multisensory experience, heighten interest, and add variety and pleasure.Ex. The best reference librarians never find it necessary to rouse their interest in any subject: it is sufficient for them that the topic has been asked about by a reader.Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.Ex. The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.Ex. It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.Ex. Indeed, piracy in the Horn of Africa is such a hot topic these days that it is piquing the interest of the world's top security experts.* * *(v.) = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interestEx: EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.
Ex: Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.Ex: The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that such evenings can stir a dormant interest in literature.Ex: One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.Ex: Reading may be introduced with music in order to achieve a multisensory experience, heighten interest, and add variety and pleasure.Ex: The best reference librarians never find it necessary to rouse their interest in any subject: it is sufficient for them that the topic has been asked about by a reader.Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.Ex: The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.Ex: It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.Ex: Indeed, piracy in the Horn of Africa is such a hot topic these days that it is piquing the interest of the world's top security experts. -
50 desplazamiento
m.1 journey (viaje).un desplazamiento hacia la derecha/izquierda a shift to the right/left (en política)2 displacement (Nautical).3 shift, displacement, change from one place to another.* * *1 (traslado) moving, removal2 (viaje) trip, journey3 MARÍTIMO displacement* * *SM1) (=movimiento) [de partículas] displacement; [de tropas] movement2) (=viaje) journeyhabrá más de diez millones de desplazamientos en todo el país — over ten million journeys will be made throughout the country
reside en Madrid aunque hace frecuentes desplazamientos — she lives in Madrid but travels frequently
3) [de opinión, votos] shift, swingdesplazamiento de la demanda — (Com) shift in demand
4) (Inform) scrolling5) (Náut) displacement* * *1) ( movimiento) movement, displacement (frml)2) (frml) (traslado, viaje) trip3) ( del voto) swing, shift* * *= displacement, move, navigation, travel, dislocation, travelling [traveling, -USA], roaming, movement.Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.Ex. Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.Ex. The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.Ex. There is a preference for a deep-plan building in order to provide maximum flexibility and minimum horizontal travel.Ex. The group recognized that their special information needs arose out of their dislocation from family, friends and established information networks and their need to adjust to a new environment.Ex. This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.Ex. At a time when fixed telecommunications costs and prices were failing, the prices for mobile roaming were spiralling out of control.Ex. She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.----* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.* barra de desplazamiento = space bar.* beca de desplazamiento = travel grant.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* desplazamiento diario entre la residencia y el lugar de trabajo = commuting.* desplazamiento en autobús = bus trip.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* dieta de desplazamiento = travel allowance.* dietas de desplazamiento = travel costs.* distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.* gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.* tecla de desplazamiento del cursor = arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.* * *1) ( movimiento) movement, displacement (frml)2) (frml) (traslado, viaje) trip3) ( del voto) swing, shift* * *= displacement, move, navigation, travel, dislocation, travelling [traveling, -USA], roaming, movement.Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.Ex: There is a preference for a deep-plan building in order to provide maximum flexibility and minimum horizontal travel.Ex: The group recognized that their special information needs arose out of their dislocation from family, friends and established information networks and their need to adjust to a new environment.Ex: This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.Ex: At a time when fixed telecommunications costs and prices were failing, the prices for mobile roaming were spiralling out of control.Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.* barra de desplazamiento = space bar.* beca de desplazamiento = travel grant.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* desplazamiento diario entre la residencia y el lugar de trabajo = commuting.* desplazamiento en autobús = bus trip.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* dieta de desplazamiento = travel allowance.* dietas de desplazamiento = travel costs.* distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.* gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.* tecla de desplazamiento del cursor = arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.* * *A (movimiento) movement, displacement ( frml)B ( frml) (traslado, viaje) tripgastos de desplazamiento traveling expensessus frecuentes desplazamientos al extranjero her frequent trips abroadC ( Náut) displacementD (del voto) swing, shiftE ( Inf) scrolling* * *
desplazamiento sustantivo masculino
1 ( movimiento) movement, displacement (frml)
2 (frml) (traslado, viaje) trip;
desplazamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (viaje, trayecto) trip, journey
2 (movimiento, cambio) movement
3 Inform scroll(ing)
' desplazamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barra
English:
displacement
- shift
- movement
* * *1. [viaje] journey;los desplazamientos por carretera road journeys, journeys by road;gastos de desplazamiento travelling expenses2. [traslado] movement;el desplazamiento de tropas a la zona the movement of troops to the areaFís desplazamiento Doppler Doppler shift; Fís desplazamiento hacia el rojo redshift3. [sustitución] replacement4. Náut displacement* * *m1 trip2 ( movimiento) movement* * *1) : movement, displacement2) : journey -
51 desventaja
f.disadvantage.estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *1 disadvantage, drawback2 (problema) problem\estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *noun f.1) disadvantage2) handicap* * *SF1) (=perjuicio) disadvantage2) (=inconveniente) disadvantage, drawback* * *femenino disadvantage* * *= disadvantage, drawback, flaw, limitation, weakness, minus [minuses, pl.], downside, weak point.Ex. Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.Ex. The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex. The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex. In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex. The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex. Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.Ex. The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex. Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.----* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage, first-mover advantage.* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.* * *femenino disadvantage* * *= disadvantage, drawback, flaw, limitation, weakness, minus [minuses, pl.], downside, weak point.Ex: Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.
Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex: Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage, first-mover advantage.* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.* * *disadvantageeste método tiene sus desventajas this method has its drawbacks o disadvantagescon una desventaja de dos goles two goals downal no saber idiomas está en desventaja he's at a disadvantage not knowing any languages, not knowing any languages puts him at a disadvantage* * *
desventaja sustantivo femenino
disadvantage;
desventaja sustantivo femenino
1 (desigualdad, inferioridad) disadvantage: estamos en desventaja, we are at a disadvantage
2 (inconveniente) drawback: esa solución tiene una desventaja, that solution has a disadvantage
' desventaja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inconveniente
English:
disadvantage
- handicap
- handicapped
- liability
- minus
- at
- draw
* * *desventaja nfdisadvantage;afrontan el encuentro de vuelta con una desventaja de quince puntos they go into the return match trailing by fifteen points o fifteen points behind;compite con desventaja he's competing at a disadvantage;estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *f disadvantage* * *desventaja nf: disadvantage, drawback* * *desventaja n disadvantage -
52 enorme
adj.enormous, huge.* * *► adjetivo1 (grande) enormous, huge, vast2 (desmedido) tremendous, great3 familiar (muy bueno) very good, excellent* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=muy grande) enormous, huge2) * (=estupendo) killing *, marvellous* * ** * *= deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], enormous, exponential, extensive, huge, infinite, mammoth, massive, monumental, prodigious, intense, abysmal, Herculean, colossal, of epic proportions, monstrous, a monster of a, Herculanian.Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex. In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.Ex. Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.Ex. When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.Ex. She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.Ex. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.Ex. Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex. A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.Ex. Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.Ex. The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.----* boquete enorme = gaping hole.* * ** * *= deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], enormous, exponential, extensive, huge, infinite, mammoth, massive, monumental, prodigious, intense, abysmal, Herculean, colossal, of epic proportions, monstrous, a monster of a, Herculanian.Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.Ex: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.* boquete enorme = gaping hole.* * *‹edificio/animal› huge, enormous; ‹aumento/suma› huge, enormous, vast; ‹zona› vast, hugela diferencia es enorme the difference is enormous o hugetiene unas manos enormes he has huge o enormous handssentí una pena enorme I felt tremendously sad o a tremendous sense of sadness* * *
enorme adjetivo ‹edificio/animal/suma› huge, enormous;
‹ zona› vast, huge;
enorme adjetivo enormous, huge: vimos un elefante enorme, we saw an enormous elephant
(de consideración) un enorme error, a clanger
' enorme' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atroz
- botija
- congratularse
- desnivel
- estrepitosa
- estrepitoso
- satisfacción
- soberana
- soberano
- sofoco
- supina
- supino
English:
effective
- enormous
- face
- gaping
- ginormous
- huge
- immense
- massive
- monstrous
- monumental
- vast
- whopper
- world
- derive
- extreme
- gigantic
- it
- prodigious
- scar
- yawning
* * *enorme adj1. [muy grande] [objeto, persona, cantidad] huge, enormous;[defecto, error] huge;estos animales tienen una enorme capacidad para reproducirse these creatures have an enormous reproductive capacity;una torre de enorme altura an enormously tall tower;tu hijo está ya enorme your son's really huge;le invadía una enorme tristeza he was overcome by a great sadness* * *adj enormous, huge* * *enorme adjinmenso: enormous, huge♦ enormemente adv* * *enorme adj enormous / huge -
53 enterrar el hacha de guerra
* * *(v.) = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axeEx. Idioms such as ' bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous.Ex. Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.Ex. Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on.* * *(v.) = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axeEx: Idioms such as ' bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous.
Ex: Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.Ex: Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on. -
54 esencial
adj.essential.su participación fue esencial en el proyecto her participation was essential to the projectlo esencial the fundamental thingen lo esencial coincidimos we agree on the basic points o the essentialsno esencial non-essential, inessential* * *► adjetivo1 essential\en lo esencial in the mainlo esencial the main thing* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=imprescindible) essential2) (=principal) essential, mainlo esencial es que... — the main o essential o most important thing is to...
he entendido lo esencial de la conversación — I understood the main o the most important points of the conversation
en lo esencial: pese a las diferencias, estamos de acuerdo en lo esencial — essentially, despite our differences, we are in agreement, despite our differences, we are in agreement on the essentials
3) [aceite] essential* * *1) ( fundamental) essentialestábamos de acuerdo en lo esencial — we agreed on the essentials o on the main points
lo esencial es... — the main o the most important thing is...
esencial para algo — essential for o to something
2) < aceite> essential* * *= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], essential, paramount, vital, baseline [base line], bread and butter, mission critical [mission-critical], rock-bottom, indispensable, constitutive, cardinal, critical.Ex. Those are just the bare beginnings.Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.Ex. Practice is paramount.Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex. This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.Ex. The bread and butter business of public libraries, especially branch libraries, is the lending of fiction.Ex. Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.Ex. The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.Ex. Of course, these catalogs will still remain indispensable guides to LC holdings not represented by MARC records.Ex. Three definitions of information are given: information as a resource, information as a commodity, and information as a constitutive force in society.Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.Ex. Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.----* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* esencial, lo = gist, the, bottom line, the.* función esencial = vital role.* libro esencial = bedside book.* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.* no esencial = non-essential [nonessential].* papel esencial = vital role, pivotal role.* punto esencial = essential point.* tiempo + ser esencial = time + be of the essence.* * *1) ( fundamental) essentialestábamos de acuerdo en lo esencial — we agreed on the essentials o on the main points
lo esencial es... — the main o the most important thing is...
esencial para algo — essential for o to something
2) < aceite> essential* * *= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], essential, paramount, vital, baseline [base line], bread and butter, mission critical [mission-critical], rock-bottom, indispensable, constitutive, cardinal, critical.Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.
Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.Ex: Practice is paramount.Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.Ex: The bread and butter business of public libraries, especially branch libraries, is the lending of fiction.Ex: Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.Ex: Of course, these catalogs will still remain indispensable guides to LC holdings not represented by MARC records.Ex: Three definitions of information are given: information as a resource, information as a commodity, and information as a constitutive force in society.Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* esencial, lo = gist, the, bottom line, the.* función esencial = vital role.* libro esencial = bedside book.* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.* no esencial = non-essential [nonessential].* papel esencial = vital role, pivotal role.* punto esencial = essential point.* tiempo + ser esencial = time + be of the essence.* * *A1 (fundamental) essentialestábamos de acuerdo en lo esencial we agreed on the essentials o on the main pointslo esencial es que estés tranquilo the main o the most important o the essential thing is to keep calmesencial PARA algo essential FOR o TO sthesto es esencial para el buen funcionamiento del motor this is essential for o to the smooth running of the engine2 ( Fil) essentialB ‹aceite› essential* * *
esencial adjetivo ( fundamental) essential;◊ coincidimos en lo esencial we agree on the essentials o on the main points;
lo esencial es … the main o the most important thing is …
esencial adjetivo essential: quédate con lo esencial, remember the most important thing
tiene lo esencial para vivir, she has enough to live on
' esencial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accesoria
- accesorio
- básica
- básico
- descafeinada
- descafeinado
- elemental
- sustancial
English:
basic
- brass
- core
- essential
- gist
- nitty-gritty
- nut
- rough
- underlying
- vital
- bare
- essentially
- fundamental
- prerequisite
- substance
* * *esencial adj1. [básico] essential;su participación fue esencial en el proyecto her participation was essential to the project;lo esencial the essential o main thing;lo esencial es una buena preparación física the essential o main thing is to have trained properly beforehand;en lo esencial coincidimos we agree on the basic points o the essentials;no esencial non-essential, inessential2. [aceite] essential* * *adj essential;lo esencial es que the main o essential thing is that* * *esencial adj: essential♦ esencialmente adv* * *esencial adj essential -
55 estar a favor de
(v.) = be for, be in favour (of), come down in + favour ofEx. The position at the time, as I remember (I was for it), was that it is better to have one code with footnotes permitting differences.Ex. The pity is that more people are actually in favour of libraries than actually use them.Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.* * *(v.) = be for, be in favour (of), come down in + favour ofEx: The position at the time, as I remember (I was for it), was that it is better to have one code with footnotes permitting differences.
Ex: The pity is that more people are actually in favour of libraries than actually use them.Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear. -
56 flexibilidad
f.flexibility.* * *1 flexibility* * *noun f.* * *SF [gen] flexibility; [del cuerpo] suppleness; (Téc) pliability; [de carácter] flexibility, adaptabilityflexibilidad laboral, flexibilidad de plantillas — freedom to "restructure", freedom to hire and fire
* * *femenino flexibility* * *= elasticity, flexibility, hospitality of notation, suppleness, latitude, adaptability.Ex. The differences found can be explained, at leas in part, by the elasticity of the term 'librarianship'.Ex. New automated production systems allow greater flexibility, more economic throughput.Ex. Hospitality of notation means that it is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.Ex. Many of the major sources of information are so deficient that suppleness is a most desirable attribute in any searcher.Ex. Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.Ex. The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.----* con flexibilidad = flexibly.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* flexibilidad de horario = flexibility (in/of) working time, flexibility (in/of) working hours.* flexibilidad horaria = flexitime.* * *femenino flexibility* * *= elasticity, flexibility, hospitality of notation, suppleness, latitude, adaptability.Ex: The differences found can be explained, at leas in part, by the elasticity of the term 'librarianship'.
Ex: New automated production systems allow greater flexibility, more economic throughput.Ex: Hospitality of notation means that it is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.Ex: Many of the major sources of information are so deficient that suppleness is a most desirable attribute in any searcher.Ex: Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.* con flexibilidad = flexibly.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* flexibilidad de horario = flexibility (in/of) working time, flexibility (in/of) working hours.* flexibilidad horaria = flexitime.* * *1 (de un material) flexibility, pliability2 (del cuerpo) flexibility, suppleness3 (de un horario, una norma) flexibility4 (de una actitud, un enfoque) flexibility; (de un carácter, una personalidad) easygoingness, flexibility* * *
flexibilidad sustantivo femenino
flexibility
flexibilidad sustantivo femenino flexibility: me gusta este trabajo por la flexibilidad de horario, I like this work because of the flexible hours
' flexibilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entumecerse
English:
flexibility
- suppleness
- leeway
* * *flexibilidad nf1. [de material] flexibility;[de cuerpo] suppleness;un atleta con gran flexibilidad a very supple athlete2. [de actitud] flexibility;aplican la normativa con flexibilidad there is some flexibility in how the rules are applied* * *f flexibility* * *flexibilidad nf: flexibility -
57 inexorablemente
adv.inexorably, implacably, relentlessly, remorselessly.* * *► adverbio1 inexorably* * *ADV inexorably* * *= inexorably, remorselessly, relentlessly, unrelentingly, implacably.Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.Ex. The number of abstracts has increased remorselessly; at present over 350,000 a year, the figure seems likely to reach the 400,000 mark in the foreseeable future.Ex. Computers, on the other hand adhere to their initial instructions and execute these relentlessly until the task that is set is completed.Ex. This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.----* continuar inexorablemente = march on.* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.* * *= inexorably, remorselessly, relentlessly, unrelentingly, implacably.Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
Ex: The number of abstracts has increased remorselessly; at present over 350,000 a year, the figure seems likely to reach the 400,000 mark in the foreseeable future.Ex: Computers, on the other hand adhere to their initial instructions and execute these relentlessly until the task that is set is completed.Ex: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.* continuar inexorablemente = march on.* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.* * *inexorably* * *inexorablemente advinexorably -
58 merodear
v.to snoop, to prowl.Nos merodea la mafia The Mafia marauds around us.* * *1 (curiosear) to prowl about2 MILITAR to maraud* * *VI1) (=rondar) to prowl (about); [pandillas, tropas] to maraud2) Méx to make money by illicit means* * *verbo intransitivo to prowl* * *= hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, prowl, hang about.Ex. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex. Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.* * *verbo intransitivo to prowl* * *= hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, prowl, hang about.Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.
Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.* * *merodear [A1 ]vito prowllo vi merodeando por aquí I saw him prowling around here* * *
merodear ( conjugate merodear) verbo intransitivo
to prowl
merodear verbo intransitivo to prowl, loiter: le he visto merodeando por aquí antes, I've seen him prowling around here before
' merodear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rondar
English:
hover
- loiter
- lurk
- prowl
- skulk
* * *merodear vi* * *v/i loiter* * *merodear vi1) : to maraud, to pillage2) : to prowl around, to skulk -
59 nota a pie de página
* * *(n.) = footnoteEx. The position at the time, as I remember (I was for it), was that it is better to have one code with footnotes permitting differences.* * ** * *(n.) = footnoteEx: The position at the time, as I remember (I was for it), was that it is better to have one code with footnotes permitting differences.
* * *footnote -
60 partir
v.1 to divide, to split.Ella partió la fruta She split the fruit.2 to break open.le partieron el brazo they broke his armle partieron la ceja/el labio they split o cut her eyebrow/lippárteme un pedazo de pan break me off a piece of bread3 to leave, to set off.4 to depart, to get along, to go away, to leave.Ellos partieron ayer They departed yesterday.5 to crush, to move to pity, to shake.El dolor partió a Ricardo The pain crushed Richard.* * *1 (dividir) to divide, split2 (romper) to break; (nueces, almendras) to crack3 familiar (fastidiar) to mess up1 (irse) to leave, set out, set off2 (proceder) to originate from■ ¿de quién partió la idea? whose idea was it?1 to break\a partir de hoy from now onpara partirse familiar hilariouspartir a alguien por la mitad to ruin somebody's plans, mess somebody uppartir la cara a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face inpartirse de risa familiar to split one's sides laughing* * *verb1) to cut, halve, split2) break, crack3) divide4) depart, leave•- partir de* * *1. VT1) (=dividir) [+ tarta, sandía, baraja] to cut; [+ tableta de chocolate] to break; [+ tronco] to splitparte la barra de pan por la mitad — [con cuchillo] cut the baguette in half; [con las manos] break the baguette in half
¿te parto un trozo de queso? — shall I cut you (off) a piece of cheese?
2) (=romper) [+ hueso, diente] to break; [+ rama] to break off; [+ nuez, almendra] to crack¡te voy a partir la cara! — * I'm going to smash your face in! *
3) (=distribuir) to share out; (=compartir) to share4) * (=fastidiar) to mess up *no soporto estas reuniones a las 11, me parten toda la mañana — I hate these 11 o'clock meetings, they mess up the whole morning *
2. VI1) (=ponerse en camino) [persona, expedición] to set off; [tren, avión] to depart (de from) ( para for)( hacia in the direction of)la expedición partirá mañana de París — the expedition will set out o depart from Paris tomorrow
partieron del puerto de Palos con destino a América — they set sail for America from the port of Palos
2)partiendo de la base de que... — working on the principle that..., assuming that...
¿de quién partió la idea? — whose idea was it?
3)a partir del lunes — from Monday, starting on Monday
¿qué podemos deducir a partir de estos datos? — what can we deduce from these data?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( con cuchillo) <tarta/melón> to cutlo partió en dos/por la mitad — he cut it in two/in half
¿me partes otro trozo? — can you cut me another piece?
b) ( romper) <piedra/coco> to break, smash; <nuez/avellana> to crack; <rama/palo> to break2.te voy a partir la cara! — (fam) I'll smash your face in! (colloq)
partir vi1)a) (frml) tren/avión/barco to leave, depart (frml); persona/delegación to leave, depart (frml)b) auto (Chi) to start2)a)partir DE algo — de una premisa/un supuesto to start from something
debemos partir de la base de que... — we should start from the premise that...
b)a partir de ahora/ese momento — from now on/that moment on
a partir del cambio la situación ha mejorado — since the change, the situation has improved
3.a partir de hoy — (as o starting) from today
partirse v prona) mármol/roca to split, smashse le partió un diente — she broke o chipped a tooth
te vas a partir la cabeza — you're going to split o crack your head open
* * *= cleave, split, head out, go forth.Ex. Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex. It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.----* a partir de = based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.* a partir de aquí = hereupon.* a partir de ello = therefrom.* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, from then on, thenceforth, whereafter, henceforth, from that moment on.* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.* a partir de esto = on this basis.* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.* a partir de hoy = as from today.* a partir de la medianoche = late night.* a partir de los títulos = title-based.* catalogar partiendo de cero = catalogue + from scratch.* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.* compilar partiendo de cero = compile + from scratch, compile + from scratch.* construir partiendo de cero = construct + from scratch.* de partirse de risa = side-splitting.* hacer a partir de = make out of.* hacer una plancha a partir de un molde = cast + plate + from mould.* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.* partiendo de = on the basis of.* partiendo de cero = from scratch, from an empty slate, from the ground up.* partiendo de esto = on this basis, on that basis.* partiendo de la práctica = practice-led.* partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.* partir de = rest on/upon, stem from, draw on/upon, build on/upon, strike out from.* partir de cero = begin + from scratch.* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.* partir de la premisa de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.* partir de presupuestos = make + assumption.* partir de una premisa = base upon + assumption, assumption + undergird.* partir el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* partir en dos = halve, rend in + two.* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.* partir por medio = rend in + two.* partirse de reír = burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter, be in fits of laughter.* partirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off, burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter.* partirse de risa = be in fits of laughter.* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.* trabajar a partir de = work forward.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( con cuchillo) <tarta/melón> to cutlo partió en dos/por la mitad — he cut it in two/in half
¿me partes otro trozo? — can you cut me another piece?
b) ( romper) <piedra/coco> to break, smash; <nuez/avellana> to crack; <rama/palo> to break2.te voy a partir la cara! — (fam) I'll smash your face in! (colloq)
partir vi1)a) (frml) tren/avión/barco to leave, depart (frml); persona/delegación to leave, depart (frml)b) auto (Chi) to start2)a)partir DE algo — de una premisa/un supuesto to start from something
debemos partir de la base de que... — we should start from the premise that...
b)a partir de ahora/ese momento — from now on/that moment on
a partir del cambio la situación ha mejorado — since the change, the situation has improved
3.a partir de hoy — (as o starting) from today
partirse v prona) mármol/roca to split, smashse le partió un diente — she broke o chipped a tooth
te vas a partir la cabeza — you're going to split o crack your head open
* * *= cleave, split, head out, go forth.Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.
Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.* a partir de = based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.* a partir de aquí = hereupon.* a partir de ello = therefrom.* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, from then on, thenceforth, whereafter, henceforth, from that moment on.* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.* a partir de esto = on this basis.* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.* a partir de hoy = as from today.* a partir de la medianoche = late night.* a partir de los títulos = title-based.* catalogar partiendo de cero = catalogue + from scratch.* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.* compilar partiendo de cero = compile + from scratch, compile + from scratch.* construir partiendo de cero = construct + from scratch.* de partirse de risa = side-splitting.* hacer a partir de = make out of.* hacer una plancha a partir de un molde = cast + plate + from mould.* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.* partiendo de = on the basis of.* partiendo de cero = from scratch, from an empty slate, from the ground up.* partiendo de esto = on this basis, on that basis.* partiendo de la práctica = practice-led.* partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.* partir de = rest on/upon, stem from, draw on/upon, build on/upon, strike out from.* partir de cero = begin + from scratch.* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.* partir de la premisa de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.* partir de presupuestos = make + assumption.* partir de una premisa = base upon + assumption, assumption + undergird.* partir el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* partir en dos = halve, rend in + two.* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.* partir por medio = rend in + two.* partirse de reír = burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter, be in fits of laughter.* partirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off, burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter.* partirse de risa = be in fits of laughter.* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.* trabajar a partir de = work forward.* * *partir [I1 ]vt1 (con cuchillo) ‹tarta/melón› to cutpartió la pera en dos/por la mitad he cut the pear in two/in halfparte la empanada en cinco partes iguales cut the pie into five equal pieces¿me partes otro trozo? can you cut me another piece?2 (romper) ‹piedra/coco› to break, smash; ‹nuez/avellana› to crack¿me partes un pedazo de pan? could you break me off a piece of bread?el rayo partió el árbol por la mitad the lightning split the tree in twopartió la vara en dos he broke o snapped the stick in two3 (con un golpe) ‹labio› to split, split open; ‹cabeza› to split open4 «frío» ‹labios› to chap5 ‹baraja› to cut■ partirviApartió ayer con destino a Londres she left for London yesterdaypartiremos a las ocho we'll set off o set out at eight, we shall depart at eight o'clock ( frml)la expedición partirá de Lima hacia Cuzco el día 15 the expedition will leave Lima for Cuzco on the 15thB «auto» ( Chi) to startC1 partir DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start FROM sthdebemos partir de la base de que lograremos los fondos we should start from the premise o assumption that we will obtain the funds, we should start by assuming that we will obtain the fundspartiendo de esta hipótesis taking this hypothesis as a starting pointsi partimos de que estamos en inferioridad de condiciones if we start by assuming/accepting that we are at a disadvantage2a partir de froma partir de ese momento ella empezó a cambiar from that moment she began to changea partir de la implementación de esas medidas la situación ha venido mejorando since the implementation of these measures, the situation has been improvinga partir de hoy/del sábado (starting) from today/from Saturdaya partir de ahora from now on, starting from nowa partir de ese lugar el ascenso se hace cada vez más difícil from that point on the ascent becomes increasingly difficulta partir de estos datos ¿qué conclusiones podemos sacar? what conclusions can we draw from these facts?, given these facts, what conclusions can we draw?■ partirse1 «mármol/roca» to split, smash, breakse le partió un diente she broke o chipped a tooth2 ( refl) «persona» ‹labio› to split; ‹diente› to break, chipsi te caes, te vas a partir la cabeza if you fall, you'll split o crack your head open* * *
partir ( conjugate partir) verbo transitivo
‹nuez/avellana› to crack;
‹rama/palo› to break
‹ cabeza› to split open
verbo intransitivo
1
2a) partir DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start from sthb)◊ a partir de from;
a partir de ahora/ese momento from now on/that moment on;
a partir de hoy (as o starting) from today
partirse verbo pronominal
‹ diente› to break, chip
partir
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper, quebrar) to break: me parte el corazón verte tan desalentada, it's heartbreaking to see you so depressed
partir una nuez, to shell a walnut
2 (dividir) to split, divide
(con un cuchillo) to cut
II vi (irse) to leave, set out o off
♦ Locuciones: a partir de aquí/ahora, from here on/now on
a partir de entonces no volvimos a hablarnos, we didn't speak to each other from then on
' partir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma
- cero
- cortar
- piñón
- salir
- tarde
- dividir
- largo
- momento
English:
as
- begin
- break off
- break up
- evening
- from
- halve
- on
- onward
- onwards
- pally
- scratch
- snap
- split
- start
- thereafter
- upward
- upwards
- after
- break
- consent
- depart
- hence
- then
- there
- to
- today
- up
* * *♦ vt70 partido por 2 es igual a 35 70 divided by 2 equals 352. [repartir] to share out;partió el dinero del premio con sus hermanos he shared the prize money with his brothers;partió el dinero del premio entre sus hermanos he shared out the prize money between his brothers3. [romper] to break open;[cascar] to crack; [cortar] to cut; [diente] to chip; [ceja, labio] to split (open), to cut;le partieron el brazo they broke his arm;le partieron la ceja/el labio they split o cut her eyebrow/lip;párteme un pedazo de pan break me off a piece of bread;párteme otra rodaja de melón cut me another slice of melon;Famaquel contratiempo nos partió la mañana that setback ruined our morning for us♦ vi1. [marchar] to leave, to set off (de/para from/for);el buque partió de las costas británicas con rumbo a América the ship set sail from Britain for Americapartir de cero to start from scratch;la idea partió de un grupo de colegiales it was a group of schoolchildren that first had the idea;partimos de la base de que todos saben leer we are assuming that everyone can read;partiendo de este hecho, Newton creó una nueva teoría Newton built a new theory around this fact3. [repartir] to share out;el que parte y reparte se lleva la mejor parte people always save the biggest part for themselves* * *I v/t2 ( romper) break open, split open3 ( cortar) cutII v/i ( irse) leave;partir de fig start from;a partir de hoy (starting) from today;a partir de ahora from now on* * *partir vt1) : to cut, to split2) : to break, to crack3) : to share (out), to dividepartir vi1) : to leave, to depart2)partir de : to start from3)a partir de : as of, froma partir de hoy: as of today* * *partir vb¿me partes un trozo de queso? can you cut me a slice of cheese?
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