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to back down

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1 retractación

• back down

• derogation

• disaffirmation

• recantation

• retractable

• retractile

• retracting

• retractive

• revocable trust

• revocation of a legacy

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > retractación
2 retracto

• back down

• disaffirmation

• retractable

• retractile

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > retracto
3 apearse o bajar(se) del burro *

to back down

Spanish-English dictionary > apearse o bajar(se) del burro *
4 apearse o bajar(se) del burro *

to back down

Spanish-English dictionary > apearse o bajar(se) del burro *
5 retroceder

v.

1 to go back.

tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garage

la lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move back

retrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the table

no retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now

2 to move back, to turn back, to back out, to draw back.

Ellos retroceden pronto They move back quickly.

Ellos retroceden el auto They move back the car.

3 to run back.

Ellos retroceden la película They run back the film.

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retroceder

► verbo intransitivo

1 (recular) to go back, move back

2 (bajar de nivel) to go down

3 (echarse atrás) to back down

4 figurado (mirar atrás) to look back; (cejar) give up

5 MILITAR to fall back, retreat

6 (arma) to recoil

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer retroceder a alguien to force somebody back, make somebody move back

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verb

1) to move back

2) shrink

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VI

1) (=moverse hacia atrás) to move back, move backwards, go back, go backwards; [ejército] to fall back, retreat; [aguas] to go down

retrocedió unos pasos — he went o moved back a few steps

la policía hizo retroceder a la multitud — the police made the crowd move back

tienes que retroceder a la primera casilla — you have to go back to the first square

2) [rifle] to recoil

3) (=desistir) to give up; (=rajarse) to back down; [ante un peligro] to flinch

no retroceder — to stand firm

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verbo intransitivo

1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat

al ver la pistola retrocedió — when he saw the pistol he stepped back o drew back

el autor nos hace retroceder tres siglos — the author takes us back three centuries

2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down

3) (Arm) to recoil

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= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.

Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex. Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.

Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.

Ex. Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.

Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex. Use < Backspace> to backtrack to the character(s) you want to change.

Ex. To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.

Ex. Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.

Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.

Ex. A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.

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* hacer retroceder = roll back.

* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.

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verbo intransitivo

1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat

al ver la pistola retrocedió — when he saw the pistol he stepped back o drew back

el autor nos hace retroceder tres siglos — the author takes us back three centuries

2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down

3) (Arm) to recoil

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= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.

Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.

Ex: Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.

Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex: Use < Backspace> to backtrack to the character(s) you want to change.

Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.

Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.

Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.

Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.

* hacer retroceder = roll back.

* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.

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retroceder [E1 ]

vi

A (moverse hacia atrás) «persona/coche» to go back, move back; «ejército» to withdraw, fall back, retreat

ya nos pasamos, retrocede un poco we've gone past it, go back a bit

al ver la pistola retrocedió when he saw the pistol he stepped back o drew back

la policía hizo retroceder a la multitud the police moved the crowd back o made the crowd move back

el autor nos hace retroceder tres siglos en el tiempo the author takes us back three centuries (in time)

B (desistir) to give up; (volverse atrás) to back down

C ( Arm) to recoil

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retroceder ( conjugate retroceder) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/coche] to go back, move back;

[ ejército] to withdraw, retreat
b) ( volverse atrás) to back down

retroceder verbo intransitivo
1 (volver hacia atrás) to move back, back away: retrocedieron varios kilómetros, they went back several kilometres
2 (por una dificultad, peligro, etc) to give up, flinch: no retrocede ante la adversidad, she doesn't give up in times of adversity
' retroceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortante
- marcha
English:
back
- backwards
- draw back
- fall back
- force back
- move back
- push back
- recoil
- shove back
- shrink
- stand back
- draw
- ebb
- further
- push
- scroll

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retroceder vi

1. [moverse hacia atrás] to go back;

tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garage;

la lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move back;

retrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the table

2. [ante obstáculo] to back down;

no retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now

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retroceder

v/i go back, move back; fig

back down

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retroceder vi

1) : to move back, to turn back

2) : to back off, to back down

3) : to recoil (of a firearm)

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retroceder vb to go back

Spanish-English dictionary > retroceder
6 echarse

echarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (arrojarse) to throw oneself

2 (tenderse) to lie down

■ me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a bit

3 (ponerse) to put on

4 (novio, novia) to get oneself

5 echarse a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ se echó a reír he burst out laughing

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to lie down

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VERBO PRONOMINAL

1) (=lanzarse) to throw o.s.

echarse en brazos de algn — to throw o.s. into sb's arms

los niños se echaron al agua — the children jumped into the water

echarse sobre algn — [gen] to hurl o.s. at sb, rush at sb; (=atacando) to fall on sb

2) (=acostarse) to lie down

voy a echarme un rato — I'm going to lie down for a bit

me eché en el sofá y me quedé dormido — I lay down o stretched out on the sofa and fell asleep

se echó en el suelo — he lay down on the floor

3) (=moverse)

échate un poco para la izquierda — move a bit to the left

me tuve que echar a la derecha para que adelantara — I had to pull over to the right to let him overtake

• echarse atrás — (lit) to throw o.s. back(wards), move back(wards); (fig) to back out

¡échense para atrás! — move back!

4) (=ponerse)

se echó laca en el pelo — she put some hairspray on

se echó una manta por las piernas — she put a blanket over her legs
echarse a ({+ infin}8})
se echó a correr — she broke into a run, she started running

5) [uso enfático]

echarse una novia — to get o.s. a girlfriend

echarse un pitillo — to have a cigarette o smoke

echarse una siestecita — to have a nap

echarse un trago — to have a drink

See:

echar 1., 13)

6)

• echárselas de — to make o.s. out to be

se las echa de experto — he makes himself out to be an expert

7) Méx

• echarse algo encima — (=asumir) to take responsibility for sth

echarse a algn encima — to alienate sb, turn sb against one

8) Méx
* (=matar)
echarse a algn — to bump sb off **

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(v.) = stretch out, lie down

Ex. He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.

Ex. They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.

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(v.) = stretch out, lie down

Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.

Ex: They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.

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■echarse verbo reflexivo
1 (acostarse) to lie down ➣ Ver nota en lie; (tirarse) to throw oneself
figurado el tiempo se nos echó encima, it was late before we knew it
2 (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: cuando lo dije se echó a reír, when I said it she burst out laughing
♦ Locuciones: echarse atrás, to cry off, back down: hizo muchas promesas, pero al final se echó atrás, he made a lot of promises but in the end he went back on them
echarse encima, to pounce on: se me echó encima hecha una furia, she sprang on me in a fit of rage
el tiempo se nos echó encima, we've run out of time
' echarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atrás
- calle
- deteriorarse
- joderse
- reír
- tumbarse
- bartola
- boca
- como
- cuesta
- echar
- lado
- perder
- salar
English:
back down
- burst into
- down
- fall about
- lean back
- lie
- lie down
- nap
- pot
- rack
- throw down
- trumpet
- back
- bad
- burst
- dive
- dodge
- fart
- go
- perish
- pull
- shoulder
- shrink
- siesta
- spoil
- waste

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vpr

1. [lanzarse]
echarse al agua to dive o jump into the water;

echarse al suelo to throw oneself to the ground;

se echó a sus brazos she threw herself into his arms;

se echaron encima del enemigo they fell upon the enemy;

el tren se les echó encima antes de que pudieran reaccionar the train was upon them before they had time to react;

la noche se nos echó encima antes de llegar al refugio night fell before we reached the shelter

2. [acostarse] to lie down;

échate aquí lie down here;

me voy a echarse un rato I'm going to have a nap;

se echó en el sofá she lay down on the sofa;

echarse a dormir [acostarse] to go to bed;
Fig
no nos podemos echarse a dormir we can't afford to be complacent;

echarse una siesta to have a nap

3. [empezar]
echarse a hacer algo to start to do sth, to start doing sth;

se echó a cantar/reír he burst into song/laughter, he started singing/laughing;

se echó a correr she broke into a run, she started running;

se echó a volar it flew off

4. [ponerse]
se echó encima todo el frasco de colonia she put the whole bottle of cologne on;

échate un abrigo o pasarás frío put a coat on or you'll be cold

5. [apartarse]
echarse a un lado to move aside;

se echó a la derecha para dejarle pasar he moved to the right to allow her to pass;

Comp

echarse atrás: se echó atrás en el último momento he backed out at the last moment;

ya es muy tarde para echarse atrás it's a bit late to turn back now

6. [obtener]
echarse (un) novio to get oneself a boyfriend

7. Fam [expulsar]
se echó un pedo en mitad de la película he farted in the middle of the film;

se echó un eructo he let out a belch

8. [tomarse]
echarse un cigarrillo to have a cigarette

9. Comp

echarse a perder [comida] to spoil, Br to go off;
[plan] to fall through; [país, persona] to go to the dogs; Fam
echárselas de: se las echa de entendido en arte he makes out he's an expert on art

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echarse

v/r

1 ( tirarse) throw o.s.;

echarse al agua jump into the water;

echarse al suelo throw o.s. to the ground;

échate a un lado move to one side;

echarse sobre algo throw o.s. on sth;

echarse detrás de alguien go after s.o.

2 ( tumbarse) lie down

3 ( ponerse) put on

4

:

echarse a llorar/reír start o begin to cry/laugh, start crying/laughing

5

:

echárselas de algo make out that one is sth, make o.s. out to be sth

6 fam

novia, coche etc get

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vr

1) : to throw oneself

2) : to lie down

3) : to put on

4)

echarse a : to start to

5)

echarse a perder : to go bad, to spoil

6)

echárselas de : to pose as

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echarse vb

1. (tumbarse) to lie down [pt. & pp. lay]

me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a while

2. (moverse) to move

échate a un lado move over

3. (hacer, tomar) to have

me voy a echar una siestecita I'm going to have a nap

echarse a hacer algo to start doing something

se echó a llorar she burst into tears

echarse a perder to go off

echarse al agua to jump into the water

echarse novio / novia to get a boyfriend / girlfriend

Spanish-English dictionary > echarse
7 atrás

adv.

1 behind, fro, back.

2 back, back in time.

3 ago.

4 backward, backwards.

intj.

get back, jump back, back, back up.

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atrás

► adverbio

1 back

■ dio un salto atrás she jumped back

2 (tiempo) ago

■ días atrás several days ago

► interjección

1 stand back!, move back!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ir hacia atrás to go backwards

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adv.

1) back, behind

2) ago

•

- atrás de
- hacia atrás
- para atrás
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1. ADV

1) [posición]

a) (=a la espalda) behind

la pelota le vino de atrás — the ball came from behind

la tienda está ahí atrás — the shop is back there

atrás mío — esp Cono Sur behind me

quedarse atrás — to fall behind, get left behind

b) (=al final) at the back

los alumnos de atrás estaban fumando — the pupils at the back were smoking

más atrás se ve mejor la pantalla — you can see the screen better if you sit further back

ese capítulo está más atrás — that chapter is further back

la parte de atrás — the back, the rear

está muy atrás en la fila — he is a long way down the queue

las patas de atrás — the back legs

la rueda de atrás — the back o rear wheel
asiento
2) [dirección] backwards

dar un paso atrás — to take a step back(wards)

ir hacia o para atrás — to go back(wards)

échense atrás, por favor — move back please

lo has prometido y no puedes echarte atrás — you can't back out now, you promised
marcha 5)
3) [en sentido temporal]

días atrás — days ago

cuatro meses atrás — four months back

este odio viene de atrás — this hatred goes (a long) way back

desde muy atrás — for a very long time

dejaron atrás sus rencores — they put aside their bitterness

mirar atrás, volver la vista atrás — to look back

4)

atrás de LAm —
= detrás 3)
2.

EXCL

¡atrás! — back!, get back!

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio)

a) ( expresando dirección) back

muévelo para or hacia atrás — move it back

da un paso atrás — take one step back

b)

atrás! — (como interj) get back!

c) (lugar, parte)

está allí atrás — it's back there

la parte de atrás — the back

me estaba quedando atrás — I was getting left behind

dejamos atrás la ciudad — we left the city behind us

tiene los bolsillos atrás — (esp AmL) the pockets are at the back

estar hasta atrás — (Méx fam) to be as high as a kite (colloq)

saberse algo de atrás para adelante — (CS fam) to know something backwards

2) ( en el tiempo)

sucedió tres años atrás — it happened three years ago

había sucedido tres años atrás — it had happened three years earlier o before

3)

atrás de — (loc prep) (AmL) behind

atrás de mí/ti — behind me/you

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= in the back.

Ex. The attackers shot the nun three times in the back before fleeing the scene.

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* asiento de atrás = pillion seat.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* cuenta atrás = count down.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar macha atrás = backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* desplazarse hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwards.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* empujar hacia atrás = push back.

* en el asiento de atrás = in the back seat.

* en la parte de atrás = at the rear.

* enumerar hacia atrás = list + backwards.

* hacia adelante y hacia atrás = to and fro.

* hacia atrás = backwards, backward(s).

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* marcha atrás = about-face.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.

* muy atrás = far behind.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* parte de atrás = back, backside, rear.

* pasajero de atrás = pillion passenger, pillion.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pase hacia atrás = back pass.

* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.

* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.

* pirueta hacia atrás = backflip.

* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.

* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.

* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.

* trabajar hacia atrás = work backward.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.

* voltereta hacia atrás = backflip.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* vuelta atrás = fall-back [fallback].

* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio)

a) ( expresando dirección) back

muévelo para or hacia atrás — move it back

da un paso atrás — take one step back

b)

atrás! — (como interj) get back!

c) (lugar, parte)

está allí atrás — it's back there

la parte de atrás — the back

me estaba quedando atrás — I was getting left behind

dejamos atrás la ciudad — we left the city behind us

tiene los bolsillos atrás — (esp AmL) the pockets are at the back

estar hasta atrás — (Méx fam) to be as high as a kite (colloq)

saberse algo de atrás para adelante — (CS fam) to know something backwards

2) ( en el tiempo)

sucedió tres años atrás — it happened three years ago

había sucedido tres años atrás — it had happened three years earlier o before

3)

atrás de — (loc prep) (AmL) behind

atrás de mí/ti — behind me/you

* * *

= in the back.

Ex: The attackers shot the nun three times in the back before fleeing the scene.

* asiento de atrás = pillion seat.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* cuenta atrás = count down.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar macha atrás = backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* desplazarse hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwards.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* empujar hacia atrás = push back.

* en el asiento de atrás = in the back seat.

* en la parte de atrás = at the rear.

* enumerar hacia atrás = list + backwards.

* hacia adelante y hacia atrás = to and fro.

* hacia atrás = backwards, backward(s).

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* marcha atrás = about-face.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.

* muy atrás = far behind.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* parte de atrás = back, backside, rear.

* pasajero de atrás = pillion passenger, pillion.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pase hacia atrás = back pass.

* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.

* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.

* pirueta hacia atrás = backflip.

* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.

* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.

* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.

* trabajar hacia atrás = work backward.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.

* voltereta hacia atrás = backflip.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* vuelta atrás = fall-back [fallback].

* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.

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atrás

adverb

A (en el espacio)

1 (expresando dirección, movimiento) back

muévelo un poco para or hacia atrás move it back a little

tuvo que volver atrás she had to go back

da un paso atrás take one step back o backward(s)

2

¡atrás! ( como interj) get back!

3

(lugar, parte): está allí atrás it's back there

¿nos sentamos más atrás? shall we sit further back o nearer the back?

la parte de atrás the back

iba sentado (en la parte de) atrás he was sitting in the rear

me estaba quedando atrás I was getting left behind

dejamos atrás la ciudad we left the city behind us

tiene los bolsillos atrás ( esp AmL); the pockets are at the back

estar hasta atrás ( Méx fam); to be as high as a kite ( colloq)

saberse algo de atrás para adelante (CS fam); to know sth backwards

tente/téngase de atrás ( Col fam); brace yourself, prepare yourself for a surprise

B

(en el tiempo): sucedió tres años atrás it happened three years ago

había sucedido tres años atrás it had happened three years earlier o before

C

atrás de ( loc prep) ( AmL); behind

atrás de mí/ti/él or ( crit) atrás mío/tuyo/suyo behind me/you/him

atrás de la puerta behind the door

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atrás adverbio
1 ( en el espacio)
a) ( expresando dirección) back;

muévelo para or hacia atrás move it back;
◊ da un paso atrás take one step back

b)

◊ ¡atrás! ( como interj) get back!

c) (lugar, parte):

◊ está allí atrás it's back there;

me senté atrás ( en coche) I sat in the back;

(en clase, cine) I sat at the back;
◊ la parte de atrás the back;

me estaba quedando atrás I was getting left behind;
dejamos atrás la ciudad we left the city behind us;
estar hasta atrás (Méx fam) to be as high as a kite (colloq)
2 ( en el tiempo):
◊ sucedió tres años atrás it happened three years ago;

había sucedido tres años atrás it had happened three years earlier o before
3
◊ atrás de ( loc prep) (AmL) behind

atrás
I adverbio
1 (lugar) at the back, behind
echarse hacia/para atrás, to move backwards
mirar hacia/ para atrás, to look back
fig (arrepentirse) echarse atrás, to back out
quedarse atrás, to fall behind
2 (tiempo) previously, in the past, ago
dos meses atrás, two months ago
II exclamación ¡atrás!, get back!
' atrás' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrepentirse
- atrasarse
- coleta
- cuenta
- descolgar
- descolgarse
- echarse
- hacia
- marcha
- retroceder
- revés
- salto
- vista
- volver
- bien
- dar
- detrás
- echar
- fondo
- inclinar
- ir
- más
- meter
- mirar
- parte
- pasar
- paso
- quedar
- retroceso
English:
back
- back down
- back out
- back up
- backpedal
- backward
- backwards
- behind
- countdown
- drop behind
- fall behind
- foot
- further
- get back
- get behind
- lag behind
- lean back
- leave behind
- lineage
- look back
- move back
- outdistance
- outrun
- point
- rear
- remain behind
- reverse
- smooth back
- step back
- tilt
- tip
- tip back
- tip backward
- tip backwards
- bump
- count
- fall
- get
- go
- lag
- lean
- leave
- look
- out
- pull
- push
- retrospect
- shrink
- slope
- step

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atrás

♦ adv

1. [movimiento] backwards;

echarse para atrás to move backwards;

dar un paso atrás to take a step backwards;

hacia atrás backwards;

Comp
Méx Fam
estar hasta atrás [borracho] to be plastered

2. [en el tiempo] earlier;

se habían casado tres años atrás they had married three years earlier;

cinquenta años atrás pocos tenían televisores not many people had televisions fifty years ago

3. [posición]
está allá atrás it's back there;

el asiento de atrás the back seat;

la parte de atrás the back;

la falda es más larga por atrás the skirt is longer at the back;

prefiero sentarme atrás I'd rather sit at the back;

Comp
CSur
saberse algo de atrás para adelante to know sth back to front

♦ atrás de loc prep
Am behind;
me escondí atrás de un árbol I hid behind a tree;

hace meses viene enfrentando un problema atrás de otro he's had one problem after another over the past few months

♦ interj

get back!

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atrás

I adv

1 para indicar posición at the back, behind;

sentarse atrás sit at the back; en coche sit in back, Br sit at the back;

de o

por atrás behind, in back of;

quedarse atrás get left behind;

dejar atrás leave behind;

años atrás years ago o back

2 para indicar movimiento back;

hacia atrás back, backwards;

echar atrás el asiento push one’s seat back;

¡atrás! get back!;

venir de atrás come from behind; fig go back a long way;

mi amistad con Carlos viene de atrás fig Carlos and I go back a long way;

venir por atrás come from behind;

volverse o

echarse atrás fig fam back out

II prp

:

atrás de L.Am. behind

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atrás adv

1) detrás: back, behind

se quedó atrás: he stayed behind

2) antes: ago

mucho tiempo atrás: long ago

3)

para atrás or

hacia atrás : backwards, toward the rear

4)

atrás de : in back of, behind

* * *

atrás¹ adv

1. (posición) back

no te sientes tan atrás don't sit so far back

¿oyen bien los de atrás? can those at the back hear all right?

la puerta de atrás the back door

2. (en el tiempo) ago

vi a Miguel unos días atrás I saw Miguel a few days ago

dejar atrás to leave behind

echarse atrás to go back on your word

hacia atrás backwards

corre hacia atrás run backwards

para atrás backwards

quedarse atrás to fall behind

volverse atrás to go back on your word

atrás² interj get back!

Spanish-English dictionary > atrás
8 burro

m.

1 donkey, ass, jackass, burro.

2 ass, imbecile, jerk, pompous ass.

3 sawhorse, trestle.

4 ironing board.

5 stepladder.

6 corncob.

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burro

► adjetivo

1 stupid

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (animal) donkey, ass

2 (persona ignorante) ass

► nombre masculino burro

1 (de carpintero) sawhorse

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FRASEOLOGÍA

apearse del burro / bajarse del burro to climb down

no ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a bat

no verse tres en un burro to be pitch dark

burro de carga workhorse

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burro

► nombre masculino

1 (de carpintero) sawhorse

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(f. - burra)

noun

ass, donkey

* * *

1. ADJ

1) * (=estúpido) stupid

¡qué burro! ¡no sabe la capital de Italia! — what a fool o moron *, he doesn't know the capital of Italy!

2) (=bruto)

¡deja de empujar, no seas burro! — stop pushing, you great oaf o you big brute! *

¡el muy burro se comió el pastel entero! — he ate the whole cake, the pig! *

3) (=obstinado) pig-headed *

ponerse burro — to dig one's heels in, be pigheaded *

2. SM

1) (Zool) donkey; Cono Sur hum racehorse; (=perdedor en carrera) also-ran

salto de burro — Méx leapfrog

- apearse o bajarse del burro

a pesar de las críticas, el gobierno no se apea o baja del burro — in spite of the criticism, the government refuses to back down

¡el niño no se apea o baja del burro! — this kid doesn't know when he's beaten!

- bajar del burro a algn

- caer burros aparejados

- caerse del burro

- es un burro cargado de letras

comer burro —

esto comió burro — Cono Sur * it got lost, it vanished

- el burro grande, ande o no ande

no ver tres en un burro * —

sin gafas no veo tres en un burro — without my glasses I'm as blind as a bat *

en el bosque no se veía tres en un burro — in the wood you couldn't see your hand in front of your face *

- poner a algn a caer de un burro

- ver burros negros

- si los burros volaran

si los burros volaran, todos nos haríamos ricos con ese negocio — this business could make us rich, and pigs might fly

burro de agua — Caribe, Méx big wave

burro de carga, trata a su empleados como burros de carga — he treats his workers like slaves

2) * (=estúpido) fool, moron *

¡burro!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five!

3) * (=bruto)

eres un burro, lo has roto — you're so rough you've gone and broken it

el burro de Juan seguía pegándole — that brute Juan kept on hitting him

el burro de Antonio se comió su plato y el mío — that pig Antonio ate all his own dinner and mine too *

- trabaja como un burro

4) (=obstinado) stubborn fool

es un burro y no lo vas a convencer — he's so pig-headed * o stubborn you'll never persuade him

5) (Naipes) ≈ old maid

6) (Téc) sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)

burro de planchar — Méx ironing board

7) Méx (=escalera) stepladder

8) And, Caribe (=columpio) swing

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I
- rra adjetivo

1)

a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)

b) (fam) (bruto, tosco) rough

no seas burro, me has hecho daño! — careful, that hurt!

c) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)

2) (Col arg) ( marihuanero)

son muy burros — they are real dope fiends (colloq)
II
- rra masculino, femenino

1) (Zool)

a) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jenny

me tienen de burro de carga — I get landed with all the donkey work

apearse or bajarse del burro — to back down

no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)

trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out

ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)

quien nace para burro muere rebuznando — a leopard never changes its spots

b) (CS fam) ( caballo de carrera) racehorse

2) (fam)

a) ( ignorante) idiot

b) (bruto, tosco) oaf

es un burro trabajando — he can take any amount of work

c) (cabezón, obstinado) stubborn mule, obstinate pig (colloq); ver tb burra
III
masculino

a) ( en carpintería) sawhorse; ( en herrería) workbench

b) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing board

c) (Méx) ( caballete) trestle

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= donkey, ass, asinine, moke.

Ex. To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.

Ex. Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.

Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.

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

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* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* orejas de burro = dunce cap.

* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.

* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.

* * *
I
- rra adjetivo

1)

a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)

b) (fam) (bruto, tosco) rough

no seas burro, me has hecho daño! — careful, that hurt!

c) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)

2) (Col arg) ( marihuanero)

son muy burros — they are real dope fiends (colloq)
II
- rra masculino, femenino

1) (Zool)

a) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jenny

me tienen de burro de carga — I get landed with all the donkey work

apearse or bajarse del burro — to back down

no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)

trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out

ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)

quien nace para burro muere rebuznando — a leopard never changes its spots

b) (CS fam) ( caballo de carrera) racehorse

2) (fam)

a) ( ignorante) idiot

b) (bruto, tosco) oaf

es un burro trabajando — he can take any amount of work

c) (cabezón, obstinado) stubborn mule, obstinate pig (colloq); ver tb burra
III
masculino

a) ( en carpintería) sawhorse; ( en herrería) workbench

b) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing board

c) (Méx) ( caballete) trestle

* * *

= donkey, ass, asinine, moke.

Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.

Ex: Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.

Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.

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

* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* orejas de burro = dunce cap.

* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.

* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.

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burro¹ - rra

adjective

A

1 ( fam) (ignorante) stupid, dumb ( AmE colloq), thick ( BrE colloq)

2 ( fam)

(bruto, tosco): ¡no seas burro, me has hecho daño! don't be so rough, that hurt!

¡qué burro es! lo movió él solo con todo lo que pesa what a brute! he moved it all on his own and it must weigh a ton ( colloq hum)

3 ( fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded ( colloq)

B

( Col arg) (marihuanero): son muy burros they're real dope fiends ( colloq)

burro² - rra

masculine, feminine

A ( Zool)

1 (asno) ( masculine) donkey; ( feminine) female donkey, jenny

me tienen de burro de carga I'm just a dogsbody o drudge around here, I get landed o ( BrE) lumbered with all the donkey work

el burro delante (para que no se espante) ( fr hecha); expression used to correct children's incorrect word order

apearse or bajarse del burro to back down

brincar al burro ( Méx); to play leapfrog

no ver tres en un burro ( fam); to be as blind as a bat ( colloq)

trabajar como un burro to work like a dog o horse

ver burros negros ( Chi fam); to be in agony, see stars ( colloq)

burro grande, ande o no ande never mind the quality, feel the width ( colloq hum)

después del burro muerto la cebada al rabo there's no point locking the stable door after the horse has bolted

quien nace para burro, muere rebuznando a leopard never changes its spots

2 (CS fam) (caballo de carrera) racehorse

perdió todo en los burros he lost everything on the horses

B ( fam)

1 (ignorante) idiot

2 (bruto, tosco) oaf

es un burro trabajando, aguanta lo que le echen he's a real brute! he can take any amount of work ( colloq hum)

3 (cabezón, obstinado) stubborn mule, obstinate pig ( colloq) ver tb burra

burro³

masculine

A

1 (en carpintería) sawhorse, sawbuck ( AmE); (en herrería) workbench

2 ( Méx) (para planchar) ironing board

3 ( Méx) (caballete) trestle

4 ( Méx) (escalera) stepladder

B (juego — de naipes) ≈ donkey; (— de niños) game similar to leapfrog

C ( Méx) (de la mazorca) corncob

entre menos burros más burros ( Méx fam); all the more for us/them ( colloq)

D ( Chi) (de cerveza) small, squat stein ( AmE) o ( BrE) tankard ver tb burro² (↑ burro (2))

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burro 1
◊ - rra adjetivo

a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)

b) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Zool) ( asno) (m) donkey;
(f) female donkey, jenny;
◊ trabajar como un burro to slog one's guts out

2 (fam)
a) ( ignorante) idiot

b) (cabezón, obstinado) stubborn mule, obstinate pig (colloq)

burro 2 sustantivo masculino
a) ( en carpintería) sawhorse;

( en herrería) workbench
b) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing board;

( caballete) trestle;
( escalera) stepladder
burro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 donkey, ass
burro de carga, (persona) dogsbody
2 fam (estúpido) dimwit, blockhead
II adjetivo
1 fam (necio) stupid, dumb
2 fam (terco) stubborn
♦ Locuciones: fam fig bajarse/apearse del burro, to climb down o to back down
fam fig caer de la burra, to realize o to twig
familiar no ver tres en un burro, to be as blind as a bat
' burro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- so
- lomo
English:
ass
- donkey
- dunce
- jackass
- slave
- thick
- dense
- ironing
- leapfrog
- mule
- road
- speed

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burro, -a

♦ adj
Fam
1. [necio] thick, dumb

2. [tosco] rough, oafish;

¡eres más burro! you're such an oaf!

3. [terco] pigheaded;

se puso burro y no pudimos convencerle he dug his heels in and we couldn't convince him

♦ nm,f

1. [animal] donkey;

Comp
Fam
apearse o [m5] bajarse del burro to back down;

Comp
Fam
no ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a bat;

con estas gafas no veo tres en un burro I can't see a thing with these glasses;

Comp
Fam Hum
¡la carne de burro no es transparente! you make a better door than a window!

Prov
Fam
burro grande, ande o no ande big is best

Comp
burro de carga workhorse
2. Fam [necio] ass, dimwit;

hacer el burro to behave like an idiot

3. Fam [bruto] oaf

4. Fam [terco] stubborn mule;

es un burro he's as stubborn as a mule, he's really pigheaded

5. Fam [trabajador]
burro (de carga) workhorse;

Comp

trabaja como una burra she works like a slave

♦ nm

1. Esp [juego de cartas] ≈ old maid

2. CSur [caballo de carreras] racehorse

3. Carib [banco] improvised bench

4. Arg burro de arranque starter motor

5. Carib, Méx [escalera] stepladder

6. Méx [tabla de planchar] ironing board

7. Am Fam [transportador de drogas] mule

8. RP Fam [caballo con arcos] pommel horse

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burro

m, burra f

1 ZO donkey;

caer o

bajarse o

apearse del burro fam back down;

no ver tres en un burro be as blind as a bat

2 fam

persona idiot

3 Méx ( tabla de planchar) ironing board

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burro, - rra adj, fam : dumb, stupid

burro, - rra n

1) asno: donkey, ass

2) fam : dunce, poor student

burro nm

1) : sawhorse

2) Mex : ironing board

3) Mex : stepladder

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burro¹ adj

1. (estúpido) thick / stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]

2. (bruto) rough

burro² n

1. (animal) donkey

el burro le dio una coz the donkey kicked him

2. (idiota) idiot

¡qué burro eres! what an idiot!

3. (bestia) brute

¡hay que ser burro para pegarle de esa forma al niño! what a brute, hitting the boy like that!

Spanish-English dictionary > burro
9 recular

v.

1 to go or move back.

2 to back down.

3 to recoil, to draw back, to back away, to back off.

El enemigo reculó al dispararles The enemy recoiled when we shot back.

4 to knock back, to kick.

El rifle reculó al dispararlo The rifle knocked back when shot.

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recular

► verbo intransitivo

1 (retroceder) to go back

2 (ejército) to retreat

3 familiar figurado (ceder) to back down

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VI

1) (=ir hacia atrás) [animal, vehículo] to move backwards, go back; [fusil] to recoil

2) (=ceder) to back down

3) [ejército] to fall back, retreat

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verbo intransitivo

1) vehículo to reverse, back up; animal to move backward(s); persona to move back

2) (ante tarea, reto) to back out, withdraw

* * *

verbo intransitivo

1) vehículo to reverse, back up; animal to move backward(s); persona to move back

2) (ante tarea, reto) to back out, withdraw

* * *

recular [A1 ]

vi

A «vehículo» to reverse, back up; «animal» to move backward(s)

reculó unos metros para evitar ser visto he stepped o moved back a few meters to avoid being seen

B (ante una tarea, un reto) to back out, withdraw

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recular vi

1. [retroceder] to move back;

el camión reculó para dejar pasar al autobús the truck moved back o reversed to let the bus through

2. Fam [ceder] to back down

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recular

v/i back up

Spanish-English dictionary > recular
10 retractarse

pron.v.

to go back on one's word.

retractarse de to retract, to take back (lo dicho)

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retractarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to retract, take back

■ se retractó de aquello she took that back

* * *

VPR to retract, recant

me retracto — I take that back

me retracto de la acusación hecha — I withdraw the accusation

* * *

verbo pronominal

se retractó y admitió su equivocación — he backed down and admitted his mistake

retractarse DE algo: se retractó de sus acusaciones/de lo dicho he withdrew his accusations/what he said; se retractaron de su error — they recanted

* * *

= retract, go back on, take back.

Ex. This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.

Ex. The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.

Ex. Malicious intent beyond words cannot be taken back.

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* retractarse de = welsh on.

* retractarse de lo que Uno ha dicho = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* * *

verbo pronominal

se retractó y admitió su equivocación — he backed down and admitted his mistake

retractarse DE algo: se retractó de sus acusaciones/de lo dicho he withdrew his accusations/what he said; se retractaron de su error — they recanted

* * *

= retract, go back on, take back.

Ex: This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.

Ex: The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.

Ex: Malicious intent beyond words cannot be taken back.

* retractarse de = welsh on.

* retractarse de lo que Uno ha dicho = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

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retractarse [A1 ]

v pron

se retractó y admitió que estaba equivocado he took back what he had said o he backed down and admitted he was wrong

retractarse DE algo:

me retracto de lo dicho I withdraw o take back what I said

se retractó de sus acusaciones he retracted o withdrew his accusations

se retractaron de su error they recanted

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retractarse verbo reflexivo to retract, withdraw
' retractarse' also found in these entries:
English:
back out
- retract
- withdraw
- recant

* * *

retractarse vpr
[de una promesa] to go back on one's word; [de una opinión] to take back what one has said;
me retracto de lo dicho I take back what I said;

se retractó de su declaración she took back what she had said;

se retractó públicamente de sus acusaciones he publicly withdrew his accusations

* * *

retractarse

v/r

:

retractarse de algo withdraw sth

* * *

retractarse vr

1) : to withdraw, to back down

2)

retractarse de : to take back, to retract

Spanish-English dictionary > retractarse
11 ceder

v.

1 to hand over.

2 to give up (rendirse) (conceder).

ceder a to give in to

ceder en to give up on

Ricardo cedió su casa a su primo Richard ceded his house to his cousin.

3 to abate.

4 to give way (venirse abajo).

la puerta finalmente cedió the door finally gave way

5 to give, to become loose.

ha cedido el jersey the jersey has gone baggy

6 to decrease in intensity, to abate, to lessen, to subside.

La tormenta eléctrica cedió al fin The thunderstorm abated at last.

7 to yield, to give in, to give way, to cede.

Ricardo cedió ante su insistencia Richard yielded in view of her insistence.

Las vigas cedieron ante el peso The beams yielded to the weight.

8 to demise.

Ricardo cedió su poder por un mes Richard demised his power for a month.

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ceder

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar) to cede, give

■ deberías ceder tu asiento a esa señora anciana you ought to give up your seat to that old lady

■ cedió sus tierras al Ayuntamiento he gave his land to the city council

2 DEPORTE (balón) to pass

► verbo intransitivo

1 (rendirse) to yield (a, to), give way (a, to)

■ cedió a sus deseos he yielded to her wishes

■ no cedas don't make any concessions, don't give in

2 (caerse) to fall, give way

■ cedieron las paredes the walls caved in

3 (disminuir) to diminish, slacken, go down

■ la fiebre ha cedido his temperature has gone down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ceder el paso AUTOMÓVIL to give way, US yield

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verb

1) to cede, hand over

2) give in, yield

3) diminish, abate

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1. VT

1) [+ propiedad] to transfer; [+ territorio] to cede frm, hand over

me cedió el asiento — she let me have her seat, she gave up her seat (for me)

cedió los derechos de autor a su familia — she gave up o over the authorial rights to her family

el director ha cedido el puesto a su colaborador — the director has decided to hand over the post to his colleague

• ceder la palabra a algn — to give the floor to sb frm, call upon sb to speak

• "ceda el paso" — "give way", "yield" (EEUU)

• ceder terreno a algn/algo — to give ground to sb/sth

2) (Dep) [+ balón] to pass

2. VI

1) (=transigir) to give in, yield frm

los negociadores tendrán que ceder — the negotiators will have to give way o yield

• ceder a algo — to give in to sth, yield to sth

ceder al chantaje — to give in o yield to blackmail

• ceder ante algn/algo — to give in to sb/sth, yield to sb/sth

no cederemos a o ante sus amenazas — we will not give in to o yield to his threats

• ceder en algo, no ceden en su empeño de ganar la liga — they're not giving in o up in their endeavour to win the league

2) (=disminuir) [viento] to drop, die down; [lluvia] to ease up; [frío] to abate, ease up; [fiebre] to go down; [dolor] to lessen

3) [suelo, viga] to give way, give

el techo cedió y se derrumbó — the roof gave (way) and collapsed

4) (=dar de sí) [zapatos, prenda, elástico] to stretch, give

el tejido ha cedido y me queda ancho — the material has stretched o given and now it's too big for me

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < derecho> to transfer, assign; < territorio> to cede; <puesto/título> ( voluntariamente) to hand over; ( obligatoriamente) to give up

me cedió el asiento — he let me have his seat; palabra 3b, paso 1b

b) <balón/pelota> to pass

2) ( prestar) < jugador> to loan

me cedieron una casa en el pueblo — they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village
2.
ceder vi

1) ( cejar) to give way

cedieron ante sus amenazas — they gave in to his threats

no cedió ni un ápice — she didn't give o yield an inch

ceder en algo — to give something up

ceder a algo — to give in to something

2) fiebre to go down; dolor to ease; tormenta to ease up; viento to drop

3)

a) muro/puente/cuerda to give way

b) zapatos/muelles to give

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= give over, give, hand over, cede, yield, pass over, sign away, buckle, remit, compromise, give in, cave in (to).

Ex. The old building is now given over to children and young people.

Ex. Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.

Ex. She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.

Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex. The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.

Ex. The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.

Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex. The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.

Ex. At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

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* ceder ante = give + way (to), bow to.

* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.

* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.

* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* ceder el relevo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.

* ceder + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.

* no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.

* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < derecho> to transfer, assign; < territorio> to cede; <puesto/título> ( voluntariamente) to hand over; ( obligatoriamente) to give up

me cedió el asiento — he let me have his seat; palabra 3b, paso 1b

b) <balón/pelota> to pass

2) ( prestar) < jugador> to loan

me cedieron una casa en el pueblo — they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village
2.
ceder vi

1) ( cejar) to give way

cedieron ante sus amenazas — they gave in to his threats

no cedió ni un ápice — she didn't give o yield an inch

ceder en algo — to give something up

ceder a algo — to give in to something

2) fiebre to go down; dolor to ease; tormenta to ease up; viento to drop

3)

a) muro/puente/cuerda to give way

b) zapatos/muelles to give

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ceder (ante)

(v.) = give + way (to), bow to

Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.

Ex: In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do.

= give over, give, hand over, cede, yield, pass over, sign away, buckle, remit, compromise, give in, cave in (to).

Ex: The old building is now given over to children and young people.

Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.

Ex: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.

Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex: The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.

Ex: The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.

Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.

Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

* ceder ante = give + way (to), bow to.

* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.

* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.

* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* ceder el relevo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.

* ceder + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.

* no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.

* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

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ceder [E1 ]

vt

A

1 (entregar) ‹derecho› to transfer, assign, cede ( frml); ‹territorio› to cede, transfer

cedieron las tierras al Estado they transferred the lands to o made the lands over to o ceded the lands to the State

el campeón no quiere ceder su título the champion doesn't want to give up his title

cederá la dirección de la empresa a los empleados he will hand over o transfer the running of the company to the employees

me cedió el asiento he let me have his seat, he gave up his seat for me

palabra, paso¹ (↑ paso (1))

2 ‹balón/pelota› to pass

B (prestar)

1 ‹obra› to loan

me cedieron una casa en el pueblo they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village

2 ‹jugador› to loan

■ ceder

vi

A (cejar) to give way

manténte firme y no cedas stand your ground and don't give way o give in

tuvieron que ceder ante sus amenazas they had to give in to his threats

no cedió ni un ápice she didn't give o yield an inch

ceder EN algo to give sth up

tuvo que ceder en su empeño she had to give up o abandon the undertaking

ceder A algo to give in TO sth

no cedió a la tentación she did not give in to o yield to temptation

B

1 «fiebre» to go down; «dolor» to ease, lessen; «tormenta» to ease up, abate; «viento» to drop, die down, abate; «frío» to abate, ease

2 «valor/divisa» to ease, drift

C

1 «muro/puente/cuerda» (romperse, soltarse) to give way

las tablas cedieron por el peso the boards gave way under the weight

el elástico ya está cediendo the elastic is starting to go o is getting loose

2 «cuero/zapatos/muelles» (dar de sí) to give

me está un poco estrecho, pero ya cederá it's a bit tight but it'll give

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ceder ( conjugate ceder) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ derecho› to transfer, assign;

‹ territorio› to cede;
‹puesto/título› ( voluntariamente) to hand over;
( a la fuerza) to give up;
◊ ceder el poder to hand over power;

me cedió el asiento he let me have his seat;
See Also→ paso 1b
b) ‹balón/pelota› to pass

2 ( prestar) ‹ jugador› to loan
verbo intransitivo
1 ( cejar) to give way;
◊ no cedió ni un ápice she didn't give o yield an inch;

cedió en su empeño she gave up the undertaking;
ceder a algo to give in to sth
2 [fiebre/lluvia/viento] to ease off;
[ dolor] to ease
3 [muro/puente/cuerda] to give way;
[zapatos/muelle] to give
ceder
I vtr (voluntariamente) to hand over
ceder la palabra, to give sb the right to speak
(obligatoriamente) to give
ceder el paso, to give way, US to yield
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una cuerda, un cable) to give way
2 (una tormenta, epidemia, etc) to diminish, slacken
3 (transigir) to give in
' ceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- capitular
- condescender
- plegarse
- residir
- plegar
English:
assign
- back down
- budge
- cave in
- climb down
- compromise
- decentralize
- give
- give in
- give up
- relent
- resist
- sign away
- way
- weaken
- yield
- cede
- climb
- ground
- knuckle

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ceder

♦ vt

1. [traspasar, transferir] to hand over;

las tierras fueron cedidas a los campesinos the land was handed over to the peasants;

el gobierno central cederá a los ayuntamientos el control de la política cultural central government will hand control of cultural policy to the town halls

2. [conceder] to give up;

ceder el paso to give way;

me levanté para ceder mi asiento a una anciana I stood up and gave my seat to an old lady;

el actual campeón cedió dos segundos con respecto al ganador the reigning champion was two seconds slower than the winner

3. [pelota] to pass

♦ vi

1. [venirse abajo] to give way;

la puerta finalmente cedió the door finally gave way;

el suelo del escenario cedió por el peso del decorado the stage floor gave way under the weight of the scenery

2. [rendirse] to give up;

cedió a sus ruegos he gave in to their pleading;

no cederemos a las amenazas we won't give in to threats;

cedió ante las presiones de la comunidad internacional he gave way to international pressure;

no deben ceder a la tentación de tomarse la justicia por su mano they mustn't give in to the temptation to take the law into their own hands;

ceder en to give up on;

cedió en lo esencial he gave in on the important issues

3. [destensarse] to give;

el jersey ha cedido the jersey has gone baggy

4. [disminuir] to abate, to ease up;

por fin cedió la tormenta at last the storm eased up;

la fiebre ha cedido the fever has gone down

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ceder

I v/t give up; ( traspasar) transfer, cede;

ceder el paso AUTO yield, Br give way

II v/i

1 give way, yield

2 de viento, lluvia ease off

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ceder vi

1) : to yield, to give way

2) : to diminish, to abate

3) : to give in, to relent

ceder vt

: to cede, to hand over

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ceder vb

1. (rendirse) to give in [pt. gave; pp. given]

se lo pedimos con mucha educación, pero no cedió we asked him very nicely, but he wouldn't give in

cedió a mis peticiones she gave in to my requests

2. (romperse) to give way

las vigas han cedido por un exceso de carga the beams have given way due to excess weight

3. (dejar) to give up

un joven le cedió su asiento a mi madre a young man gave up his seat to my mother

4. (intensidad, fuerza) to die down

no salimos hasta que cedió la tromenta we didn't go out until the storm had died down

la fiebre cedió his temperature went down

ceder el paso to give way

Spanish-English dictionary > ceder
12 vela

f.

1 candle.

estar a dos velas (informal figurative) not to have two halfpennies to rub together

quedarse a dos velas (informal figurative) to be left none the wiser

¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? (informal figurative) who asked you to butt in?, who asked you to stick your oar in? (British)

2 sail.

a toda vela under full sail

vela mayor mainsail

3 sailing (sport).

hacer vela to go sailing

vela deportiva sailing

4 vigil (vigilia).

pasar la noche en vela to stay awake all night; (adrede) to have a sleepless night (desvelado)

5 Vela.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú/usted) Imperative of Spanish verb: ver.

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vela

► nombre femenino

1 (de barco) sail

2 DEPORTE sailing

3 figurado (barco de vela) sailing ship

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a toda vela / a velas desplegadas under full sail, at full speed

alzar las velas / largar las velas to set sail

recoger velas figurado to back down

vela mayor mainsail

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vela

► nombre femenino

1 (vigilia) watch, vigil; (de muerto) wake

2 (desvelo) wakefulness

3 (candela) candle

► nombre femenino plural velas

1 familiar figurado (mocos) snot sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

encender una vela a Dios y otra al diablo familiar to have a foot in both camps

estar a dos velas familiar to be broke

pasar la noche en vela to have a sleepless night

¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? familiar who gave you any say in the matter?

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noun f.

1) candle

2) sail

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I
SF

1) [de cera] candle

- estar a dos velas

- encender o poner una vela a Dios y otra al diablo

- ¿quién te dio vela en este entierro?

vela de sebo — tallow candle

2) (=vigilia)

estar en vela — to be unable to get to sleep

pasar la noche en vela — to have a sleepless night

3) * (=moco) bogey *

4) (Taur) *horn

5) (=trabajo nocturno) night work; (Mil) (period of) sentry duty

6) (LAm) (=velorio) wake

7) ( Cono Sur) (=molestia) nuisance

¡qué vela! — what a nuisance!

- aguantar la vela

8) (Caribe, Méx) (=bronca) telling-off *
II
SF (Náut) sail; (=deporte) sailing

barco de vela — sailing ship

darse o hacerse a la vela, largar las velas — to set sail, get under way

hacer vela — to go sailing

a toda vela, a velas desplegadas — (lit) under full sail; (fig) vigorously, energetically

- arriar o recoger velas

- estar a dos velas

- estar entre dos velas

- ir como las velas

- plegar velas

vela balón — spinnaker

vela mayor — mainsail

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femenino

1) ( para alumbrar) candle

darle a alguien vela en este entierro: nadie te ha dado vela en este entierro nobody asked for your opinion; hasta que las velas no ardan — (Chi fam) forever (colloq)

2) ( vigilia)

pasé la noche en vela estudiando — I was up all night studying

estuvo en vela hasta que llegué — he couldn't get to sleep until I arrived

3)

a) ( de barco) sail

arriar or recoger velas — (Náut) to take down the sails; ( dar marcha atrás) to back down

a toda vela — < navegar> under full sail; <trabajar/ir> flat out

estar a dos velas — (fam) ( sin dinero) to be broke (colloq); ( sin entender) to be completely lost

hacerse a la vela — to set sail

b) ( deporte) sailing

hacer vela — to go sailing

- vela mayor

4) (fam) ( de moco)

andar con la(s) vela(s) colgando — to have a runny nose

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femenino

1) ( para alumbrar) candle

darle a alguien vela en este entierro: nadie te ha dado vela en este entierro nobody asked for your opinion; hasta que las velas no ardan — (Chi fam) forever (colloq)

2) ( vigilia)

pasé la noche en vela estudiando — I was up all night studying

estuvo en vela hasta que llegué — he couldn't get to sleep until I arrived

3)

a) ( de barco) sail

arriar or recoger velas — (Náut) to take down the sails; ( dar marcha atrás) to back down

a toda vela — < navegar> under full sail; <trabajar/ir> flat out

estar a dos velas — (fam) ( sin dinero) to be broke (colloq); ( sin entender) to be completely lost

hacerse a la vela — to set sail

b) ( deporte) sailing

hacer vela — to go sailing

- vela mayor

4) (fam) ( de moco)

andar con la(s) vela(s) colgando — to have a runny nose

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vela¹

¹ = sail.

Ex: The book also illustrates the effects of alternating the angle of a sail, using different sail shapes and using a rig consisting of two sails.

* aficionado a la vela = yachtsman [yachtsmen, -pl.].

* barco de vela = square-rigged ship, sailing ship, sail ship, sailboat, sailing boat.

* navegación a vela = yachting, sailing.

* velas, las = sails, the.

vela²

² = candle.

Ex: The direct costs of book production, then, were printing paper, wages, and supplies such as ink and candles.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* con velas = candlelit, candlelight.

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

* fabricación de velas = chandlery.

* iluminado con velas = candlelight, candlelit.

* vela aromatizada = fragrance candle, scented candle.

* vela de cumpleaños = birthday candle.

* vela de té = tealight.

* vela perfumada = fragrance candle, scented candle.

vela³

³ = vigil.

Ex: A candlelit vigil is to take place in Manchester in memory of those killed every year as a result of domestic violence.

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vela

feminine

A (para alumbrar) candle

darle a algn/tener vela en este entierro: ¿a ti quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? who asked for your opinion?, what business is it of yours?

aunque no tengo vela en este entierro … I know this is none of my business, but …

hasta que las velas no ardan ( Chi fam); forever ( colloq)

B

(vigilia): había pasado la noche en vela estudiando she had been up all night studying, she had stayed up o awake all night studying

estuvo en vela hasta que llegué he was still awake when I arrived, he couldn't get to sleep until I arrived

C

1 (de barco) sail

izar una vela to hoist a sail

arriar or recoger velas ( Náut) to take down the sails

(dar marcha atrás): al ver la reacción de los demás recogió velas he backed down when he saw everyone's reaction

no había logrado nada y decidió que era hora de recoger velas he had achieved nothing and he decided it was time to throw in the towel o call it a day ( colloq)

a toda vela «velero» under full sail

trabajar a toda vela to work flat out

íbamos a toda vela we were going flat out o at full speed

decirle vela verde a algn ( Per fam); to badmouth sb ( AmE colloq), to lay into sb ( BrE colloq)

estar a dos velas ( fam) (sin dinero) to be broke ( colloq) (sin entender) to be completely lost o at sea

hacerse a la vela to set sail

largar or desplegar velas ( Náut) to set sail;

«artista/deportista» to catch the public eye

2 (deporte) sailing

hacer vela to go sailing

Compuestos:

● vela al tercio

lugsail

● vela cangreja

gaff sail

● vela de cruz

squaresail

● vela de cuchillo

staysail

● vela de gavia

topsail

● vela latina

lateen sail

● vela ligera

dinghy sailing

● vela mayor

mainsail

D ( fam)

(de moco): siempre anda con la(s) vela(s) colgando he always has a runny o ( colloq) snotty nose

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Del verbo velar: ( conjugate velar)

vela es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
vela
velar
vela sustantivo femenino
1 ( para alumbrar) candle
2 ( vigilia):
◊ pasé la noche en vela (por preocupación, dolor) I couldn't get to sleep all night;

( cuidando a un enfermo) I was up all night
3
a) ( de barco) sail

b) ( deporte) sailing;

◊ hacer vela to go sailing

velar ( conjugate velar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ difunto› to hold a wake over

b) ‹ enfermo› to watch over

2 ‹ película› to fog, expose
verbo intransitivo
1 ( permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake
2 ( cuidar) vela por algo/algn to watch over sth/sb
velarse verbo pronominal [ película] to get fogged o exposed
vela sustantivo femenino
1 Náut sail
Dep sailing: practica la vela, he sails
2 (cirio) candle
3 (vigilia) wakefulness: se pasó la noche en vela, he had a sleepless night
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar vela (en un entierro): ¿y a ti quién te dio vela en este entierro?, shut up, nobody asked for your opinion
familiar quedarse a dos velas, to be broke
velar 1
I verbo intransitivo
1 (cuidar, vigilar) to watch [por, over]
velar por los intereses de alguien, to watch over sb's interests
2 (permanecer despierto) to stay awake
II vtr (a un enfermo) to keep watch
(a un muerto) to hold a wake for
velar 2 Fot verbo transitivo to blur
' vela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barco
- candela
- compenetrarse
- inflar
- inflarse
- oscilar
- sebo
- soplar
- toledana
- toledano
- trinquete
- vigilia
- apagar
- arriar
- consumir
- encender
- esperma
- gotear
- izar
- mecha
- navegar
- pasar
- recoger
- velador
English:
burn out
- candle
- candlelight
- catch up
- oil
- sail
- sailboarding
- sailing
- sailing ship
- stub
- taper
- yachting
- keep
- sailboat
- vigil
- wind

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vela

♦ nf

1. [para dar luz] candle;

ponerle una vela a un santo to light a candle for a saint;

Comp

estar a dos velas not to have two pennies o Br halfpennies to rub together;

Comp

poner una vela a Dios y otra al diablo to hedge one's bets;

Comp
Fam
quedarse a dos velas to be left none the wiser;

Comp
Fam
¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? who asked you to butt in?, Br who asked you to stick your oar in?

Comp
vela perfumada scented candle
2. [de barco] sail;

a toda vela under full sail

Comp
vela cangreja gaff sail;
vela cuadra square sail;

vela latina lateen sail;

vela mayor mainsail

3. [deporte] sailing;

hacer vela to go sailing

Comp
vela deportiva sailing
4. [vigilia] vigil;

pasar la noche en vela [adrede] to stay awake all night;
[desvelado] to have a sleepless night
5. Taurom [cuerno] horn

♦ velas nfpl
Fam [mocos]
ir con las velas colgando to have snot hanging out of one's nose

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vela

f

1 para alumbrar candle;

estar a dos velas fam be broke fam ;

pasar la noche en vela stay up all night

2 DEP sailing;

deportista de vela yachtsman; mujer yachtswoman

3 de barco sail;

recoger velas MAR take in sail; fig back down;

a toda vela fam flat out fam, all out fam

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vela nf

1) vigilia: wakefulness

pasé la noche en vela: I stayed awake all night

2) : watch, vigil, wake

3) : candle

4) : sail

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vela n

1. (de cera) candle

adornaron la mesa con pequeñas velas they decorated the table with small candles

2. (de barco) sail

el velero tiene una gran vela blanca the sailing boat has a large, white sail

3. (deporte) sailing

en vela awake

pasó toda la noche en vela she had a sleepless night / she was awake all night

Spanish-English dictionary > vela
13 cejar

v.

to quit, to back down, to relent, to give up.

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cejar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (retroceder) to back up

2 figurado (aflojar) to give up, let up

■ los trabajadores no cejaron hasta que consiguieron un aumento de sueldo the workers didn't give up until they got a pay rise

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VI

1) (=retroceder) to move back, go back; [en discusión] to back down

no cejar — to keep it up, keep going

no cejar en sus esfuerzos — to keep at it

no cejar en su trabajo — to keep up the work

sin cejar — unflinchingly

2) (=ceder) to give way, back down

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verbo intransitivo to give up, cease (frml)

lucharon sin cejar — they fought relentlessly

cejar en algo — to cease in o let up in something

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verbo intransitivo to give up, cease (frml)

lucharon sin cejar — they fought relentlessly

cejar en algo — to cease in o let up in something

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cejar [A1 ]

vi

to give up, cease ( frml)

no cejó hasta conseguir su próposito he did not give up o let up o cease until he achieved his aim

lucharon sin cejar they fought relentlessly

cejar EN algo:

no cejaremos en nuestros esfuerzos por conseguir la paz we shall not cease in o let up in our efforts to bring about peace, we shall maintain o keep up our efforts to bring about peace

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cejar verbo intransitivo cejar en el empeño, to give up
' cejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceder

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cejar vi

to let up;

no cejó hasta conseguir su objetivo she didn't let up until she had achieved her aim;

al final cejó en su esfuerzo in the end he gave up in his attempt;

no cejaremos en nuestro empeño (por…) we will not let up in our efforts (to…)

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cejar

v/i fml

give up;

no cejar en not let up in

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cejar vi

: to give in, to back down

Spanish-English dictionary > cejar
14 pie

m.

1 foot.

a pie on foot

prefiero ir a pie I'd rather walk o go on foot

estar de o en pie to be on one's feet o standing

ponerse de o en pie to stand up

llevamos dos horas de pie we've been on our feet for two hours

de pies a cabeza (figurative) from head to toe

perder/no hacer pie to go/to be out of one's depth

pie de atleta athlete's foot

pies de cerdo (pig's) trotters

pies planos flat feet

2 stand.

pie de foto caption

pie de página (computing) footer

3 cue (Teatro).

4 leg, central support.

5 Computer Science Academic Program.

6 pes.

pret.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) Preterite Indicative of Spanish verb: piar.

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pie

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA foot

■ llevo de pie todo el día I've been on my feet all day

■ me duelen los pies my feet ache

2 (base - de una lámpara) base; (- de una escultura) plinth

3 (de un verso) foot

4 (medida de longitud) foot

5 (de un documento) foot; (de una fotografía, dibujo) caption

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a los pies de la cama at the foot of the bed

a pie on foot

al pie de (cerca) close by

al pie de la letra word for word

al pie del cañón familiar hard at it, working

buscarle los tres pies al gato familiar to split hairs

creer algo a pies juntillas familiar to believe something implicitly

dar pie a to give occasion for

de los pies a la cabeza from head to toe

empezar con buen/mal pie to start off on the right/wrong foot

estar en pie de guerra to be on a war footing 2 figurado to be on the war path

hacer pie to touch the bottom

ir con pies de plomo to tread very carefully

nacer de pie to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

no dar pie con bola to mess everything up, not get anything right

no tener ni pies ni cabeza to be ludicrous, be absurd

pararle los pies a alguien to put somebody in their place

poner los pies en to set foot in

ponerse de/en pie to get to one's feet, stand up

saber de qué pie cojea alguien to know what somebody's weakness is

tenerse de pie to keep on one's feet

pie de atleta athlete's foot

pie de imprenta imprint

pies planos flat feet

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noun m.

1) foot

2) cue

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SM

1) (Anat) foot

levanta el pie izquierdo — lift your left foot

las plantas de los pies — the soles of the feet

no arrastres los pies al andar — don't drag your feet while you walk

con los pies descalzos — barefoot

se le fueron los pies — he slipped

poner el pie en el acelerador — (lit) to step on the gas *; (fig) to speed things up, step up the pace

volverse pies atrás — to retrace one's steps

pie de atleta — athlete's foot

pie de cabra — crowbar

pie de rey — slide gauge

pies de barro — feet of clay

pies de cerdo — (Culin) (pig's) trotters

pies de gato — climbing boots

pies planos — flat feet

2) [locuciones]

• a pie — on foot

ir a pie — to go on foot, walk

• estar de pie — to be standing (up)

estaba de pie junto a mi cama — he was standing next to my bed

permanecieron mucho tiempo de pie — they were standing for a long time, they were on their feet a long time

• en pie, llevo en pie desde las cuatro — I've been up since four

mantenerse en pie — [persona] to stay standing o on one's feet; [objeto] to remain upright

la oferta sigue en pie — the offer still stands

ganado en pie — LAm cattle on the hoof

• a pie enjuto — † (lit) dry-shod; (fig) without danger, without any risk

• a pie firme † —

permanecer a pie firme — to remain steadfast

• ponerse de o en pie — to stand up

- de a pie

gente de a pie — common o ordinary folk

el hombre de a pie — the man in the street

el español de a pie — the average Spaniard

soldado de a pie — ( Hist) foot-soldier

- andar con pies de plomo

- de pies a cabeza

se mojó de pies a cabeza — she got soaked from head to foot

es un caballero de pies a cabeza — he's a gentleman through and through

- caer de pie

- cojear del mismo pie

hacer algo con los pies * —

han redactado este contrato con los pies — they've made a mess of drawing up this contract

estás pensando con los pies — you're not using your head

- con los pies por delante

se lo llevaron con los pies por delante — he left feet first, he left in a (wooden) box

- no dar pie con bola

hoy no doy pie con bola — I can't seem to get anything right today

- dale el pie y se tomará la mano

- entrar con buen pie o con el pie derecho

- estar con un pie en el hoyo

- hacer pie

no hacer pie — to be out of one's depth

a pies juntillas — blindly

se lo creyeron a pies juntillas — they blindly believed it

- levantarse con el pie izquierdo

- nacer de pie

- parar los pies a algn

- perder el pie

- poner el pie o los pies en

desde el pasado sábado, mi padre no ha puesto los pies en casa — my father hasn't set foot in the house since last Saturday

- poner los pies en el suelo

- poner los pies en polvorosa

- sacar los pies del plato o tiesto

- salir por pies

sin pies ni cabeza —

un argumento sin pies ni cabeza — an absurd argument

el mensaje no tenía ni pies ni cabeza — the message didn't make any sense at all, I couldn't make head or tail of the message

el plan no tiene ni pies ni cabeza — the plan is totally unworkable
buscar 1., 1), a)
3) (=base) [de columna, estatua, lámpara] base; [de cama] foot; [de colina, escalera] foot, bottom; [de copa] stem; [de calcetín] foot

a los pies de la cama — at the foot of the bed

al pie del monte — at the foot o bottom of the mountain

al pie de ese edificio — next to that building, right beside that building

al pie de fábrica — ex-works

al pie de la obra — (Com) including delivery charges

al pie del cañón —

este fin de semana estará al pie del cañón — he'll be hard at work this weekend

ha cumplido 30 años al pie del cañon — he spent 30 years on the job

morir al pie del cañón — to die in harness

4) [de página] foot, bottom; [de foto] caption

notas a pie de página — footnotes

- al pie de la letra

pie de imprenta — imprint

5) (Bot) [de árbol] trunk; [de planta] stem; [de rosa] stock

6) (=unidad de medida) foot

tiene cuatro pies de largo — it is four feet long

pie cuadrado — square foot

7) (Teat) cue

8) [de vino] sediment

9) (=causa)

• dar pie a — to give cause for

dar pie para que algn haga algo — to give sb cause to do sth

10) (=posición)

• estar en pie de igualdad — to be on an equal footing ( con with)

estar en pie de guerra — (lit) to be on a war footing, be ready to go to war; (fig) to be on the warpath

poner a algn en pie de guerra — to get sb up in arms

11) (Literat) foot

12) Cono Sur * (=pago) deposit, down payment

13)

pie de vía — CAm (Aut) indicator, turn signal (EEUU)

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I
masculino

1)

a) (Anat) foot

un dedo del pie — a toe

tiene (los) pies planos — she has flat feet

a sus pies, señora — (frml) at your service, madam (frml)

b) (en locs)

a pie — on foot

¿vamos a pie o en coche? — shall we walk or take the car?

hoy ando a pie — (AmL) I'm without wheels today

al pie — (Col) very close, just round the corner

de pie — standing

tuve que viajar de pie todo el camino — I had to stand all the way

ponte de pie — stand up

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; sólo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; queda en pie la cita our date is still on; mi oferta/promesa sigue en pie my offer/promise still stands; ganado en pie (AmL) livestock, cattle on the hoof; andarse con pie(s) de plomo (fam) to tread very carefully o warily; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; a pie(s) juntillas: seguí a pies juntillas sus indicaciones I followed his instructions to the letter; creerse algo a pies juntillas to blindly believe something; buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato (fam) ( buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters; cojear del mismo pie (fam) to be two of a kind (colloq); con los pies (fam) badly; lleva la empresa con los pies he's making a hash o mess of running the company (colloq); con los pies por or para delante (fam & euf) feet first; con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground; con mal pie or con el pie izquierdo: empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start; hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today (AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today (BrE); no le des pie para que te critique don't give him cause o reason to criticize you; dar pie a algo murmuraciones/especulaciones to give rise to something; esto dio pie a una discusión this caused o was the cause of an argument; darle pie a alguien: de a pie common, ordinary; el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); echar pie atrás (Chi) to back down; en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; estar a pie (Chi fam) to be lost (colloq); estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot; estar con un pie en el estribo (fam) to be about to leave; estar con un pie en la tumba or la sepultura or el hoyo to have one foot in the grave; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; írsele los pies a alguien: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still; leche al pie de la vaca (AmL) milk fresh from the cow; levantarse/empezar con buen pie or con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star; no doy/da pie con bola (fam) I/he can't get a thing right; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan; pararle a alguien los pies (Esp) to put somebody in his/her place (colloq); perder pie ( en el agua) to get out of one's depth; ( resbalarse) to lose one's footing; pies de barro feet of clay; poner (los) pies en polvorosa (fam) to take to one's heels (colloq); poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help; saber de qué pie cojea alguien (Esp fam) to know somebody's faults o weak points; ser más viejo que andar a pie — (CS fam) to be as old as the hills (colloq)

- pie de atleta

2)

a) (de calcetín, media) foot

b) (de lámpara, columna) base; ( de copa - base) base; (- parte vertical) stem

c) (de página, escrito) foot, bottom

una nota a or al pie de página — a footnote

al pie or a los pies de la montaña — at the foot of the mountain

al pie de la letra — exactly

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra — follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

al pie del cañón: Ana se quedó al pie del cañón mientras el jefe estaba fuera Ana stayed here to hold the fort while the boss was away; ella es la que está siempre al pie del cañón — she's the one who's always there to keep things going

d) ( de cama) tb

pies — foot

- pie de firma

- pie de fotografía

- pie de fuerza

- pie de imprenta

3) (Bot) cutting, slip

4) ( medida) foot; (Lit) foot

•

- pie quebrado
II [pai]
masculino (AmL) pie

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I
masculino

1)

a) (Anat) foot

un dedo del pie — a toe

tiene (los) pies planos — she has flat feet

a sus pies, señora — (frml) at your service, madam (frml)

b) (en locs)

a pie — on foot

¿vamos a pie o en coche? — shall we walk or take the car?

hoy ando a pie — (AmL) I'm without wheels today

al pie — (Col) very close, just round the corner

de pie — standing

tuve que viajar de pie todo el camino — I had to stand all the way

ponte de pie — stand up

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; sólo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; queda en pie la cita our date is still on; mi oferta/promesa sigue en pie my offer/promise still stands; ganado en pie (AmL) livestock, cattle on the hoof; andarse con pie(s) de plomo (fam) to tread very carefully o warily; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; a pie(s) juntillas: seguí a pies juntillas sus indicaciones I followed his instructions to the letter; creerse algo a pies juntillas to blindly believe something; buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato (fam) ( buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters; cojear del mismo pie (fam) to be two of a kind (colloq); con los pies (fam) badly; lleva la empresa con los pies he's making a hash o mess of running the company (colloq); con los pies por or para delante (fam & euf) feet first; con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground; con mal pie or con el pie izquierdo: empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start; hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today (AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today (BrE); no le des pie para que te critique don't give him cause o reason to criticize you; dar pie a algo murmuraciones/especulaciones to give rise to something; esto dio pie a una discusión this caused o was the cause of an argument; darle pie a alguien: de a pie common, ordinary; el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); echar pie atrás (Chi) to back down; en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; estar a pie (Chi fam) to be lost (colloq); estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot; estar con un pie en el estribo (fam) to be about to leave; estar con un pie en la tumba or la sepultura or el hoyo to have one foot in the grave; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; írsele los pies a alguien: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still; leche al pie de la vaca (AmL) milk fresh from the cow; levantarse/empezar con buen pie or con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star; no doy/da pie con bola (fam) I/he can't get a thing right; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan; pararle a alguien los pies (Esp) to put somebody in his/her place (colloq); perder pie ( en el agua) to get out of one's depth; ( resbalarse) to lose one's footing; pies de barro feet of clay; poner (los) pies en polvorosa (fam) to take to one's heels (colloq); poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help; saber de qué pie cojea alguien (Esp fam) to know somebody's faults o weak points; ser más viejo que andar a pie — (CS fam) to be as old as the hills (colloq)

- pie de atleta

2)

a) (de calcetín, media) foot

b) (de lámpara, columna) base; ( de copa - base) base; (- parte vertical) stem

c) (de página, escrito) foot, bottom

una nota a or al pie de página — a footnote

al pie or a los pies de la montaña — at the foot of the mountain

al pie de la letra — exactly

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra — follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

al pie del cañón: Ana se quedó al pie del cañón mientras el jefe estaba fuera Ana stayed here to hold the fort while the boss was away; ella es la que está siempre al pie del cañón — she's the one who's always there to keep things going

d) ( de cama) tb

pies — foot

- pie de firma

- pie de fotografía

- pie de fuerza

- pie de imprenta

3) (Bot) cutting, slip

4) ( medida) foot; (Lit) foot

•

- pie quebrado
II [pai]
masculino (AmL) pie

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pie¹

¹ = foot [feet, -pl.], tail, toe.

Ex: She was tapping with her foot on the carpet.

Ex: The top and bottom of the book are known as the head and tail respectively, and the front is the fore-edge (rhymes with porridge); similarly the margins round the type on each page are called the head, tail, outer (at the fore-edge), and inner margins.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

* alfombra de pie de cama = bedside rug.

* al pie (de) = at the bottom (of), at the foot (of).

* al pie de la letra = to the letter.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* apoyo para los pies = footrest.

* arrastrando los pies = shuffling.

* arrastrar los pies = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* arreglarse los pies = pedicure.

* atar de pies y manos = hogtie.

* bajo los pies = underfoot.

* baño de pies = footbath.

* bomba de pie = foot pump.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* carrera a pie = foot race.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.

* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.

* con pie firme = sure-footed.

* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.

* cuidado de los pies = footcare.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dedo del pie = toe.

* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.

* dedo meñique del pie = pinkie toe.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de nuevo en pie = up and about.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de pies ligeros = swift-footed.

* de pies planos = flat-footed.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* distancia a pie = walking distance.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en pie = up and about.

* en pie de guerra = on the warpath.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* freno de pie = foot brake [footbrake].

* gente de a pie = ordinary people.

* hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* lámpara de pie = standing lamp, floor lamp.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* nota a pie de página = footnote.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

* no tenerse en pie = Negativo + hold + water.

* parte anterior del pie = ball of + Posesivo + foot.

* perchero de pie = coat-stand.

* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.

* pie de atleta = athlete's foot.

* pie de imprenta = edition imprint, imprint statement, imprint.

* pie de obra = building site.

* pie de página = footer.

* pie de página repetido = running foot, footline.

* pie de pie = standing.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* pies planos = flat feet, pes planus, fallen arches.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* planta del pie = sole.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner pie en = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* retrete de pie = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.

* sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.

* sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.

* tiña del pie = tinea pedis.

* uña del pie = toenail.

* visita a pie = walking tour.

pie²

² = foot [feet, -pl.].

Nota: Medida equivalente a 30 centímetros.

Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

* de un pie de grosor = foot-thick.

* pie cuadrado = square foot (sq. ft.).

* pie lineal = linear foot.

pie³

³ = winter.

Nota: En la prensa antigua de madera, travesaño que unía los postes de madera verticales que servían de soporte a toda la prensa por la parte de abajo y que servía de soporte al ensamblaje de transporte carriage assembly.

Ex: The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.

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pie¹

masculine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) foot

no arrastres los pies don't drag your feet

se rompió un dedo del pie he broke a toe

tiene (los) pies planos she has flat feet

se echó a sus pies ( liter); he threw himself at her feet ( frml)

a sus pies, señora ( frml); at your service, madam ( frml)

2 ( en locs):

a pie on foot

queda muy cerca, podemos ir a pie it's very near, we can walk o go on foot

¿vamos a pie o en coche? shall we walk or take the car?

esta semana ando a pie ( AmL); I'm walking everywhere this week

a pie de:

una nota a pie de página a note at the foot of the page

viviendas a pie de playa ( Esp); houses with access to the beach

oficina a pie de calle ( Esp); office with direct access to the street

una entrevista a piecalle ( Esp); an interview in the street

experimentos a pie de aula ( Esp); experiments in the classroom

al pie ( Col); very close, just round the corner

de pie standing

estuvimos de pie casi dos horas we were standing (up) o we were on our feet for almost two hours

tuvimos que viajar de pie todo el camino we had to stand all the way

ponte de pie stand up

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete de la mañana I've been up since seven o'clock this morning

ya no podía tenerme en pie I could hardly walk/stand, I was ready to drop

sólo la pequeña iglesia quedó en pie only the little church remained standing

queda en pie la cita para mañana our date for tomorrow is still on

mi oferta/la promesa sigue en pie my offer/the promise still stands

ganado en pie ( AmL); livestock, cattle on the hoof

a pie pelado ( Chi); barefoot, in one's bare feet

a pie(s) juntillas: está siguiendo a pies juntillas las indicaciones de sus superiores he's following his bosses' instructions to the letter

se cree a pies juntillas todo lo que le dicen he blindly believes every word he's told

buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato ( fam) (buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters, make life difficult; (exponerse al peligro) to ask for trouble ( colloq)

cojear del mismo pie ( fam); to be two of a kind ( colloq), to be tarred with the same brush ( colloq)

con buen pieor con el pie derecho: a ver si mañana nos levantamos con el pie derecho I hope things will get off to a better start tomorrow

con los pies ( fam); badly

esta camisa la debes haber planchado con los pies this shirt looks as if you ironed it with your eyes closed

una solicitud escrita con los pies a very poorly written letter of application

el gerente lleva la empresa con los pies the manager is making a hash o mess of running the company ( colloq)

con los pies por or para delante ( fam euf); feet first

de esta casa me sacarán con los pies por delante they'll have to carry me out of this house feet first o in a box ( colloq euph)

con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground

tiene los pies bien puestos sobre la tierra she has her feet firmly on the ground

con mal pieor con el pie izquierdo badly

empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start, she started badly

hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today ( AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today ( BrE)

con pie(s) de plomo ( fam); very carefully o warily

ándate con pies de plomo tread very warily o carefully

dar pie a algo to give rise to sth

su conducta dio pie a murmuraciones her behavior gave rise to o sparked off rumors

no quiero que esto dé pie a una discusión I don't want this to cause o to be the cause of an argument

darle pie a algn: no le des pie para que te siga criticando don't give him cause o reason o grounds to criticize you again

de a pie common, ordinary

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person

a mí me gusta hablar con la gente de a pie I like talking to ordinary people

de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe ( colloq)

echar pie atrás ( Chi); to back down

en pie de guerra on a war footing, ready for war, on full alert

en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing, on equal terms

estar a pie ( Chi fam); to be lost ( colloq)

estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot, have one's hands tied

estar con un pie en el estribo ( fam); to be about to leave

me pillas con un pie en el estribo I was just on my way out o about to leave

ya están con un pie en el estribo they're all set to go

estar con un pie en la tumba or sepultura to have one foot in the grave

hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom

yo aquí no hago pie I can't touch the bottom here, I'm out of my depth here

írsele los pies a algn: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still

leche al pie de la vaca ( AmL); milk fresh from the cow

nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star

no doy/da pie con bola ( fam); I/he can't get a thing right

no estirar los pies más de lo que da la frazada ( RPl fam); to cut one's coat according to one's cloth

no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever

el ensayo no tenía ni pies ni cabeza the essay made no sense whatsoever o was totally unintelligible

un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan

pararle a algn los pies ( Esp); to take sb down a peg or two, put sb in his/her place ( colloq)

perder pie (en el agua) to get out of one's depth; (resbalarse) to lose one's footing; (confundirse) to slip up

pies de barro feet of clay

un héroe con pies de barro a hero with feet of clay

poner (los) pies en polvorosa ( fam); to take to one's heels, make oneself scarce, hotfoot it ( colloq)

poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place

hoy no he puesto pie en la calle I haven't set foot outside the house today

por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help

saber de qué pie cojea algn ( Esp fam); to know sb's faults o weak points

salir por pies ( Esp fam); to take to one's heels, make oneself scarce, hotfoot it ( colloq)

ser más viejo que andar a pie (CS fam); to be as old as the hills ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● pie cavo

high instep

● pie de atleta

athlete's foot

● pie de pollo

( Chi) dogtooth

● pie equino

clubfoot

B

1 (de un calcetín, una media) foot

2 (de una lámpara, columna) base; (de una copa — base) base; (— parte vertical) stem

3 (de una máquina de coser) foot, treadle

4 (de una página, un escrito) foot, bottom

una nota a or al pie de página a footnote

remita el cupón que se acompaña al pie send off the coupon below

un pueblo al pieor a los pies de la montaña a village at the foot of the mountain

al pie de la letra exactly

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

repetí al pie de la letra lo que me dijiste I repeated word for word o exactly what you told me

al pie del cañón working

todos se habían ido, pero nosotros seguíamos al pie del cañón everyone had left, but we were still hard at it o still working away

5 (de una cama) tb

pies mpl foot

Compuestos:

● pie de biela

little end

● pie de firma

name and title of signatory

● pie de fotografía

caption

● pie de fuerza

( Col) (personal) manpower; ( Mil) standing army

● pie de imprenta

imprint

● pie de página

footer

● pie de rey

slide gauge

C ( Bot) cutting, slip

Compuesto:

pie de injerto

rootstock

D [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (medida) foot

ocho pies cuadrados eight square feet

E ( Lit) foot

Compuesto:

pie quebrado

line of four or five syllables

F ( Chi) (depósito) down payment

pie²

/pai/

masculine

( AmL)

pie

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Del verbo piar: ( conjugate piar)

pié es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

píe es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
piar
pie
piar ( conjugate piar) verbo intransitivo
to chirp, tweet
pie 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Anat) foot;

◊ un dedo del pie a toe;

tiene (los) pies planos she has flat feet;
pie de atleta athlete's foot
b) ( en locs)

◊ a pie on foot;

ir a pie to go on foot, walk;
hoy ando a pie (AmL) I'm without wheels today;
de pie standing;
ponte de pie stand up;
en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock;
no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand;
solo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing;
mi oferta sigue en pie my offer still stands;
a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet;
de a pie common, ordinary;
de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq);
en pie de guerra on a war footing;
en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing;
hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom;
levantarse con el pie derecho to get off to a good start;
no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever;
por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help
2
a) (de calcetín, media) foot

b) (de lámpara, columna) base;

( de copa — base) base;
(— parte vertical) stem;
( de montaña) foot
c) (de página, escrito) foot, bottom;

una nota a or al pie de página a footnote;
◊ pie de fotografía caption;

al pie de la letra ‹copiar/repetir› word by word, exactly
d) ( de cama) tb

◊ pies foot

3
a) ( medida) foot

b) (Lit) foot

pie 2 /pai/ sustantivo masculino (AmL) pie
piar vi (pájaro) to chirp, cheep, tweet
pie sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) foot
ponerse de pie, to stand up
pies planos, flat feet
2 (de una columna, lámpara, etc) base
3 (de una copa) stem
4 (de una fotografía) caption
5 (de un texto) foot
una nota a pie de página, a footnote
6 (medida) foot
♦ Locuciones: dar pie a, to give cause for
a pies juntillas, blindly
al pie de la letra, to the letter
con buen/mal pie, on the right/wrong footing
con pies de plomo, cautiously
de pie, standing up
de pies a cabeza, from head to foot
' pie' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- bola
- caminar
- cañón
- ciudadana
- ciudadano
- cojear
- compartir
- dedo
- dormirse
- empanada
- enredarse
- excursionista
- flojera
- gráfica
- gráfico
- guerra
- hormiguear
- hormigueo
- lámpara
- letra
- levantarse
- migaja
- nacer
- parada
- parado
- pararse
- pastel
- patear
- patín
- perchero
- planta
- pulgar
- punta
- reloj
- resistir
- sostenerse
- talón
- tenerse
- uña
- vadear
- ver
- zancadilla
- a
- agachar
- amoldar
- bien
- budín
- buscar
- calambre
English:
accused
- athlete's foot
- bare
- base
- bed
- book
- bottom
- caption
- circumscribe
- clubfoot
- custard pie
- dead
- easy
- floor lamp
- foot
- foothold
- footing
- footnote
- ft
- grandfather
- hike
- hill
- impression
- imprint
- instep
- itch
- letter
- man
- meat pie
- mince pie
- on
- pace
- pie
- pie chart
- press
- print
- promenade concert
- rambler
- remain
- rise
- roll out
- salt
- sole
- stamp
- stamp down
- stand
- stand up
- standing
- standing ovation
- standing room

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pie nm

1. [de persona] foot;

estos zapatos me hacen daño en los pies these shoes hurt my feet;

a pie on foot;

prefiero ir a pie I'd rather walk o go on foot;

estar de o [m5] en pie to be standing;

ponerse de o [m5] en pie to stand up;

llevamos dos horas de pie we've been on our feet for two hours;

llevo en pie desde las seis de la mañana I've been up and about since six in the morning;

la oferta sigue en pie the offer still stands;

echar pie a tierra [jinete] to dismount;
[pasajero] to alight;
se me fueron los pies [resbalé] I slipped, I lost my footing;

se me iban los pies con la música my feet were tapping along to the music;

perder/no hacer pie [en el agua] to go/to be out of one's depth;
Formal
a sus pies at your service;

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street;

en pie de igualdad on an equal footing;

en pie de guerra on a war footing;

Comp

pies de barro: un héroe/líder con (los) pies de barro a hero/leader with feet of clay;

Comp
Fam
buscar (los) tres o [m5] cinco pies al gato to overcomplicate matters;

Comp

de pies a cabeza from head to toe;

Comp

con buen pie: empezar con buen pie to get off to a good start;

terminar con buen pie to end on a good note;

Comp

caer de pie [tener suerte] to land on one's feet;

Comp

no dar pie con bola to get everything wrong;

Comp

con el pie derecho: empezar con el pie derecho to get off to a good start;

Comp

estar con un pie en el estribo to be about to leave;

Comp

a pies juntillas unquestioningly;

Comp

levantarse con el pie izquierdo to get out of bed on the wrong side;

Comp

con mal pie: empezar con mal pie to get off to a bad start;

terminar con mal pie to end on a sour note;

Comp

nacer de pie to be born lucky;

Comp

andar o [m5] ir con pies de plomo to tread carefully;

Comp

pararle los pies a alguien to put sb in their place;

Comp
Fam
poner pies en polvorosa: al llegar la policía, puso pies en polvorosa when the police arrived, you couldn't see him for dust o he legged it;

Comp

poner los pies en o [m5] sobre la tierra to get a grip on reality;

Comp
Esp
saber de qué pie cojea alguien to know sb's weaknesses;

Comp
Fam
salir con los pies por delante to leave feet first o in a box;

Comp
Esp Fam
salir por pies to leg it;

Comp

no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense at all;

Comp

tener un pie en la tumba to have one foot in the grave

Comp

no tenerse en pie: no me tengo en pie I can't stand up a minute longer;

esa teoría no se tiene en pie that theory doesn't stand up

Comp
pie de atleta athlete's foot;
pie de cabra crowbar, Br jemmy, US jimmy;

pies de cerdo (pig's) trotters;

pies planos flat feet

2. [base] [de lámpara, micrófono] stand;
[de copa] stem; [de montaña, árbol, escalera] foot;
al pie de la página at the foot o bottom of the page;

al pie de o [m5]a los pies de la cama/de la montaña at the foot of the bed/mountain;

al pie de la letra to the letter, word for word;

sigue las instrucciones al pie de la letra follow the instructions to the letter;

copiar algo al pie de la letra to copy sth word for word;

no hace falta que lo interpretes al pie de la letra there's no need to interpret it literally;

Comp

al pie del cañón: ahí está, siempre al pie del cañón there he is, always hard at work

Comp
pie de foto caption;
pie de imprenta imprint;
Informát pie de página footer
3. [unidad de medida] foot;

mide tres pies de ancho it's three foot o feet wide

4. Teatro cue;
Fig
dar pie a [críticas, comentarios] to give rise to;
[sospechas] to give cause for; Fig
dar pie a alguien para que haga algo to give sb cause to do sth

5. Lit [de verso] foot

Comp
pie quebrado = short line of four or five syllables alternating with longer lines
6. pie de lobo [planta] clubmoss

7. pies de gato [botas] rock boots

8. Chile [anticipo] down payment

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pie

m

1 de estatua, lámpara base

2 de persona foot;

a pie on foot;

al pie de at the foot of;

de pie standing;

estar de pie be standing (up);

ponerse de o

en pie stand up;

no tenerse en o

de pie fig: por cansancio be ready to drop;

de pies a cabeza from head to foot;

no tiene ni pies ni cabeza it doesn’t make any sense at all, I can’t make head nor tail of it;

a pies juntillas creer blindly;

levantarse con el pie izquierdo get out of bed on the wrong side;

con buen/mal pie empezar get off to a good/bad start;

con los pies fig badly;

andarse con pies de plomo tread warily;

estar en pie be up, be out of bed;

estar en pie de guerra be on a war footing;

buscar tres o

cinco pies al gato fig make things difficult, complicate things;

dar pie para o

a give rise to, generate;

echar pie a tierra go ashore;

estar al pie del cañón fig be hard at work;

hacer pie touch bottom;

no hacer pie en piscina be out of one’s depth;

no dar pie con bola fam get o

do everything wrong;

parar los pies a alguien take s.o. down a peg or two fam ;

saber de qué pie cojea alguien fig know where s.o. is coming from;

poner pies en polvorosa fam take to one’s heels fam ;

salir por pies hotfoot it fam, make o.s. scarce;

pie de la cama foot of the bed;

pies planos flat feet

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pie nm

1) : foot

a pie: on foot

de pie: on one's feet, standing

2) : base, bottom, stem, foot

pie de la cama: foot of the bed

pie de una lámpera: base of a lamp

pie de la escalera: bottom of the stairs

pie de una copa: stem of a glass

3) : foot (in measurement)

pie cuadrado: square foot

4) : cue (in theater)

5)

dar pie a : to give cause for, to give rise to

6)

en pie de igualidad : on equal footing

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pie n

1. (de persona) foot [pl. feet]

Eduardo tiene los pies pequeños Eduardo has small feet

me duelen los pies my feet hurt

2. (de estatua, lámpara, etc) base

a pie on foot

estar de pie to be standing

ir a pie to walk

ponerse de pie to stand up [pt. & pp. stood]

Spanish-English dictionary > pie
15 bajada

f.

1 descent (descenso).

cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down

bajada de bandera minimum fare (de taxi)

2 (downward) slope (pendiente).

3 decrease, drop.

bajada de los precios drop o fall in prices; (caída) reduction in prices (rebaja)

4 ebb, ebb tide, outgoing tide.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: bajar.

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bajada

► nombre femenino

1 (disminución) drop, fall

■ esto representa una bajada del 10% this represents a drop of 10%

■ ha habido una bajada en la cotización del dólar there has been a fall in the value of the dollar

■ sufrió una bajada de tensión her blood pressure dropped

■ subidas y bajadas ups and downs

2 (descenso) descent; (de telón, barrera) lowering

■ mientras subía, no pensaba más que en la bajada all the while I was climbing up I could think of nothing but the descent

■ no crucen la vía después de la bajada de la barrera do not cross the line after the barrier has come down

3 (camino) way down

4 (en carretera etc) slope, hill

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bajada de bandera minimum fare

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noun f.

1) descent

2) fall, drop

3) slope

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SF

1) (=camino)

la bajada hasta el río — (=sendero) the path down to the river; (=carretera) the road down to the river

una bajada muy difícil para un esquiador sin experiencia — a very difficult slope for an inexperienced skier

2) (=acción) descent

en la bajada alcanzamos los 150km/h — on the way down o descent we got up to 150km/h

salimos antes de la bajada del telón — we left the theatre before the curtain went down

- ser una bajada de pantalones

bajada de aguas — gutter

bajada de bandera — minimum (taxi) fare

3) (=disminución) fall, drop

una drástica bajada de las temperaturas — a dramatic fall o drop in temperature

sufrió una bajada de azúcar — his sugar level fell o dropped

bajada de tensión — fall o drop in blood pressure

4) Esp
** [de drogas]
cuando le da la bajada del éxtasis — when he's coming down from ecstasy

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femenino

1) ( acción) descent

al atardecer emprendimos la bajada — as evening fell we began the descent

en la bajada me fallaron los frenos — my brakes failed on the way down

la bajada de los tipos de interés — the cut in interest rates

tuvo una bajada de tensión — his blood pressure dropped

- bajada de bandera

2) ( camino)

la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

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= depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.

Ex. When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.

Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex. The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.

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* bajada de los precios = falling prices.

* bajada de nivel = drawdown.

* bajada de tensión = sag.

* constante de bajada = slope constant.

* lista de bajada = drop-down list.

* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.

* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.

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femenino

1) ( acción) descent

al atardecer emprendimos la bajada — as evening fell we began the descent

en la bajada me fallaron los frenos — my brakes failed on the way down

la bajada de los tipos de interés — the cut in interest rates

tuvo una bajada de tensión — his blood pressure dropped

- bajada de bandera

2) ( camino)

la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

* * *

= depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.

Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.

Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.

* bajada de los precios = falling prices.

* bajada de nivel = drawdown.

* bajada de tensión = sag.

* constante de bajada = slope constant.

* lista de bajada = drop-down list.

* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.

* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.

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bajada

feminine

A (acción) descent

en la bajada me fallaron los frenos my brakes failed on the way down

al atardecer emprendimos la bajada as evening fell we began the descent

iba corriendo en bajada y no pude parar I was running downhill and couldn't stop

tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped

Compuestos:

● bajada de aguas

gutter

● bajada de bandera

minimum fare

B

(camino): la bajada para la playa the path ( o road etc) down to the beach

la bajada es muy empinada it's a very steep descent, the path ( o road etc) down is very steep

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bajada sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción) descent;
◊ durante la bajada on the way down;

tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped;
bajada de bandera ( en taxi) minimum fare
2
a) ( pendiente) slope;

◊ una bajada muy empinada a very steep slope

b) ( camino):

◊ la bajada a la playa es muy empinada the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

bajada sustantivo femenino
1 (descenso) descent
2 (pendiente) slope
3 (de precios, temperaturas) drop, fall
4 (de taxi) bajada de bandera, minimum fare 5 bajada de aguas, the drains
' bajada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hundimiento
English:
comedown
- decline
- dip
- downturn
- drop
- fall
- way
- descent
- down

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bajada nf

1. [descenso] descent;

cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down

Comp
bajada de aguas [tubo] drainpipe;
bajada de bandera [de taxi] minimum fare

2. [pendiente] (downward) slope;

está al final de la bajada de la escuela it's at the bottom of the road that leads down to the school

3. [disminución] decrease, drop;

una bajada de los precios [caída] a drop o fall in prices;
[rebaja] a price cut
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bajada

f fall, drop

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bajada nf

1) : descent

2) : dip, slope

3) : decrease, drop

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bajada n

1. (descenso) descent

varios ciclistas se cayeron durante la bajada several cyclists fell during the descent

2. (pendiente) slope / road down

la bajada hacia el puerto the road down to the port

3. (disminución) fall / drop

una bajada de las temperaturas a drop in temperatures

Spanish-English dictionary > bajada
16 oreja

f.

1 ear (anatomy).

tenía una sonrisa de oreja a oreja he was grinning from ear to ear

agachar o bajar las orejas (informal) to back down (en discusión)

calentarle a alguien las orejas to box somebody's ears

con las orejas gachas with one's tail between one's legs

tirar a alguien de las orejas (figurative) to give somebody a good telling-off

verle las orejas al lobo to see what's coming

orejas de soplillo stick-out ears

2 wing.

3 handle, lug.

4 squealer, stool pigeon, snitch, grass.

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oreja

► nombre femenino

1 ear

2 (de sillón) wing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

poner/tener una sonrisa de oreja a oreja to grin like a Cheshire cat, grin from ear to ear

verle las orejas al lobo to see the red light, wake up to a danger, realize things could go wrong

oreja de mar ear shell, ormer

sillón de orejas wing chair

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noun f.

ear

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1. SF

1) (Anat) ear

- aguzar las orejas

- calentar las orejas a algn

- chafar la oreja

- descubrir o enseñar la oreja

- con las orejas gachas

- estar hasta las orejas de algo

- hacer orejas

- hacer orejas de mercader

- pegar la oreja en algo

- planchar oreja

- ponerle a algn las orejas coloradas

- sonreír de oreja a oreja

- verle las orejas al lobo

vérsele la oreja a algn * —

se le ve la oreja — you can see his little game *
tirón I, 1)
2) (=pieza) [de sillón] wing; [de zapato] tab; [de jarra] handle; [de envase de zumo, leche] flap; [de martillo] claw; [de libro] flap; [de tambor] lug

3) LAm (=curiosidad) curiosity; (=escucha) eavesdropping; (=prudencia) caution

2.

SMF ** (=soplón) grass *, fink (EEUU) *, informer

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I
femenino

1) (Anat) ear

tiene las orejas despegadas or salidas — his ears stick out

el perro puso las orejas tiesas — the dog pricked up its ears

calentarle la oreja a alguien — (Ven fam) to try to talk somebody into something

con las orejas gachas — with one's tail between one's legs

jalarle las orejas a alguien — (Méx, Per, Ven fam) to tell somebody off

parar la oreja — (AmL fam) to pay attention

paré la oreja para ver de qué hablaban — I pricked up my ears to hear what they were talking about (colloq)

tirarle a alguien de las orejas or (AmL) tirarle las orejas a alguien — ( literal) to pull somebody's ears; ( reprender) to tell somebody off

verle las orejas al lobo — to realize something is wrong

2) ( de sillón) wing
II
masculino y femenino (Méx fam) ( soplón - de la policía) stool pigeon (colloq), grass (BrE colloq); ( que escucha a escondidas) eavesdropper

* * *

= ear.

Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; ear; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.

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* con las orejas gachas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear, depressed.

* dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* lóbulo de la oreja = ear lobe, earlobe.

* mojarle la oreja a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre, outdo, outrun [out-run], trump.

* oreja caída = drop ear.

* oreja de mar = abalone.

* oreja gacha = drop ear.

* orejas de burro = dunce cap.

* planchar la oreja = bunk down.

* reírse con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja = grin from + ear to ear.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirón de orejas = slap on the wrist.

* verle las orejas al lobo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

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I
femenino

1) (Anat) ear

tiene las orejas despegadas or salidas — his ears stick out

el perro puso las orejas tiesas — the dog pricked up its ears

calentarle la oreja a alguien — (Ven fam) to try to talk somebody into something

con las orejas gachas — with one's tail between one's legs

jalarle las orejas a alguien — (Méx, Per, Ven fam) to tell somebody off

parar la oreja — (AmL fam) to pay attention

paré la oreja para ver de qué hablaban — I pricked up my ears to hear what they were talking about (colloq)

tirarle a alguien de las orejas or (AmL) tirarle las orejas a alguien — ( literal) to pull somebody's ears; ( reprender) to tell somebody off

verle las orejas al lobo — to realize something is wrong

2) ( de sillón) wing
II
masculino y femenino (Méx fam) ( soplón - de la policía) stool pigeon (colloq), grass (BrE colloq); ( que escucha a escondidas) eavesdropper

* * *

= ear.

Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; ear; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.

* con las orejas gachas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear, depressed.

* dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* lóbulo de la oreja = ear lobe, earlobe.

* mojarle la oreja a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre, outdo, outrun [out-run], trump.

* oreja caída = drop ear.

* oreja de mar = abalone.

* oreja gacha = drop ear.

* orejas de burro = dunce cap.

* planchar la oreja = bunk down.

* reírse con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja = grin from + ear to ear.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirón de orejas = slap on the wrist.

* verle las orejas al lobo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* * *

oreja¹

feminine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) ear

de orejas grandes big-eared o with big ears

tiene las orejas paradas or despegadas or salidas his ears stick out

el perro puso las orejas tiesas the dog pricked up its ears

puso una sonrisa de oreja a oreja she grinned from ear to ear

orejas de paila ( Chi fam); big ears

arderle las orejas a algn ( AmL): deben de arderle las orejas her ears must be burning

asomar la oreja to show one's true colors

calentarle la oreja a algn ( Ven fam); to try to talk sb into sth

con las orejas gachas with one's tail between one's legs

estar hasta las orejas de algo ( fam); to be up to one's ears o eyes in sth ( colloq)

jalarle las orejas a algn (Méx, Per fam); to tell sb off

parar la oreja ( AmL fam); to pay attention

para bien la oreja, que esto es importante pay attention, this is important o ( AmE colloq) listen up, this is important

paré la oreja para ver de qué hablaban I pricked up my ears to hear what they were talking about ( colloq)

planchar or chafar la oreja ( fam); to get some shut-eye ( colloq)

voy a planchar la oreja I'm going to get some shut-eye, I'm off to bed ( colloq)

tirarle a algn de las orejas or ( AmL) tirarle las orejas a algn (literal) to pull sb's ears; (reprender) to tell sb off, slap sb's wrists ( colloq)

verle las orejas al lobo to realize sth is wrong

B

1 (de una taza) handle

2 (de un sillón) wing

Compuesto:

oreja de burro

dog-ear

oreja²

masculine and feminine

( Méx fam)

1 (soplón — de la policía) informer, stool pigeon ( colloq), grass ( BrE colloq)

2 (que escucha a escondidas) eavesdropper

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oreja sustantivo femenino (Anat) ear;
◊ el perro puso las orejas tiesas the dog pricked up its ears;

tirarle a algn de las orejas or (AmL) tirarle las orejas a algn to pull sb's ears
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Méx fam) ( soplón — de la policía) stool pigeon (colloq), grass (BrE colloq);

( que escucha a escondidas) eavesdropper
oreja sustantivo femenino
1 Anat ear
2 (de sillón) wing
♦ Locuciones: ver las orejas al lobo, to see the danger signs
con las orejas gachas, with one's tail between one's legs
' oreja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lóbulo
- mosca
English:
ache
- belt
- ear
- grin
- push
- broad
- lobe
- prick

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oreja

♦ nf

1. [de persona, animal] ear;

orejas de soplillo sticky-out ears;

el perro puso las orejas tiesas the dog pricked up his ears;

tirar a alguien de las orejas to pull sb's ears [traditionally done to a person celebrating their birthday];
Fig to give sb a good telling-off;
tenía una sonrisa de oreja a oreja he was grinning from ear to ear;

Comp
Fam
agachar o [m5] bajar las orejas [en discusión] to back down;

Comp
Am Fam
le deben arder las orejas his ears must be burning;

Comp
Fam
calentarle a alguien las orejas to box sb's ears;

Comp
Fam
descubrir o [m5] enseñar la oreja to show one's true colours;

Comp
Fam
con las orejas gachas with one's tail between one's legs;

Comp
Am Fam
parar la oreja to pay attention, to listen up;

Comp

ponerle las orejas coloradas a alguien to tell sb off, to make sb feel uncomfortable;

Comp
Fam
ver las orejas al lobo to see what's coming

2. [de sillón] wing

3. [de vasija] handle

4. oreja de mar abalone

♦ nmf
Méx Fam informer, Br grass
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oreja

f

1 ear;

orejas despegadas protruding ears;

una sonrisa de oreja a oreja a smile from ear to ear;

aguzar las orejas L.Am. prick one’s ears up;

parar la oreja pay attention;

asomar o

enseñar o

descubrir la oreja show one’s true colors o Br colours;

ver las orejas al lobo fig fam wake up to the danger;

bajar o

agachar las orejas fig back down;

calentarle a alguien las orejas fig tell s.o. off;

hasta las orejas fig up to one’s eyes o

ears

2 Méx fam ( delator) informer

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oreja nf

: ear

* * *

oreja n ear

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17 achantar

achantar

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (intimidar) to scare, frighten

► verbo pronominal achantarse

1 (acobardarse) to get frightened, lose one's nerve

2 (esconderse) to hide

3 familiar (callarse) to shut up

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1.

VT (=intimidar) to intimidate; (=humillar) to take down a peg; (=asustar) * to scare, frighten

2.

See:

achantarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo (fam) to intimidate
2.
achantarse v pron (fam) to back down

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo (fam) to intimidate
2.
achantarse v pron (fam) to back down

* * *

achantar [A1 ]

vt

( fam); to intimidate

■ achantarse

v pron

( fam); to back down

* * *

achantar verbo transitivo to scare: íbamos a quejarnos, pero nos achantó su aspecto, we were going to complain but his appearance put us off

* * *

achantar Fam

♦ vt

to scare, Br to put the wind up;

a ese no lo achanta nada nothing gets him scared

♦ See also the pronominal verb achantarse

Spanish-English dictionary > achantar
18 merma

f.

1 decrease, reduction.

2 shrinkage.

pres.indicat.

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

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merma

► nombre femenino

1 decrease, reduction

* * *

noun f.

1) decrease, drop

2) loss, waste

* * *

SF (=disminución) [de interés, ganancia] decrease; [al secarse] shrinkage; (=pérdida) loss

sin merma de calidad — without loss of quality, without compromising on quality

para que su honor no sufra merma — so that his honour is not diminished

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femenino (frml) decrease, decline

no podía volverse atrás sin merma de su prestigio — he couldn't back down without damaging his reputation

* * *

femenino (frml) decrease, decline

no podía volverse atrás sin merma de su prestigio — he couldn't back down without damaging his reputation

* * *

merma

feminine

( frml)

decrease, decline

las pensiones de jubilación no sufrirán merma alguna there will be no reduction o decrease in the value of pensions

no podía volverse atrás sin merma de su prestigio he couldn't back down without losing face o damaging his reputation

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merma nf
[de caudal] fall; [de energía, vitalidad, dinamismo] diminishing; [de ingresos, productividad] fall; [de calidad] deterioration;
se ha producido una merma en los ingresos there has been a reduction o fall in income, income has fallen

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merma

f reduction, decrease

* * *

merma nf

1) : decrease, cut

2) : waste, loss

Spanish-English dictionary > merma
19 recoger velas

v.

1 to take down the sails.

2 to back down, to back-pedal.

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recoger velas

figurado to back down

Spanish-English dictionary > recoger velas
20 bajarse

bajarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down

2 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, -); (bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)

3 (agacharse) to bend down, bend over

* * *

VPR

1) [de árbol, escalera, silla] to get down (de from)

¡bájate de ahí! — get down from there!

2) [de autobús, tren, avión, moto, bici] to get off; [de coche] to get out

bajarse de — [+ autobús, tren, avión, moto, bici] to get off; [+ coche] to get out of

se bajó del autobús antes que yo — he got off the bus before me

3)

bajarse algo de Internet — to download sth from the internet

4)

bajarse del vicio — * to kick the habit *

5) (=inclinarse) to bend down

bajarse a recoger algo — to bend down to pick sth up

6) (=rebajarse) to lower o.s.

bajarse a hacer algo vil — to lower o.s. to do sth mean

7) Cono Sur (=alojarse) to stay, put up

bajarse en — to stay at
pantalón 1)
* * *

■bajarse verbo reflexivo
1 to come o go down: bájate de la banqueta, get off the stool
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of] 3 no te bajes los pantalones, don't take your trousers down
' bajarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apearse
- burra
- burro
- pantalón
- bajar
English:
climb
- get
- step

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vpr

1. [apearse] [de coche] to get out;
[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla] to get/come down;
bajarse de [de coche] to get out of;
[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to get off, to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla] to get/come down from;
nos bajamos en la próxima we get off at the next stop;

¡bájate de ahí ahora mismo! get/come down from there at once!;

Comp
Fam
bajarse del burro to back down

2. Fam [ir, venir] to go/come down;

bájate a la playa conmigo come down to the beach with me

3. [agacharse] to bend down, to stoop;

¡bájate un poco, que no veo nada! move your head down a bit!, I can't see!

4. [medias, calcetines] to pull down;

bajarse los pantalones to take one's Br trousers o US pants down;
Fig Fam to climb down
5. Fam Informát to download;

me he bajado un juego estupendo I downloaded an excellent game

* * *

bajarse

v/r

1 get down

2 de automóvil get out (de of); de tren, autobús get off (de sth)

3

:

bajarse los pantalones drop one’s pants o Br trousers

* * *

vr

bajarse de : to get off, to get out of (a vehicle)

* * *

bajarse vb to get down / to get off

bájate de allí get down from there

Spanish-English dictionary > bajarse

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