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1 canela

adj.&f.

cinnamon, cinnamon colour, cinnamon color, sorrel.

adj.&f.

cinnamon, sorrel, cinnamon color, cinnamon colour.

intj.

good gracious, marvelous.

f.

1 cinnamon.

ser canela fina (figurative) to be sheer class

2 Canela.

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canela

► nombre femenino

1 cinnamon

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser canela fina figurado to be exquisite, be excellent

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1. SF

1) (Bot, Culin) cinnamon

ser canela fina o en rama —

Ana es canela fina o en rama — Ana is wonderful

este torero es canela fina — he's a brilliant bullfighter

prueba estas gambas, son canela fina — try these prawns, they're exquisite

canela en polvo — ground cinnamon

canela en rama — stick cinnamon
flor 1., 3)
2) Caribe (=mulata) mulatto girl

2.

EXCL euf good gracious!

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femenino

a) (Bot, Coc) cinnamon

ser canela fina — futbolista to be brilliant; vino/queso to be absolutely delicious; mujer to be outstandingly beautiful

b) ( color) cinnamon

(de) color canela — cinnamon-colored*

- canela en polvo/en rama

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= cinnamon.

Ex. Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.

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femenino

a) (Bot, Coc) cinnamon

ser canela fina — futbolista to be brilliant; vino/queso to be absolutely delicious; mujer to be outstandingly beautiful

b) ( color) cinnamon

(de) color canela — cinnamon-colored*

- canela en polvo/en rama

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= cinnamon.

Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.

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canela

feminine

1 ( Bot, Coc) cinnamon

ser canela fina: prueba este vino, es canela fina try some of this wine, it's pure nectar

esa mujer es canela fina she is a very special o an exceptional woman

2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (color) cinnamon

(de) color canela cinnamon-colored*

Compuestos:

● canela en polvo

ground cinnamon

● canela en rama

stick cinnamon

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canela sustantivo femenino (Bot, Coc) cinnamon;
◊ canela en polvo/en rama ground/stick cinnamon

canela sustantivo femenino cinnamon
canela en rama, stick cinnamon
♦ Locuciones: ser canela fina, (ser alguien extraordinario) to be brillant
(ser algo muy bueno) to be outstanding
(estar delicioso) to be absolutely delicious

' canela' also found in these entries:
English:
cinnamon
- tan

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canela nf

cinnamon;

Comp
Fam
ser canela fina to be sheer class

Comp
canela en polvo ground cinnamon;
canela en rama stick cinnamon

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canela

f cinnamon;

ser canela fina fig fam be very fine, be wonderful

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canela nf

: cinnamon

Spanish-English dictionary > canela
2 rein

f; -, -en; südd., österr. casserole

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purely (Adv.);

(bloß) mere (Adj.); sheer (Adj.); plain (Adj.);

(klar) limpid (Adj.); clear (Adj.);

(netto) net (Adj.);

(sauber) clean (Adj.);

(unbefleckt) virgin (Adj.); immaculate (Adj.); undefiled (Adj.);

(unvermischt) pure (Adj.)

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f -, -en (S Ger, Aus COOK)
≈ casserole
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1) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) clear

2) mere

3) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) pure

4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) pure

5) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) sheer

6) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) simple

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Rein

[rain]

f casserole

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I
Adverb (ugs.)

rein mit dir! — in you go/come!
II 1.
Adjektiv

1) (unvermischt) pure

2) (nichts anderes als) pure; sheer

etwas aus reinem Trotz tun — do something out of sheer or pure contrariness

reine Theorie — pure theory

die reine Wahrheit sagen — tell the plain or unvarnished truth

es war eine reine Männersache — it was exclusively a men's affair

eine reine Arbeitergegend — a purely or entirely working-class district

der reinste Quatsch — (ugs.) pure or sheer or absolute nonsense

dein Zimmer ist der reinste Saustall — (derb) your room is a real pigsty

3) (meist geh.): (frisch, sauber) clean; fresh <clothes, sheet of paper, etc.>; pure, clean <water, air>; clear < complexion>; (fig.)

jemanden/jemandes Namen rein waschen — (ugs.) clear somebody/somebody's name

sich rein waschen — (ugs.) cler oneself or one's name

ein reines Gewissen haben — have a clear conscience

etwas ins Reine schreiben — make a fair copy of something

etwas ins Reine bringen — clear something up; put something straight

mit jemandem/etwas ins Reine kommen — get things straightened out with somebody/get something sorted or straightened out
2.
Adverb purely

rein zufällig — purely or quite by chance

rein gar nichts — (ugs.) absolutely nothing

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rein¹

A. adj

1. pure ( auch CHEM, BIOL, LING, Seide, Wein, Alkohol und fig); (sauber) clean; (klar) auch Gewissen: clear; METALL unalloyed; (gereinigt) purified; (unverfälscht) unadulterated (auch fig); Haut: clear; Blatt Papier: clean, blank;

reine Baumwolle pure ( oder 100%) cotton;

reines Deutsch sprechen speak a pure German;

reine und angewandte Mathematik pure and applied mathematics;

Kants Kritik der Reinen Vernunft Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason;

ein reines Gewissen a clear ( oder pure) conscience; → Luft, Tisch, Wein, Weste

2. REL, Tier, Speise: clean;

für Moslems ist Schweinefleisch nicht rein pork for Muslims is an unclean meat

3. Gewinn: net, clear

4. fig, umg, intensivierend, oft im sup: (bloß, nichts als) utter, sheer, absolute;

das ist reiner Zufall that is sheer luck;

reine Lüge downright ( oder barefaced) lie;

eine reine Frechheit (a piece of) barefaced cheek (US nerve);

reiner Unsinn/Wahnsinn sheer nonsense/madness;

das ist reine Theorie that’s only ( oder simply) theory;

eine reine Formalität a mere formality;

der reine Hohn pure ( oder bitter) mockery;

ein reiner Zufall a pure accident ( oder coincidence);

reinste Freude sheer ( oder pure) joy;

er ist der reinste Komiker he’s a real comedian;

die reinste Komödie a regular comedy

5. fig, intensivierend: (ausschließlich, echt) genuine, real;

die reine Wahrheit the plain truth; JUR the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth;

eine reine Arbeitergegend a real working-class area; → Vergnügen

B. adv

1. purely;

rein pflanzlich purely vegetable; nur attr pure ( oder all) vegetable …; Essen: strictly vegetarian;

rein pflanzliches Fett pure vegetable fat;

aus rein naturwissenschaftlicher Sicht from a strictly scientific point of view

2. umg (gänzlich) absolutely;

rein gar nichts absolutely nothing (nil umg);

rein unmöglich absolutely impossible;

rein verrückt totally mad;

rein zufällig by pure accident ( oder chance), purely by accident ( oder chance);

aus rein persönlichen Gründen for purely personal reasons;

etwas rein Persönliches a purely personal matter;

es geht schon rein zeitlich nicht there simply isn’t (enough) time;

etwas rein mechanisch tun do sth just mechanically

C. substantivisch:

ins Reine bringen clear up, sort out;

mit jemandem ins Reine kommen get things straightened out with sb;

(mit sich) ins Reine kommen straighten things out (for o.s.);

etwas ins Reine schreiben make a fair copy of sth

rein² adv umg

1. → herein

2. → hinein

rein… im v umg

1. → auch herein…

2. → auch hinein…

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I
Adverb (ugs.)

rein mit dir! — in you go/come!
II 1.
Adjektiv

1) (unvermischt) pure

2) (nichts anderes als) pure; sheer

etwas aus reinem Trotz tun — do something out of sheer or pure contrariness

reine Theorie — pure theory

die reine Wahrheit sagen — tell the plain or unvarnished truth

es war eine reine Männersache — it was exclusively a men's affair

eine reine Arbeitergegend — a purely or entirely working-class district

der reinste Quatsch — (ugs.) pure or sheer or absolute nonsense

dein Zimmer ist der reinste Saustall — (derb) your room is a real pigsty

3) (meist geh.): (frisch, sauber) clean; fresh <clothes, sheet of paper, etc.>; pure, clean <water, air>; clear < complexion>; (fig.)

jemanden/jemandes Namen rein waschen — (ugs.) clear somebody/somebody's name

sich rein waschen — (ugs.) cler oneself or one's name

ein reines Gewissen haben — have a clear conscience

etwas ins Reine schreiben — make a fair copy of something

etwas ins Reine bringen — clear something up; put something straight

mit jemandem/etwas ins Reine kommen — get things straightened out with somebody/get something sorted or straightened out
2.
Adverb purely

rein zufällig — purely or quite by chance

rein gar nichts — (ugs.) absolutely nothing

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adj.

absolute adj.

chaste adj.

clean adj.

immaculate adj.

pure adj.

sheer adj.

straight adj.

unadulterated adj.

uncorrupt adj.

uncorrupted adj.

undefiled adj. adv.

chastely adv.

immaculately adv.

purely adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > rein
3 pur

pur, e [pyʀ]

1. adjective

pure ; [vin] undiluted ; [whisky, gin] straight ; [ciel] clear

• pur fruit [confiture] real fruit

• pur beurre [gâteau] all butter

• un pur produit de la bourgeoisie a typical product of the middle class

• l'air pur de la campagne the fresh country air

• elle parle un français très pur she speaks very pure French

• c'est de la folie pure it's utter madness

• c'était du racisme pur et simple

• c'était du racisme à l'état pur it was plain racism

• cela relève de la pure fiction it's pure fiction

• c'est une question de pure forme it's purely a question of form

• c'est par pur hasard que je l'ai vu I saw it by sheer chance

• en pure perte for absolutely nothing

• par pure ignorance out of sheer ignorance

• pur et dur (Politics) hard-line

2. masculine noun, feminine noun

(Politics) pur (et dur) hard-liner

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1.

pure pyʀ adjectif

1) ( sans mélange) pure; ( non dilué) straight

boire son vin pur — to drink one's wine undiluted

2) ( non altéré) [eau, air] pure; [diamant] flawless; [ciel, voix] clear

3) ( sans fioritures) [ligne, style] pure

4) ( total) [méchanceté, vérité] pure; [coïncidence, plaisir, folie] sheer

en pure perte — to no avail

question de pure forme — token question

pur et simple — outright

pur et dur — hardline

5) ( théorique) pure

6) ( d'origine) [tradition] true

un pur produit de — lit, fig a typical product of

à l'état pur — [génie, bêtise] sheer

7) ( sans défaut moral) pure

2.

nom masculin, féminin

1) ( personne irréprochable) virtuous person

2) ( fidèle à un parti)

pur (et dur) — hardliner

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pyʀ pur, -e
1. adj

1) (eau) pure

L'eau de cette source est très pure. — The water from this spring is very pure.

de l'eau de Javel pure — concentrated bleach

pur porc — pure pork

100% pur jus sans sucre ajouté — 100% pure juice with no added sugar

2) (vin) undiluted

3) (whisky) neat

4) (intentions) pure

un pur esprit — a pure mind

5)

en pure perte — fruitlessly, to no avail

c'est de la folie pure — it's sheer madness

pur et simple — pure and simple

2. nm/f

(= personne) hardliner

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pur, pure

A adj

1 ( sans mélange) [substance, laine, héroïne, race] pure; ( non dilué) [whisky, pastis] straight; c'est de l'or pur it's pure gold; un métal à l'état pur metal in its pure state; boire son vin pur to drink one's wine undiluted; une confiture pur sucre a jam with no artificial sweetening; une confiture pur fruit a real fruit jam; fromages pur chèvre/vache pure goat's/cow's milk cheese; pur porc [saucisson] pure pork ( épith);

2 ( non altéré) [eau, air] pure; [diamant] flawless; [ciel] clear; [son, voix] pure, clear; respirer l'air pur to breathe the pure air;

3 ( sans fioritures) [ligne, style] pure; [beauté] unsullied;

4 ( total) [méchanceté, fantasme, vérité] pure; [coïncidence, plaisir, ignorance, folie, inconscience] sheer; c'est du pur masochisme it's sheer ou pure masochism; en pure perte to no avail; de pure forme token ( épith); question/propos de pure forme token question/words; pur et simple [mensonge, refus, ignorance, élimination] outright; on envisage le retrait pur et simple des troupes they simply envisage the withdrawal of the troops; c'est de la paresse/fiction pure et simple it's laziness/fiction, pure and simple; pur et dur hardline; le militarisme pur et dur hardline militarism; un militant pur et dur a hardline militant;

5 ( théorique) [sciences, recherche, mathématiques] pure;

6 ( d'origine) [tradition] true; dans la pure tradition populaire in the true popular tradition; un pur produit de qch lit, fig a typical product of sth; un Parisien de pure souche a Parisian born and bred; à l'état pur [génie, bêtise] sheer; c'est de la bêtise à l'état pur it's sheer stupidity;

7 ( sans défaut moral) [personne, cœur] pure.

B nm,f

1 ( personne irréprochable) virtuous person;

2 ( fidèle à un parti) hardliner; les purs et durs the hardliners.

( féminin pure) [pyr] adjectif

1. [non pollué - eau] pure, clear, uncontaminated ; [ - air] clean, pure

2. [sans mélange - liquide] undiluted ; [ - race] pure ; [ - bonheur, joie] unalloyed, pure ; [ - note, voyelle, couleur] pure

il parle un anglais très pur he speaks very refined ou polished English

le cognac se boit pur cognac should be taken straight ou neat

pure laine (vierge) pure (new) wool

biscuits pur beurre (100 %) butter biscuits

c'est un pur produit de la bourgeoisie he's a genuine middle-class product

à l'état pur pure, unalloyed, unadulterated

pur et dur

a. [fidèle] strict

b. [intransigeant] hard-line

les amateurs de café purs et durs (humoristique) serious ou dedicated coffee drinkers

c'est un socialiste pur jus he's a socialist through and through

3. [sans défaut] faultless, perfect

des lignes pures neat ou perfect lines

un style pur an unaffected style

4. [innocent] pure, clean

être pur to be pure at heart

le regard pur d'un enfant a child's innocent gaze

5. [théorique] pure, theoretical

sciences pures pure science

6. [en intensif] sheer, utter, pure

c'est de la folie pure! it's sheer lunacy!

par pure méchanceté out of sheer malice

c'était un pur hasard de le trouver là I found him there purely by chance

c'est de la lâcheté pure et simple it's sheer cowardice, it's cowardice pure and simple

7. AUDIO & CHIMIE & OPTIQUE pure

8. MINÉRALOGIE flawless

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, pure [pyr] nom masculin, nom féminin

1. POLITIQUE [fidèle] dedicated follower

[intransigeant] hardliner

2. RELIGION true believer

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pur
4 Rein

f; -, -en; südd., österr. casserole

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purely (Adv.);

(bloß) mere (Adj.); sheer (Adj.); plain (Adj.);

(klar) limpid (Adj.); clear (Adj.);

(netto) net (Adj.);

(sauber) clean (Adj.);

(unbefleckt) virgin (Adj.); immaculate (Adj.); undefiled (Adj.);

(unvermischt) pure (Adj.)

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f -, -en (S Ger, Aus COOK)
≈ casserole
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1) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) clear

2) mere

3) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) pure

4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) pure

5) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) sheer

6) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) simple

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Rein

[rain]

f casserole

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I
Adverb (ugs.)

rein mit dir! — in you go/come!
II 1.
Adjektiv

1) (unvermischt) pure

2) (nichts anderes als) pure; sheer

etwas aus reinem Trotz tun — do something out of sheer or pure contrariness

reine Theorie — pure theory

die reine Wahrheit sagen — tell the plain or unvarnished truth

es war eine reine Männersache — it was exclusively a men's affair

eine reine Arbeitergegend — a purely or entirely working-class district

der reinste Quatsch — (ugs.) pure or sheer or absolute nonsense

dein Zimmer ist der reinste Saustall — (derb) your room is a real pigsty

3) (meist geh.): (frisch, sauber) clean; fresh <clothes, sheet of paper, etc.>; pure, clean <water, air>; clear < complexion>; (fig.)

jemanden/jemandes Namen rein waschen — (ugs.) clear somebody/somebody's name

sich rein waschen — (ugs.) cler oneself or one's name

ein reines Gewissen haben — have a clear conscience

etwas ins Reine schreiben — make a fair copy of something

etwas ins Reine bringen — clear something up; put something straight

mit jemandem/etwas ins Reine kommen — get things straightened out with somebody/get something sorted or straightened out
2.
Adverb purely

rein zufällig — purely or quite by chance

rein gar nichts — (ugs.) absolutely nothing

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Rein f; -, -en; südd, österr casserole

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I
Adverb (ugs.)

rein mit dir! — in you go/come!
II 1.
Adjektiv

1) (unvermischt) pure

2) (nichts anderes als) pure; sheer

etwas aus reinem Trotz tun — do something out of sheer or pure contrariness

reine Theorie — pure theory

die reine Wahrheit sagen — tell the plain or unvarnished truth

es war eine reine Männersache — it was exclusively a men's affair

eine reine Arbeitergegend — a purely or entirely working-class district

der reinste Quatsch — (ugs.) pure or sheer or absolute nonsense

dein Zimmer ist der reinste Saustall — (derb) your room is a real pigsty

3) (meist geh.): (frisch, sauber) clean; fresh <clothes, sheet of paper, etc.>; pure, clean <water, air>; clear < complexion>; (fig.)

jemanden/jemandes Namen rein waschen — (ugs.) clear somebody/somebody's name

sich rein waschen — (ugs.) cler oneself or one's name

ein reines Gewissen haben — have a clear conscience

etwas ins Reine schreiben — make a fair copy of something

etwas ins Reine bringen — clear something up; put something straight

mit jemandem/etwas ins Reine kommen — get things straightened out with somebody/get something sorted or straightened out
2.
Adverb purely

rein zufällig — purely or quite by chance

rein gar nichts — (ugs.) absolutely nothing

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adj.

absolute adj.

chaste adj.

clean adj.

immaculate adj.

pure adj.

sheer adj.

straight adj.

unadulterated adj.

uncorrupt adj.

uncorrupted adj.

undefiled adj. adv.

chastely adv.

immaculately adv.

purely adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Rein
5 simple

adj.

1 simple (sin componentes).

2 simple (sencillo, tonto).

3 simple, easy.

es muy simple, metes la moneda y ya está it's quite simple, all you have to do is insert the coin

4 mere (mero).

por simple estupidez through sheer stupidity

nos basta con su simple palabra his word is enough for us by itself

no le pedí más que un simple favor all I asked him for was a favor

5 prime (Mat).

f. & m.

simpleton (person).

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simple

► adjetivo

1 (gen) simple

2 (único) single, just one

■ con una simple llamada lo hubiera arreglado he could have settled it with just one phone call

3 (mero) mere

4 (persona) simple, simple-minded

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 simpleton

► nombre masculino

1 (tenis) singles plural

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por simple descuido through sheer carelessness

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adj.

1) mere

2) simple

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1. ADJ

1) (=sin adornos) [peinado, objeto] simple; [vestido, decoración] plain

2) [método] simple, easy, straightforward

3) [antes de sustantivo] (=mero) mere

por simple descuido — through sheer carelessness

es cosa de una simple plumada — it's a matter of a mere stroke of the pen

somos simples aficionados — we're just amateurs

4) [antes de sustantivo] (=corriente) ordinary

es un simple abogado — he's only o just a solicitor

un simple soldado — an ordinary soldier

5) [persona] (=sin complicaciones) simple; (=crédulo) gullible; pey (=de pocas luces) simple-minded

6) (Ling, Quím) simple

7) (Bot) single

2.

SMF (=persona) simpleton

3.

SMPL pl simples (Tenis) singles; (Bot) simples

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adjetivo

1)

a) (sencillo, fácil) <sistema/procedimiento> simple

no puede ser más simple — it couldn't be (any) simpler o more straightforward; llanamente

b) (Quím) < sustancia> simple

c) (Ling) < tiempo> simple

2) (delante del n) ( mero) simple

es un simple resfriado — it's just a common cold

un simple soldado — an ordinary soldier

3) ( tonto) simple, simple-minded

no seas simple — don't be silly
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masculino y femenino simpleton

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= mere, non-intellectual, pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], single, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, low-key [low key], schematic, simple-minded, uncluttered, unsophisticated, naked, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, hassle-free, no-brainer.

Ex. Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other.

Ex. The picture of the self-improvement-oriented readers contrasts sharply with the typical adult user who asks quite non-intellectual questions at the reference desk.

Ex. The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.

Ex. The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex. Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.

Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex. Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.

Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.

Ex. None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer.

Ex. Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.

Ex. Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.

Ex. Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.

Ex. Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.

Ex. Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.

Ex. It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.

Ex. Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.

Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.

Ex. Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.

Ex. Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.

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* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* búsqueda simple = simple search.

* de una forma simple = in a simple manner.

* de una manera simple = in a simple manner.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* interés simple = simple interest.

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* simple mortal = lesser mortal.

* simple y llanamente = just plain, plainly and simply.

* tan simple como = with as little ado as.

* unidad simple = singleton.

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adjetivo

1)

a) (sencillo, fácil) <sistema/procedimiento> simple

no puede ser más simple — it couldn't be (any) simpler o more straightforward; llanamente

b) (Quím) < sustancia> simple

c) (Ling) < tiempo> simple

2) (delante del n) ( mero) simple

es un simple resfriado — it's just a common cold

un simple soldado — an ordinary soldier

3) ( tonto) simple, simple-minded

no seas simple — don't be silly
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masculino y femenino simpleton

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= mere, non-intellectual, pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], single, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, low-key [low key], schematic, simple-minded, uncluttered, unsophisticated, naked, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, hassle-free, no-brainer.

Ex: Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other.

Ex: The picture of the self-improvement-oriented readers contrasts sharply with the typical adult user who asks quite non-intellectual questions at the reference desk.

Ex: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.

Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.

Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex: Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.

Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex: Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.

Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.

Ex: None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer.

Ex: Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.

Ex: Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.

Ex: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.

Ex: Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.

Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.

Ex: It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.

Ex: Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.

Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.

Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.

Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* búsqueda simple = simple search.

* de una forma simple = in a simple manner.

* de una manera simple = in a simple manner.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* interés simple = simple interest.

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* simple mortal = lesser mortal.

* simple y llanamente = just plain, plainly and simply.

* tan simple como = with as little ado as.

* unidad simple = singleton.

* * *

simple¹

adjective

A

1 (sencillo, fácil) ‹sistema/procedimiento› simple

el mecanismo no puede ser más simple the mechanism couldn't be (any) simpler o more straightforward

la solución es muy simple the solution is very simple

es una dieta simple pero completa it's a simple but complete diet

llanamente

2 ( Quím) ‹sustancia› simple

3 ( Ling) ‹tiempo› simple

B ( delante del n) (mero) simple

un simple error puede causar un accidente a simple mistake can cause an accident

no es más que un simple resfriado it's just a common cold

era un simple soldado he was an ordinary soldier

vista² (↑ vista (2))

C (tonto, bobo) simple, simple-minded

es muy simple, pero buena persona he's rather simple o simple-minded, but he's a nice person

no seas simple ¿no ves que así no haces nada? don't be silly o ( BrE colloq) daft, can't you see you won't get anywhere like that?

simple²

masculine and feminine

simpleton

* * *

simple adjetivo
1 (sencillo, fácil) simple;
See also→ llanamente
2 ( delante del n) ( mero) simple;
◊ el simple hecho de … the simple fact of …;

es un simple resfriado it's just a common cold;
un simple soldado an ordinary soldier
3 ( tonto) simple, simple-minded
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
simpleton
simple
I adjetivo
1 (sencillo) simple: estos ejercicios son muy simples, these exercises are very easy
una cámara de simple manejo, an easy-to-use camera
2 Ling Quím (no complejo, no compuesto) simple
oración simple, simple sentence
3 (mero, tan solo) mere, pure: somos simples espectadores, we are mere observers
fue simple casualidad, it was pure coincidence
pey es un simple secretario, he's just a secretary
4 (cándido, sin malicia) naive, innocent
pey (tonto) simple-minded, half-witted, foolish
II m (ingenuo, inocente) innocent, naive person
pey (simplón, tonto) simpleton, half-wit
' simple' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
babosa
- baboso
- bendita
- bendito
- boba
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- bobo
- borrica
- borrico
- clavar
- compuesta
- compuesto
- hincapié
- idea
- lila
- llaneza
- mayoría
- pánfila
- pánfilo
- pardilla
- pardillo
- preferir
- sencilla
- sencillo
- simpleza
- triste
- vista
- hechura
- llanamente
- mero
- pretérito
- puro
- ya
English:
ago
- arithmetic
- dowdy
- gravestone
- mere
- naked
- plain
- simple
- simple interest
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness
- single-spacing
- basic
- simply
- unsophisticated

* * *

simple

♦ adj

1. [sencillo, tonto] simple

2. [fácil] easy, simple;

es muy simple, metes la moneda y ya está it's quite simple, all you have to do is insert the coin

3. [sin complicación] simple;

una decoración simple a simple decoration

4. [único, sin componentes] single;

dame una simple razón give me one single reason

5. [mero]
es un simple trabajador he's a simple o an ordinary worker;

no le pedí más que un simple favor I merely asked her a favour;

nos basta con su simple palabra his word is enough for us by itself;

por simple estupidez through sheer stupidity

6. Mat prime

7. Quím simple

8. Ling [verbo] simple

♦ nmf
[persona] simpleton
* * *

simple

I adj

1 ( fácil) simple

2 ( mero) ordinary

II m/f simpleton

* * *

simple adj

1) sencillo: plain, simple, easy

2) : pure, mere

por simple vanidad: out of pure vanity

3) : simpleminded, foolish

simple n

: fool, simpleton

* * *

simple adj

1. (sencillo) simple

era un problema muy simple it was a very simple problem

2. (solamente) just

es un simple resfriado it's just a cold

con una simple llamada with just a phone call

Spanish-English dictionary > simple
6 фин

1. (тънък) fine

(за тъкан и) sheer

2. (изящен) fine, exquisite

3. (изискан) fine, delicate, cultivated; well-bred

разг. U (съкр. от upper class)

4. тех. (точен) precision (attr.)

фина механика precision/fine mechanics

(производство) precision tool manufacture

фини инструменти precision instruments

* * *

фин,

прил.

1. ( тънък) fine; (за тъкан и пр.) sheer; \фина мазилка finishing coat;

2. ( изящен) fine, exquisite; ( елегантен) gracile; (за черти на лицето) fine-drawn;

3. ( изискан) fine, delicate, cultivated; well-bred; разг. U (съкр. от upper class);

4. техн. ( точен) precision (attr.); (за пила) dead-smooth; \фина механика precision/fine mechanics; ( производство) precision tool manufacture; \фини инструменти precision instruments.

* * *

fine ; cobwebby ; (изящен): exquisite ; nice {nais}; refined ; subtle (изтънчен); (точен, прецизен): precision: фин mechanics - фина механика

* * *
1. (за тъкан и) sheer 2. (изискан) fine, delicate, cultivated;well-bred 3. (изящен) fine, exquisite 4. (производство) precision tool manufacture 5. (тънък) fine 6. mex. (точен) precision (attr.) 7. ФИНa механика precision/fine mechanics 8. ФИНи инструменти precision instruments 9. разг. U (ськр. от upper class)

Български-английски речник > фин
7 nuevo

adj.

new, modern, recent, novel.

* * *

nuevo

► adjetivo

1 new

2 (adicional) further

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 newcomer (principiante) beginner; (universidad) fresher (US freshman)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de nuevo again

coger a alguien de nuevas to take somebody by surprise

estar (como) nuevo,-a (objeto) to be as good as new 2 (persona) to feel like new, feel as good as new

hacerse de nuevas to pretend not to know

¿qué hay de nuevo? familiar what's new?

* * *

(f. - nueva)

adj.

new

- de nuevo

* * *

ADJ

1) (=no usado) new

ha presentado su nueva película — he launched his new film

la casa es nueva — the house is new

la casa está nueva — the house is as good as new

como nuevo: estos pantalones están como nuevos — these trousers are just like new

con una mano de pintura quedará como nuevo — it'll look like new after a coat of paint

después de una buena siesta quedarás como nuevo — you'll feel like new after a good nap

- no hay nada nuevo bajo el sol

2) (=recién llegado) new

es nuevo en el oficio — he's new to the trade

es nuevo en la ciudad — he's new to the town

soy nuevo en el colegio — I'm new at the school

3)

de nuevo — (=otra vez) again

tuve que leer el libro de nuevo — I had to read the book again

* * *

- va adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <coche/casa/trabajo> new

b) (delante del n) <intento/cambio> further

ha surgido un nuevo problema — another o a further problem has arisen

c) [ser] <estilo/enfoque> new

¿qué hay de nuevo? — (fam) what's new? (colloq)

d) [estar] ( no desgastado) as good as new

todavía lo tengo nuevecito or (CS) nuevito — it's still as good as new

- nueva ola

- nuevas tecnologías

- nuevo rico -va rica

- Nuevo Testamento

2)

de nuevo — again

* * *

= emerging, fresh, new [newer -comp., newest -sup.], renewed, rising, unfamiliar, unworn, emergent, fledging, fledgling [fledgeling], uncharted, unchartered, brand new, ever-new, up-and-coming, new found [new-found/newfound], evolving, changing.

Ex. We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.

Ex. This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.

Ex. The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. It is not enough to train the rising generation to meet their new responsibilities, for irreversible decisions must be made before they come to maturity.

Ex. We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.

Ex. A printer who wanted to achieve a sharp impression from unworn type of even height to paper would put hard rather than soft packing in the tympan.

Ex. Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.

Ex. Venture capitalists funded fledging companies in the early days of information technology some of which went on to dominate the market.

Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.

Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex. This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.

Ex. Information on small, sometimes brand new, companies in the chemical and biotechnology industries is often difficult to find.

Ex. He was then able to compare sources that made correlations possible and raised ever-new questions.

Ex. The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.

Ex. This could help readers gain a newfound appreciation of each others' childhood through books.

Ex. One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.

Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

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* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevos mercados = branch into.

* activo de nuevo = up and about.

* adquirir una nueva dimensión = take on + new dimension.

* adquirir un nuevo significado = take on + new dimension.

* alfombrar de nuevo = recarpet [re-carpet].

* analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].

* añadir una nueva dimensión = add + new dimension.

* Año Nuevo = New Year.

* apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.

* aprender de nuevo = relearn.

* asumir una nueva faceta = take on + new dimension.

* Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York = New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.

* búsqueda de nuevos genes = gene-harvesting.

* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.

* colocar de nuevo en los estantes = reshelve [re-shelve].

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].

* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* convocar de nuevo = reconvene.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de nueva ola = new-wave.

* de nuevas formas = in new ways.

* de nuevas maneras = in new ways.

* de nuevo = again, once again, yet again, afresh, anew, all over again, redux, over again.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* de nuevo en pie = up and about.

* de nuevos modos = in new ways.

* desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.

* de una nueva forma = in a new way.

* de una nueva manera = in a new way.

* de un nuevo modo = in a new way.

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* empresa de nueva creación = this sort of thing, startup [start-up].

* enseñar de nuevo = retrain [re-train].

* entrada de nuevo = re-entry [reentry].

* enviar de nuevo = resend [re-send].

* explorar nuevos horizontes = move on to + pastures new.

* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, turn over + a new leaf.

* hacerlo de nuevo = go and do it again.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inscribir de nuevo = reregister.

* intentar de nuevo = retry [re-try].

* introducir de nuevo = re-enter [reenter].

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* luna nueva = new moon.

* mencionar de nuevo = restate [re-state].

* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* mostrar de nuevo = redisplay.

* nacido de nuevo = born again.

* Nueva Brunswick = New Brunswick.

* nueva edición = new edition.

* nueva era = new age.

* Nueva Escocia = Nova Scotia.

* nueva evaluación = reappraisal.

* Nueva Gales del Sur = New South Wales.

* Nueva Guinea = New Guinea.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* Nueva Inglaterra = New England.

* nueva lectura = rereading [re-reading].

* nueva línea = linefeed.

* Nueva Ola, la = New Wave, the.

* Nueva Orleans = New Orleans.

* nueva perspectiva = new light.

* nueva promesa = rising star.

* nueva redacción = redraft, rewrite [re-write].

* nuevas fronteras = new horizons.

* nueva tirada = rerun.

* nueva versión = upgrade, remake.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* nueva visita = return visit.

* Nueva York = New York (NY).

* Nueva Zelanda = New Zealand (NZ).

* nuevo análisis = reanalysis [reanalyses, -pl.].

* nuevo comienzo = new beginning, clean slate, new leaf.

* Nuevo Méjico = New Mexico.

* nuevo miembro = entrant.

* Nuevo Mundo, el = New World, the.

* nuevo nombramiento = reappointment.

* nuevo resurgir = second wind.

* nuevos avances = future development(s).

* nuevos conversos, los = recently converted, the.

* nuevos horizontes = greener pastures, pastures new.

* nuevos retos = new horizons.

* nuevos tiempos, los = wind(s) of change, the.

* Nuevo Testamento = New Testament (N.T.).

* nuevo valor = newcomer.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* NYPL (Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York) = NYPL (New York Public Library).

* pintar de nuevo = repaint [re-paint].

* prensentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = present + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = throw + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo = throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.

* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* reunirse de nuevo = reconvene.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* sangre nueva = new blood.

* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.

* surgiendo de nuevas = on the rebound.

* un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.

* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* vino nuevo en pellejos viejos = new wine in old wineskins.

* víspera de Año Nuevo = New Year's Eve.

* vivir de nuevo = relive.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* * *

- va adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <coche/casa/trabajo> new

b) (delante del n) <intento/cambio> further

ha surgido un nuevo problema — another o a further problem has arisen

c) [ser] <estilo/enfoque> new

¿qué hay de nuevo? — (fam) what's new? (colloq)

d) [estar] ( no desgastado) as good as new

todavía lo tengo nuevecito or (CS) nuevito — it's still as good as new

- nueva ola

- nuevas tecnologías

- nuevo rico -va rica

- Nuevo Testamento

2)

de nuevo — again

* * *

= emerging, fresh, new [newer -comp., newest -sup.], renewed, rising, unfamiliar, unworn, emergent, fledging, fledgling [fledgeling], uncharted, unchartered, brand new, ever-new, up-and-coming, new found [new-found/newfound], evolving, changing.

Ex: We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.

Ex: This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.

Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: It is not enough to train the rising generation to meet their new responsibilities, for irreversible decisions must be made before they come to maturity.

Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.

Ex: A printer who wanted to achieve a sharp impression from unworn type of even height to paper would put hard rather than soft packing in the tympan.

Ex: Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.

Ex: Venture capitalists funded fledging companies in the early days of information technology some of which went on to dominate the market.

Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.

Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.

Ex: Information on small, sometimes brand new, companies in the chemical and biotechnology industries is often difficult to find.

Ex: He was then able to compare sources that made correlations possible and raised ever-new questions.

Ex: The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.

Ex: This could help readers gain a newfound appreciation of each others' childhood through books.

Ex: One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.

Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevos mercados = branch into.

* activo de nuevo = up and about.

* adquirir una nueva dimensión = take on + new dimension.

* adquirir un nuevo significado = take on + new dimension.

* alfombrar de nuevo = recarpet [re-carpet].

* analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].

* añadir una nueva dimensión = add + new dimension.

* Año Nuevo = New Year.

* apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.

* aprender de nuevo = relearn.

* asumir una nueva faceta = take on + new dimension.

* Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York = New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.

* búsqueda de nuevos genes = gene-harvesting.

* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.

* colocar de nuevo en los estantes = reshelve [re-shelve].

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].

* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* convocar de nuevo = reconvene.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de nueva ola = new-wave.

* de nuevas formas = in new ways.

* de nuevas maneras = in new ways.

* de nuevo = again, once again, yet again, afresh, anew, all over again, redux, over again.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* de nuevo en pie = up and about.

* de nuevos modos = in new ways.

* desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.

* de una nueva forma = in a new way.

* de una nueva manera = in a new way.

* de un nuevo modo = in a new way.

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* empresa de nueva creación = this sort of thing, startup [start-up].

* enseñar de nuevo = retrain [re-train].

* entrada de nuevo = re-entry [reentry].

* enviar de nuevo = resend [re-send].

* explorar nuevos horizontes = move on to + pastures new.

* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, turn over + a new leaf.

* hacerlo de nuevo = go and do it again.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inscribir de nuevo = reregister.

* intentar de nuevo = retry [re-try].

* introducir de nuevo = re-enter [reenter].

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* luna nueva = new moon.

* mencionar de nuevo = restate [re-state].

* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* mostrar de nuevo = redisplay.

* nacido de nuevo = born again.

* Nueva Brunswick = New Brunswick.

* nueva edición = new edition.

* nueva era = new age.

* Nueva Escocia = Nova Scotia.

* nueva evaluación = reappraisal.

* Nueva Gales del Sur = New South Wales.

* Nueva Guinea = New Guinea.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* Nueva Inglaterra = New England.

* nueva lectura = rereading [re-reading].

* nueva línea = linefeed.

* Nueva Ola, la = New Wave, the.

* Nueva Orleans = New Orleans.

* nueva perspectiva = new light.

* nueva promesa = rising star.

* nueva redacción = redraft, rewrite [re-write].

* nuevas fronteras = new horizons.

* nueva tirada = rerun.

* nueva versión = upgrade, remake.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* nueva visita = return visit.

* Nueva York = New York (NY).

* Nueva Zelanda = New Zealand (NZ).

* nuevo análisis = reanalysis [reanalyses, -pl.].

* nuevo comienzo = new beginning, clean slate, new leaf.

* Nuevo Méjico = New Mexico.

* nuevo miembro = entrant.

* Nuevo Mundo, el = New World, the.

* nuevo nombramiento = reappointment.

* nuevo resurgir = second wind.

* nuevos avances = future development(s).

* nuevos conversos, los = recently converted, the.

* nuevos horizontes = greener pastures, pastures new.

* nuevos retos = new horizons.

* nuevos tiempos, los = wind(s) of change, the.

* Nuevo Testamento = New Testament (N.T.).

* nuevo valor = newcomer.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* NYPL (Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York) = NYPL (New York Public Library).

* pintar de nuevo = repaint [re-paint].

* prensentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = present + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = throw + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo = throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.

* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* reunirse de nuevo = reconvene.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* sangre nueva = new blood.

* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.

* surgiendo de nuevas = on the rebound.

* un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.

* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* vino nuevo en pellejos viejos = new wine in old wineskins.

* víspera de Año Nuevo = New Year's Eve.

* vivir de nuevo = relive.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* * *

nuevo -va

adjective

A

1 [ SER] (de poco tiempo) ‹coche/juguete/ropa› new

me lo dejaron como nuevo it was as good as new when I got it back

soy nuevo en la oficina I'm new in the office

2 [ SER] (que sustituye a otro) ‹casa/novio/trabajo› new

3 ( delante del n) (otro) ‹intento/cambio› further

ha surgido un nuevo problema another o a further problem has arisen

decidieron darle una nueva oportunidad they decided to give him another chance

4 [ SER] (original, distinto) ‹estilo/enfoque› new

no dijo nada nuevo she didn't say anything new

¿que hay de nuevo? ( fam); what's new? ( colloq)

5 [ ESTAR] (no desgastado) as good as new

todavía lo tengo nuevo or (CS) nuevito it's still as good as new

Compuestos:

● nueva ola

feminine new wave

● nuevas tecnologías

fpl new technology

● nuevo rico, nueva rica

masculine, feminine nouveau riche

● Nuevo Testamento

masculine New Testament

B

de nuevo again

de nuevo tengo el honor de … again o once again o once more I have the privilege of …

* * *

nuevo
◊ -va adjetivo

a) [ser] ‹estilo/coche/novio› new;

◊ soy nuevo en la oficina I'm new in the office;

de nuevo again;
¿qué hay de nuevo what's new? (colloq);
nuevo rico nouveau riche
b) ( delante del n) ‹intento/cambio› further;

◊ ha surgido un nuevo problema another o a further problem has arisen;

Nnuevo Testamento New Testament
c) [estar] ( no desgastado) as good as new

nuevo,-a
I adjetivo
1 new: tengo un coche nuevo, I've got a new car
2 (añadido) further: hay nuevas averías, there are further faults
II sustantivo masculino y femenino newcomer
(novato) beginner
♦ Locuciones: de nuevo, again
' nuevo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adicta
- adicto
- ambicionar
- ambientarse
- año
- astronómica
- astronómico
- aterrizar
- aviso
- cara
- cercado
- continente
- decir
- desarrollar
- editar
- emocionada
- emocionado
- emplazar
- entusiasmada
- entusiasmado
- escorrentía
- estallido
- excavar
- flotación
- ir
- generar
- hablar
- impresión
- incorporarse
- mirlo
- N. T.
- nada
- nueva
- replantar
- rumbo
- sacar
- salida
- sanear
- tener
- testamento
- vaya
- contar
- cuño
- día
- entrada
- entrante
- feliz
- flamante
- haber
- inédito
English:
advertise
- afford
- afresh
- again
- agony
- ambivalent
- amorphous
- analyst
- anew
- anticipate
- arrest
- assignment
- austerity
- authenticity
- back
- bash out
- beating
- bomb
- book
- brag
- brand-new
- bring up
- brink
- call back
- chapter
- clean
- come out
- comedown
- commit
- crisp
- daunt
- delay
- design
- dissuade
- do
- donation
- drastic
- drum up
- exploit
- fail
- find
- format
- forthcoming
- founder
- fresh
- fund
- further
- game
- get
- go up

* * *

nuevo, -a

♦ adj

1. [reciente] new;

tengo una casa nueva I've got a new house;

es el nuevo director he's the new manager

Comp
Nueva Caledonia New Caledonia;
el nuevo continente [América] the New World;

Nueva Delhi New Delhi;

nuevo economía new economy;
Hist Nueva España New Spain [Spanish colonial viceroyalty that included Mexico, the southern part of the US and parts of Central America]; Hist Nueva Granada New Granada [Spanish colonial viceroyalty that included the central and northwestern parts of South America];
Nueva Guinea New Guinea;

Nueva Inglaterra New England;

Nueva Jersey New Jersey;

Nuevo México New Mexico;

el Nuevo Mundo the New World;

la nueva ola the New Wave;

el nuevo orden mundial the new world order;

Nueva Orleans New Orleans;

nuevo rico nouveau riche;

nuevo sol [moneda] new sol;

nuevas tecnologías new technology;

el Nuevo Testamento the New Testament;

Nueva York New York;

Nueva Zelanda New Zealand

2. [poco usado] new;

este abrigo está nuevo this coat is new;

un poco de betún y quedarán como nuevos with a bit of polish they'll be as good as new;

después del baño me quedé como nuevo I felt like a new person after my bath

3. [inédito] new;

esto es nuevo para mí, no lo sabía that's news to me, I didn't know it

4. [sin experiencia] new;

soy nuevo en esta clase I'm new in this class;

es nuevo en la profesión he's new to the profession

5. [hortaliza] new, fresh;
[vino] young
6. [repetido] renewed,
de nuevo again;

se han producido nuevos enfrentamientos there have been renewed clashes

♦ nm,f

newcomer

* * *

nuevo

adj

1 new;

sentirse como nuevo feel like new;

¿qué hay de nuevo? what’s new?

2 ( otro) another;

de nuevo again

* * *

nuevo, -va adj

1) : new

una casa nueva: a new house

¿qué hay de nuevo?: what's new?

2)

de nuevo : again, once more

* * *

nuevo adj new

un juego nuevo a new game

de nuevo again

¿qué hay de nuevo? what's new?

Spanish-English dictionary > nuevo
8 estatus

m. s.&pl.

1 status.

2 social status.

* * *

SM INV status

* * *

masculino status

* * *

= standing, status.

Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex. AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.

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* de bajo estatus social = low-status.

* estatus académico = academic status, academic status, academic status.

* estatus actual = current status.

* estatus económico = economic status.

* estatus profesional = job status.

* estatus social = social status, social standing, class standing.

* estatus socioeconómico = socioeconomic status.

* obtener un estatus = gain + status.

* preocupación por el estatus = status-anxiety.

* que confiere cierto estatus social = status-conferring.

* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.

* tener el estatus profesional de + Nombre = have + Nombre + status.

* * *

masculino status

* * *

= standing, status.

Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.

* de bajo estatus social = low-status.

* estatus académico = academic status, academic status, academic status.

* estatus actual = current status.

* estatus económico = economic status.

* estatus profesional = job status.

* estatus social = social status, social standing, class standing.

* estatus socioeconómico = socioeconomic status.

* obtener un estatus = gain + status.

* preocupación por el estatus = status-anxiety.

* que confiere cierto estatus social = status-conferring.

* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.

* tener el estatus profesional de + Nombre = have + Nombre + status.

* * *

estatus

masculine

status

Compuesto:

estatus de refugiado

refugee status

* * *

estatus sustantivo masculino
status
' estatus' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
categoría
English:
status

* * *

estatus nm inv

status

* * *

estatus

m status

* * *

estatus nm

: status, prestige

Spanish-English dictionary > estatus
9 prestigio

m.

prestige.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: prestigiar.

* * *

prestigio

► nombre masculino

1 prestige

* * *

noun m.

prestige

* * *

SM

1) (=fama) prestige

de prestigio — prestigious

2) (=ensalmo) spell, magic spell

3) (=truco) trick

* * *

masculino prestige

de prestigio — prestigious

* * *

= stature, authoritativeness, prestige, repute, eminence, kudos, standing.

Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.

Ex. Abstractors recognized as authorities in the field also increase the authoritativeness of abstracts.

Ex. The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating.

Ex. In view of the fact that many of these reports are written by academic specialists, often of international repute, it is not surprising that they constitute a valuable source of information for the academic community.

Ex. The method is applied to assess the eminence of scientific journals.

Ex. Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.

Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

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* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* de prestigio internacional = of international renown.

* de prestigio mundial = world-class.

* de reconocido prestigio = of good standing, highly acclaimed.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* perder prestigio = lose + face.

* recuperar el prestigio = regain + Posesivo + prestige.

* ser un símbolo de prestigio = attach + prestige value.

* * *

masculino prestige

de prestigio — prestigious

* * *

= stature, authoritativeness, prestige, repute, eminence, kudos, standing.

Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.

Ex: Abstractors recognized as authorities in the field also increase the authoritativeness of abstracts.

Ex: The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating.

Ex: In view of the fact that many of these reports are written by academic specialists, often of international repute, it is not surprising that they constitute a valuable source of information for the academic community.

Ex: The method is applied to assess the eminence of scientific journals.

Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.

Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* de prestigio internacional = of international renown.

* de prestigio mundial = world-class.

* de reconocido prestigio = of good standing, highly acclaimed.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* perder prestigio = lose + face.

* recuperar el prestigio = regain + Posesivo + prestige.

* ser un símbolo de prestigio = attach + prestige value.

* * *

prestigio

masculine

prestige

una marca/joyería de prestigio a prestigious make/jeweler's

goza de gran prestigio en este país she enjoys great prestige in this country

ese colegio tiene mucho prestigio that school has a great deal of prestige, that is an extremely prestigious school

* * *

Del verbo prestigiar: ( conjugate prestigiar)

prestigio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

prestigió es:

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

prestigio sustantivo masculino
prestige;
◊ de prestigio prestigious

prestigio sustantivo masculino prestige

' prestigio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
categoría
- crédito
- empañar
- afianzar
- conferir
- crear
- decaer
- desprestigio
English:
enhance
- face
- Ivy League
- prestige
- standing
- status
- status symbol
- established
- QC

* * *

prestigio nm

prestige;

una tienda de prestigio a prestigious store;

un cirujano de prestigio internacional a surgeon of international renown;

una voz que goza de mucho prestigio entre los intelectuales a figure who enjoys great prestige among intellectuals

* * *

prestigio

m prestige;

de prestigio prestigious;

de prestigio mundial respected worldwide

* * *

prestigio nm

: prestige

♦ prestigioso, -sa adj

* * *

prestigio n prestige

Spanish-English dictionary > prestigio
10 corso

1. past part vedere correre

2. m course

( strada) main street

finance di moneta circulation

di titoli rate

corso d'acqua watercourse

corso di lingue language course

corso dei cambi exchange rate, rate of exchange

corso di chiusura closing rate

finance fuori corso out of circulation

typography in corso di stampa being printed

lavori m pl in corso work in progress

si sposeranno nel corso dell'anno they'll get married this year

3. adj Corsican

4. m, corsa f Corsican

* * *

corso¹ s.m.

1 course (anche fig.): il corso degli eventi, the course (o progress) of events; il corso della vita, the course of life; il nuovo corso della politica italiana, the new direction of Italian politics; l'anno in corso, the present (o current) year; lavori stradali in corso, road works ahead (o road up); il libro è in corso di stampa, the book is being printed (o in press); il ponte è in corso di costruzione, the bridge is under construction; nel corso dell'anno, della discussione, in the course of (o during) the year, the debate; nel corso di un anno, within the period of a year; nel corso della giornata ti farò sapere a che ora vengo, I'll let you know what time I'm coming sometime during the day; la malattia segue il suo corso, the disease is running its course; il corso della luna, delle stelle, the course (o path) of the moon, of the stars; dare libero corso alla propria immaginazione, to give free play (o rein) to one's imagination; lasciare che la giustizia segua il suo corso, to let justice take its course; seguire il corso dei propri pensieri, to follow one's train of thought

2 ( di fiume, torrente ecc.) course, flow: il corso del Po, the course (o flow) of the Po; corso d'acqua, watercourse (o stream); corso d'acqua navigabile, waterway; corso d'acqua navigabile interno, inland waterway

3 ( serie di lezioni, testo) course; frequento un corso di francese, I'm attending a French course; frequentare un corso serale di russo, to attend an evening course of Russian; sto seguendo un corso di dattilografia, I'm doing a typing course; mi sono iscritto a un corso accelerato d'inglese, I've enrolled in a crash course in English; ho comprato un corso di latino in tre volumi, I've bought a Latin course in three volumes; corso di formazione professionale, training course // studente fuori corso, student who has not passed his exams within the prescribed time

4 ( strada principale) main street; (amer.) avenue: le nostre finestre guardano sul corso, our windows look out on the main street

5 ( corteo) procession: corso mascherato, carnival procession

6 ( rotta) course: capitano di lungo corso, master mariner; nave di lungo corso, seagoing ship

7 (econ., fin.) ( andamento) trend, course; ( prezzo, quotazione) price, rate; ( di valuta) currency; circulation: corso dei cambi, delle divise, course of exchange (o exchange rate); i corsi slittarono quando la società registrò una perdita, prices fell after the company reported a loss; corso forzoso, forced circulation; corso di emissione, rate of issue (o issue price); avere corso legale, to be legal tender; corso vendita, sold contract; corso acquisto, bought contract; moneta fuori corso, money no longer in circulation (o no longer current); valuta in corso, currency (o legal tender); che non ha corso ( di denaro), uncurrent

8 (Borsa) rate: corso del deporto, backwardation rate; corso tel quel, tel-quel price (o flat rate); corso di chiusura, closing price (o rate); corsi oscillanti, fluctuating rates

9 (mar.) strake: corso di cinta, sheer strake; corso di rivestimento, skin strake

10 (edil.) course: corso di mattoni, course of bricks.

corso² agg. e s.m. Corsican // il Corso, the Corsican.

* * *
I ['korso]
sostantivo maschile

1) (andamento, svolgimento) (di racconto, conflitto, carriera, malattia) course

seguire il proprio corso — to take o run o follow one's own course

la vita riprende il suo corso — life returns to normal

dare libero corso a — to give free rein o expression to [immaginazione, fantasia]

2) (ciclo di lezioni) course, class; (libro) course (book), textbook

corso di inglese, di cucina — English course, cooking class

fare un corso — [ studente] to do o follow o take a course, to take a class AE; [ insegnante] to give o teach a course

studente fuori corso — univ. = in Italy, a university student who hasn't finished his studies in the prescribed time

3) econ. (andamento) course; (di valute) rate; (prezzo) price

il corso del cambio — the exchange rate

il corso del dollaro — the price of the dollar

corso legale — official exchange rate

essere in corso, fuori corso — [ moneta] to be, not to be legal tender o in circulation

4) (di fiume) (percorso) course, path; (lo scorrere) flow

risalire il corso di un fiume — to go up a river

5) (via principale) high street BE, main street AE; (viale alberato) avenue

6) astr.

il corso degli astri — the course o path of the stars

7) mar.

capitano di lungo corso — master mariner

nave da lungo corso — ocean-going ship

8) in corso (attuale) [mese, settimana, anno] current, present; (in svolgimento) [trattative, lavoro] in progress, underway; [battaglia, guerra] ongoing

"lavori in corso" — "men at work", "road under repair", "road works"

la riunione è in corso — the meeting is on

9) nel corso di in the course of, during

nel corso degli anni — over the years

•

corso accelerato — crash course

corso d'acqua — stream, waterway, water course

corso di aggiornamento — refresher course

corso estivo — summer school

corso di formazione — training course

corso di formazione professionale — vocational course

corso intensivo — intensive course

corso di laurea — degree course

corso di recupero — remedial course

corso serale — evening class

corso di studi — course of study

corso universitario — academic course
II 1. ['kɔrso]
aggettivo (della Corsica) Corsican
2.
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)

1) (persona) Corsican

2) (lingua) Corsican

* * *

corso¹

/'korso/

sostantivo m.

1 (andamento, svolgimento) (di racconto, conflitto, carriera, malattia) course; seguire il proprio corso to take o run o follow one's own course; la vita riprende il suo corso life returns to normal; dare libero corso a to give free rein o expression to [immaginazione, fantasia]

2 (ciclo di lezioni) course, class; (libro) course (book), textbook; corso di inglese, di cucina English course, cooking class; fare un corso [ studente] to do o follow o take a course, to take a class AE; [ insegnante] to give o teach a course; studente fuori corso univ. = in Italy, a university student who hasn't finished his studies in the prescribed time

3 econ. (andamento) course; (di valute) rate; (prezzo) price; il corso del cambio the exchange rate; il corso del dollaro the price of the dollar; corso legale official exchange rate; essere in corso, fuori corso [ moneta] to be, not to be legal tender o in circulation

4 (di fiume) (percorso) course, path; (lo scorrere) flow; risalire il corso di un fiume to go up a river

5 (via principale) high street BE, main street AE; (viale alberato) avenue

6 astr. il corso degli astri the course o path of the stars

7 mar. capitano di lungo corso master mariner; nave da lungo corso ocean-going ship

8 in corso (attuale) [mese, settimana, anno] current, present; (in svolgimento) [trattative, lavoro] in progress, underway; [battaglia, guerra] ongoing; "lavori in corso" "men at work", "road under repair", "road works"; la riunione è in corso the meeting is on

9 nel corso di in the course of, during; nel corso degli anni over the years

COMPOUNDS

corso accelerato crash course; corso d'acqua stream, waterway, water course; corso di aggiornamento refresher course; corso estivo summer school; corso di formazione training course; corso di formazione professionale vocational course; corso intensivo intensive course; corso di laurea degree course; corso di recupero remedial course; corso serale evening class; corso di studi course of study; corso universitario academic course.

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corso²

/'kɔrso/ ⇒ 30, 16

I aggettivo

(della Corsica) Corsican

II sostantivo maschile

(f. -a)

1 (persona) Corsican

2 (lingua) Corsican.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > corso
11 de

prep.

1 of.

el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car

es de ella it's hers

la pata de la mesa the table leg

La casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]

2 from (procedencia, distancia).

salir de casa to leave home

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment

3 (made) of (materia).

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

un reloj de oro a gold watch

4 about (asunto).

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you

libros de historia history books

5 as.

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman

6 from (time) (since).

trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five

de madrugada early in the morning

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day

7 with (causa, modo).

morirse de hambre to die of hunger

llorar de alegría to cry with joy

de una patada with a kick

de una sola vez in one go

de tres en tres three at a time

8 if.

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it

9 to.

Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.

f.

1 letter d.

2 SD, standard deviation.

3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.

* * *

de

► nombre femenino

1 name of the letter d

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de

► preposición

1 (posesión, pertenencia) of

■ el libro de Juan Juan's book

■ el coche de mis padres my parents' car

■ el hermano de mi padre my father's brother

■ la mesa de mi habitación the table in my bedroom

2 (procedencia, origen) from

■ soy de Córdoba I'm from Córdoba

■ viene de Barcelona she comes from Barcelona

3 (descripción) with

■ la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl

■ el señor del abrigo azul the man in the blue coat

4 (tema) of, on, about

■ hablaron del tiempo they talked about the weather

5 (materia) made of, of

■ una mesa de madera a wooden table

■ un anillo de oro a gold ring

■ lo hicieron de plástico they made it out of plastic

6 (contenido) of

■ un vaso de agua a glass of water

7 (uso) for

■ aguja de calcetar knitting needle

■ gallo de pelea fighting cock

8 (oficio) by, as

■ trabaja de profesor he works as a teacher

■ es médico de profesión he's a doctor by profession

9 (modo) on, in, as

■ de pie standing up

■ estar de moda to be in fashion

10 (tiempo) at, by, in

■ de día by day, during the day

■ de noche at night

■ a las diez de la mañana at ten in the morning

11 (lugar) varias traducciones

■ la vecina de arriba our upstairs neighbour

■ el lavabo de abajo the downstairs toilet

■ la ventana de la derecha the window on the right

■ la puerta de la calle the street door

12 (precio) at

■ manzanas de dos euros el kilo apples at two euros a kilo

13 (medida) measuring

■ una botella de dos litros a two litre bottle

■ una mesa de un metro de ancho a metre-wide table

14 (causa) with, because of, of

■ llorar de alegría to cry with joy

■ morir de frío to die of cold

15 (agente) by

■ es una obra de Lope a play by Lope

16 (con superlativo) in, of

■ el mejor de España the best in Spain

■ el mayor de los tres the eldest of the three

17 (suposición) if

■ de haberlo dicho if he had told us

18 (en una aposición) of

■ la ciudad de Barcelona the city of Barcelona Table 1 NOTA See also del/Table 1

* * *

prep.

1) of

2) from

3) in, at

4) than

5) by

* * *

PREPOSITION

1) [relación] of

las calles de Madrid — the streets of Madrid

el alcalde de Valencia — the mayor of Valencia

cabo de Buena Esperanza — Cape of Good Hope

la ciudad de Madrid — the city of Madrid

en el mes de agosto — in the month of August

un libro de consulta — a reference book

un millón de euros — a million euros

la carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia

el interés del préstamo — the interest on the loan

la llave de mi cuarto — the key to my room

en el día de hoy — today

tuvieron la desgracia de perder el partido — they were unlucky enough to lose the match

ya era hora de que vinieses — it's about time you got here

el hecho de que yo no supiera nada — the fact that I didn't know anything about it

2) [pertenencia]

la casa de Isabel — Isabel's house

el coche de mi amigo — my friend's car

un familiar de mi vecina — a relative of my neighbour's

los coches de mis amigos — my friends' cars

el vestuario de las actrices — the actresses' dressing room

la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez

es de ellos — it's theirs

esa contestación es muy de ella — that answer is typical of her

3) [característica, material]

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

no es de oro — it's not gold

una puerta de cristal — a glass door

una cocina de gas — a gas cooker

este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model

ropa de buena calidad — good-quality clothes

un billete de primera clase — a first-class ticket

la niña de pelo largo — the girl with the long hair

ese tío del sombrero — that chap with o in the hat

pintado de rojo — painted red

lo tengo de varios colores distintos — I have it in several different colours

4) [contenido]

una caja de bombones — a box of chocolates

una copa de vino — [llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass

una bolsita de té — a tea bag

estaba hecha un saco de nervios — she was a bundle of nerves

5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] from

soy de Galicia — I'm from Galicia

Julia no es de aquí — Julia is not from round here

los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best

es de buena familia — he's from a good family

vuelo 507 (procedente) de Londres — flight 507 from London

vive a 20km de Madrid — she lives 20km from Madrid

aléjate del fuego — move away from the fire

marcó un gol a dos minutos del final del partido — he scored two minutes from the end of the match

el tren de Santiago — the Santiago train

el avión pasó a muy poca altura del suelo — the plane flew by at very low altitude

salir del cine — to come out of the cinema
de... a...
vivió de 1898 a 1937 — he lived from 1898 to 1937

de mi casa a la suya hay 5km — it is 5km from my house to his

de mayo a julio — from May to July

del 15 al 30 — from the 15th to the 30th

6) [causa]

murió de viejo — he died from old age

me dolían los pies de tanto andar — my feet were sore from all that walking

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no podía moverse de miedo — he was rigid with fear

estar loco de alegría — to be wild with joy

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

7) [manera]

lo derribó de un solo puñetazo — he felled him with a single blow

se puso a mi lado de un salto — he jumped to my side

se lo bebió de un trago — he drank it all down in one go
de... en...
iban entrando de dos en dos — they came in two by two

bajó la escalera de tres en tres — he came down the stairs three at a time

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

8) (=respecto de)

estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better

es fuerte de brazos — he has strong arms

paralizado de las dos piernas — paralysed in both legs

es muy estrecho de hombros — he doesn't have very broad shoulders

9) [tema] about

un libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology

hablaba de política — he was talking about politics

no sé nada de él — I don't know anything about him

una clase de francés — a French class

10) [uso]

máquina de coser — sewing machine

goma de mascar — chewing gum

11) [cantidad, medida, valor]

un chico de quince años — a fifteen-year-old boy

un viaje de dos días — a two-day journey

un embarazo de siete meses — a seven-month pregnancy

una moneda de 5 pesos — a 5-peso coin

tiene un metro de alto — it's a metre high

12) [con horas y fechas]

a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.

muy de mañana — very early in the morning

el 3 de mayo — 3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)

13) [tiempo]

de día — during the day(time)

de noche — at night

de niño — as a child

de mayor voy a ser médico — when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor

14) [proporción]

tres de cada cuatro — three out of every four

15) [uso partitivo] of

uno de nosotros — one of us

comió un poco de pastel — she ate a bit of cake

¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *

16) [autoría] by

un libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's

las películas de Almodóvar — Almodóvar's films

17) [como complemento agente] by

fue amado de todos — he was loved by all

el rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage

tiene dos hijos de su primera mujer — he has two children by his first wife

18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]

el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro

el imbécil de Fernández — that idiot Fernández

es un encanto de persona — he's a lovely person

19) [en comparaciones] than

es más difícil de lo que creía — it's more difficult than I thought

más/menos de siete — more/less than seven

más de 500 personas — more than o over 500 people

20) [con superlativos] in

el peor alumno de la clase — the worst pupil in the class

el más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world

es el coche más caro del mercado — it's the dearest car on the market

21) + infin

un problema fácil de resolver — an easily solved problem

un libro agradable de leer — a nice book to read
ser de ({+ infin}8})
es de admirar su lealtad — his loyalty is admirable

es de esperar que recibamos una pronta respuesta — it is to be hoped that we receive a prompt reply

sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information

22) [dependiente de formas verbales]

la acusaban de hipócrita — they accused her of being a hypocrite

colmar de elogios a algn — to shower praise on sb

se dio cuenta de que lo sabía — she realized (that) she knew it

de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...

disfrutar de la vida — to enjoy life

¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?

limpiar algo de polvo — to dust sth

llenar algo de algo — to fill sth with sth

se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch

trabaja de camarero — he works as a waiter

lo uso de despensa — I use it as a pantry

vestido de azul — dressed in blue

23) [uso condicional] if

de ser posible — if possible

de haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come

de resultar esto así — if this turns out to be true

de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so

de no — LAm (=si no) otherwise

* * *
I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

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* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de †frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

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

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

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

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.

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I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

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

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

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

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili

* * *

de¹

prep

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

Sentido I

A

(en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthday

el cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleagues

no es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted ( frml); your father

un amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son's

es un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friend

un estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year student

el nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandson

la mesa de la cocina the kitchen table

la correa del perro the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streets

la subida de los precios the rise in prices

al término de la reunión at the end of the meeting

B

1 (introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airport

el mes de enero the month of January

el imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brother

el bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her

2

(en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!

¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)

C

(con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabado

las señoritas de Paz ( frml); the Misses Paz ( frml) [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

D

( Arg crit) (a casa de): voy del médico I'm going to the doctor's

Sentido II

A

1

(expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bank

es de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotá

lo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor

mis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from America

he recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Julia

un hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda as he left the store

DE … A …:

de aquí a tu casa from here to your house

2 (en el tiempo) from

un amigo de la infancia a childhood friend

data del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th century

la literatura de ese período the literature of o from that period

lo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosales

de un día para otro from one day to the next

DE … A …:

está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and five

de aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yet

B

(expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old age

verde de envidia green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so much

eso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so little

Sentido III

A

(introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patience

un chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad taste

objetos de mucho valor objects of great value

un pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish

¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido he looks bored

ese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mother

tienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled child

una botella de un litro a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses a three-month-old child

déme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilo

la chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coat

la señora de azul the lady in blue

un hombre de pelo largo a man with long hair

un anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]

B

(al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

el complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dish

son de plástico they're (made of) plastic

un curso de secretariado a secretarial course

nos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagne

una colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stamps

un millón de dólares a million dollars

C

(con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!

¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!

D

(al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get it

aprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom button

E

1

(con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

2 (en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 29

3

(en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blow

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a time

de a poco (CS); little by little, gradually

4

(CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/fours

entraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente² m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]

F (en calidad de) as

está de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private school

le ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editor

hace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the play

le habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to man

G

1

(limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty face

es corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shouldered

es sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide

2

(refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a child

H

(en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general we're spring-cleaning [de is part of many expressions entered under juerga, picnic, obra etc]

I

(indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brush

el trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silver

lo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glasses

dales algo de comer give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]

J (introduciendo el complemento agente) by

una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novel

seguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the family

una casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by trees

viene acompañado de arroz it is served with rice

acompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wife

Sentido IV

A

1 (sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mine

el mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez children

un cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink

2

(con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of all

la ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the world

B

(refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at night

duerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada they left very early in the morning

ver tb mañana³ f A. (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), etc

Sentido V (con sentido condicional)

A DE + INF:

de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlier

de no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be considered

de continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persists

B SER DE + INF

(expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …

no son de fiar they are not to be trusted

es de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of note

C

de no ( AmL); if not

de²

feminine

name of the letter D

* * *

Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

dé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
dar
de
dé
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dé trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dé un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): déle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dé en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:
◊ con eso me déía por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1
a) (pertenencia, posesión):

◊ la casa dé dé mis padres my parents' house;

el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane
b) ( con un nombre en aposición) of;

◊ la ciudad dé Lima the city of Lima;

el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2
a) (procedencia, origen, tiempo) from;

◊ es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;

una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your house
b) (material, contenido, composición):

◊ son dé plástico they're (made of) plastic;

una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollars
c) (causa, modo):

◊ murió dé viejo he died of old age;

dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
d) ( en oraciones pasivas) by;

◊ un poema dé Neruda a poem by Neruda;

rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3
a) (cualidades, características):

◊ de gran inteligencia of great intelligence;

objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blue
b) (al definir, especificar):

◊ el botón dé abajo the bottom button;

tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4
a) ( con cifras):

◊ pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than;

◊ más dé £100 more than o over £100;

pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo):

◊ es el más caro dé todos it's the most expensive one;

la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world
d) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día):

◊ dé día/noche during the day/at night;

dé madrugada early in the morning
5
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ trabaja dé secretaria she works as a secretary;

hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the play
b) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):

◊ dé mal humor in a bad mood;

estamos dé fiesta we're having a party
c) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):

◊ el cepillo dé la ropa the clothes brush;

copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):
◊ dé haberlo sabido if I had known, had I known;

dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see
◊ dar

dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time

'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test

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de prep de combines with the article el to form the contraction del (e.g. del hombre of the man).

1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;

el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;

es de ella it's hers;

la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;

el padre de la niña the girl's father;

el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;

la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;

un equipo de segunda división a second division team;

la comida del gato the cat's food;

el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;

la pata de la mesa the table leg;

una subida de precios a price rise;

los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro

2. [procedencia, distancia] from;

salir de casa to leave home;

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;

no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;

estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;

el rey de España the king of Spain;

tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;

b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona

3. [en razonamiento]
de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;

del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't work

4. [con nombre en aposición]
la ciudad de Caracas the city of Caracas;

el túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;

el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;

el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagena

5. [en descripciones]
una película de terror a horror movie o Br film;

la señora de verde the lady in green;

el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;

una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;

¿de qué tamaño? what size?;

un político de fiar a trustworthy politician

6. [materia] (made) of;

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;

un reloj de oro a gold watch;

una mesa de madera a wooden table

7. [contenido]
un vaso de agua a glass of water;

un plato de lentejas a plate of lentils

8. [precio]
he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;

un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stamp

9. [uso]
una bici de carreras a racing bike;

ropa de deporte sportswear;

una máquina de escribir a typewriter;

una máquina de coser a sewing machine;

esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes

10. [asunto] about;

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;

libros de historia history books

11. [en calidad de] as;

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;

aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;

estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;

al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade

12. [tiempo] [desde] from;
[durante] in;
trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;

vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;

de madrugada early in the morning;

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;

es de día it's daytime;

de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;

¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;

un compañero del colegio a friend from school;
Urug
de mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;
Urug
de noche at night;
Urug
ayer salimos de noche we went out last night

13. [causa] with;

morirse de hambre to die of hunger;

llorar de alegría to cry with joy;

temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;

eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much

14. [manera, modo] with;

de una patada with a kick;

rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;

de una sola vez in one go;

lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;

de tres en tres/cuatro en cuatro/ etc[m5]. three/four/ etc at a time;
CSur
de a tres/cuatro/ etc[m5]. in threes/fours/ etc;

de fácil manejo user-friendly;

ponerse de rodillas to kneel down

15. [con valor partitivo] of;

uno de los nuestros one of ours;

varios de nosotros several of us;

¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?

16. Literario [sobre]
de la paz y la guerra of war and peace

17. [en valoración]
lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgar

18. [en lugar de]
yo de ti no lo haría I wouldn't do it if I were you;

yo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her

19. [en comparaciones]
más/menos de… more/less than…;
[con superlativos]
el mejor de todos the best of all;

el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;

la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;

la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market

20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;

de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]
el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;

la buena de Susana good old Susana;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)
es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;

una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable evening

23. (después del verbo “haber”) [obligación]
he de trabajar más I have to work harder;

has de gastar menos you should spend less

24. (antes de complemento agente)
una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;

vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family

25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)
el apartamento de abajo the downstairs Br flat o US apartment;

la fila de delante the front row

♦ de no loc conj
Am otherwise;
dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you

* * *

de

prp

1 origen from;

de Nueva York from New York;

de … a from … to

2 posesión of;

el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car

3 material (made) of;

un anillo de oro a gold ring

4 contenido of;

un vaso de agua a glass of water

5 cualidad

:

una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman

6 causa with;

temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear

7 hora

:

de noche at night, by night;

de día by day

8 en calidad de as;

trabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;

de niño as a child

9 agente by;

de Goya by Goya

10 condición if;

de haberlo sabido if I’d known

11 en aposición

:

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

* * *

de prep

1) : of

la casa de Pepe: Pepe's house

un niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy

2) : from

es de Managua: she's from Managua

salió del edificio: he left the building

3) : in, at

a las tres de la mañana: at three in the morning

salen de noche: they go out at night

4) : than

más de tres: more than three

dé dar

* * *

de prep

1. (posesión de alguien) 's

el coche de Alberto Alberto's car

los gatos de Emma Emma's cats

la profesora de Marta Marta's teacher

es de mi hermano it's my brother's

2. (posesión de algo) of

la ciudad de Roma the city of Rome

el mes de noviembre the month of November

el teléfono del colegio the school phone

los árboles del jardín the trees in the garden

3. (materia)

un balón de cuero a leather ball

muebles de madera wooden furniture

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

4. (contenido) of

una botella de agua a bottle of water

un paquete de arroz a packet of rice

un vaso de leche a glass of milk

5. (materia, tema)

profesor de inglés English teacher

novela de aventuras adventure story

película de terror horror film

6. (origen, procedencia) from

es de Asturias he's from Asturias

esta carretera va de Salamanca a Zamora this road goes from Salamanca to Zamora

7. (descripción) with / in

la chica del pelo largo the girl with long hair

el hombre de negro the man in black

un chico de doce años a twelve year old boy

8. (agente) by

un libro de Rosa Montero a book by Rosa Montero

9. (con expresiones de tiempo)

es la una de la tarde it's one o'clock in the afternoon

el tren de las diez the ten o'clock train

abren de nueve a siete they open from nine until seven

nunca viajamos de noche we never travel at night

de niño when I was a child

10. (con números, una parte) than / of

había más de mil personas there were more than a thousand people

pesa menos de 5 kilos it weighs less than 5 kilos

un trozo de pan a piece of bread

Spanish-English dictionary > de
12 С-404

ПРОСТО (ПРЯМО) СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll (ПРОСТО (ПРЙМО» СМЕХ ОДИН coll СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll (ПРОСТО (ПРЙМО» ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand ( usu. indep. sent usu. this WO it is laughable, ludicrous
itfs hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot)
itfs enough to make a cat laugh.
(Кабанова:)...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). (К.:)...They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).

У большинства политических (заключенных) десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the (political) prisoners have completed high school, many of them (have) also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four (fourth grade) in school (1a).

Зинаида Савишна:) Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... (Бабакина:) Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один (Чехов 4). (Z S.:) The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... (B.:) And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-404
13 смех один

I

• ГРЕХ (СМЕХ) ОДИН (, а не...) coll, disapprov

[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]

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⇒ one is completely incompetent, unqualified, ill-suited (for the position, role etc specified in the preceding context), sth. is of very poor quality, useless, does not properly fulfill its role or function:

- one (sth.) is a poor excuse for a [NP];

- there's no way you can call one (sth.) a [NP];

- [in limited contexts] one (sth.) is a joke (, not a [NP]).

     ♦ Какой из него начальник! Грех один, а не начальник. Hima boss? He's a joke, not a boss.

II

• ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО> СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) СМЕХ ОДИН coll; СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand; СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand

[usu. indep. sent; usu. this WO]

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⇒ it is laughable, ludicrous:

- it's hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot);

- it's enough to make a cat laugh.

     ♦ [Кабанова:]...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). [К.:]... They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).

     ♦ У большинства политических [заключенных] десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the [political] prisoners have completed high school, many of them [have] also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four [fourth grade] in school (1a).

     ♦ [Зинаида Савишна:] Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... [Бабакина:] Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один( Чехов 4). [Z S.:] The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... [B.:] And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смех один
14 одна смехота

• ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО> СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) СМЕХ ОДИН coll; СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand; СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand

[usu. indep. sent; usu. this WO]

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⇒ it is laughable, ludicrous:

- it's hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot);

- it's enough to make a cat laugh.

     ♦ [Кабанова:]...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). [К.:]... They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).

     ♦ У большинства политических [заключенных] десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the [political] prisoners have completed high school, many of them [have] also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four [fourth grade] in school (1a).

     ♦ [Зинаида Савишна:] Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... [Бабакина:] Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один( Чехов 4). [Z S.:] The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... [B.:] And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > одна смехота
15 просто одна смехота

• ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО> СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) СМЕХ ОДИН coll; СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand; СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand

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⇒ it is laughable, ludicrous:

- it's hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot);

- it's enough to make a cat laugh.

     ♦ [Кабанова:]...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). [К.:]... They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).

     ♦ У большинства политических [заключенных] десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the [political] prisoners have completed high school, many of them [have] also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four [fourth grade] in school (1a).

     ♦ [Зинаида Савишна:] Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... [Бабакина:] Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один( Чехов 4). [Z S.:] The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... [B.:] And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > просто одна смехота
16 просто смех

• ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО> СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) СМЕХ ОДИН coll; СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand; СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand

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⇒ it is laughable, ludicrous:

- it's hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot);

- it's enough to make a cat laugh.

     ♦ [Кабанова:]...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). [К.:]... They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).

     ♦ У большинства политических [заключенных] десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the [political] prisoners have completed high school, many of them [have] also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four [fourth grade] in school (1a).

     ♦ [Зинаида Савишна:] Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... [Бабакина:] Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один( Чехов 4). [Z S.:] The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... [B.:] And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > просто смех
17 просто смех один

• ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО> СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) СМЕХ ОДИН coll; СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand; СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand

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⇒ it is laughable, ludicrous:

- it's hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot);

- it's enough to make a cat laugh.

     ♦ [Кабанова:]...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). [К.:]... They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).

     ♦ У большинства политических [заключенных] десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the [political] prisoners have completed high school, many of them [have] also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four [fourth grade] in school (1a).

     ♦ [Зинаида Савишна:] Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... [Бабакина:] Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один (Чехов 4). [Z S.:] The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... [B.:] And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > просто смех один
18 прямо одна смехота

• ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО> СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) СМЕХ ОДИН coll; СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand; СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand

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⇒ it is laughable, ludicrous:

- it's hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot);

- it's enough to make a cat laugh.

     ♦ [Кабанова:]...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). [К.:]... They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).

     ♦ У большинства политических [заключенных] десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the [political] prisoners have completed high school, many of them [have] also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four [fourth grade] in school (1a).

     ♦ [Зинаида Савишна:] Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... [Бабакина:] Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один( Чехов 4). [Z S.:] The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... [B.:] And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прямо одна смехота
19 прямо смех

• ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО> СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) СМЕХ ОДИН coll; СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand; СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand

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⇒ it is laughable, ludicrous:

- it's hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot);

- it's enough to make a cat laugh.

     ♦ [Кабанова:]...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). [К.:]... They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).

     ♦ У большинства политических [заключенных] десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the [political] prisoners have completed high school, many of them [have] also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four [fourth grade] in school (1a).

     ♦ [Зинаида Савишна:] Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... [Бабакина:] Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один( Чехов 4). [Z S.:] The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... [B.:] And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прямо смех
20 прямо смех один

• ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО> СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) СМЕХ ОДИН coll; СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand; СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand

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⇒ it is laughable, ludicrous:

- it's hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot);

- it's enough to make a cat laugh.

     ♦ [Кабанова:]...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). [К.:]... They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).

     ♦ У большинства политических [заключенных] десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the [political] prisoners have completed high school, many of them [have] also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four [fourth grade] in school (1a).

     ♦ [Зинаида Савишна:] Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... [Бабакина:] Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один( Чехов 4). [Z S.:] The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... [B.:] And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).

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to be sheer class

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