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'kæri1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) llevar, transportar2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) transmitir3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) soportar4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) comportar5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) aprobar6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) comportarse•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
lío, jaleo, follón- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
(bolsa) de mano
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight
carry vb llevarshall I carry your case? ¿te llevo la maleta?tr['kærɪ]1 (take, bear - gen) llevar; (- money, passport, gun, etc) llevar (encima)2 (transport - goods, load, passengers) transportar, acarrear3 (conduct, convey - water, oil, blood) llevar; (- electricity) conducir4 (disease) ser portador,-ra de5 SMALLARCHITECTURE/SMALL (support - weight) soportar, sostener6 (take - blame, responsibility) cargar con7 (entail, involve - responsibility) conllevar; (- penalty, consequences) implicar, conllevar8 (vote, bill, motion, etc) aprobar9 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (have for sale) tener, vender10 (news, story, report, etc) traer, publicar11 (be pregnant with) estar embarazada de12 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL llevar(se)1 (sound, voice) oírse, tener alcance\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcarried forward suma y sigueto carry the can for something pagar el patoto carry coals to Newcastle llevar leña al monteto carry weight (with somebody) figurative use tener importanciato get carried away exaltarse, desmadrarse1) transport: llevar, cargar, transportar (cargamento), conducir (electricidad), portar (un virus)to carry a bag: cargar una bolsato carry money: llevar dinero encima, traer dinero consigo2) bear: soportar, aguantar, resistir (peso)3) stock: vender, tener en abasto4) entail: llevar, implicar, acarrear5) win: ganar (una elección o competición), aprobar (una moción)6)to carry oneself : portarse, comportarsehe carried himself honorably: se comportó dignamentecarry vi: oírse, proyectarseher voice carries well: su voz se puede oír desde lejosv.• acarrear v.• aceptar v.• cargar v.• ganar v.• incluir v.(§pres: incluyo...incluimos...)• llevar (Matemática) v.• llevar v.• portear v.• sobrellevar v.• sostener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• traer v.(§pres: traigo, traes...) pret: traj-•)• transportar v.'kæri
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-ries, -rying, -ried transitive verb1)a) (bear, take) llevarI can't carry this, it's too heavy — no puedo cargar con esto, pesa demasiado
b) ( have with one) llevar encimac) ( be provided with) \<\<guarantee\>\> tener*every pack carries the logo of the company — todos los paquetes vienen con or traen el logotipo de la compañía
d) ( be pregnant with) estar* embarazada or encinta de2)a) ( convey) \<\<goods/passengers\>\> llevar, transportar, acarrearthe car can carry four people — el coche tiene cabida para cuatro personas, en el coche caben cuatro personas
b) (channel, transmit) \<\<oil/water/sewage\>\> llevarc) \<\<disease\>\> ser* portador de3)a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> soportar, resistirb) ( take responsibility for) \<\<cost/blame\>\> cargar* conc) ( sustain)4) (involve, entail) \<\<responsibility\>\> conllevar; \<\<consequences/penalty\>\> acarrear, traer* aparejado5) (extend, continue)6)a) ( gain support for) \<\<bill/motion\>\> aprobar*to carry all before one — arrasar con todo
7)a) ( stock) \<\<model\>\> tener*, vender
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v refla) ( in bearing)b) ( behave) comportarse, actuar*
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viPhrasal Verbs:- carry on['kærɪ]1. VT1) (=take) llevarI've been carrying your umbrella around since last week — llevo cargando con tu paraguas desde la semana pasada
as fast as his legs could carry him — tan rápido como le permitían sus piernas, a todo correr
to carry one's audience with one — (fig) ganarse al público
2) (=support) [+ burden] sostenerit's too heavy to carry — pesa mucho para llevarlo encima or para cargar con ello
3) (=have on one's person) [+ money, documents] llevar (encima)are you carrying any money? — ¿llevas dinero (encima)?
4) (=transport) [+ goods] transportar; [+ passengers, message] llevar5) (Comm) (=stock) [+ goods] tener, tratar en6) (Med) [+ disease] transmitir, ser portador de7) (=involve) [+ consequence] acarrear; [+ responsibility] conllevar; [+ interpretation] encerrar, llevar implícito; [+ meaning] tener; [+ authority etc] revestirthe offence carries a £50 fine — la infracción será penalizada con una multa de 50 libras
8) (=have, be provided with) [+ guarantee] tener, llevar; [+ warning] llevar9) [newspaper etc] [+ story] traer, imprimir10) (=extend) extender, prolongarto carry sth too far — (fig) llevar algo demasiado lejos
11) (Math) [+ figure] llevarse; (Econ) [+ interest] llevar12) (=approve) [+ motion] aprobar; [+ proposition] hacer aceptar13) (=win) [+ election, point] ganar; (Parl) [+ seat] ganar- carry the day- carry all or everything before one14)to carry o.s. — portarse
15) [pregnant woman] [+ child] estar encinta de2. VI1) [sound] oírse2) [pregnant woman]she's carrying — † está embarazada
3.N [of ball, shot] alcance m- carry on- carry up* * *['kæri]
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-ries, -rying, -ried transitive verb1)a) (bear, take) llevarI can't carry this, it's too heavy — no puedo cargar con esto, pesa demasiado
b) ( have with one) llevar encimac) ( be provided with) \<\<guarantee\>\> tener*every pack carries the logo of the company — todos los paquetes vienen con or traen el logotipo de la compañía
d) ( be pregnant with) estar* embarazada or encinta de2)a) ( convey) \<\<goods/passengers\>\> llevar, transportar, acarrearthe car can carry four people — el coche tiene cabida para cuatro personas, en el coche caben cuatro personas
b) (channel, transmit) \<\<oil/water/sewage\>\> llevarc) \<\<disease\>\> ser* portador de3)a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> soportar, resistirb) ( take responsibility for) \<\<cost/blame\>\> cargar* conc) ( sustain)4) (involve, entail) \<\<responsibility\>\> conllevar; \<\<consequences/penalty\>\> acarrear, traer* aparejado5) (extend, continue)6)a) ( gain support for) \<\<bill/motion\>\> aprobar*to carry all before one — arrasar con todo
7)a) ( stock) \<\<model\>\> tener*, vender
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v refla) ( in bearing)b) ( behave) comportarse, actuar*
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viPhrasal Verbs:- carry on -
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kəul(a black mineral burned for fuel, heat etc.) carbón- coalmine
- haul someone over the coals
- haul over the coals
coal n carbóntr[kəʊl]1 carbón nombre masculino, hulla\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas black as coals negro,-a como el carbónto carry coals to Newcastle llevar leña al montecoal bunker / coal cellar carboneracoal dust carbonillacoal gas gas nombre masculino de hullacoal industry industria mineracoal merchant carbonerocoal mine mina de carbóncoal mining explotación nombre femenino hulleracoal scuttle cubo para el carbóncoal tar alquitrán nombre masculino de hullacoal ['ko:l] n1) ember: ascua f, brasa f2) : carbón ma coal mine: una mina de carbónn.• ascua s.f.• brasa s.f.• carbón (Mineralogía) s.m.• hulla s.f.kəʊlmass & count noun carbón mto carry coals to Newcastle — llevar leña al monte, ir* a vendimiar y llevar uvas de postre
to haul somebody over the coals — reprender severamente a alguien, poner* a alguien como chupa de dómine; (before n)
coal bin o (BrE) bunker — carbonera f
coal cellar — carbonera f
coal dust — carbonilla f
[kǝʊl]coal miner — minero, -ra m,f del carbón
1.- carry coals to Newcastle- haul sb over the coals- heap coals of fire on sb's head2.VI (Naut) tomar carbón3.CPDcoal bunker N — carbonera f
coal cellar N — carbonera f
coal industry N — industria f del carbón
coal measures NPL — depósitos mpl de carbón
coal merchant N — carbonero m
coal miner N — minero(-a) m / f del carbón
coal mining N — minería f del carbón
coal oil N — (US) parafina f
coal scuttle N — cubo m para carbón
coal strike N — huelga f de mineros
* * *[kəʊl]mass & count noun carbón mto carry coals to Newcastle — llevar leña al monte, ir* a vendimiar y llevar uvas de postre
to haul somebody over the coals — reprender severamente a alguien, poner* a alguien como chupa de dómine; (before n)
coal bin o (BrE) bunker — carbonera f
coal cellar — carbonera f
coal dust — carbonilla f
coal miner — minero, -ra m,f del carbón
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adj.carbonero, hullero.s.1 carbón.to carry coals to Newcastle ir a vendimiar y llevar uvas de postre3 ascua.v.proveer de carbón.vi.hacer provisión de carbón. (pt & pp coaled)
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carry coals to Newcastle — To take a thing where it is already most abundant • • • Main Entry: ↑coal * * * carry/take/coals to Newcastle british phrase to supply something to a place or person when they do not need it because they have a lot of it already Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
carry coals to Newcastle — {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. * /The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle./ * /Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to… … Dictionary of American idioms
carry coals to Newcastle — {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. * /The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle./ * /Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to… … Dictionary of American idioms
Carry coals to Newcastle — Newcastle New cast le, prop. n. A town in England. [PJC] {Carry coals to Newcastle} to do something utterly superfluous; to do something useless or wasteful; from the nearness of Newcastle to the coal mining district. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To carry coals to Newcastle — Carry Car ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carry coals to Newcastle — carry/take coals to Newcastle British to take something to a place or a person that has a lot of that thing already. Exporting pine to Scandinavia is a bit like carrying coals to Newcastle … New idioms dictionary
carry\ coals\ to\ Newcastle — v. phr. To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle. Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to cure a… … Словарь американских идиом
carry coals to Newcastle — Meaning To do something pointless and superfluous. Origin Newcastle in England was a well known coal mining area and the first coal exporting port. Taking coal there was an architypally pointless activity, on a par with selling snow to Eskimos … Meaning and origin of phrases
carry/take coals to Newcastle — Brit : to take something to a place where it is not needed because a large amount of it is already there • • • Main Entry: ↑coal … Useful english dictionary
carry coals to Newcastle — verb To do something that is unneeded or redundant … Wiktionary
carry coals to Newcastle — take an unnecessary item to an area where it is already plentiful (such as taking ice to Antarctica) … English contemporary dictionary