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1 limpiar la mesa
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2 recoger la mesa
• clear the table• pick up the table -
3 alzar la mesa
• clear the table -
4 levantar la mesa
• clear the table -
5 levantar los manteles
• clear the table -
6 quitar la mesa
• clear the table -
7 mesa
f.1 table (forniture).bendecir la mesa to say graceponer/quitar la mesa to set/clear the tablesentarse a la mesa to sit down at the table¡a la mesa! dinner is/tea is/lunch is ready!mesa de billar billiard tablemesa camilla = small round table under which a heater is placedmesa de mezclas mixing deskmesa (de) nido nest of tablesmesa de operaciones operating tablemesa plegable folding table2 board, committee.mesa directiva executive board o committeemesa electoral = group supervising the voting in each ballot box3 Mesa.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mesar.* * *1 (gen) table; (de oficina) desk2 (comida) food3 (personas) board, committee\a mesa puesta with one's every need catered forlevantarse de la mesa to leave the tableponer la mesa to set the table, lay the tablequitar/recoger la mesa to clear the tableser amante de la buena mesa to be a gourmetservir la mesa to wait at tablemesa de despacho deskmesa de mezclas mixing deskmesa de noche bedside tablemesa de operaciones operating tablemesa electoral electoral collegemesa nido nest of tablesmesa plegable folding tablemesa redonda (coloquio) round table* * *noun f.* * *SF1) table; [de despacho] desk¡a la mesa! — dinner's ready!
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bendecir la mesa — to say grace•
de mesa, vino de mesa — table wine•
poner la mesa — to lay the tablemesa auxiliar — side table, occasional table
mesa de café, mesa de centro — coffee table
mesa de mezclas — mixer, mixing desk
mesa de noche — bedside table, night stand o table (EEUU)
mesa ratona — Cono Sur coffee table
mesa redonda — (Pol) (=discusión) round table; (=conferencia) round-table conference; ( Hist) Round Table
2) (=personas) (=comité) committee; [de empresa] board; [en mitin] platformMesa de la Cámara, Mesa del Parlamento — parliamentary assembly
mesa electoral — officials in charge of a polling station
3) (=pensión) board4) (Geog) (=meseta) tableland, plateau5) (Arquit) landing6) [de herramienta] side, flat* * *1) ( mueble) tablemesa de comedor/de cocina — dining room/kitchen table
levantar or quitar or recoger la mesa — to clear the table
a la mesa! — dinner (o lunch etc) is ready!
se levantó de la mesa — he got up from o left the table
quedarse debajo de la mesa — (CS fam) to go hungry, miss out on the food
2) ( conjunto de personas) committee•* * *= table, press bed, bed, table-top [tabletop], dining table.Ex. The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.Ex. In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.Ex. Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.Ex. GIS technology can be considered as a table-top on which data are compiled, considered, manipulated and located.Ex. The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.----* agenda de mesa = appointment calendar.* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.* bendecir la mesa = say + grace.* centro de mesa = epergne.* de mesa = table-top [tabletop].* en la mesa de operaciones = under the knife.* juego de mesa = board game, table game.* luz de mesa = table light.* mesa al vacío = vacuum table.* mesa auxiliar = side table.* mesa de centro = coffee table.* mesa de cocina = kitchen table.* mesa de comedor = dining table, dining-room table.* mesa de conferencias = conference table.* mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.* mesa de despacho = writing desk, desk, work desk.* mesa de dibujante = sketch board.* mesa de dibujo = drawing table, art-room table, art-room drawing table, drawing board.* mesa de escritorio = desktop.* mesa de estudio = carrel, study table.* mesa de negociaciones = bargaining table, negotiation table.* mesa de ping-pong = table tennis table.* mesa de succión = suction table.* mesa de tinta = ink table [ink-table].* mesa de trabajo = desk, study table, writing desk, work desk.* mesa electoral = polls, the, polling station.* mesa expositora = table top exhibit.* mesa individual de estudio = study carrel.* mesa luminosa = light table.* mesa redonda = round table, roundtable, panel presentation, panel discussion, panel debate, panel session.* Mesa Redonda para las Publicaciones Gubernamentales (GODORT) = Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).* modales en la mesa = table manners.* poner la mesa = lay + the table.* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.* sal de mesa = table salt.* sobremesa = after-tea, after-dinner.* tenis de mesa = table tennis.* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.* * *1) ( mueble) tablemesa de comedor/de cocina — dining room/kitchen table
levantar or quitar or recoger la mesa — to clear the table
a la mesa! — dinner (o lunch etc) is ready!
se levantó de la mesa — he got up from o left the table
quedarse debajo de la mesa — (CS fam) to go hungry, miss out on the food
2) ( conjunto de personas) committee•* * *= table, press bed, bed, table-top [tabletop], dining table.Ex: The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.
Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.Ex: Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.Ex: GIS technology can be considered as a table-top on which data are compiled, considered, manipulated and located.Ex: The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.* agenda de mesa = appointment calendar.* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.* bendecir la mesa = say + grace.* centro de mesa = epergne.* de mesa = table-top [tabletop].* en la mesa de operaciones = under the knife.* juego de mesa = board game, table game.* luz de mesa = table light.* mesa al vacío = vacuum table.* mesa auxiliar = side table.* mesa de centro = coffee table.* mesa de cocina = kitchen table.* mesa de comedor = dining table, dining-room table.* mesa de conferencias = conference table.* mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.* mesa de despacho = writing desk, desk, work desk.* mesa de dibujante = sketch board.* mesa de dibujo = drawing table, art-room table, art-room drawing table, drawing board.* mesa de escritorio = desktop.* mesa de estudio = carrel, study table.* mesa de negociaciones = bargaining table, negotiation table.* mesa de ping-pong = table tennis table.* mesa de succión = suction table.* mesa de tinta = ink table [ink-table].* mesa de trabajo = desk, study table, writing desk, work desk.* mesa electoral = polls, the, polling station.* mesa expositora = table top exhibit.* mesa individual de estudio = study carrel.* mesa luminosa = light table.* mesa redonda = round table, roundtable, panel presentation, panel discussion, panel debate, panel session.* Mesa Redonda para las Publicaciones Gubernamentales (GODORT) = Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).* modales en la mesa = table manners.* poner la mesa = lay + the table.* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.* sal de mesa = table salt.* sobremesa = after-tea, after-dinner.* tenis de mesa = table tennis.* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.* * *A (mueble) tablemesa de comedor/de cocina dining room/kitchen tableuna mesa de caoba a mahogany tableponer la mesa to lay the tablelevantar or quitar or recoger la mesa to clear the table, clear awaybendecir la mesa to say grace¡a la mesa! dinner ( o lunch etc) is ready!sentarse a la mesa to sit at the tablese levantó de la mesa he got up from o left the table¿han reservado mesa? have you reserved a table?no con tejemanejes ni por debajo de la mesa, las cosas claras no shady business or underhand dealings, everything's to be above boardrecibió por debajo de la mesa una elevada suma de dinero he received a large sum of money under the table o counterCompuestos:folding tableside tablebilliard tabletrestle tablecoffee tableoffice o writing deskdrawing boardmixing deskbedside table● mesa de operaciones/partosoperating/delivery tablefolding tablenest of tablesstand (for charity collection, etc.)folding tableB (conjunto de personas) committeeel Presidente de la mesa the Chairman of the committeeCompuestos:( Arg) sorting office( RPl) examining board(en Esp) congressional committee, parliamentary committeenegotiating tableworking sessionnegotiating table( RPl) coffee tableround table* * *
Del verbo mesar: ( conjugate mesar)
mesa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
mesa sustantivo femenino
1 ( mueble) table;◊ poner/recoger la mesa to lay/clear the table;
bendecir la mesa to say grace;
sentarse a la mesa to sit at the table;
se levantó de la mesa he got up from o left the table;
reservar mesa to reserve a table;
mesa de centro coffee table;
mesa de noche or (RPl) de luz bedside table
2 ( conjunto de personas) committee;◊ mesa redonda/de negociaciones round/negotiating table
mesa sustantivo femenino
1 (mueble) table
(de oficina) desk
2 (comida) pon la mesa, set the table
3 (presidencia) board, executive
el presidente de la mesa, the chairman
' mesa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acumularse
- alrededor
- ancha
- ancho
- ayudar
- bailar
- bendecir
- billar
- borde
- caballete
- cabecera
- calzo
- camilla
- carta
- dama
- desahogar
- el
- en
- escribanía
- estirarse
- exclusión
- exquisitez
- extendida
- extendido
- ficha
- follón
- hule
- lijado
- mover
- oca
- pala
- pico
- plantificar
- plegable
- plegarse
- puesta
- puesto
- quitar
- recoger
- reservar
- sal
- sentar
- servicio
- tablero
- torta
- tronera
- ver
- velador
- veladora
- vino
English:
array
- attend
- book
- booth
- bump
- burn out
- card
- catch
- clean
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- coffee table
- desktop
- disgusting
- free
- game
- grace
- grape
- grown-up
- head
- impatiently
- jog
- knock off
- lay
- level off
- level out
- mark
- mat
- move
- on
- over
- overlay
- place
- plonk
- pool table
- pop
- round-table meeting
- set
- shaky
- sidetable
- slam
- slam down
- stand
- steady
- stick
- swing
- table
- table lamp
- table leg
* * *mesa nf1. [mueble] table;[de oficina, despacho] desk;de mesa: vino de mesa table wine;calendario de mesa desk calendar;quería reservar una mesa I'd like to book a table;bendecir la mesa to say grace;quitar la mesa to clear the table;sentarse a la mesa to sit down at the table;¡a la mesa! dinner/tea/lunch is ready!;a mesa puesta with all one's needs provided for;Ven Fampasar algo por debajo de la mesa not to bother with sthmesa de billar billiard table;mesa camilla = small round table under which a heater is placed;mesa de comedor dining table;mesa de dibujo drawing board;mesa de juego gambling o gaming table;RP mesa de luz bedside table;mesa de mezclas mixing desk, mixer;mesa (de) nido = nest of tables;RP mesa de noche bedside table;mesa de operaciones operating table;mesa plegable folding table;CSur mesa ratona coffee table; Hist la Mesa Redonda the Round Table;mesa de trabajo worktable2. [comité] board, committee;[en un debate] panel Esp mesa del congreso parliamentary committee;mesa directiva executive board o committee;mesa electoral = group supervising the voting in each ballot box;RP mesa de examen examining board;mesa de negociación negotiating table;mesa redonda [coloquio] round table3. [comida] food;le gusta la buena mesa she likes good food* * *f1 mueble table;poner/quitar oalzar olevantar la mesa set/clear the table;sentarse a la mesa sit at the table2 GEOG plateau3 POL committee* * *mesa nf1) : table2) : committee, board* * *mesa n1. (en general) table2. (de trabajo) desk -
8 quitar
v.1 to remove.quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebodyquita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)2 to take away, to relieve.María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack3 to take up (time).me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time4 to take, to steal.me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet5 to switch off.6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.* * *1 (separar) to remove, take off3 (apartar) to take away, take off■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out8 (impedir) to prevent9 (disminuir) to take away10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up\¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!quitando... except...quitar de delante to clear awayquitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath awayquitar importancia a algo to play something downquitar la mesa to clear the tablequitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody offquitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebodyquitarse años figurado to lie about one's age* * *verb1) to remove2) take off3) clear4) rob•- quitarse- quitarse a alguien
- quitarse algo de encima* * *1. VT1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take downle quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages
tardaron dos días en quitar los escombros — it took two days to clear o remove the rubble
quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies
2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to takele quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train
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quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay•
quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungryno alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling
el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching
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quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping4) (=restar)eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong
quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist
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quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down•
quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good mealquitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going
5) (=impedir)quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth
6) (Mat) to take away, subtract7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry8) ** [+ dinero] to make2.VI¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!
eso no quita —
quitaeso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.----* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *quitar [A1 ]vtA1(apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my deskquitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my pathquitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table(+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chickenme quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulderno le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take offquítale los zapatos take his shoes offB ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from herla policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport awayme quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocketle quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thiefse lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his handC (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the childrenlos niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my timeno es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …no le quites méritos give him his dueese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off youhay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bittrataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter downle quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the houseD (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of(+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishingte voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me againa ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink winequitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest onesquitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time■ quitarviA¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!B ( en locs):de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removabletiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hoodeso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing itni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around hereen ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter■ quitarseA (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down(+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headacheya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any moreB (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassleC ( refl)1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take offquítate la chaqueta take your jacket off2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid ofse quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warmme tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb4 ‹años›te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years youngerse quita años or la edad she lies about her age* * *
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
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verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' quitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- aligerar
- allanar
- careta
- desenmascarar
- desollar
- despejar
- despepitar
- despintar
- despuntar
- hipo
- restar
- sueño
- truco
- alisar
- arrebatar
- aspereza
- coger
- cortar
- desarmar
- descuidar
- espabilar
- espátula
- mancha
- manchar
- minimizar
- polvo
- retirar
- sacar
- soplete
English:
bleach
- bone
- brush off
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- de-ice
- discourage
- dust
- fillet
- flick
- from
- get off
- get out
- graffiti
- mess
- peel off
- play down
- pull off
- push off
- removable
- remove
- scrub away
- scrub off
- shift
- snatch
- spoil
- strip
- strip off
- sweat off
- table
- take
- take away
- take off
- take out
- trim
- upstage
- wash away
- wash off
- wash out
- whatsit
- whip off
- wipe off
- wrestle
- brush
- clean
- detach
- detachable
- dull
- get
* * *♦ vt1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;[ropa, zapatos] to take off; Espquitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;Méxno quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking3. [robar] to take, to steal;me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;[sed] to quench;el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there6. [restar] to take away;a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;le quitó importancia al hecho he played it downque me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other8. [exceptuar]quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving♦ vi1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!2.de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?* * *quitar el polvo dust;quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;quitar la mesa clear the table;de quita y pon fam removableII v/i:¡quita! get out of the way!* * *quitar vt1) : to remove, to take away2) : to take off (clothes)3) : to get rid of, to relieve* * *quitar vb2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way! -
9 recoger
v.1 to pick up.recogí los papeles del suelo I picked the papers up off the groundElla recoge la ropa She picks up the clothes.María recoge a su hijo Mary picks up her son.2 to collect, to gather.Ellos recogen manzanas They gather apples.3 to clear (ordenar, limpiar) (mesa).4 to pick up, to fetch.iré a recoger a los niños a la escuela I'll pick the children up from school5 to take in (acoger) (mendigo, huérfano, animal).6 to gather, to harvest.7 to take up, to shorten (acortar) (item of clothing).8 to show (mostrar) (sujeto: foto, película).la exposición recoge su obra más reciente the exhibition brings together his latest works* * *1 (volver a coger) to take again, take back2 (coger) to pick up, take back3 (ir a buscar) to pick up, collect5 (guardar) to put away6 (poner al abrigo) to bring in■ recoge las toallas, va a llover bring those towels in, it's going to rain7 (suspender) to seize8 (juntar) to gather, collect9 (velas) to take in; (cortinas) to draw10 (dar asilo) to take in, shelter11 (ordenar) to clear up, tidy up13 (remangar - prendas) to pick up, lift up; (- mangas) to roll up14 COSTURA to shorten, take up1 (irse a casa) to go home2 (irse a dormir) to go to bed3 (para meditar) to retire, withdraw\recoger la mesa to clear the tablerecogerse el pelo to put one's hair up, tie one's hair back* * *verbto collect, gather* * *1. VT1) (=levantar) [+ objeto caído] to pick up; [+ objetos dispersos] to gather (up), gather together2) (=recolectar) [+ datos, información] to gather, collect; [+ dinero, firmas] to collect; [+ correo, basura] to collect, pick up¿a qué hora recogen el correo? — what time is the mail o post collected?, what time do they collect the mail o post?
3) (=ordenar) [+ objetos] to clear up, clear away; [+ casa, habitación] to tidy up, straighten uprecoge tus cosas — get your things together, gather up your things
4) (=guardar) [+ ropa lavada] to take in, get in; [+ herramientas] to put away5) (Agr) to harvest, gather in, take in; [+ fruta, guisantes] to pick; [+ flores] to pick, gather6) (=reducir, ajustar) [+ cuerda, vela] to take in; [+ alas] to fold; [+ cuernos] to draw in; [+ falda] to gather up, lift up; [+ mangas] to roll up; (Cos) to take in, reduce, shorten7) (=almacenar) [+ polvo] to gather; [+ líquido] to absorb, take up; [en recipiente] to collect8) (=ir a buscar) [+ persona] to pick up, fetch, collect; [+ billetes, paquete] to collect, pick upte vendremos a recoger a las ocho — we'll come and pick you up o fetch you o collect you at eight o'clock, we'll come for you at eight o'clock
9) (=mostrar) to showla imagen recoge uno de los momentos más dramáticos — the picture shows o captures one of the most dramatic moments
10) (=incluir) to includeel informe recoge diversas sugerencias — various suggestions are included in the report, the report includes various suggestions
11) [+ demandas, reivindicaciones] to take into accountel acuerdo recoge las demandas de los indígenas — the agreement takes into account the demands of the native people
12) (=recibir)ahora empieza a recoger los frutos de su esfuerzo — she's beginning to reap the reward(s) of her efforts
de todo esto van a recoger muy poco — they won't get much back out of all this, they will get very little return from all this
13) (=retirar) [+ periódico, libro] to seize; [+ moneda] to call in14) (=dar asilo) to take in, shelter2.VI (=ordenar) to tidy up, straighten up; [al cerrar, terminar] to clear up3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( levantar) to pick upb) <casa/habitación> to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE)2)a) <dinero/firmas> to collectb) <deberes/cuadernos> to collect, take inc) <trigo/maíz> to harvest, gather in; < fruta> to pick; <flores/hongos> to pick, gatherd) <tienda de campaña/vela> to take downe) < pelo>3) ( recibir y retener) <agua/polvo> to collect4) ( ir a buscar) < persona> to pick up, fetch, collect; < paquete> to collect, pick up; < basura> to collectel autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho — the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight
¿puedes recoger el traje de la tintorería? — can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners?
fui a recoger mis cosas — I went to get o to pick up my things
5) <huérfano/gatito> to take in2. 3.el informe no recoge estas estadísticas — these statistics do not figure o appear in the report
recogersev pron1) ( volver a casa) to go home; ( ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire; (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw2) < pelo> to tie up* * *= capture, collect, cull, gather, pick up, record, reap, harvest, garner, shuffle together, scoop (out), sweep up, wind, stow, pack + Posesivo + bags, clear up, pack up.Ex. In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.Ex. Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.Ex. The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.Ex. A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.Ex. Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.Ex. Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.Ex. Entire families or groups of families cooperate in growing and harvesting food.Ex. The serials file contains a large number of titles, not only contributed by members, but also garnered from other sources.Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex. This service will be useful for end users and for scooping out the availability of information on STN for a variety of search topics.Ex. Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.Ex. Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.Ex. The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.----* encargado de recoger = gatherer.* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.* persona que recoge algo = picker.* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.* recoger con un rastrillo = rake.* recoger datos = collect + data.* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas = collect + statistics.* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.* recoger experiencia = garner + experience.* recoger información = collect + data, collect + information, gather + information, summon + knowledge, harvest + information.* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.* recoger material = gather + material.* recoger pruebas = collect + evidence, gather + evidence, accumulate + evidence.* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.* sin recoger = uncollected.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( levantar) to pick upb) <casa/habitación> to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE)2)a) <dinero/firmas> to collectb) <deberes/cuadernos> to collect, take inc) <trigo/maíz> to harvest, gather in; < fruta> to pick; <flores/hongos> to pick, gatherd) <tienda de campaña/vela> to take downe) < pelo>3) ( recibir y retener) <agua/polvo> to collect4) ( ir a buscar) < persona> to pick up, fetch, collect; < paquete> to collect, pick up; < basura> to collectel autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho — the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight
¿puedes recoger el traje de la tintorería? — can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners?
fui a recoger mis cosas — I went to get o to pick up my things
5) <huérfano/gatito> to take in2. 3.el informe no recoge estas estadísticas — these statistics do not figure o appear in the report
recogersev pron1) ( volver a casa) to go home; ( ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire; (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw2) < pelo> to tie up* * *= capture, collect, cull, gather, pick up, record, reap, harvest, garner, shuffle together, scoop (out), sweep up, wind, stow, pack + Posesivo + bags, clear up, pack up.Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.Ex: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.Ex: Entire families or groups of families cooperate in growing and harvesting food.Ex: The serials file contains a large number of titles, not only contributed by members, but also garnered from other sources.Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex: This service will be useful for end users and for scooping out the availability of information on STN for a variety of search topics.Ex: Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.Ex: The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* encargado de recoger = gatherer.* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.* persona que recoge algo = picker.* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.* recoger con un rastrillo = rake.* recoger datos = collect + data.* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas = collect + statistics.* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.* recoger experiencia = garner + experience.* recoger información = collect + data, collect + information, gather + information, summon + knowledge, harvest + information.* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.* recoger material = gather + material.* recoger pruebas = collect + evidence, gather + evidence, accumulate + evidence.* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.* sin recoger = uncollected.* * *recoger [E6 ]vtA1 (levantar) to pick uprecoge la servilleta pick up the napkinlo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floorno pienso recoger vuestros trastos I don't intend to pick up your junk o to clear up after yourecogía el agua que se salía de la lavadora I was mopping up the water that was coming out of the washing machinerecoge estos cristales clear up this broken glassrecoger la mesa to clear the tableB1 ‹dinero/firmas› to collect2 ‹deberes/cuadernos› to collect, take inrecoger la ropa del tendedero to bring the washing in3 ‹trigo/maíz› to gather in, take in, harvest; ‹fruta› to pick, harvest; ‹flores/hongos› to pick, gatherno llegó a recoger el fruto de su trabajo he was unable to reap the fruits of his labor4 ‹tienda de campaña› to take down; ‹alfombra› to take up; ‹vela› to take down5 ‹pelo›le recogió el pelo en una cola he gathered her hair into a ponytailC (retener) ‹agua› to collectesta alfombra recoge mucho polvo this carpet collects o gathers a lot of dustD (retirar de circulación) ‹periódico› to seize; ‹monedas› to withdraw, take … out of circulationE (ir a buscar) ‹persona› to pick up, fetch, collect; ‹paquete› to collect, pick up ‹equipaje› ( Aviac) to reclaim¿a qué hora pasan a recoger la basura? what time do they come to take away o collect the garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) rubbish?el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight¿puedes recoger el traje del tinte? can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleanersvoy adentro a recoger las maletas I'll go inside and get the suitcasesfui a recoger mis cosas I went to get o to pick up my thingsF (dar asilo) to take inrecogieron a un gatito abandonado they took in an abandoned kittenun asilo para recoger a los vagabundos a hostel to provide shelter for vagrantsG(incluir, registrar): la obra recoge el trasfondo social de aquel momento the work depicts the social context of that timela imagen recoge el momento en que … the picture shows o captures the moment in which …el informe recoge estas últimas estadísticas these latest statistics figure o appear in the reportesta acepción no la recoge ningún diccionario this meaning isn't included in o isn't in any dictionarysu obra está siendo recogida en cuatro volúmenes his works are being collected for publication in four volumesun espectáculo que recoge tres de sus obras breves a show which brings together three of his short works■ recogervivenga, recoger ya, que vamos a comer come on, clear up (your things), it's time to eatA1 (volver a casa) to go home; (ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire2 (para meditar, rezar) to withdrawB1 ‹mangas/pantalones› to roll up; ‹falda› to lift up2 ‹pelo› to tie uprecogerse el pelo en un moño to put one's hair up in a bun* * *
recoger ( conjugate recoger) verbo transitivo
1
‹ platos› to clear away;
2
‹ fruta› to pick;
‹flores/hongos› to pick, gather
3 ( ir a buscar) ‹ persona› to pick up, fetch, collect;
‹ paquete› to collect, pick up;
‹ basura› to collect;
‹ equipaje› to reclaim
verbo intransitivo ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
recogerse verbo pronominal ‹ pelo› to tie up;
‹ falda› to gather up
recoger
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto caído) to pick up
2 (información, dinero, basura, etc) to gather, collect
3 (una casa) to tidy up
recoger la mesa, to clear the table
4 (en un sitio a alguien o algo) to pick up, fetch, collect: vino a recogernos a las tres, she came to pick us up at three o'clock
5 (ordenar, guardar) to tidy (up), clear up: recoge tus juguetes inmediatamente, pick up your toys this instant
6 (a una persona o animal necesitados) to take in
7 (cosecha) to harvest, gather in
8 (fruta) to pick
II vi (poner orden, colocar, guardar) to tidy up: antes de irnos tenemos que recoger, we'll have to tidy up before we go
' recoger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buscar
- coger
- inclinarse
- vendimiar
- cosechar
- mesa
- pala
- pinchar
- pretexto
English:
call
- call for
- clear away
- clear up
- collect
- gather
- gather in
- gather up
- harvest
- nuisance
- pack up
- pick
- pick off
- pick up
- pull in
- put away
- rake up
- reclaim
- scoop up
- sweep up
- tidy away
- tidy up
- up
- clear
- collection
- get
- glean
- overflow
- pack
- pull
- reap
- scoop
- sweep
- take
- tidy
* * *♦ vt1. [coger, levantar] to pick up;recogí los papeles del suelo I picked the papers up off the ground;recogieron el agua con una fregona they mopped up the water2. [reunir, retener] to collect, to gather;están recogiendo firmas/dinero para… they are collecting signatures/money for…;este trasto no hace más que recoger polvo this piece of junk is just gathering dust3. [ordenar, limpiar] [mesa] to clear;[casa, habitación, cosas] to tidy o clear up4. [ir a buscar] to pick up, to fetch;iré a recoger a los niños a la escuela I'll pick the children up from school;¿a qué hora paso a recogerte? what time shall I pick you up?;¿a qué hora recogen la basura? what time do they collect the rubbish?5. [recolectar] [mies, cosecha] to harvest;[fruta, aceitunas] to pick; [setas, flores] to pick, to gather; [beneficios] to reap;ahora empieza a recoger los frutos de su trabajo now she's starting to reap the rewards of her work6. [mostrar] [sujeto: foto, película] to show;[sujeto: novela] to depict;su ensayo recoge una idea ya esbozada por Spinoza her essay contains an idea already hinted at by Spinoza;una comedia que recoge el ambiente de los ochenta a comedy which captures the atmosphere of the eighties;la exposición recoge su obra más reciente the exhibition brings together his latest works7. [sujeto: ley] to include;un derecho recogido por la ley a right enshrined in law8. [acoger] [mendigo, huérfano, animal] to take in;en el albergue recogen a los sin techo the hostel takes in homeless people9. [plegar] [velas, sombrillas] to take down;[cortinas] to tie back10. [prenda] [acortar] to take up, to shorten;[estrechar] to take in♦ vi[ordenar, limpiar] to tidy o clear up;cuando acabes de recoger… when you've finished tidying o clearing up…* * *v/t1 pick up, collect;recoger firmas collect signatures;recoger las cartas collect one’s mail2 habitación tidy up;recoger la mesa clear the table3 AGR harvest4 ( mostrar) show5:recoger las piernas lift up one’s legs* * *recoger {15} vt1) : to collect, to gather2) : to get, to retrieve, to pick up3) : to clean up, to tidy (up)* * *recoger vb1. (coger, ir a buscar) to pick up3. (reunir) to collect -
10 levantar
v.1 to raise.levantar algo del suelo to pick something up off the groundlevantar a alguien del suelo to help somebody up off the groundlevantar a alguien de la cama to get somebody out of bedlevantar la vista o mirada to look uplevantar el ánimo to cheer upEllos levantan la columna They raise the column.2 to remove (quitar) (pintura, venda, tapa).3 to build, to raise (to build) (edificio, muro).4 to strike (retirar) (campamento).5 to stir up (provocar) (protestas, polémica).levantar a alguien contra to stir somebody up against6 to lift (suprimir) (embargo, prohibición).levantar el castigo a alguien to let somebody off7 to bring to an end (sesión) (terminar).si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting (en reunión)8 to draw up (redactar) (acta, atestado).9 to pinch, to swipe (informal) (robar).10 to wake up.11 to stir to rebellion.La injusticia levanta a las masas Injustice stirs the masses to rebellion.12 to lift up, to lift off, to lift, to elevate.Ellos levantaron el auto They lifted up the car.13 to suspend, to adjourn.Ellos levantaron la sesión They suspended the session.14 to construct, to build.Ellos levantaron un rancho They constructed a ranch.15 to cheer up, to bolster up.16 to bear up, to put up, to upbear.Ellos levantaron el estandarte They bore up the banner.* * *1 (alzar) to raise, lift■ no lo puedo levantar, pesa mucho I can't lift it, it's heavy■ que levanten la mano los que quieran venir all those who want to come, raise their hands2 (construir) to erect, build3 (empresa - hacer rentable) to get off the ground; (- establecer) to set up4 (despegar) to loosen, unstick5 (suprimir) to lift6 (cadáver) to remove7 (causar) to cause8 (trazar, dibujar) to draw9 (animal de caza) to flush out■ si el día levanta, iremos a la playa if the weather brightens up, we'll go to the beach1 (alzarse) to rise2 (ponerse de pie) to stand up3 (dejar la cama) to get up, get out of bed4 (sublevarse) to rebel, rise up5 (viento, oleaje) to get up\levantar el campamento to strike camplevantar falsos testimonios contra alguien to bear false witness against somebodylevantar la moral a alguien to cheer somebody up, raise somebody's spiritslevantar la vista to look uplevantar la voz to raise one's voicelevantarse con el pie izquierdo figurado to get out of bed on the wrong sidese levanta la sesión court adjourned* * *verb1) to lift, raise2) erect3) arouse•* * *1. VT1) (=alzar)a) [+ peso, objeto] to lift; [con una grúa] to hoist¿puedes levantar un poco la silla? — can you lift the chair up a bit?
b) [+ pierna, cabeza, cejas] to raise•
levantar la mano — to put one's hand up, raise one's handlevantó la mano para pedir la vez — she put her hand up o raised her hand to ask for a turn
no levantó la mirada del libro cuando entramos — she didn't raise her eyes from her book o she didn't look up from the book when we came in
cabeza 1., 2), tapa 1)si su mujer levantara la cabeza y lo viera casado otra vez se volvería a morir — his wife would turn in her grave to see him married again
c) [+ cortina, falda] to lift, lift up; [+ persiana, telón] to raise2) (=poner de pie)a)levantar a algn — [del suelo] to lift sb, lift sb up; [de la cama] to get sb up
pesaba tanto que no pude levantarla del suelo — she was so heavy that I couldn't lift her off the ground
cuando se sienta en ese sofá no hay quien lo levante — once he sits on that sofa no one can get him off it
su actuación levantó al público de sus asientos — her performance brought the audience to their feet
b) [+ objeto caído] to pick up3) (=erigir) [+ edificio, pared] to put up; [+ monumento] to erect, put up4) (=fundar) [+ empresa, imperio] to found, establishlevantó un gran imperio comercial — he founded o established a great commercial empire
5) (=dar un empuje) to build uptodos los trabajadores ayudaron a levantar la empresa — all the workers helped to build up the company
6) [+ ánimo, moral] to lift, raisenecesito algo que me levante la moral — I need something to lift o raise my spirits
7) [+ tono, volumen] to raiselevanta la voz, que no te oigo — speak up - I can't hear you
¡no levantes la voz! — keep your voice down!
8) (=desmontar) [+ tienda de campaña] to take downlevantar la mesa — LAm to clear the table
9) (=producir) [+ sospechas] to arouse; [+ dolor] to give; [+ rumor] to spark offel reportaje ha levantado rumores de un posible divorcio — the report has sparked off rumours of a possible divorce
ampollalevantar falso testimonio — (Jur) to give false testimony; (Rel) to bear false witness
10) (=terminar) [+ prohibición, embargo] to lift; [+ veda] to endse levantará el castigo a los que pidan perdón — those who apologize will be let off (their punishment)
11) (Jur)a) [+ censo] to take; [+ atestado] to make; [+ sesión] to adjournacta 1)b) [+ cadáver] to remove12) (Arquit) [+ plano] to make, draw up13) (Caza) to flush outliebre 1), vuelo II, 1)14) (Mil) [+ ejército] to raise15) (=sublevar)(Pol)la corrupción política levantó al pueblo contra el gobierno — political corruption turned people against the government
16) (Naipes) (=coger) to pick; (=superar) to beat17) * (=ganar) [+ dinero] to make, earn18) * (=robar) to pinch *, swipe *19) Ven ** (=arrestar) to nick **, arrest2. VI1) hum [persona]2) (Naipes) to cut the packlevanta, es tu turno — cut the pack, it's your turn
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick upb) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raiselevanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer
c) < persiana> to pull up, raised)f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up2)b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause6) (Der)a) < acta> to prepareb) < cadáver> to remove7) < censo> to take8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strikelevantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table
9)b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bedc) ( poner de pie) to get... up10) (fam)a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)2.levantarse v pron1)a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1bb) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?
3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise4) pintura to peel5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)* * *= erect, lift (up).Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.Ex. The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.----* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.* levantar barricadas = barricade.* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.* levantar con gato = jack up.* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* levantar el ánimo = pep up.* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.* levantar hato = pull + stakes.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.* levantar la vista = look up.* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* levantarse en dos patas = buck.* levantar una barrera = build + wall.* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick upb) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raiselevanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer
c) < persiana> to pull up, raised)f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up2)b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause6) (Der)a) < acta> to prepareb) < cadáver> to remove7) < censo> to take8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strikelevantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table
9)b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bedc) ( poner de pie) to get... up10) (fam)a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)2.levantarse v pron1)a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1bb) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?
3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise4) pintura to peel5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)* * *= erect, lift (up).Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.* levantar barricadas = barricade.* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.* levantar con gato = jack up.* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* levantar el ánimo = pep up.* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.* levantar hato = pull + stakes.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.* levantar la vista = look up.* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* levantarse en dos patas = buck.* levantar una barrera = build + wall.* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.* * *levantar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹bulto/peso/piedra› to lift, pick up; ‹persiana› to pull up, raiseayúdame a levantar este baúl help me to lift this trunk o pick this trunk uplevanta la alfombra lift up the ruglevantaron las copas para brindar they raised their glasses in a toast2 ‹ojos/mirada/vista›me contestó sin levantar los ojos or la vista del libro she answered me without looking up o without lifting her eyes from her booklevantó la mirada hacia el cielo he raised his eyes to heaven3 ‹voz› to raiselevantar el tono to raise one's voice¡a mí no me levantes la voz! don't raise your voice to me!4 ‹polvo› to raiseel coche levantó una nube de polvo the car raised a cloud of dust5 (en naipes) ‹carta› to pick upB1 ‹ánimos›esto nos levantó los ánimos/la moral this raised our spirits/our moralevenga, levanta el ánimo come on, cheer up!2 ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick upa ver si conseguimos levantar este país let's see if we can get this country back on its feetC ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put upD ‹restricción/embargo/sanción› to lift; ‹huelga› to call offla madre le levantó el castigo his mother let him off o lifted his punishmentlevantar el asedio to raise o lift the siegese levanta la sesión the meeting is adjournedE ‹protestas› to cause, spark, spark off, give rise to; ‹polémica› to cause, arouse; ‹rumor› to give rise to, spark, spark offsu comportamiento levantó sospechas entre los vecinos her behavior aroused o caused suspicion among the neighborsF ( Der)1 ‹acta› to preparelevantó atestado del accidente he wrote a report on the accident2 ‹cadáver› to removeG ‹censo› to takeH(desmontar, deshacer): levantar (el) campamento to strike camplevantar la cama to strip the bedlevantar la mesa ( AmL); to clear the tableI1 (en brazos) ‹niño› to pick up2 (de la cama) to get … up, get … out of bed3(poner de pie): ayúdame a levantar al abuelo de la silla help me to get grandpa up out of his chairun discurso que levantó al público de sus asientos a speech which brought the audience to its feetme levantó la novia he went off with o stole o pinched my girlfriend ( colloq)A1 (de la cama) to get upnunca se levanta antes de las diez he never gets up o gets out of bed before ten¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?ya se levanta un poco por la casa she can get up and move around the house a bit now, she's up and moving around the house a little now2(ponerse en pie): al entrar el monarca todos se levantaron everyone rose to their feet as the monarch entered ( frml)intentó levantarse del suelo he tried to get up off the floor o to stand uphasta que no terminemos todos no se levanta nadie de la mesa no one is getting up from (the) table until we've all finishedse levantó de su asiento para saludarme she stood up o got up o rose to greet meB «polvareda» to rise; «temporal» to brewse ha levantado un viento muy fuerte a strong wind has got up o picked upC «torre/monumento/edificio» (erguirse) to riseD «pintura» to peel off, peel, come offE (sublevarse) to rise up, risela nación entera se levantó (en armas) para repeler la invasión the whole nation rose up (in arms) to repel the invasionF ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up2 (acostarse con) to score with ( colloq), to go to bed with* * *
levantar ( conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1
‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹ alfombra› to lift up
2
‹ moral› to raise, boostb) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up
3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;
se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹ polémica› to cause;
6 ‹ campamento› to strike;◊ levantar la mesa (AmL) to clear the table
7 ( en brazos) ‹ persona› to pick up;
( de la cama) to get … out of bed;
( poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1
◊ ¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? may I leave the table?
2 [ polvareda] to rise;
[ temporal] to brew;
[ viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 ( sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
' levantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acta
- ampolla
- atestado
- batir
- castillo
- cercado
- chillar
- espíritu
- liebre
- pulso
- sesión
- testimonio
- alzar
- animar
- apalancar
- cabeza
- castigo
- coger
- elevar
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- recoger
- voz
- vuelo
English:
adjourn
- boost
- cat
- close
- cock
- erect
- get up
- haul up
- heave
- hoist
- hold up
- jack up
- keep down
- kick up
- lift
- lift up
- pick up
- prick up
- pull up
- put up
- raise
- rear
- set up
- sling
- stick up
- stir up
- swing
- take up
- throw up
- turn up
- up
- bolster
- buck
- clear
- dig
- get
- hold
- jack
- kick
- look
- pick
- prick
- pull
- put
- retract
- set
- stand
- stick
- strain
- take
* * *♦ vt1. [alzar, elevar] to raise;[objeto pesado, capó, trampilla] to lift (up); [persiana] to pull up;levantar el telón to raise the curtain;el que quiera venir conmigo que levante la mano anyone who wants to come with me should put their hand up;levanta la tapa de la olla y verás qué bien huele lift the lid off the pot and you'll see how good it smells;levantar algo del suelo to pick sth up off the ground;levantar a alguien del suelo to help sb up off the ground;levantó al bebé en alto she lifted the baby up in the air;el juez ordenó levantar el cadáver the judge ordered the body to be removed;los perros levantaron el zorro the dogs flushed out the fox;levantaba polvo al barrer she was raising clouds of dust as she swept;levantar la voz to raise one's voice;no ha conseguido levantar cabeza he's still not back to his old self¿no te habré levantado? I hope I didn't wake o get you uplevanta la papelera, que se ha vuelto a caer stand the wastepaper basket up, it's fallen over again4. [construir] [edificio, muro] to build, to construct;[estatua, monumento] to put up, to erect;de la nada logró levantar un inmenso imperio empresarial she managed to build a huge business empire from nothing5. [quitar] [pintura, venda, tapa] to remove6. [retirar] [campamento] to strike;[tienda de campaña, tenderete] to take down; [mantel] to take off; RP Famlevantar (el) campamento to hit the road, to make tracks7. [causar] [protestas, polémica, rumores] to give rise to;me levanta dolor de cabeza it makes my head ache;esto levantó las sospechas de la policía this aroused the suspicions of the police8. [poner fin a] [embargo, prohibición] to lift;[asedio] to raise;levantar el castigo a alguien to let sb off;levantaron el embargo a la isla they lifted the embargo on the island;el presidente levantó la sesión [terminarla] the chairman brought the meeting to an end;[aplazarla] the chairman adjourned the meeting;si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión [en reunión] if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting9. [realizar] [atestado, plano, mapa] to draw up;el notario levantó acta del resultado del sorteo the notary recorded the result of the draw;levantar las actas [de una reunión] to take the minutes10. [dar un empuje a] [equipo, público] to lift;el gol levantó al equipo the goal lifted the team;no ha conseguido levantar la economía he hasn't managed to get the economy back on its feet;levantar el ánimo to cheer up;levantar la moral a alguien to boost sb's moralelevantarle algo a alguien to pinch o swipe sth off sb♦ vi[niebla, nubes] to lift;saldremos cuando levante el día we'll go out when it clears up* * *v/tlevantar los ojos raise one’s eyes, look up;levantar la voz raise one’s voice (a to);¡levanta los ánimos! cheer up!;levantar sospechas arouse suspicion;3 embargo lift4 fam ( robar) lift fam, Br tbpinch fam* * *levantar vt1) alzar: to lift, to raise2) : to put up, to erect3) : to call off, to adjourn4) : to give rise to, to arouselevantar sospechas: to arouse suspicion* * *levantar vb1. (alzar) to raise2. (subir) to lift / to lift uplevantar la vista / levantar los ojos to look up -
11 quitar la mesa
to clear the table* * *(v.) = clear away + the things, clear + the tableEx. After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.Ex. When our waiter came back out after clearing the table, we were certain that he was going to politely usher us out, but instead, he asked us if we were interested in dessert!.* * *(v.) = clear away + the things, clear + the tableEx: After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.
Ex: When our waiter came back out after clearing the table, we were certain that he was going to politely usher us out, but instead, he asked us if we were interested in dessert!. -
12 alzar
v.1 to lift, to raise.Ricardo alzó los muebles Richard raised the furniture.2 to raise (increase).3 to erect (to build).4 to stir up, to raise.5 to increase, to jack up.La tienda alzó los precios The store increased=jacked up the prices.6 to perk, to liven, to hearten.La tisana alzó a Ricardo The tisane perked Richard.7 to earn, to make.* * *1 (levantar) to raise, lift2 (construir) to build, erect3 (un plano) to draw up, make out4 (quitar) to remove, take off, take away5 (una cosecha) to get in, gather in6 (cortar la baraja) to cut7 RELIGIÓN to elevate8 (en impresión) to gather1 (levantarse) to rise up, get up2 (sublevarse) to rise, rebel3 (sobresalir) to stand out4 DERECHO to lodge an appeal\alzar el vuelo to take offalzar los ojos to look upalzar velas MARÍTIMO to hoist sailalzarse con algo to run off with something* * *verbto lift, raise- alzarse* * *1. VT1) (=levantar)a) [+ objeto, persona] to lift; [+ objeto muy pesado] to hoist; [+ copa] to raiselos manifestantes alzaron sus banderas — the demonstrators raised o lifted up their flags
b) [+ brazo, cabeza, cejas] to raisealzó la mano para pedir la palabra — he put up o raised his hand to ask permission to speak
no alzó la mirada del libro ni un momento — he didn't look up o avert his gaze más frm from the book for one moment
vuelo II, 1)alza un poco más la voz, que no te oigo — speak up a little, I can't hear you
2) (=erigir) [+ monumento] to raise; [+ edificio] to erect3) [+ mantel] to put away4) [+ prohibición] to lift5) [+ cosecha] to gather in, bring in6) (Rel) [+ cáliz, hostia] to elevate7) (Tip) to gather10) Méx [+ dinero] to save2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( levantar) to raiseel bebé quiere que lo alcen — (AmL) the baby wants to be picked up
2) <edificio/monumento> to erect3) (Méx) ( poner en orden) < juguetes> to pick up; <cuarto/casa> to clean (up)2.alzarse v pron1) ( sublevarse) to rise up2) (period) ( llevarse)alzarse con algo: se alzó con los fondos del club he ran off with the club funds; se alzó con el título he carried off the title; alzarse con la victoria — to triumph
3) (liter) edificio/montañala torre se alza por encima de los tejados — the tower soars o towers high above the rooftops
4) (CS fam) animal to come into o (BrE) on heat* * *----* alzarse = tower above/over.* alzarse empinadamente = shoot up.* máquina de alzar = gathering machine.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( levantar) to raiseel bebé quiere que lo alcen — (AmL) the baby wants to be picked up
2) <edificio/monumento> to erect3) (Méx) ( poner en orden) < juguetes> to pick up; <cuarto/casa> to clean (up)2.alzarse v pron1) ( sublevarse) to rise up2) (period) ( llevarse)alzarse con algo: se alzó con los fondos del club he ran off with the club funds; se alzó con el título he carried off the title; alzarse con la victoria — to triumph
3) (liter) edificio/montañala torre se alza por encima de los tejados — the tower soars o towers high above the rooftops
4) (CS fam) animal to come into o (BrE) on heat* * ** alzarse = tower above/over.* alzarse empinadamente = shoot up.* máquina de alzar = gathering machine.* * *alzar [A4 ]vtA ‹brazo/cabeza› to raise, lift; ‹voz› to raise; ‹telón/barrera› to raise; ‹velas› to hoist; ‹hostia› to elevate; ‹precios› to raise, put upalzó al niño para que viera el desfile she lifted the little boy up so he could see the paradetodos alzaron sus pancartas they all held up their placardssaludaron con el puño alzado they gave the clenched fist salutealzó los ojos al cielo she raised her eyes heavenward(s) o to heavenalza la voz, que no te oigo speak a little louder o speak up, I can't hear youfue alzado al poder por los militares he was put in power by the militaryalzó la mirada y lo vio she looked up and saw himel bebé llora, quiere que lo alcen ( AmL); the baby's crying, he wants to be picked upB ‹edificio/monumento› to erectC ( Méx) (poner en orden) ‹juguetes› to pick up, tidy up ( BrE), tidy away ( BrE); ‹cuarto/casa› to straighten (up), tidy up ( BrE)tengo que alzar los trastes I have to clear away the dishesD■ alzarseA (sublevarse) to rise uplos campesinos se alzaron contra los terratenientes the peasants rose up against the landownersalzarse en armas to take up arms, to rise up in armsB ( period) (llevarse) alzarse CON algo:se alzó con los fondos del club he ran off with the club fundsse alzó con el título he carried off o won the titleel equipo local se alzó con la victoria the home team triumphed o won o was victoriousC ( liter)(erguirse): el Aconcagua se alza majestuoso entre los demás picos Aconcagua rises majestically from the surrounding peaksel rascacielos se alza muy por encima de los otros edificios the skyscraper soars o towers high above the other buildingsDE (CS) «animal» to come into o ( BrE) on heat* * *
alzar ( conjugate alzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( levantar)
alzó la mirada she looked up
2 ‹edificio/monumento› to erect
3 (Méx) ( poner en orden) ‹ juguetes› to pick up;
‹cuarto/casa› to clean (up)
alzarse verbo pronominal ( sublevarse) to rise up;
alzar verbo transitivo to raise, lift: el cormorán alzó el vuelo repentinamente, the cormorant took off suddenly
' alzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torno
- vista
- vuelo
English:
lift up
- look up
- hoist
- raise
- throw
* * *♦ vt1. [levantar] to lift, to raise;[voz] to raise; [vela] to hoist; [cuello de abrigo] to turn up; [mangas] to pull up; Am [bebé] to pick up;alzó la cabeza al oír el ruido she looked up when she heard the noise;alzar la voz a alguien to raise one's voice to sb;¡a mí no me alzas la voz! don't you talk to me like that!;alzar el vuelo [despegar] [pájaro] to fly off;[avión] to take off;alzar un embargo to lift an embargo2. [aumentar] to raise;alzaron la producción de coches they increased o stepped up car production3. [construir] to erect;han alzado un templete en el medio de la plaza they've erected a shrine in the middle of the square4. [sublevar] to stir up, to raise;alzaron a los campesinos contra los terratenientes they encouraged the peasants to revolt against the landowners5. [recoger] to pick (up);alzar la ropa de invierno to put away one's winter clothes;alzar los frutos to gather fruit;alzar la mesa to clear the table6. Rel to elevate7. Imprenta to collatealzaron lo suficiente para unos tacos they scraped together enough money to buy some tacos♦ viRel to elevate* * *alzar velas hoist the sails;alzar la vista raise one’s eyes, look up;alzar el vuelo take off* * *alzar {21} vt1) elevar, levantar: to lift, to raise2) : to erect* * *alzar vb1. (persona, cosa) to lift up2. (voz, mano) to raise -
13 puesto
adj.on.Va siempre con el sombrero puesto He always walks with the hat on.m.1 position, job, appointment.2 stall, stand.3 place.4 post.5 position.past part.past participle of spanish verb: poner.* * *1 (sitio) place2 (de mercado) stall; (de feria etc) stand3 (empleo) position, post4 MILITAR post————————1→ link=poner poner1 (sitio) place2 (de mercado) stall; (de feria etc) stand3 (empleo) position, post4 MILITAR post\estar muy puesto,-a en algo to be well up in somethingir (muy) puesto,-a to be very smartpuesto que since, aspuesto de la Guardia Civil Civil Guard postpuesto de mando command postpuesto de socorro first-aid postpuesto de vigilancia lookout post* * *noun m.1) place2) position3) post4) booth, stall•* * *1.PP de poner2. ADJ1)con el sombrero puesto — with one's hat on, wearing a hat
salieron del país con lo puesto — they left the country with nothing but the clothes they were wearing
2) [persona]bien puesto, muy puesto — well dressed, smartly turned out
3)ir puesto — * (=estar drogado) to be high *; (=estar borracho) to be steaming *, be soused (EEUU) *
4)3. SM1) (=lugar) place; (=posición) positionguardar o mantener su puesto — to keep the proper distance
puesto de amarre — berth, mooring
2) (=empleo) post, position, jobpuesto de trabajo — post, position, job
3) [de vigilancia] postpuesto de vigilancia — (=garita) guard post; (=torre) watchtower
4) (Caza) stand, place5) (Com) [en mercado] stall; [en feria de muestras] stand, booth6) Cono Sur land and house held by ranch caretaker4.puesto que — conj since, as
* * *I- ta adjetivo¿qué haces con el abrigo puesto? — what are you doing with your coat on?
IIcon lo puesto: se marchó con lo puesto he left with nothing but the clothes he was wearing; estar puesto — ( estar dispuesto) (Méx) to be ready o set; ( estar borracho) (Chi fam) to be plastered o sloshed (colloq); ver tb poner
1)a) (lugar, sitio) placecada uno que ocupe su puesto — (to your) places, everyone!, positions, everyone!
b) ( en una clasificación) place, positionsacó el primer puesto de su clase — she came top o (AmE) came out top of the class
2) ( empleo) position, jobno es un puesto fijo — it isn't a permanent job o position
3)a) (Com) ( en mercado) stall; ( quiosco) kiosk; ( tienda) stand, stallb) (de la policía, del ejército) post4)puesto que — (conj) (frml) since
puesto que así lo quieres... — since that's the way you want it...
* * *I- ta adjetivo¿qué haces con el abrigo puesto? — what are you doing with your coat on?
IIcon lo puesto: se marchó con lo puesto he left with nothing but the clothes he was wearing; estar puesto — ( estar dispuesto) (Méx) to be ready o set; ( estar borracho) (Chi fam) to be plastered o sloshed (colloq); ver tb poner
1)a) (lugar, sitio) placecada uno que ocupe su puesto — (to your) places, everyone!, positions, everyone!
b) ( en una clasificación) place, positionsacó el primer puesto de su clase — she came top o (AmE) came out top of the class
2) ( empleo) position, jobno es un puesto fijo — it isn't a permanent job o position
3)a) (Com) ( en mercado) stall; ( quiosco) kiosk; ( tienda) stand, stallb) (de la policía, del ejército) post4)puesto que — (conj) (frml) since
puesto que así lo quieres... — since that's the way you want it...
* * *puesto11 = stand, stall.Ex: A leaflet stand is placed outside the van when the weather permits.
Ex: The first step is to bring the library to them by organising stalls and exhibitions in public places.* comerciante de puesto de mercadillo = market trader, stall-holder.* dueño de puesto de mercadillo = stall-holder, market trader.* puesto ambulante = roadside vendor, street vendor.* puesto de artesanía = craft stand.* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.* puesto de comida = food stall.* puesto de fruta = fruit stand.* puesto de mercadillo = market stall.* puesto de verdura = vegetable stand.puesto22 = rank number, mindshare.Ex: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.
Ex: Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.* ascender a un puesto = rise to + position.* aspirar a un puesto de trabajo = aspire to + position.* conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.* cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.* denominación del puesto de trabajo = job title, occupational title.* descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.* eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat.* funciones del puesto de trabajo = position + entail + duty.* intercambio de puestos de trabajo = job exchange.* obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.* ocupar el puesto de = replace, have + the rank of.* ocupar el puesto de + Nombre = hold + Nombre + rank.* ocupar un puesto = hold + position.* ocupar un puesto de confianza = be on the inside.* ocupar un puesto de trabajo = assume + position, take up + post, hold + post.* ocupar un puesto en = have + a place in.* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* pérdida de puestos de trabajo = squeeze on jobs.* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.* puesto de batalla = battle-station.* puesto de bibliotecario = library staff post.* puesto de combate = battle-station.* puesto de consulta = service station.* puesto de control = checkpoint.* puesto de dirección = position of leadership.* puesto de escucha = listening post.* puesto de lector = accommodation.* puesto de lectura = reader place, reader seat [reader's seat], study place.* puesto de observación = lookout [look-out].* puesto de trabajo = appointment, position, post, opening, career path, professional position, position held.* puesto de trabajo de libre designación = line position.* puesto de trabajo ocupado = position held.* puesto directivo = senior post, senior position, managerial position, executive position.* puesto ejecutivo = managerial position, executive position.* puesto laboral = staff position.* puesto público = public service position.* puestos = seating.* puestos de lectura = seating capacity, seating space, reading space.* puestos de trabajo ocupados = positions held.* puesto vacante = vacant post, position vacancy, vacant position.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* reserva de puestos de lectura = seat reservation.puesto3* estar muy puesto = stay on top of + the game, stay on top.* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.* puesto a prueba = overstretched.* puesto que = as, because, for, since, seeing that/as.* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].* vivir con lo puesto = live on + a shoestring (budget).* * *¿qué haces con el abrigo puesto? what are you doing with your coat on?la mesa estaba puesta para dos the table was laid for twobien puesto well-dressed¿dónde vas tan puesto? where are you off to all dressed up like that?con lo puesto: se marchó con lo puesto y un billete de avión he left with nothing but the clothes he was wearing o the clothes he had on and his plane ticketestar puesto (estar dispuesto) ( Méx) to be ready o set; (estar borracho) ( Chi fam) to be plastered o sloshed ( colloq)yo estaba puestísimo, pero ellos se echaron para atrás I was all ready o set to do it, but they got cold feetpara hacerles frente a esos matones hay que tenerlas bien puestas it takes guts to stand up to those thugs ( colloq)A1 (lugar, sitio) placecada uno que ocupe su puesto (to your) places, everyone!, positions, everyone!no pudo ir y me mandó en su puesto she couldn't go so she sent me in her place2 (en una clasificación) place, positionsiempre saca el primer puesto de su clase she always comes top o ( AmE) comes out top of the classB (empleo) position, jobtiene un buen puesto en la empresa she has a good position o job in the companyha quedado vacante un puesto de mecanógrafa there is now a vacancy for a typist¿te salió el puesto en esa editorial? did you get the job with that publishing company?no es un puesto fijo it isn't a permanent job o positionCompuesto:C2 (de la policía, del ejército) postun puesto de la Cruz Roja a Red Cross post/stationCompuestos:observation postpolice postfirst-aid post/stationborder postDno veo cómo se puede haber enterado, puesto que yo no se lo dije a nadie I don't see how she can have found out, given that o since I didn't tell anyonepuesto que así lo quieres, así se hará if o since that's the way you want it, that's the way we'll do it* * *
Del verbo poner: ( conjugate poner)
puesto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
poner
puesto
poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
puesto una bomba to plant a bomb
2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table
5 (instalar, montar)
6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;
¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
3
‹examen/problema› to set;
4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;
¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine
puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): puesto a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
puesto a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
puestose de pie to stand (up);
puestose de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
puestose cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) puestose a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
(Esp):
puesto 1◊ -ta adjetivo: ¿qué haces con el abrigo puesto? what are you doing with your coat on?;
tenía las botas puestas she was wearing her boots;
la mesa estaba puesta the table was laid;
ver tb poner
puesto 2 sustantivo masculino
1
◊ sacó el primer puesto de la clase she came top o (AmE) came out top of the class
2 ( empleo) position, job;
(Inf) workstation
3
( quiosco) kiosk;
( tienda) stand, stall
◊ puesto de socorro first-aid post/station
4
poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
puesto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (la mesa) set, laid: la mesa está puesta, the table is laid
2 (prenda de vestir) to have on
con el abrigo puesto, with one's coat on
familiar ir muy puesto, to be all dressed up
3 fam (saber mucho) está muy puesto en filosofía, he's very well up in philosophy
4 fam (borracho) drunk
II sustantivo masculino
1 (lugar) place
2 (empleo) position, post: es un puesto fijo, it's a permanent job
3 (tienda) stall, stand
4 Mil post
puesto de mando, command post
III conj puesto que, since, as
' puesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- antigüedad
- apoltronarse
- ascender
- brete
- callejera
- callejero
- cargo
- cesar
- conquistar
- desempeñar
- designar
- destino
- dieta
- disputa
- empeño
- enchufe
- excavar
- huevo
- instalar
- le
- libertad
- maldita
- maldito
- ocupar
- optar
- precio
- pues
- puesta
- rehabilitación
- relevar
- reponer
- saco
- tenderete
- traer
- vestir
- acomodar
- alto
- apetecible
- aplicar
- aspirante
- barraca
- candidato
- cargar
- ceder
- clasificación
- como
- concursar
- confianza
English:
applicant
- apply
- appointment
- bearer
- bookstall
- boost
- capacity
- chair
- checkpoint
- command post
- concession
- designate
- downgrade
- earth
- economic
- fill
- fit
- free
- fresh
- give up
- government
- hold
- inside
- job
- job description
- leave on
- lookout
- market stall
- name
- nominate
- observation post
- occupy
- on
- opening
- outpost
- place
- position
- post
- put in
- qualification
- qualified
- qualify
- quit
- relieve
- removal
- remove
- resign
- responsible
- retiring
- shove out
* * *puesto, -a♦ participiover poner♦ adjiba sólo con lo puesto all she had with her were the clothes on her back;dejaron la mesa puesta they didn't clear the table;muy Famlos tiene bien puestos he's got guts o ballsFamestar muy puesto en algo to be well up on sth3. [drogado] high, stoned;[borracho] drunk, smashed♦ nm1. [empleo] post, position;escalar puestos to work one's way uppuesto de trabajo job;puesto vacante opening, vacancy2. [en fila, clasificación] place3. [lugar] place;¡cada uno a sus puestos! to your places, everyone!;¿quieres que te cambie el puesto? do you want me to swap places o seats with you?4. [tenderete] stall, standpuesto de escucha [en tienda] listening post;puesto de periódicos newsstand5. [de control] postpuesto de la Cruz Roja Red Cross post;puesto de mando command post;puesto de observación observation post;puesto de policía police station;puesto de socorro first-aid post;puesto de vigilancia sentry post6. RP [de ganado] cattle station7. Col, Méx [estanco] tobacconist's♦ puesto que loc conjsince, as;preferimos este modelo, puesto que además de ser eficaz es barato we chose this model, since it is not only efficient but also cheap* * *I part → poner;bien puesto well-dressedII m1 lugar place2 en mercado stand, stall2 MIL postIII conj:puesto que since, given that* * *puesto, -ta adj: dressedbien puesto: well-dressedpuesto nm1) lugar, sitio: place, position2) : position, job3) : kiosk, stand, stall4)puesto que : since, given that* * *puesto1 adj1. (ropa) onlleva puesta la camisa nueva he's got his new shirt on / he's wearing his new shirt2. (bien arreglado) smart / well dressedpuesto2 n1. (lugar) place2. (trabajo) job / post3. (de mercado) stallpuesto que as / since -
14 recogido
adj.shrunk.m.tuck.past part.past participle of spanish verb: recoger.* * *1 (de pelo) hairdo; (de vestido) tuck, gathering————————1→ link=recoger recoger► adjetivo1 (apartado) secluded, withdrawn2 (pelo) pinned back, tied back3 (pequeño) small1 (de pelo) hairdo; (de vestido) tuck, gathering* * *1. ADJ1) [vida] quiet; [lugar] secluded; [persona] reserved, retiring2) (=apretado) bunched up, tight2.SM tuck, gathering* * ** * *= accumulated.Ex. Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.----* no recogido = uncollected.* recogido a mano = hand-picked.* * ** * *= accumulated.Ex: Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.
* no recogido = uncollected.* recogido a mano = hand-picked.* * *recogido -da‹vida› quiet; ‹lugar› secludedel ambiente recogido de la capilla the peaceful atmosphere of the chapel* * *
Del verbo recoger: ( conjugate recoger)
recogido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
recoger
recogido
recoger ( conjugate recoger) verbo transitivo
1
‹ platos› to clear away;
2
‹ fruta› to pick;
‹flores/hongos› to pick, gather
3 ( ir a buscar) ‹ persona› to pick up, fetch, collect;
‹ paquete› to collect, pick up;
‹ basura› to collect;
‹ equipaje› to reclaim
verbo intransitivo ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
recogerse verbo pronominal ‹ pelo› to tie up;
‹ falda› to gather up
recoger
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto caído) to pick up
2 (información, dinero, basura, etc) to gather, collect
3 (una casa) to tidy up
recoger la mesa, to clear the table
4 (en un sitio a alguien o algo) to pick up, fetch, collect: vino a recogernos a las tres, she came to pick us up at three o'clock
5 (ordenar, guardar) to tidy (up), clear up: recoge tus juguetes inmediatamente, pick up your toys this instant
6 (a una persona o animal necesitados) to take in
7 (cosecha) to harvest, gather in
8 (fruta) to pick
II vi (poner orden, colocar, guardar) to tidy up: antes de irnos tenemos que recoger, we'll have to tidy up before we go
recogido,-a adjetivo
1 (el pelo) tied up
2 (un lugar) cosy, secluded
3 (una vida) quiet
' recogido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
recogida
* * *recogido, -a adj1. [vida] quiet;[lugar] secluded;lleva una vida recogida he leads a quiet life2. [cabello] tied back* * *adj1 habitación tidy, neat* * *recogido, -da adj: quiet, secluded -
15 quite
intj.I don't believe a word of it, nonsense.m.1 parry (sport).estar al quite to be on hand to help; to keep one's ears/eyes open (informal) (alerta)2 dodge, parry.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: quitar.* * *1 (acción de quitar) removal2 (en esgrima) parry\estar al quite figurado to be on hand, be ready and waiting* * *SM1) (=acción) removal2) (=movimiento) [gen] dodge, sidestep; (Esgrima) parry; (Taur) distracting manoeuvre o (EEUU) maneuverestar al quite — to be always ready to help o be at hand
hacer el quite a algn — Cono Sur to avoid sb
3) LAm (Dep) tackle* * *estar al quite — torero to be ready to draw the bull away; amigo/padre to be on hand (to help)
hacerle el quite a alguien — (Andes fam) to dodge somebody
b) ( en esgrima) parry* * *estar al quite — torero to be ready to draw the bull away; amigo/padre to be on hand (to help)
hacerle el quite a alguien — (Andes fam) to dodge somebody
b) ( en esgrima) parry* * *estar al quite «torero» to be ready to draw the bull away;«amigo/padre» to be on hand (to help)2 (en esgrima) parry* * *
Del verbo quitar: ( conjugate quitar)
quité es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
quite es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
quitar
quite
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quite la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quite la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
quitele años a algn to take years off sb;
quitele importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
hay que quitele esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
quitese algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
quite m Taur distracting of the bull
♦ Locuciones: estar al quite, to be ready to help or defend sb: nosotros estaremos al quite por si dice alguna inconveniencia, we'll defend you should he make a rude remark
salir al quite, to go to someone's defence o help
' quite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
algo
- apolillada
- apolillado
- baqueteada
- baqueteado
- bastante
- bien
- buena
- bueno
- campante
- capaz
- clara
- claro
- contraria
- contrario
- contumaz
- dar
- decir
- dentro
- desahogo
- descreída
- descreído
- despiste
- destreza
- deterioro
- efectivamente
- envergadura
- fácil
- folclore
- gallo
- hosca
- hosco
- importancia
- imposible
- informal
- interfluvio
- libre
- llenado
- locatis
- lomo
- lucir
- mal
- mayor
- mucha
- mucho
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- parecerse
- personaje
- prometerse
English:
aspect
- blow
- change
- close
- explode
- few
- frenzy
- frequently
- gritty
- lengthy
- my
- off
- ordeal
- quite
- recall
- sequence
- spoil
- trek
- unintentional
- warm
- agreeable
- amenable
- bit
- drift
- fair
- far
- move
- oblivious
- place
- pretty
- recently
- respectable
- some
- something
- taken
- unchanged
* * *quite nm1. Dep parry2. Taurom = attempt to distract the bull from attacking one of the other bullfighters3. Compestar al quite [alerta] to keep one's ears/eyes open;estaré al quite por si necesitas mi ayuda I'll be on hand in case you need my help;salir al quite: salió al quite para defender a su hermano he sprang to his brother's defence* * *m1 TAUR movement to draw the bull away2 en esgrima parry3:estar al quite fig be on hand to help -
16 mantel
m.1 tablecloth.mantel individual place mat2 altar cloth, pall.* * *1 (de mesa) tablecloth; (del altar) altar cloth* * *SM [para comer] tablecloth; (Rel) altar clothuna cena de mantel largo — Cono Sur * a formal dinner
* * ** * *= tablecloth.Ex. The painting is a still life depiction of a soiled tablecloth on a table.* * ** * *= tablecloth.Ex: The painting is a still life depiction of a soiled tablecloth on a table.
* * *(de mesa) tablecloth; (del altar) altar clothcelebrar algo de mantel largo ( Chi); to celebrate sth with a formal dinnerCompuesto:place mat* * *
mantel sustantivo masculino ( de mesa) tablecloth;
( del altar) altar cloth;
mantel sustantivo masculino tablecloth
' mantel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
remojo
- arrastrar
- bordado
- ensuciar
- estirar
- extender
- hule
- individual
- levantar
- manchado
- manchar
- planchar
- quemar
- tender
English:
awfully
- cloth
- flatten
- over
- place mat
- table cloth
- mat
- place
- table
* * *mantel nmtablecloth* * *m tablecloth;mantel individual table mat* * *mantel nm1) : tablecloth2) : altar cloth* * *mantel n tablecloth -
17 Quito
pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: quitar.* * *► adjetivo1 free, exempt (de, from)* * *SM Quito* * *masculino Quito* * *masculino Quito* * *Quito* * *
Del verbo quitar: ( conjugate quitar)
quito es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
quitó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
Quito
quitar
Quito sustantivo masculino
Quito
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quito la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quito la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
quitole años a algn to take years off sb;
quitole importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
hay que quitole esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
quitose algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' Quito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quitar
- chulla
- me
- quiteño
- sed
- sueño
English:
bring
- clip
- ever
- of
- on
- Quito
- snatch away
- strip off
- brush
- her
- take
* * *Quito nQuito -
18 recoger la mesa
to clear the table* * *(v.) = clear away + the thingsEx. After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.* * *(v.) = clear away + the thingsEx: After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.
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19 levante
m.1 east (este).levante (geography) = the coastal provinces of Spain between Catalonia and Andalusia: Castellón, Valencia, Alicante and Murcia2 east wind (viento).3 Orient, East.4 Levant.5 pickup, casual acquaintance made in hope of having a sexual relationship.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: levantar.* * *1 (este) East2 (viento) east wind4 el Levante (oriente medio) the Levant* * *SM1) (=este de España) east coast2) (=oriente) Levantel Levante — the Levant, the (Near) East
* * *1)a) (Geog) ( este) eastb) ( viento) east wind2) (AmS fam) ( conquista) pick up* * *1)a) (Geog) ( este) eastb) ( viento) east wind2) (AmS fam) ( conquista) pick up* * *12 (en Esp) the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, Murcia and Valencia* * *
Del verbo levantar: ( conjugate levantar)
levanté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
levante es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
levantar
levante
levantar ( conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1
‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹ alfombra› to lift up
2
‹ moral› to raise, boostb) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up
3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;
se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹ polémica› to cause;
6 ‹ campamento› to strike;◊ levante la mesa (AmL) to clear the table
7 ( en brazos) ‹ persona› to pick up;
( de la cama) to get … out of bed;
( poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1
◊ ¿me puedo levante de la mesa? may I leave the table?
2 [ polvareda] to rise;
[ temporal] to brew;
[ viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 ( sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levante sustantivo masculino
1
2 (AmS fam) ( conquista) pick up
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
levante sustantivo masculino
1 East
Levante y Poniente, East and West
2 (viento del este) east wind 3 (el) Levante español, the regions of Valencia and Murcia
' levante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
darse
- marca
- saliente
- palanca
English:
up
- jump
- such
* * *Levante nmLevant, = the coastal provinces of Spain between Catalonia and Andalusia: Castellón, Valencia, Alicante and Murcia* * *m east -
20 levantado
adj.1 lifted-up, raised, up, uprisen.2 rebellious, rebel.f. & m.insurgent, rebel.past part.past participle of spanish verb: levantar.* * *ADJ (=despierto) up* * *- da adjetivo* * *----* estar levantado = be up.* quedarse levantado = stay up.* seguir levantado = stay up.* * *- da adjetivo* * ** estar levantado = be up.* quedarse levantado = stay up.* seguir levantado = stay up.* * *levantado -daya estaba levantado I was already upestá levantado desde las siete de la mañana he's been up since seven o'clock* * *
Del verbo levantar: ( conjugate levantar)
levantado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
levantado
levantar
levantado◊ -da adjetivo: estar levantado to be up
levantar ( conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1
‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹ alfombra› to lift up
2
‹ moral› to raise, boostb) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up
3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;
se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹ polémica› to cause;
6 ‹ campamento› to strike;◊ levantado la mesa (AmL) to clear the table
7 ( en brazos) ‹ persona› to pick up;
( de la cama) to get … out of bed;
( poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1
◊ ¿me puedo levantado de la mesa? may I leave the table?
2 [ polvareda] to rise;
[ temporal] to brew;
[ viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 ( sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
' levantado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
polvareda
English:
lift
- strenuous
- up
- wait up
- stay
- they
- wait
* * *levantado, -a adjup;pasamos toda la noche levantados we were up all night
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To clear the decks — Deck Deck, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. [1913 Webster] Note: The following are the more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
under the table/counter — Secret, illegal. The phrase is associated with bribes passed under the table, the opposite being an ABOVE BOARD agreement. ► “In places like Jakarta or Bangkok, you often have to pay under the table or else wait three days to clear the package … American business jargon
put your cards on the table — If you put your cards on the table, you make your thoughts or ideas perfectly clear … The small dictionary of idiomes
clear — clear1 [ klır ] adjective *** ▸ 1 easy to understand ▸ 2 obvious ▸ 3 transparent ▸ 4 without clouds/rain etc. ▸ 5 easy to see ▸ 6 easy to hear ▸ 7 not blocked ▸ 8 eyes: bright and healthy ▸ 9 skin: healthy ▸ 10 not confused ▸ 11 without guilty… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clear — clearable, adj. clearness, n. /klear/, adj., clearer, clearest, adv., clearer, clearest, v., n. adj. 1. free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day. 2. transparent; pellucid: clear water … Universalium
clear — 1 adjective 1 EASY TO UNDERSTAND expressed in a simple and direct way so that people understand: clear instructions | You must never do that again. Is that clear? | be clear on: The rules are quite clear on the point. | clear to sb: Is all this… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
table — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of furniture ADJECTIVE ▪ big, high, huge, large, long ▪ little, low, small ▪ … Collocations dictionary
