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(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) tener algo de reserva, guardar algohave vb1. tenerdo you have a video? ¿tienes vídeo?2. tomar3. haberhave you read Don Quixote? ¿has leído Don Quijote?have you had your hair cut? ¿te has cortado el pelo?Esta construcción se emplea cuando no eres tú quien hace algo, sino que pagas a alguien para que te lo hagato have lunch almorzar / comerto have a swim bañarse / nadartr[hæv]1 (posess) tener, poseer■ will you have a brandy? ¿quieres tomar un coñac?■ to have breakfast/lunch/tea/dinner desayunar/comer/merendar/cenar3 (cigarette) fumar■ how many cigarettes have you had today? ¿cuántos cigarros has fumado hoy?4 (shower, bath, etc) tomar■ when she got home she had a shower cuando llegó a casa se dio una ducha, cuando llegó a casa se duchó■ have you had a wash and a shave? ¿te has lavado y afeitado?5 (treatment) recibir6 (illness) tener7 (experience) tener■ I had a scare tuve un susto, me asusté■ have a good time! ¡divertíos!, ¡pasadlo bien!8 (receive, invite) recibir, invitar9 (borrow) pedir prestado, dejar■ can I have your book for a second, please? ¿me dejas tu libro un segundo, por favor?■ are you going to have a party for your birthday? ¿vas a hacer una fiesta para tu cumpleaños?11 (according to) según■ rumour has it that... corre el rumor de que...12 (baby) tener, dar a luz13 (cause to happen) hacer, mandar14 (allow) permitir, consentir■ if you paid £200 pounds for that you were had si has pagado doscientas libras por eso te han timado1 haber\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhad better más vale quehave got SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL tenerto have done with acabar conto have had it (broken) estar hecho,-a polvo, estar fastidiado,-a 2 (in trouble) haberlo,-a cagado,-a 3 (finished) estar acabado,-a■ this radio's had it, I'll have to get a new one esta radio está en las últimas, tendré que comprar una nueva■ your dad's seen you, you've had it now! te ha visto tu padre, ¡la has cagado!■ if this scandal gets out he's had it as an MP si la gente se entera de este escándalo, se han acabado sus días de diputadoto have it away / have it off taboo echar un polvoto have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguiento have it out with somebody ajustar las cuentas con alguiento have it over and done with acabar algo de una vez y para siempreto have just acabar deto have somebody over to one's house / have somebody round to one's house invitar a alguien a casato have somebody up for something SMALLLAW/SMALL llevar a alguien ante los tribunales por algo, procesar a alguien por algoto have something on tener algo planeado, tener algo que hacerto have something on somebody tener información comprometedora sobre alguien, saber algo comprometedor acerca de alguiento have to tener que, haber deto have to do with tener que ver conhave ['hæv,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæf] v, had ['hæd] ; having ; has ['hæz,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæs] vt1) possess: tenerdo you have change?: ¿tienes cambio?2) experience, undergo: tener, experimentar, sufrirI have a toothache: tengo un dolor de muelas3) include: tener, incluirApril has 30 days: abril tiene 30 días4) consume: comer, tomar5) receive: tener, recibirhe had my permission: tenía mi permiso6) allow: permitir, dejarI won't have it!: ¡no lo permitiré!7) hold: hacerto have a party: dar una fiestato have a meeting: convocar una reunión8) hold: tenerhe had me in his power: me tenía en su poder9) bear: tener (niños)she had a dress made: mandó hacer un vestidoto have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelohave v aux1) : habershe has been very busy: ha estado muy ocupadaI've lived here three years: hace tres años que vivo aquíyou've finished, haven't you?: ha terminado, ¿no?3)to have to : deber, tener quewe have to leave: tenemos que salirexpr.• merecer v.expr.• tener algo en mente expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: had) = contener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• poseer v.• tener v.(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-fut/c: tendr-•)v.• haber v.(§pres: he, has...) subj: hay-pret: hub-fut/c: habr-•)hæv, weak forms həv, əv
1.
2) ( possess) tener*I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos
I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero
do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)
3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!
how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?
can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?
may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?
could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?
I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!
all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!
what have we here? — ¿y esto?
to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf
4)a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibircould we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor
we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...
rumoradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...
to have had it — (colloq)
I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)
I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)
to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)
to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)
b) ( obtain) conseguir*they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había
I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?
5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomarto have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo
to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)
to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer
what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?
we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado
6)a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?
have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!
I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección
he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía
she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto
b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*to have a cold — estar* resfriado
he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta
7) ( look after) tener*8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*9) (colloq)a) (catch, get the better of)they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse
you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!
10) (causative use)we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio
he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos
to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo
to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta
12)a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!
b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer
13) (indicating state, position) tener*you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido
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1) v aux2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*I have/had seen her — la he/había visto
I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)
have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?
had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...
when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...
3)a) ( in tags)you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?
you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!
b) ( elliptical use)you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no
the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!
you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?
I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?
4) ( expressing obligation)to have to + inf — tener* que + inf
I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...
you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso
5) ( expressing certainty)to have to + inf — tener* que + inf
you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!
•Phrasal Verbs:- have in- have off- have on- have out- have up[hæv] ( 3rd pers sing present has) (pt, pp had) When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, have breakfast, had better, look up the other word. For have + adverb/preposition combinations, see also the phrasal verb section of this entry.1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) (=possess) tenerhe's got or he has blue eyes — tiene los ojos azules
have you got or do you have 10p? — ¿tienes diez peniques?
have you got or do you have any brothers or sisters? — ¿tienes hermanos?
he hasn't got or he doesn't have any friends — no tiene amigos
I've got or I have a friend staying next week — tengo a un amigo en casa la semana que viene
Don't translate the [a] in sentences like [has he got a girlfriend?], [I haven't got a washing-machine] if the number of such items is not significant since people normally only have one at a time:I've got or I have an idea — tengo una idea
Do translate the [a] if the person or thing is qualified:has he got a girlfriend? — ¿tiene novia?
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all or everything I have is yours — todo lo que tengo es tuyoyou must give it all or everything you have — tienes que emplearte a fondo
you must put all or everything you have into it — tienes que emplearte a fondo
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can I have a pencil please? — ¿me puedes dar un lápiz, por favor?•
the book has no name on it — el libro no lleva or tiene el nombre del dueñoI've got or I have no Spanish — no sé español
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to have something to do — tener algo que hacerI've got or I have nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer
haven't you got anything to do? — ¿no tienes nada que hacer?
handy, ready 1., 1), a)•
hello, what have we here? — vaya, vaya, ¿qué tenemos aquí?2) (=eat, drink) tomar•
what are we having for lunch? — ¿que vamos a comer?•
to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo, tomar algo•
what will you have? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué vas a tomar?will you have some more? — ¿te sirvo más?
3) (=receive) recibir•
you can have my ticket — puedes quedarte con mi billete•
we had some help from the government — recibimos ayuda del gobierno•
I had a letter from John — tuve carta de Juan, recibí una carta de Juan•
I must have them by this afternoon — necesito tenerlos para esta tarde•
we had a lot of visitors — (at home) tuvimos muchas visitas; (at exhibition etc) tuvimos muchos visitantes4) (=obtain)they can be had for as little as £10 each — pueden conseguirse por tan solo 10 libras
there was no bread to be had — no quedaba pan en ningún sitio, no podía conseguirse pan en ningún sitio
5) (=take)I'll have a dozen eggs, please — ¿me pones una docena de huevos, por favor?
which one will you have? — ¿cuál quiere?
can I have your name please? — ¿me da su nombre, por favor?
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you can have it or I'll let you have it for £10 — te lo dejo en 10 libras, te lo puedes llevar por 10 libras, te lo vendo por 10 libras6) (=give birth to) [+ baby, kittens] tenerwhat did she have? — ¿qué ha tenido?
7) (=hold, catch) tener•
he had him by the throat — lo tenía agarrado por la garganta•
I have it on good authority that... — me consta que..., sé a ciencia cierta que..., sé de buena tinta que... *I've got it! — ¡ya!
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you have me there, there you have me — ahí sí que me has pillado *8) (=allow) consentir, tolerar•
we can't have that — eso no se puede consentir•
I won't have this nonsense — no voy a consentir or tolerar estas tonteríasI won't have it! — no lo voy a consentir or tolerar
she won't have it said that... — no consiente or tolera que digan que...
I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbike — no voy a consentir que se juegue el cuello en esa moto
9) (=spend) pasarto have a pleasant afternoon/evening — pasar una tarde agradable
have a nice day! — ¡que pases un buen día!
what sort of day have you had? — ¿qué tal día has tenido?
10) (on telephone)can I have Personnel please? — ¿me puede poner con Personal, por favor?
11) * (=have sex with) acostarse con12) (=make)to have sth done hacer que se haga algo, mandar hacer algo to have sb do sth mandar a algn hacer algohe had me do it again — me hizo hacerlo otra vez, me hizo que lo hiciese otra vez
what would you have me do? — † ¿qué quiere que haga?
to have sth happen to have sb doing sthI'll have you know that... — quiero que sepas que...
to have sth against sb/sth tener algo en contra de algn/algo to have had itshe soon had them all reading and writing — (=organized them) enseguida los puso a leer y a escribir; (=taught them) enseguida les habían enseñado a leer y a escribir
you've had it now! he knows all about it * — ¡ahora sí que te la has cargado! se ha enterado de todo
to have it thatI've had it up to here with his nonsense * — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta el moño de sus tonterías *
to be hadrumour has it that... — corre la voz de que...
to have to do with tener que ver conyou've been had! * — ¡te han engañado!
to let sb have sth (=give) dar algo a algn; (=lend) dejar algo a algn, prestar algo a algnthat's got or that has nothing to do with it! — ¡eso no tiene nada que ver!
what have youlet him have it! * — ¡dale!
would have it... and what have you —... y qué sé yo qué más
luckas ill-luck or fate would have it — desgraciadamente
2. AUXILIARY VERB1) haberhas he gone? — ¿se ha ido?
hasn't he told you? — ¿no te lo ha dicho?
had you phoned me frm or if you had phoned me I would have come round — si me hubieras llamado habría venido
never having seen it before, I... — como no lo había visto antes,...
just I, 1., 3)having finished or when he had finished, he left — cuando terminó or cuando hubo terminado, se fue
See:SINCE in sincea)"he's already eaten" - "so have I" — -él ya ha comido -yo también
"we haven't had any news yet" - "neither have we" — -no hemos tenido noticias todavía -nosotros tampoco
"you've made a mistake" - "no I haven't!" — -has cometido un error -no es verdad or cierto
"we haven't paid" - "yes we have!" — -no hemos pagado -¡qué sí!
"he's got a new job" - "oh has he?" — -tiene un trabajo nuevo -¿ah, sí?
"you've written it twice" - "so I have!" — -lo has escrito dos veces -es verdad or cierto
"have you read the book?" - "yes, I have" — -¿has leído el libro? -sí
"has he told you?" - "no, he hasn't" — -¿te lo ha dicho? -no
he hasn't done it, has he? — no lo ha hecho, ¿verdad?
you've done it, haven't you? — lo has hecho, ¿verdad? or ¿no?
you've all been there before, but I haven't — vosotros habéis estado allí antes, pero yo no
he has never met her, but I have — él no la ha llegado a conocer, pero yo sí
have you ever been there? if you have... — ¿has estado alguna vez allí? si es así...
so I, 1., norhave you tried it? if you haven't... — ¿lo has probado? (porque) si no...
3.MODAL VERB (=be obliged)I've got to or I have to finish this work — tengo que terminar este trabajo
have we got to or do we have to leave early? — ¿tenemos que salir temprano?
I haven't got to or I don't have to wear glasses — no necesito (usar) gafas
do you have to make such a noise? — ¿tienes que hacer tanto ruido?
you didn't have to tell her! — ¡no tenías por qué decírselo!
does it have to be ironed? — ¿hay que plancharlo?
- have in- have off- have on- have out- have up* * *[hæv], weak forms [həv, əv]
1.
2) ( possess) tener*I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos
I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero
do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)
3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!
how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?
can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?
may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?
could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?
I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!
all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!
what have we here? — ¿y esto?
to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf
4)a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibircould we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor
we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...
rumor/tradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...
to have had it — (colloq)
I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)
I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)
to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)
to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)
b) ( obtain) conseguir*they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había
I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?
5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomarto have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo
to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)
to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer
what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?
we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado
6)a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?
have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!
I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección
he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía
she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto
b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*to have a cold — estar* resfriado
he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta
7) ( look after) tener*8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*9) (colloq)a) (catch, get the better of)they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse
you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!
10) (causative use)we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio
he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos
to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo
to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta
12)a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!
b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer
13) (indicating state, position) tener*you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido
2.
1) v aux2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*I have/had seen her — la he/había visto
I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)
have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?
had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...
when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...
3)a) ( in tags)you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?
you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!
b) ( elliptical use)you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no
the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!
you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?
I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?
4) ( expressing obligation)to have to + inf — tener* que + inf
I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...
you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso
5) ( expressing certainty)to have to + inf — tener* que + inf
you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!
•Phrasal Verbs:- have in- have off- have on- have out- have up -
2 setback
['setbæk]сущ.1)а) регресс, движение назад, повторение (чего-л.)б) эк. понижение ценв) мед. рецидив ( болезни)It is now feared that a setback in the patient's present weakened condition may result in collapse. — Сейчас существует опасность того, что рецидив при таком ослабленном состоянии пациента может привести к коллапсу.
He had a setback. — У. него был рецидив, ему (опять) стало хуже
•Syn:2) неудачаbusiness / financial setback — финансовый крах
to have / receive / suffer a setback — потерпеть неудачу
3) архит.4)б) воен. отход, отступление -
3 participar de
• have a sensitive ear• have a setback• have a share of• have a sharp appetite• part with• partake of• participantcy• participate in a toast• take part in -
4 ser fino de oídos
• have a secondary role• have a setback -
5 tener un oído fino
• have a secondary role• have a setback -
6 contratiempo
m.1 mishap (accidente).2 setback, set-back, difficulty, mishap.* * *1 (contrariedad) setback, hitch; (accidente) mishap\a contratiempo MÚSICA on the offbeat* * *SM1) (=revés) setback, reverse; (=accidente) mishap, accident2) (Mús)* * *sufrir or tener un contratiempo — to have a setback/a mishap
* * *= mishap, setback, adversity, misfortune, hiccup, mischance, problem, misadventure.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.Ex. But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.----* contratiempos = pitfalls and potholes.* sin contratiempos = smoothly.* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.* * *sufrir or tener un contratiempo — to have a setback/a mishap
* * *= mishap, setback, adversity, misfortune, hiccup, mischance, problem, misadventure.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.Ex: But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.* contratiempos = pitfalls and potholes.* sin contratiempos = smoothly.* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.* * *(problema) setback, hitch; (accidente) mishapsufrimos or tuvimos un pequeño contratiempo en el camino we had a little mishap on the way* * *
contratiempo sustantivo masculino ( problema) setback, hitch;
( accidente) mishap;
sufrir or tener un contratiempo to have a setback/a mishap
contratiempo sustantivo masculino setback, hitch
' contratiempo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
golpe
- tropiezo
- varapalo
- complicación
- faena
- percance
- revés
English:
hang on
- hang-up
- hiccough
- hiccup
- hitch
- mishap
- setback
- upset
* * *contratiempo nm[accidente] mishap; [dificultad] setback;me ha surgido un contratiempo y no voy a poder acudir a problem has come up and I won't be able to attend;el fallo judicial supone un enorme contratiempo the court's ruling means an enormous setback* * *m setback, hitch* * *contratiempo nm1) percance: mishap, accident2) dificultad: setback, difficulty* * *1. (revés) setback2. (accidente) problem -
7 Rückschlag
Rückschlag
setback, backset, (Biologie) throwback (coll.), (Börse) relapse, reaction, smasher (Br.), (Konjunktur) recession, (pol.) swingback (US);
• konjunktureller Rückschlag economic setback;
• scharfer Rückschlag sharp reaction;
• vorübergehender Rückschlag temporary setback;
• wirtschaftlicher Rückschlag economic dip, business (trade) recession, commercial setback;
• Rückschlag für den Fremdenverkehr tourism setback;
• im Ansehen der Öffentlichkeit einen dramatischen Rückschlag erleben to suffer a dramatic drop in public support;
• geschäftlichen Rückschlag erleiden to have a setback in one’s business;
• leichten Rückschlag erleiden (Börse) to suffer a slight reaction. -
8 камък
stone, ам. rock(скала) rockголям речен камък boulderкамък за калдъръм cobble, cobble-stoneголям плосък камък арх. ledgerкилометричен камък milestoneкрайъгълен камък corner-stoneточиларски камък whetstone(колело) grindstone(за бръснач) hone, honing stoneскъпоценен камък gem, a precious stoneтвърд като камък as hard as brickкамък в бъбрека renal calculus, gravelкамък в пикочния мехур bladder-stone; gravelкамък в жлъчката gall-stoneфилософски камък the philosopher's stoneтърся под дърво и камък вж. дървоудрям на камък run upon the rocks, strike a snag, draw blank, have a setback, (за план и пр.) miscarry, failне оставям камък върху камък raze to the ground, not leave a stone standingказана дума, хвърлен камък вж. думас неговите камъни по неговата глава beat s.o. at his own game, give s.o. a dose of his own medicineс моите камъни по моята глава make a rod for o.'s own backкамъкът тежи на мястото си the right man in the right placeкамък да стисне, вода ще пусне he's as strong as an ox* * *ка̀мък,м., -ни, (два) ка̀мъка stone, амер. rock; ( скала) rock; бордюрен \камъкк kerbstone; воденичен \камъкк millstone; голям плосък \камъкк архит. ledger; голям речен \камъкк boulder; граничен \камъкк ( знак) landmark; дялан \камъкк hewn stone, ashlar; \камъкк за калдъръм cobble, cobble-stone; километричен \камъкк milestone; крайъгълен \камъкк corner-stone; надгробен \камъкк tombstone, gravestone; основен \камъкк foundation-stone; скъпоценен \камъкк gem, a precious stone; точиларски \камъкк whetstone; ( колело) grindstone; (за бръснач) hone, honing stone; трошен \камъкк crushed stone; • адски \камъкк caustic silver, lunar caustic; валчест \камъкк темел не хваща a rolling stone gathers no moss; зелен \камъкк verdigris, green vitriol, copperas; зъбен \камъкк tartar, scale; казана дума, хвърлен \камъкк a word spoken is past recalling; it’s a promise; \камъкк в бъбрека renal calculus, gravel; \камъкк в жлъчката gall-stone; \камъкк в пикочния мехур bladder-stone; gravel; \камъкк в стомаха gastrolith, gastric calculus; \камъкк да стисне, вода ще пусне he’s as strong as an ox; \камъккът тежи на мястото си the right man in the right place; котлен \камъкк scale; настилам с \камъкни pave (with stones), ( шосирам) macadamize; не оставям \камъкк върху \камъкк raze to the ground, not leave a stone standing; падна ми \камъкк от сърцето a stone fell from my heart; that’s a load off my mind/heart/chest; пробен \камъкк touchstone; с моите \камъкни по моята глава make a rod for o.’s own back; с неговите \камъкни по неговата глава beat s.o. at his own game, give s.o. a dose of his own medicine; син \камъкк blue vitriol/stone, copper sulphate; сърце от \камъкк a heart of stone/flint; твърд като \камъкк as hard as brick/nail; тежи като \камъкк на сърцето ми it weighs heavy on my heart; това беше \камъкк в моята градина that was a dig/a fling/a shot at me, that was aimed at me; търся под дърво и \камъкк look for s.th. high and low; look under log, leaf and nettle; leave no stone unturned; удрям на \камъкк run upon the rocks, hit the wall, fall on stony ground, strike/come on a snag, draw blank, have a setback, (за план и пр.) miscarry, fail; философски \камъкк the philosopher’s stone; хвърлям \камъкк върху някого throw/cast stones at s.o.* * *calculus (мед.); millstone (воденичен); rock{rOk}; stone: corner- камък - крайъгълен камък* * *1. (за бръснач) hone, honing stone 2. (колело) grindstone 3. (скала) rock 4. stone, ам. rock 5. КАМЪК в бъбрека renal calculus, gravel 6. КАМЪК в жлъчката gall-stone 7. КАМЪК в пикочния мехур bladder-stone;gravel 8. КАМЪК да стисне, вода ще пусне he's as strong as an ox 9. КАМЪК за калдъръм cobble, cobble-stone 10. КАМЪКът тежи на мястото си the right man in the right place 11. адски КАМЪК caustic silver, lunar caustic 12. бордюрен КАМЪК kerbstone 13. валчест КАМЪК темел не хваща a rolling stone gathers no moss 14. воденичен КАМЪК millstone 15. голям плосък КАМЪК арх. ledger 16. голям речен КАМЪК boulder 17. граничен КАМЪК (знак) landmark 18. дялан КАМЪК hewn stone, ashlar 19. зелен КАМЪК verdigris, green vitriol, copperas 20. зъбен КАМЪК tartar, scale 21. казана дума, хвърлен КАМЪК вж. дума 22. километричен КАМЪК milestone 23. котлен КАМЪК вж. кoтлен 24. крайъгълен КАМЪК corner-stone 25. надгробен КАМЪК tombstone, gravestone 26. настилам с камъни pave (with stones), (шосирам) macadamize 27. не оставям КАМЪК върху КАМЪК raze to the ground, not leave a stone standing 28. основен КАМЪК foundation-stone 29. падна ми КАМЪК от сърцето а stone fell from my heart;that's a load off my mind/heart/chest 30. пробен КАМЪК touchstone 31. с моите камъни по моята глава make a rod for o.'s own back 32. с неговите камъни по неговата глава beat s.o. at his own game, give s. o. a dose of his own medicine 33. син КАМЪК blue vitriol/stone, copper sulphate 34. скъпоценен КАМЪК gem, a precious stone 35. сърце от КАМЪК а heart of stone/flint 36. твърд като КАМЪК as hard as brick 37. тежи като КАМЪК на сърцето ми it weighs heavy on my heart 38. това беше КАМЪК в моята градина that was a dig/a fling at me, that was aimed at me 39. точиларски КАМЪК whetstone 40. трошен КАМЪК, КАМЪКи камъни crushed stone 41. търся под дърво и КАМЪК вж. дърво 42. удрям на КАМЪК run upon the rocks, strike a snag, draw blank, have a setback, (за план и пр.) miscarry, fail 43. философски КАМЪК the philosopher's stone 44. хвърлям КАМЪК върху някого throw/cast stones at s.o. -
9 contratiempo
contratiempo sustantivo masculino ( problema) setback, hitch; ( accidente) mishap; sufrir or tener un contratiempo to have a setback/a mishap
contratiempo sustantivo masculino setback, hitch ' contratiempo' also found in these entries: Spanish: golpe - tropiezo - varapalo - complicación - faena - percance - revés English: hang on - hang-up - hiccough - hiccup - hitch - mishap - setback - upset -
10 geschäftlichen Rückschlag erleiden
geschäftlichen Rückschlag erleiden
to have a setback in one’s businessBusiness german-english dictionary > geschäftlichen Rückschlag erleiden
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11 tracollo sm
[tra'kɔllo]fig collapse, ruinavere un tracollo Med — to have a setback, Fin to slip, fall, Comm to collapse
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12 sufrir tropiezos
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13 srezati se
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14 tracollo
sm [tra'kɔllo]fig collapse, ruinavere un tracollo Med — to have a setback, Fin to slip, fall, Comm to collapse
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15 revés
m.1 setback, reverse, backhand, drawback.2 reverse.3 reverse side of a cloth, wrong side of the fabric, wrong side of cloth, reverse.4 back, inside.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: rever.* * *2 (bofetada) slap; (golpe) backhander3 (en tenis) backhand (stroke)4 figurado (contrariedad) misfortune, setback, reverse\al revés / del revés (al contrario) the other way round 2 (interior en exterior) inside out 3 (boca abajo) upside down, the wrong way up 4 (la parte de detrás delante) back to frontal revés de contrary toreveses de fortuna setbacks, blows of fatereveses de la vida life's misfortunes* * *noun m.1) back2) reversal3) backhand•- al revés* * *SM1) (=lado contrario)•
el revés — [de papel, sello, mano, tela] the back; [de prenda] the insidesiempre empieza las revistas por el revés — he always reads magazines from the back, he always begins magazines at the end
2)• al o del revés — [con sustantivo] (=lo de arriba abajo) upside down; (=lo de dentro fuera) inside out; (=lo de delante atrás) back to front
tienes el libro al revés — you are holding the book the wrong way round o upside down
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volver al o del revés — [+ prenda, objeto] to turn the other way; [+ argumento, situación] to turn on its head3)• al revés — [con verbo] the other way round; [como nexo] on the contrary
Luis le dejó dinero a Gerardo, ¿o fue al revés? — Luis lent Gerardo some money, or was it the other way round?
todo nos salió al revés — everything went wrong for us, nothing went right for us
a mí no me produce ningún complejo, al revés, es un orgullo — I'm not embarrassed by it, on the contrary, I feel very proud
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al revés de, fue al revés de lo que dices — it was the opposite of what you sayal revés de lo que se cree,... — contrary to popular belief,...
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entender algo al revés — to get hold of the wrong end of the stick•
y al revés — and vice versacuando yo quiero salir él quiere trabajar, y al revés — when I want to go out he wants to work, and vice versa
4) (=bofetada) slap, backhand slapcomo me vuelvas a insultar te doy un revés — you insult me again and you'll get a slap o you'll feel the back of my hand
5) (Dep) backhand6) (=contratiempo) setback* * *1)a)el revés — ( de prenda) the inside; ( de tela) the back, the wrong side; (de papel, documento) the back
b)al revés — ( con lo de adelante atrás) back to front; ( con lo de arriba abajo) upside down; ( con lo de dentro fuera) inside out; ( en sentido inverso) the other way around o (BrE) round
hace la `y' al revés — he writes his y's back to front o the wrong way round
todo lo entiende al revés — she's always getting the wrong end of the stick
2)a) ( bofetada) slap ( with the back of the hand)b) (Dep) backhand3) ( contratiempo) setback* * *1)a)el revés — ( de prenda) the inside; ( de tela) the back, the wrong side; (de papel, documento) the back
b)al revés — ( con lo de adelante atrás) back to front; ( con lo de arriba abajo) upside down; ( con lo de dentro fuera) inside out; ( en sentido inverso) the other way around o (BrE) round
hace la `y' al revés — he writes his y's back to front o the wrong way round
todo lo entiende al revés — she's always getting the wrong end of the stick
2)a) ( bofetada) slap ( with the back of the hand)b) (Dep) backhand3) ( contratiempo) setback* * *revés11 = back.Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
* al revés = vice versa, in reverse, mirror-fashion, wrong way round, the, inside-out.* poner al revés = upend.* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.revés22 = setback, blow, reversal, snafu, swipe, slap.Ex: This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.
Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.Ex: The article is entitled 'Thirty years on -- an age of snafu problems of coordinating libraries'.Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.* dar un revés = deal + a blow, give + a blow, strike + a blow, slap.* duro revés = cruel blow.* revés de la fortuna = reversal of fortune.* revés fulminante = crushing blow.* sufrir un revés = take + an unfortunate turn, take + a pounding, take + a beating.* * *A1el revés (de una prenda) the inside; (de una tela) the back, the wrong side; (de un papel, documento) the backplanchar la prenda del or por el revés iron the garment inside out o on the inside2al revés (con lo de adelante atrás) back to front; (con lo de arriba abajo) upside down; (con lo de dentro fuera) inside out; (en sentido inverso) the other way around o ( BrE) roundyo frío la cebolla y luego el pimiento — pues yo lo hago al revés I fry the onion first and then the peppers — I do it the other way aroundte has puesto los zapatos al revés you've put your shoes on the wrong feettienes los cubiertos al revés you have your knife and fork the wrong way roundse puso el vestido al revés she put her dress on back to fronthace la `y' al revés he writes his y's back to front o the wrong way roundcolgó el cuadro al revés he hung the picture upside downpuso el cuadro al revés he turned the picture to face the walltodo lo entiende al revés she's always getting the wrong end of the stick, she gets everything back to fronthoy todo me está saliendo al revés nothing's going right for me todayal revés de lo que uno se imagina contrary to what you might expectlo hizo al revés de como se le había dicho she did it the opposite way to how she had been toldsaberse algo al revés y al derecho to know sth (off) by heartB1 (bofetada) slap ( with the back of the hand)¡te voy a dar un revés! you're going to feel the back of my hand!2 ( Dep) backhandC (contratiempo) setbacksufrieron un importante revés en las últimas elecciones they suffered a major setback o a serious reverse in the last electionsun revés de fortuna podría acabar con todo esto a change in our fortunes o a reversal of our fortunes could mean the end of all of this* * *
revés sustantivo masculino
1a)
( de tela) the back, the wrong side;
(de papel, documento) the backb)
( con lo de arriba abajo) upside down;
( con lo de dentro fuera) inside out;◊ así no, va al revés not that way, it goes the other way around o (BrE) round;
se puso los zapatos al revés he put his shoes on the wrong feet;
todo lo entiende al revés she's always getting the wrong end of the stick;
todo me sale al revés nothing goes right for me;
saberse algo al revés y al derecho to know sth (off) by heart
2 (Dep) backhand
3 ( contratiempo) setback
revés sustantivo masculino
1 (de una materia u objeto) back
(de una prenda de vestir) wrong side
2 (con la mano) slap
3 (en juegos de raqueta) backhand
4 (económico, sentimental, etc) setback, misfortune
♦ Locuciones: al revés, (al contrario) the other way round: entender algo al revés, to get the wrong end of the stick
hacer algo al revés, to do sthg the opposite way
salir algo al revés, to turn out wrong
al revés/del revés, (con lo de delante atrás) back to front, US backwards
(con lo de dentro fuera) inside out
(boca abajo) upside down
' revés' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entender
- voltear
- volver
- vuelta
English:
back
- backhand
- backwards
- inside
- reverse
- round
- setback
- upset
- upside
- way
- work at
- backward
- know
- purl
- reversal
- set
- upside down
- wrong
* * *1. [parte opuesta] [de papel, mano] back;[de tela] other side, wrong side;al revés [en dirección o sentido equivocado] the wrong way round;[en forma opuesta, invertido] the other way round;te has puesto los guantes al revés you've put your gloves on inside out;todo lo entiende al revés she's always getting the wrong end of the stick;no estoy triste, al revés estoy contentísima I'm not sad, on the contrary, I'm very happy;lo hizo al revés de como le dije she did the opposite of what I told her to;[lo de dentro, fuera] inside out; [lo de arriba, abajo] upside down;volver algo del revés to turn sth around;me puso el estómago del revés it turned my stomach2. [contratiempo] setback, blow;sufrir un revés to suffer a setback3. [bofetada] slapun golpe de revés a backhand;tiene un buen revés she has a good backhand* * *m1 ( contratiempo) setback2 en tenis backhand3:al osalir al revés fig go wrong* * *1) : back, wrong side2) : setback, reversal3) : backhand (in sports)4)al revés : the other way around, upside down, inside out5)al revés de : contrary to* * *revés n1. (de prenda, tela, papel) wrong side2. (en tenis, etc) backhand3. (contratiempo) setbackLas expresiones al revés y del revés tienen varias traducciones según el contexto. Fíjate en estos ejemplosno he dicho que no me gusta, al revés, me encanta I didn't say I don't like it, on the contrary, I love it -
16 tropiezo
m.1 trip, stumble.dar un tropiezo to trip up, to stumble2 setback.tener un tropiezo to suffer a setbackrealizamos la gira sin ningún tropiezo we finished the tour without a hitch3 slip-up, mistake (mistake).los tropiezos de la vida que me han ayudado a crecer the mistakes in life that have helped me to grow as a person4 stumbling block.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tropezar.* * *1 (obstáculo) trip3 (riña) quarrel1→ link=tropezar tropezar* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=error) slip, blunder; [moral] moral lapse2) (=revés) [gen] setback; [en el amor] disappointment in love3) (=desgracia) misfortune, mishap4) (=disputa) argument, quarrel* * ** * *= hiccup.Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.* * ** * *= hiccup.Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.
* * *1 (contratiempo) setback, hitch2 (equivocación) mistake, slip* * *
Del verbo tropezar: ( conjugate tropezar)
tropiezo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
tropezar
tropiezo
tropezar ( conjugate tropezar) verbo intransitivo
tropiezo CON algo ‹con piedra/escalón› to trip over sth;
‹con árbol/muro› to walk (o run etc) into sth
tropiezo CON algn to run o bump into sb (colloq)
tropezarse verbo pronominal ( encontrarse) tropiezose CON algn to run o bump into sb (colloq)
tropiezo sustantivo masculino ( contratiempo) setback, hitch;
( equivocación) mistake, slip
tropezar verbo intransitivo
1 (dar un traspié) to trip, stumble
(con algo) tropezó con la caja, he tripped over the box
(chocar) to bump
2 (con dificultades, etc) tropezamos con muchos problemas, we ran into a lot of problems
tropiezo sustantivo masculino
1 (traspié) trip
2 (contratiempo) hindrance
sin tropiezos, without obstacles
3 (equivocación) mistake, blunder
' tropiezo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tumbo
* * *♦ nm1. [con los pies] trip, stumble;dar un tropiezo to trip up, to stumble2. [contratiempo] setback;tener un tropiezo to suffer a setback;realizamos la gira sin ningún tropiezo we finished the tour without a hitch3. [discusión] run-in;tener un tropiezo con alguien to have a run-in with sb4. [equivocación] slip-up, mistake;los tropiezos de la vida que me han ayudado a crecer the mistakes in life that have helped me to grow as a person* * *m figsetback* * *tropiezo nm1) contratiempo: snag, setback2) equivocación: mistake, slip -
17 reverse
rə'və:s
1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) dar marcha atrás2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) poner del revés3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) revocar
2. noun1) ((also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrario2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; (also adjective) a reverse gear.) marcha atrás4) ((also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) reverso•- reversal- reversed
- reversible
- reverse the charges
reverse1 n1. contrario2. marcha atrásreverse2 vb1. dar marcha atrás2. invertirtr[rɪ'vɜːs]1 inverso,-a2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL marcha atrás3 (setback) revés nombre masculino1 (positions, roles) invertir2 (decision) revocar3 (vehicle) dar marcha atrás a1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL poner marcha atrás, dar marcha atrás1 lo contrario■ quite the reverse! ¡todo lo contrario!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin reverse order en orden inversoto reverse the charges llamar a cobro revertido1) invert: invertir2) change: cambiar totalmente3) annul: anular, revocarreverse vi: dar marcha atrásreverse adj1) : inversoin reverse order: en orden inversothe reverse side: el reverso2) opposite: contrario, opuestoreverse n1) opposite: lo contrario, lo opuesto2) setback: revés m, contratiempo m3) back: reverso m, dorso m, revés madj.• contrario, -a adj.• inverso, -a adj.• invertido, -a adj.n.• contramarcha s.f.• contrario s.m.• inverso s.m.• marcha atrás (Autómovil) s.f.• reverso s.m.• revés s.m.• vuelta s.f.v.• invertir v.• revocar v.• trastrocar v.
I rɪ'vɜːrs, rɪ'vɜːs1) c (of picture, paper) reverso m, dorso m; (of cloth, garment) revés m; ( of coin) reverso m2) (no pl)a) ( opposite)the reverse: are you upset? - quite the reverse ¿estás disgustada? - no, al contrario or no, todo lo contrario; the results are the reverse of what I expected — los resultados son todo lo contrario de lo que esperaba
b) ( reverse order)in reverse — a la inversa, al revés
3) reverse (gear) (no art) marcha f atrás, reversa f (Col, Méx)he came around the corner in reverse (gear) — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa
4) c u ( setback) (frml) revés m
II
1.
1)a) ( transpose) \<\<roles/positions\>\> invertir*to reverse the charges — (BrE Telec) llamar a cobro revertido or (Chi, Méx) por cobrar
b) ( invert) \<\<order/process\>\> invertir*2) (undo, negate) \<\<policy\>\> cambiar radicalmente; \<\<trend\>\> invertir* el sentido de; \<\<verdict/decision/ruling\>\> revocar*3) \<\<vehicle\>\>she reversed her car around the corner — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa
2.
vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, meter reversa (Col, Méx)
III
adjective (before n)a) ( back)the reverse side o face — ( of coin) el reverso
the reverse side — ( of cloth) el revés; ( of paper) el reverso, el dorso
b) (backward, opposite) <movement/directionend> contrario, inverso[rɪ'vɜːs]1. ADJ1) [order] inverso; [direction] contrario, opuestothe reverse side — (of coin, medal) el reverso; (of sheet of paper) el dorso
2) (Aut) [gear] de marcha atrás2. N1) (=opposite)no, quite the reverse! — no, ¡todo lo contrario!
his remarks were the reverse of flattering — sus observaciones eran poco halagüeñas, todo lo contrario
2) (=face) [of coin] reverso m ; [of paper etc] dorso m ; [of cloth] revés m3) (Aut) (also: reverse gear) marcha f atrásto go or change into reverse — dar marcha atrás
4) (=setback) revés m, contratiempo m ; (=defeat) derrota f3. VT1) (=invert order of) invertir, invertir el orden de; (=turn other way) volver al revés; [+ arms] llevar a la funeralato reverse A and B — invertir el orden de A y B, anteponer B a A
2) (=change) [+ opinion] cambiar completamente de; [+ decision] revocar, anular, cancelar3) (Brit)(Telec)to reverse the charges — cobrar al número llamado, llamar a cobro revertido
4) (esp Brit) [+ car, train etc] dar marcha atrás a4.VI (esp Brit) (Aut) dar marcha atrás5.CPDreverse charge call N — (Brit) (Telec) llamada f a cobro revertido
reverse discrimination N — (US) discriminación f positiva
reverse turn N — (Aut) vuelta f al revés
reverse video N — (Comput) vídeo m inverso
* * *
I [rɪ'vɜːrs, rɪ'vɜːs]1) c (of picture, paper) reverso m, dorso m; (of cloth, garment) revés m; ( of coin) reverso m2) (no pl)a) ( opposite)the reverse: are you upset? - quite the reverse ¿estás disgustada? - no, al contrario or no, todo lo contrario; the results are the reverse of what I expected — los resultados son todo lo contrario de lo que esperaba
b) ( reverse order)in reverse — a la inversa, al revés
3) reverse (gear) (no art) marcha f atrás, reversa f (Col, Méx)he came around the corner in reverse (gear) — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa
4) c u ( setback) (frml) revés m
II
1.
1)a) ( transpose) \<\<roles/positions\>\> invertir*to reverse the charges — (BrE Telec) llamar a cobro revertido or (Chi, Méx) por cobrar
b) ( invert) \<\<order/process\>\> invertir*2) (undo, negate) \<\<policy\>\> cambiar radicalmente; \<\<trend\>\> invertir* el sentido de; \<\<verdict/decision/ruling\>\> revocar*3) \<\<vehicle\>\>she reversed her car around the corner — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa
2.
vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, meter reversa (Col, Méx)
III
adjective (before n)a) ( back)the reverse side o face — ( of coin) el reverso
the reverse side — ( of cloth) el revés; ( of paper) el reverso, el dorso
b) (backward, opposite) <movement/direction/trend> contrario, inverso -
18 scacco
m (pl -cchi) (chess) piecefig setbackscacco matto checkmatescacchi pl chess sggiocare a scacchi play chessa scacchi checked* * *scacco s.m.1 ( quadratino di scacchiera) square2 pl. (disegno su tessuti ecc.) check (sing.): disegno a scacchi, check pattern // vedere il sole a scacchi, (fig.) to be behind bars3 pl. ( gioco) chess [U]: il gioco degli scacchi, the game of chess; pezzi degli scacchi, chessmen (o chesspieces); fare una partita a scacchi, to play (o to have) a game of chess; giocare a scacchi, to play chess // scacco matto, checkmate; dare scacco a qlcu., to check s.o. (o to frustrate s.o.'s plans); dare scacco matto, to checkmate (anche fig.); dare lo scacco matto in tre mosse, to checkmate the king in three moves; tenere qlcu. in scacco, (fig.) to hold (o to keep) s.o. in check4 ( sconfitta) loss; ( insuccesso) check, setback: subire uno scacco, to suffer a loss; ( un insuccesso) to suffer a setback.* * *1.1) (pezzo degli scacchi) chessman*, chess piece2) (mossa) check3) (quadretto) (di scacchiera) square; (di motivo) checka -chi — checked, check attrib., chequered BE, checkered AE
4) (sconfitta)2.subire uno scacco — to suffer a loss o a setback
sostantivo maschile plurale scacchi gioc. chess sing.giocare a -chi con qcn. — to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb.
scacco matto — (check)mate (anche fig.)
••tenere in scacco qcn. — to hold o keep sb. in check
* * *scaccopl. - chi /'skakko, ki/ ⇒ 10I sostantivo m.1 (pezzo degli scacchi) chessman*, chess piece2 (mossa) check; scacco al re! (your king is in) check!3 (quadretto) (di scacchiera) square; (di motivo) check; a -chi checked, check attrib., chequered BE, checkered AEII scacchi m.pl.gioc. chess sing.; giocare a -chi con qcn. to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb.; fare una partita a -chi to play a game of chesstenere in scacco qcn. to hold o keep sb. in check\ -
19 retroceso
m.1 backward movement.2 deterioration.3 setback.* * *1 (movimiento) backward movement2 MEDICINA aggravation, deterioration, worsening3 (económico) recession4 (de arma) recoil* * *SM1) (=movimiento) backward movement; (Mil) retreat2) [de rifle] recoil3) (Com) (=recesión) recession, depression; [de precio] fall, drop4) (Med) new outbreak5) (Tip) backspace* * *a) ( movimiento hacia atrás) backward movementb) ( de ejército) withdrawal, retreatc) ( acción de volverse atrás) backing downd) (Arm) recoile) (Ven) (Auto) reverse* * *= retrograde step, ebbing, step backward(s), step back, throwback.Ex. Indexing and searching on the Internet appears to have taken a retrograde step.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex. This is a major step backward in the ideology of bibliographic cataloging.Ex. The article is entitled 'Two steps forward, one step back? Multicultural library services in Australia in the 1990s'.Ex. These methods, a throwback to the early 20th century, constitute an excellent basis for sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce consumption of plant protection products.----* borrar con la tecla de retroceso = backspace.* Retroceso de Página (RePág) = PgUp (Page Up).* tecla de retroceso = BACKSPACE key.* tecla de Retroceso de Página = Page Up key.* * *a) ( movimiento hacia atrás) backward movementb) ( de ejército) withdrawal, retreatc) ( acción de volverse atrás) backing downd) (Arm) recoile) (Ven) (Auto) reverse* * *= retrograde step, ebbing, step backward(s), step back, throwback.Ex: Indexing and searching on the Internet appears to have taken a retrograde step.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex: This is a major step backward in the ideology of bibliographic cataloging.Ex: The article is entitled 'Two steps forward, one step back? Multicultural library services in Australia in the 1990s'.Ex: These methods, a throwback to the early 20th century, constitute an excellent basis for sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce consumption of plant protection products.* borrar con la tecla de retroceso = backspace.* Retroceso de Página (RePág) = PgUp (Page Up).* tecla de retroceso = BACKSPACE key.* tecla de Retroceso de Página = Page Up key.* * *1 (movimiento hacia atrás) backward movementesto supone un retroceso importante para el equipo this is a serious backward step for the team2 (de un ejército) withdrawal, retreat3 (acción de ceder) backing downsu retroceso sobre estos puntos sorprendió a todo el mundo his backing down o the way he backed down on these points surprised everyone4 ( Arm) recoil* * *
retroceso sustantivo masculino
(en plan, desarrollo) backward step
c) (Arm) recoild) (Ven) (Auto) reverse
retroceso sustantivo masculino
1 (movimiento) backward movement
2 Med deterioration, worsening
3 Econ recession
' retroceso' also found in these entries:
English:
recoil
* * *retroceso nm1. [movimiento hacia atrás] backward movement;supuso un retroceso en las negociaciones it caused a setback in the negotiations2. [de fusil, cañón] recoil3. [de tropas] retreat4. [en la economía] recession5. [en enfermedad] deterioration;el paciente ha experimentado un retroceso the patient's condition has deteriorated* * *m figbackward step* * *retroceso nm1) : backward movement2) : backing down3) : setback, relapse4) : recoil -
20 rovescio
(pl -sci) reversein tennis backhandfig rovescio d'acqua downpour, cloudburstrovescio di fortuna reversal of fortuneil rovescio della medaglia the other side of the coinmettersi una maglia al rovescio put a sweater on inside out* * *rovescio agg. ( capovolto) upside down; ( con l'interno all'esterno) inside out: il tavolino giaceva rovescio sul pavimento, the table lay upside down on the floor // a rovescio, alla rovescia, ( capovolto) upside down; ( con l'interno all'esterno) inside out; ( col davanti dietro) back to front (o the wrong way round), (fig.) wrongly; badly: quel quadro è appeso alla rovescia, that picture is hanging upside down; ti sei messo il pullover a rovescio, you have put your pullover on inside out; you have put your pullover on back to front; tutto va alla rovescia, everything is going badly; capire qlco. alla rovescia, to misunderstand sthg. // ( lavoro a maglia) punto rovescio, purl stitch◆ s.m.1 reverse, reverse side, other side, back: il rovescio della medaglia, the reverse (o the other side) of the medal (anche fig.); il rovescio di una busta, di un foglio, the back of an envelope, of a sheet of paper; il rovescio di una stoffa, the reverse side of a cloth // ogni cosa ha il suo rovescio, there are two sides to everything2 ( opposto) opposite: egli è proprio il mio rovescio, he is just the opposite of me; fa sempre il rovescio di quello che gli dico, he always does the opposite of what I tell him3 (di pioggia ecc.) heavy shower; (fig.) rain, hail: un rovescio di pioggia, a heavy shower (of rain); un rovescio di sassi, a volley of stones; un rovescio di critiche, a hail of criticism; un rovescio d'ingiurie, a rain of insults4 ( tennis) backhand: è stato un bel rovescio, that was a good backhand (stroke); ha un buon rovescio, he has a good backhand; tirare di rovescio, to play a backhand (stroke); tirare sul rovescio di qlcu., to play on s.o.'s backhand; è debole, forte di rovescio, he has a weak, strong backhand5 ( dissesto, grave danno) setback, reverse, comedown; ( andamento negativo) reversal: rovescio finanziario, financial reverse (o setback); ebbe molti rovesci di fortuna, he suffered many setbacks.* * *[ro'vɛʃʃo] rovescio -scia, -sci, -sce1. aggMaglia purl attr2. sm1) (lato: di stoffa, indumento) wrong side, other side, (di medaglia) reverse2) Meteor downpour, heavy shower3) fig4) Maglia, (anche: punto rovescio) purl (stitch)5) Tennis backhand (stroke)3.a rovescio, alla rovescia avv — (con il davanti dietro) back to front, (sottosopra) upside down, (con l'esterno all'interno) inside out
capisce sempre tutto alla rovescia — he always gets things the wrong way round, he always gets the wrong end of the stick
* * *1. 2.sostantivo maschile1) (lato opposto) (di tessuto, moneta, maglione) back, reverse (side)2) meteor. downpour, drench, shower3) (manrovescio) backhander4) (nel tennis) backhand5) (dissesto) reversal, reverse6) a rovescio (sottosopra) upside down; (con il dentro fuori) inside out; (con il davanti dietro) back to front; (al contrario) backwards; (male) wrongmettere qcs. al rovescio — to put sth. on backwards
capire qcs. a rovescio — to get sth. backwards
••il rovescio della medaglia — fig. the other side of the coin
* * *rovesciopl. - sci /ro'vε∫∫o, ∫i/(a maglia) punto rovescio purl (stitch)1 (lato opposto) (di tessuto, moneta, maglione) back, reverse (side)2 meteor. downpour, drench, shower3 (manrovescio) backhander4 (nel tennis) backhand5 (dissesto) reversal, reverse6 a rovescio (sottosopra) upside down; (con il dentro fuori) inside out; (con il davanti dietro) back to front; (al contrario) backwards; (male) wrong; hai la camicia a rovescio your shirt is inside out; mettere qcs. al rovescio to put sth. on backwards; capire qcs. a rovescio to get sth. backwardsil rovescio della medaglia fig. the other side of the coin.
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