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to pay cash

Толкование Перевод

1 pagar en efectivo

• pay by the month

• pay cash

• pay cash down

• pay in

• pay in cash

• pay in full

• pay in installments

• pay in ready money

• pay little attention to

• pay money down

• pay money into an account

• pay-in slip

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pagar en efectivo
2 pagar al contado

• pay by the month

• pay by the piece

• pay cash

• pay cash down

• pay clerk

• pay dirt

• pay down

• pay duty for

• pay on demand

• pay on the nail

• pay one's compliments

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pagar al contado
3 pagar a tocateja

• pay by the month

• pay cash

• pay cash down

• pay on demand

• pay on the nail

• pay one's compliments

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pagar a tocateja
4 pagar contrarreembolso

= cash on delivery (COD)

Ex. A new breed of speculator has emerged ready to take the entire printing of a popular title from the bindery and to pay cash on delivery (COD).

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= cash on delivery (COD)

Ex: A new breed of speculator has emerged ready to take the entire printing of a popular title from the bindery and to pay cash on delivery (COD).

Spanish-English dictionary > pagar contrarreembolso
5 abonar al contado

• pay by the month

• pay cash

• pay cash down

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > abonar al contado
6 pagar con dinero contante

• pay by the month

• pay cash

• pay cash down

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pagar con dinero contante
7 pagar con dinero en efectivo

• pay by the month

• pay cash

• pay cash down

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pagar con dinero en efectivo
8 pagar a destajo

• pay by the hour

• pay by the piece

• pay cash

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pagar a destajo
9 parar la oreja

• pay cash down

• pay close attention to

• prick up one's ears

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > parar la oreja
10 pagar

v.

1 to pay (empleado, persona).

pagó dos millones por la casa she paid two million for the house

yo pago la cena I'll pay for dinner

su padre le paga los estudios his father is supporting him through college/university

no iría aunque me lo pagaras I wouldn't go (even) if you paid me

¡que Dios se lo pague! God bless you!

me las pagarás (informal figurative) you'll pay for this

Ella le paga al jardinero She pays the gardener.

Ella pagó al fin She paid at last.

Ella pagó mucho dinero She paid a lot of money.

Ella pagó la culpa She paid the responsibility.

2 to be worth it (informal) (compensar). ( Latin American Spanish)

no paga it's not worth it

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pagar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 to pay

■ ya he pagado lo que debía I've already paid what I owed

► verbo intransitivo

1 to pay

■ en esta empresa pagan muy bien this company pays very well

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pagar al contado to pay cash

pagar en metálico to pay cash

¡me las pagarás! familiar you'll pay for this!

pagarlas todas juntas familiar to pay for one's sins

■ las pagarás todas juntas your sins will catch up with you in the end

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verb

to pay

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1. VT

1) (=abonar) [+ factura, rescate, sueldo] to pay; [+ compra] to pay for; [+ intereses, hipoteca] to pay off, repay

paga 200 dólares de alquiler — he pays 200 dollars in rent

los menores de tres años no pagan entrada — children under three get in free

ya han pagado las bebidas — the drinks have been paid for

su tío le paga los estudios — his uncle is paying for his education

estamos pagando la hipoteca del piso — we're paying off o repaying the mortgage on the flat

• cantidad a pagar — amount payable

a pagar en destino — (Correos) postage due

• pagar algo con tarjeta de crédito — to pay for sth by credit card

¿lo puede pagar con dólares? — can I pay in dollars?

• pagar algo al contado o en efectivo o en metálico — to pay cash for sth, pay for sth in cash

• pagar algo a plazos — to pay for sth in instalments o (EEUU) installments

• pagar algo por — to pay sth for

¿cuánto pagasteis por el coche? — how much did you pay for the car?

hemos pagado un precio muy alto por haberlo traicionado — betraying him cost us dear, we paid a high price for betraying him

- ni aunque me paguen

- pagar a algn con la misma moneda
pato, plato, vidrio
2) (=costar) to cost

el pavo se está pagando a 23 euros el kilo — turkey costs 23 euros a kilo at the moment

sus cuadros se pagan a peso de oro — his paintings fetch a very high price

3) (=corresponder) [+ ayuda, favor] to repay; [+ visita] to return

¿cómo puedo pagarte lo que has hecho por mis hijos? — how can I repay you for what you've done for my children?

4) (=sufrir las consecuencias de)

lo pagó con su vida — he paid for it with his life

pagó su error con diez años de cárcel — his mistake cost him ten years in jail

- pagar algo caro

¡lo pagarás caro! — you'll pay dearly for this!

pagarlas —

¡las vas a pagar! — you've got it coming to you! *, you'll pay for this!

¡me las pagarás todas juntas! — I'll get you for this!

- ¡que Dios se lo pague!

- el que la hace la paga

2. VI

1) (=satisfacer un pago) to pay

hoy pago yo — I'm paying today, it's my turn to pay today

en este trabajo pagan bien — this job pays well

2) Col, Méx (=compensar) to pay

el negocio no paga — the business doesn't pay

3.

See:

pagarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( abonar) <cuenta/alquiler> to pay; < deuda> to pay (off), repay; <comida/entradas/mercancías> to pay for

¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? — how much rent do you pay?

me pagan los estudios — they are paying for my education

no puedo pagar tanto — I can't afford (to pay) that much

ni que me/le paguen — not even if you paid me/him

pagar algo POR algo — to pay something for something

b) <favor/desvelos> to repay

que Dios se lo pague! — God bless you!

c) ( expiar) <delito/atrevimiento> to pay for

pagar algo CON algo — to pay for something with something

lo pagó con su vida — he paid for it with his life

el que la hace la paga — you've made your bed and now you'll have to lie in it

me las vas a pagar! or ya me las pagarás! — you'll pay for this!
2.
pagar vi

a) (Com, Fin) to pay

pagan bien — they pay well, the pay's good

b) ( corresponder) to repay

pagarle a alguien con la misma moneda — to pay somebody back in their own coin o in kind

c) (Col fam) (rendir, compensar) to pay

el negocio no paga — the business doesn't pay

no paga pintar estas paredes — it's not worth painting these walls

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= pay, reimburse, make + payment, defray + costs, pony up, pay out, pick up + the tab, pay up.

Ex. I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.

Ex. LC will supply computer services and staff from the MARC Development and Information Systems Offices, all to be reimbursed by RLG.

Ex. The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.

Ex. The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.

Ex. Getting the good doctor to pony up for network security is likely to be your toughest challenge.

Ex. Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.

Ex. The article ' Who should pick up the tab' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.

Ex. Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.

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* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.

* deber pagarse = be payable.

* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* extar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.

* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.

* importe a pagar = amount payable, amount due.

* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas = bring + Nombre + to justice.

* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.

* obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.

* pagando = for a fee.

* pagando de + Posesivo + bolsillo = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.

* pagar capital = repay + capital.

* pagar caro = pay + penalty, pay + dearly.

* pagar completamente = pay up.

* pagar con antelación = prepay.

* pagar contrarreembolso = cash on delivery (COD).

* pagar demasiado = overbid, pay through + the nose.

* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.

* pagar deudas = meet + debts.

* pagar dinero = fork over + money.

* pagar dos veces = double-pay.

* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.

* pagar el precio = meet + price.

* pagar en efectivo = pay in + cash.

* pagar en especie = pay in + kind.

* pagar en metálico = pay in + cash.

* pagar honorarios = pay + fee.

* pagar impuestos = pay + taxes.

* pagar justos por pecadores = the innocent + suffer + for the guilty, throw + the baby out with the bath water.

* pagar la factura = pay + the tab.

* pagar la hora a la mitad más de lo normal = get + time-and-a-half.

* pagarlas con = take it out on.

* pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.

* pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* pagar las deudas = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* pagar los gastos = bear + the cost(s).

* pagar los platos rotos = carry + the can, pick up + the pieces.

* pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.

* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.

* pagar poquísimo = pay + peanuts.

* pagar por adelantado = pay + up-front.

* pagar por completo = pay off.

* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.

* pagar precio = pay + cost.

* pagarse sus propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.

* pagar una deuda = repay + debt, satisfy + debt, pay off + debt, pay up.

* pagar una factura = settle + invoice, pay + a bill.

* pagar una factura atrasada = pay off + bill.

* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.

* pagar una multa = pay + fine.

* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.

* pagar un dineral = pay through + the nose, fork out + lots of money.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.

* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.

* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.

* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.

* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.

* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].

* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( abonar) <cuenta/alquiler> to pay; < deuda> to pay (off), repay; <comida/entradas/mercancías> to pay for

¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? — how much rent do you pay?

me pagan los estudios — they are paying for my education

no puedo pagar tanto — I can't afford (to pay) that much

ni que me/le paguen — not even if you paid me/him

pagar algo POR algo — to pay something for something

b) <favor/desvelos> to repay

que Dios se lo pague! — God bless you!

c) ( expiar) <delito/atrevimiento> to pay for

pagar algo CON algo — to pay for something with something

lo pagó con su vida — he paid for it with his life

el que la hace la paga — you've made your bed and now you'll have to lie in it

me las vas a pagar! or ya me las pagarás! — you'll pay for this!
2.
pagar vi

a) (Com, Fin) to pay

pagan bien — they pay well, the pay's good

b) ( corresponder) to repay

pagarle a alguien con la misma moneda — to pay somebody back in their own coin o in kind

c) (Col fam) (rendir, compensar) to pay

el negocio no paga — the business doesn't pay

no paga pintar estas paredes — it's not worth painting these walls

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= pay, reimburse, make + payment, defray + costs, pony up, pay out, pick up + the tab, pay up.

Ex: I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.

Ex: LC will supply computer services and staff from the MARC Development and Information Systems Offices, all to be reimbursed by RLG.

Ex: The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.

Ex: The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.

Ex: Getting the good doctor to pony up for network security is likely to be your toughest challenge.

Ex: Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.

Ex: The article ' Who should pick up the tab' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.

Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.

* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.

* deber pagarse = be payable.

* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* extar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.

* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.

* importe a pagar = amount payable, amount due.

* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas = bring + Nombre + to justice.

* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.

* obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.

* pagando = for a fee.

* pagando de + Posesivo + bolsillo = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.

* pagar capital = repay + capital.

* pagar caro = pay + penalty, pay + dearly.

* pagar completamente = pay up.

* pagar con antelación = prepay.

* pagar contrarreembolso = cash on delivery (COD).

* pagar demasiado = overbid, pay through + the nose.

* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.

* pagar deudas = meet + debts.

* pagar dinero = fork over + money.

* pagar dos veces = double-pay.

* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.

* pagar el precio = meet + price.

* pagar en efectivo = pay in + cash.

* pagar en especie = pay in + kind.

* pagar en metálico = pay in + cash.

* pagar honorarios = pay + fee.

* pagar impuestos = pay + taxes.

* pagar justos por pecadores = the innocent + suffer + for the guilty, throw + the baby out with the bath water.

* pagar la factura = pay + the tab.

* pagar la hora a la mitad más de lo normal = get + time-and-a-half.

* pagarlas con = take it out on.

* pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.

* pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* pagar las deudas = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* pagar los gastos = bear + the cost(s).

* pagar los platos rotos = carry + the can, pick up + the pieces.

* pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.

* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.

* pagar poquísimo = pay + peanuts.

* pagar por adelantado = pay + up-front.

* pagar por completo = pay off.

* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.

* pagar precio = pay + cost.

* pagarse sus propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.

* pagar una deuda = repay + debt, satisfy + debt, pay off + debt, pay up.

* pagar una factura = settle + invoice, pay + a bill.

* pagar una factura atrasada = pay off + bill.

* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.

* pagar una multa = pay + fine.

* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.

* pagar un dineral = pay through + the nose, fork out + lots of money.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.

* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.

* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.

* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.

* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.

* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].

* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.

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pagar [A3 ]

vt

1 (abonar) ‹cuenta/alquiler› to pay; ‹deuda› to pay, pay off, repay; ‹comida/entradas/mercancías› to pay for

dijo que ya estaba todo pagado he said everything had already been paid for

¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?, how much do you pay in rent?

los niños pagan sólo medio billete children only pay half fare

no me ha pagado la última traducción que le hice she hasn't paid me for the last translation I did for her

nos pagaban $100 la hora they paid us $100 an hour

sus abuelos le pagan los estudios his grandparents are paying for his education, his grandparents are putting him through college

no puedo pagar tanto I can't afford (to pay) that much

pagar algo POR algo to pay sth FOR sth

¿y pagaste $500 por esa porquería? you mean you paid $500 for that piece of junk?

ni que me/le paguen not even if you paid me/him

no salgo con él ni que me paguen I wouldn't go out with him if you paid me

2 ‹favor/desvelos› to repay

nunca podré pagarte lo que has hecho por mí I'll never be able to repay you for what you've done for me

¡que Dios se lo pague! God bless you!

3 (expiar) ‹delito/atrevimiento› to pay for

pagarás cara tu osadía you'll pay dearly for your audacity

pagar algo CON algo to pay FOR sth WITH sth

lo pagó con su vida he paid for it with his life

pagó su delito con seis años de cárcel her crime cost her six years in prison

el que la hace la paga you've made your bed and now you'll have to lie in it ¡me las vas a pagar! or ¡ya me las pagarás! you'll pay for this!, I'll get you for this!

pato¹ (↑ pato (1))

■ pagar

vi

1 ( Com, Fin) to pay

pagar al contado/a plazos to pay cash/in installments

pagué por adelantado I paid in advance

me pagó en efectivo or en metálico she paid me cash

nos pagaban en especie they used to pay us in kind

¿le has pagado a la limpiadora? have you paid the cleaning lady?

pagan bien they pay well, the pay's good

2 (corresponder) to repay

pagarle a algn con la misma moneda to pay sb back in their own coin o in kind

3 ( Col fam) (rendir, compensar) to pay

el negocio no paga the business doesn't pay

no paga pintar estas paredes it's not worth painting these walls

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pagar ( conjugate pagar) verbo transitivo
a) ( abonar) ‹cuenta/alquiler› to pay;

‹ deuda› to pay (off), repay;
‹comida/entradas/mercancías› to pay for;
◊ ¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?;

le pagan los estudios they are paying for his education;
no puedo pagar tanto I can't afford (to pay) that much;
pagar algo POR algo to pay sth for sth
b) ‹favor/desvelos› to repay

c) ( expiar) ‹delito/atrevimiento› to pay for;

pagar algo CON algo to pay for sth with sth;
◊ ¡me las vas a pagar! you'll pay for this!

verbo intransitivo (Com, Fin) to pay;
◊ pagarle a algn to pay sb

pagar verbo transitivo
1 (abonar) to pay: puedes pagarlo a plazos o al contado, you can pay for it in instalments or in cash
2 (recompensar) to repay: no sé cómo pagarte este favor, I don't know how I can repay you for this favour
3 (expiar) to pay for: tendrás que pagar tu crimen, you must pay for your crime
figurado ¡me las pagarás!, you'll pay for this!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (abonar) ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?, can I pay by card?
2 pagarás por tu intransigencia, you'll pay for your intransigence

' pagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abonar
- adelantada
- adelantado
- cantidad
- cobrarse
- colarse
- competidor
- competidora
- contada
- contado
- ser
- escote
- letra
- matrícula
- metálica
- metálico
- moneda
- pato
- perjuicio
- plato
- retribuir
- sufragar
- teja
- tributo
- urgente
- adelantar
- amortizar
- antelación
- anular
- barbaridad
- billete
- capaz
- cheque
- corriente
- creces
- cumplir
- destinar
- deuda
- disparar
- efectivo
- franquear
- gilipollez
- media
- medio
- paga
- plazo
- poder
- pretender
- sin
- vidrio
English:
afford
- bail out
- by
- can
- check out
- cheque
- default setting
- double
- Dutch
- evict
- fare
- foot
- fork out
- free
- fund
- give
- installment
- instalment
- kind
- nail
- out
- overpay
- pay
- pay back
- pay off
- pay out
- pay up
- pick up
- prepay
- promptly
- rap
- repay
- repayment
- satisfy
- settle
- shout
- suffer
- sufficient
- tab
- tax
- upkeep
- advance
- back
- begrudge
- check
- default
- disconnect
- dodger
- due
- go

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pagar

♦ vt

1. [con dinero] [precio, alquiler, factura] to pay;
[deuda, hipoteca] to pay off; [gastos, ronda] to pay for; [dividendo, indemnización] to pay out;
pagó dos millones por la casa she paid two million for the house;

su padre le paga los estudios his father is supporting him through college/university;

yo pago la cena I'll pay for dinner;

aún no hemos pagado el reportaje de la boda we still haven't paid for the wedding photos;

los jubilados no pagan las medicinas pensioners don't pay for prescriptions;

no iría aunque me lo pagaras I wouldn't go (even) if you paid me;

¿cómo lo va a pagar? how would you like to pay?;

Comp
RP
pagar derecho de piso to earn one's place in the job o office

2. [devolver] [ayuda, favor] to repay;

¡que Dios se lo pague! God bless you!

3. [expiar] [delito, consecuencias] to pay for;

pagarás caro lo que me has hecho I'll make you pay for what you did to me;
Fam
me las pagarás (todas juntas) you'll pay for this;

Comp

el que la hace la paga he/she/ etc will pay for it in the end;

Comp
Fam
pagar el pato/los platos rotos to carry the can;

Comp
Fam
pagarla con alguien [injustamente] to take it out on sb

♦ vi

1. [con dinero] to pay;

les pagaron puntualmente they paid them promptly;

pagar por adelantado to pay in advance;

pagar al contado to pay (in) cash;

pagar a plazos to pay in instalments;

pagar con tarjeta (de crédito) to pay by credit card;

pagar en especie to pay in kind;

pagar en pesos/libras to pay in pesos/pounds;

pagar en efectivo o [m5] en metálico to pay (in) cash;

esta cantidad queda a pagar this amount is still outstanding o to be paid;

Comp

pagar a alguien con la misma moneda to give sb a taste of their own medicine

2. Am Fam [compensar] to be worth it;

ese viaje tan largo no paga such a long journey is not worth it;

no paga mandar el auto al taller otra vez it's not worth (it) taking the car to the garage again;

no paga hacer trampa it doesn't pay to cheat

♦ See also the pronominal verb pagarse

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pagar

I v/t

1 pay;

¡me las pagarás! you’ll pay for this!

2 compra, gastos, crimen pay for

3 favor repay

II v/i pay;

pagar a escote fam go Dutch fam ;

pagar a cuenta pay on account;

pagar al contado pay in cash

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pagar {52} vt

: to pay, to pay for, to repay

pagar vi

: to pay

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pagar vb

1. (factura, recibo, impuestos) to pay [pt. & pp. paid]

pagó la cuenta he paid the bill

2. (comida, compra, billete) to pay for [pt. & pp. paid]

mi madre pagó la cena my mother paid for the meal

3. (favor) to repay [pt. & pp. repaid]

¿cómo te lo puedo pagar? how can I repay you?

¡me las pagarás! you'll pay for this!

no lo puedo pagar I can't afford it

Spanish-English dictionary > pagar
11 metálico

adj.

1 metallic, wiry.

2 metallic, tinny, brassy, jingly.

m.

cash, money, specie, ready money.

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metálico

► adjetivo

1 metallic

► nombre masculino

1 cash

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(f. - metálica)

adj.

metallic

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1.

ADJ [objeto] metal antes de s ; [color, sonido, brillo] metallic

un Cadillac azul metálico — a metallic blue Cadillac

2.

SM (=dinero) cash; (=moneda) coin; [en barras] specie, bullion

pagar en metálico — to pay (in) cash

premio en metálico — cash prize

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I
- ca adjetivo ( de metal) metallic, metal (before n); <sonido/brillo/color> metallic
II
masculino

pagar en metálico — to pay (in) cash

un premio en metálico — a cash prize

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= metallic.

Ex. Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.

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* beneficios en metálico = cash benefit.

* cable metálico = wire rope.

* cerca de tela metálica = wire fence.

* cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter.

* cierre metálico = security shutter.

* costes en metálico = cash costs.

* devolución en metálico = cash refund.

* dinero en metálico = cash.

* en metálico = in cash.

* en metálico y de otro modo = in cash and in kind.

* hacer efectivo en metálico = pay in + cash.

* pagar en metálico = pay in + cash.

* pago en metálico = cash payment, payment in cash.

* pintura metálica = metallic paint.

* premio en metálico = cash award, prize money, cash prize.

* sin dinero en metálico = cashless.

* subvención en metálico = cash grant.

* tela metálica = woven wire, chicken wire, poultry netting, rabbit netting, mesh netting, wire netting.

* valla de tela metálica = wire fence.

* verja de tela metálica = wire fence.

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I
- ca adjetivo ( de metal) metallic, metal (before n); <sonido/brillo/color> metallic
II
masculino

pagar en metálico — to pay (in) cash

un premio en metálico — a cash prize

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= metallic.

Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.

* beneficios en metálico = cash benefit.

* cable metálico = wire rope.

* cerca de tela metálica = wire fence.

* cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter.

* cierre metálico = security shutter.

* costes en metálico = cash costs.

* devolución en metálico = cash refund.

* dinero en metálico = cash.

* en metálico = in cash.

* en metálico y de otro modo = in cash and in kind.

* hacer efectivo en metálico = pay in + cash.

* pagar en metálico = pay in + cash.

* pago en metálico = cash payment, payment in cash.

* pintura metálica = metallic paint.

* premio en metálico = cash award, prize money, cash prize.

* sin dinero en metálico = cashless.

* subvención en metálico = cash grant.

* tela metálica = woven wire, chicken wire, poultry netting, rabbit netting, mesh netting, wire netting.

* valla de tela metálica = wire fence.

* verja de tela metálica = wire fence.

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metálico¹ -ca

adjective

1 (de metal) metallic, metal ( before n)

2 ‹sonido/voz› metallic

3 ‹brillo› metallic

un coche azul metálico a metallic blue car

metálico²

masculine

pagar en metálico to pay (in) cash

recibió el premio en metálico she received a cash prize

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metálico 1
◊ -ca adjetivo

a) ( de metal) metallic, metal ( before n)

b) ‹sonido/brillo/color› metallic

metálico 2 sustantivo masculino:
◊ pagar en metálico to pay (in) cash;

un premio en metálico a cash prize
metálico,-a
I adjetivo metallic
II sustantivo masculino cash: ¿va usted a pagar en metálico?, are you going to pay in cash?

' metálico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cierre
- metálica
- alambre
English:
cash
- clang
- clank
- clash
- jangle
- metallic
- tinny
- metal
- netting
- prize

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metálico, -a

♦ adj

1. [objeto] metal

2. [sonido] metallic

3. [color] metallic

♦ nm

pagar en metálico to pay (in) cash;

recibieron una compensación en metálico they received a cash payment as compensation

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metálico

I adj metallic

II m

:

en metálico (in) cash

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metálico, -ca adj

: metallic, metal

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metálico adj metal / metallic

en metálico cash

pagar en metálico to pay cash [pt. & pt. paid]

Spanish-English dictionary > metálico
12 efectivo

adj.

1 effective, efficacious.

2 cash.

3 actual, de facto.

m.

cash, money, currency, hard cash.

pres.indicat.

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

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efectivo

► adjetivo

1 (real) real, true, actual

2 (que tiene efecto) effective

3 (empleo) permanent

► nombre masculino efectivo

1 (dinero) cash

2 (plantilla) staff, personnel

► nombre masculino plural efectivos

1 MILITAR forces

■ efectivos de la Guardia Civil desactivaron el dispositivo members of the Civil Guard made the device safe

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FRASEOLOGÍA

efectivo en caja petty cash

en efectivo (dinero) in cash

■ pagar en efectivo to pay cash, pay in cash

hacer algo efectivo,-a to carry something out

hacer efectivo un cheque to cash a cheque

hacerse efectivo,-a DERECHO to come into effect

dinero en efectivo cash

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efectivo

► nombre masculino

1 (dinero) cash

2 (plantilla) staff, personnel

► nombre masculino plural

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1. noun m.
cash
2. (f. - efectiva)
adj.

1) effective

2) real, actual

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1. ADJ

1) (=eficaz) [vacuna, táctica] effective

el tratamiento comenzará a ser efectivo dentro de un mes — the treatment will begin to take effect o will become effective within a month

2) (=real)

el poder efectivo está en manos de la oposición — the real power is in the hands of the opposition

la orden no será efectiva hasta mañana — the order will not take effect o become effective until tomorrow

• hacer efectivo — [+ plan] to put into effect; [+ multa, pago] to make payable; [+ cheque] to cash

el gobierno hará efectiva la subida salarial antes de marzo — the government will put the pay rises into effect before March

su dimisión, anunciada el martes, se hizo efectiva el jueves — his resignation, announced on Tuesday, took effect o became effective on Thursday

2. SM

1) (=dinero) cash

• en efectivo — in cash

50 libras en efectivo — £50 (in) cash

tres premios en efectivo — three cash prizes

efectivo en caja, efectivo en existencia — cash in hand

2) pl efectivos (Mil) forces

• efectivos de la Policía, efectivos policiales — police officers

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I
- va adjetivo

1) <remedio/medio/castigo> effective

hacer efectivo — < cheque> to cash; < pago> to make; <amenaza/plan> to carry out

su dimisión se hará efectiva mañana — her resignation will take effect o become effective tomorrow

2) ( real) real, genuine, true
II
masculino

1) (Fin) cash

efectivo en caja — cash in hand

premios en efectivo — cash prizes

pagar en efectivo — to pay cash

dinero en efectivo — cash

2) efectivos masculino plural ( fuerzas) (frml)

numerosos efectivos de la policía — a large police contingent

efectivos militares — troops (pl)

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I
- va adjetivo

1) <remedio/medio/castigo> effective

hacer efectivo — < cheque> to cash; < pago> to make; <amenaza/plan> to carry out

su dimisión se hará efectiva mañana — her resignation will take effect o become effective tomorrow

2) ( real) real, genuine, true
II
masculino

1) (Fin) cash

efectivo en caja — cash in hand

premios en efectivo — cash prizes

pagar en efectivo — to pay cash

dinero en efectivo — cash

2) efectivos masculino plural ( fuerzas) (frml)

numerosos efectivos de la policía — a large police contingent

efectivos militares — troops (pl)

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efectivo¹

¹ = cash.

Ex: The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community.

* dinero en efectivo = cash.

* hacer efectivo = cash in.

* hacer efectivo en metálico = pay in + cash.

* ingreso de efectivo = cash deposit.

* movimientos de efectivos = cash flow.

* pagar en efectivo = pay in + cash.

* pago en efectivo = cash payment, payment in cash.

* retirada de efectivo = cash withdrawal.

* reunir el efectivo = muster (up) + the cash.

* valor efectivo = cash value.

efectivo²

² = effective, efficacious.

Ex: Normally the most effective way of summarising a table is to produce a simplified table.

Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

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efectivo¹ -va

adjective

A ‹remedio/medio/castigo› effective

hacer efectivo ‹cheque› to cash;

‹pago› to make; ‹amenaza/plan› to carry out

el abono se hará efectivo por mensualidades the payment will be made in monthly installments

su dimisión se hará efectiva a partir del 15 de enero her resignation will take effect o become effective from January 15th

B (real) real, genuine, true

efectivo²

masculine

A ( Fin) cash

efectivo en caja cash in hand

sorteamos miles de premios en efectivo thousands of cash prizes to be won

pagó la cuenta en efectivo she paid the bill in cash

nunca lleva dinero en efectivo he never carries cash

B efectivos mpl (fuerzas) ( frml):

numerosos efectivos de la policía rodearon el colegio a large police contingent o number of police surrounded the school

efectivos militares troops (pl)

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efectivo 1
◊ -va adjetivo ‹remedio/medio/castigo› effective;

hacer efectivo ‹ cheque› to cash;

‹ pago› to make
efectivo 2 sustantivo masculino (Fin) cash;
◊ pagar en efectivo to pay cash

efectivo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (eficaz) effective: es muy efectivo contra los insectos, it's very effective against insects
2 (valedero, real) su ascenso se hará efectivo el martes, his promotion will be effective from Tuesday
II sustantivo masculino
1 Fin en efectivo, in cash 2 efectivos, Mil forces
♦ Locuciones: Fin hacer efectivo un cheque, to cash a cheque

' efectivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dinero
- efectiva
English:
book
- cash
- effective
- neat
- out-of-pocket
- ready cash
- virtual
- ready

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efectivo, -a

♦ adj

1. [eficaz, útil] effective;

hacer efectivo [realizar] to carry out;
[promesa] to keep; [dinero, crédito] to pay;
hacer efectivo un cheque to cash a cheque;

hacer efectivo un ingreso en una cuenta bancaria to make a deposit in a bank account;

hacer efectivo un pago to make a payment;

el técnico holandés hizo efectivo el cambio en el descanso the Dutch manager made the substitution at half time

2. [real] actual, true;

su nombramiento no será efectivo hasta mañana her appointment will not take effect until tomorrow

♦ nm

1. [dinero] cash;

en efectivo in cash;

pagos/premios en efectivo cash payments/prizes;

pagar/cobrar en efectivo to pay/be paid in cash;

¿pagará con tarjeta o en efectivo? would you like to pay by credit card or in cash?

Comp
efectivo en caja Br cash in hand, US cash on hand;
efectivo disponible available funds

2.
efectivos [personal] forces;

efectivos militares troops;

habían llegado efectivos policiales a number of policemen had arrived

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efectivo

I adj

1 effective

2 COM

:

hacer efectivo cash

II m COM

:

en efectivo (in) cash

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efectivo, -va adj

1) : effective

2) : real, actual

3) : permanent, regular (of employment)

efectivo nm

: cash

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efectivo¹ adj effective

efectivo² n cash

pagaré en efectivo I'll pay cash

Spanish-English dictionary > efectivo
13 abonar

v.

1 to pay (pagar) (factura, cuenta).

abonar algo en la cuenta de alguien to credit somebody's account with something

Ricardo le abonó a María al fin Richard paid Mary at last.

Ricardo pagó diez mil dólares Richard paid ten thousand dollars.

2 to fertilize (tierra).

Silvia abona el campo de maíz Silvia fertilizes the corn field.

3 to fertilize the ground, to prepare the ground.

Ricardo abona frecuentemente Richard fertilizes the ground frequently.

4 to amortize the account.

Ricardo abona en punto Richard amortizes the account on time.

5 to credit.

Ricardo abona una cuota Richard credits an installment.

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abonar

► verbo transitivo

1 FINANZAS to pay

2 (avalar) to guarantee, answer for

■ les abonó su buena reputación their good reputation spoke for itself

3 (tierra) to fertilize

4 (subscribir) to subscribe

► verbo pronominal abonarse

1 (a revista) to subscribe (a, to); (a teatro, tren, etc) to buy a season ticket (a, for)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

abonar al contado to pay cash

abonar en cuenta to credit

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verb

1) to pay

2) fertilize

•

- abonarse

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1. VT

1) (Agr) to fertilize

abonan los campos cada primavera — they fertilize o put fertilizer on the fields every spring

han abonado el jardín con estiércol — they've manured o put manure on the garden

están abonando el terreno para cambiar la ley — they're preparing the ground for a change in the law

2) (=pagar) [+ cuota, salario, renta] to pay; [+ cheque, giro] to cash

abonamos una cuota anual de ochenta euros — we pay an annual fee of eighty euros

no nos han abonado las horas extras — we haven't been paid (for our) overtime

abonen al ser servidos — please pay as soon as you are served

la cajera no me quiso abonar el cheque — the cashier refused to cash the cheque

tengo varios cheques para abonar en cuenta — I've got a few cheques to pay in

me abonaron los intereses en mi cuenta — the interest was credited to o paid into my account

3) (=fomentar) [+ hipótesis, teoría] to lend weight to, lend credence to; [+ esperanza] to add to, fuel

eso abona nuestras sospechas — that adds to our suspicions

2.

See:

abonarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <tierra/campo> to fertilize

2)

a) (frml) ( pagar) <cantidad/honorarios> to pay

¿cómo lo quiere abonar? — how would you like to pay?

el cheque se lo abonarán en caja — you can cash the check at the cash desk

b) ( depositar) to credit

hemos abonado la cantidad en su cuenta — we have credited your account with the amount

c) (Andes, Méx) ( dar a cuenta) to give... on account

3) ( avalar) < hipótesis> to lend weight to
2.
abonarse v pron

abonarse a algo — < a espectáculo> to buy a season ticket for something; < a revista> to subscribe to something

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= pay out, pay, pay up.

Ex. Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.

Ex. I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.

Ex. Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <tierra/campo> to fertilize

2)

a) (frml) ( pagar) <cantidad/honorarios> to pay

¿cómo lo quiere abonar? — how would you like to pay?

el cheque se lo abonarán en caja — you can cash the check at the cash desk

b) ( depositar) to credit

hemos abonado la cantidad en su cuenta — we have credited your account with the amount

c) (Andes, Méx) ( dar a cuenta) to give... on account

3) ( avalar) < hipótesis> to lend weight to
2.
abonarse v pron

abonarse a algo — < a espectáculo> to buy a season ticket for something; < a revista> to subscribe to something

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= pay out, pay, pay up.

Ex: Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.

Ex: I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.

Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.

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abonar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹tierra/campo› to fertilize terreno² m C. (↑ terreno (2))

B ( frml)

1 (pagar) ‹cantidad/honorarios› to pay

me abonó $500 she paid me $500

¿cómo lo quiere abonar? how would you like to pay?

[ S ] las reparaciones se abonan por adelantado repairs are payable o must be paid for in advance

el cheque se lo abonarán en caja you can cash the check at the cash desk

2 (depositar) to credit

hemos abonado en su cuenta las siguientes cantidades we have credited your account with the following amounts

3 (Andes, Méx) (dar a cuenta) to give … on account

C (avalar) ‹hipótesis› to lend weight to, give o lend credence to

■ abonarse

v pron

abonarse A algo ‹a un espectáculo› to buy a season ticket FOR sth; ‹a una revista› to subscribe TO sth

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abonar ( conjugate abonar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹tierra/campo› to fertilize
2
a) (frml) ( pagar) ‹cantidad/honorarios› to pay;

◊ el cheque se lo abonarán en caja you can cash the check at the cash desk

b) ( depositar) to credit;

◊ hemos abonado la cantidad en su cuenta we have credited your account with the amount

c) (Andes, Méx) ( dar a cuenta) to give … on account

abonarse verbo pronominal abonarse a algo ‹ a espectáculo› to buy a season ticket for sth;
‹ a revista› to subscribe to sth
abonar verbo transitivo
1 Agr to fertilize
2 (pagar) to pay (for): abónelo a mi cuenta, por favor, pay it into my account, please
3 (suscribir) to subscribe
' abonar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pagar
English:
credit
- fertilize

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abonar

♦ vt

1. [pagar] to pay;

abonar algo en la cuenta de alguien to credit sb's account with sth;

¿cómo desea abonarlo? how would you like to pay?;

¿desea abonar con tarjeta o en efectivo? would you like to pay by credit card or in cash?

2. [fertilizar] to fertilize

3. [suscribir]
abonar a alguien a una revista to get sb a subscription to a magazine

4. [acreditar]
lo abona un brillante pasado he brings with him an outstanding reputation

♦ See also the pronominal verb abonarse

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abonar

v/t

1 COM pay;

abonar en cuenta a alguien credit s.o.’s account with

2 Méx

pay on account

3 AGR fertilize;

abonar el terreno fig sow the seeds

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abonar vt

1) : to pay

2) fertilizar: to fertilize

♦ See also the reflexive verb abonarse

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abonar vb

1. (fertilizar) to fertilize

2. (pagar) to pay [pt. & pp. paid]

Spanish-English dictionary > abonar
14 contado

adj.

scarce.

m.

installment.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: contar.

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contado

► participio pasado

1→ link=contar contar

► adjetivo

1 few

■ son contados los alumnos que aprobaron the pupils who passed are few and far between

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en contadas ocasiones seldom, rarely

tiene los días contados figurado his days are numbered

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1.

ADJ (=reducido)

un contado número de países — a small number of countries

en contadas ocasiones — on rare occasions

contadas veces — seldom, rarely

son contados los que... — there are few who...

pero son contadísimos los que pueden — but those who can are very few and far between

- tiene los días contados

2. SM

1) (Com)

al contado — for cash, cash down

lo pagué al contado — I paid cash for it

pago al contado — cash payment

precio al contado — cash price

2)

por de contado — (=por supuesto) naturally, of course

tomar algo por de contado — to take sth for granted

3) And (=plazo) instalment, installment (EEUU)

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I
- da adjetivo few

en contadas ocasiones — on (a) very few occasions

salimos con los minutos contados — we left with only a few minutes to spare

tiene los días contados — his days are numbered
II
masculino

1) al contado or (Col) de contado

a) (loc adj) <pago/precio> cash (before n)

b) (loc adv) < pagar> (in) cash

lo compré/pagué al contado — I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash

me pagó al contado — he paid me (in) cash

2) (Col) (cuota, plazo) installment*

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* al contado = cash value.

* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.

* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.

* pago al contado = cash, cash payment, payment in cash.

* tener los días contados = day + be + numbered, be doomed, doomed, be dead meat, the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* vender al contado = trade for + cash.

* venta al contado = cash sale.

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I
- da adjetivo few

en contadas ocasiones — on (a) very few occasions

salimos con los minutos contados — we left with only a few minutes to spare

tiene los días contados — his days are numbered
II
masculino

1) al contado or (Col) de contado

a) (loc adj) <pago/precio> cash (before n)

b) (loc adv) < pagar> (in) cash

lo compré/pagué al contado — I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash

me pagó al contado — he paid me (in) cash

2) (Col) (cuota, plazo) installment*

* * *

* al contado = cash value.

* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.

* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.

* pago al contado = cash, cash payment, payment in cash.

* tener los días contados = day + be + numbered, be doomed, doomed, be dead meat, the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* vender al contado = trade for + cash.

* venta al contado = cash sale.

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contado¹ -da

adjective

few

en contadas oportunidades on (a) very few occasions

son contados los que lo saben only a very few people know, very few people know

salimos con los minutos contados we left with only a few minutes to spare

el régimen tenía los días contados the days of the régime were numbered, the régime was living on borrowed time

contado²

masculine

A

al contado or ( Col) de contado

1 ( loc adj) ‹pago/precio/venta› cash ( before n)

2 ( loc adv) ‹pagar› in cash

lo compré/pagué al contado I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash, I paid cash on the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) on the nail ( colloq)

al contado rabioso ( hum): sólo vendo al contado rabioso I only take hard cash

B ( Col) (cuota, plazo) installment*

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Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)

contado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
contado
contar
contado 1
◊ -da adjetivo

few;
en contadas ocasiones on (a) very few occasions;
salimos con los minutos contados we left with only a few minutes to spare
contado 2 sustantivo masculino
a) al contado or (Col) de contado ‹pago/precio› cash ( before n);

‹ pagar› (in) cash;
◊ lo compré al contado I paid cash for it, I paid for it in cash

b) (Col) (cuota, plazo) installment^{( conjugate installment)}

contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
◊ eran 6 sin contado al conductor there were 6 of them not counting the driver;

y eso sin contado las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
◊ no se lo cuentes a nadie don't tell anyone;

es muy largo de contado it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
◊ contado con los dedos to count on one's fingers;

¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ contar con

a) ‹persona/ayuda/discreción› to count on, rely on;

◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;

sin contado con que … without taking into account that …
b) ( prever) to expect;

◊ no contaba con que hiciera tan mal tiempo I wasn't expecting the weather to be so bad

c) (frml) ( tener) to have;

◊ cuenta con 10 años de experiencia she has 10 years of experience

contarse verbo pronominal
a) (frml) ( estar incluido):

◊ me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters;

su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the best
b)

◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)

contado,-a adjetivo
1 (escaso) few and far between: nos hemos visto en contadas ocasiones, we have very seldom met
2 (numerados) me muero, tengo los días contados, I'm dying, my days are numbered
♦ Locuciones: pagar al contado, to pay cash
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
' contado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contada
- pagar
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- suponer
- venta
- corriente
- pago
- precio
English:
bargain for
- bargain on
- cash
- cash sale
- down
- regret
- budget

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contado, -a

♦ adj

1. [raro] rare, infrequent;

en contadas ocasiones very rarely, on very few occasions;

son contadas las veces en las que viene a visitarnos he very rarely comes to visit us

2. Comp

mal contado: había diez personas mal contadas there were no more than ten people

♦ al contado loc adj

precio al contado cash price

♦ al contado loc adv

pagar algo al contado [en un plazo] to pay for sth all at once o on the nail;
[en metálico] to pay for sth in cash, to pay cash for sth
* * *

contado

I m

:

al contado in cash

II adj

:

contados few;

contadas veces seldom

* * *

contado, -da adj

1) : counted

tenía los días contados: his days were numbered

2) : rare, scarce

en contadas ocasiones: on rare occasions

contado nm

al contado : cash

pagar al contado: to pay in cash

* * *

contado adj few

en contadas ocasiones on very few occasions

pagar al contado to pay cash

Spanish-English dictionary > contado
15 comprar

v.

1 to buy, to purchase.

se lo compré a un vendedor ambulante I bought it from a street vendor o seller

se lo compraron a Ignacio como regalo de despedida they bought it for Ignacio as a leaving present

Ella compra para vender luego She shops to sell afterwards.

2 to buy (off), to bribe.

¡el árbitro está comprado! they've bribed the referee!

El equipo compró al árbitro The team bribed the referee.

* * *

comprar

► verbo transitivo

1 to buy

2 figurado (sobornar) to bribe, buy off

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

comprar al contado to pay cash

■ lo compré al contado I paid cash for it

* * *

verb

to buy, purchase

* * *

1. VT

1) (=adquirir) [+ casa, comida, regalo] to buy, purchase frm

¿te has comprado por fin la bici? — did you buy the bike in the end?

comprar algo a algn — [para algn] to buy sth for sb, buy sb sth; [de algn] to buy sth from sb

le compré un vestido a mi hija — I bought a dress for my daughter, I bought my daughter a dress

siempre le compro la carne a este carnicero — I always buy my meat from this butcher

si decides vender el coche, yo te lo compro — if you decide to sell the car, I'll buy it from o off you

• comprar algo al contado — to pay cash (for sth), pay sth in cash

• comprar algo al detalle — to buy sth retail

• comprar algo a plazos — to buy sth on hire purchase

• comprar algo al por mayor — to buy sth wholesale

• comprar algo al por menor — to buy sth retail

• comprar deudas — to factor

2) (=sobornar) to bribe, buy off *

intentaron comprar al juez — they tried to bribe o buy off * the judge

el árbitro está comprado — they've bribed the referee

2.

VI (=hacer la compra) to buy, shop

nunca compro en grandes almacenes — I never buy o shop in department stores

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) <casa/regalo/comida> to buy, purchase (frml)

comprarle algo a alguien — ( a quien lo vende) to buy something from somebody; ( a quien lo recibe) to buy something for somebody

se lo voy a comprar para su cumpleaños — I'm going to buy it for his birthday

comprar algo al por mayor/al por menor or al detalle — to buy o purchase something wholesale/retail

2) (fam) ( sobornar) to buy (colloq)

un árbitro comprado — a crooked o (esp BrE) bent referee

* * *

= buy, purchase, take over, shop, bribe, grease + Posesivo + palm, oil + Posesivo + palm, call + Nombre + Posesivo + own.

Ex. Discount charges are available by contracting to buy a predetermined number of connect hours per year.

Ex. This mode of publication permits special libraries to purchase relevant parts and facilitates revision at a later date.

Ex. Pergamon-INFOLINE came into being in its present form in 1980 when it was taken over by Pergamon.

Ex. Before shopping for a new computer, you should make a plan detailing what you can afford, what you expect to do with the computer, and how much the computer is worth to you.

Ex. Local officials can easily be bribed by foreign pharmaceutical laboratories.

Ex. The local bishop was under his thumb, our priest greased his palm well.

Ex. The judge has to be bribed and if you can't afford to ' oil his palm' your case will never reach court.

Ex. This 12-room penthouse of the newly renovated Mark Hotel is up for sale but it will cost you a princely sum to call it your own.

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* comprar a ciegas = buy + a pig in a poke.

* comprar Algo = make + a purchase.

* comprar Algo hecho en serie = buy + off-the-shelf.

* comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano = buy + off-the-shelf.

* comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.

* comprar comparando productos = shop around, shopping around.

* comprar directamente = buy + direct(ly).

* comprar en cantidad = stock up.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* comprar regularmente en una tienda = patronise + shop.

* comprarse = change + hands.

* comprar tiempo = buy + time.

* comprar un producto comercial = buy + off-the-shelf.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado = self-help.

* que se compra = priced.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) <casa/regalo/comida> to buy, purchase (frml)

comprarle algo a alguien — ( a quien lo vende) to buy something from somebody; ( a quien lo recibe) to buy something for somebody

se lo voy a comprar para su cumpleaños — I'm going to buy it for his birthday

comprar algo al por mayor/al por menor or al detalle — to buy o purchase something wholesale/retail

2) (fam) ( sobornar) to buy (colloq)

un árbitro comprado — a crooked o (esp BrE) bent referee

* * *

= buy, purchase, take over, shop, bribe, grease + Posesivo + palm, oil + Posesivo + palm, call + Nombre + Posesivo + own.

Ex: Discount charges are available by contracting to buy a predetermined number of connect hours per year.

Ex: This mode of publication permits special libraries to purchase relevant parts and facilitates revision at a later date.

Ex: Pergamon-INFOLINE came into being in its present form in 1980 when it was taken over by Pergamon.

Ex: Before shopping for a new computer, you should make a plan detailing what you can afford, what you expect to do with the computer, and how much the computer is worth to you.

Ex: Local officials can easily be bribed by foreign pharmaceutical laboratories.

Ex: The local bishop was under his thumb, our priest greased his palm well.

Ex: The judge has to be bribed and if you can't afford to ' oil his palm' your case will never reach court.

Ex: This 12-room penthouse of the newly renovated Mark Hotel is up for sale but it will cost you a princely sum to call it your own.

* comprar a ciegas = buy + a pig in a poke.

* comprar Algo = make + a purchase.

* comprar Algo hecho en serie = buy + off-the-shelf.

* comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano = buy + off-the-shelf.

* comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.

* comprar comparando productos = shop around, shopping around.

* comprar directamente = buy + direct(ly).

* comprar en cantidad = stock up.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* comprar regularmente en una tienda = patronise + shop.

* comprarse = change + hands.

* comprar tiempo = buy + time.

* comprar un producto comercial = buy + off-the-shelf.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado = self-help.

* que se compra = priced.

* * *

comprar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹casa/regalo/comida› to buy, purchase ( frml) comprarle algo A algn (a quien lo vende) to buy sth FROM sb; (a quien lo recibe) to buy sth FOR sb

le compré estas flores a una gitana I bought these flowers from o ( colloq) off a gypsy

¿quieres vender el coche? ¡te lo compro! do you want to sell your car? I'll buy it from you!

les compré caramelos a los niños I bought the children some candy, I bought some candy for the children

se lo voy a comprar para su cumpleaños I'm going to buy it for his birthday

comprar algo al por menor or al detalle to buy o purchase sth retail

las compran al por mayor they buy o purchase them wholesale

comprar dólares a plazo fijo to buy dollars forward

B ( fam) (sobornar) to buy ( colloq)

no se deja comprar he won't be bought

un árbitro comprado a crooked o ( BrE colloq) bent referee

* * *

comprar ( conjugate comprar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹casa/regalo/comida› to buy, purchase (frml);

comprarle algo a algn ( a quien lo vende) to buy sth from sb;
( a quien lo recibe) to buy sth for sb
b) (fam) ( sobornar) to buy (colloq)

comprar verbo transitivo
1 to buy: compramos el ordenador a plazos, we bought the computer on hire purchase
le compra el periódico a Lucía, (para Lucía) he buys the newspaper for Lucia
(Lucía lo vende) he buys the newspaper from Lucia
2 figurado (sobornar) to bribe, buy off
' comprar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adquirir
- barata
- barato
- barrio
- concretamente
- más
- óbice
- permitirse
- plazo
- prematura
- prematuro
- prohibir
- regatear
- adelantar
- andar
- así
- colecta
- dudar
- granel
- huevo
- llevar
- marca
- rematar
English:
antibiotic
- approach
- book token
- buy
- buy off
- buy out
- cream
- dip into
- disinfectant
- exercise
- flour
- foresight
- gazump
- get in
- go ahead
- groceries
- hold off
- individual
- must
- opportune
- purchase
- remember
- set aside
- stop
- view
- want
- alone
- any
- certainly
- door
- get
- hire
- house
- ill
- installment
- none
- second-hand
- some

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comprar vt

1. [adquirir] to buy, to purchase;

se lo compré a un vendedor ambulante I bought it from a street vendor o seller;

se lo compraron a Ignacio como regalo de despedida they bought it for Ignacio as a leaving present;

se lo compraron para Navidades they bought it for her for Christmas;

comprar algo al contado [en metálico] to pay cash for sth;
[en un plazo] to pay for sth all at once o Br on the nail;
comprar a plazos o Am [m5] cuotas to buy on Br hire purchase o US an installment plan;

comprar al por mayor to buy wholesale;

Comp
Fam
¡cómprate un bosque y piérdete! go and play in the traffic!, take a hike!

2. [sobornar] to buy (off), to bribe;

¡el árbitro está comprado! they've bribed the referee!

* * *

comprar

v/t buy, purchase

* * *

comprar vt

: to buy, to purchase

* * *

comprar vb to buy [pt. & pp. bought]

voy a comprar un ordenador I'm going to buy a computer

¿me compras un juego? will you buy me a game?

se compró un vestido she bought a dress

Spanish-English dictionary > comprar
16 pagar al contado

pagar al contado

to pay cash

* * *

(v.) = pay in + cash

Ex. The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

* * *

(v.) = pay in + cash

Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

Spanish-English dictionary > pagar al contado
17 pagar en metálico

pagar en metálico

to pay cash

* * *

(v.) = pay in + cash

Ex. The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

* * *

(v.) = pay in + cash

Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

Spanish-English dictionary > pagar en metálico
18 teja

f.

1 tile.

color teja brick red

2 roof tile, tile, slate.

pres.indicat.

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

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tejer.

* * *

teja

► nombre femenino

1 (de barro) tile

2 COCINA type of petit four

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a toca teja familiar cash, on the nail

* * *

noun f.

tile

* * *
I
SF (roof) tile

de color teja — brick red

- pagar a toca teja

- de tejas abajo

- de tejas arriba

- por fin le cayó la teja

tejas de pizarra — slates
II
SF (Bot) lime (tree)

* * *

femenino tile

tejas de pizarra — slates

corrérsele a alguien la teja — (Andes) to flip one's lid (colloq)

pagar a toca teja — (Esp) to pay cash on the nail (colloq)

* * *

= tile, roof tile, roofing tile.

Ex. Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.

Ex. The determination of Cypriot provenances for amphorae and roof tiles provide important evidence regarding the economic status of Cyprus at that time.

Ex. Clay was used to make pots, bricks, and roofing tiles.

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* teja antigua = pantile.

* teja plana = shingle.

* * *

femenino tile

tejas de pizarra — slates

corrérsele a alguien la teja — (Andes) to flip one's lid (colloq)

pagar a toca teja — (Esp) to pay cash on the nail (colloq)

* * *

= tile, roof tile, roofing tile.

Ex: Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.

Ex: The determination of Cypriot provenances for amphorae and roof tiles provide important evidence regarding the economic status of Cyprus at that time.

Ex: Clay was used to make pots, bricks, and roofing tiles.

* teja antigua = pantile.

* teja plana = shingle.

* * *

teja

feminine

tile

tejas de pizarra slates

a teja vana open-roofed

de color teja brick red

corrérsele a algn la teja ( Andes); to go off one's rocker ( colloq), to flip one's lid ( colloq)

pagar a toca teja ( Esp); to pay cash on the nail ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● teja árabe

Arab tile

● teja (de) cumbrera

ridge tile

● teja plana

interlocking tile

* * *

Del verbo tejar: ( conjugate tejar)

teja es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo tejer: ( conjugate tejer)

teja es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
teja
tejar
tejer
teja sustantivo femenino
tile;
◊ tejas de pizarra slates

tejer ( conjugate tejer) verbo transitivo
a) ( en telar) to weave;

◊ tejido a mano hand-woven

b) (con agujas, a máquina) to knit;

( con ganchillo) to crochet;
◊ máquina de teja knitting machine

c) [ araña] to spin

verbo intransitivo ( en telar) to weave;
(con agujas, a máquina) to knit;
( con ganchillo) to crochet
teja
I f Arquit tile
II sustantivo masculino (color) russet
♦ Locuciones: fam fig pagar a toca teja, to pay cash on the nail
tejar
I sustantivo masculino brickworks
II verbo transitivo to tile (a roof)
tejer verbo transitivo
1 (en el telar) to weave: la araña tejía su red, the spider wove its web
2 (calcetar) to knit: me tejió un jersey, he knitted me a pullover
3 fig (una fantasía, historia) to weave
(maquinar, urdir) to plot, scheme
' teja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprender
English:
nail
- rust
- tile

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teja nf

1. [de tejado] tile;

un techo de tejas a tiled roof;

color teja brick red

Comp
teja árabe Spanish tile, US tapered Mission tile
2. [dulce] = type of biscuit which is curved in shape

3. [sombrero] shovel hat

* * *

teja

I adj

:

(de color) teja terracotta atr

II f roof tile;

a toca teja in hard cash

* * *

teja nf

: tile

* * *

teja n tile

Spanish-English dictionary > teja
19 corriente

adj.

1 ordinary, normal (normal).

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch

corriente y moliente (informal) run-of-the-mill

2 running (agua).

3 current (mes, año, cuenta).

4 usual, customary.

f.

1 current.

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

corriente alterna/continua alternating/direct current

la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream

2 draught (British), draft (United States).

3 trend, current (tendencia).

corriente de pensamiento school of thought

4 electric current, current, power, electricity.

5 tide.

6 flumen.

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corriente

► adjetivo

1 (común) ordinary, average

■ personas corrientes ordinary people

■ una familia corriente an average family

■ lo corriente es hablarlo primero the usual thing is to talk it over first

2 (agua) running

3 (fecha) current, present

■ el cinco del corriente mes the fifth of the current month, the fifth of this month

4 (cuenta) current

► nombre masculino

1 (mes) current month, this month

► nombre femenino

1 (masa de agua) current, stream, flow

2 (de aire) draught (US draft)

3 ELECTRICIDAD current

4 (de arte etc) trend, current, school

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al corriente (actualizado) up to date 2 (enterado) aware 3 (informado) informed, in the know

■ ¿estás al corriente de los pagos? are you up to date with the payments?

■ ¿estás al corriente de lo que ha pasado? do you know what's happened?

corriente y moliente familiar ordinary, run-of-the-mill

dejarse llevar por la corriente figurado to follow the herd, go with the flow

ir contra corriente / navegar contra corriente figurado to go against the tide

llevarle la corriente a alguien / seguirle la corriente a alguien to humour (US humor) somebody

poner al corriente to bring up to date, put in the picture

ponerse al corriente to get up to date, catch up

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary

tener al corriente to keep informed

corriente abajo downstream

corriente alterna alternating current

corriente arriba upstream

Corriente del Golfo Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea bloodstream

* * *
1. adj.
1) common

2) ordinary
2. noun f.
1) current

2) draft

3) tendency, trend

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1. ADJ

1) (=frecuente) [error, apellido] common

las intoxicaciones son bastante corrientes en verano — cases of food poisoning are fairly common in summer

la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties

aquí es corriente que la policía te pida la documentación — here it's quite common for the police to ask you for identification

una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person

un término de uso corriente — a common term, a term in common use

• poco corriente — unusual

2) (=habitual) usual, customary

lo corriente es llamar antes de venir — the usual thing is to phone before coming, it's customary to phone before coming

es corriente que la familia de la novia pague la boda — it's customary for the bride's family to pay for the wedding, the bride's family usually pays for the wedding

3) (=no especial) ordinary

no es nada especial, es solo un anillo corriente — it's nothing special, it's just an ordinary ring

• fuera de lo corriente — out of the ordinary

• normal y corriente — perfectly ordinary

• salirse de lo corriente — to be out of the ordinary

- corriente y moliente

tiene un trabajo corriente y moliente — he has a very ordinary job, he has a run-of-the-mill job

4) [en curso] [déficit, mes, año] current

el día 2 del corriente mes de marzo — (on) the second of this month
cuenta 4), gasto 2), moneda 2)
5) [agua] running

6) † (=en regla) in order

tiene corriente la documentación — his papers are in order

todo está corriente para nuestra partida — everything is ready o fixed up for our departure

• estar o ir corriente en algo — to be up to date with sth

está corriente en los pagos — he is up to date with his payments

2. SM

1)

• al corriente —

a) (=al día) up to date

estoy al corriente de mis pagos a Hacienda — I'm up to date with o on my tax payments

• poner algo al corriente — to bring sth up to date

b) (=informado)

• estar al corriente (de algo) — to know (about sth)

puedes hablar sin miedo, ya estoy al corriente — you can talk freely, I know (all) about it

¿estaba usted al corriente? — did you know (about it)?

• mantener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

• poner a algn al corriente (de algo) — to bring sb up to date (on sth), inform sb (about sth)

• ponerse al corriente (de algo) — to get up to date (with sth), catch up (on sth)

• tener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

2) [en cartas]

el día 9 del corriente o de los corrientes — the 9th of this month

3. SF

1) [de fluido] current

la corriente lo arrastraba hacia el mar — the current was carrying him out to sea

- dejarse llevar por la corriente

- ir o navegar o nadar contra la corriente

- seguir la corriente a algn

cuando se pone a hablar así es mejor seguirle la corriente — when he starts talking like that it's best to humour him

corriente de agua — stream of water

corriente de Humboldt — Humboldt Current

corriente de lava — lava flow, stream of lava

corriente del Golfo — Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea — bloodstream

corriente submarina — undercurrent, underwater current

2) [de aire] draught, draft (EEUU)

hay mucha corriente — it's very draughty

corriente de aire — [gen] draught, draft (EEUU); (Téc) air current, air stream

corriente en chorro — jet stream

corriente térmica — thermal

3) (Elec) current

anoche se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut last night

el cable tiene corriente — the wire is live

• dar corriente, no toques ese cable que da corriente — don't touch that wire, it's live

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock, I got an electric shock

corriente alterna — alternating current

corriente continua — direct current

corriente difásica — two-phase current

corriente directa — direct current

corriente eléctrica — electric current

corriente trifásica — three-phase current

4) (=tendencia) [ideológica] tendency; [artística] trend

una corriente más radical dentro del partido — a more radical tendency within the party

la corriente renovadora de la derecha — the trend towards renewal on the Right

las corrientes modernas del arte — modern trends in art

corriente de opinión — current of opinion

corriente de pensamiento — school of thought

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I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

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I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

* * *

corriente¹

¹ = tide, draught [draft, -USA], groundswell, flow, stream.

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.

Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.

* agua corriente = running water.

* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].

* corriente abajo = downstream.

* corriente + arrastrar = wash up.

* corriente arriba = upstream.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].

* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente oceánica = ocean current.

* corriente sanguínea, la = bloodstream, the.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

corriente²

² = stream, electricity supply, mains electricity.

Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.

Ex: Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.

* adaptador de corriente = power adapter, mains adapter.

* cable con corriente = live wire.

* corriente alterna = alternating current (AC).

* corriente eléctrica = electrical current, electric current, electrical power.

* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (CEI) = Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.

* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.

* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.

* regulador de corriente = current regulator.

* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.

* toma de corriente = outlet, socket, socket outlet, light socket.

* transformador de corriente = mains adapter, power adapter.

corriente³

³ = trend, strand, current, movement.

Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.

Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.

Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

* contracorriente = cross-current.

* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.

* corriente dominante = mainstream.

* corriente, lo = the normal run of.

* corriente principal = mainstream.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

corriente⁴

⁴ = ordinary, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], run-of-the-mill, everyday.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.

Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.

* al corriente = in step, paid-up, in good standing.

* al corriente de = in step with.

* catalogación corriente = current cataloguing.

* común y corriente = unremarkable.

* corriente y moliente = run-of-the-mill.

* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.

* día corriente = ordinary day.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.

* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.

* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of.

* normal y corriente = unremarkable.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* puesta al corriente = update [up-date].

* * *

corriente¹

adjective

A (que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake

ese tipo de robo es muy corriente en esta zona robberies like that are commonplace o very common o an everyday occurrence in this area

un método poco corriente en la actualidad a method not much used nowadays

lo corriente es efectuar el pago por adelantado the normal thing is to pay in advance, normally o usually you pay in advance

un cuchillo normal y corriente an ordinary o a common-or-garden knife

es un tipo de lo más corriente he's just an ordinary guy ( colloq)

es una tela muy corriente it's a very ordinary material

corriente y moliente ( fam); ordinary, run-of-the-mill

es un vestido corriente y moliente it's just an ordinary dress

nos hizo una comida corriente y moliente the meal he cooked us was very ordinary o run-of-the-mill

B

1 (en curso) ‹mes/año› current

la inauguración está prevista para el día tres del corriente or de los corrientes the opening is planned for the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente ( frml); your letter of the 7th of this month o ( frml) the 7th inst

2

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments

empezó el curso con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started the course late but she has caught up

quiero que me tengan or mantengan al corriente de las noticias que se reciban I want to be kept informed o ( colloq) posted about any news that comes in

ya está al corriente de lo que ha pasado she already knows what's happened

corriente²

feminine

A (de agua) current

corrientes marinas ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente to go along with o follow the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a algn to humor sb, play along with sb

Compuestos:

● corriente de la conciencia

stream of consciousness

● Corriente de Humboldt

Humboldt Current

● Corriente del Golfo

Gulf Stream

● corriente del pensamiento

( Psic) stream of conciousness

B (de aire) draft ( AmE), draught ( BrE)

cierra la ventana que hay mucha corriente shut the window, there's a terrible draft

C (tendencia) trend

las nuevas corrientes de la moda the latest trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento a school of thought

una corriente de opinión contraria a esta tesis a current of opinion at odds with this idea

D ( Elec) current

una corriente de 10 amperios a 10 amp current

me dio (la) corriente or ( Col) me cogió la corriente I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente en toda la calle there was a power cut which affected the whole street

no hay corriente en la casa there's no electricity o power in the house

Compuestos:

● corriente alterna

alternating current, AC

● corriente continua

direct current, DC

● corriente difásica

two-phase current

● corriente eléctrica

electric current

● corriente trifásica

three-phase current

* * *

corriente adjetivo
1 ( que se da con frecuencia) common;
(normal, no extraño) usual, normal;
◊ es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake;

lo corriente es pagar al contado the normal thing is to pay cash;
un tipo normal y corriente an ordinary guy;
corriente y moliente (fam) ordinary, run-of-the-mill
2
a) ( en curso) ‹mes/año› current

b)

◊ al corriente: estoy al corriente en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments;

empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up;
mantener a algn al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth
■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( de agua) current;

◊ corrientes marinas ocean currents;

dejarse llevar por la corriente to go along with the crowd;
seguirle la corriente a algn to humor^{( conjugate humor)} sb
b) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

c) (Elec) current;

◊ me dio (la) corriente I got a shock o an electric shock;

se cortó la corriente there was a power cut
corriente
I adjetivo
1 (común) common, ordinary
2 (agua) running
3 (actual, presente) current, present
4 Fin (cuenta) current
II sustantivo femenino
1 current, stream
2 Elec corriente eléctrica, (electric) current
3 (de aire) draught, US draft
3 (tendencia) trend, current
♦ Locuciones: estar al corriente, to be up-to-date
figurado ir o navegar contra corriente, to go against the tide
familiar seguirle o llevarle la corriente a alguien, to humour sb
' corriente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agua
- arrastrar
- cero
- común
- conducir
- continua
- continuo
- cortarse
- cualquiera
- cuenta
- deslizarse
- europeísta
- habitual
- homogeneizar
- llevarse
- marina
- marino
- toma
- torrente
- vulgar
- aire
- circular
- depositar
- derramar
- flujo
- mar
- normal
English:
abreast
- AC
- account
- catch up
- common
- commonplace
- crisps
- current
- current account
- DC
- direct current
- do
- draught
- electric current
- fill in
- flow
- going
- Gulf Stream
- have
- humour
- informed
- lie
- live wire
- mainstream
- ordinary
- play along
- potato chips
- power point
- resist
- run-of-the-mill
- running
- school
- still
- stream
- thermal
- tide
- touch
- turn off
- uncommon
- undercurrent
- unexceptional
- up-to-date
- usual
- acquainted
- alternating
- body
- checking account
- direct
- draft
- drift

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corriente

♦ adj

1. [normal] ordinary, normal;
[frecuente] common;
es un alumno corriente he's an average pupil;

es un problema muy corriente it's a very common problem;

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch;

una moto de lo más corriente a perfectly ordinary motorbike;

lo corriente es comerlo con palillos it's usually eaten with chopsticks;

lo corriente es recibir una respuesta a los pocos días it's normal o usual to receive a reply within a few days;

en Australia es corriente ver koalas por las calles in Australia you often see o it's not uncommon to see koala bears on the streets;

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary;

Comp
Fam
corriente y moliente run-of-the-mill

2. [agua] running

3. [cuenta] current

4. [mes, año] current;

en mayo del año corriente in May of this year

♦ nf

1. [de río] current;

corriente abajo downstream;

corriente arriba upstream;

Comp

dejarse llevar de o [m5] por la corriente to follow the crowd;

Comp

llevar o [m5] seguir la corriente a alguien to humour sb;

Comp

ir o [m5] nadar o [m5] navegar contra corriente to go against the tide;

Comp

nadar a favor de la corriente to go with the flow

Comp
corriente de convección convection current;
la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream;

la Corriente de Humboldt the Humboldt Current;

corriente de lava lava flow;

corriente marina ocean current;

corriente oceánica ocean current;

corriente de sangre bloodstream;

corriente sanguínea bloodstream;

corriente submarina underwater current

2. [de aire] Br draught, US draft;

en esta habitación hay mucha corriente this room is very draughty

Comp
Meteo corriente en chorro jet stream
3. corriente migratoria migratory current

4. [de electricidad] current;

toma de corriente socket;

media ciudad se quedó sin corriente half the city was left without electricity;

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

Comp
corriente alterna alternating current;
corriente continua direct current;

corriente eléctrica electric current;

corriente trifásica three-phase current

5. [tendencia] trend, current;
[de opinión] tide;
las corrientes de la moda fashion trends;

las corrientes de pensamiento que llegan de Europa the schools of thought that are coming across from Europe;
Bolsa
una corriente alcista/bajista an upward/downward trend;

el representante de la corriente socialdemócrata en el partido the representative of the social democratic tendency in the party

♦ nm
[mes en curso]
el 10 del corriente the 10th of this month

♦ al corriente loc adv

estoy al corriente del pago de la hipoteca I'm up to date with my mortgage repayments;

estoy al corriente de la marcha de la empresa I'm aware of how the company is doing;

ya está al corriente de la noticia she has already heard the news;

mantener o [m5] tener a alguien al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth;

me mantengo al corriente de lo que ocurre en mi país I keep informed about what's going on in my country;

el profesor puso al corriente de las clases a su sustituto the teacher filled his replacement in on the classes;

tenemos que poner al corriente nuestras bases de datos we have to bring our databases up to date;

ponerse al corriente to bring oneself up to date

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corriente

I adj

1 ( actual) current

2 ( común) ordinary;

corriente y moliente fam run-of-the-mill

3

:

estar al corriente be up to date;

poner alguien al corriente de algo bring s.o. up to date on sth

II f EL, de agua current;

corriente de aire draft, Br draught;

ir o

nadar contra la corriente fig swim against the tide;

llevar o

seguir a alguien la corriente play along with s.o.;

dejarse llevar por la corriente fig go with the flow

* * *

corriente adj

1) : common, everyday

2) : current, present

3) Mex : cheap, trashy

4)

perro corriente Mex : mutt

corriente nf

1) : current

corriente alterna: alternating current

direct current: corriente continua

2) : draft

3) tendencia: tendency, trend

* * *

corriente¹ adj

1. (normal) ordinary

no importa, sólo era un boli corriente it doesn't matter, it was just an ordinary biro

2. (común) common

los resfriados son corrientes en invierno colds are common in winter

corriente² n

1. (electricidad, agua) current

la corriente es muy fuerte the current is very strong

2. (de aire) draught

hay corriente y hace frío there's a draught and it's cold

estar al corriente de algo to know about something [pt. knew; pp. known]

tener a alguien al corriente to keep somebody informed [pt. & pp.> kept]

Spanish-English dictionary > corriente
20 chas chas

masculino

1) (RPl leng infantil)

mamá te va a hacer chas chas — Mommy's going to smack your bottom

2) (Méx fam) ( efectivo)

pagar al chas chas — to pay cash

* * *

masculino

1) (RPl leng infantil)

mamá te va a hacer chas chas — Mommy's going to smack your bottom

2) (Méx fam) ( efectivo)

pagar al chas chas — to pay cash

* * *

chas chas

masculine

A

( RPl leng infantil): mamá va a hacer chas chas Mommy's going to smack your bottom

B

( Méx) (efectivo): tiene que dar dos millones y al chas chas he has to pay two million pesos cash on the nail

si pagas al chas chas te hacen una rebaja if you pay cash they give you a discount

Spanish-English dictionary > chas chas

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