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1 afilarse las uńas
• sharpen one's claws• sharpen one's wits -
2 aguzar el ingenio
• sharpen one's wit• sharpen one's wits -
3 afilar las uńas
• sharpen one's wits -
4 aguzar
v.1 to whet (apetito).2 to sharpen.Yo agucé mi sentido del oído I sharpened my sense of hearing.Pedro aguza tijeras para vivir Peter sharpens scissors for a living.3 to exacerbate, to whet, to stimulate.El filete aguzó mi hambre The fillet exacerbated my hunger.* * *1 (afilar) to sharpen2 (estimular) to spur on, prick1 to become sharper\aguzar el oído to prick up one's earsaguzar la vista to look attentivelyla necesidad aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of invention* * *VT1) (=afilar) to sharpen2) (fig) (=incitar) to incite, stir up; [+ ingenio] to sharpen; [+ apetito] to whet* * *verbo transitivo to sharpen* * *= sharpen.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.----* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* * *verbo transitivo to sharpen* * *= sharpen.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* * *aguzar [A4 ]vtto sharpenaguzó el oído he pricked up his earsla necesidad aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of inventiontendrá que aguzar la inteligencia para resolverlo she'll have to sharpen up if she's going to find a solution* * *
aguzar ( conjugate aguzar) verbo transitivo
to sharpen;
aguzar verbo transitivo (agudizar, afinar) to sharpen: el hambre aguza el ingenio, hunger sharpens the wits
' aguzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ingenio
- oído
English:
prick up
* * *aguzar vt1. [afilar] to sharpen2. [apetito] to whet3. [sentido, mente] to sharpen;aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits;aguza el oído, a ver si oyes qué dicen listen carefully and see if you can hear what they're saying* * *v/t sharpen;aguzar el ingenio sharpen one’s wits;aguzar el oído prick up one’s ears* * *aguzar {21} vt1) : to sharpenaguzar el ingenio: to sharpen one's wits2)aguzar el oído : to prick up one's ears -
5 ingenio
m.1 ingenuity (inteligencia).aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits2 wit, wittiness (agudeza).3 device.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ingeniar.* * *2 (habilidad) ingenuity3 (individuo) genius4 (aparato) device\aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits* * *noun m.1) wit2) device* * *SM1) (=inventiva) ingenuity, inventiveness; (=talento) talent; (=gracia) wit2) (=persona) wit3) (Mec) apparatus, device; (Mil) device4) (=fábrica) mill, plantingenio azucarero, ingenio de azúcar — sugar mill, sugar refinery
* * *1)a) ( talento) ingenuity, inventivenessaguzar el ingenio — to rack one's brains
b) (chispa, agudeza) wit2) ( aparato) device3) (AmL) ( refinería) tb* * *= acumen, invention, wit, genius, ingeniousness, finessing, finesse.Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.Ex. Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.Ex. The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.Ex. Kipling and Shaw are both writers of genius.Ex. But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.Ex. He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.----* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.* lucha de ingenio = battle of wits.* * *1)a) ( talento) ingenuity, inventivenessaguzar el ingenio — to rack one's brains
b) (chispa, agudeza) wit2) ( aparato) device3) (AmL) ( refinería) tb* * *= acumen, invention, wit, genius, ingeniousness, finessing, finesse.Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.Ex: Kipling and Shaw are both writers of genius.Ex: But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.* lucha de ingenio = battle of wits.* * *A1 (talento) ingenuity, inventivenessaguzar el ingenio to rack one's brains2 (chispa, agudeza) witB1 (aparato) device2Compuestos:spacecraftnuclear device* * *
Del verbo ingeniar: ( conjugate ingeniar)
ingenio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
ingenió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ingeniar
ingenio
ingeniar ( conjugate ingeniar) verbo transitivo ‹método/sistema› to devise, think up;◊ ingeniárselas (fam): se las ingenió para arreglarlo he managed to fix it
ingenio sustantivo masculino
1
◊ aguzar el ingenio to rack one's brains
2 ( aparato) device
3 (AmL) ( refinería) tb
ingeniar verbo transitivo to invent, devise
♦ Locuciones: ingeniárselas para hacer algo, to manage to do sthg: me las voy a ingeniar para conocerle mejor, I'm going to figure out how to get to know him better
ingenio sustantivo masculino
1 (para idear cosas, soluciones) talent, inventiveness
2 (para dar respuestas, argumentos) wit
3 (aparato, máquina) device
' ingenio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
- artificio
- chispa
- espabilar
- gala
- habilidad
- humor
- palidecer
- roma
- romo
- chispeante
- desplegar
- ingeniar
- viveza
English:
display
- ingenuity
- subtlety
- wit
- wittiness
* * *ingenio nm1. [inteligencia] ingenuity;aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits2. [agudeza] wit, wittiness3. [máquina] device4. [azucarero] sugar mill* * *m1 ingenuity;golpe de ingenio flash of inspiration2 ( aparato) device* * *ingenio nm1) : ingenuity2) chispa: wit, wits3) : device, apparatus4)ingenio azucarero : sugar refinery -
6 agudizar
v.1 to make keener (sentido).agudizar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits2 to exacerbate, to make worse (problema, crisis).el frío agudizó el dolor the cold made the pain worse3 to intensify, to accentuate, to sharpen, to whet.* * *1 (afilar) to sharpen2 (empeorar) to worsen, intensify, make more acute1 (afilarse) to become sharper2 (empeorar) to worsen, intensify, become more acute* * *1.VT [+ los sentidos, la mente] to sharpen, make more acute; [+ crisis] to aggravate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo < sensación> to heighten; <crisis/conflicto> make worse; < instinto> to heighten; < sentido> to sharpen2.agudizarse v pron sensación to heighten; dolor to get worse; crisis to worsen; instinto to become heightened; sentido to become sharper* * *1.verbo transitivo < sensación> to heighten; <crisis/conflicto> make worse; < instinto> to heighten; < sentido> to sharpen2.agudizarse v pron sensación to heighten; dolor to get worse; crisis to worsen; instinto to become heightened; sentido to become sharper* * *agudizar11 = sharpen, stoke.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.agudizar22 = worsen.Ex: There were fears that opening on holidays would worsen the overall quality of the service provided and lead to higher staff turnover.
* * *agudizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹sensación› to heighten; ‹crisis/conflicto› to intensify, make worse2 ‹instinto› to heighten; ‹sentido› to sharpenha agudizado su olfato para estas cosas she's sharpened up her instinct for this sort of thing1 «sensación» to heighten; «dolor» to get worse, intensify; «crisis/conflicto» to worsen, intensify2 «instinto» to become heightened; «sentido» to become sharperse le ha agudizado el ingenio he's become sharper* * *
agudizar ( conjugate agudizar) verbo transitivo ‹ sensación› to heighten;
‹crisis/conflicto› to make worse;
‹ instinto› to heighten;
‹ sentido› to sharpen
agudizarse verbo pronominal [ sensación] to heighten;
[ dolor] to get worse;
[ crisis] to worsen;
[ instinto] to become heightened;
[ sentido] to become sharper
agudizar verbo transitivo to intensify, make more acute
' agudizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
English:
sharpen
* * *♦ vt1. [afilar] to sharpen2. [sentido] to make keener;[mente] to sharpen;agudizar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits3. [problema, crisis] to exacerbate, to make worse;el frío agudizó el dolor the cold made the pain worse;la sequía agudizó la hambruna the drought exacerbated the famine* * *v/t1 sentido sharpen2:agudizar un problema make a problem worse* * *agudizar {21} vt: to intensify, to heighten -
7 aguzar el ingenio
to sharpen one's wits -
8 hacha
f.ax.ser un hacha (informal) to be a whiz o an ace* * *(Takes el in singular)1 (instrumento) axe (US ax)\ser una hacha en algo to be an ace at something, be a wizard at something————————(Takes el in singular)1 (vela) large candle2 (antorcha) torch* * *noun f.ax, hatchet* * *ISF1) (=herramienta) axe, ax (EEUU); [pequeña] hatchet2)- de hachaser un hacha * —
IIes un hacha para el fútbol — he's brilliant at football, he's a brilliant footballer
SF1) (=vela) large candle2) (=haz de paja) bundle of strawIIIADJ Méx* * *IIIser muy or bien hacha para algo — to be very good at something, be an ace at something (colloq)
femenino‡1) ( herramienta) ax (AmE), axe (BrE)enterrar el hacha de guerra — to bury the hatchet
estar como hacha — (Chi, Méx fam) to be well prepared
ni raja ni presta el hacha — (Col fam) you're/he's being a dog in the manger
2) ( antorcha) torch* * *= axe [ax, -USA], hatchet.Ex. Soon the hills began to echo with the thud of the woodsman's axe and a sawmill was erected.Ex. The activities, based on Gary Paulsen's novel ' Hatchet,' focus on struggling for survival.----* asesino con hacha = axe murderer.* desenterrar el hacha de guerra = take up + the tomahawk, dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.* enterrar el hacha de guerra = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* hacha de carnicero = meat cleaver, cleaver.* hacha de guerra = tomahawk.* * *IIIser muy or bien hacha para algo — to be very good at something, be an ace at something (colloq)
femenino‡1) ( herramienta) ax (AmE), axe (BrE)enterrar el hacha de guerra — to bury the hatchet
estar como hacha — (Chi, Méx fam) to be well prepared
ni raja ni presta el hacha — (Col fam) you're/he's being a dog in the manger
2) ( antorcha) torch* * *= axe [ax, -USA], hatchet.Ex: Soon the hills began to echo with the thud of the woodsman's axe and a sawmill was erected.
Ex: The activities, based on Gary Paulsen's novel ' Hatchet,' focus on struggling for survival.* asesino con hacha = axe murderer.* desenterrar el hacha de guerra = take up + the tomahawk, dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.* enterrar el hacha de guerra = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* hacha de carnicero = meat cleaver, cleaver.* hacha de guerra = tomahawk.* * *1( Méx fam) (diestro): ser muy or bien hacha para algo to be very good at sth, be brilliant at sth ( BrE colloq)2ponte hacha, no se te vaya a pasar tu número watch/listen out so you don't miss your numberf‡no vayas a ese restaurante, te darán con el hacha don't go to that restaurant, it's a rip-off o they'll rip you off ( colloq)se fue de hacha a la cama he went straight to bed, he went to bed right away o straightawayentraron y se fueron de hacha a la comida they went in and made a beeline for o made straight for the food ( colloq)enterrar el hacha de guerra to bury the hatchetestá como hacha para la prueba he's well prepared o ( colloq) he's done his homework for the testB (antorcha) torch* * *
hacha feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular ( herramienta) ax (AmE), axe (BrE)
hacha f (de leñador) axe, US ax
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser un hacha en algo, to be an ace o a wizard at sthg
' hacha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enterrar
- guerra
English:
ax
- axe
- hatchet
- shaft
- chopper
* * *axe;RP Fambajar el hacha a alguien to run sb down;desenterrar el hacha de guerra to sharpen one's sword;enterrar el hacha de guerra to bury the hatchet;Famser un hacha (en algo) to be a whizz o an ace (at sth)* * *f1 ax, Braxe;enterrar el hacha de guerra fig bury the hatchet2:ser un hacha para algo fam be brilliant at sth* * *hacha nf: hatchet, ax* * *hacha n axe
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