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1 esterilizar
v.to sterilize.Elsa esteriliza el biberón Elsa sterilizes the baby's bottle.María esterilizó a su gato Mary sterilized=spayed her cat.* * *1 to sterilize* * *VT1) (=quitar gérmenes) to sterilize2) (=hacer infértil) [+ persona] to sterilize; [+ animal] to sterilize, neuter* * *verbo transitivo to sterilize* * *verbo transitivo to sterilize* * *esterilizar11 = sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex: Honeybees keep disease at bay by sterilising their hives with antimicrobial resin, scientists discover.
esterilizar22 = spay, sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.
Ex: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.* * *esterilizar [A4 ]vt1 (desinfectar) to sterilize2 ‹persona/animal› to sterilize* * *
esterilizar ( conjugate esterilizar) verbo transitivo
to sterilize
esterilizar verbo transitivo to sterilize
venda esterilizada, sterilized bandage
' esterilizar' also found in these entries:
English:
sterilize
* * *esterilizar vt1. [persona, animal] to sterilize2. [instrumental, biberón] to sterilize* * *v/t tbpersona sterilize* * *esterilizar {21} vt1) : to sterilize, to disinfect2) : to sterilize (a person), to spay (an animal)♦ esterilización nf -
2 castrar
v.1 to castrate (animal, persona).2 to sap, to impair.3 to prune.4 to undermine, to debilitate, to devitalize.5 to spay.* * *1 (capar) to castrate2 (podar) to prune3 (las colmenas) to uncap4 figurado (debilitar) to mutilate* * *VT1) (Zool) [+ toro] to castrate; [+ caballo] to geld; [+ gato] to doctor2) (Bot) to prune, cut back3) (=debilitar) to impair, weaken* * ** * *= neuter, castrate, sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex. There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.Ex. Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.Ex. Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.* * ** * *= neuter, castrate, sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex: There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.
Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.Ex: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.* * *castrar [A1 ]vt‹caballo› to geld; ‹toro/hombre› to castrate; ‹gato› to neuter, doctor ( euph); ‹gata› to spay, doctor ( euph)* * *
castrar ( conjugate castrar) verbo transitivo ‹ caballo› to geld;
‹toro/hombre› to castrate;
‹ gato› to neuter
castrar verbo transitivo to castrate
' castrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capar
English:
castrate
- emasculate
- neuter
* * *castrar vt1. [persona] to castrate;[animal] to castrate, to geld; [gato] to neuter2. [debilitar] to sap, to impair3. [anular] to weaken, to impair* * *v/t castrate; figemasculate* * *castrar vt1) : to castrate, to spay, to neuter, to geld2) debilitar: to weaken, to debilitate -
3 esterilizar1
1 = sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex. Honeybees keep disease at bay by sterilising their hives with antimicrobial resin, scientists discover. -
4 esterilizar2
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5 hervir
v.1 to boil.hervir a borbotones to be at a rolling boilElla hierve el agua She boils the water.La poción hierve The potion boils.Ella hierve el huevo She boils the egg.2 to be boiling (hot) (estar caliente).esa sopa está hirviendo that soup is boiling (hot)* * *(e changes to ie in stressed syllables or to i in certain persons of certain tenses)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb* * *1.VT to boil2. VI1) [agua, leche] to boildejar de hervir — to go off the boil, stop boiling
empezar o romper a hervir — to come to the boil, begin to boil
2) (=burbujear) [líquido] to bubble, seethe; [mar] to seethe, surge3) (=persona)hiervo en deseos de... — I'm just itching to...
el público hervía de emoción — the audience was carried away with o bubbling with excitement
4)hervir de o en — (=estar lleno de) to swarm with
la cama hervía de pulgas — the bed was swarming o alive with fleas
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) líquido to boillas calles hervían de gente — the streets were seething o swarming with people
hervía de rabia — she was boiling o seething with rage
b) hirviendo adjetivo ( muy caliente) boiling (colloq), roasting (colloq)2.el niño está hirviendo — ( de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever
hervir vt to boil* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) líquido to boillas calles hervían de gente — the streets were seething o swarming with people
hervía de rabia — she was boiling o seething with rage
b) hirviendo adjetivo ( muy caliente) boiling (colloq), roasting (colloq)2.el niño está hirviendo — ( de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever
hervir vt to boil* * *hervir11 = boil, stew.Ex: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.
Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.* hervir agua = boil + water.* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.hervir22 = buzz with.Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.
* * *vi1 «líquido» to boil¿ya hierve el agua? is the water boiling yet?cuando empiece or rompa a hervir se añade … when it starts to boil o comes to the boil, add …las calles hervían de gente the streets were seething o swarming with peopleestaba que hervía de rabia she was boiling o seething with rageel niño está hirviendo (de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever o is boiling■ hervirvt‹agua/leche/verduras› to boil; ‹jeringa/biberón› to boil, sterilizehervir la mezcla a fuego lento allow the mixture to simmer* * *
hervir ( conjugate hervir) vi/vt
to boil;
hervir
I vtr (el agua, la leche) to boil
II verbo intransitivo
1 Culin to boil: añade la sal cuando rompa a hervir, add salt when it comes to the boil
2 (estar ansioso) to seethe: hiervo en deseos de volver a verla, I'm dying to see her again
3 (estar lleno) to swarm, seethe [de, with]
' hervir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cocer
- cocerse
- salirse
- borbotón
- burbujear
- gorgotear
- hirviendo
- tetera
English:
add in
- boil
- fry
- seethe
- simmer
* * *♦ vtto boil♦ vi1. [líquido] to boil;hervir a fuego lento to simmer;hervir a borbotones to be at a rolling boil;cuando empiece a hervir when it comes to the boil;le hervía la sangre his blood was boiling2. [estar caliente] to be boiling (hot);esa sopa está hirviendo that soup is boiling (hot)la ciudad hierve de turistas the city is swarming with touristshervía de cólera she was boiling with rage;hiervo en deseos de decirle lo que pienso I'm dying to tell him what I think* * *I v/i boil; figswarm, seethe (de with)II v/t boil* * *hervir {76} vi1) bullir: to boil, to bubble2)hervir de : to teem with, to be swarming withhervir vt: to boil* * *hervir vb to boil -
6 higienizar
v.1 to improve hygiene in.2 to make hygienic, to sanitize, to make sanitary, to clean thoroughly.* * *1 to make hygienic* * *1. VT1) (=limpiar) to clean, cleanse2) (=desinfectar) to sterilize2.See:* * *verbo transitivo (frml) to clean, sanitize (frml)* * *verbo transitivo (frml) to clean, sanitize (frml)* * *higienizar [A4 ]vt( frml)1 ‹local/piscina› to clean, sanitize ( frml)2 (CS) ‹enfermo› to wash* * *♦ vt1. [acondicionar] to improve hygiene in2. [limpiar] to sanitize* * *v/t clean, sanitize -
7 esterilizado
adj.sterile, pure, clean, antiseptic.past part.past participle of spanish verb: esterilizar.* * *ADJ [instrumental] sterilized, sterilize* * *esterilizado, -a adj1. [persona, animal] sterilized2. [instrumental, biberón] sterilized, sterile -
8 flamear
v.1 to blaze, to flare up (fuego).2 to flap (bandera, vela).3 to flame, to blaze, to wave.4 to flambé.5 to blaze at.Me flamea la hoguera The bonfire blazes at me.* * *1 (llamear) to flame, blaze2 (ondear) to flutter, flap1 COCINA to flambé* * *VI1) (=llamear) to flame, blaze (up)2) [vela] to flap; [bandera] to flutter* * *flamear [A1 ]vi1 «bandera» to flutter; «vela» to flap2 «fuego/lumbre» to blaze, flame■ flamearvt1 ‹ave› to singe2 ‹aguja/pinzas› to sterilize ( over a flame)* * *♦ vt[ave] to singe♦ vi1. [fuego] to blaze, to flare up2. [bandera] to flutter;[vela] to flap* * *1 v/i de vela burn brightly2 de bandera flutter* * *flamear vi1) llamear: to flame, to blaze2) ondear: to flap, to flutter -
9 capar
• castrate• geld• sterilize -
10 castrar
• castrate• emasculate• geld• sterilize -
11 emascular
• emasculate• sterilize• unman -
12 esterilizar
• asepticize• castrate• geld• spay• sterilise• sterilize -
13 hacer estéril
• geld• sterilize -
14 hacer estéril
v.to sterilize, to geld.
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