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101 lanzabombas
m. s.&pl.1 bomber, bomb thrower, bomb release.2 bomb release gear, bomb release.* * *SM INV (Aer) bomb release; (Mil) mortar* * ** * ** * *(pl lanzabombas)(en un avión) bomb release gear; (de trinchera) trench mortar* * *lanzabombas nm inv[de trinchera] trench mortar; [de avión] bomb release -
102 palanca de cambios
gearshift (AmE), gear lever o stick (BrE)* * *gearshift (AmE), gear lever o stick (BrE)* * *AUTO gear shift, Brgear lever -
103 desenganchar
v.1 to uncouple.2 to unhitch (horse).3 to free (pelo, jersey).4 to unhook, to uncouple, to disengage, to loosen.* * *1 (gen) to unhook, unfasten; (despegar) to unstick2 (caballerías) to uncouple, unhitch* * *1. VT1) (=soltar) [+ cortinas] to unhook; [+ vagones] to uncouple; [+ caballo] to unhitch2) (Mec) to disengage2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <caballos/remolque> to unhitch; < vagones> to uncouple2) (Chi) < auto> to take... out of gear, put... in neutral2.desengancharse v pron (arg) to come off drugs, kick the habit (sl)* * *= uncouple.Ex. On the way up to Prague, Bill went to have a leak and noticed a guy uncoupling the carriages of the train.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <caballos/remolque> to unhitch; < vagones> to uncouple2) (Chi) < auto> to take... out of gear, put... in neutral2.desengancharse v pron (arg) to come off drugs, kick the habit (sl)* * *= uncouple.Ex: On the way up to Prague, Bill went to have a leak and noticed a guy uncoupling the carriages of the train.
* * *desenganchar [A1 ]vtA ‹caballos/remolque› to unhitch; ‹vagones› to uncoupledesengánchame el suéter can you unhook my sweater?B ( Chi) ‹auto› to put … in neutral, take … out of gear* * *
desenganchar ( conjugate desenganchar) verbo transitivo ‹caballos/remolque› to unhitch;
‹ vagones› to uncouple
desenganchar vtr (algo que se queda prendido) to unhook
(un vagón) to uncouple
' desenganchar' also found in these entries:
English:
free
* * *♦ vt1. [vagón] to uncouple;[remolque] to unhitch2. [caballo] to unhitch3. [pelo, jersey] to free, to unsnag4. [cortinas] to unhook* * ** * *desenganchar vt: to unhitch, to uncouple -
104 orientar
v.1 to direct.mi ventana está orientada hacia el sur my window faces south o is south-facing2 to give advice or guidance to.3 to guide, to direct, to show the way, to give a direction.* * *2 (esfuerzos, investigaciones) to direct3 (guiar) to guide; (aconsejar) to advise1 to find one's bearings* * *verb1) to guide2) orient* * *1. VT1) (=situar)orientar algo hacia o a algo — to position sth to face sth
orientaron la parabólica hacia el norte — they positioned the satellite dish to face north, they put the satellite dish facing north
la casa está orientada hacia el suroeste — the house faces south-west, the house looks south-west
2) (=enfocar) to directtenemos que orientar nuestros esfuerzos hacia un aumento de la productividad — we must direct our efforts towards improving productivity
hay que orientar las investigaciones en otro sentido — we shall have to follow a different path of enquiry
cómics orientados a un público adulto — comics oriented o targeted at adult readers
3) (=guiar) to guideme ha orientado en la materia — he has guided me through the subject, he has given me guidance about the subject
4) (Náut) [+ vela] to trim2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < reflector> to positionoriente la antena hacia el este — position/turn the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial to face east
b) < edificio>c) (Náut) < velas> to trim2) ( encaminar)orienté mis esfuerzos hacia... — I directed my efforts toward...
una política orientada a combatir la inflación — a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation
3) < personas> faro/estrellas to guide; profesor/amigo to advise2.orientarse v pron1) ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneselforientarse por las estrellas — (Náut) to steer by the stars
2)a) ( girar)b) ( inclinarse)mis hijos se orientaron hacia las ciencias — my sons went in for o opted for science
c) ( informarse) to get information* * *= gear (to/toward(s)/for), orient, orientate, give + advice on, guide, give + direction, angle, lend + direction, put + Nombre + on the right track, point + Nombre + in the right direction.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.Ex. In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.Ex. She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.Ex. You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.Ex. To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex. This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex. Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex. The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.Ex. These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.----* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.* orientarse = get + Posesivo + bearings.* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < reflector> to positionoriente la antena hacia el este — position/turn the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial to face east
b) < edificio>c) (Náut) < velas> to trim2) ( encaminar)orienté mis esfuerzos hacia... — I directed my efforts toward...
una política orientada a combatir la inflación — a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation
3) < personas> faro/estrellas to guide; profesor/amigo to advise2.orientarse v pron1) ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneselforientarse por las estrellas — (Náut) to steer by the stars
2)a) ( girar)b) ( inclinarse)mis hijos se orientaron hacia las ciencias — my sons went in for o opted for science
c) ( informarse) to get information* * *= gear (to/toward(s)/for), orient, orientate, give + advice on, guide, give + direction, angle, lend + direction, put + Nombre + on the right track, point + Nombre + in the right direction.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.
Ex: Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.Ex: In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.Ex: You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex: The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.Ex: These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.* orientarse = get + Posesivo + bearings.* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.* * *orientar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹antena/reflector› orientar algo HACIA/A algo:oriente la antena al este or hacia el este position/turn the antenna ( AmE) o ( BrE) aerial to face eastorientó el avión hacia el sur he headed the plane south2 ‹edificio›decidieron orientarlo hacia el sur they decided to build it facing southla casa está orientada al sur or hacia el sur the house faces south o is south-facing, the house has a southern aspect ( frml)3 ( Náut) ‹velas› to trimB(encaminar): orientemos nuestros esfuerzos hacia la consecución de este objetivo let us direct our efforts toward the achievement of this goaluna política orientada a combatir la inflación a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflationC (guiar) ‹persona›1 «faro/estrellas» to guide2 «profesor/amigo» to adviseorientar a los jóvenes en la elección de una carrera to give young people guidance on their choice of a careerA (ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself, orientate oneself ( BrE); (no perderse) to find one's way aroundlos antiguos navegantes se orientaban por las estrellas in ancient times sailors steered by the starsB1(girar): plantas que se orientan hacia el sol plantas that turn toward(s) the sun2(inclinarse): las tres hermanas se orientaron hacia las ciencias the three sisters went in for o opted for science3 ( caus) (informarse) to get information* * *
orientar ( conjugate orientar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( encaminar) ‹esfuerzos/política› to direct
3 ‹ persona›
( mostrar el camino):
orientarse verbo pronominal ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself;
orientar verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to position: compraron un terreno orientado al norte, they bought a piece of land facing north
2 (a una persona) to advise, guide
3 (indicar camino) to give directions
4 (actitud, acción, etc, hacia un fin determinado) to direct, aim
una campaña publicitaria orientada hacia los jóvenes, an advertising campaign aimed at young people
' orientar' also found in these entries:
English:
orient
- orientate
- trim
- gear
* * *♦ vt1. [dar una posición] to direct;hay que orientar el foco hacia abajo the spotlight needs to be pointed downwards;orientó la popa hacia el este he pointed the stern eastwards;mi ventana está orientada hacia el sur my window faces south o is south-facing2. [indicar una dirección] to guide;un lugareño les orientó a local pointed them in the right direction3. [aconsejar] to give advice o guidance to;necesito que me orienten sobre el mejor modelo I need some advice about the best modelorientaron las medidas a reducir la inflación the measures were aimed at reducing inflation;orientó sus investigaciones hacia la biogenética he focused his research on biogenetics* * *v/t1 ( aconsejar) advise2:orientar algo hacia algo turn sth toward sth* * *orientar vt1) : to orient, to position2) : to guide, to direct* * *orientar vb1. (telescopio, antena) to point2. (guiar a una persona) to direct / to guide3. (aconsejar a una persona) to advise -
105 prepararse para
v.1 to get ready for, to gear up for, to make preparations for, to make provision for.Ella se prepara para la fiesta She gets ready for the party.2 to become fit for, to brace for.Ella se prepara para la carrera She becomes fit for the race.3 to prepare to, to get about to.Ella se prepara para viajar She prepares to travel.4 to be trained for.Se nos prepara para matar We are trained for killing.* * *= gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready toEx. Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.Ex. Knowledge managers must ready themselves for dramatic changes and position all their services and activities carefully if they are to gain the full advantages of the technique.Ex. The article ' Saddle up for reading' describes a library reading and activity programme designed for children aged between 8 and 16 years.Ex. The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.Ex. Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.* * *= gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready toEx: Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.
Ex: Knowledge managers must ready themselves for dramatic changes and position all their services and activities carefully if they are to gain the full advantages of the technique.Ex: The article ' Saddle up for reading' describes a library reading and activity programme designed for children aged between 8 and 16 years.Ex: The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer. -
106 rueda dentada
f.cogwheel, cog-wheel, gear, chain pulley.* * *cog wheel* * *gear wheel, cogwheel* * *(n.) = cogEx. This node should be the begin to be recognized by others as a major channel of relational information, indeed, a crucial cog in the network, occupying a central location.* * *gear wheel, cogwheel* * *(n.) = cogEx: This node should be the begin to be recognized by others as a major channel of relational information, indeed, a crucial cog in the network, occupying a central location.
* * *cogwheel -
107 pituco
I- ca adjetivo (CS, Per fam)a) ( elegante) posh (colloq)¿adónde vas tan pituca? — where are you going dressed up in that posh gear? (colloq)
b) ( engreído) snooty (colloq), stuck-up (colloq)II- ca masculino, femenino (CS, Per fam) snob* * *I- ca adjetivo (CS, Per fam)a) ( elegante) posh (colloq)¿adónde vas tan pituca? — where are you going dressed up in that posh gear? (colloq)
b) ( engreído) snooty (colloq), stuck-up (colloq)II- ca masculino, femenino (CS, Per fam) snob* * *(CS, Per fam)1 (elegante) posh ( colloq)¿adónde vas tan pituca? where are you going dressed up in that posh gear? ( colloq)masculine, feminine(CS, Per fam) snobla suegra es una pituca asquerosa his mother-in-law is a real snob o ( vulg) a stuck-up cowlos pitucos que van a ese club the snobs who go to that club* * *
pituco◊ -ca adjetivo (CS, Per fam)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (CS, Per fam)◊ es un pituco he's stuck-up (colloq)
' pituco' also found in these entries:
English:
posh
- swanky
* * *♦ adj1. [elegante] posh2. [engreído] snobby♦ nm,fsnob -
108 quinta
f.1 country house (finca).2 fifth (gear) (automobiles).3 call-up year (military).entrar en quintas to be called up4 Quinta.5 quint.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: quintar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: quintar.* * *1 (casa) country house2 (reemplazo militar) call-up, conscript, US draft3 MÚSICA fifth\entrar en quintas to be called up, US be draftedser de la misma quinta figurado to be the same age* * *1. noun f. 2. f., (m. - quinto)* * *SF1) (=casa de campo) villa, country house; LAm (=chalet) house; (=finca) small estate on the outskirts of a town2) (Mil) draft, call-upla quinta de 1998 — the 1998 call-up, the class called up in 1998
entrar en quintas — (=tener edad) to reach the call-up age; (=ser llamado) to be called up
3) (Mús) fifth* * *1)a) ( casa) house in its own grounds, usually in the countryb) (Agr) estate, farmquinta del ñato — (AmS fam) cemetery
2) (Esp) (Mil) draft, call uplo llamaron a quintas — he was drafted o called up
es de mi quinta — (fam) he's my age
3) (Mús) fifth* * *1)a) ( casa) house in its own grounds, usually in the countryb) (Agr) estate, farmquinta del ñato — (AmS fam) cemetery
2) (Esp) (Mil) draft, call uplo llamaron a quintas — he was drafted o called up
es de mi quinta — (fam) he's my age
3) (Mús) fifth* * *A1 (casa) house in its own grounds, usually in the country2 ( Agr) estate, farmB ( Mil) draft, call uplo llamaron a quintas he was drafted o called upes de mi quinta ( fam); he's my ageC ( Mús) fifth* * *
quinta sustantivo femenino
1
2 (Esp) (Mil) draft, call up
quinta sustantivo femenino
1 (casa) country house, country estate
2 Mús fifth
3 Mil call-up, US draft
♦ Locuciones: ser de la misma quinta de alguien, to be the same age as sb
quinto,-a
I adjetivo fifth
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mat fifth
2 Mil (recluta) conscript
' quinta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escachifollarse
- esencia
- extensa
- extenso
- local
- quinto
English:
flagship
- fifth
* * *quinta nf1. [finca] country houseJuan es de mi quinta [tiene mi edad] Juan is my age3. Mús fifth4. [marcha] fifth (gear);meter (la) quinta to go into fifth (gear)* * *f MIL draft, Brcall-up;es de mi quinta he’s my age* * *quinta nf: country house, villa* * *quinta n -
109 selector
adj.selecting.m.1 selector, person who selects.2 selector, device that selects.3 selector switch.* * *1 selector button\selector de velocidades gear lever, gear stick, US gear shift* * *SM (Téc) selectorselector de programas — programme selector, program selector (EEUU)
* * *masculino selector* * *masculino selector* * *selector* * *
selector,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino selector
' selector' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
seleccionador
- seleccionadora
- selectora
* * *selector, -ora♦ adjselecting♦ nm1. [mando] dial, knob2. Informát chooser* * * -
110 tren de aterrizaje
undercarriage* * *undercarriage, landing gear* * *undercarriage, landing gear* * *AVIA undercarriage, landing gear -
111 aparellaje
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112 cambio de marchas
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113 selector de velocidades
gear lever, gear stick, US gear shift -
114 cuarta velocidad
f.fourth gear, fourth, high gear, top gear. -
115 engranaje helicoidal
m.worm gear, helical bevel gear, spiral bevel gear. -
116 orientarse hacia
v.to show a trend towards, to gear for, to gear toward, to gear to. -
117 primera velocidad
f.first gear, low gear, bottom gear. -
118 acaparar las noticias
(v.) = grab + the headlines, hit + the headlinesEx. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex. This is the same airport which hit the headlines earlier this month when the country's first walkalator opened for passenger use.* * *(v.) = grab + the headlines, hit + the headlinesEx: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
Ex: This is the same airport which hit the headlines earlier this month when the country's first walkalator opened for passenger use. -
119 achicarse
pron.v.1 to get smaller; to shrink.2 (fig.) To humble, to eat humble pie.3 to do oneself down, to belittle oneself (rebajarse). (Latin American)* * *1 (amenguarse) to get smaller2 (amilanarse) to lose heart* * *VPR1) (=empequeñecerse) to get smaller; [ropa] to shrink2) esp LAm (=rebajarse) to be intimidated, belittle o.s.* * *(v.) = wimp, wimp out (on), chicken out (on/of)Ex. He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping.Ex. The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.Ex. So basically they are chickening out of the debate.* * *(v.) = wimp, wimp out (on), chicken out (on/of)Ex: He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate.* * *
■achicarse verbo reflexivo
1 (apocarse) to lose heart
2 (mermar) to get smaller
' achicarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicar
English:
chicken
- shrink
* * *vpr1. [empequeñecer] to grow smaller2. [acobardarse] to be intimidated* * *v/r get smaller; figfeel intimidated* * *vr: to become intimidated -
120 acobardarse
pron.v.to be frightened, to get frightened; to flinch, to shrink back.* * *1 to become frightened, lose one's nerve, shrink back ( ante, from)* * *VPR (=asustarse) to be intimidated, get frightened; (=echarse atrás) to flinch, shrink back ( ante from, at)* * *(v.) = wuss out, wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of), get + cold feetEx. What's great about this time of year is that people wuss out and stop training during the Winter (less crowded at the pool, gym, etc.).Ex. The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.Ex. He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping.Ex. So basically they are chickening out of the debate.Ex. The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.* * *(v.) = wuss out, wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of), get + cold feetEx: What's great about this time of year is that people wuss out and stop training during the Winter (less crowded at the pool, gym, etc.).
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.Ex: He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping.Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate.Ex: The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.* * *
■acobardarse verbo reflexivo
1 (sentir temor) to become frightened
2 (retraerse) to lose one's nerve o to shrink back [ante, from]
' acobardarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rajarse
- acobardar
- encoger
- rajar
English:
chicken out
- quail
- chicken
* * *vprto get frightened o scared;acobardarse ante un reto to shrink back from a challenge;no se acobarda ante nada nothing scares him* * *v/r get frightened, lose one’s nerve* * *vr: to be frightened, to cower* * *acobardarse vb to be frightened
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