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1 acechamiento
• lying in wait• observing• watchfully• watching-over -
2 acechanza
• lying in wait• observing• watchfully• watching-over -
3 aguaitamiento
• lying in wait• watchfully• watching-over -
4 hospital de maternidad
• lying-in hospital• maternity hospital -
5 mujer en labor de parto
• lying-in woman• woman in labor• woman in labourDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > mujer en labor de parto
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6 parturienta
• lying-in woman• partridge-hunting• parturition• woman in labor• woman in labour -
7 período en cama
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8 echado
adj.lying-down, prostrate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: echar.* * *1→ link=echar echar► adjetivo1 (tumbado) lying down\ser un,-a echado,-a p'alante familiar to be forward* * *ADJ[pp] de echar1)estar echado — to lie, be lying (down)
3) CAm * (=perezoso) lazy, idle4) And * (=engreído) stuck-up *, toffee-nosed *5)- es muy echado pa'lante- es muy echado p'atrás* * *ser echado para atrás — (fam) to be full of oneself (colloq)
ser muy echado p'alante — (fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive; ( ser descarado) to be pushy (colloq)
* * *ser echado para atrás — (fam) to be full of oneself (colloq)
ser muy echado p'alante — (fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive; ( ser descarado) to be pushy (colloq)
* * *echado -da[ ESTAR](acostado): está echado porque no se encuentra bien he's lying down because he doesn't feel wellhabía alguien echado en el sofá there was somebody lying o lying down on the sofaser muy echado p'alante ( fam) (ser audaz, luchador) to be assertive, be able to look after oneself; (ser descarado) to be pushy ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo echar: ( conjugate echar)
echado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
echado
echar
echado◊ -da adjetivo ( acostado): está echado en el sofá he's lying down on the sofa
echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo
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◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;
echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin;
echadoon el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net;
echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;
echado algo a perder to ruin sth;
echado de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sbb)
‹ gobierno› to bring down;
‹ proyecto› to destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
‹ moral› to undermine;
‹puerta/valla› to break … down
2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq);
(de bar, casa) to throw … out;
( de colegio) to expel
3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)
4
¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?b) ( mover):◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side
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‹ gasolina› to put in;◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?
2
◊ echadole la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb
3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;
de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show
echarse verbo pronominal
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echadose de cabeza al agua to dive into the water;
echadose a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE);
[cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruined
c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):
échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit;
echadose atrás to back out
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c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend
3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break
4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take
5 ( empezar) echadose a to start o begin to, start o begin;◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;
las palomas se echadoon a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put
(una bebida) to pour
(gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine
(del trabajo) to sack, fire
(obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this
figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run
' echado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
echar
English:
belly
- lie down
- wasted
- jinx
- wonder
* * *echado, -a adj1. [acostado] lying down;no se puede poner, está echado he can't come to the phone, he's lying down;estaba echado en la cama he was lying in bed[valiente] gutsy;era un tío echado pa'lante [valiente] he was a gutsy guy* * *I part → echarII adj1 lying down2:echado para (a)delante fam self-reliant -
9 mentir
v.1 to lie.no me mientas don't lie to memiente más que habla he's a born liaresas estadísticas mienten, porque no tienen en cuenta… those statistics give a false picture o are misleading, because they don't take into account…llovía, miento, granizaba cuando nos preparábamos para salir it was raining, I tell a lie, it was hailing as we were getting ready to leaveEl chico miente por rabia The boy lies out of spite.Los datos mienten The information lies.2 to lie to, to tell a lie to.María le mintió a su padre Mary lied to her father.* * *1 to lie■ eso me ha dicho, pero sé que miente that's what he said, but I know he's lying\miente más que habla he's lying through his teeth* * *verb* * *VI to lie¡miento! — sorry!, I'm wrong!, my mistake!
¡esta carta no me dejará mentir! — this letter will bear me out o confirm what I say
* * *verbo intransitivo to lieno he estado nunca. Miento! estuve una vez — I've never been there. No, I lie, I did go once
* * *= lie, fib.Ex. He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.Ex. She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.----* el mentir = lying.* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.* mentir como un bellaco = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-faced.* mentir descaradamente = lie through + Posesivo + teeth.* * *verbo intransitivo to lieno he estado nunca. Miento! estuve una vez — I've never been there. No, I lie, I did go once
* * *= lie, fib.Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.
Ex: She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.* el mentir = lying.* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.* mentir como un bellaco = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-faced.* mentir descaradamente = lie through + Posesivo + teeth.* * *vito lieme mintió he lied to memiente descaradamente, yo no dije eso that's a downright lie o ( colloq) she's lying through her teeth, I didn't say thatsiempre andas mintiéndome you're always lying to me, you're always telling me liesy aquí está Luis que no me deja mentir and Luis here will bear me outno he estado nunca en su casa. ¡Miento! estuve una vez I've never been to her house. No, I tell a lie, I did go there once* * *
mentir ( conjugate mentir) verbo intransitivo
to lie;
mentir verbo intransitivo to lie, tell lies
miente como un bellaco, he's a real liar ➣ Ver nota en lie
' mentir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañar
- deber
- hacer
- macanear
- mienta
- mintiera
English:
deceive
- good
- lie
- prevaricate
- shamelessly
- tell
- fib
- tooth
* * *mentir vito lie;no me mientas don't lie to me;miente más que habla he's a born liar;esas estadísticas mienten, porque no tienen en cuenta… those statistics give a false picture o are misleading, because they don't take into account…;llovía, miento, granizaba cuando nos preparábamos para salir it was raining, I tell a lie, it was hailing as we were getting ready to leave* * *v/i lie* * *mentir {76} vi: to lie* * *mentir vb to lie -
10 bajo
adj.1 low.2 short, small.3 low, tawdry, base.4 low, contemptible, lowly, base.5 low-lying, low-down.6 hushed, soft, soft-sounding.adv.1 softly, in a low voice, low.Let's talk low because the baby's sleep Hablemos bajo porque el niño duerme.2 low, in a low position, near ground level, near the floor.prep.1 under, below, beneath, underneath.2 under.3 under, under the jurisdiction of.m.1 bass.2 bass, double bass, bass guitar.3 bass singer, bass voice, bass.4 hem, turn-up, hemline, turnup.5 low lying ground.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bajar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) low■ pon la música, pero baja put the music on low2 (persona) short, not tall4 (marea) out5 (despreciable) despicable, contemptible, base6 (territorio, río) lower7 (época) later8 (inferior) poor, low————————1 (piso) ground floor, US first floor2 (de prenda) bottoms plural, US cuff► adverbio1 (en el aire) low2 (voz) softly, quietly, in a low voice1 under2 (temperatura) below1 (planta baja) ground floor; (sótano) basement\por lo bajo (disimuladamente) on the sly 2 (en voz baja) in a low voice 3 (sin exagerar) conservativelybajas pasiones animal passionsbajos fondos underworld sing* * *1. prep.1) under2) beneath3) below2. adv.1) low2) softly, quietly3. (f. - baja)adj.1) low2) short3) lower4) soft5) base, vile4. noun m.1) bass2) first floor* * *1. ADJ1) (=de poca altura) [objeto] low; [persona] short; [parte] lower, bottom; [tierra] low-lying; [agua] shallowplanta baja — ground floor, first floor (EEUU)
2) (=inclinado)3) (=reducido, inferior) [precios, temperaturas, frecuencia] low; [calidad] low, poorde baja calidad — low-quality, poor-quality
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estar bajo de algo, estar bajo de ánimo o de moral — to be in low spiritsestar bajo de forma (física) — to be unfit, be out of shape
4) [sonido] faint, soft; [voz, tono] lowhablar en voz baja — to speak quietly o in a low voice
5) [etapa]6) [oro, plata] with a high level of impurities7) [color] (=apagado) dull; (=pálido) pale8) (=humilde) low, humble; [clase] lower; [condición] lowly; [barrio] poor; [tarea] menial10)por lo bajo — (=a lo menos) at (the) least
2. SM1) (Cos) [de vestido] hem; [de pantalones] turn-up, cuff (EEUU)2) [de edificio] (=piso) ground floor, first floor (EEUU)bajo comercial — ground-floor o (EEUU) first-floor business premises
3) (Mús) (=instrumento) bass; (=voz) bass; (=guitarrista) bass (guitar) player, bassist4) pl bajos [de edificio] ground floor sing, first floor sing (EEUU); [de coche] underside; euf [del cuerpo] private parts5) (=hondonada) hollow3.ADV [volar] low; [tocar, cantar] quietly, softlyhablar bajo — (=en voz baja) to speak quietly, speak softly; (=tener una voz suave) to be softly spoken, be soft spoken
¡más bajo, por favor! — quieter, please!
4. PREP1) (=debajo de) under2) (=dependiente de, sometido a) underfianza 1), juramento 1), llave 1)bajo el título de... — under the title of...
* * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] < persona> short2) (indicando posición, nivel)b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> lowc) ( bajado)3)a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> lowtiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure
b) <volumen/luz> lowen voz baja — quietly, in a low voice
4)5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, basecaer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!
•IIa) <volar/pasar> lowb) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietlyIII1)a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floorb)los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor
2)a) (de falda, vestido) hemb) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside3) ( contrabajo) (double) bassIVa) ( debajo de) underbajo techo — under cover, indoors
bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)
b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) underbajo el título... — under the title...
* * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] < persona> short2) (indicando posición, nivel)b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> lowc) ( bajado)3)a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> lowtiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure
b) <volumen/luz> lowen voz baja — quietly, in a low voice
4)5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, basecaer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!
•IIa) <volar/pasar> lowb) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietlyIII1)a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floorb)los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor
2)a) (de falda, vestido) hemb) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside3) ( contrabajo) (double) bassIVa) ( debajo de) underbajo techo — under cover, indoors
bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)
b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) underbajo el título... — under the title...
* * *bajo11 = bass.Nota: Instrumento musical.Ex: Russian singer Vladimir Ognovenko is one of the most arresting basses on the opera scene today.
bajo22 = ground floor.Ex: The ground floor of the library contains a foyer with separate entrance to different departments.
* bajo comercial = commercial premise.bajo33 = low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], lowly [lowlier -comp., lowliest -sup.], sagging, low-lying.Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too lowly in terms of salary potential.Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.Ex: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.* a bajo coste = low-cost.* a bajo costo = low-cost.* a bajo nivel = low-level.* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.* altibajos = ups and downs.* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* baja resolución = low resolution.* baja tecnología = low tech [low-tech].* baja temperatura = low temperature.* bajo cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.* bajo consumo = low power consumption.* bajo coste = low cost.* bajo en ácido = low-acid.* bajo en calorías = low cal, low-calorie.* bajo en carbohidratos = low-carb(ohydrate).* bajo en grasas = low fat.* bajo en hidratos de carbono = low-carb(ohydrate).* bajo precio = low cost.* bajo presión = under the cosh.* bajos ingresos = low income.* bajo vientre = lower abdomen.* barrio bajo = skid row.* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.* cuando la marea está baja = at low tide.* cultura de la clase baja = low culture.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].* de baja ralea = ignoble.* de bajo consumo = low energy.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.* de bajo estatus social = low-status.* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.* de la gama baja = low-end.* de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* de tacón bajo = low-heeled.* dieta baja en carbohidratos = low-carb diet.* dieta baja en hidratos de carbono = low-carb diet.* el más bajo = rock-bottom.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.* estar muy bajo = be way down.* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.* fijar precios bajos = price + low.* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.* marea baja = low tide.* más bien bajo = shortish.* monte bajo = undergrowth, understorey [understory, -USA], fynbos, shrubland, scrubland.* Países Bajos, los = Netherlands, the, Low Countries, the.* período bajo = dry spell.* período de baja actividad = dry spell.* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* planta baja = ground floor.* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.* que vuela bajo = low-flying.* sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure, low pressure system.* temporada baja = low season.* tirando a bajo = shortish.* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.bajo4= under.Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.
* acoger bajo la representación de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.* acoger bajo la tutela de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.* bajo amenaza = under threat.* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.* bajo cero = below zero.* bajo ciertas circunstancias = under certain circumstances.* bajo ciertas condiciones = under certain conditions.* bajo coacción = under duress.* bajo el asesoramiento de = on the advice of.* bajo el brazo = under + Posesivo + arm.* bajo el cargo de = on charges of.* bajo el control de = under the control of.* bajo el emblema = under the banner.* bajo el manto de la noche = under the cover of darkness, under the cloak of darkness.* bajo el patrocinio de = under the aegis of.* bajo el sol = in the eye of the sun.* bajo el yugo de = under the yoke of.* bajo juramento = under oath, sworn.* bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of, under the guise of.* bajo la competencia de = under the jurisdiction of.* bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of.* bajo las garras de = under the grip of.* bajo la supervisión de = under the supervision of.* bajo la tutela = under the auspices of.* bajo la tutela de = under the aegis of.* bajo la tutela de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.* bajo llave = under lock and key.* bajo los auspicios de = under the aegis of, under the auspices of.* bajo los auspicios de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.* bajo los pies = underfoot.* bajo lupa = under the microscope.* bajo ninguna circunstancia = under no/any circumstances.* bajo ningún concepto = on no account, not on any account, under no/any circumstances.* bajo + Posesivo + custodia = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.* bajo presión = under pressure.* bajo reforma = under reform.* bajo sospecha = under suspicion.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.* decretar libertad bajo fianza = remand.* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.* libertad bajo fianza = bail.* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.* territorio bajo mandato = mandate.bajo55 = lowdown, mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.].Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.
Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.* * *A [ SER] ‹persona› shortese chico bajito que trabaja en el bar that short o small guy who works in the barB (indicando posición, nivel)1 [ SER] ‹techo› low; ‹tierras› low-lyingun vestido de talle bajo a low-waisted dress2 [ ESTAR] ‹lámpara/cuadro› lowlas ramas más bajas del árbol the lowest branches of the treela parte baja de la estantería the bottom shelf/lower shelves of the bookcaseel nivel de aceite está bajo the oil level is low¡qué bajo está el río! isn't the river low!la marea está baja it's low tide, the tide is out3(bajado): la casa tenía las persianas bajas the house had the blinds downcaminaba con la mirada baja she walked (along) looking at the ground o with her eyes loweredC1 ‹calificación/precio/número› low; ‹temperatura› lowbajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and taruna bebida baja en calorías a low-calorie drinktiene la tensión or presión baja he has low blood pressure, his blood pressure is lowliquidaban todo a precios bajísimos they were selling everything off really cheap(ly)artículos de baja calidad poor-quality goodspor lo bajoor ( RPl) por parte baja at leastles va a costar 10.000 tirando or echando por lo bajo ( fam); it's going to cost them at least 10,000, it's going to cost them 10,000 easily o at (the very) least2 ‹volumen/luz› lowlo dijo en voz baja he said it quietly o in a low voicepon la radio bajita put the radio on quietly3 ‹oro› below 14 karats(falto de): están bajos de moral they're in low spirits, their morale is lowestá baja de defensas her defenses are lowE (grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, lowF (vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, basecaer bajoor en lo bajo: ha caído en lo más bajo she stooped pretty low¡qué bajo has caído! how could you stoop so low?, how low can you get!Compuestos:feminine humble origins (pl)la bajoa Edad Media the late Middle Ages (pl)estoy en bajoa forma I'm in bad shape, I'm not on form, I'm feeling below parla bajoa forma del equipo nacional the poor form of the national teamfeminine low frequencyfpl animal passions (pl)fpl low pressurefeminine low technologyde bajoa tecnología low-technology ( before n), low-techmasculine Low Latinmasculine bas-reliefmpl underworldel bajo vientre the lower abdomenbajo21 ‹volar/pasar› low2 ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietlycanta más bajo sing more softly¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!bajo3A1 (planta baja) first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor; (local) commercial premises ( on the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor of a building)BC (contrabajo) bass, double bassDdarle el bajo a algo to polish sth off ( colloq)bajo41 (debajo de) undercorrimos a ponernos bajo techo we ran to get under coverponte bajo el paraguas get under o underneath the umbrellatres grados bajo cero three degrees below zerocuando yo esté bajo tierra when I'm dead and buriedcantando bajo la lluvia singing in the rain2 (expresando sujeción, dependencia) underestá bajo juramento you are under oathbajo Alfonso XIII under Alfonso XIII, during the reign of Alfonso XIIIbajo su mando under his commandbajo los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcoholbajo ese punto de vista looking at it from that point of viewbajo el título `España hoy' under the title `España hoy'* * *
Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)
bajo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
bajó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
bajar
bajo
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
( acercándose) to come down;◊ bajo por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;
ya bajo I'll be right down
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
2
[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3a) bajo algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);
‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
4
‹ ventanilla› to open
5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajose de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajo 1◊ -ja adjetivo
1 [ser] ‹ persona› short
2
‹ tierras› low-lying
están bajos de moral their morale is low;
está bajo de defensas his defenses are low
3
bajo en calorías low-calorie;
de baja calidad poor-quality
4 ( grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low
5 ( vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base;
bajo 2 adverbio
◊ ¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!
■ sustantivo masculino
1
b)◊ los bajos (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor
2 ( contrabajo) (double) bass
■ preposición
under;
tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;
bajo juramento under oath
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.
' bajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auspicio
- baja
- caer
- calificar
- caloría
- circunstancia
- concepto
- confiar
- control
- cuerda
- dominación
- fianza
- fiebre
- guardia
- hundida
- hundido
- imperio
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- insolación
- juramento
- libertad
- llave
- manía
- ministerio
- monte
- murmurar
- par
- pretexto
- próxima
- próximo
- rescoldo
- ropa
- sarro
- so
- tapón
- techo
- tierra
- tono
- vigilancia
- a
- abrasar
- anestesia
- arresto
- ático
- bajar
- bajío
- chato
- chico
- coacción
English:
account
- aloud
- auspice
- bail
- bass
- bass guitar
- below
- beneath
- body
- bottom
- clampdown
- complaint
- conceal
- condition
- content
- control
- cover
- cuff
- custody
- depressed
- distraught
- down
- drunk driving
- DUI
- escrow
- feel
- floodlight
- foresight
- freezing
- ground
- gun
- hand
- honour
- hurtle
- in
- keep down
- lock away
- low
- low-alcohol
- low-budget
- low-calorie
- low-cost
- lower
- Lower Egypt
- lowest
- microscope
- minus
- oath
- observation
- off
* * *bajo, -a♦ adj1. [objeto, cifra] low;[persona, estatura] short;es más bajo que su amigo he's shorter than his friend;el pantano está muy bajo the water (level) in the reservoir is very low;tengo la tensión baja I have low blood pressure;tener la moral baja, estar bajo de moral to be in low o poor spirits;estar en baja forma to be off form;han mostrado una baja forma alarmante they have shown worryingly poor form, they have been worryingly off form;los precios más bajos de la ciudad the lowest prices in the city;de baja calidad poor(-quality);bajo en calorías low-calorie;bajo en nicotina low in nicotine (content)Elec baja frecuencia low frequency; Arte bajo relieve bas-relief; Informát baja resolución low resolution2. [cabeza] bowed;[ojos] downcast;paseaba con la cabeza baja she was walking with her head down3. [poco audible] low;[sonido] soft, faint;en voz baja softly, in a low voice;pon la música más baja, por favor turn the music down, please;por lo bajo [en voz baja] in an undertone;[en secreto] secretly;reírse por lo bajo to snicker, to snigger4. [grave] deep5. Geog lower;el bajo Amazonas the lower Amazon6. Hist lower;la baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages7. [pobre] lower-classlos bajos fondos the underworld8. [vil] base9. [soez] coarse, vulgar;se dejó llevar por bajas pasiones he allowed his baser instincts to get the better of him10. [metal] base♦ nm1. [dobladillo] hem;meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt2. [planta baja] [piso] Br ground floor flat, US first floor apartment;[local] Br premises on the ground floor, US premises on the first floor; [instrumentista] bassist6. [hondonada] hollow7. [banco de arena] shoal, sandbank♦ adv1. [hablar] quietly, softly;ella habla más bajo que él she speaks more softly than he does;¡habla más bajo, vas a despertar al bebé! keep your voice down or you'll wake the baby up!2. [caer] low;Fig¡qué bajo has caído! how low you have sunk!3. [volar] low♦ prep1. [debajo de] under;bajo su apariencia pacífica se escondía un ser agresivo beneath his calm exterior there lay an aggressive nature;bajo cero below zero;Figle pagó bajo mano para conseguir lo que quería he paid her secretly to get what he wanted;bajo este ángulo from this angle;bajo la lluvia in the rain;bajo techo under cover;dormir bajo techo to sleep with a roof over one's head o indoorsbajo control under control;bajo el régimen de Franco under Franco's regime;fue encarcelado bajo la acusación de… he was jailed on charges of…;Derbajo fianza on bail;bajo mando de under the command of;prohibido aparcar bajo multa de 100 euros no parking – penalty 100 euros;bajo observación under observation;bajo palabra on one's word;el trato se hizo bajo palabra it was a purely verbal o a gentleman's agreement;bajo pena de muerte on pain of death;bajo tratamiento médico receiving medical treatment;bajo la tutela de in the care of* * *I adj1 low;bajo en sal low in salt2 persona shortII m1 MÚS bass2 piso first floor, Brground floor; de edificio first floor apartment, Brground floor flat4:por lo bajo at leastIII adv2 volar lowIV prp under;tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;palabra on o under oath* * *bajo adv1) : down, low2) : softly, quietlyhabla más bajo: speak more softlybajo, -ja adj1) : low2) : short (of stature)3) : soft, faint, deep (of sounds)4) : lowerel bajo Amazonas: the lower Amazon5) : loweredcon la mirada baja: with lowered eyes6) : base, vile7)los bajos fondos : the underworldbajo nm1) : bass (musical instrument)2) : first floor, ground floor3) : hemlinebajo prep: under, beneath, below* * *bajo1 adj1. (persona) short2. (muro, mueble, voz) lowhabla en voz baja she speaks in a low voice / she speaks quietly3. (nivel, precio, número) lowbajo2 adv1. (con poca altura) low2. (con voz suave) quietlybajo3 n1. (planta baja) ground floor2. (de una prenda) hem3. (instrumento, voz) bass¿quién toca el bajo? who plays the bass?4. (músico) bass playerbajo4 prep under -
11 mentira
intj.that's not true.f.1 lie.es mentira it's not true, it's a lieaunque parezca mentira strange as it may seemparece mentira que lo hayamos conseguido I can hardly believe we've done itparece mentira que te creas una cosa así how can you possibly believe a thing like that?¡parece mentira, las cinco y todavía no ha llegado! can you believe it, it's five o'clock and she's still hasn't arrived!de mentira pretend, falsedinero de mentira pretend moneyuna mentira como una casa a whopping great liementira piadosa white lie2 lying, falsehood, unsoundness.* * *1 lie\aunque parezca mentira strange though it may seemdecir mentiras to tell liesparece mentira it's unbelievablementira piadosa white lieuna mentira como una casa familiar a whopper* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=embuste) lie¡mentira! — it's a lie!
•
de mentira, una pistola de mentira — a toy pistol•
parecer mentira, aunque parezca mentira — however incredible it seems, strange though it may seem¡parece mentira! — it's unbelievable!, I can't o don't believe it!
mentira caritativa, mentira oficiosa Cono Sur —
mentira piadosa, mentira reverenda — Cono Sur white lie
2) [en uñas] white mark ( on fingernail)3) (=errata) erratum* * *1) liementira! yo no le pegué — that's a lie, I didn't hit him!
ya lo he agarrado or pillado en una mentira en varias ocasiones — I've caught him lying to me several times
una araña de mentira or (Méx) de mentiras — (leng infantil) a toy spider
una mentira como una casa or catedral or un templo — (fam) a whopping great lie (colloq), a whopper (colloq)
2) (Esp fam) ( en la uña) white mark* * *= lie, fabrication, mendacity, fib, fibbing, untruth, false pretence, deceptiveness.Ex. Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges ' lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.Ex. The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.Ex. In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.Ex. Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.Ex. When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex. In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.----* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* de mentira = make-believe.* detector de mentiras = polygraph, lie detector.* difundir mentiras = spread + lies.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* la mentira = lying.* maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.* mentira gorda = big fat lie.* mentira histórica = historical fabrication.* mentira inocente = white lie.* mentira piadosa = white lie.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* propagar mentiras = spread + lies.* trama de mentiras = tissue of lies.* una sarta de mentiras = a sackful of lies, a pack of lies.* * *1) liementira! yo no le pegué — that's a lie, I didn't hit him!
ya lo he agarrado or pillado en una mentira en varias ocasiones — I've caught him lying to me several times
una araña de mentira or (Méx) de mentiras — (leng infantil) a toy spider
una mentira como una casa or catedral or un templo — (fam) a whopping great lie (colloq), a whopper (colloq)
2) (Esp fam) ( en la uña) white mark* * *= lie, fabrication, mendacity, fib, fibbing, untruth, false pretence, deceptiveness.Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges ' lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.
Ex: The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.Ex: In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex: In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* de mentira = make-believe.* detector de mentiras = polygraph, lie detector.* difundir mentiras = spread + lies.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* la mentira = lying.* maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.* mentira gorda = big fat lie.* mentira histórica = historical fabrication.* mentira inocente = white lie.* mentira piadosa = white lie.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* propagar mentiras = spread + lies.* trama de mentiras = tissue of lies.* una sarta de mentiras = a sackful of lies, a pack of lies.* * *A lieeso es mentira that's a lie¡mentira! yo no le pegué that's a lie, I didn't hit him!estoy harto de tus mentiras I'm tired of your lying o lies¿por qué dices tantas mentiras? why do you tell so many lies?, why do you lie so much?ya lo he agarrado or cogido en una mentira en varias ocasiones he's lied to me on several occasions, I've caught him lying several timesparece mentira que a tu edad te dé por hacer esas tonterías I'm amazed at you getting up to such silly antics at your ageparece mentira que no haya venido a verme I can't believe that he hasn't been to see mellevan casados once años — ¡parece mentira! ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! they've been married eleven years — isn't it incredible! o it hardly seems possible! doesn't time fly!aunque parezca mentira tiene 50 años you may find it hard to believe but she's 50no quiero seguir viviendo en la mentira I don't want to go on living a lieuna araña de mentira or ( Méx) de mentiras ( leng infantil); a toy spiderme ha llamado tonta — ¡pero se lo dije de mentira! or ¡pero fue de mentira! he said I was stupid — I was only joking! o I didn't mean it!una mentira como una casa or catedral or un templo ( fam); a whopping great lie ( colloq), a whopper ( colloq)las mentiras tienen patas cortas truth will outCompuesto:white lieB ( fam) (en la uña) white mark* * *
Del verbo mentir: ( conjugate mentir)
mentirá es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mentir
mentira
mentir ( conjugate mentir) verbo intransitivo
to lie;
mentira sustantivo femenino
lie;
eso es mentira that's a lie;
¡mentira! yo no le pegué that's a lie, I didn't hit him!;
¡parece mentira! ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! isn't it incredible! doesn't time fly!;
mentira piadosa white lie;
una araña de mentira or (Méx) de mentiras (leng infantil) a toy spider;
una mentira como una casa or un templo (fam) a whopping great lie (colloq), a whopper (colloq)
mentir verbo intransitivo to lie, tell lies
miente como un bellaco, he's a real liar ➣ Ver nota en lie
mentira sustantivo femenino lie: mentira piadosa, white lie
♦ Locuciones: parecer mentira: aunque parezca mentira, strange as it may seem
parece mentira que tenga esa edad, it is incredible that he is that old
' mentira' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bola
- camelo
- decir
- descarada
- descarado
- engaño
- engendrar
- falsedad
- invención
- inventar
- novela
- oír
- pegote
- piadosa
- piadoso
- tamaña
- tamaño
- transparente
- burdo
- chiva
- coba
- cuento
- fábula
- flagrante
- grande
- macana
- mito
- parecer
- que
- rollo
- solemne
English:
barefaced
- blatant
- blatantly
- deceit
- downright
- fabrication
- fall for
- invention
- lie
- lying
- oddly
- out-and-out
- outright
- story
- transparent
- white lie
- whopper
- make
- pretend
- strangely
- white
* * *mentira nf1. [falsedad] lie;¡mentira cochina! that's a filthy lie!;siempre soy yo el que tiene que lavar los platos – ¡mentira! I'm always the one who has to wash the dishes – that's not true! o that's a lie!;es mentira it's a lie, it's not true;decir mentiras to tell lies;de mentira pretend, false;parecer mentira: aunque parezca mentira strange as it may seem;parece mentira que lo hayamos conseguido I can hardly believe we've done it;parece mentira que te creas una cosa así how can you possibly believe a thing like that?;¡parece mentira, las cinco y todavía no ha llegado! can you believe it, it's five o'clock and she still hasn't arrived!mentira piadosa white lie* * *f lie;¡parece mentira! that’s incredible!* * *mentira nf: lie* * *mentira n liede mentira pretend / toy -
12 tirado
1→ link=tirar tirar► adjetivo2 familiar (problema, asunto) dead easy3 familiar (abandonado) let down\dejar tirado,-a a alguien to let somebody down* * *tirado, -a1. ADJ1) (=tumbado)los juguetes estaban tirados por toda la habitación — the toys were lying o strewn all over the room
2) * (=barato)3) * (=fácil)estar tirado — to be dead easy o a cinch *
esa asignatura está tirada — that subject is dead easy *, that subject is a cinch *
4) *5) (=embarcación) rakish2.SM / F * (=colgado) no-hoper ** * *- da adjetivo1) ( en desorden)dejar a alguien tirado — to leave somebody behind
2) (fam) [estar]a) ( muy fácil) dead easy (colloq)b) ( muy barato) dirt cheap (colloq)* * *= dirt cheap.Ex. This way you can get all the information you'll ever need, dead easy, though probably not dirt cheap.----* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.* estar tirado = be a snap, be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a cinch, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* quedarse tirado = be stranded.* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.* * *- da adjetivo1) ( en desorden)dejar a alguien tirado — to leave somebody behind
2) (fam) [estar]a) ( muy fácil) dead easy (colloq)b) ( muy barato) dirt cheap (colloq)* * *= dirt cheap.Ex: This way you can get all the information you'll ever need, dead easy, though probably not dirt cheap.
* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.* estar tirado = be a snap, be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a cinch, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* quedarse tirado = be stranded.* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.* * *A(en desorden): lo dejan todo tirado they leave everything lying aroundhabía ropa tirada por todas partes there were clothes strewn about everywhereB ( fam)1 (muy fácil) dead easy ( colloq)el examen estaba tirado the exam was dead easy, the exam was a cinch o a piece of cake ( colloq)2 (muy barato) dead o dirt cheap ( colloq)masculine, feminine( fam)* * *
Del verbo tirar: ( conjugate tirar)
tirado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
tirado
tirar
tirado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( en desorden):
2 (fam) [estar]
tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
tiradole algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;
( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
◊ ¡qué manera de tirado el dinero! what a waste of money!
2
3
‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirado de algo to pull sth;
2
b) (Dep) to shoot;
tirado al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
4◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;
¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
tiradose en paracaídas to parachute;
( en emergencia) to bale out;
tiradose de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
3 (fam) ( expulsar):◊ tiradose un pedo to fart (sl)
tirado,-a adj fam
1 (muy barato) dirt cheap
2 (muy sencillo) very easy, dead easy
tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tirado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mínimamente
- tirada
- trineo
English:
cheap
- dirt-cheap
- dogsled
- giveaway
- lie about
- lie around
- nuisance
- strand
- waggon
- wagon
- cinch
- dead
- flat out
- horse
* * *tirado, -a Fam♦ adj1. [barato] dirt cheap2. [fácil] simple, Br dead easy;estar tirado to be a cinch3. [débil, cansado] worn-out4. [miserable] seedyel taxista les dejó tirados en medio del campo the taxi driver left them stranded in the middle of the countryside;Méx Famestar tirado a la calle to be in bad shape♦ nm,f[persona] slacker* * *adj pop1 ( barato) dirt-cheap fam2 ( fácil):estar tirado fam be a walkover fam oa piece of cake fam* * *tirado adj1. (en el suelo) lying2. (barato) dirt cheap3. (fácil) dead easy -
13 arrinconado
adj.1 forgotten, abandoned, forsaken, laid-aside.2 cornered, at bay, without escape.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arrinconar.* * *1→ link=arrinconar arrinconar► adjetivo1 put away, laid aside, forgotten2 (persona) forsaken* * *ADJ (=olvidado) forgotten, neglected; (=marginado) out in the cold *; (=remoto) remote; (=abandonado) abandoned* * *- da adjetivoa) ( bloqueado) blocked in, boxed inb) (acorralado, acosado) corneredc) ( arrumbado) lying around* * *= at bay.Ex. In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( bloqueado) blocked in, boxed inb) (acorralado, acosado) corneredc) ( arrumbado) lying around* * *= at bay.Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
* * *arrinconado -da1 (bloqueado) blocked in, boxed inestoy arrinconado, no puedo sacar el coche I'm blocked o boxed in, I can't get the car out2 (acorralado, acosado) cornered3 (arrumbado) lying aroundes demasiado valioso para tenerlo arrinconado por ahí it's too valuable to be left lying around o sitting in some corner* * *
Del verbo arrinconar: ( conjugate arrinconar)
arrinconado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
arrinconado
arrinconar
arrinconado◊ -da adjetivo
arrinconar ( conjugate arrinconar) verbo transitivo
arrinconar verbo transitivo
1 (acorralar) to corner
2 (poner en un rincón) to put in a corner
' arrinconado' also found in these entries:
English:
corner
* * *arrinconado, -a adj1. [abandonado] discarded, forgotten;tenían el baúl arrinconado en una esquina the trunk was lying discarded o forgotten in a corner2. [acorralado] cornered -
14 bajío
m.1 low lying ground, coulee, low land, lowland.2 sandbank, shallows, shoal.* * *1 sandbank* * *SM1) (Náut) shoal, sandbank2) LAm lowland* * *a) ( zona poco profunda) shallows (pl); ( banco de arena) sandbankb) (AmL) ( terreno bajo) low-lying area* * *a) ( zona poco profunda) shallows (pl); ( banco de arena) sandbankb) (AmL) ( terreno bajo) low-lying area* * *2 ( Chi) (terreno bajo) low-lying arealos bajíos de alrededor the surrounding lowlands o low-lying areas* * *
bajío sustantivo masculino
( banco de arena) sandbank
bajío sustantivo masculino
1 shallows pl
2 LAm low-lying land
' bajío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
banco
English:
shallows
- shoal
* * *bajío nm1. [de arena] sandbank2. [terreno bajo] low-lying ground* * *m L.Am.lowland* * *bajío nm1) : lowland2) : shoal, sandbank, shallows -
15 mentiroso
adj.deceptive, liar, deceitful, dishonest.m.liar, storyteller.* * *► adjetivo1 lying► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 liar* * *mentiroso, -a1. ADJ1) (=que miente) lying¡es tan mentiroso! — he's such a liar!
¡mentiroso! — you liar!
2) [texto] full of errors, full of misprints2.SM / F (=que miente) liar* * *I- sa adjetivoIIes muy mentiroso — he's an awful o terrible liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber (colloq)
- sa masculino, femenino liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber (colloq)* * *I- sa adjetivoIIes muy mentiroso — he's an awful o terrible liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber (colloq)
- sa masculino, femenino liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber (colloq)* * *mentiroso11 = fibber, liar, fabulist, fabricator.Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.
Ex: That means human beings are natural-born liars.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.* mentiroso compulsivo = pathological liar, compulsive liar.* mentiroso patológico = pathological liar, compulsive liar.mentiroso22 = mendacious, lying, deceitful.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.* * *es muy mentiroso he's an awful o terrible liar; (dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber ( colloq)masculine, feminineliar; (dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber ( colloq)antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo or más rápido cae un mentiroso que un cojo the liar is sooner caught than the cripple* * *
mentiroso◊ -sa adjetivo: es muy mentiroso he's an awful o terrible liar;
( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
liar;
( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber (colloq)
mentiroso,-a
I adjetivo lying: es un chico muy mentiroso, he's a big liar
II sustantivo masculino y femenino liar
' mentiroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañosa
- engañoso
- mentirosa
- chanta
- cuentero
- deshonesto
- hablador
- incorregible
English:
consummate
- habitual
- liar
- lying
- storyteller
- untruthful
* * *mentiroso, -a♦ adjlying;[engañoso] deceptive♦ nm,fliar* * *I adj:ser muy mentiroso tell a lot of liesII m, mentirosa f liar* * *mentiroso, -sa adjembustero: lying, untruthfulmentiroso, -sa nembustero: liar* * *mentiroso n liar -
16 tendido
adj.lying-down, spread-out, recumbent, laid-out.m.1 laying.2 bedclothes, bed clothes, bed linen, bedding.3 corpse, body, stiff, dead body.past part.past participle of spanish verb: tender.* * *1 (de cable, vía) laying; (de puente) construction2 (colada) wash, washing3 (en los toros) front tiers of seats, US bleachers plural————————1→ link=tender tender► adjetivo1 (extendido) spread out, laid out2 (ropa, colada) hung out3 (persona) lying down1 (de cable, vía) laying; (de puente) construction2 (colada) wash, washing3 (en los toros) front tiers of seats, US bleachers plural\dejar a alguien tendido,-a to floor somebodyhablar largo y tendido de algo to talk something overtendido eléctrico electrical installation/cables* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] lying, lying down2) [galope] fast2. SM2) (Taur) front rows of seats3) [de cable, vía] [por tierra] laying; [por el aire] hanging4) (=cables) wires pltendido eléctrico — power line, overhead cables pl, overhead lines pl
5) (Culin) batch of loaves6) (Arquit) coat of plaster* * *1) (Elec)a) ( acción de tender cable - sobre superficie) laying; (- suspendido) hangingb) ( cables) cables (pl), wires (pl)2) ( de puente) building; ( de vía férrea) laying3) (Taur) section4) (Col, Ven) ( ropa de cama) bedclothes (pl)* * *----* largo y tendido = long and protracted.* * *1) (Elec)a) ( acción de tender cable - sobre superficie) laying; (- suspendido) hangingb) ( cables) cables (pl), wires (pl)2) ( de puente) building; ( de vía férrea) laying3) (Taur) section4) (Col, Ven) ( ropa de cama) bedclothes (pl)* * ** largo y tendido = long and protracted.* * *A ( Elec)1 (acción de tender un cable — sobre una superficie) laying; (— suspendido) hanging, runningB (de un puente) building; (de una vía férrea) layingC ( Taur) section* * *
Del verbo tender: ( conjugate tender)
tendido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
tender
tendido
tender ( conjugate tender) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ ropa› ( afuera) to hang out;
( dentro de la casa) to hang (up);
2
‹ mantel› to spread;
‹ mesa› to lay, set
3
( suspendido) to hang
4 ‹ emboscada› to lay, set;
‹ trampa› to set
verbo intransitivo ( inclinarse) tendido a hacer algo to tend to do sth;
tenderse verbo pronominal ( tumbarse) to lie down
tendido sustantivo masculino
1 (Elec) ( cables) cables (pl), wires (pl)
2 (Col, Ven) ( ropa de cama) bedclothes (pl)
tender
I verbo transitivo
1 (la ropa) to hang out
2 (tumbar) to lay: la tendimos en el sofá, we laid her on the sofa
3 (extender, desplegar) to spread: tendió la manta en el suelo, he streched the blanket out on the floor
4 (cables, una vía) to lay
(puente) to build
5 (ofrecer) to hold out: me tendió la mano, he held out his hand
(alargar, aproximar) to pass, hand
6 (una emboscada, trampa) to set
II verbo intransitivo to tend [a, to]: tiende a ser pesimista, he is prone to pessimism
tendido,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 (acción de tender un puente) building
(un cable, una vía) laying
2 tendido eléctrico, electrical installation
3 Taur (graderío) terraces
(público) el tendido ovacionó al torero, the spectators gave the bullfighter an ovation
II adjetivo
1 (ropa) hung out
2 (persona) lying down
3 (galope) full
' tendido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
galope
- larga
- largo
- tendida
- torre
English:
ear
- gutter
- lie
- prone
- lay
- length
* * *tendido, -a♦ adj1. [extendido, tumbado] stretched out2. [colgado] [ropa] on the line;recoger la ropa tendida to take the washing in (off the line)♦ nm1. [instalación] [de cable, vía, tuberías] laying;[de puente] construction tendido eléctrico [cables] power lines2. Taurom front rows;Figsaludar al tendido [monarca, personaje público] to wave to the crowdtendido de sol = area of stands in bullring which is in the sun;tendido de sombra = area of stands in bullring which is in the shade* * *m EL:tendido eléctrico power lines pl* * *tendido nm1) : laying (of cables, etc.)2) : seats pl, section (at a bullfight)* * * -
17 cruzado
adj.1 crossed, cross.2 mixed-breed, crossbred, crossed, double-breasted.m.crusader.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cruzar.* * *1 HISTORIA crusader————————1→ link=cruzar cruzar► adjetivo1 (gen) crossed2 (animal, planta) crossbred3 (prenda) double-breasted4 (brazos) folded1 HISTORIA crusader* * *1. ADJ1) (=atravesado)con los brazos cruzados — with one's arms folded o crossed
no podemos quedarnos con los brazos cruzados — we can't sit back and do nothing, we can't just sit idly by and do nothing
2) [chaqueta, americana] double-breasted3) [cheque] crossed4) (Zool) crossbred5) And * hopping mad *, furious2. SM1) ( Hist) crusader2) (=moneda) cruzado ( Brazilian currency unit)* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( atravesado)2) <abrigo/chaqueta> double-breasted3) < cheque> crossedII1) (Hist) crusader2) ( en boxeo) cross* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( atravesado)2) <abrigo/chaqueta> double-breasted3) < cheque> crossedII1) (Hist) crusader2) ( en boxeo) cross* * *cruzado11 = crusader.Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.
cruzado2* barra cruzada = crossbar.* base de datos cruzada = cross database.* búsqueda cruzada = federated search.* búsqueda cruzada de ficheros = cross-file searching.* clasificación cruzada = cross-classification.* estar de brazos cruzados = stand + idle, sit + idle.* incluir referencias cruzadas = cross-reference.* índice cruzado = dual dictionary.* raza cruzada = mixed breed.* referencia cruzada = cross reference heading.* sentarse de brazos cruzados = sit + idle.* * *A(atravesado): había un árbol cruzado en la carretera there was a tree lying across the roadB ‹abrigo/chaqueta› double-breastedC ‹cheque› crossedA ( Hist) crusaderB (en boxeo) crossC ( Fin) cruzado ( Brazilian unit of currency)* * *
Del verbo cruzar: ( conjugate cruzar)
cruzado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cruzado
cruzar
cruzado◊ -da adjetivo
1a) ( atravesado):
2 ‹ cheque› crossed;
ver tb◊ cruzar
cruzar ( conjugate cruzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( atravesar) ‹calle/mar/puente› to cross
2 ‹ piernas› to cross;
‹ brazos› to cross, fold
3
4 ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc) … across
5 ‹animales/plantas› to cross
verbo intransitivo ( atravesar) to cross;
cruzarse verbo pronominal
1 ( recípr)
b) (en viaje, camino):◊ nos cruzamos en el camino we met o passed each other on the way;
nuestras cartas se han debido de cruzado our letters must have crossed in the post;
cruzadose con algn to see o pass sb
2 ( interponerse):
se me cruzó otro corredor another runner cut in front of me
cruzado,-a
I adjetivo
1 crossed
2 Cost (traje, camisa) double-breasted
3 (brazos, piernas) tenía los brazos cruzados, he had his arms folded
se sienta con las piernas cruzadas, he normally sits cross-legged
4 (atravesado) lying across
5 (animal) crossbred
II sustantivo masculino Hist crusader
cruzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cross
(las piernas) to cross one's legs
(los brazos) to fold one's arms
2 (dirigir unas palabras, miradas) to exchange
3 (animal, planta) to cross, crossbreed
II verbo intransitivo (atravesar) to cross
' cruzado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesada
- atravesado
- cruce
- cruzada
- brazo
- cheque
English:
crossfire
- crusader
- double-breasted
- hit
- cross
- double
- wrap
* * *cruzado, -a♦ adj1. [cheque, piernas, brazos] crossedse vieron atrapados en el fuego cruzado they were caught in the crossfire3. [animal] crossbred4. [abrigo, chaqueta] double-breasted♦ nm1. Hist crusader2. [en lucha] crusader* * *I adj2 chaqueta double-breasted3:había un tronco cruzado en el camino there was a tree trunk lying across the roadII m HIST, figcrusader* * *cruzado, -da adj: crossedespadas cruzadas: crossed swordscruzado nm1) : crusader2) : Brazilian unit of currency -
18 embustero
adj.deceitful, liar.m.liar, charlatan, cheat, deceiver.* * *► adjetivo1 lying, deceitful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 liar* * *embustero, -a1. ADJ1) (=mentiroso) lying2)persona embustera — Cono Sur person who cannot spell properly
3) CAm (=altanero) haughty2.SM / F (=mentiroso) liar* * *I- ra adjetivoII- ra masculino, femenino fibber (colloq), liar* * *I- ra adjetivoII- ra masculino, femenino fibber (colloq), liar* * *embustero11 = trickster, liar, fabulist, fabricator, fibber.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: That means human beings are natural-born liars.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.embustero22 = deceitful, mendacious, lying.Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.* * *¡qué niño más embustero! what a little fibber ( colloq)masculine, femininefibber ( colloq), liar* * *
embustero◊ -ra adjetivo: ¡qué niño más embustero! what a little fibber (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
fibber (colloq), liar
embustero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino cheat, liar
' embustero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embustera
English:
liar
- deceitful
* * *embustero, -a♦ adj[mentiroso] lying;¡mira que eres embustero! you lying hound!♦ nm,fliar, fibber* * *I adj deceitfulII m, embustera f liar* * *embustero, -ra adj: lying, deceitfulembustero, -ra n: liar, cheat* * *embustero n liar -
19 acecho
m.1 observation, surveillance.2 vigilance, watching, observing, watch.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acechar.* * *1 watching\* * *SM (=acto de espiar) spying, watching; (Mil) ambushestar al o en acecho — to lie in wait
* * ** * *= stalking.Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.----* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.* * ** * *= stalking.Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.* * *al acecho lying in wait* * *
Del verbo acechar: ( conjugate acechar)
acecho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
acechó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
acechar
acecho
acechar ( conjugate acechar) verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/presa› to lie in wait for;
acecho sustantivo masculino: al acecho lying in wait
acechar verbo transitivo
1 to lie in wait for
2 (amenazar) to threaten
acecho sustantivo masculino estar al acecho de, (esperar) to lie in wait for
' acecho' also found in these entries:
English:
lookout
- lurk
- wait
* * *acecho nmobservation, surveillance;estar al acecho de to lie in wait for;Fig to be on the lookout for* * *m:al acecho lying in wait* * *acecho nmal acecho : lying in wait -
20 trolero
► adjetivo1 familiar lying1 familiar liar, fibber* * *trolero, -a* SM / F fibber, liar* * *I- ra adjetivo (Esp fam) lying (before n)II- ra masculino, femenino (Esp fam) liar, fibber (colloq)* * *= fibber.Ex. The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.* * *I- ra adjetivo (Esp fam) lying (before n)II- ra masculino, femenino (Esp fam) liar, fibber (colloq)* * *= fibber.Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.
* * *masculine, feminine( fam)liar, fibber ( colloq)* * *
trolero,-a
I adj fam lying
II m,f fam liar
' trolero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trolera
English:
fibber
- storyteller
* * *trolero, -a Fam♦ adjser trolero to be a fibber♦ nm,ffibber* * *famI adj lyingII m, trolera f liar
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