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1 to be the soul of something
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2 soul
səul1) (the spirit; the non-physical part of a person, which is often thought to continue in existence after he or she dies: People often discuss whether animals and plants have souls.) alma, espíritu2) (a person: She's a wonderful old soul.) alma, persona3) ((of an enterprise etc) the organizer or leader: He is the soul of the whole movement.) alma4) (soul music.) soul, música soul•- soulful- soulfully
- soulless
- soul-destroying
- soul music
soul n almatr[səʊl]1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL alma, espíritu nombre masculino2 (spirit) espíritu nombre masculino; (feeling, character) carácter nombre masculino, personalidad nombre femenino3 (person) alma, persona4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL soul nombre masculino, música soul\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be the life and soul of the party ser el alma de la fiestato be the soul of something ser algo personificado,-aupon my soul! ¡Santo Dios!, ¡Dios mío!soul brother SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL hermanosoul mate alma gemelasoul music música soulsoul sister SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL hermanasoul ['so:l] n1) spirit: alma f2) essence: esencia f3) person: persona f, alma fn.• alma s.f.• espíritu s.m.• interior s.m.• ánima s.f.• ánimo s.m.səʊl1) c ( Relig) alma f‡my mother, God rest her soul, loved this house — mi madre, que en paz descanse or que en gloria esté, le tenía mucho cariño a esta casa
2) c ( person)poor old soul! she can hardly walk — pobrecilla! or pobrecita! casi no puede caminar
3) ( personification)the soul of discretion/kindness — la discreción/la amabilidad personificada
4) u soul (music) soul m[sǝʊl]1. N1) (Rel) alma f(God) bless my soul! — † ¡que Dios me ampare!
upon my soul! — † ¡cielo santo!
- sell one's soul to the devilpossess2) (=feeling)you have no soul! — ¡no tienes sentimientos!
4) (fig) (=person) alma f3,000 souls — 3.000 almas
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a few brave souls ventured out — unos cuantos valientes se aventuraron a salir•
the poor soul had nowhere to sleep — el pobre no tenía dónde dormirpoor soul! — ¡pobrecito!
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I won't tell a soul — no se lo diré a nadie5) (=embodiment)brevityto be the soul of discretion — ser la discreción personificada or en persona
6) (Mus) (also: soul music) música f soul2.CPDsoul food N — cocina negra del Sur de EE.UU.
soul music N — música f soul
soul singer N — cantante mf de soul
* * *[səʊl]1) c ( Relig) alma f‡my mother, God rest her soul, loved this house — mi madre, que en paz descanse or que en gloria esté, le tenía mucho cariño a esta casa
2) c ( person)poor old soul! she can hardly walk — pobrecilla! or pobrecita! casi no puede caminar
3) ( personification)the soul of discretion/kindness — la discreción/la amabilidad personificada
4) u soul (music) soul m -
3 discretion
- 'skre-1) (discreetness: A secretary needs discretion and tact.) discreción2) (personal judgement: I leave the arrangements entirely to your discretion; The money will be distributed at the discretion of the management.) discrecióntr[dɪ'skreʃən]2 (judgement) criterio, juicio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the discretion of a juicio de, a criterio de, a discreción dediscretion is the better part of valour la prudencia es la madre de la cienciadiscretion [dɪs'krɛʃən] n1) circumspection: discreción f, circunspección f2) judgment: discernimiento m, criterio mn.• aviso s.m.• discreción s.f.• merced s.f.• reserva s.f.dɪs'kreʃənmass noun1) ( tact) discreción f2) ( judgment) criterio muse your discretion — usa tu criterio, haz lo que mejor te parezca
at the committee's discretion — a criterio or a discreción de la comisión
[dɪs'kreʃǝn]N1) (=tact) discreción f2) (=judgment) criterio m, juicio muse your own discretion — usa tu propio criterio or juicio
at the discretion of the judge — a discreción or a criterio del juez
* * *[dɪs'kreʃən]mass noun1) ( tact) discreción f2) ( judgment) criterio muse your discretion — usa tu criterio, haz lo que mejor te parezca
at the committee's discretion — a criterio or a discreción de la comisión
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