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fond [fɔ̃]1. masculine nouna. [de récipient, vallée, jardin] bottom ; [de pièce] backb. ( = tréfonds) merci du fond du cœur I thank you from the bottom of my heart• il pensait au fond de lui(-même) que... deep down he thought that...c. ( = essentiel) [d'affaire, question, débat] heartd. ( = contenu) contente. ( = arrière-plan) background• fond sonore or musical background musicf. ( = petite quantité) drop• de fond [course, coureur] long-distanceh. [de pantalon] seat2. compounds* * *fɔ̃
1.
nom masculin1) ( partie inférieure) bottomtoucher le fond — ( dans l'eau) to touch the bottom; fig to hit rock bottom
2) ( paroi) ( horizontale) bottom; ( verticale) back3) ( partie reculée) (de cour, magasin) back; (de couloir, pièce) far endavancer dans le fond — ( dans un bus) to move up the bus
4) ( essence)au fond or dans le fond, le problème est simple — the problem is simple, in fact
dans le fond, tu as raison — you're right, really
5) ( de texte) content6) ( intérieur)regarder quelqu'un au fond des yeux — ( avec amour) to look deep into somebody's eyes; ( avec suspicion) to give somebody a searching look
7) ( arrière-plan) background8) ( petite quantité)9) ( hauteur d'eau)il y a 20 mètres de fond — the water is 20 metres [BrE] deep
l'épave gisait par 30 mètres de fond — the wreck lay 30 metres [BrE] down
10) Sport11) ( de pantalon) seat
2.
à fond locution adverbiale1) ( complètement)soutenir quelqu'un/quelque chose à fond, être à fond (colloq) pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to support somebody/something wholeheartedly
2) (colloq) ( vite)•Phrasal Verbs:••user ses fonds de culotte sur le même banc — fig to be at school together
* * *fɔ̃ nmSee:1) [récipient, trou] bottomMon porte-monnaie est au fond de mon sac. — My purse is at the bottom of my bag.
envoyer par le fond NAVIGATION (= couler) — to send to the bottom
2) [salle, scène, cour] backIl est assis au fond de la classe. — He sits at the back of the class.
Les toilettes sont au fond du couloir. — The toilets are at the end of the corridor.
3) figIl m'a dit le fond de sa pensée. — He told me what he really thinks.
le fond de l'air; Le fond de l'air est frais. — It's quite chilly out of the sun.
4) [tableau, décor] background5) (opposé à la forme) content6) (= petite quantité)Il ne lui restait qu'un fond de vin rouge. — He only had a drop of red wine left in his glass.
7) SPORTcourse de fond; épreuve de fond — long-distance race
à fond adv [connaître] — thoroughly, [soutenir] entirely, [appuyer, visser] right down
à fond (de train) adv * — full tilt
dans le fond; au fond adv (= en somme) — all things considered
Dans le fond, ce n'est pas si grave. — All things considered, it's not really that bad.
* * *A nm1 ( partie inférieure) bottom; dans le or au fond du verre/de mon sac in the bottom of the glass/of my bag; au fond du tiroir/de la vallée/de la mer at the bottom of the drawer/of the valley/of the sea; tout au fond du canal at the very bottom of the canal; puits sans fond fig bottomless pit; vider les fonds de bouteilles to empty out all the old bottles; faire les fonds de poubelles to go through the rubbish GB ou garbage US; toucher le fond ( dans l'eau) to touch the bottom; fig to hit rock bottom; envoyer un navire par le fond to sink a ship; descendre au fond d'un puits/de la mine to go down a well/the mine; travailler au fond [mineur] to work down the mine; avoir dix ans de fond [mineur] to have spent ten years down the mine; ⇒ tiroir;2 Géog, Tech ( paroi) ( horizontale) bottom; ( verticale) back; le fond de la casserole est en cuivre the bottom of the saucepan is copper; le fond du placard se démonte the back of the cupboard comes out; valise à double fond suitcase with a false bottom; fond de la mer seabed; fond de l'océan ocean floor; ⇒ grand;3 ( partie reculée) (de cour, magasin) back; (de couloir, pièce) far end; au fond de l'armoire in the back of the wardrobe; être assis tout au fond to be sitting right at the back; la chambre/l'étagère du fond the back bedroom/shelf; au fond des bois deep in the woods; j'ai une arête coincée au fond de la gorge there's a fishbone stuck in my throat; avancer dans le fond ( dans un bus) to move up the bus; de fond en comble [fouiller, nettoyer, refaire] from top to bottom;4 ( essence) quel est le fond de ta pensée? what do you really think?; quel est le fond du problème? what is the problem exactly?; poser des questions de fond to ask some fundamental questions; faire des critiques de fond sur qch to find fundamental flaws in sth; les problèmes de fond sont résolus the basic problems have been solved; aller au fond des choses to get to the bottom of things; atteindre or toucher le fond du désespoir to be in the depths of despair; un fond de vérité an element of truth; un débat de fond an in-depth debate; au fond or dans le fond, le problème est simple the problem is simple, in fact; dans le fond, tu as raison you're right, really;5 Littérat ( contenu) content; le fond et la forme form and content; être d'accord sur le fond to agree on the content;6 ( intérieur) regarder qn au fond des yeux ( avec amour) to look deep into sb's eyes; ( avec suspicion) to give sb a searching look; je vous remercie du fond du cœur thank you from the bottom of my heart; au fond de son cœur or d'elle-même, elle le sait deep down she knows it; tout au fond de lui-même il regrette ses actes deep in his heart he regrets what he did; elle a un bon fond she's very good at heart; il a un mauvais fond he's got a nasty streak;7 ( arrière-plan) background; sur fond noir on a black background; sur fond de soleil couchant with a sunset in the background; sur fond de récession against a background of recession; fond musical background music; sur fond de musique with music playing in the background;8 ( petite quantité) donne-moi juste un fond de porto give me just a drop of port; laisser un fond de verre/de bouteille to leave a drop in one's glass/the bottle;9 Naut ( hauteur d'eau) il n'y a pas assez de fond pour plonger/mouiller the water is not deep enough to dive/anchor; il y a vingt mètres de fond the water is twenty metresGB deep; l'épave gisait par trente mètres de fond the wreck lay thirty metresGB down;10 Sport épreuve de fond long-distance event;11 Cout ( de pantalon) seat.B à fond loc adv1 ( complètement) connaître son domaine à fond [spécialiste] to be an expert in one's field; s'engager à fond to commit oneself totally; soutenir qn/qch à fond, être à fond pour○ qn/qch to support sb/sth wholeheartedly; nettoyer la maison à fond to give the house a thorough cleaning; respirer à fond to breathe deeply; mettre la radio/le chauffage à fond to turn the radio/the heating right up;fond d'artichaut Culin artichoke bottom; fond blanc Culin white stock; fond brun Culin brown stock; fond d'œil Anat back of the eye, fundus of the eye spéc; Méd ( examen) ophthalmoscopic examination; fond de robe Mode slip; fond de tarte Culin pastry case; fond de teint Cosmét foundation GB, make-up base US; fonds marins Géog depths of the sea.user ses fonds de culotte sur le même banc fig to be at school together.[fɔ̃] nom masculin1. [d'un récipient] bottom[d'un placard] back[de la gorge] backil y a cinq mètres de fond [de profondeur] the water is five metres deep ou in depthfond de culotte ou de pantalon seat (of one's pants)gratter ou vider ou racler les fonds de tiroir (familier & figuré) to scrape around (for money, food etc.)il connaît le fond de mon cœur/âme he knows what's in my heart/soulsur le fond, vous avez raison you're basically right4. [tempérament]il a un bon fond he's basically a good ou kind person5. [arrière-plan] backgroundle fond de l'air est frais there's a chill ou nip in the air6. [reste] dropboire ou vider les fonds de bouteilles to drink up the dregs7. CUISINEfond de sauce/soupe basis for a sauce/soup8. MINES————————à fond locution adverbialese donner à fond dans ou à quelque chose to throw oneself completely into somethingà fond de train locution adverbiale————————à fond la caisse locution adverbiale,à fond les manettes locution adverbiale(familier) → link=àà fond de train————————au fond locution adverbialeau fond, c'est mieux comme ça it's better that way, reallyau fond, on pourrait y aller en janvier in fact, we could go in January————————au fond de locution prépositionnellec'est au fond du couloir/de la salle it's at the (far) end of the corridor/of the hall→ link=auau fond————————de fond locution adjectivalede fond en comble locution adverbiale[nettoyer, fouiller] from top to bottomfond de robe nom masculinfond de teint nom masculin -
62 carta
f.1 letter (escrito).carta de agradecimiento letter of thanks, thank you lettercarta de amor love lettercarta bomba letter bombcarta de presentación letter of introduction; (para un tercero) covering letter (con currículum) (British), cover letter (United States)carta de recomendación reference (letter)carta urgente express letter2 (playing) card (naipe).jugar a las cartas to play cards3 menu.comer a la carta to eat à la cartecarta de vinos wine list4 map (mapa).carta astral star chart5 charter (document).cartas credenciales letters of credencecarta de naturaleza naturalization paperscarta de trabajo work permitcarta verde green card* * *1 (misiva) letter2 (naipe) card3 (minuta) menu4 (documento jurídico) charter5 (mapa) chart\a la carta à la cartedar carta blanca a alguien to give somebody a free hand, give somebody carte blancheechar una carta to post a letter, US mail a letterechar las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortunejugárselo todo a una carta figurado to put all one's eggs in one basketno saber a qué carta quedarse figurado not to know what to doponer las cartas sobre la mesa figurado to put one's cards on the tabletomar cartas en un asunto figurado to take part in an affaircarta abierta open lettercarta blanca carte blanchecarta certificada registered lettercarta de ajuste TELEVISIÓN test cardcarta de naturaleza / carta de ciudadanía naturalization papers pluralcarta de navegación navigation chartcarta de presentación / carta de recomendación letter of introductioncarta de vinos wine listcarta urgente express letter'Cartas al director' (de un periódico) "Letters to the editor"* * *noun f.1) letter2) card3) charter4) map5) menu* * *SF1) (Correos) letter•
echar una carta (al correo) — to post a letteres un caballero a carta cabal — a true o real gentleman
carta de despido — letter of dismissal, pink slip (EEUU) *
esta exposición es la mejor carta de presentación del pintor — this exhibition is the best introduction to the painter
carta de recomendación — [para un trabajo] letter of recommendation; [como presentación] letter of introduction
carta postal — LAm postcard
2) (Jur, Com) (=documento)tener carta blanca — to have a free hand, have carte blanche
carta de pago — receipt, discharge in full
carta de pedido — (Com) order
carta verde — (Aut) green card, certificate of insurance (EEUU)
3) (=estatuto) charterCarta Magna — (=constitución) constitution; Brit ( Hist) Magna Carta
4) (Naipes) cardfui a una pitonisa a que me echara las cartas — I went to a fortune-teller to have my fortune told with cards
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jugar a las cartas — to play cards5) (Culin) menu•
a la carta — à la carte6) (=mapa) (Geog) map; (Náut) chartcarta de navegación, carta de viaje, carta de vuelo — flight plan
carta geográfica, carta marítima — chart
carta meteorológica — weather chart, weather map
carta náutica, carta naval — chart
7) (TV)* * *1) (Corresp) letter¿hay carta para mí? — are there any letters for me?, is there any mail for me?
echar una carta al correo — to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter
carta de despido/renuncia — letter of dismissal/resignation
2) ( naipe) carda carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely honest; un caballero a carta cabal a perfect o real gentleman; echarle las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune; jugar bien las cartas to play one's cards right; jugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throw; no saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think; poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table; tomar cartas en el asunto — to intervene
3) ( de organización) charter; ( de país) constitution4) ( en restaurante) menu5) (ant) ( mapa) map•* * *= card, envelope, letter, charter.Ex. Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.Ex. A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.Ex. Thus, where the text of an article is interspersed amongst advertisements, letters and other contributions, only those pages on which parts of the article are printed are listed.Ex. Libraries may operate under state law, county or municipal ordinances, or charters.----* a la carta = a la carte.* baraja de cartas = pack of playing cards, deck of playing cards, deck of cards.* carta abierta = open letter.* carta adjunta = covering letter.* carta aeronáutica = aeronautical chart.* carta autógrafa = autograph letter.* carta blanca = free hand, carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].* carta bomba = letter bomb.* carta certificada = registered letter.* carta comercial = business letter.* carta de adhesión = letter of support.* carta de agradecimiento = note of thanks, thank-you letter.* carta de amor = love letter.* carta de apoyo = letter of support.* carta de baraja = playing card.* carta de barras de color = colour bar.* carta de derechos = charter of rights.* carta de derechos humanos = charter of human rights.* carta de intenciones = letter of intent.* carta de invitación = letter of invitation, invitation letter.* Carta de la ONU, la = UN charter, the.* carta de navegación = aeronautical chart, navigational chart.* carta de nombramiento = letter of appointment.* carta de pedido = order letter.* carta de presentación = cover letter, letter of introduction, calling card.* carta de privilegios = charter.* carta de recomendación = testimonial, letter of recommendation, letter of reference, reference letter.* carta de referencia = reference.* carta de rescate = ransom note.* carta de servicios = service offer.* carta de vinos = wine list.* carta interminable = epistle.* Carta Magna, la = Magna Carta, the.* carta marina = navigational chart.* carta modelo = model letter.* carta náutica = nautical chart.* carta personal = personal letter.* carta real = charter.* cartas al director = letter to the editor.* carta verde = green card.* contestar una carta = answer + letter.* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.* envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.* escritura de cartas = letter writing.* franquear una carta = frank + letter.* juego de cartas = euchre.* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas = letterbook [letter book].* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* redacción de cartas = letter writing.* registro de salida de cartas = outward letterbook.* tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.* * *1) (Corresp) letter¿hay carta para mí? — are there any letters for me?, is there any mail for me?
echar una carta al correo — to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter
carta de despido/renuncia — letter of dismissal/resignation
2) ( naipe) carda carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely honest; un caballero a carta cabal a perfect o real gentleman; echarle las cartas a alguien to tell somebody's fortune; jugar bien las cartas to play one's cards right; jugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throw; no saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think; poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table; tomar cartas en el asunto — to intervene
3) ( de organización) charter; ( de país) constitution4) ( en restaurante) menu5) (ant) ( mapa) map•* * *= card, envelope, letter, charter.Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.
Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.Ex: Thus, where the text of an article is interspersed amongst advertisements, letters and other contributions, only those pages on which parts of the article are printed are listed.Ex: Libraries may operate under state law, county or municipal ordinances, or charters.* a la carta = a la carte.* baraja de cartas = pack of playing cards, deck of playing cards, deck of cards.* carta abierta = open letter.* carta adjunta = covering letter.* carta aeronáutica = aeronautical chart.* carta autógrafa = autograph letter.* carta blanca = free hand, carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].* carta bomba = letter bomb.* carta certificada = registered letter.* carta comercial = business letter.* carta de adhesión = letter of support.* carta de agradecimiento = note of thanks, thank-you letter.* carta de amor = love letter.* carta de apoyo = letter of support.* carta de baraja = playing card.* carta de barras de color = colour bar.* carta de derechos = charter of rights.* carta de derechos humanos = charter of human rights.* carta de intenciones = letter of intent.* carta de invitación = letter of invitation, invitation letter.* Carta de la ONU, la = UN charter, the.* carta de navegación = aeronautical chart, navigational chart.* carta de nombramiento = letter of appointment.* carta de pedido = order letter.* carta de presentación = cover letter, letter of introduction, calling card.* carta de privilegios = charter.* carta de recomendación = testimonial, letter of recommendation, letter of reference, reference letter.* carta de referencia = reference.* carta de rescate = ransom note.* carta de servicios = service offer.* carta de vinos = wine list.* carta interminable = epistle.* Carta Magna, la = Magna Carta, the.* carta marina = navigational chart.* carta modelo = model letter.* carta náutica = nautical chart.* carta personal = personal letter.* carta real = charter.* cartas al director = letter to the editor.* carta verde = green card.* contestar una carta = answer + letter.* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.* envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.* escritura de cartas = letter writing.* franquear una carta = frank + letter.* juego de cartas = euchre.* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas = letterbook [letter book].* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* redacción de cartas = letter writing.* registro de salida de cartas = outward letterbook.* tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.* * *A ( Corresp) letter¿hay carta para mí? are there any letters for me?, is there any mail for me?carta de despido/renuncia letter of dismissal/resignationcarta de solicitud letter of applicationCompuestos:open lettercarte blanchele dieron carta blanca she was given carte blanche o a free handletter bombregistered lettercircular( frml) letter of recommendation, referencethank-you letterlove letterreference, letter of recommendationnaturalization papers (pl)tradiciones que ya han adquirido carta de ciudadanía en nuestro país traditions which have been adopted o which are now totally accepted in our countryletter of creditletter of intentletter of introduction● carta de nacionalización or de naturalezanaturalization papers (pl)receipt, official receiptletter of condolencebill of lading, manifestletter of introductionreference, letter of recommendationpastoralfpl credentials (pl)special-delivery lettergreen cardB (naipe) cardbaraja de cartas deck o ( BrE) pack of cardsjugar a las cartas to play cardsbarajar/dar las cartas to shuffle/deal the cardsa carta cabal: es honrado a carta cabal he's completely and utterly honestes un caballero a carta cabal he's a perfect o real gentlemanecharle las cartas a algn to tell sb's fortunefue a que le echaran las cartas he went to have his fortune toldjugar bien las cartas to play one's cards rightjugarse la última carta to play one's last cardtodavía no me he jugado la última carta I still have one card up my sleeve o left to playjugárselo todo a una carta to risk everything on one throwno saber a qué carta quedarse: no sé a qué carta quedarme I don't know what to think, I don't know which story ( o version etc) to believeponer las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the tabletomar cartas en algo to intervene in sthvoy a tener que tomar cartas en el asunto I'm going to have to step in o interveneCompuestos:● cartas de tarot or del Tarotfpl Tarot cards (pl)● cartas francesas or de pókerC (de una organización) charter; (de un país) constitutionCompuestos:● Carta Constitucional or Fundamental( frml); Constitutionhuman rights charter, charter of human rightsUN CharterUnited Nations Charter(UE) Charter of Fundamental Rights(UE) social chapter o charterD (en un restaurante) menucomer a la carta to eat à la carteCompuesto:wine listCompuestos:astral charttest cardcolor* chartflowchartastral chartchartchartchartflight planchartweather chart* * *
carta sustantivo femenino
1 (Corresp) letter;◊ ¿hay carta para mí? are there any letters for me?;
echar una carta al correo to mail (esp AmE) o (esp BrE) post a letter;
carta adjunta or explicatoria covering letter;
carta blanca carte blanche;
carta certificada registered letter;
carta de amor love letter;
carta de recomendación reference, letter of recommendation;
carta urgente special-delivery letter
2 ( naipe) card;
dar las cartas to deal the cards;
echarle las cartas a algn to tell sb's fortune;
poner las cartas sobre la mesa to put o lay one's cards on the table
3 ( en restaurante) menu;
carta de vinos wine list
carta sustantivo femenino
1 letter
carta abierta, open letter
carta certificada, registered letter
carta de presentación, letter of introduction
2 (de un restaurante) menu: comeremos a la carta, we'll eat à la carte
carta de vinos, wine list
3 Naipes card
jugar a las cartas, to play cards
4 Av Náut chart
5 (documento oficial) papers
carta blanca, carte blanche
carta de naturaleza, naturalization papers 6 carta magna, constitution
♦ Locuciones: figurado adquirir carta de naturaleza, to become widely accepted
echarle las cartas a alguien, to tell somebody's fortune
no saber a qué carta quedarse, not to know what to think about sthg
figurado poner las cartas sobre la mesa, to put o lay one's cards on the table
tomar cartas en un asunto, to intervene in an affair
' carta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- acompañar
- anónima
- anónimo
- astral
- atentamente
- avión
- certificar
- desalentador
- desalentadora
- destilar
- destinataria
- destinatario
- dictar
- disimulo
- don
- encabezamiento
- estimada
- estimado
- grafológica
- grafológico
- jugarse
- olvidarse
- personal
- recomendación
- sacar
- saludar
- sellar
- señora
- servidor
- servidora
- tenor
- a
- anexo
- borrador
- buzón
- cerrado
- certificado
- cifrar
- comercial
- comodín
- contenido
- contestar
- corazón
- correo
- de
- despachar
- destinado
- difamatorio
English:
acknowledge
- acknowledgement
- address
- answer
- apologetic
- attachment
- bear
- best
- bomb
- card
- carte blanche
- chain letter
- chart
- charter
- compose
- convey
- cover letter
- covering
- date
- direct
- egg
- express
- faithfully
- forget
- formality
- from
- get
- gram
- heading
- include
- insufficient
- leeway
- letter
- letter bomb
- letterhead
- look forward to
- love
- manage
- menu
- missive
- notepaper
- on
- penfriend
- post
- postmark
- receive
- receiver
- recipient
- redirect
- reference
* * *carta nf1. [escrito] letter;carta abierta open letter;carta de agradecimiento letter of thanks, thank you letter;carta de amor love letter;carta blanca carte blanche;dar carta blanca a alguien to give sb carte blanche o a free hand;tiene carta blanca para conceder un crédito she is solely responsible for deciding whether or not to give somebody a loan;carta bomba letter bomb;carta pastoral pastoral letter;carta de pésame letter of condolence;Am carta postal postcard;carta de presentación [para un tercero] letter of introduction;[con un currículum] Br covering letter, US cover letter;carta de recomendación reference (letter);carta urgente express letter2. [naipe] (playing) card;baraja de cartas pack o deck of cards;jugar a las cartas to play cards;echar las cartas a alguien to tell sb's fortune [with cards];voy a ir a que me echen las cartas I'm going to have my fortune told;carta sobre la mesa, pesa once you've played a card, you can't change your mind;enseñar las cartas to show one's hand;jugar a cartas vistas [con honradez] to act openly;[con certeza] to act with certainty;jugar bien sus cartas to play one's cards right;jugarse la última carta to play one's last card;jugarse todo a una carta to put all one's eggs in one basket;no saber a qué carta quedarse to be unsure;carta falsa low card3. [menú] menu;a la carta [menú] à la carte;[televisión, programación] pay-per-view;comer a la carta to eat à la carte;no tienen menú del día y hay que comer a la carta they don't have a set menu, you have to choose from the à la carte menu;un servicio a la carta a tailor-made servicecarta de vinos wine list4. [mapa] map;Náut chart carta astral star chart, astrological chart;carta de marear sea chart;carta marina sea chart;carta meteorológica weather map5. [documento] charterNáut carta de contramarca letter of reprisal;cartas credenciales letters of credence;Com carta de crédito letter of credit; Com carta de crédito documentaria documentary letter of credit; Náut carta de fletamento charter party;carta fundacional founding charter;carta general form letter;carta de hidalguía letters patent of nobility;Dep carta de libertad:dar la carta de libertad a alguien to give sb a free transfer;Carta Magna [constitución] constitution;Náut carta de marca letters-of-marque;carta de naturaleza naturalization papers;Com carta de pago receipt; Com carta de pedido order;la Carta Social the Social Charter;carta de trabajo work permit;Com carta de venta bill of sale;carta verde green card [for international car insurance]7. Compa carta cabal through and through;es un hombre íntegro a carta cabal he's honest through and through;tomar cartas en un asunto to intervene in a matter* * *f1 letter2 GASTR menu;a la carta à la carte3 ( naipe) playing card;jugar a las cartas play cards;jugar a cartas vistas play straight;jugarse todo a una carta risk everything on one throw;tomar cartas en el asunto intervene in the matter;poner las cartas boca arriba fig put one’s cards on the table;honrado a carta cabal utterly honest;no saber a qué carta quedarse not know what to do;echar las cartas a alguien tell s.o.’s fortune4 ( mapa) chart* * *carta nf1) : letter2) naipe: playing card3) : charter, constitution4) menú: menu5) : map, chart6)tomar cartas en : to intervene in* * *carta n1. (escrito) letter2. (naipe) card / playing card3. (lista de comidas) menu -
63 pegar
v.1 to stick.Ella pega el afiche She sticks the poster.2 to hit.pega a su mujer/a sus hijos he beats his wife/children3 to give (propinar) (bofetada, paliza).pegar un golpe a alguien to hit somebodypegar un tiro a alguien to shoot somebodyElla le pegó una tremenda paliza She gave him a good thrashing.4 to suit, to go with (corresponder a, ir bien a).no le pega ese vestido that dress doesn't suit herno le pega ese novio that boyfriend isn't right for her5 to paste (computing).6 to go together, to match.pegar con to go with7 to beat down (sol).8 to glue, to adhere, to bond, to paste.Ella pega las hojas She glues the sheets.9 to infect with.Yo le pegué a Ricardo un catarro I infected Richard with a cold.10 to sew on.Ella pega botones She sews on buttons.* * *2 (coser) to sew on3 (contagiar) to give4 (acercar) to move close to5 INFORMÁTICA to paste1 (combinar) to match1 (quemarse) to stick2 (persona) to latch onto■ se me pegó un tío en el pub y no hubo forma de deshacerme de él a bloke latched onto me in the pub and I couldn't get rid of him\no pegar ni con cola (no entonar) to be totally wrong, look totally out of place 2 (ser increíble) to be impossible to believe————————1 (golpear) to hit■ mamá, Pablo me ha pegado mum, Pablo hit me2 (dar) to give■ ¡vaya susto me has pegado! you didn't half scare me!1 (tener fuerza) to beat down■ ¡cómo pega el sol hoy! it's a real scorcher today!2 (beber) to knock back■ le gusta pegarle al whisky ¿eh? he likes knocking back the whisky, doesn't he1 (tropezar) to bump ( con, into)\dále que te pego over and over again, on and onno pegar golpe not to do a blessed thingno pegar ojo not to sleep a winkpegarle fuego a algo to set fire to somethingpegarle un tiro a alguien to shoot somebodypegarle una paliza a alguien to beat somebody uppegarse la vida padre familiar to live the life of Rileypegarse un tiro to shoot oneselfpegársela a alguien (engañar) to do the dirty on somebody 2 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody* * *verb1) to hit, strike2) glue, stick3) paste4) attach•- pegarse* * *1. VT1) (=adherir)a) [gen] to stick; [con cola] to glue, stick; [+ cartel] to stick up; [+ dos piezas] to fix together; (Inform) to pastelo puedes pegar con celo — you can stick it on with Sellotape ®, you can sellotape it on
b) (=coser) [+ botón] to sew on2) (=golpear) [gen] to hit; (=dar una torta a) to smackes un crimen pegar a los niños — it's a crime to hit o smack children
3) * (=dar)•
pegar un grito — to shout, cry out•
le han pegado un puntapié — they gave him a kick, they kicked him•
pegar un susto a algn — to scare sb, give sb a frightfuego 1)¡qué susto me has pegado! — what a fright you gave me!
4) (=arrimar)pegar una silla a una pared — to move o put a chair up against a wall
5) * (=contagiar) to give (a to)6)- pegarla8) Caribe [+ trabajo] to start2. VI1) (=adherir) to stick; (Inform) to paste2) (=agarrar) [planta] to take (root); [remedio] to take; [fuego] to catch3)pegar en algo — (=dar) to hit sth; (=rozar) to touch sth
pegaba con un palo en la puerta — he was pounding on o hitting the door with a stick
4) * (=armonizar) to go well, fit; [dos colores] to match, go togetherpegarle a algn: no le pega nada actuar así — it's not like him to act like that
pegar con algo — to match sth, go with sth
ese sombrero no pega con el abrigo — that hat doesn't match o go with the coat
5) * (=ser fuerte) to be strongeste vino pega (mucho) — this wine is really strong o goes to your head
6) * (=tener éxito)7) * (=creer)me pega que...: me pega que no vendrá — I have a hunch that he won't come
8)pegarle a algo — * to be a great one for sth *
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <bofetada/patada> to giveb) <grito/chillido> to let outc) (fam) < repaso>2)pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall
b) ( coser) <mangas/botones> to sew onc) ( arrimar) to move... closer3) (fam) ( contagiar) < enfermedad> to give2.pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)
pegar vi1)a) ( golpear)pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody
si vuelves a hacer eso, te pego — if you do that again, I'll smack you
b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) producto/moda to take off; artista to be very popularc) (fam) ( ser fuerte) viento to be strong2)a) ( adherir) to stickb) ( armonizar) to go together3.no pegar ni con cola — (fam)
pegarse v pron1)a) ( golpearse)me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table
me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head
se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock
pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash
pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody
b) (recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other2) < susto> to getpegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower
me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday
3)a) ( adherirse) to stickse pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell
b) ( contagiarse) enfermedad to be infectiouseso se pega — you can easily catch it; (+ me/te/le etc)
se le pegó la costumbre de... — she got into the habit of...
* * *1 = plaster, affix, attach, glue, fasten together, stick, paste together, cement.Ex. Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.Ex. In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.Ex. The binding type specifies the type of binding ( glued, sewn).Ex. A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.Ex. Is it a matter of a library in one country sticking a pin in a map and requesting a document from the nearest library to where the pin is inserted?.Ex. The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.Ex. An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.----* arrastrar y pegar = drag and drop.* copiar y pegar = copy and paste.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* goma de pegar = rubber solution.* ir pegado a = hug.* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.* pegar a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.* pegar con cinta adhesiva = tape.* pegarse = stick together, bricking, blocking, rub off on.* pegarse a = stick to, have + a rub-off effect on.* pegarse como una lapa = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpet.* pegar sobre = paste onto.* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <bofetada/patada> to giveb) <grito/chillido> to let outc) (fam) < repaso>2)pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall
b) ( coser) <mangas/botones> to sew onc) ( arrimar) to move... closer3) (fam) ( contagiar) < enfermedad> to give2.pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)
pegar vi1)a) ( golpear)pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody
si vuelves a hacer eso, te pego — if you do that again, I'll smack you
b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) producto/moda to take off; artista to be very popularc) (fam) ( ser fuerte) viento to be strong2)a) ( adherir) to stickb) ( armonizar) to go together3.no pegar ni con cola — (fam)
pegarse v pron1)a) ( golpearse)me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table
me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head
se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock
pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash
pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody
b) (recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other2) < susto> to getpegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower
me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday
3)a) ( adherirse) to stickse pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell
b) ( contagiarse) enfermedad to be infectiouseso se pega — you can easily catch it; (+ me/te/le etc)
se le pegó la costumbre de... — she got into the habit of...
* * *pegar22 = hit, spank, smack, whip, beat, belt, whack.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.Ex: Parents who endorse the use of non-coercive management techniques smack their children as well.Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.Ex: The assailants, he said, did not know 'if I was straight or gay, I just happened to pass by and got whacked on the head'.* pegar chillidos = shriek.* pegar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar.* pegar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.* pegar fuerte = hit + hard, pack + a wallop.* pegar gritos = shriek, shout.* pegarse una hostia = come + a cropper.* pegar un estirón = shoot up.* pegar un puñetazo = sock.* pegar un repullo = give + a start, startle.* pegar un respingo = give + a start, startle.* pegar un susto = spook.1 = plaster, affix, attach, glue, fasten together, stick, paste together, cement.Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.
Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.Ex: The binding type specifies the type of binding ( glued, sewn).Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.Ex: Is it a matter of a library in one country sticking a pin in a map and requesting a document from the nearest library to where the pin is inserted?.Ex: The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.* arrastrar y pegar = drag and drop.* copiar y pegar = copy and paste.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* goma de pegar = rubber solution.* ir pegado a = hug.* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.* pegar a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.* pegar con cinta adhesiva = tape.* pegarse = stick together, bricking, blocking, rub off on.* pegarse a = stick to, have + a rub-off effect on.* pegarse como una lapa = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpet.* pegar sobre = paste onto.* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.* * *pegar [A3 ]vtA1 (propinar) ‹bofetada/paliza/patada› to givele pegó una paliza terrible he gave him a terrible beatingle pegué una patada en la rodilla I gave him a kick on the knee, I kicked him on the kneete voy a pegar un coscorrón I'm going to clout you o give you such a clout! ( colloq)le pegaron un tiro they shot her2 ‹grito/salto›pegó un chillido she let out a scream, she screamedles pegó cuatro gritos y se callaron she shouted at them and they shut uppegó un salto de alegría he jumped for joypegó media vuelta y se fue he turned around and walked away3 ‹susto› to give¡qué susto me pegaste! you gave me a terrible fright!4 ( fam) ‹repaso›pégale un repaso a este capítulo look over this chapter againle pegué una miradita I had a quick look at itBpegué los sellos en el sobre I stuck the stamps on the envelope¿cómo pego la suela? how can I stick the sole?vamos a pegar todos los pedazos we're going to glue o stick all the pieces back togetherpegó un póster en la pared she stuck ( o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall2 (coser) ‹mangas/botones› to sew … onni siquiera sabe pegar un botón he can't even sew a button on3 (arrimar, acercar) to move … closerpega el coche un poco más a la raya move the car a little closer to the linepegó el oído a la pared he put his ear to the wall4 ( Inf) to pasteC ( fam) (contagiar) ‹enfermedad› to giveno te acerques, que te pego la gripe don't come near me, I'll give you my flu o you'll get my flula verdad es que la pegamos con su regalo we really were dead on o spot on with her giftcon este espectáculo sí la vamos a pegar we're going to have a big hit with this show ( colloq)■ pegarviA1dicen que le pega a su mujer they say he beats his wifesi vuelves a hacer eso, te pego if you do that again, I'll smack you¡a mí no me vas a pegar! don't you dare hit me!la pelota pegó en el poste the ball hit the goalpostpegarle a algo ( fam): ¡cómo le pegan al vino! they sure like their wine ( colloq), they certainly knock back the wine ( colloq)2 ( fam) (hacerse popular) to take offsi el producto no pega, quebramos if the product doesn't take off o catch on, we'll go underuna artista que pega en el extranjero an artist who's very popular abroadsu último disco está pegando fuerte her latest record is a big hit ( colloq)3 ( fam) (ser fuerte) «viento» to be strong¡cómo pegaba el sol! the sun was really beating down!, the sun was really hot!este vino pega muchísimo this wine's really strong, this wine goes to your headB1 (adherir) to stick2 (armonizar) to go togetherestos colores no pegan these colors* don't go togetherpegar CON algo to go WITH sthesos zapatos no pegan con el vestido those shoes don't go (well) with the dressesa mesa no pega con los demás muebles that table doesn't fit in with o go with the rest of the furnitureel vino blanco no pega con la carne white wine doesn't go with meatno pegar ni con cola or no pegar ni juntar ( fam): esos colores no pegan ni con cola those colors* don't go together at alleste cuadro aquí no pega ni con cola this picture looks really out of place hereno pegamos ni juntamos en este ambiente we stick out like a sore thumb in a place like thispegó para su casa she made o headed for home■ pegarseA1(golpearse): me pegué con la mesa I bumped into the table, I knocked myself on the tableme pegué en la cabeza I banged o knocked my headme pegué un golpe muy fuerte en la pierna I hit my leg really hardse cayó de la bicicleta y se pegó un porrazo ( fam); she fell off her bike and gave herself a nasty knockpegársela a algn ( Esp fam); (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( AmE colloq); (traicionar) to double-cross sb, do the dirty on sb ( colloq)2 ( recípr) (darse golpes) to hit each otherestos niños siempre se están pegando these kids are always hitting each other o fightingB1 ‹susto›¡qué susto me pegué cuando la vi! I got such a fright when I saw her2 ‹tiro›se pegó un tiro en la sien he shot himself in the head¡es para pegarse un tiro! it's enough to drive you crazy o mad!3 ( fam)(tomarse, darse): me voy a pegar una ducha I'm going to take o have a showertuvimos que pegarnos una corrida para no perder el tren we had to run to catch the trainanoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda we had an amazing meal last night ( colloq)¡me voy a pegar unas vacaciones …! I'm going to give myself o have myself a good vacationme pegué el día entero estudiando I spent the whole day studyingme pegué cuatro días sin salir de casa I didn't leave the house for four days, I went (for) four days without leaving the house ( colloq)C1 (adherirse) to stickno consigo que este sobre se pegue I can't get this envelope to stickse me ha pegado el arroz the rice has stuckmi madre se pega al or del teléfono y no para de hablar once my mother gets yakking on the phone there's no stopping her ( colloq)se pegó al or del timbre she kept her finger on o she leaned on the doorbellse me pega y después no se qué hacer para deshacerme de él he latches on to me and then I can't get rid of him2«costumbre/enfermedad» (contagiarse) (+ me/te/le etc): en Inglaterra se le pegó la costumbre de tomar té in England she got into the habit of drinking tease le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accentno te acerques, que se te va a pegar el catarro don't come too close or you'll catch my cold* * *
pegar ( conjugate pegar) verbo transitivo
1
le pegaron un tiro they shot her
pegarle un susto a algn to give sb a fright
2
( con cola) to glue, stick
3 (fam) ( contagiar) ‹ enfermedad› to give;
verbo intransitivo
1
(a un niño, como castigo) to smack sb;
la pelota pegó en el poste the ball hit the goalpost
[ artista] to be very popular
2
pegar CON algo to go with sth;
pegarse verbo pronominal
1a) ( golpearse):◊ me pegué con la mesa I knocked o hit myself on the table;
me pegué en la cabeza I banged o knocked my head
2 ‹ susto› to get;
3 ( contagiarse) [ enfermedad] to be infectious;
se te va a pegar mi catarro you'll catch my cold;
se le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accent
pegar
I verbo transitivo
1 (adherir) to stick
(con pegamento) to glue
2 (coser) to sew on
3 (arrimar) lean against: es mejor que pegues la cuna a la pared, you'd better put the cradle against the wall
4 (un susto, una enfermedad) to give
5 (realizar una acción) pegó fuego a la casa, he set the house on fire
pegó saltos de alegría, he jumped for joy
6 (maltratar) to hit: no pegues al niño, don't hit the child
II verbo intransitivo
1 (combinar) to match: ese jersey no pega con esos pantalones, that sweater doesn't go with those trousers
(estar próximo a) to be next to: su casa está pegada al cine, his house is next to the cinema
2 (sol) to beat down
♦ Locuciones: no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink
' pegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartel
- cascar
- frenazo
- hebra
- ojo
- respingo
- reventón
- sacudir
- zurrar
- acertar
- culo
- dar
- estirón
- golpear
- maltratar
- rebote
- salto
- sonar
English:
affix
- beat
- beat down
- believe in
- belt
- bond
- give
- glue
- gum
- hang
- hit
- paste
- punch
- put up
- scare
- sellotape
- sew on
- shoot
- slap
- slug
- smack
- stick
- stick together
- strike
- tape
- wallop
- alone
- attach
- crack
- even
- go
- jolt
- superglue
- wink
* * *♦ vt1. [adherir] to stick;[con pegamento] to glue; [póster, cartel] to fix, to put up; [botón] to sew on;pegó la suela al zapato he stuck the sole on the shoeno pegues la silla tanto a la pared don't put the chair so close up against the wall;3. [golpear] to hit;el balón me pegó en la cara the ball hit me in the face;pega a su mujer/a sus hijos he beats his wife/children4. [dar] [bofetada, paliza, patada] to give;pegó un golpe sobre la mesa he banged the table;pegar un golpe a alguien to hit sb;pegar un susto a alguien to give sb a fright;pegar un disgusto a alguien to upset sb;pegar un tiro a alguien to shoot sbpegar un grito to cry out, to let out a cry;no arreglas nada pegando gritos it's no use shouting;pegar un respingo to (give a) start;pegaban saltos de alegría they were jumping for joy;pegar un suspiro to (give a) sigh;pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sthle pegó el sarampión a su hermano she gave her brother measles7. [corresponder a, ir bien a] to suit;no le pega ese vestido that dress doesn't suit her;esta corbata pega con esa camisa this tie goes with that shirt;no le pega ese novio that boyfriend isn't right for her8. Informát to pastela pegamos con esa idea we were spot on with that idea♦ vi1. [adherir] to stick2. [golpear] to hit;la lluvia pegaba en la ventana the rain was driving against the windowpane;una bala pegó contra el techo a bullet hit the ceiling;la pelota pegó en el larguero the ball hit the crossbar3. [armonizar] to go together, to match;no pegan nada they don't go together o match at all;no pega mucho un bingo en este barrio a bingo hall doesn't really fit o looks rather out of place in this part of town;pegar con to go with;un color que pegue (bien) con el rojo a colour that goes (well) with red[viento, aire] to be strong; [vino, licor, droga] to be strong stuff, to pack a punch;el aire pega de costado there's a strong side wind;¡cómo pega el sol! it's absolutely scorching!el restaurante pega con a la estación the restaurant's right next to the stationeste grupo está pegando mucho últimamente this group is massive at the moment;una nueva generación de tenistas viene pegando fuerte a new generation of tennis players is beginning to come through* * *I v/t1 ( golpear) hit2 ( adherir) stick, gluepegar un grito shout, give a shout;no me pega la gana Méx I don’t feel like itII v/i1 ( golpear) hit2 ( adherir) stick4 ( armonizar) go (together)* * *pegar {52} vt1) : to glue, to stick, to paste2) : to attach, to sew on3) : to infect with, to giveme pegó el resfriado: he gave me his cold4) golpear: to hit, to deal, to strikeme pegaron un puntapié: they gave me a kick5) : to give (out with)pegó un grito: she let out a yellpegar vi1) : to adhere, to stick2)pegar en : to hit, to strike (against)3)pegar con : to match, to go with* * *pegar vb5. (armonizar) to go -
64 hinten
Adv.1. at the back; (am Ende) auch at the end; NAUT., FLUG. aft; (im Hintergrund) in the background; hinten in (+ Dat) in ( oder at) the back of; nach hinten (to the) back; NAUT., FLUG. aft; nach hinten gelegenes Zimmer room at the back; nach hinten hinausgehen Zimmer etc.: be at ( oder face) the back; nach hinten umkippen tip up backwards; von hinten from behind; anfangen: at the end; Sex: from behind; der Zweite von hinten the second from the back; von hinten nach vorne lesen, sortieren: from back to front, backwards; ziehen, kämpfen: from the back to the front, toward(s) the front; hinten anfügen add; sich hinten anstellen join ( oder go to the back of) the queue (Am. line)2. (im Rückstand): ziemlich weit hinten sein be a long way behind; fig., in Entwicklung: be quite far behind; hinten bleiben lag behind3. (weit entfernt): dort hinten back there; ganz weit hinten far away in the distance; weit hinten im Wald / in Sibirien in the depths of the forest / far away in Siberia4. umg., euph. (am Gesäß) on one’s behind ( oder backside); hinten wund sein have a sore behind; jemandem hinten reinkriechen fig., vulg. suck up to s.o., lick s.o.’s arse (Am. ass)5. umg., in Wendungen: hinten und vorn(e ) betrügen: left, right and cent|re (Am. -er); bedienen: hand and foot; jemanden hinten und vorn(e) verwöhnen spoil s.o. rotten; die stecken ihm das Geld hinten und vorn(e) rein they are giving him money hand over fist; es reicht / stimmt hinten und vorn(e) nicht oder weder hinten noch vorn(e) it’s nowhere near enough / it’s totally wrong; ich weiß nicht mehr, wo hinten und vorn(e) ist I don’t know whether I’m coming or going; ich hab doch hinten keine Augen I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head; von hinten durch die Brust ins Auge hum. in a roundabout way; ich sehe sie am liebsten von hinten I’m always glad to see the back of her; er kann oder kommt hinten nicht mehr hoch (ist gebrechlich) he is very frail; (ist in verzweifelter Lage) he is in a desperate situation; da hieß es Herr Professor hinten, Herr Professor vorn Professor this and Professor that* * *at the back; aft; behind* * *hịn|ten ['hɪntn]adv1) behindvon hinten — from the back; (bei Menschen auch) from behind
nach hinten — to the back
hinten auf der Liste — at the end of the list
sich hinten anstellen — to join the end of the queue (Brit) or line (US)
hinten im Bild — in the back of the picture
nach hinten laufen — to run to the back
das Alphabet von hinten aufsagen — to say the alphabet backwards
etw hinten anfügen — to add sth at the end
hinten bleiben (lit) — to stay behind, to stay at the back; (fig) to lag behind
von hinten — from behind; jdn erkennen auch from the back
hinten im Auto/Bus — in the back of the car/bus
der Blinker hinten — the rear indicator (esp Brit) or blinker (US)
hinten und vorn nichts haben (inf) — to be as flat as a pancake (esp Brit inf) or board (US inf)
nach hinten — to the back; fallen, ziehen backwards
jdn am liebsten von hinten sehen (inf) — to be glad to see the back of sb
nach hinten ausschlagen (Pferd) — to kick out
See:→ Augedas Buch ist hinten schmutzig — the back ( cover) of the book is dirty
hinten auf der Medaille — on the back or the reverse side of the medal
ein Blick nach hinten — a look behind
etw von hinten und vorn betrachten (fig) — to consider sth from all angles
4)5) (fig)hinten und vorn (betrügen) — left, right and centre (Brit) or center (US); bedienen hand and foot; verwöhnen rotten (inf); egal sein absolutely, utterly
das stimmt hinten und vorn nicht, das stimmt weder hinten noch vorn — that is absolutely untrue
dann heißt es Frau Schmidt hinten und Frau Schmidt vorn — then it's Mrs Schmidt this and Mrs Schmidt that
ich weiß nicht mehr, wo hinten und vorn ist — I don't know whether I'm coming or going
* * *hin·ten[ˈhɪntn̩]1. (im rückwärtigen Teil) at the backer sitzt ganz \hinten in der vorletzten Reihe he's sitting at the back in the last row but one\hinten bleiben to stay behind\hinten im Bild in the back of the picture\hinten im Bus in the back [or rear] of the bus\hinten im Garten at the bottom of the gardendas Haus da \hinten the house back therenach \hinten fallen to fall backwards▪ von \hinten from behind2. (dem Ende zu) at the enddas wird weiter \hinten erklärt that's explained further towards the end\hinten im Buch at the back of the bookein Buch von vorn[e] bis \hinten lesen to read a book from cover to covervon \hinten anfangen to begin from the endetw von \hinten aufsagen to say sth backwardshast du schon bemerkt, dass du \hinten [am Hemd] einen Fleck hast? have you seen that there's a stain on the back [of your shirt]?nach \hinten abgehen THEAT to leave the stagenach \hinten ausschlagen (Pferd) to kick outnach \hinten durchgehen TRANSP to go to the backnach \hinten gelegen sein/wohnen to be/live at the back of the houseein Zimmer nach \hinten a room at the backdie Stoßstange \hinten the rear bumpervon \hinten kommen to come from behind5. (an unbedeutender Stelle) behind\hinten bleiben to lag behindweit \hinten liegen to be tailed off BRIT6.▶ Frau/Herr... \hinten, Frau/Herr... vorn (fam) it's Mrs/Mr... this, Mrs/Mr... that, it's yes Mrs/Mr..., no Mrs/Mr..., [three bags full, Mrs/Mr...]▶ \hinten nicht mehr hochkommen (fam) to be [utterly] shattered fam [or exhausted] [or BRIT sl knackered] [or BRIT fam dead beat]▶ jdm \hinten reinkriechen (fam) to crawl fam [or grovel] to sb, to lick [or kiss] sb's arse [or AM ass] vulg▶ jdn \hinten und vorn[e] bedienen to wait on sb hand and footdas reicht doch \hinten und vorne nicht! that's nothing like enough!das stimmt doch \hinten und vorn[e] nicht [o weder \hinten noch vorn[e]] that can't [or there's no way that can] be right▶ nicht mehr wissen, wo \hinten und vorn[e] ist to not know if one's on one's head or one's heels [or if one's coming or going]* * *Adverb at the back; in or at the rearsich hinten anstellen — join the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line
hinten im Buch — at the back or end of the book
weiter hinten — further back; (in einem Buch) further on
von hinten nach vorne — backwards; (in einem Buch) from back to front
nach hinten gehen — go or walk to the back/into the room behind
hinten am Haus — at the back or rear of the house
von hinten kommen/jemanden von hinten erstechen — come from behind/stab somebody from behind
jemandem hinten drauffahren — (ugs.) run into the back of somebody
die anderen sind ganz weit hinten — the others are a long way back or behind
hinten und vorn[e] bedient werden — (ugs.) be waited on hand and foot
jemanden am liebsten von hinten sehen — (ugs.) be glad to see the back of somebody
* * *hinten advnach hinten (to the) back; SCHIFF, FLUG aft;nach hinten gelegenes Zimmer room at the back;nach hinten umkippen tip up backwards;der Zweite von hinten the second from the back;von hinten nach vorne lesen, sortieren: from back to front, backwards; ziehen, kämpfen: from the back to the front, toward(s) the front;hinten anfügen add;2. (im Rückstand):hinten bleiben lag behind3. (weit entfernt):dort hinten back there;ganz weit hinten far away in the distance;weit hinten im Wald/in Sibirien in the depths of the forest/far away in Siberiahinten wund sein have a sore behind;jemanden hinten und vorn(e) verwöhnen spoil sb rotten;die stecken ihm das Geld hinten und vorn(e) rein they are giving him money hand over fist;es reicht/stimmt hinten und vorn(e) nicht oderweder hinten noch vorn(e) it’s nowhere near enough/it’s totally wrong;ich weiß nicht mehr, wo hinten und vorn(e) ist I don’t know whether I’m coming or going;ich hab doch hinten keine Augen I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head;von hinten durch die Brust ins Auge hum in a roundabout way;ich sehe sie am liebsten von hinten I’m always glad to see the back of her;kommt hinten nicht mehr hoch (ist gebrechlich) he is very frail; (ist in verzweifelter Lage) he is in a desperate situation;Herr Professor hinten, Herr Professor vorn Professor this and Professor that* * *Adverb at the back; in or at the rearsich hinten anstellen — join the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line
hinten im Buch — at the back or end of the book
weiter hinten — further back; (in einem Buch) further on
von hinten nach vorne — backwards; (in einem Buch) from back to front
nach hinten gehen — go or walk to the back/into the room behind
hinten am Haus — at the back or rear of the house
von hinten kommen/jemanden von hinten erstechen — come from behind/stab somebody from behind
jemandem hinten drauffahren — (ugs.) run into the back of somebody
hinten und vorn[e] bedient werden — (ugs.) be waited on hand and foot
jemanden am liebsten von hinten sehen — (ugs.) be glad to see the back of somebody
* * *präp.aft prep.behind prep. -
65 terminar
v.1 to end, to finish.terminamos el viaje en San Francisco we ended our journey in San Francisco¿cómo termina la historia? how does the story end o finish?terminar con to put an end to (pobreza, corrupción)terminar de hacer algo to finish doing somethingElla termina la obra She finishes the play.Ya terminé I already finishedLa película acabó The film finished.María terminó a Ricardo Mary finished=ruined Richard.2 to finish, to split up.¡hemos terminado! it's over!3 to finish off, to complete, to culminate, to end off.María terminó la gira Mary finished off the tour.4 to end up, to wind up, to end up by.María terminó pintando Mary ended up painting.María terminó muy cansada Mary ended up all in.5 to break up.* * *1 (acabar) to finish, complete2 (dar fin) to end1 (acabar) to finish, end2 (acabar de) to have just (de, -)3 (final de una acción, de un estado) to end up4 (eliminar) to put an end ( con, to)7 (enfermedad) to come to the final stage1 (acabarse) to finish, end, be over2 (agotarse) to run out\terminar bien to have a happy endingterminar mal (historia) to have an unhappy ending 2 (personas - relación) to end up on bad terms 3 (- destino) to come to a sticky end* * *verb1) to end2) conclude3) complete4) finish5) expire* * *1.VT to finish2. VI1) [persona]a) [en una acción, un trabajo] to finish¿todavía no has terminado? — haven't you finished yet?
¿quieres dejar que termine? — would you mind letting me finish?
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terminar de hacer algo — to finish doing sth, stop doing sthcuando termine de hablar — when he finishes o stops speaking
terminó de llenar el vaso con helado — he topped o filled the glass up with ice-cream
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no termino de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did itno me cae mal, pero no termina de convencerme — I don't dislike him, but I'm not too sure about him
b) [de una forma determinada] to end upterminó diciendo que... — he ended by saying that...
c)• terminar con, han terminado con todas las provisiones — they've finished off all the supplies
hace falta algo que termine con el problema del paro — we need something to put an end to the problem of unemployment
he terminado con Andrés — I've broken up with o finished with Andrés
¡estos niños van a terminar conmigo! — these children will be the death of me!
d)• terminar por hacer algo — to end up doing sth
2) [obra, acto] to end¿cómo termina la película? — how does the film end?
¿a qué hora termina la clase? — what time does the class finish o end?
3) [objeto, palabra]•
terminar en algo — to end in sthtermina en vocal — it ends in o with a vowel
4) (Inform) to quit3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <trabajo/estudio> to finish; <casa/obras> to finish, complete2.dar por terminado algo — <discusión/conflicto> to put an end to something
terminar vi1) personaa) ( de hacer algo) to finishterminar DE + INF — to finish -ing
b) (en estado, situación) to end upterminar DE algo: terminó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter; terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ing; terminó marchándose or por marcharse — he ended up leaving
2)a) reunión/situación to end, come to an endesto va a terminar mal — this is going to turn out o end badly
y para terminar nos sirvieron... — and to finish we had...
b) ( rematar)3) terminar cona) (acabar, consumir)terminar con algo — <con libro/tarea> to finish with something; <con problema/abuso> to put an end to something
b)terminar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( destruir) to kill somebody
4) ( llegar a)3.terminar DE + INF: no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced; no terminaba de gustarle — she wasn't totally happy about it
terminarse v pron1) azúcar/pan to run out; (+ me/te/le etc)2) curso/reunión to come to an end, be over3) (enf) <libro/comida> to finish, polish off* * *= be over, cease, conclude, discontinue, end, end up, exit, quit, see through + to its completion, terminate, finish up, break up, finish, wind up (in/at), get through, call it quits, carry through to + completion, finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down, close + the book on.Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex. Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.Ex. Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex. Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex. An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex. The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.Ex. Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.----* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* estar terminándose = be on + Posesivo + last legs, be on the way out.* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.* para terminar = in closing.* sin terminar = unfinished.* terminar con Algo = be done with it.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de + Infinitivo = complete + Gerundio.* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.* terminar en empate = end in + a draw, result in + a draw.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* terminar formando parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* terminar la jornada laboral = clock off + work.* terminar los estudios = graduate.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* terminar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* terminarse = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone.* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* * *1.verbo transitivo <trabajo/estudio> to finish; <casa/obras> to finish, complete2.dar por terminado algo — <discusión/conflicto> to put an end to something
terminar vi1) personaa) ( de hacer algo) to finishterminar DE + INF — to finish -ing
b) (en estado, situación) to end upterminar DE algo: terminó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter; terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ing; terminó marchándose or por marcharse — he ended up leaving
2)a) reunión/situación to end, come to an endesto va a terminar mal — this is going to turn out o end badly
y para terminar nos sirvieron... — and to finish we had...
b) ( rematar)3) terminar cona) (acabar, consumir)terminar con algo — <con libro/tarea> to finish with something; <con problema/abuso> to put an end to something
b)terminar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( destruir) to kill somebody
4) ( llegar a)3.terminar DE + INF: no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced; no terminaba de gustarle — she wasn't totally happy about it
terminarse v pron1) azúcar/pan to run out; (+ me/te/le etc)2) curso/reunión to come to an end, be over3) (enf) <libro/comida> to finish, polish off* * *= be over, cease, conclude, discontinue, end, end up, exit, quit, see through + to its completion, terminate, finish up, break up, finish, wind up (in/at), get through, call it quits, carry through to + completion, finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down, close + the book on.Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.
Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex: Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.Ex: Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex: Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex: An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex: Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex: The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* estar terminándose = be on + Posesivo + last legs, be on the way out.* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.* para terminar = in closing.* sin terminar = unfinished.* terminar con Algo = be done with it.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de + Infinitivo = complete + Gerundio.* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.* terminar en empate = end in + a draw, result in + a draw.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* terminar formando parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* terminar la jornada laboral = clock off + work.* terminar los estudios = graduate.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* terminar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* terminarse = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone.* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* * *terminar [A1 ]vt‹trabajo/estudio› to finish¿has terminado el libro que te presté? have you finished the book I lent you?no han terminado las obras they haven't finished o completed the workterminó el viaje en La Paz he ended his journey in La Paz, his journey finished in La Pazterminó sus días en Sicilia he ended his days in Sicilydieron por terminada la sesión they brought the session to a closeeste año no pudimos terminar el programa we didn't manage to get through o finish o complete the syllabus this yeartermina esa sopa inmediatamente finish up that soup at oncepuedes terminarlo, nosotros ya comimos you can finish it off, we've already had some■ terminarviA «persona»1 (de hacer algo) to finishtermina de una vez hurry up and finishterminar DE + INF to finish -INGestoy terminando de leerlo I'm reading the last few pages, I'm coming to the end of it, I've nearly finished reading itdéjame terminar de hablar let me finish (speaking)salió nada más terminar de comer he went out as soon as he'd finished eating2 (en un estado, una situación) to end upterminé muy cansada I ended up feeling very tiredva a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad endterminar DE algo:terminó de camarero en Miami he ended up (working) as a waiter in Miamiterminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -INGterminará aceptando or por aceptar la oferta she'll end up accepting the offer, she'll accept the offer in the endB1 «reunión/situación» to end, come to an endal terminar la clase when the class ended, at the end of the classllegamos cuando todo había terminado we arrived when it was all overel caso terminó en los tribunales the case ended up in courtesto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badlyla historia termina bien the story has a happy endinglas huellas terminan aquí the tracks end o stop herey para terminar nos sirvieron un excelente coñac and to finish we had an excellent brandy2 (rematar) terminar EN algo to end IN sthpalabras que terminan en consonante words that end in a consonantzapatos terminados en punta pointed shoes o shoes with pointed toes1(agotar, acabar): terminaron con todo lo que había en la nevera they polished off everything in the fridgeterminó con su salud it ruined his healthocho años de cárcel terminaron con él eight years in prison destroyed himuna solución que termine con el problema a solution that will put an end to the problem2 (pelearse) terminar CON algn to finish WITH sbha terminado con el novio she's finished with o split up with her boyfriendD (llegar a) terminar DE + INF:no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convincedno terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about itA «azúcar/pan» to run outel café se ha terminado we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out(+ me/te/le etc): se me terminó la lana azul I've run out of blue woolse nos han terminado, señora we've run out (of them), madam o we've sold out, madamB «curso/reunión» to come to an end, be overotro año que se termina another year comes to an end o another year is overse terminó la discusión, aquí el que manda soy yo that's the end of the argument, I'm in charge hereC ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off* * *
terminar ( conjugate terminar) verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/estudio› to finish;
‹casa/obras› to finish, complete;
‹discusión/conflicto› to put an end to;
terminar la comida con un café to end the meal with a cup of coffee
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona]
terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;
va a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad end;
terminó marchándose or por marcharse he ended up leaving
2
esto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badlyb) ( rematar) terminar EN algo to end in sth;
c) ( llegar a):
no terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
3
‹con problema/abuso› to put an end to sthb) terminar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;
( matar) to kill sb
terminarse verbo pronominal
1 [azúcar/pan] to run out;
2 [curso/reunión] to come to an end, be over
3 ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off
terminar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea, objeto) to finish: ya terminó el jersey, she has already finished the pullover ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (de comer, beber, gastar) to finish: te compraré otro cuando termines este frasco, I'll buy you another one when you finish this bottle
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cesar, poner fin) to finish, end: mi trabajo termina a las seis, I finish work at six o'clock
no termina de creérselo, he still can't believe it
(dejar de necesitar, utilizar) ¿has terminado con el ordenador?, have you finished with the computer?
(acabar la vida, carrera, etc) to end up: terminó amargada, she ended up being embittered
2 (eliminar, acabar) este niño terminará con mi paciencia, this boy is trying my patience
tenemos que terminar con esta situación, we have to put an end to this situation
3 (estar rematado) to end: termina en vocal, it ends with a vowel
terminaba en punta, it had a pointed end
' terminar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
egresar
- emplear
- enterrar
- fijarse
- frenesí
- gastar
- parar
- rematar
- sin
- ventilarse
- zanjar
- acabar
- completar
- concluir
- faltar
- hasta
- medio
- mucho
- para
- pelear
- por
- último
English:
break up
- cease
- charge off
- clock
- close
- complete
- cooperation
- crop up
- drink up
- eat up
- end
- end up
- expire
- finish
- finish off
- finish up
- finish with
- get through
- graduate
- knock off
- leeway
- near
- stop
- time limit
- vain
- wind up
- and
- break
- concentrate
- conclude
- draw
- drink
- eat
- finished
- get
- leave
- nowhere
- round
- see
- undone
- unfinished
- wind
* * *♦ vt[acabar] to finish;termina la cerveza, que nos vamos finish your beer, we're going;terminamos el viaje en San Francisco we ended our journey in San Francisco;está sin terminar it isn't finished;RP Fam¡terminala! that's enough!♦ vi1. [acabar] to end, to finish;[tren, autobús, línea de metro] to stop, to terminate;¿cómo termina la historia? how does the story end o finish?;todo ha terminado it's all over;deja que termine, déjame terminar [al hablar] let me finish;terminar con la pobreza/la corrupción to put an end to poverty/corruption;¿has terminado con las tijeras? have o are you finished with the scissors?;han terminado con toda la leche que quedaba they've finished off o used up all the milk that was left;terminar con algo/alguien [arruinar, destruir] to destroy sth/sb;[matar] to kill sth/sb;terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;terminamos de desayunar a las nueve we finished having breakfast at nine;terminar en [objeto] to end in;termina en punta it ends in a point;las sílabas que terminan en vocal syllables that end in a vowel;para terminar, debo agradecer… [en discurso] finally, I would like to thank…3. [en cierto estado o situación] to end up;terminamos de mal humor/un poco deprimidos we ended up in a bad mood/(feeling) rather depressed;terminó loco he ended up going mad;vas a terminar odiando la física you'll end up hating physics;este chico terminará mal this boy will come to a bad end;este asunto terminará mal no good will come of this matter;terminó de camarero/en la cárcel he ended up as a waiter/in jail;la discusión terminó en pelea the argument ended in a fight;terminar por hacer algo to end up doing sth4. [llegar a]no termino de entender lo que quieres decir I still can't quite understand what you mean;no terminábamos de ponernos de acuerdo we couldn't quite seem to come to an agreement;no termina de gustarme I'm not crazy about it* * *I v/t end, finishII v/i1 end, finish;terminar con algo/alguien finish with sth/s.o.;terminar de hacer algo finish doing sth2 ( parar) stop3:terminar por hacer algo end up doing sth* * *terminar vt1) concluir: to end, to conclude2) acabar: to complete, to finish offterminar vi1) : to finish2) : to stop, to end* * *terminar vb1. (en general) to finish2. (al final) to end up -
66 съвсем
quite(напълно) entirely, completely; absolutely(изцяло) totally, altogether(съвършено) wholly, utterly, thoroughly, разг. cleanсъвсем не not at all(ни най-малко) not in the least; by no means, in no way; nothing of the kind; far from itвоен. no, sir!' съвсем друг quite/altogether differentсъвсембуден wide awakeсъвсем гол stark nakedсъвсем луд stark/raving madсъвсем глух stone-deafсъвсем нов brand newсъвсем мокър wet through (and through)съвсем прав perfectly rightсъвсем прогнил rotten throughout/out and outсъвсем сам all alone; all by himselfсъвсем невъзможно downright impossibleсъвсем не лош far from bad, not too/half bad, not bad at allсъвсем малко just a bit/littleсъвсем вярно quite so; quite trueсъвсем отначало at the very beginning/onsetсъвсем близо до quite near, прен. within an inch/ace ofсъвсем естествено е it's only naturalсъвсем сигурен quite/dead sureсъвсем съшият absolutely/quite the sameсъвсем неочаквано most unexpectedlyсъвсем е свършено с него it's all up with himсъвсем не знам I've no idea. I haven't the slightest ideaсъвсем забравих да питам I clean forgot to ask* * *съвсѐм,нареч. quite; ( напълно) entirely, completely; absolutely; ( изцяло) totally, altogether; ( съвършено) wholly, utterly, thoroughly, разг. clean; не \съвсем not quite; \съвсем буден wide awake; \съвсем вярно quite true; \съвсем глух stone -deaf; \съвсем гол stark naked; \съвсем друг quite/altogether different; \съвсем луд stark/raving mad; \съвсем малко just a bit/little; \съвсем мокър wet through (and through); \съвсем мъничко a wee bit, (за питие) just a drop; \съвсем не not at all; (ни най-малко) not in the least; by no means, in no way; nothing of the kind; far from it; воен. no, sir! \съвсем невъзможно downright impossible; \съвсем неочаквано most unexpectedly; \съвсем нов brand new; \съвсем сам all alone; all by himself; \съвсем сигурен quite/dead sure; \съвсем точно to a hair, to the turn of a hair.* * *quite: That is съвсем another story. - Това е съвсем друга история., съвсем the same - съвсем същият; completely: He is съвсем deaf. - Той е съвсем глух.; entirely ; largely {`lA;rdjli}; thoroughly ; throughout ; totally (изцяло): съвсем confused - съвсем объркан; all: not at съвсем - съвсем не* * *1. (изцяло) totally, altogether 2. (напълно) entirely, completely;absolutely 3. (ни най-малко) not in the least;by no means, in no way;nothing of the kind;far from it 4. (съвършено) wholly, utterly, thoroughly, разг. clean 5. quite 6. СЪВСЕМ близо до quite near, прен. within an inch/ace of 7. СЪВСЕМ вярно quite so;quite true 8. СЪВСЕМ глух stone-deaf 9. СЪВСЕМ гол stark naked 10. СЪВСЕМ е свършено с него it's all up with him 11. СЪВСЕМ естествено е it's only natural 12. СЪВСЕМ забравих да питам I clean forgot to ask 13. СЪВСЕМ луд stark/raving mad 14. СЪВСЕМ малко just a bit/little 15. СЪВСЕМ мокър wet through (and through) 16. СЪВСЕМ мъничко a wee bit, (за питие) just a drop 17. СЪВСЕМ не not at all 18. СЪВСЕМ не знам I've no idea. I haven't the slightest idea 19. СЪВСЕМ не лош far from bad, not too/half bad, not bad at all 20. СЪВСЕМ невъзможно downright impossible 21. СЪВСЕМ неочаквано most unexpectedly 22. СЪВСЕМ нов brand new 23. СЪВСЕМ отначало at the very beginning/onset 24. СЪВСЕМ прав perfectly right 25. СЪВСЕМ прогнил rotten throughout/out and out 26. СЪВСЕМ сам all alone;all by himself 27. СЪВСЕМ сигурен quite/dead sure 28. СЪВСЕМ съшият absolutely/quite the same 29. СЪВСЕМбуден wide awake 30. воен. no, sir!'СЪВСЕМ друг quite/altogether different 31. ти си СЪВСЕМ на погрешен път you are all wrong 32. това СЪВСЕМ не ми харесва I don't like it a/one bit 33. това е СЪВСЕМ удобно за мек that suits me fine 34. той СЪВСЕМ не е очаквал това he never expected this/that 35. той СЪВСЕМ не мислеше, че he little thought that, little did he think that 36. той е СЪВСЕМ млад he is quite a young man -
67 just
I [dʒʌst]1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, correttoII [dʒʌst]2) (immediately) subito, appena3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appenajust over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg
4) (only, merely) solo5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto6) (barely)7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamentejust a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento
8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente9) (possibly, conceivably)11) (positively, totally)12) (easily)just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!
14) (in requests)"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"
16) (equally)just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come
17) just about appena appena, quasijust about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito
18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre••take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse
* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.)2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.)3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.)•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.)2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.)3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.)4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.)5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.)6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.)7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.)9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.)•- just now
- just then* * *I [dʒʌst] adj(fair) giusto (-a)II [dʒʌst] adv1) (exactly) proprio, esattamentejust here/there — proprio qui/là
just behind/in front of/near — proprio dietro a/davanti a/vicino a
just when it was going well... — proprio quando tutto andava a gonfie vele...
just then or just at that moment — proprio in quel momento
it's just on 10 o'clock — sono le 10 in punto or precise
it costs just (on) £20 — costa 20 sterline tonde tonde
that's just it!; that's just the point! — precisamente!, proprio così!, per l'appunto!
that's just (like) him, always late — è proprio da lui arrivare sempre in ritardo
just as I thought/expected — proprio come pensavo/mi aspettavo
2) (recently, soon) appena, or orahe's just done it/left — lo ha appena fatto/è appena partito
3) (only) soltanto, solojust yesterday/this morning — soltanto ieri/stamattina
just a minute!; just one moment! — un attimo!
4) (simply) semplicemente, soltantoI just thought that... — pensavo solo che...
I just wanted to say that... — volevo solo dire che...
5) (slightly) pocojust over/under 2 kilos — un po' più/meno di 2 chili
it's just to the left/right — è subito a sinistra/destra
6) (barely) appena, (almost not) per un pelojust in time — giusto or appena in tempo
just enough money for sth/to do sth — soldi appena sufficienti per qc/per fare qc
he (only) just caught/missed it; he caught/missed it, but only just — l'ha preso/perso proprio per un pelo
7)it's just as good — è altrettanto buonoit's just as good as... — è buono quanto...
8) (with imperatives) un po'9) (emphatic) veramente, proprioso you regret buying it? — don't I just! — ti sei pentito di averlo comprato? — eccome!
10)I've had just about enough of this noise! fam — ne ho proprio avuto abbastanza di questo rumore!take an umbrella just in case — prendi un'ombrello, che non si sa mai
just the same, I'd rather... — ciononostante, preferirei...
* * *I [dʒʌst]1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, correttoII [dʒʌst]2) (immediately) subito, appena3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appenajust over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg
4) (only, merely) solo5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto6) (barely)7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamentejust a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento
8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente9) (possibly, conceivably)11) (positively, totally)12) (easily)just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!
14) (in requests)"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"
16) (equally)just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come
17) just about appena appena, quasijust about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito
18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre••take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse
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68 dead
1. adjective1) tot[as] dead as a doornail/as mutton — mausetot (ugs.)
I wouldn't be seen dead in a place like that — (coll.) keine zehn Pferde würden mich an solch einen Ort bringen (ugs.)
2) tot [Materie]; erloschen [Vulkan, Gefühl, Interesse]; verbraucht, leer [Batterie]; tot [Telefon, Leitung, Saison, Kapital, Ball, Sprache]the phone has gone dead — die Leitung ist tot
3) (expr. completeness) plötzlich [Halt]; völlig [Stillstand]; genau [Mitte]dead silence or quiet — Totenstille, die
dead calm — Flaute, die
dead faint — [totenähnliche] Ohnmacht
4) (benumbed) taub5) (exhausted) erschöpft; kaputt (ugs.)2. adverb1) (completely) völligdead easy or simple/slow — kinderleicht/ganz langsam
‘dead slow’ — "besonders langsam fahren"
dead drunk — stockbetrunken (ugs.)
2) (exactly)dead on target — genau im Ziel
3. noundead on two [o'clock] — Punkt zwei [Uhr]
1)in the dead of winter/night — mitten im Winter/in der Nacht
2) pl. the dead: die Toten Pl.* * *[ded] 1. adjective2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) tot2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) völlig- academic.ru/18635/deaden">deaden- deadly 3. adverb- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *[ded]I. adjshe's been \dead for three years sie ist [schon] drei Jahre totto be \dead on arrival beim Eintreffen ins Krankenhaus bereits tot sein\dead body Leiche fto drop \dead tot umfallento shoot sb \dead jdn erschießento be shot \dead erschossen werden2. inv (obsolete, not active) custom ausgestorben; feelings erloschen; (gone out) fire erloschen, aus fam; railway line stillgelegtacid rain has become a \dead issue über sauren Regen spricht heute keiner mehrmy cigarette is \dead meine Zigarette ist ausgegangen; (no longer in use)are these tins \dead? brauchst du diese Dosen noch?\dead language tote Sprache\dead volcano erloschener Vulkanmy legs have gone \dead meine Beine sind eingeschlafen\dead performance glanzlose Vorführung\dead capital totes Kapitalto be \dead on one's feet zum Umfallen müde seinand then the phone went \dead und dann war die Leitung totthe phone has gone \dead die Leitung ist totthe line went \dead die Leitung brach zusammenthat remark was a \dead giveaway diese Bemerkung sagte alleswow, \dead centre! hui, genau in die Mitte!to be in a \dead faint in eine tiefe Ohnmacht gefallen sein\dead silence Totenstille fwe sat in \dead silence keiner von uns sagte auch nur ein Wortto come to a \dead stop zum völligen Stillstand kommen▪ to be \dead tief und fest schlafento be \dead to the world fest eingeschlafen [o fam total weg] sein\dead ball toter Ball (Ball, der ohne Bewertung ins Aus geht)14.▶ to be \dead and buried tot und begraben sein▶ to be a \dead ringer for sb ein Doppelgänger von jdm sein, für jdn durchgehen können▶ I wouldn't be seen \dead in that dress so ein Kleid würde ich nie im Leben anziehen▶ I wouldn't be seen \dead in that pub in diese Kneipe [o ÖSTERR dieses Beisl] [o SCHWEIZ diese Beiz] würden mich keine zehn Pferde bringenII. advI'm \dead beat ich bin todmüdeyour analysis is \dead on target deine Analyse trifft genau ins Schwarzeyou're \dead right du hast vollkommen [o absolut] Recht!“\dead slow” „Schritt fahren“\dead certain todsicher fam\dead drunk stockbetrunkento have been \dead lucky Schwein gehabt haben slto be \dead set against sth absolut gegen etw akk seinto be \dead set on sth etw felsenfest vorhaben\dead silent totenstill\dead still regungslos\dead tired todmüdethe town hall is \dead ahead die Stadthalle liegt direkt da vorneto be \dead in the centre genau in der Mitte sein\dead on five o'clock Punkt fünf\dead on target genau im Ziel\dead on time auf die Minute genau3.▶ to stop \dead in one's tracks auf der Stelle stehen bleiben▶ to stop sth \dead in its tracks etw völlig zum Stillstand bringenhis political career was stopped \dead in its tracks seine politische Karriere fand ein jähes Ende▶ \dead straight:are you coming to the party? — \dead straight I am gehst du auf die Party? — darauf kannst du wetten! fam▶ to tell sb sth \dead straight jdm unverblümt die Wahrheit sagenIII. n1. (people)you're making enough noise to wake the \dead! bei dem Lärm kann man ja Tote aufwecken!let the \dead bury the \dead lasst die Toten die Toten begrabento come back from the \dead (come back to life) aus dem Jenseits zurückkommen, von den Toten zurückkehrento show [some] respect for the \dead den Toten Respekt zollen [o erweisen2.to rise from the \dead (recover from an illness) [von den Toten] auferstehen, wieder auferstehen iron; SPORT sich akk fangen3. (right in the middle)in the \dead of night mitten in der Nachtin the \dead of winter im tiefsten Winter* * *[ded]1. adj1) tot; plant abgestorben, tothe has been dead for two years — er ist seit zwei Jahren tot
to shoot sb dead — jdn erschießen or totschießen (inf)
you're dead meat ( if you come back here) (inf) — du bist ein toter Mann(, wenn du noch mal hierhin zurückkommst) (inf)
are these glasses/bottles dead? — können diese Gläser/Flaschen weg?
to be dead and buried, to be dead in the water — tot und begraben sein
See:11) (TYP)2. adv1) (= exactly) genauto be dead on time — auf die Minute pünktlich kommen; (clock) auf die Minute genau gehen
dead drunk — total betrunken, stockvoll (inf)
he was dead lucky — er hat Schwein gehabt (inf), er hat irrsinnig Glück gehabt
"dead slow" — "Schritt fahren"
3)to stop dead — abrupt stehen bleiben or (talking) innehalten
3. n1)2)in the or at dead of night —
* * *dead [ded]1. tot, gestorben:dead and gone tot und begraben (a. fig);be dead to the world umg hinüber sein:a) eingeschlafen seinb) das Bewusstsein verloren habenc) sinnlos betrunken sein;play dead sich tot stellen;a) gehirnamputiert sein pej,b) keinerlei geistige Interessen haben;dead man’s handle BAHN Sicherheitsfahrschaltungstaster m, SIFA-Taster m;wait for a dead man’s shoesa) auf eine Erbschaft warten,b) warten, bis jemand stirbt, damit man in seine Position nachrücken kann;he is dead of pneumonia er ist an Lungenentzündung gestorben;he is a dead man fig er ist ein Kind des Todes, er ist ein toter Mann;2. tot, leblos:dead matter tote Materie ( → A 23)3. totenähnlich, tief (Schlaf):be in a dead faint in tiefer Ohnmacht liegen4. umg restlos fertig, todmüde, zu Tode erschöpft5. unzugänglich, unempfänglich ( beide:to für):be dead to pity keinerlei Mitleid haben6. taub ( to advice gegen Ratschläge)7. gefühllos, abgestorben, erstarrt (Finger etc):go dead (jemandem) einschlafen ( → A 11)to gegen)9. tot, ausgestorben:dead language tote Sprache10. überlebt, veraltet (Sitten etc)11. erloschen (Feuer, Vulkan, Leidenschaft etc):go dead ausgehen (Zigarette etc)( → A 7)12. tot, geistlos13. unfruchtbar, tot, leer, öde (Gegend etc)15. JURa) ungültig (Abmachung etc)b) bürgerlich tot16. langweilig, öd(e) (Party etc)17. tot, nichtssagend, farb-, ausdruckslosdead market flauer Markt19. WIRTSCH tot (auch allg Wissen etc), gewinn-, umsatzlos:dead assets pl unproduktive (Kapital)Anlage;dead capital (stock) totes Kapital (Inventar)20. TECHa) außer Betrieb, tot:dead track totes Gleisb) defekt (Ventil etc):dead engine ausgefallener oder abgestorbener Motorc) leer (Batterie)22. ELEK strom-, spannungslos, tot23. TYPO abgelegt:dead matter Ablegesatz m ( → A 2)dead floor Blend-, Blindboden m;dead window totes Fenster25. Sack… (ohne Ausgang):dead street Sackgasse f26. dumpf, klanglos, tot (Ton)27. matt (Augen, Farben etc):dead gilding matte Vergoldung28. schal, abgestanden (Getränk)29. verwelkt, dürr, abgestorben (Blumen etc)30. (akustisch) tot:31. völlig, absolut, restlos, total:dead certainty absolute Gewissheit;dead silence Totenstille f;dead stop völliger Stillstand;come to a dead stop schlagartig stehen bleiben oder aufhören; → calm A 2, cert, earnest1 B, loss 1, ringer2 432. todsicher umg, unfehlbar (Schütze etc)a dead push ein verzweifelter, aber vergeblicher StoßB s1. stillste Zeit:in the dead of night mitten in der Nacht;the dead of winter der tiefste Winterrise from the dead von den Toten auferstehen;the dead and the living die Lebenden und die TotenC adv1. umg restlos, absolut, völlig, gänzlich, total:the facts are dead against him alles spricht gegen ihn;be dead asleep im tiefsten Schlaf liegen;dead beat umg wie erschlagen, fix und fertig;dead black tiefschwarz;dead drunk sinnlos betrunken;be dead right hundertprozentig recht haben;“dead slow” AUTO „Schritt fahren!“;dead straight schnurgerade;dead tired todmüde2. plötzlich, abrupt:stop dead (in one’s tracks) abrupt stehen bleiben oder aufhören3. genau, direkt:dead against genau gegenüber von (od dat);be dead set on ganz scharf sein auf (akk) umg* * *1. adjective1) tot[as] dead as a doornail/as mutton — mausetot (ugs.)
I wouldn't be seen dead in a place like that — (coll.) keine zehn Pferde würden mich an solch einen Ort bringen (ugs.)
2) tot [Materie]; erloschen [Vulkan, Gefühl, Interesse]; verbraucht, leer [Batterie]; tot [Telefon, Leitung, Saison, Kapital, Ball, Sprache]3) (expr. completeness) plötzlich [Halt]; völlig [Stillstand]; genau [Mitte]dead silence or quiet — Totenstille, die
dead calm — Flaute, die
dead faint — [totenähnliche] Ohnmacht
4) (benumbed) taub5) (exhausted) erschöpft; kaputt (ugs.)2. adverb1) (completely) völligdead easy or simple/slow — kinderleicht/ganz langsam
‘dead slow’ — "besonders langsam fahren"
dead drunk — stockbetrunken (ugs.)
2) (exactly)3. noundead on two [o'clock] — Punkt zwei [Uhr]
1)in the dead of winter/night — mitten im Winter/in der Nacht
2) pl. the dead: die Toten Pl.* * *adj.abgestorben adj.außer Betrieb ausdr.stromlos adj.tot adj.öd adj. -
69 helt
I sg - helten, pl - helteгеро́й мIIсовсе́м, соверше́нно, абсолю́тно* * *absolutely, all, altogether, clean, cleanly, completely, entirely, hero, out, quite, right, very, wholly* * *I. (en -e) hero (pl -es);[ dagens helt] the hero of the day.II. adv quite, completely,(mere F) entirely ( fx different, finished, wrong; not quite (el.entirely) satisfied),( ved nægtelse også) altogether ( fx not altogether bad (,satisfied));( uden nægtelse også, stærkere) totally ( fx changed; I totally agree), absolutely ( fx he is absolutely unbearable);( nogenlunde) quite, fairly ( fx good);[ han er blevet et helt andet menneske] he has become (quite) a different man;[ noget helt andet] something quite (el. completely) different;[ det er noget helt andet!] that is quite a different matter (el. story),(dvs det var bedre) that's more like it![ helt hen til] right up to;[ helt henne ved] right at;[ helt henne ved siden af] right beside;[ helt og holdent] completely, entirely;[ helt igennem] right through, through and through ( fx wet through and through),(fig) through and through ( fx he is a reliable man through and through), thoroughly ( fx he is thoroughly trustworthy), out and out ( fx he is an out-and-out scoundrel);[ helt inde i] right inside;[ helt nede i] right down in;[ helt omme bag] right behind;[ skrive et ord helt ud] write a word in full. -
70 todo el tiempo
= all of the time, left, right and centre, the whole time, all the whileEx. Many others besides Rothstein have suspected the truth of these figures for years, bearing in mind Robert Kennedy's hardbitten politician's conclusion that `one fifth of the people are against everything all of the time' = Muchos otros junto con Rothstein han sospechado durante años de la verdad de estos datos, teniendo presente la conclusión del político escarmentado Robert Kennedy de que "una quinta parte de la gente está en contra de todo siempre".Ex. It hasn't helped that the Americans are being so unilateralist and pulling out of treaties left, right and centre.Ex. The gentleman was sobbing his heart out the whole time but was totally transformed by the experience.Ex. The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.* * *= all of the time, left, right and centre, the whole time, all the whileEx: Many others besides Rothstein have suspected the truth of these figures for years, bearing in mind Robert Kennedy's hardbitten politician's conclusion that `one fifth of the people are against everything all of the time' = Muchos otros junto con Rothstein han sospechado durante años de la verdad de estos datos, teniendo presente la conclusión del político escarmentado Robert Kennedy de que "una quinta parte de la gente está en contra de todo siempre".
Ex: It hasn't helped that the Americans are being so unilateralist and pulling out of treaties left, right and centre.Ex: The gentleman was sobbing his heart out the whole time but was totally transformed by the experience.Ex: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while. -
71 ser perfecto
(v.) = be right, be spot on, fit + the billEx. Scenes from books done in polished improvisations, for instance, or puppet plays adapted from stories are just right.Ex. The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.Ex. Some individuals think making resources simply electronic fits the bill, while others feel a digital library is far loftier than this.* * *(v.) = be right, be spot on, fit + the billEx: Scenes from books done in polished improvisations, for instance, or puppet plays adapted from stories are just right.
Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.Ex: Some individuals think making resources simply electronic fits the bill, while others feel a digital library is far loftier than this. -
72 cola
f.1 tail.2 train.3 queue (fila) (British).4 bottom.están a la cola del mundo civilizado en cuanto a inversiones educativas they have the worst record in the civilized world as regards investment in educationir a la cola del pelotón to be one of the backmarkerstener o traer cola (informal) to have serious consequences o repercussions5 glue (pegamento).6 cola (bebida).7 willy (British), peter (United States) (informal) (penis).8 bum (British), butt (United States) (informal) (nalgas). ( Latin American Spanish)9 line, row, queue, tail of a list.10 wallpaper paste.11 cauda.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: colar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: colar.* * *1 (gen) tail2 (de vestido) train; (de chaqueta) tail3 (fila) queue, US line\a la cola at the back, at the rearestar en la cola figurado to be the lasthacer cola to queue up, US stand in lineponerse en la cola to get into the queue, US get in linetraer cola familiar to have serious consequencesvagón de cola rear coach————————1 (pegamento) glue\no pega ni con cola familiar it doesn't match at all————————1 (árbol) cola* * *noun f.1) tail2) line3) glue* * *ISF1) [de animal, avión, cometa] tailtraer cola —
la decisión del árbitro va a traer cola — this is not the last we will hear of the referee's decision
cola de caballo — (=en el pelo) pony tail; (=planta) horsetail
cola de milano, cola de pato — (Téc) dovetail
cola de rata — (Pesca) fly line
2) [de frac] tail; [de vestido] train3) (=hilera) queue, line (EEUU)se formó una cola de dos kilómetros debido al accidente — a two-kilometre tailback formed because of the accident
¡a la cola! — get in the queue!, get in line! (EEUU)
hacer cola — to queue (up), line up (EEUU)
ponerse a la cola — to join o get into the queue, join o get into the line (EEUU)
4) (=parte final) [de manifestación] tail end, back; [de carrera] backel ciclista estaba en o a la cola del pelotón — the cyclist was at the back of o at the tail end of the pack
los equipos en la cola de la tabla — the teams at the foot o bottom of the table
estamos a la cola de las sociedades civilizadas — we are at the bottom of the league of civilized societies
5) * (=pene) willy *, weenie (EEUU) *6) Ven(Aut)IIpedir cola — to ask for a lift o ride (EEUU)
SF (=pegamento) glue, gum; [para decorar] sizepintura a la cola — distemper; (Arte) tempera
IIIno pegar ni con cola —
SF1) (=planta) cola, kola2) (=bebida) cola, Coke ®3) And (=refresco) fizzy drinkIV* SM Chile poof **, queer *** * *I1)a) (de un animal, pez) tailtraer or tener cola — to have repercussions
b) ( de vestido) train; ( de frac) tails (pl)d) (RPl fam) ( nalgas) bottom (colloq)e) (Esp fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)2)a) (fila, línea) line (AmE), queue (BrE)no hay mucha cola — there isn't much of a line o queue
hacer cola — to line up (AmE), to queue (up) (BrE)
a la cola! — get in line! o in the queue!
brincarse or saltarse la cola — (Méx) to jump the line o queue
b) (de una clasificación, carrera)en lo que se refiere a la investigación estamos a la cola — as far as research is concerned, we are at the bottom of the pile o the league (colloq)
3) ( pegamento) glueno pegar ni con cola: esos colores no pegan ni con cola those colors just don't go together; aquí no pega ni con cola — it just doesn't look right here (colloq)
4) ( bebida) Coke®, cola5) (Ven) (Auto)IIdarle la cola a alguien — to give somebody a lift o a ride
masculino (Chi fam & pey) fag (AmE colloq & pej), poof (BrE colloq & pej)* * *I1)a) (de un animal, pez) tailtraer or tener cola — to have repercussions
b) ( de vestido) train; ( de frac) tails (pl)d) (RPl fam) ( nalgas) bottom (colloq)e) (Esp fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)2)a) (fila, línea) line (AmE), queue (BrE)no hay mucha cola — there isn't much of a line o queue
hacer cola — to line up (AmE), to queue (up) (BrE)
a la cola! — get in line! o in the queue!
brincarse or saltarse la cola — (Méx) to jump the line o queue
b) (de una clasificación, carrera)en lo que se refiere a la investigación estamos a la cola — as far as research is concerned, we are at the bottom of the pile o the league (colloq)
3) ( pegamento) glueno pegar ni con cola: esos colores no pegan ni con cola those colors just don't go together; aquí no pega ni con cola — it just doesn't look right here (colloq)
4) ( bebida) Coke®, cola5) (Ven) (Auto)IIdarle la cola a alguien — to give somebody a lift o a ride
masculino (Chi fam & pey) fag (AmE colloq & pej), poof (BrE colloq & pej)* * *cola11 = tail, train.Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.
Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.* cola de caballo = ponytail, pigtails.* cola de discos = disc queue.* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.* cola de espera = queue.* cola de impresión = print queue.* cola de los rezagados, la = trailing edge, the.* cola de reclamaciones = recall queue.* cola de tráfico = tailback.* con cola = caudate.* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.* con cola tupida = bushy-tailed.* formar una cola = form + queue.* gestor de colas de impresión = print spooler.* hacer cola = queue up.* piano de cola = grand piano.* poner en cola = queue.* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.* procesar una cola de espera = clear + queue.* sin cola = ecaudate.* viento de cola = tailwind.cola22 = size, adhesive, glue.Ex: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.
Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast at first on to a cloth backing and later directly on to the roller stock.* cola de alumbre = alum sizing.* cola de colofonia = rosin size.* cola de piel de conejo = rabbit-skin glue.* encuadernación en cola = perfect binding, adhesive binding.* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.* * *cola1A1 (de un animal, pez) tailtraer or tener cola: este asunto va a traer cola this is going to have repercussionsno lo van a olvidar, te aseguro que esto va a traer cola they aren't going to forget it easily, I'll bet we haven't heard the last of it yetel que tiene cola de zacate no puede jugar con lumbre (AmC, Méx); people who live in glass houses should not throw stones3 (de un avión) tail; (de un cometa) tailCompuestos:ponytaildovetail, dovetail jointBpodemos esperar, no hay mucha cola we could wait, there isn't much of a line o queuetuvimos que hacer cola durante dos horas we had to wait in line o we had to queue for two hours¡a la cola! get in line!, get in the queue!pónganse a la cola por favor please join the (end of the) line o queuebrincarse or saltarse la cola ( Méx); to push in ( colloq), to cut the line ( AmE), to jump the queue ( BrE)2(de una clasificación, carrera): un partido entre dos equipos en la cola a game between two bottom-of-the-league teams o two teams at the bottom of the divisionen lo que se refiere a la investigación científica estamos a la cola as far as scientific research is concerned, we are at the bottom of the pile o the league ( colloq)a la cola del pelotón at the tail end of the groupC (pegamento — para papeles) glue, gum; (— para madera) glueno pegar ni con cola: esa falda y esa blusa quedan fatal, no pegan ni con cola that skirt and blouse look terrible, they just don't go togetheresos cuadros aquí no pegan ni con cola those paintings just don't look right o ( colloq) don't go in hereCompuestos:wood glue o adhesive● cola de contacto/impactocontact/impact adhesivefish glue, isinglass ( tech)D (bebida) Coke®, colarefresco de cola cola drinkE¿me puedes dar la cola? can you give me a lift o a ride?cola2* * *
cola sustantivo femenino
1a) (Zool) tail;
( de frac) tails (pl)
2 ( fila) line (AmE), queue (BrE);◊ hacer cola to line up (AmE), to queue (up) (BrE);
pónganse a la cola por favor please join the (end of the) line o queue;
brincarse la cola (Méx) to jump the line o queue;
a la cola del pelotón at the tail end of the group
3
4 (Ven) (Auto):
darle la cola a algn to give sb a lift o a ride
cola 1 sustantivo femenino
1 (de animal, de un avión) tail
2 (peinado) ponytail
3 (de un vestido) train
4 (fila) queue, US line: hicimos cola durante una hora, we were queuing for an hour
5 (final) bottom, a la cola, at the back o rear
♦ Locuciones: familiar traer cola, to have consequences
cola 2 sustantivo femenino (pegamento) glue
' cola' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calimocho
- coleta
- piano
- prensil
- su
- turno
- vagón
- vez
- colar
- coletazo
- formar
- interminable
- kilométrico
- mover
- pegado
- pegar
- peludo
- recoger
- unir
- viento
English:
catch 22
- Coke
- fizz
- flick
- formula
- glue
- grand
- grand piano
- join
- line
- line up
- paste
- ponytail
- pop-top
- queue
- stick
- stick together
- superglue
- swish
- tail
- ticket
- tie on
- train
- whisk
- brush
- caboose
- day
- diet
- guard
- hitch
- pony
- wear
* * *cola nf1. [de mamífero, pez] tail2. [de ave] tail3. [de avión, cometa] tail;Bol, RPtener cola de paja to be feeling guilty4. [de vestido de novia] train5. [parte final] [de clase, lista] bottom;[de desfile] end;el país está a la cola del mundo civilizado en cuanto a inversiones educativas the country has the worst record in the civilized world as regards investment in education;ir a la cola del pelotón to be one of the backmarkers6. [fila] Br queue, US line;llegué el último y me tuve que poner a la cola I was the last to arrive, so I had to join the end of the Br queue o US line;¡a la cola! go to the back of the Br queue o US line!Informát cola de impresión print queue7. [pegamento] glue;Famno pegar ni con cola: esa chaqueta y esos pantalones no pegan ni con cola that jacket and those trousers clash horribly;esos pantalones no pegan ni con cola en una fiesta tan formal those trousers are totally inappropriate for such a formal docola de pescado fish gluesus declaraciones tendrán o [m5] traerán cola his statement won't be the end of it o won't be the last we hear of it;RPcomer cola to suffer a setback10. [árbol]cola tree11. [sustancia excitante] cola;una bebida de cola a cola drinkpedir cola to hitchhike* * *1 f ( pegamento) glue2 ftraer cola have repercussions;estar a la cola be in last place2 de gente line, Brqueue;hacer cola stand in line, Br queue (up)3 L.Am. famde persona butt fam, Brbum fam3 f BOT cola, kola;nuez de cola cola nut, kola nut* * *cola nf1) rabo: tailcola de caballo: ponytail2) fila: line (of people)hacer cola: to wait in line3) : cola, drink4) : train (of a dress)5) : tails pl (of a tuxedo)6) pegamento: glue* * *cola n1. (de animal) tail2. (fila) queue3. (pegamento) glue4. (de tren) rear5. (de vestido) train -
73 acuerdo
m.1 agreement (pacto).llegar a un acuerdo to reach (an) agreementacuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio General Agreement on Tariffs and Tradeacuerdo tácito tacit agreement2 resolution.3 settlement of a claim.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acordar.* * *1 agreement\¡de acuerdo! all right!, O.K.!de acuerdo con in accordance withde común acuerdo by mutual agreement, by common consentestar de acuerdo to agree ( con, with)llegar a un acuerdo to come to an agreementponerse de acuerdo to agreeacuerdo marco framework agreement* * *noun m.agreement, deal, understanding- de acuerdo con
- estar de acuerdo* * *SM1) (=decisión conjunta) agreement; [implícito, informal] understanding; [de negocios] dealambas partes quieren llegar a un acuerdo — both parties wish to come to o reach an agreement
tenemos una especie de acuerdo para no hacernos la competencia — we have a sort of understanding that we will not become competitors
•
de común acuerdo — by mutual agreement, by mutual consent•
de o por mutuo acuerdo — by mutual agreement, by mutual consent•
tomar un acuerdo, no tomaron ni un solo acuerdo en la reunión — nothing was agreed on in the meetingse tomó el acuerdo de ofrecer ayuda a los países afectados — it was agreed to give aid to the affected countries
acuerdo de desarme — disarmament agreement, arms agreement
acuerdo de pago respectivo — (Com) knock-for-knock agreement, no-fault agreement (EEUU)
acuerdo tácito — unspoken agreement, tacit agreement
2)•
de acuerdo —a) [independiente] OK, all rightsí, de acuerdo — yes, OK, yes, all right
cada uno pondremos 40 euros ¿de acuerdo? — we'll each put in 40 euros, OK o all right?
b)• estar de acuerdo — to agree, be in agreement frm
en eso estamos de acuerdo — we agree on that, we're in agreement on that frm
c)• ponerse de acuerdo — to come to an agreement, reach (an) agreement
aún no nos hemos puesto de acuerdo — we still haven't come to an agreement, we still haven reached (an) agreement
d)• de acuerdo con — according to, in accordance with frm
todo se hizo de acuerdo con las reglas — everything was done according to o frm in accordance with the regulations
de acuerdo con el artículo 27 — as laid down in article 27, in accordance with article 27 frm
de acuerdo con estas fuentes, las dos mujeres fueron secuestradas — according to these sources, the two women were kidnapped
* * *1)a) ( arreglo) agreementllegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo — to reach an agreement
b) ( pacto) agreementacuerdo de paz — peace agreement o (frml) accord
2) (en locs)a)de acuerdo: estar de acuerdo to agree; ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement; estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something; estamos de acuerdo en que... we all agree o we're all agreed that...; estar de acuerdo con alguien/algo to agree with somebody/something; no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't think we should pay him so much; ¿mañana a las ocho? - de acuerdo — (indep) tomorrow at eight? - OK o all right
b)de acuerdo con or a — in accordance with
* * *= agreement, arrangement, compromise, convention, partnership, understanding, covenant, accord, partnering, pact, accommodation, bargaining, settlement.Ex. Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.Ex. This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.Ex. A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.Ex. Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.Ex. A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.Ex. The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.Ex. Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.Ex. Issues discussed at some length included problems arising from a recent copyright pact with the USA and how each country can obtain access to the best literature of the other.Ex. Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.Ex. The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.Ex. These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.----* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.* acuerdo bilateral = bilateral agreement.* acuerdo con el fiscal = plea bargaining.* acuerdo con el juez = plea bargaining, plea bargaining.* acuerdo contractual = contractual agreement.* acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.* acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.* acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.* acuerdo de paz = peace agreement.* acuerdo económico = financial arrangement.* acuerdo escrito = written agreement.* acuerdo financiero = financial arrangement.* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).* acuerdo internacional = modus vivendi.* acuerdo legal = legal agreement, legal settlement.* acuerdo multilateral = multilateral agreement.* acuerdo muto = meeting of (the) minds.* acuerdo salarial = salary agreement.* acuerdo secreto = secret deal.* acuerdo sindical = union contract.* acuerdo sobre el precio mínimo de los libros = net book agreement.* acuerdo verbal = verbal agreement.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* celebrar un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.* concertar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.* contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.* críticos + no estar de acuerdo = critics + be divided.* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.* de acuerdo a = according to.* de acuerdo con = according to, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, judging from.* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de acuerdo con + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, going on + Nombre.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + view.* dependiendo del acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* elaborar un acuerdo = draw up + agreement.* establecer un acuerdo = work out + agreement.* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, jive with.* estar de acuerdo (con = see + eye to eye (with/on).* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.* estar totalmente de acuerdo con = be all for.* firmar acuerdo = write + agreement.* firmar un acuerdo = tie + the knot.* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.* negociar un acuerdo = negotiate + agreement.* no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.* no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).* ratificar un acuerdo = ratify + convention.* renegociar un acuerdo = renegotiate + agreement.* respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.* tener acuerdos con = have + deals with.* todos + estar de acuerdo = agree on + all hands.* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.* * *1)a) ( arreglo) agreementllegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo — to reach an agreement
b) ( pacto) agreementacuerdo de paz — peace agreement o (frml) accord
2) (en locs)a)de acuerdo: estar de acuerdo to agree; ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement; estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something; estamos de acuerdo en que... we all agree o we're all agreed that...; estar de acuerdo con alguien/algo to agree with somebody/something; no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't think we should pay him so much; ¿mañana a las ocho? - de acuerdo — (indep) tomorrow at eight? - OK o all right
b)de acuerdo con or a — in accordance with
* * *= agreement, arrangement, compromise, convention, partnership, understanding, covenant, accord, partnering, pact, accommodation, bargaining, settlement.Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.Ex: A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.Ex: Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.Ex: The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.Ex: Issues discussed at some length included problems arising from a recent copyright pact with the USA and how each country can obtain access to the best literature of the other.Ex: Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.Ex: These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.* acuerdo bilateral = bilateral agreement.* acuerdo con el fiscal = plea bargaining.* acuerdo con el juez = plea bargaining, plea bargaining.* acuerdo contractual = contractual agreement.* acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.* acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.* acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.* acuerdo de paz = peace agreement.* acuerdo económico = financial arrangement.* acuerdo escrito = written agreement.* acuerdo financiero = financial arrangement.* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).* acuerdo internacional = modus vivendi.* acuerdo legal = legal agreement, legal settlement.* acuerdo multilateral = multilateral agreement.* acuerdo muto = meeting of (the) minds.* acuerdo salarial = salary agreement.* acuerdo secreto = secret deal.* acuerdo sindical = union contract.* acuerdo sobre el precio mínimo de los libros = net book agreement.* acuerdo verbal = verbal agreement.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* celebrar un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.* concertar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.* contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.* críticos + no estar de acuerdo = critics + be divided.* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.* de acuerdo a = according to.* de acuerdo con = according to, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, judging from.* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de acuerdo con + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, going on + Nombre.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + view.* dependiendo del acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* elaborar un acuerdo = draw up + agreement.* establecer un acuerdo = work out + agreement.* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, jive with.* estar de acuerdo (con = see + eye to eye (with/on).* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.* estar totalmente de acuerdo con = be all for.* firmar acuerdo = write + agreement.* firmar un acuerdo = tie + the knot.* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.* negociar un acuerdo = negotiate + agreement.* no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.* no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).* ratificar un acuerdo = ratify + convention.* renegociar un acuerdo = renegotiate + agreement.* respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.* tener acuerdos con = have + deals with.* todos + estar de acuerdo = agree on + all hands.* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.* * *A1 (arreglo) agreementllegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo to reach an agreementse separaron de común acuerdo they separated by mutual agreement2 (pacto) agreementun acuerdo verbal a verbal agreementlos acuerdos de paz the peace agreements o ( frml) accordsCompuestos:(UE) association agreementoutline agreementprenuptial agreementwage settlementB ( en locs)1al final se pusieron de acuerdo in the end they came to o reached an agreementde acuerdo EN algo:están de acuerdo en todo they agree on everythingestamos de acuerdo en que va a ser difícil we all agree o we're all agreed that it's going to be difficultestar de acuerdo CON algn/algo to agree WITH sb/sthsobre ese punto estoy de acuerdo con ellos I agree with them on that pointno estoy de acuerdo contigo I don't agree with you, I disagree with youno estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't agree o I disagree with paying him so muchno estoy de acuerdo con lo que acabas de decir I don't agree with what you've just said2de acuerdo ( indep) OK, okay¿mañana a las ocho? — de acuerdo tomorrow at eight? — OK o all rightsalimos a las 6 ¿de acuerdo? we leave at 6, OK o okay?3de acuerdo con or a ( loc prep) in accordance withde acuerdo con lo establecido en el contrato in accordance with what is laid down in the contract ( frml), as laid down in the contract* * *
Del verbo acordar: ( conjugate acordar)
acuerdo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
acordar
acuerdo
acordar ( conjugate acordar) verbo transitivo ‹ términos› to agree;
‹precio/fecha› to agree (on)
■ verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( recordar) acuerdole a algn de hacer algo/que haga algo to remind sb to do sth
acordarse verbo pronominal
to remember;
acuerdose de algn/algo to remember sb/sth;
no quiero ni acuerdome I don't even want to think about it;
acuerdose de hacer algo (de una acción que hay/había que realizar) to remember to do sth;
( de una acción que ya se realizó) to remember o recall doing sth;◊ se acordó de haberlo visto allí she remembered o recalled seeing him there;
acuerdose (de) que … to remember that …
acuerdo sustantivo masculino
b)
ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement;
estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something;
estar de acuerdo con algn/algo to agree with sb/sth;
¿mañana a las ocho? — de acuerdo ( indep) tomorrow at eight? — OK o all right
acordar verbo transitivo to agree: los sindicatos acordaron convocar una huelga, the trade unions agreed to call a strike ➣ Ver nota en agree
acuerdo sustantivo masculino
1 agreement
acuerdo marco, framework agreement
2 (conformidad) estoy de acuerdo contigo, I agree with you
estoy de acuerdo en que es un disparate, I agree that it's ridiculous
estábamos de acuerdo en vender la casa, we agreed to sell the house
nunca se ponen de acuerdo, they never agree ➣ Ver nota en agree
3 excl (asentimiento) ¡de acuerdo!, all right!, O.K.! ➣ Ver nota en all right
♦ Locuciones: de acuerdo con, (según) in accordance with
de común acuerdo, by common consent
' acuerdo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordarse
- aunar
- bien
- bilateral
- botepronto
- cerrar
- cierta
- cierto
- coincidir
- compromisaria
- compromisario
- compromiso
- comulgar
- común
- concesión
- conforme
- cumplir
- dialogar
- dinamitar
- entendimiento
- entorpecer
- estar
- excepto
- luego
- misma
- mismo
- prematrimonial
- refrendar
- saldar
- según
- sellar
- suscribir
- tácita
- tácito
- tardía
- tardío
- tratado
- tripartita
- tripartito
- unitaria
- unitario
- vendedor
- vendedora
- verificarse
- vulnerar
- acordar
- alcanzar
- aplicar
- aprobación
- aprobar
English:
accord
- accordance
- advantageous
- affirm
- agree
- agreeable
- agreement
- all right
- altogether
- amicable
- approve
- approve of
- arms control
- arrangement
- assent
- back away
- beg
- blank
- bond
- compromise
- concur
- convenient
- deadlock
- deal
- disagree
- enter into
- equitable
- fall through
- few
- formalize
- fulfillment
- fulfilment
- full
- go along with
- grant
- hammer out
- honourable
- hope
- horn
- how
- informal
- issue
- keep
- keeping
- lip
- long-standing
- many
- most
- OK
- okay
* * *♦ nm1. [determinación, pacto] agreement;un acuerdo verbal a verbal agreement;llegar a un acuerdo to reach (an) agreement;tomar un acuerdo to make a decision;no hubo acuerdo they did not reach (an) agreement;de común acuerdo by common consentacuerdo arancelario tariff agreement;acuerdo comercial trade agreement;Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;Informát acuerdo de licencia licence agreement;acuerdo marco general o framework agreement;acuerdo de paz peace agreement o deal;Fin acuerdo de recompra repurchase agreement;acuerdo salarial pay agreement, pay deal;acuerdo tácito tacit agreement♦ de acuerdo loc adv1. [conforme]estar de acuerdo (con algo/alguien) to agree (with sth/sb);estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on sth;estamos de acuerdo en que es necesario encontrar una solución we agree that we have to find a solution;ponerse de acuerdo (con alguien) to agree (with sb), to come to an agreement (with sb)2. [bien, vale] all right;lo traeré mañana – de acuerdo I'll bring it tomorrow – all right o fine;de acuerdo, me has convencido, lo haremos a tu manera all right, you've convinced me, we'll do it your way3.de acuerdo con [conforme a] in accordance with;de acuerdo con cifras oficiales… according to official figures…* * *m1 agreement;acuerdo comercial trade agreement;estar de acuerdo con agree with, be in agreement with;tomar un acuerdo reach an agreement;de común acuerdo by mutual agreement;¡de acuerdo! all right!, OK!2:de acuerdo con algo in accordance with sth* * *acuerdo nm1) : agreement2)estar de acuerdo : to agree3)de acuerdo con : in accordance with4)de acuerdo : OK, all right* * *acuerdo n agreementde acuerdo all right / OK -
74 totalidad
f.1 whole.en su totalidad as a whole2 totality, whole, absolute all, entirety.* * *1 whole, totality\en su totalidad as a whole* * *noun f.whole, totality* * *SF whole* * *la totalidad de la población — the whole o entire population
* * *= totality, wholeness, length and breadth, whole extent.Ex. We are not therefore concerned with the dictionary catalogue in its totality.Ex. The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.Ex. Traditional classification schemes are found unsuitable for women's issues because they do not cover the length and breath of issues which now fall under the umbrella of women and development.Ex. The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage -- both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction -- may never be known for sure.----* en su totalidad = as a whole, in + Posesivo + entirety, in full, in toto, in whole, wholesale, wholly.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* * *la totalidad de la población — the whole o entire population
* * *= totality, wholeness, length and breadth, whole extent.Ex: We are not therefore concerned with the dictionary catalogue in its totality.
Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.Ex: Traditional classification schemes are found unsuitable for women's issues because they do not cover the length and breath of issues which now fall under the umbrella of women and development.Ex: The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage -- both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction -- may never be known for sure.* en su totalidad = as a whole, in + Posesivo + entirety, in full, in toto, in whole, wholesale, wholly.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* * *la totalidad de los componentes del grupo all the members of the groupla casi totalidad de la cámara votó en contra almost the whole o entire chamber voted against the motionel acuerdo fue aprobado en su totalidad the agreement was approved in its entirety o ( frml) totalitylea el documento en su totalidad read the document all the way through o ( BrE) right throughla deuda ha sido pagada en su totalidad the debt has been paid in full o completely paid off o ( AmE) paid in total* * *
totalidad sustantivo femenino:◊ la totalidad de la población the whole o entire population;
fue destruido en su totalidad it was totally destroyed;
se pagó en su totalidad it was paid in full
totalidad sustantivo femenino whole: la casa fue reconstruida en su totalidad, the house was totally rebuilt
(con plural) la totalidad de los trabajadores, all the workers
' totalidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conjunta
- conjunto
- toda
- todo
- cada
- entero
English:
entirety
- full
- whole
* * *totalidad nfla totalidad de: la totalidad del presupuesto the entire budget;tendrán acceso a la totalidad del sistema they will have access to the entire o whole system;la práctica totalidad de la cámara votó a favor virtually the whole house voted in favour;la totalidad de los profesores all (of) the teachers;en su totalidad in its entirety;desconocemos el asunto en su totalidad we know absolutely nothing about the matter;los accionistas son italianos en su totalidad all the shareholders are Italian* * *f totality;la totalidad de los Estados Unidos the whole of the United States* * *totalidad nf: totality, whole -
75 estúpido
adj.1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.m.stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.* * *► adjetivo1 stupid, silly► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 berk, idiot* * *1. (f. - estúpida)adj.2. (f. - estúpida)noun f.* * *estúpido, -a1.ADJ stupid2.SM / F idiot* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, sillyIIay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!
- da masculino, femenino idiot, fool* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex. When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex. Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. That was a big boneheaded error.Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.----* algo estúpido = no-brainer.* como un estúpido = stupidly.* hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.* rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, sillyIIay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!
- da masculino, femenino idiot, fool* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.* algo estúpido = no-brainer.* como un estúpido = stupidly.* hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.* rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.* * *‹persona› stupid; ‹argumento› stupid, sillyay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrongun gasto estúpido a stupid waste of moneyes estúpido que vayamos las dos it's silly o stupid for us both to gomasculine, feminineidiot, foolel estúpido de mi hermano my stupid brother* * *
estúpido
‹ argumento› stupid, silly;◊ ¡ay, qué estúpida soy! oh, how stupid of me!
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
idiot, fool
estúpido,-a
I adjetivo stupid
II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot
' estúpido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- burro
- estúpida
- animal
- apendejarse
- baboso
- caballo
- el
- embromar
- gafo
- huevón
- pendejo
English:
also
- believe
- bit
- bonehead
- bozo
- damn
- dopey
- equally
- foolish
- goof
- idiotic
- mindless
- obtuse
- pretty
- shame
- soft
- stupid
- that
- wonder
- inane
- jerk
* * *estúpido, -a♦ adjstupid;¡qué estúpido soy! me he vuelto a olvidar what an idiot I am! I've gone and forgotten again;sería estúpido no reconocerlo it would be foolish not to admit it♦ nm,fidiot;el estúpido de mi vecino my idiot of a neighbour* * *I adj stupidII m, estúpida f idiot* * *estúpido, -da adj: stupid♦ estúpidamente adjestúpido, -da nidiota: idiot, fool* * *estúpido2 n stupid person / idiot -
76 rigor
m.1 strictness.con rigor strictly2 accuracy, rigor.no tiene ningún rigor científico it's totally lacking in scientific rigoren rigor strictly (speaking)3 harshness (inclemencia).* * *1 (severidad) rigour (US rigor), strictness, severity2 (dureza) rigour (US rigor), harshness3 (exactitud) precision, exactness\con rigor rigorouslyde rigor essential, indispensableen rigor strictly speakingser el rigor de las desdichas figurado to be born under an unlucky star* * *SM1) (=severidad) severity, harshness; (=dureza) toughness2) (Meteo) harshness, severitylos rigores del clima — the rigours o (EEUU) rigors of the climate
3) (=exactitud) rigour, rigor (EEUU)4)ser de rigor — (=esencial) to be de rigueur, be absolutely essential
después de los saludos de rigor — after the usual o customary greetings
5)un rigor de cosas — And (=muchos) a whole lot of things
6) Cono Sur* (=paliza)* * *1) ( severidad) rigor*el rigor de estas medidas — the harshness o severity of these measures
2) ( precisión) rigor*con rigor — rigorously, strictly
en una ocasión así el frac es de rigor — tails are de rigueur o are a must on such an occasion
en rigor — ( honestamente) honestly, in all honesty; ( estrictamente) strictly speaking
* * *= precision, strictness, rigour [rigor, -USA], severity, stringency.Ex. Whether such precision will result in a catalogue more satisfactory to readers than that produced by the reasonable application of the vaguer AA is a moot point.Ex. They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.Ex. Praiseworthy piecemeal modifications of this library rigour stand out as exceptions to prove the rule.Ex. Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.Ex. Even when Community-wide regulations do apply, for example in matters of safety at work, the stringency of laws may vary from country to country.----* con rigor = rigourously [rigorously, -USA], harshly.* de rigor = de rigueur.* en rigor = strictly speaking.* rigores del clima = rigours of the climate.* rigor intelectual = intellectual rigour.* sin excesivo rigor = loosely.* * *1) ( severidad) rigor*el rigor de estas medidas — the harshness o severity of these measures
2) ( precisión) rigor*con rigor — rigorously, strictly
en una ocasión así el frac es de rigor — tails are de rigueur o are a must on such an occasion
en rigor — ( honestamente) honestly, in all honesty; ( estrictamente) strictly speaking
* * *= precision, strictness, rigour [rigor, -USA], severity, stringency.Ex: Whether such precision will result in a catalogue more satisfactory to readers than that produced by the reasonable application of the vaguer AA is a moot point.
Ex: They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.Ex: Praiseworthy piecemeal modifications of this library rigour stand out as exceptions to prove the rule.Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.Ex: Even when Community-wide regulations do apply, for example in matters of safety at work, the stringency of laws may vary from country to country.* con rigor = rigourously [rigorously, -USA], harshly.* de rigor = de rigueur.* en rigor = strictly speaking.* rigores del clima = rigours of the climate.* rigor intelectual = intellectual rigour.* sin excesivo rigor = loosely.* * *A (severidad) rigor*con todo el rigor de la ley with the utmost severity o full rigor of the lawel rigor de las medidas disciplinarias the harshness o severity of the disciplinary measuresel rigor del invierno the rigors of winterB (precisión) rigor*rigor científico scientific rigorlos criterios se aplicarán con rigor the criteria will be rigorously o strictly applied, the criteria will be applied with rigorde rigor usualcontéstale con la carta de rigor send him the usual o the standard replylos saludos de rigor the usual greetingsdespués de la ceremonia, las fotos de rigor after the ceremony there were the inevitable o usual o obligatory photosen una ocasión así el frac es de rigor tails are de rigueur o are a must on such an occasionser el rigor de las desdichas to be very unfortunate* * *
rigor sustantivo masculino ( en general) rigor( conjugate rigor);
(de medidas, castigo) harshness, severity;
el rigor del invierno the rigors of winter;
con rigor rigorously, strictly;
los saludos de rigor the usual greetings
rigor sustantivo masculino
1 (dureza, inflexibilidad) severity
el rigor de la ley/del invierno, the severity of the law/winter
2 (precisión, fundamento) rigour, US rigor: su teoría carece de rigor científico, her theory lacks scientific rigor
♦ Locuciones: de rigor, indispensable, customary
en rigor, strictly speaking
' rigor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rigurosamente
- exactitud
English:
rigor
- rigor mortis
- rigorousness
- rigour
- severity
- loosely
- strictly
- unscientific
* * *rigor nm1. [severidad] strictness;criticaron el rigor de la pena they criticized the severity o harshness of the sentence;con rigor strictly2. [exactitud] accuracy, rigour;a este análisis le falta rigor this analysis isn't rigorous enough;esta teoría no tiene ningún rigor científico this theory is totally lacking in scientific rigour;me dieron las instrucciones de rigor they gave me the usual instructions;nos cayó la bronca de rigor we got the inevitable telling-off;es de rigor en esas ocasiones it's de rigueur on such occasions;en rigor strictly (speaking)3. [inclemencia] harshness;los rigores del invierno the rigours of winter;los rigores del verano the harshness of the summer climate5. CompFames el rigor de las desdichas she was born unlucky* * *m1 rigor, Brrigour;ser de rigor be a must, be obligatory2 ( precisión) rigor, Brrigour;rigor científico scientific rigor;en rigor strictly3 ( dureza) rigor, Brrigour;los rigores del invierno the rigors of winter;los rigores estivales the extremes of summer* * *rigor nm1) : rigor, harshness2) : precision, meticulousness3)de rigor : usualla respuesta de rigor: the standard reply4)de rigor : essential, obligatory5)en rigor : strictly speaking, in reality -
77 aufgehen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)2. (sich öffnen) open; Vorhang: auch go up; Blume, Fallschirm: auch open, unfold; Knospen: bud; Knoten etc.: come undone; Naht: come open; Geschwür etc.: burst3. Saat, Samen: come up, sprout4. Kuchen, Teig: rise; Hefeteig: auch prove; aufgehen wie ein Pfannkuchen umg., fig. get as fat as a barrel, balloon (out)5. Rechnung: divide exactly, leave no remainder, work out; fig. come off, prove right; Patience: come out; 6 geht in 30 auf 6 goes into 30 (evenly oder without remainder); 36 geht nicht in 7 auf 36 will not divide into ( oder is not divisible by) 7; diesmal ging seine Rechnung nicht auf fig. he miscalculated this time; die Geschichte geht auf fig. there are no loose ends in the story6. aufgehen in (+ Dat) in der Arbeit etc.: be totally wrapped up in, be absorbed by, be deeply engrossed in; in einem anderen Volk: be assimilated by; in Flammen / Rauch aufgehen go up in flames / smoke; in der Masse aufgehen disappear in the crowd7. jemandem aufgehen become clear to s.o., dawn on s.o.; plötzlich ging es mir auf auch suddenly everything fell into place; die Wahrheit ging mir auf the truth dawned on me ( oder burst oder flashed upon me); jemandem geht ein Licht oder hum. ein ganzer Kronleuchter oder Seifensieder auf the penny finally drops, it (finally) dawns on s.o.* * *(Knoten) to come undone; to come loose;(Rechenaufgabe) to divide exactly;(Saat) to come up;(Sonne) to rise;(Tür) to open; to go up* * *auf|ge|henvi sep irreg aux sein2) (= sich öffnen) to open; (THEAT Vorhang) to go up; (Knopf, Knoten, Reißverschluss, Jacke etc) to come undone5)(= klar werden)
jdm geht etw auf — sb realizes sth, sth dawns on sb, sth becomes apparent to sbwenn man 20 durch 6 teilt, geht das nicht auf — 20 divided by 6 doesn't go
im Kriminalroman muss alles sauber áúfgehen — in a detective story everything has to work out or to be resolved neatly
7)er geht ganz in der Familie auf — his whole life revolves around his family
8)(= sich auflösen)
in Flammen etc áúfgehen — to go up in flames etcin der Masse áúfgehen — to disappear or merge into the crowd
* * *((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rise* * *auf|ge·henvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein3. (sich öffnen) Knoten, Reißverschluss etc. to come undone4. (sich verwirklichen) to work [out], to come offall seine Pläne sind aufgegangen all his plans [have] worked out5. (klar werden)▪ jdm \aufgehen to dawn on [or become apparent to] sb6. MATH to work [or come] outdie Division geht [ganz/glatt] auf the division works [or comes] out even; s.a. Rechnungsie geht ganz in ihrer Familie auf her family is her whole world8. (aufkeimen) to sprout, to come up* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <sun, moon, etc.> rise2) (sich öffnen [lassen]) <door, parachute, wound> open; < stage curtain> go up, rise; <knot, button, zip, bandage, shoelace, stitching> come undone; <boil, pimple, blister> burst; <flower, bud> open [up]3) (keimen) come up4) (aufgetrieben werden) <dough, cake> riseseine Rechnung ging nicht auf — (fig.) he had miscalculated
6)etwas geht jemandem auf — (etwas wird jemandem klar) somebody realizes something
7)in etwas (Dat.) aufgehen — become absorbed into something; < person> be completely absorbed in something; s. auch Flamme 1)
* * *aufgehen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)2. (sich öffnen) open; Vorhang: auch go up; Blume, Fallschirm: auch open, unfold; Knospen: bud; Knoten etc: come undone; Naht: come open; Geschwür etc: burst3. Saat, Samen: come up, sprout4. Kuchen, Teig: rise; Hefeteig: auch prove;aufgehen wie ein Pfannkuchen umg, fig get as fat as a barrel, balloon (out)5. Rechnung: divide exactly, leave no remainder, work out; fig come off, prove right; Patience: come out;6 geht in 30 auf 6 goes into 30 (evenly oder without remainder);36 geht nicht in 7 auf 36 will not divide into ( oder is not divisible by) 7;diesmal ging seine Rechnung nicht auf fig he miscalculated this time;die Geschichte geht auf fig there are no loose ends in the story6.aufgehen in (+dat) in der Arbeit etc: be totally wrapped up in, be absorbed by, be deeply engrossed in; in einem anderen Volk: be assimilated by;in Flammen/Rauch aufgehen go up in flames/smoke;in der Masse aufgehen disappear in the crowd7.jemandem aufgehen become clear to sb, dawn on sb;plötzlich ging es mir auf auch suddenly everything fell into place;jemandem geht ein Licht oder humSeifensieder auf the penny finally drops, it (finally) dawns on sb8. (beginnen)die Jagd geht im August auf the hunting season starts in August* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <sun, moon, etc.> rise2) (sich öffnen [lassen]) <door, parachute, wound> open; < stage curtain> go up, rise; <knot, button, zip, bandage, shoelace, stitching> come undone; <boil, pimple, blister> burst; <flower, bud> open [up]3) (keimen) come up4) (aufgetrieben werden) <dough, cake> riseseine Rechnung ging nicht auf — (fig.) he had miscalculated
6)etwas geht jemandem auf — (etwas wird jemandem klar) somebody realizes something
7)in etwas (Dat.) aufgehen — become absorbed into something; < person> be completely absorbed in something; s. auch Flamme 1)
* * *(in) v.to merge (in) v. v.to rise v.(§ p.,p.p.: rose, risen) -
78 durch
I Präp. (+ Akk)1. räumlich, auch fig.: durch ( hindurch) through; ( quer) durch across; (kreuz und quer) all over; über / unter / zwischen etw. (Dat) durch over / under / between s.th.; durch die Luft fliegen fly through the air; durch die Fußgängerzone bummeln stroll through the pedestrian precinct; Bank1, dick I 8, mitten2. (von) Passiv: by3. (mittels) through, by, by means of; durch Zuhören through listening; ich habe sie durch meinen Freund kennen gelernt I met her through my boyfriend ( oder a friend of mine); etw. durch die Zeitung / durch Lautsprecher bekannt geben announce s.th. in the paper / over loudspeakers4. (infolge von) because of; durch Nachlässigkeit due to negligence; durch den Regen wird das Gras nass the grass gets wet from the rain, the rain makes the grass wet; Tod durch Ertrinken / Erfrieren death by drowning / from exposure6. zeitlich: through(out), during; das ganze Jahr durch throughout ( oder over) the whole year, all year (long); den ganzen Tag durch all day (long)II Adv. umg.1. durch sein (durchgekommen sein) be gone; ist der ICE schon durch? has the express train already left?4. durch sein Person, durch Schwierigkeiten etc.: be out of the wood(s); bei Krankheit: auch be over the worst; durch Prüfung: have made it, be through; durch sein mit einer Arbeit / einem Buch be finished (Am. auch through) with one’s work / have finished with ( oder reading) a book, Am. auch be through with a book; ich bin durch mit ihm oder er ist bei mir unten durch I’m through with him6. durch und durch completely,... through and through; Person: auch to the core; ein Politiker durch und durch a dyed-in-the-wool politician; ein Gentleman durch und durch a gentleman born and bred; durch und durch nass soaked to the skin, drenched; das geht einem durch und durch it goes right through you; Kälte: auch it chills you to the bone* * *through (Präp.); by means of (Präp.); through (Adv.); per (Präp.); by (Präp.); with (Präp.)* * *dụrch [dʊrç]1. prep +acc1) (räumlich = hindurch) throughmitten durch die Stadt — through the middle of the town
durch den Fluss waten — to wade across the river
durch die ganze Welt reisen — to travel all over the world or throughout the world
2) (= mittels, von) through, by (means of); (in Passivkonstruktion = von) by; (= über jdn/etw, mit jds Hilfe) through, via; (den Grund, die Ursache nennend) through, because ofTod durch Ertrinken/den Strang — death by drowning/hanging
Tod durch Erfrieren/Herzschlag etc — death from exposure/a heart attack etc
durch Zufall/das Los — by chance/lot
3) (= aufgrund, infolge von) due or owing to4) (Aus zeitlich) for2. adv1) (= hindurch) throughdie ganze Nacht durch — all through the night, throughout the night
durch und durch (kennen) — through and through; verlogen, überzeugt completely, utterly
See:→ auch durch sein* * *2) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) over3) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) through4) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) through5) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) through6) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) through7) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) through8) (into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) through* * *[ˈdʊrç]1. (räumlich: während) throughdirekt/quer \durch etw right through [the middle of] sth\durch einen Fluss waten to wade across a rivermitten \durch etw akk through the middle of sthetw \durch ein Sieb gießen to pass sth through a sieve2. (räumlich: durchquerend) through\durch ganz Deutschland/das ganze Land reisen to travel around [or all over] Germany/the countryauf seinen Reisen reiste er \durch das ganze Land on his travels he went all over the countrykreuz und quer \durch Europa reisen to travel around [or throughout] [or all over] Europe\durch die Stadt/die Straßen bummeln to stroll through the town/streets3. (zeitlich: hindurch) throughder Prozess ging \durch drei Instanzen the case lasted for [or took] three hearingsdamit kommen wir nicht \durch den Winter we won't last [or get through] the winter with that\durch zwei Jahre/Wochen for two years/weeks5. (modal: via) throughSie werden von mir \durch meinen Anwalt hören! you will be hearing from [me through] my lawyer!er ist \durch das Fernsehen bekannt geworden he became famous through televisionetw \durch Beziehungen/Freunde bekommen to get sth through connections/friendsetw \durch den Lautsprecher bekannt geben to announce sth through the loudspeakerjdm etw \durch die Post schicken to send sth to sb by post [or mail], to post sth to sb6. (mittels) by [means of]\durch dich bin ich zu einer neuen Wohnung gekommen! it's you I have to thank for the new flat!\durch die landesweite Fahndung konnten die Täter ausfindig gemacht werden thanks to a nationwide search the culprits were tracked downTod \durch Ertrinken/eine Giftinjektion/den Strang death by drowning/lethal injection/hangingetw \durch das Los entscheiden to decide sth by lot\durch [einen] Zufall by chance\durch Gottes Güte wurden sie gerettet they were saved by the grace of GodTausende wurden \durch das Erdbeben obdachlos thousands were made homeless by the earthquake\durch Bomben zerstört werden to be destroyed by bombs27 \durch 3 macht 9 27 divided by 3 is 9II. adv1. (zeitlich: hindurch) throughdie ganze Nacht \durch through[out] [or all through] the nightdie halbe Nacht \durch half the nightden ganzen Tag \durch all day [long], the whole day [through]die ganze Zeit \durch all the time, the whole timees ist schon 12 Uhr \durch it's already past [or BRIT a. gone] 12 [o'clock]3. (fam: räumlich: hindurch)▪ \durch etw \durch through sth▪ \durch sein to be throughwenn ihr \durch den Tunnel \durch seid, seid ihr fast da once you're through the tunnel you're nearly thereder Zug ist schon \durch the train has just passed throughBiberach? da sind wir schon lange \durch! Biberach? we passed that a long time ago!mit der Wirtschaftszeitung bin ich \durch I'm through with the financial paper fam▪ \durch sein Entwurf, Gesetz to have gone [or got] through; Antrag a. to have been approved▪ \durch sein to be [or have got] through▪ \durch sein to have pulled through, to be out of danger10. KOCHKein gut \durcher Käse (sl) a well mature cheese12.er ist \durch und \durch verlogen he is an out and out liarjdm \durch und \durch gehen to go right through sb figder Anblick ging mir \durch und \durch the sight chilled me through and throughjdn/etw \durch und \durch kennen to know sb/sth through and through [or inside and out]\durch und \durch überzeugt sein to be completely [or totally] [or utterly] convinced* * *1.1) (räumlich) throughdurch ganz Europa reisen — travel all over or throughout Europe
2) (modal) byetwas durch die Post schicken — send something by post (Brit.) or mail
etwas durch das Fernsehen bekannt geben — announce something on television
etwas durch jemanden bekommen — get or obtain something through somebody
2.zehn [geteilt] durch zwei — ten divided by two
1) (hindurch)das ganze Jahr durch — throughout the whole year; all year
2) (ugs.): (vorbei)es war 3 Uhr durch — it was past or gone 3 o'clock
3)durch und durch nass — wet through [and through]
er ist ein Lügner durch und durch — he's an out and out liar
4)[durch etwas] durch sein — be through or have got through [something]
ist die Post/der Briefträger schon durch? — has the postman (Brit.) or (Amer.) mailman been?
5)durch sein — (vorbeigefahren sein) <train, cyclist> have gone through; (abgefahren sein) <train, bus, etc.> have gone
6)durch sein — (fertig sein) have finished
durch/mit etwas durch — have got through something
7)durch sein — (durchgescheuert sein) have worn through
8)durch sein — (reif sein) < cheese> be ripe
9)durch sein — (durchgebraten sein) < meat> be well done
10)durch sein — (angenommen sein) <law, regulation> have gone through; <35-hour week etc.> have been adopted
11)durch sein — (gerettet sein) < sick or injured person> be out of danger
12)* * *A. präp (+akk)1. räumlich, auch fig:durch (hindurch) through;über/unter/zwischen etwas(dat)durch over/under/between sth;durch die Luft fliegen fly through the air;2. (von) passiv: by3. (mittels) through, by, by means of;durch Zuhören through listening;ich habe sie durch meinen Freund kennen gelernt I met her through my boyfriend ( oder a friend of mine);etwas durch die Zeitung/durch Lautsprecher bekannt geben announce sth in the paper/over loudspeakers4. (infolge von) because of;durch Nachlässigkeit due to negligence;durch den Regen wird das Gras nass the grass gets wet from the rain, the rain makes the grass wet;Tod durch Ertrinken/Erfrieren death by drowning/from exposure5. MATH:(geteilt) durch divided by6. zeitlich: through(out), during;das ganze Jahr durch throughout ( oder over) the whole year, all year (long);den ganzen Tag durch all day (long)B. adv umg1.durch sein (durchgekommen sein) be gone;ist der ICE schon durch? has the express train already left?2.durch sein Hose, Schuhe etc: be worn through, have had it3.4.durch sein Person, durch Schwierigkeiten etc: be out of the wood(s); bei Krankheit: auch be over the worst; durch Prüfung: have made it, be through;durch sein mit einer Arbeit/einem Buch be finished (US auch through) with one’s work/have finished with ( oder reading) a book, US auch be through with a book;er ist bei mir unten durch I’m through with himich esse mein Steak am liebsten durch I prefer (my) steak well-done6.durch und durch completely, … through and through; Person: auch to the core;ein Politiker durch und durch a dyed-in-the-wool politician;ein Gentleman durch und durch a gentleman born and bred;durch und durch nass soaked to the skin, drenched;das geht einem durch und durch it goes right through you; Kälte: auch it chills you to the bone7. umg:es ist acht Uhr durch it’s past ( oder gone) eight o’clock* * *1.1) (räumlich) throughdurch ganz Europa reisen — travel all over or throughout Europe
2) (modal) byetwas durch die Post schicken — send something by post (Brit.) or mail
etwas durch jemanden bekommen — get or obtain something through somebody
2.zehn [geteilt] durch zwei — ten divided by two
1) (hindurch)das ganze Jahr durch — throughout the whole year; all year
2) (ugs.): (vorbei)es war 3 Uhr durch — it was past or gone 3 o'clock
3)durch und durch nass — wet through [and through]
4)[durch etwas] durch sein — be through or have got through [something]
ist die Post/der Briefträger schon durch? — has the postman (Brit.) or (Amer.) mailman been?
5)durch sein — (vorbeigefahren sein) <train, cyclist> have gone through; (abgefahren sein) <train, bus, etc.> have gone
6)durch sein — (fertig sein) have finished
durch/mit etwas durch — have got through something
7)durch sein — (durchgescheuert sein) have worn through
8)durch sein — (reif sein) < cheese> be ripe
9)durch sein — (durchgebraten sein) < meat> be well done
10)durch sein — (angenommen sein) <law, regulation> have gone through; <35-hour week etc.> have been adopted
11)durch sein — (gerettet sein) < sick or injured person> be out of danger
12)* * *adj.through adj. adv.by courtesy of expr. präp.across prep.by prep.thru* (US) prep. -
79 descartar
v.1 to refuse, to reject (ayuda).2 to discard, to dismiss, to put aside, to drop away.Ricardo descartó la violencia Richard discarded violence.María descartó los tomates verdes Mary discarded the green tomatoes.* * *1 to discard, reject, rule out1 (cartas) to discard, throw away\quedar descartado,-a to be left out, be ruled out* * *verbto rule out, reject* * *1. VT1) (=eliminar) [+ candidato, plan, opción] to reject, rule out; [+ posibilidad, hipótesis] to dismiss, discountno hay que descartar la existencia de agua en el planeta — we cannot dismiss o discount the possibility of water on the planet
han descartado la convocatoria de elecciones anticipadas — they've ruled out (the possibility of) an early election
2) (Naipes) to throw away, discard2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <plan/posibilidad> to rule out, dismiss; < candidato> to reject, rule out2.descartarse v pron ( en cartas) to discard* * *= dismiss, rule out, discount, foreclose, write off, count + Nombre + out, scrap.Ex. It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex. Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.Ex. The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.Ex. They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.Ex. Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.----* descartar Algo = put + Nombre + out of the question.* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.* * *1.verbo transitivo <plan/posibilidad> to rule out, dismiss; < candidato> to reject, rule out2.descartarse v pron ( en cartas) to discard* * *= dismiss, rule out, discount, foreclose, write off, count + Nombre + out, scrap.Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.
Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex: Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.Ex: Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.* descartar Algo = put + Nombre + out of the question.* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.* * *descartar [A1 ]vt‹plan/posibilidad› to rule out, discount; ‹candidato› to reject, rule outlo de ir en tren ha quedado descartado I/we've ruled out the idea of going by train(en cartas) to discard descartarse DE algo to throw sth away, discard sth* * *
descartar ( conjugate descartar) verbo transitivo
to rule out
descartar verbo transitivo to rule out: han descartado nuestra propuesta, they've ruled out our proposal
' descartar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desechar
- desterrar
English:
discard
- discount
- dismiss
- preclude
- rule out
- scrap
- write off
- eliminate
- rule
* * *♦ vt1. [posibilidad, idea] to rule out;[plan] to reject; [persona] to reject, to rule out; [ayuda] to refuse, to reject;no descartamos un pacto con la izquierda moderada we don't rule out a pact with the moderate left;ha quedado descartado que el tumor sea maligno any possibility that the tumour might be malignant has been ruled out2. Am [tirar] to throw out, to discard;habrá que descartar todos los libros viejos all the old books will have to be thrown out* * *v/t rule out* * *descartar vt: to rule out, to reject -
80 desechar
v.1 to throw out, to discard.Ella desechó los zapatos She discarded the shoes.2 to refuse, to turn down (rechazar) (ayuda, oferta).3 to ignore, to take no notice of.4 to dismiss, to refuse, to drop, to drop off.Elsa desechó la idea Elsa dismissed the idea.5 to nonsuit.* * *1 (tirar) to discard, throw out, throw away2 (rechazar) to refuse, reject; (proyecto, idea) to drop, discard3 (apartar de sí) to put aside, cast aside* * *verb* * *VT1) (=tirar) [+ basura] to throw out; [+ objeto inútil] to scrap, get rid of2) (=rechazar) [+ consejo, miedo] to cast aside; [+ oferta] to reject; [+ plan] to drop3) (=censurar) to censure, reprove4) [+ llave] to turn* * *verbo transitivoa) <ayuda/idea/propuesta> to rejectdesechó la idea de ir — he abandoned o gave up the idea of going
b) <restos/residuos> to throw away o out; < ropa> to throw out* * *= discard, dismiss, short-circuit [shortcircuit], throw out, set + aside, discount, scrap, toss out, ditch, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, turf out, count + Nombre + out.Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.Ex. It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex. Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.Ex. Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.* * *verbo transitivoa) <ayuda/idea/propuesta> to rejectdesechó la idea de ir — he abandoned o gave up the idea of going
b) <restos/residuos> to throw away o out; < ropa> to throw out* * *= discard, dismiss, short-circuit [shortcircuit], throw out, set + aside, discount, scrap, toss out, ditch, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, turf out, count + Nombre + out.Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex: Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.Ex: Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.* * *desechar [A1 ]vt1 ‹ayuda/consejo/propuesta› to rejectdebes desechar esos malos pensamientos you must banish those wicked thoughts from your mindno desechó nunca la sospecha de que fuera él she never managed to rid herself of the suspicion that it was himdespués de un mes desechó la idea de quedarse after a month he gave up o abandoned the idea of staying theredesecharon la idea de pedir un préstamo they rejected the idea of asking for a loan2 ‹restos/residuos› to throw away o out; ‹ropa› to throw out* * *
desechar ( conjugate desechar) verbo transitivo
‹idea/plan› ( rechazar) to reject;
( renunciar a) to drop, give upb) ‹restos/residuos› to throw away o out;
‹ ropa› to throw out
desechar verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to discard, throw out o away
2 (una oferta) to turn down, refuse
(descartar una idea, un proyecto) to drop, discard
' desechar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirar
English:
cast aside
- shrift
- discard
- dismiss
- ditch
- scrap
- sweep
* * *desechar vt1. [tirar] to throw out, to discard2. [rechazar] [ayuda, oferta] to refuse, to turn down;[idea, pensamiento] to reject; [posibilidad, sospecha] to dismiss; [propuesta, sugerencia] to reject, to turn down;pensó ir a pie, pero luego desechó la idea he thought of going on foot but then dropped the idea;no desecho la posibilidad de que haya sido ella I don't rule out the possibility that it was her* * *v/t1 ( tirar) throw away2 ( rechazar) reject* * *desechar vt1) : to discard, to throw away2) rechazar: to reject
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