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61 gradas, las
(n.) = stands, theEx. He was suspended five games for entering the stands during a game to confront a fan. -
62 hostigar
v.1 to pester, to bother.2 to harass (military).3 to whip a horse.* * *1 (azotar) to whip3 figurado (molestar) to pester* * *verb* * *VT1) (=molestar) to harass, plague, pester2) (=dar latigazos) to lash, whip3) LAm [+ comida] to surfeit, cloy* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( acosar) to bother, pesterb) (Mil) to harassc) < caballo> to whip2) (Andes fam) comida/bebida to pall on* * *= harass, taunt, tease, twit, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], pressurise [pressurize, -USA], nobble, bear down on, harry.Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( acosar) to bother, pesterb) (Mil) to harassc) < caballo> to whip2) (Andes fam) comida/bebida to pall on* * *= harass, taunt, tease, twit, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], pressurise [pressurize, -USA], nobble, bear down on, harry.Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.
Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* * *hostigar [A3 ]vtA1 (acosar) to bother, pesterlo hostigaba para que se enfrentara con el jefe she kept pestering him to confront the boss2 ( Mil) to harass3 ‹caballo› to whipB( Andes fam) «comida/bebida» (empalagar, hartar): tanto pollo terminó por hostigarme I eventually got sick of o fed up of eating so much chicken ( colloq)esto me hostiga this is too sickly o sickly-sweet for me* * *
hostigar ( conjugate hostigar) verbo transitivo
1
b) (Mil) to harass
2 (Andes fam) [comida/bebida] to pall on
hostigar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona, a un enemigo) to harass
2 (con un látigo, esp a un caballo) to whip
' hostigar' also found in these entries:
English:
harass
- harry
* * *hostigar vt1. [acosar] to pester, to bother2. [golpear] to whip3. Mil to harass* * *v/t1 pester2 MIL harass3 caballo whip* * *hostigar {52} vtacosar, asediar: to harass, to pester -
63 abocarse
pron.v.to approach (aproximarse).Abocarse con uno to meet somebody, to have an interview with someone* * *1 (reunirse) to meet, gather* * *VPR1) (=aproximarse) to approachabocarse con algn — to meet sb, have an interview with sb
2)abocarse a — Cono Sur to confront, face up to
* * *verbo pronominala) ( dirigirse)abocarse hacia algo — to head toward(s) o for something
b) (AmL frml) ( dedicarse)se encuentran abocados a la búsqueda de una solución — they are channeling their efforts into seeking a solution
* * *verbo pronominala) ( dirigirse)abocarse hacia algo — to head toward(s) o for something
b) (AmL frml) ( dedicarse)se encuentran abocados a la búsqueda de una solución — they are channeling their efforts into seeking a solution
* * *vprCSur, Venabocarse a algo [dedicarse a] to dedicate oneself to sth;hace dos meses se abocó al estudio she's been taking her studies seriously for the last two months;tenemos que abocarnos a la promoción de las energías renovables we have to seriously set about promoting renewable forms of energy* * *v/r1 head ( hacia for)2 CSur:abocarse a algo face up to sth;verse abocado a algo be faced with sth* * *abocarse {72} vr1) dirigirse: to head, to direct oneself2) dedicarse: to dedicate oneself -
64 acusar
v.1 to accuse.lo acusaron de asesinato he was accused of o charged with murderLuisa acusa a su marido Louise accuses her husband.2 to show.su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo his face showed the passage of timeacusar el golpe to show the effectssu espalda acusó el esfuerzo the effort had taken its toll on his back3 to acknowledge (recibo).acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge receipt of your package4 to press charges, to accuse, to prefer charges, to make an accusation.La empresa acusó al fin The company pressed charges at last.5 to manifest, to show.María acusó su ira contra Ricardo Mary manifested her anger against Richard.* * *1 (echar la culpa) to accuse (de, of)2 DERECHO to charge (de, with)3 (manifestar) to give away1 (confesarse) to confess2 (acentuarse) to become more pronounced\acusar recibo de to acknowledge receipt of* * *verbto accuse, charge* * *1. VT1) (=culpar) to accuse2) (Jur) (=incriminar) charge3) (=mostrar)4) (=registrar) to pick up, registereste sismógrafo acusa la menor vibración — this seismometer picks up o registers the least vibration
5) (Correos)2.See:ACUSAR ► Traducimos acusar (de) por accuse (of) en la mayoría de los casos: Me acusó de haber mentido He accused me of lying ¿De qué me estás acusando? What are you accusing me of? ► Traducimos acusar (de) por charge (with) cuando se trata de una acusación formal que llevará a la celebración de un juicio: No lo han acusado de ninguno de los cargos He hasn't been charged with anything Hasta ahora, la policía lo ha acusado solamente de uno de los asesinatos So far, the police have only charged him with one of the murders El verbo indict tiene un significado parecido a charge, pero solo se usa en contextos legales muy especializados. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( culpar) to accuseb) (Der)c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)
2)a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofb) ( advertir) to pick up, register3) ( reconocer)2.acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
acusarse v pron (refl)* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( culpar) to accuseb) (Der)c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)
2)a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofb) ( advertir) to pick up, register3) ( reconocer)2.acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
acusarse v pron (refl)* * *acusar11 = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.
Ex: From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.Ex: This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.Ex: 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.acusar22 = reveal, show.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.* * *acusar [A1 ]vtA1 (culpar) to accuse¿me estás acusando a mí? are you accusing me?cada vez que falta algo me acusan a mí every time something goes missing they blame o accuse meacusar a algn DE algo to accuse sb OF sthme acusan de haber faltado a mi palabra they accuse me of breaking my word, they say I didn't keep my word2 ( Der) acusar a algn DE algo to charge sb WITH sthlo han acusado de cuatro delitos de estafa he has been charged with four counts of fraudestá detenido acusado de espionaje he is being held on charges of spying o he is charged with spying3 ( fam)(delatar): lo acusó a or con la maestra she went to the teacher and told on him ( colloq), she snitched to the teacher ( AmE colloq)B (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofacusaban el cansancio del viaje they were showing signs of fatigue after their journeyC■ acusarse( refl) acusarse DE algo to confess TO sth* * *
acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
1
acusar a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;
b) (Der) acusar a algn de algo to charge sb with sth
2 ( reconocer):◊ acusar recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth
acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of]
Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
' acusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negligencia
- recibo
- tachar
- delatar
- incriminar
English:
accuse
- acknowledge
- charge
- denounce
- indict
- publicity
- receipt
- impeach
- level
- tell
* * *♦ vt1. [culpar] to accuse;acusar a alguien de algo to accuse sb of sth;siempre me acusan a mí de todo they always blame me for everything2. Der to charge;acusar a alguien de algo to charge sb with sth;lo acusaron de asesinato he was charged with murder3. [mostrar, resentirse de]su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo the passage of time had taken its toll on his face;los atletas acusaron el calor the athletes were showing the effects of the heat;cada vez acusa más el paso de los años she is showing her age more and more;su espalda acusó el esfuerzo his back ached from the effort;la bolsa ha acusado el golpe de las declaraciones del ministro the stock exchange has registered the effects of the minister's statement4. [recibo] to acknowledge;acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge the receipt of your package* * *v/t1 accuse (de of)2 JUR charge (de with)3 ( manifestar) show4:acusar recibo de acknowledge receipt of* * *acusar vt1) : to accuse, to charge2) : to reveal, to betraysus ojos acusaban la desconfianza: his eyes revealed distrust* * *Si la policía te acusa oficialmente, el verbo es charge -
65 carear
v.1 to bring face to face (testigos, acusados).Ilse carea a su hermano Ilse brings her brother face to face.2 to compare.Elsa carea beneficios Elsa compares benefits.* * *1 DERECHO to confront, bring face to face2 figurado (comparar) to compare1 (enfrentarse) to meet face to face* * *1.VT [+ personas] to bring face to face; [+ textos] to compare2.See:* * *verbo transitivo to bring... face to face* * *verbo transitivo to bring... face to face* * *carear [A1 ]vtto bring … face to face* * *carear vt[testigos, acusados] to bring face to face;el juez careó a los dos testigos the judge confronted the two witnesses with each other* * *v/t bring face to face* * *carear vt: to bring face-to-face -
66 tendré
* * ** * *tendré, tendría, etc* * *
Del verbo tener: ( conjugate tener)
tendré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
tendré
tener
tendré,◊ tendría, etc see tener
tener ( conjugate tener) verbo transitivo El uso de `got' en frases como `I've got a new dress' está mucho más extendido en el inglés británico que en el americano. Este prefiere la forma `I have a new dress'
1
◊ ¿tienen hijos? do they have any children?, have they got any children?;
no tenemos pan we don't have any bread, we haven't got any bread;
tiene el pelo largo she has o she's got long hair
◊ ¿tiene hora? have you got the time?
◊ tengo invitados a cenar I have o I've got some people coming to dinner;
tengo cosas que hacer I have o I've got things to do
2
tiene un metro de largo it is one meter long;
le lleva 15 años — ¿y eso qué tiene? (AmL fam) she's 15 years older than he is — so what does that matter?
◊ ¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?;
tengo veinte años I'm twenty (years old)
3
b) ( tomar):◊ ten la llave take o here's the key
4a) ( sentir):◊ tengo hambre/frío I'm hungry/cold;
le tengo mucho cariño I'm very fond of him;
tengo el placer de … it gives me great pleasure to …
◊ tengo dolor de cabeza I have o I've got a headache
5 ( refiriéndose a actitudes):
ten paciencia/cuidado be patient/careful;
tiene mucho tacto he's very tactful
6 (indicando estado, situación):
tengo las manos sucias my hands are dirty;
tienes el cinturón desabrochado your belt's undone;
me tiene muy preocupada I'm very worried about it
tendré v aux
1 tendré que hacer algo
◊ tengo que estudiar hoy I have to o I must study today;
tienes que comer más you ought to eat moreb) (expresando propósito, recomendación):
tendrías que llamarlo you should ring himc) ( expresando certeza):
¡tú tenías que ser! it had to be you!
2 ( con participio pasado):◊ tengo entendido que sí viene I understand he is coming;
te tengo dicho que … I've told you before (that) …;
teníamos pensado irnos hoy we intended leaving today
3 (AmL) ( en expresiones de tiempo):
tenía un año sin verlo she hadn't seen him for a year
tenerse verbo pronominal ( sostenerse):
no tendrése de sueño to be dead on one's feet
tener
I verbo transitivo
1 (poseer, disfrutar) to have, have got: tengo muy buena memoria, I have a very good memory
no tiene coche, he hasn't got a car
tiene dos hermanas, he has two sisters
tiene mucho talento, he's very talented
no tenemos suficiente dinero, we don't have enough money
(ser dueño de) to own: tiene una cadena de hoteles, he owns a chain of hotels ➣ Ver nota en have 2 (contener) to contain: esta bebida no tiene alcohol, this drink doesn't contain alcohol
3 (asir, sujetar) to hold: la tenía en brazos, she was carrying her in her arms
4 (hospedar) tiene a su suegra en casa, his mother-in-law is staying with them
5 (juzgar, considerar) la tengo por imposible, I regard her as a hopeless case
nos tienen por tontos, they think we are stupid
tenlo por seguro, you can be sure
6 (pasar el tiempo de cierta manera) to have: he tenido un día espantoso, I've had a dreadful day
7 (padecer, sentir) tiene celos, he's jealous
tengo hambre/sed, I'm hungry/thirsty
ten paciencia conmigo, be patient with me
tengo un dolor de cabeza terrible, I have a terrible headache
8 (profesar) to have: me tiene cariño, he is very fond of me
no le tengo ningún respeto, I have no respect for him
9 (años, tiempo) to be: el bebé tiene ocho días, the baby is eight days old
(medidas) la cama tiene metro y medio de ancho, the bed is one and a half metres wide
10 (mantener) to keep: no sabe tener la boca cerrada, she can't keep her mouth shut
nos tuvo dos horas esperando, he kept us waiting for two hours
tiene su habitación muy ordenada, he keeps his room very tidy
me tiene preocupada, I'm worried about him
11 ( tener que + infinitivo) tengo que hacerlo, I must do it
tienes que tomarte las pastillas, you have to take your pills
tendrías que habérselo dicho, you ought to have told her ➣ Ver nota en must
II verbo aux to have: mira que te lo tengo dicho veces, I've told you time and time again
Tener tiene dos traducciones básicas: to have o to have got. Esta segunda se usa casi únicamente para expresar posesión y solo en el presente: Tengo un coche nuevo. I have got a new car.
La primera se usa en sentido más general: Va a tener un problema. He's going to have a problem. Recuerda que la forma interrogativa de I have got es have I got?, mientras que la forma interrogativa de I have es do I have?
Cuando tener significa sentir, se traduce por el verbo to be: Tengo hambre. I am hungry.
' tendré' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comentar
- fregona
- poca
- poco
- renunciar
- aguantar
- fastidiar
- gusto
- manera
English:
afraid
- cap
- confront
- for
- shall
* * * -
67 acarar
v.to put face to face, to confront.* * *VT (=carear) to bring face to face; (=afrontar) to face, face up to -
68 acarear
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69 haberse
1. VPR1)• habérselas con algn — (=tener delante) to be up against sb; (=enfrentarse) to have it out with sb
2) †† (=comportarse) to comport o.s. frm2. SM1) [en balance] credit side¿cuánto tengo en el haber? — how much do I have in my account?
asentar o pasar algo al haber de algn — to credit sth to sb
* * *vprhabérselas con alguien to face o confront sb;allá se las haya that's his/her problem;¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen such a thing o the likes of it!haber2 nm1. [bienes] assets;confiscaron sus haberes they confiscated his assets2. [en cuentas, contabilidad] credit (side)3.haberes [sueldo] remuneration;todavía no han cobrado sus haberes del mes pasado they still haven't been paid last month's wages4. [mérito]tiene en su haberse su capacidad de trabajo in his favour is the fact that he's a good worker -
70 jodido ***
ADJ1) [con ser] [situación] bloody awkward **va a ser jodido tener que enfrentarse a él — it'll be bloody ** o damn ** awkward having to confront him
la cárcel es muy jodida — it's bloody ** o damn ** hard being in jail
es un libro jodido — it's a bloody difficult book **, it's a helluva difficult book *
2) [con estar]a) [persona] (=en mal estado) in a bad way, fucked ***, buggered ***; (=desanimado) pissed off ***b) (=estropeado) (=aparato, vehículo) bust *, busted (EEUU) *3) (=maldito) damn **, bloody **¡qué guapo es el muy jodido! — he's damn ** o bloody ** good-looking!
¡el jodido coche no arranca otra vez! — the damn ** o bloody ** o fucking *** car won't start again!
4) LAm * (=molesto) damned annoying **, bloody annoying **5) LAm [persona] (=egoísta) selfish; (=malo) evil, wicked; (=exigente) awkward; (=zalamero) smarmy, greasy -
71 plantar cara a
[+ persona, críticas] to stand up to; [+ problema] to face up to, confront -
72 afrontar
• come face to face with• come to grips with• confront• cope with• face up to• put up with -
73 confrontar
• antagonize• be up against• collate• come face to face with• come to grips with• compare• confront• contradistinguish• grapple• grappling -
74 encarar
• bring face to face• confront• look in the face -
75 encararse con
• come face to face with• confront• face up to -
76 enfrentar
• antagonize• confront• opportunity of deliberation• oppose a resolution -
77 más vale diablo conocido que diablo por conocer
• it's better to confront old problems than new onesDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > más vale diablo conocido que diablo por conocer
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78 mejor lo viejo conocido que lo nuevo por conocer
• it's better to confront old problems than new onesDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > mejor lo viejo conocido que lo nuevo por conocer
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79 afrontarse a
v.to confront with. -
80 encararse con
v.to come face to face with, to confront, to face up to.
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