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41 caballo
adj.stupid.m.1 horse (animal).montar a caballo to ridea caballo on horsebackvive a caballo entre Madrid y Bruselas she lives part of the time in Madrid and part of the time in Brusselscaballo de batalla bone of contention; (dificultad, escollo) hobbyhorse (objetivo, obsesión)caballo de carreras racehorsecaballo de Troya Trojan Horse2 knight (piece of chess).3 smack, horse (informal) (heroína).4 stupid person.5 heroin.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA horse2 TÉCNICA horsepower3 (ajedrez) knight4 (naipes) queen\a caballo on horsebackmontar a caballo to ridea caballo entre... figurado halfway between...a caballo regalado no le mires el dentado figurado don't look a gift horse in the mouthcaballo de batalla figurado hobbyhorsecaballo de carreras racehorsecaballo de tiro cart horse* * *noun m.1) horse* * *SM1) (=animal) horsea caballo: una mujer a caballo — a woman on horseback o riding a horse
vino a caballo — he came on horseback, he rode here
una dosis de caballo — a huge dose, a massive dose
una depresión de caballo — a terrible depression, a really deep depression
a caballo entre —
Andalucía, a caballo entre oriente y occidente — Andalusia, halfway between the east and the west
vivo a caballo entre Madrid y Barcelona — I spend my time between Madrid and Barcelona, I spend half my time in Madrid, half in Barcelona
- ir a mata caballocaballo blanco — † white knight
caballo de batalla, han convertido el asunto en su caballo de batalla personal — the issue has become their hobbyhorse
esto se convirtió en el caballo de batalla de la reunión — this became the bone of contention in the meeting
caballo de guerra — warhorse, charger
caballo de manta, caballo de silla — saddle horse
caballo de tiro — carthorse, plough horse, plow horse (EEUU)
2) (Ajedrez) knight; (Naipes) equivalent of queen in the Spanish pack of cards3) (Mec) (tb: caballo de fuerza, caballo de vapor) horsepower¿cuántos caballos tiene este coche? — what horsepower is this car?, what's this car's horsepower?
4) (Dep)caballo con arcos — pommel horse, side horse
caballo de saltos — vaulting horse, long horse
5) [de carpintero] sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)6) ** (=heroína) smack **, sugar *** * *I II1) (Equ, Zool) horse¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar a caballo? — can you ride (a horse)?
a caballo entre... — halfway between...
como caballo desbocado: salieron de clase como caballos desbocados they charged o tore out of the classroom; estar de a caballo en algo (Chi fam) to be an expert on something; llevar a alguien a caballo to give somebody a piggyback; a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes — don't look a gift horse in the mouth
2) ( en ajedrez) knight; ( en naipes) ≈queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)3) (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb4) (arg) ( heroína) horse (sl)5) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse6) (AmC fam)a) ( estúpido) idiotb) ( pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl)* * *= horse.Ex. When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.----* a caballo = on horseback, astride.* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.* aperos del caballo = horse tack.* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.* caballo de tiro = carthorse.* Caballo de Troya = Trojan horse, Trojan Horse.* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.* cochecito de caballos = runabout.* coche de caballos = horse and buggy, buggy, victoria.* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.* cola de caballo = ponytail.* criadero de caballos = stud.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.* * *I II1) (Equ, Zool) horse¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar a caballo? — can you ride (a horse)?
a caballo entre... — halfway between...
como caballo desbocado: salieron de clase como caballos desbocados they charged o tore out of the classroom; estar de a caballo en algo (Chi fam) to be an expert on something; llevar a alguien a caballo to give somebody a piggyback; a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes — don't look a gift horse in the mouth
2) ( en ajedrez) knight; ( en naipes) ≈queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)3) (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb4) (arg) ( heroína) horse (sl)5) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse6) (AmC fam)a) ( estúpido) idiotb) ( pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl)* * *= horse.Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.
* a caballo = on horseback, astride.* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.* aperos del caballo = horse tack.* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.* caballo de tiro = carthorse.* Caballo de Troya = Trojan horse, Trojan Horse.* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.* cochecito de caballos = runabout.* coche de caballos = horse and buggy, buggy, victoria.* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.* cola de caballo = ponytail.* criadero de caballos = stud.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.* * *¡qué tipo más caballo! he's gorgeous! ( colloq)2 (enorme) ‹problema› huge, terribletengo un hambre caballa I'm so hungry I could eat a horse, I'm incredibly hungry¿sabes montar or ( AmL) andar a caballo? can you ride (a horse)?fueron a caballo hasta el pueblo they rode to the village (on horseback)dieron un paseo a caballo they went for a ride (on horseback), they went riding, they went horseback riding ( AmE), they went horseriding ( BrE)nos comimos una sopa la caballa de rica we had the most delicious soupa caballo entre …: temas a caballo entre la antropología y la historia subjects on the borderline between anthropology and historyla obra está a caballo entre lo documental y la ficción the play is half documentary and half fictiona caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes don't look a gift horse in the mouthCompuestos:(de una persona) hobby-horse; (en una discusión) central issuepackhorse● caballo de carreras or (CS) carreraracehorse● caballo de monta or sillasaddle horsecarthorseTrojan horseB1 (en ajedrez) knight2 (en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)Compuesto:white knightcaballo de vapor metric horsepower, horsepowerCompuestos:British horsepower, horsepowerE ( Méx) (en gimnasia) horse1 (estúpido) idiot* * *
caballo 1
caballo 2 sustantivo masculino
1a) (Equ, Zool) horse;
montar or (AmL) andar a caballo to ride (a horse);
caballo de carga/de tiro packhorse/carthorse;
caballo de carreras racehorse;
a caballo entre … halfway between …;
llevar a algn a caballo to give sb a piggyback
( en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)
2 (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb
caballo sustantivo masculino
1 horse
2 Ajedrez knight
3 Naipes queen
4 argot (heroína) horse, smack
5 Fís caballos de vapor, horse power 6 caballo de batalla, sticking point, figurado hobby-horse
♦ Locuciones: llevar a alguien a caballo, to give somebody a piggyback
montar a caballo, to ride
a caballo, on horseback
(a horcajadas) astride
a caballo entre..., halfway between...
a caballo regalado no le mires el diente, don't look a gift horse in the mouth
a mata caballo/matacaballo: tuvimos que hacer las compras a matacaballo, we had to do the shopping at breakneck speed
' caballo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- baya
- bayo
- casco
- con
- desbocarse
- desbocada
- desbocado
- desmontar
- domar
- espantarse
- espuela
- freno
- guiar
- hostigar
- montar
- montada
- montado
- paseo
- pata
- reventar
- reventarse
- rienda
- sofrenar
- subirse
- trenzado
- trotar
- trote
- ventrera
- zaina
- zaino
- a
- amansar
- andar
- aparejo
- apearse
- arre
- atar
- baba
- bajar
- bien
- bozal
- brío
- brioso
- caballito
- cabecear
- cabriola
- caer
- castrar
- cola
English:
bareback
- battlefield
- bay
- bit
- blinkers
- bolt
- break
- buck
- canter
- carthorse
- come off
- control
- croup
- dappled
- draught
- fall off
- flick
- frisky
- gallop up
- gelding
- get off
- gift
- gouge out
- grey
- groom
- hack
- harness
- haul
- hitch
- hobbyhorse
- hoof
- horse
- horseback
- horsepower
- hp
- knight
- mane
- mount
- nag
- odds-on
- paw
- pony express
- ponytail
- prance
- race
- racehorse
- rear
- rein
- respectively
- ride
* * *caballo nm1. [animal] horse;a caballo on horseback;Chileestar a caballo en algo [materia] to have mastered sth;a caballo entre: estar a caballo entre dos cosas to be halfway between two things;vivir a caballo: vive a caballo entre Madrid y Bruselas she lives part of the time in Madrid and part of the time in Brussels;a mata caballo at breakneck speed;Fam Huma caballo regalado no le mires el diente don't look a gift horse in the mouthFig caballo de batalla [dificultad, escollo] bone of contention; [objetivo, obsesión] hobbyhorse;caballo de carga packhorse;caballo de carreras racehorse;Fig caballo ganador front runner;caballo de tiro workhorse, carthorse;Fig caballo de Troya Trojan horse2. [pieza de ajedrez] knight3. [naipe] = card in Spanish deck with picture of knight, equivalent to queen in standard deck4. Tec (metric) horsepowercaballo de fuerza (metric) horsepower;caballo de fuerza métrico metric horsepower;caballo de vapor (metric) horsepower;caballo de vapor inglés horsepower;caballo de vapor métrico metric horsepower6. Dep horsecaballo con arcos pommel horse;caballo sin arcos vaulting horse* * *m1 horse;a caballo on horseback;montar oa caballo ride (a horse);me gusta montar a caballo I like riding;ir a caballo go on horseback;a caballo entre halfway between;a mata caballo at breakneck speed;a caballo regalado no le mires el diente don’t look a gift horse in the mouth2 en ajedrez knight* * *caballo nm1) : horse2) : knight (in chess)3)caballo de vapor : horsepower* * *caballo n1. (animal, en gimnasio) horse2. (en ajedrez) knight -
42 cálculo aproximado
m.approximate estimate, judgement, approximate calculation, judgment.* * *rough estimate* * *(n.) = estimate, ballpark estimateEx. By the early 1980s one estimate put the number of publicly available files at five hundred.Ex. As a rough ballpark estimate, say about 6 ml of blood is pumped with every heartbeat.* * *(n.) = estimate, ballpark estimateEx: By the early 1980s one estimate put the number of publicly available files at five hundred.
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43 el resto
= rest, theEx. The article is entitled 'Production control: keeping one step ahead of the rest'.* * *el resto(de)= the remainder (of), the rest (of)Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.
Ex: The larger of the two numbers is used for the rest of the calculation.= rest, theEx: The article is entitled 'Production control: keeping one step ahead of the rest'.
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44 el resto (de)
= the remainder (of), the rest (of)Ex. A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.Ex. The larger of the two numbers is used for the rest of the calculation. -
45 matemático2
2 = mathematical, mathematic.Ex. Forms of symbol used for presentation are: 1 language, eg Arabic; 2 mathematical, eg. graphs, formulae; 3 pictorial, eg drawings.Ex. This article presents Bradford's Law as an observation made from the outcome of searching rather than a mathematic development.----* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.* cálculo matemático = mathematical calculation.* de un modo matemático = mathematically.* error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.* expresión matemática = mathematical expression.* fórmula matemática = mathematical formula.* lógica matemática = mathematical logic.* modelo matemático = mathematical model.* pensamiento matemático = mathematical thinking.* tratado matemático = mathematical treatise. -
46 tantear
v.1 to test (out).tantear el terreno (figurative) to see how the land lies, to test the waters2 to try to guess (sopesar) (peso, precio, cantidad).Ella tantea el plan She tries out the plan.Ella tantea viajar en la tormenta She tries to travel in the storm.3 to feel one's way (andar a tientas).4 to grope, to feel one's way.Ella tantea en la oscuridad She gropes in the dark.5 to feel about for, to feel out.Ella tantea la moneda She feels about for the coin.* * *1 (calcular) to estimate, guess2 (probar medidas) to size up5 (dibujo) to sketch1 DEPORTE to score, keep score2 (andar a tientas) to feel one's way\tantear el terreno to see how the land lies* * *1. VT1) [con la mano] to feel2) (=probar) to test, try out; (=sondear) to probe; [+ intenciones, persona] to sound out3) (=calcular) [+ tela, cantidad] to make a rough estimate of; [+ peso] to feel, get the feel of; [+ situación] to weigh up; [+ problema] to consider4) (Arte) to sketch in, draw the outline of5) (Dep) to keep the score of2. VI1) (Dep) to score, keep (the) score2) LAm (=ir a tientas) to grope, feel one's way¡tantee usted! — what do you think?
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( con el tacto) to feelc) ( calcular aproximadamente) to estimate2.tantear vi to feel one's way* * *----* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( con el tacto) to feelc) ( calcular aproximadamente) to estimate2.tantear vi to feel one's way* * ** tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.* * *tantear [A1 ]vt1 (con el tacto) to feeltanteando las paredes logró encontrar la puerta he managed to find the door by feeling o groping his way along the wallstanteó el paquete para intentar adivinar el contenido she felt the parcel to try to guess what was inside it2 ‹situación› to weigh up, size up; ‹persona› to sound outtantear el terreno: tendré que tantear el terreno antes de tomar una decisión I'll have to see how things stand o how the land lies before I take a decisionno se lo propongas así de entrada, tantea antes el terreno don't suggest it immediately, sound him out first3 ‹toro› to get the measure of■ tantearvito feel one's way* * *
tantear ( conjugate tantear) verbo transitivo
‹ persona› to sound out
verbo intransitivo
to feel one's way
tantear
I verbo transitivo
1 (considerar, examinar: una situación) to size up: tanteamos varias soluciones, we examined several solutions
(: a una persona) to sound out
2 (calcular aproximadamente) to estimate
3 (orientarse con el tacto) to feel
II vi (avanzar a tientas) to feel one's way
' tantear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sopesar
- palpar
English:
feeler
- sound
* * *♦ vt1. [probar, sondear] to test (out);[contrincante, fuerzas] to size up;tantéalo, a ver cómo anda de humor sound him out to see what sort of mood he's in first;tantear el terreno to see how the land lies, to test the waters2. [calcular] [peso, precio, cantidad] to make a rough calculation of, to guess;[posibilidades] to weigh up3. [palpar] to feel4. Taurom to test♦ vi1. [andar a tientas] to feel one's way3. [anotar los tantos] to score, to keep the score* * *v/t1 feeltantear el terreno fig see how the land lies4 ( probar) try out* * *tantear vt1) : to feel, to grope2) : to size up, to weightantear vi1) : to keep score2) : to feel one's way -
47 conteo
m.1 counting-up.2 count, counting, headcount.* * *1 calculation* * *SM count, counting; Méx (Dep) countconteo regresivo — LAm countdown
* * *masculino (Andes, Ven) count* * *masculino (Andes, Ven) count* * *A (de accidentes, de votos) numberB ( AmL) (en boxeo) countCompuesto:countdown* * *
conteo sustantivo masculino (Andes, Ven) count
' conteo' also found in these entries:
English:
count
* * *conteo nmcounting-up* * *m count -
48 matemático
adj.mathematical, mathematic.m.mathematician.* * *► adjetivo1 mathematical► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 mathematician* * *1. (f. - matemática)noun2. (f. - matemática)adj.* * *matemático, -a1. ADJ1) (Mat) mathematical; [cálculo] precise2) (=exacto) exact3) (Dep)4)• es matemático (=no falla) —
¡es matemático!, ¡cada vez que me siento, suena el teléfono! — it's like clockwork!, every time I sit down the phone rings!
2.SM / F mathematician, math specialist (EEUU)* * *I- ca adjetivoa) (Mat) mathematicalb) ( exacto) mathematicalII- ca masculino, femenino mathematician* * *I- ca adjetivoa) (Mat) mathematicalb) ( exacto) mathematicalII- ca masculino, femenino mathematician* * *matemático11 = mathematician.Ex: A mathematician is not a man who can readily manipulate figures; often he cannot.
matemático22 = mathematical, mathematic.Ex: Forms of symbol used for presentation are: 1 language, eg Arabic; 2 mathematical, eg. graphs, formulae; 3 pictorial, eg drawings.
Ex: This article presents Bradford's Law as an observation made from the outcome of searching rather than a mathematic development.* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.* cálculo matemático = mathematical calculation.* de un modo matemático = mathematically.* error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.* expresión matemática = mathematical expression.* fórmula matemática = mathematical formula.* lógica matemática = mathematical logic.* modelo matemático = mathematical model.* pensamiento matemático = mathematical thinking.* tratado matemático = mathematical treatise.* * *1 ( Mat) mathematical2 (exacto) mathematicalcon precisión matemática with mathematical precisionmasculine, femininemathematician* * *
matemático◊ -ca adjetivo
mathematical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
mathematician
matemático,-a
I adjetivo mathematical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino mathematician
III sustantivo femenino mathematics
' matemático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
índice
- matemática
English:
mathematical
- mathematician
* * *matemático, -a♦ adj1. [de la matemática] mathematical2. [exacto] mathematical♦ nm,f[científico] mathematician* * *I adj mathematicalII m, matemática f mathematician* * *matemático, -ca adj: mathematical♦ matemáticamente advmatemático, -ca n: mathematician* * *matemático1 adj mathematicalmatemático2 n mathematician -
49 prorrateo
m.1 sharing out (proportionally).2 prorating, distribution, apportionment, proration.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: prorratear.* * *SM sharing (in proportion), apportionmenta prorrateo — pro rata, proportionately
* * *pro rata calculation, proration ( AmE)* * *prorrateo nmsharing out (proportionally) -
50 cálculo de probabilidades
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51 cálculo
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52 al buen tuntún
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53 al tuntún
• aimlessly• at random• hap• haphazardly without thinking• trusting to luck• without due calculation -
54 aritmética de coma fija
• fixed-pie assumption• fixed-point calculationDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > aritmética de coma fija
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55 aritmética de coma flotante
• floating point• floating-point calculationDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > aritmética de coma flotante
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56 aritmética de punto fijo
• fixed-pie assumption• fixed-point calculationDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > aritmética de punto fijo
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57 aritmética de punto flotante
• floating point• floating-point calculationDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > aritmética de punto flotante
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58 cálculo aproximado
• approximate calculation• approximate estimate -
59 cálculo aritmético
• arithmetic calculation -
60 cálculo de intensidad de campo
• field-strength calculationDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > cálculo de intensidad de campo
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