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v.1 to jump (over).saltó de o desde una ventana she jumped out of o from a windowsaltar de un tema a otro to jump (around) from one subject to anotherLa rana salta The frog jumps.2 to jump up.saltar de la silla to jump out of one's seat3 to jump, to shoot (salir disparado) (object).4 to go off (alarma).hacer saltar to set off5 to explode, to blow up.el automóvil saltó por los aires the car was blown into the airhan saltado los plomos the fuses have blown6 to break.7 to explode (reaccionar bruscamente).saltar a la mínima to be quick to lose one's temper8 to skip, to miss out.9 to bound.10 to jump over, to leap over, to climb over, to jump.El chico salta el río The boy jumps over the river.11 to pop, to protrude.Estaba tan asustado que sus ojos saltaron He was so scared his eyes popped.* * *1 (gen) to jump, leap2 (en paracaídas) to parachute3 (romperse) to break; (estallar) to burst4 (desprenderse) to come off5 (tapón, corcho) to pop out, pop off6 figurado (enfadarse) to blow up, explode7 figurado (de una cosa a otra) to jump, skip9 figurado (de un cargo, empleo) to be thrown out■ saltó de la vicepresidencia por corrupción he was thrown out as vice president because of corruption1 figurado (salvar de un salto) to jump (over), leap (over)2 (arrancar) to pull off3 (ajedrez etc) to jump1 (ley etc) to ignore2 (omitir) to skip, miss out3 (desprenderse) to come off; (- lentilla) to fall out\estar a la que salta (estar atento) to be always on the look out for an opportunity 2 (enfadarse por todo) to have a short fusehacer saltar to blow uphacer saltar las lágrimas a alguien figurado to bring tears to somebody's eyessaltar a la cuerda / saltar a la comba to skipsaltar a la vista figurado to be obvious, be as plain as the nose on one's facesaltar de alegría figurado to jump for joysaltar en pedazos to break into pieces, smash to bitssaltar sobre alguien figurado to pounce on somebodysaltarle a alguien la tapa de los sesos familiar to blow somebody's brains outsaltarse el turno to jump the queuesaltarse un semáforo to jump the lightssaltársele a uno las lágrimas figurado to have tears in one's eyes* * *verb1) to jump, leap2) burst, explode3) pop out•- saltarse* * *1. VI1) [persona, animal] (=dar un salto) (tb Atletismo) to jump; [más lejos] to leap; [a la pata coja] to hopsaltar de alegría — to jump with o for joy
saltar a la comba — to skip, jump rope (EEUU)
hacer saltar un caballo — to jump a horse, make a horse jump
2) (=lanzarse)a) (lit)saltar al campo o al césped — (Dep) to come out on to the pitch
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saltar por una ventana — to jump o leap out of a window•
saltar sobre algn — to jump o leap o pounce on sbb) (fig)saltar al mundo de la política — to go into politics, move into the political arena
saltar a la fama — to win fame, be shot to fame
3) (=salir disparado) [chispa] to fly, fly out; [líquido] to shoot out, spurt out; [corcho] to pop out; [resorte] to break, go *; [astilla] to fly off; [botón] to come off; [pelota] to fly4) (=estallar) [cristal] to shatter; [recipiente] to crack; [madera] to crack, snap, break•
saltar por los aires, el coche saltó por los aires — the car was blown upbanca 2)el acuerdo puede saltar por los aires — the agreement could be destroyed o go up in smoke
5) (Elec) [alarma] to go off; [plomos] to blow6) [al hablar]a) [de forma inesperada] to say, pipe up *-¡estupendo! -saltó uno de los chavales — "great!" piped up * o said one of the boys
saltar con una patochada — to come out with a ridiculous o foolish remark
saltar de una cosa a otra — to skip from one thing o subject to another, skip about
b) [con ira] to explode, blow up7) (=irse)8) [cantidad, cifra] to shoot up, leap, leap upla mayoría ha saltado a 900 votos — the majority has shot up o leaped (up) to 900 votes
9)saltar atrás — (Bio) to revert
2. VT1) [+ muro, obstáculo] [por encima] to jump over, jump; [llegando más lejos] to leap, leap over; [apoyándose con las manos] to vaultel caballo saltó la valla — the horse jumped over o jumped the fence
2) (=arrancar)3) [con explosivos] to blow up3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( brincar) to jump; (más alto, más lejos) to leapsaltar a la cuerda or (Esp) comba — to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)
saltar con or en una pierna — to hop
b) ( en atletismo) to jumptendrá que saltar 1,85m — he will have to jump o clear 1.85m
c) pelota to bounced) ( lanzarse) to jumpsaltar a tierra/al suelo — to jump to the ground
¿sabes saltar del trampolín? — can you dive off the springboard?
saltar SOBRE algo/alguien — to jump on something/somebody
la pantera saltó sobre su presa — the panther jumped o leapt on its prey
e) ( levantarse)saltar de la cama/del sillón — to jump out of bed/off one's chair
2)a) ( aparecer)saltar A algo: ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego the two teams are now coming out onto the pitch; salta a la vista que... it's patently obvious that...; la noticia saltó a primera plana — the story hit the headlines o made front-page news
b) ( pasar)3)b) ( estallar)4) (fam) personaa) ( enojarse) to lose one's temper, get angryb) (decir, soltar) to retort- eso no es verdad -saltó Julián — that's not true, retorted Julián
2.saltar con algo: ¿y ahora saltas con eso? — and now you come out with that?
saltar vta) <obstáculo/valla/zanja> to jump (over); ( apoyándose) to vault (over)b) ( omitir) <pregunta/página> to skip, miss out3.saltarse v pron1)b) <semáforo/stop> to jump; < leyes> to bypass, circumvent3) (Chi) diente/loza to chip* * *= leap, bounce, pipe, skip, jump, hop, pop.Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.Ex. When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.Ex. Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.Ex. The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.Ex. Field lengths are indicated as explained above and the cursor can be made to 'jump' from field to field for entry or amendment.Ex. The article ' Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.----* cuerda de saltar = skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope.* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up.* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears.* escapar saltando en paracaídas = bale out.* fusible + saltar = blow + a fuse.* hacer saltar la banca = break + the bank.* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.* peldaños para saltar una cerca = stile.* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.* saltar a la palestra = come out in + the open.* saltar a la vista = be patently clear.* saltar al estrellato = jump into + stardom.* saltar de una isla a otra = island-hop.* saltar en paracaídas = parachute.* saltar la comba = skip + rope.* saltarse = skip over, skip.* saltarse Algo a la torera = flout.* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.* saltarse una clase = skip + class, miss + class, cut + class.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( brincar) to jump; (más alto, más lejos) to leapsaltar a la cuerda or (Esp) comba — to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)
saltar con or en una pierna — to hop
b) ( en atletismo) to jumptendrá que saltar 1,85m — he will have to jump o clear 1.85m
c) pelota to bounced) ( lanzarse) to jumpsaltar a tierra/al suelo — to jump to the ground
¿sabes saltar del trampolín? — can you dive off the springboard?
saltar SOBRE algo/alguien — to jump on something/somebody
la pantera saltó sobre su presa — the panther jumped o leapt on its prey
e) ( levantarse)saltar de la cama/del sillón — to jump out of bed/off one's chair
2)a) ( aparecer)saltar A algo: ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego the two teams are now coming out onto the pitch; salta a la vista que... it's patently obvious that...; la noticia saltó a primera plana — the story hit the headlines o made front-page news
b) ( pasar)3)b) ( estallar)4) (fam) personaa) ( enojarse) to lose one's temper, get angryb) (decir, soltar) to retort- eso no es verdad -saltó Julián — that's not true, retorted Julián
2.saltar con algo: ¿y ahora saltas con eso? — and now you come out with that?
saltar vta) <obstáculo/valla/zanja> to jump (over); ( apoyándose) to vault (over)b) ( omitir) <pregunta/página> to skip, miss out3.saltarse v pron1)b) <semáforo/stop> to jump; < leyes> to bypass, circumvent3) (Chi) diente/loza to chip* * *= leap, bounce, pipe, skip, jump, hop, pop.Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
Ex: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.Ex: The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.Ex: Field lengths are indicated as explained above and the cursor can be made to 'jump' from field to field for entry or amendment.Ex: The article ' Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.* cuerda de saltar = skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope.* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up.* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears.* escapar saltando en paracaídas = bale out.* fusible + saltar = blow + a fuse.* hacer saltar la banca = break + the bank.* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.* peldaños para saltar una cerca = stile.* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.* saltar a la palestra = come out in + the open.* saltar a la vista = be patently clear.* saltar al estrellato = jump into + stardom.* saltar de una isla a otra = island-hop.* saltar en paracaídas = parachute.* saltar la comba = skip + rope.* saltarse = skip over, skip.* saltarse Algo a la torera = flout.* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.* saltarse una clase = skip + class, miss + class, cut + class.* * *saltar [A1 ]viA1 (brincar) to jump; (más alto, más lejos) to leapsaltaban de (la) alegría they were jumping for joytuve que saltar por encima de las cajas I had to jump over the boxessaltó de la silla he leapt o jumped up out of his chairlos cachorros saltaban juguetones a su alrededor the puppies romped playfully around hermiraba saltar las truchas en el río he watched the trout leaping in the riversaltar con or en una pierna to hopestán dispuestos a saltar por encima de todo para conseguirlo they're prepared to go to any lengths o they'll stop at nothing to get it2 (en atletismo) to jumpsaltó casi seis metros he jumped nearly six meterspara clasificarse tendrá que saltar 1,85m to qualify he will have to jump o clear 1.85m3 «pelota» to bounce; «párpado» to twitch4 (lanzarse) to jumpsaltó del tren en marcha she jumped from the moving trainsaltar en paracaídas to parachutesaltó desde una ventana/desde un tercer piso he jumped from a window/the third flooral saltar a tierra se hizo daño she hurt herself jumping to the groundechó una carrera y saltó al otro lado del río he took a run and jumped o leapt over the river¿sabes saltar del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?saltó al vacío he leapt into spacesaltar SOBRE algn/algo to jump ON sb/sthdos individuos saltaron sobre él y le robaron la cartera two people jumped on him and stole his walletla pantera saltó sobre su presa the panther jumped o leapt o sprang on its preyB1 (aparecer) saltar A algo:ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego the two teams are now coming out onto the pitchsalta ahora a las pantallas comerciales is now on release at commercial theaters ( AmE) o ( BrE) cinemascuatro nombres saltan de inmediato a la memoria four names immediately spring to mindsalta a la vista que están descontentos it's patently obvious o quite clear that they're unhappyla noticia saltó a la primera página de los periódicos the story hit the headlines o made front-page news2 (pasar) saltar DE algo A algo to jump FROM sth TO sthel disco ha saltado del cuarto al primer puesto the record has jumped from number four to number onesaltaba de una idea a otra she was jumping about o skipping from one idea to the nextC1 «botón» to come off, pop off; «chispas» to fly; «aceite» to spitle hizo saltar tres dientes de un puñetazo he knocked out three of his teeth with one punchagitó la botella y el corcho saltó he shook the bottle and the cork popped outhan saltado los plomos or fusibles or (CS) tapones the fuses have blownhacer saltar la banca to break the bank2 (romperse) «vaso/cristal» to shatterse cayó y saltó en mil pedazos it fell and shattered into a thousand pieces3(estallar): la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires the bomb blew the car into the airhicieron saltar el edificio con dinamita they blew up the building with dynamiteD ( fam) «persona»1 (enojarse) to lose one's temper, get angrysalta por nada he loses his temper o gets angry for no reason2 (decir, soltar) to retort—eso no es verdad —saltó Julián that's not true, Julián retortedsaltar CON algo:saltó con una serie de insultos he came out with o let fly with a stream of insults¿y ahora saltas con que no te interesa? and now you suddenly say that you're not interested?estar a la que salta ( fam): éste siempre está a la que salta (alerta a las oportunidades) he never misses a trick ( colloq) (listo a criticar) he never misses an opportunity o a chance to criticize■ saltarvtA1 ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump, jump over; (apoyándose) to vault, vault overel caballo se negó a saltar la valla por segunda vez the horse refused the fence for the second timeno se puede saltar la ficha del contrario you are not allowed to jump over your opponent's piece2 (omitir) ‹pregunta/página› to skip, miss outme saltó al pasar lista he missed me out when he was taking the registerC ( Chi) ‹diente/loza› to chip■ saltarseA1 (omitir) ‹línea/palabra/página› to skipno es bueno saltarse así una comida it's not good to miss o skip a meal like that2 ‹semáforo/stop› to jump; ‹leyes› to bypass, circumvent toreraB «botón» to come off, pop off; «pintura» to chipse le ha saltado el esmalte the varnish has chippedse le saltaron las lágrimas tears sprang to her eyes, her eyes filled with tears* * *
saltar ( conjugate saltar) verbo intransitivo
1
(más alto, más lejos) to leap;
saltar a la cuerda or (Esp) comba to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE);
saltar con or en una pierna to hop;
saltar de la cama/silla to jump out of bed/one's chair
saltar en paracaídas to parachute;
¿sabes saltar del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?;
saltó al vacío he leapt into space;
saltar SOBRE algo/algn to jump on sth/sb
2 ( pasar) saltar DE algo A algo to jump from sth to sth;
3 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ chispas] to fly;
[ aceite] to spit;
[ corcho] to pop out;
[ fusibles] to blow;
verbo transitivo ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump (over);
( apoyándose) to vault (over)
saltarse verbo pronominal
1
‹ comida› to miss, skip
2 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ pintura] to chip;
3 (Chi) [diente/loza] to chip
saltar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to jump, leap
saltar con una pierna, to hop
saltar en paracaídas, to parachute
2 (el aceite, etc) to spit
3 (una alarma, etc) to go off
4 (con una explosión o estallido) to explode, blow up
5 (con una frase) to retort: no me vuelvas a saltar con esa tontería, don't come out with such nonsense again
6 (a la mente) to leap (to one's mind)
II verbo transitivo
1 (por encima de algo) to jump (over)
♦ Locuciones: hacer saltar por los aires, to blow into the air
saltar a la vista, to be obvious
' saltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- cantar
- comba
- espatarrarse
- estampido
- fleje
- palestra
- parar
- ponerse
- tirarse
- alegría
- animar
- capaz
- cordel
- cuerda
- junto
- lazo
- pata
English:
bail out
- blast
- dare
- dive
- fuse
- hop
- jump
- jump out
- leap
- parachute
- poised
- pop
- pounce
- skip
- sky-dive
- spring
- vault
- blow
- bound
- chip
- fore
- joy
- running
- send
- take
* * *♦ vt1. [obstáculo, valla, verja] to jump (over);si salta los 2,35 ganará la prueba if he jumps o clears 2.35 metres, he'll win the competition2. [omitir] to skip, to miss out;me saltaron al nombrar los candidatos they missed me out of the list of candidatessaltar un ojo a alguien to poke sb's eye out;Informátsaltar la protección de un programa to break a program's protection, to crack a program♦ vi1. [brincar, lanzarse] to jump;los chicos saltaron al otro lado de la tapia the children jumped over the wall;Bubka fue el primero en saltar por encima de los 6 metros Bubka was the first person to clear 6 metres;saltar de alegría to jump for joy;saltar en paracaídas to parachute;saltar al río to jump into the river;saltar a tierra to jump to the ground;saltar al vacío to leap into space;los jugadores saltan al campo the players are coming out onto the field;saltar de un tema a otro to jump (around) from one subject to another;saltábamos de la euforia al desánimo our mood was swinging backwards and forwards between euphoria and dejection;saltar sobre algo/alguien [abalanzarse] to jump on sth/sb;Fam RPsaltar en una pata to be over the moon2. [levantarse de repente] to jump up;saltar de la silla/cama to jump out of one's seat/out of bed3. [salir disparado] [objeto] to jump, to shoot;[corcho, válvula] to pop out; [botón] to pop off; [aceite] to spurt; [esquirlas, astillas, chispas] to fly4. [explotar] to explode, to blow up;el automóvil saltó por los aires the car was blown into the air;5. [romperse] to crack;fregando los platos me saltó un vaso I broke one of the glasses when I was doing the washing-up6. [decir inesperadamente]“de eso nada”, saltó ella “no way,” she blurted out;saltar con to suddenly come out with;saltó con una impertinencia he suddenly came out with an impertinent remark;cuando le pasaron la factura saltó con que no tenía dinero when they gave her the bill, she suddenly said she didn't have any money7. [reaccionar bruscamente] to explode;saltar a la mínima to be quick to lose one's temper8. [alarma] to go off;[botón] to jump out; [mecanismo, termostato, interruptor] to activate;hacer saltar la alarma to set off the alarm10. [venir]me salta a la memoria aquel momento inolvidable cuando… that unforgettable moment springs to mind, when…11. Compestá a la que salta [para aprovechar ocasión] she's always on the lookout;[para señalar error ajeno] she never misses a chance to criticize* * *I v/i1 jump, leap;saltar a la comba jump rope, Br skip;andar oestar a la que salta never miss an opportunity2 ( abalanzarse):saltar sobre pounce on;saltar a la vista fig be obvious, be clearsaltar por los aires blow up, explode4:saltó con una sarta de estupideces he came out with one stupid thing after anotherII v/t1 valla jump2:saltar la banca break the bank* * *saltar vi1) brincar: to jump, to leap2) : to bounce3) : to come off, to pop out4) : to shatter, to break5) : to explode, to blow upsaltar vt1) : to jump, to jump over2) : to skip, to miss* * *saltar vb1. (en general) to jump2. (de un trampolín) to dive -
62 taco
m.1 plug (tarugo).2 wedge (cuña).3 swearword (informal) (palabrota). (peninsular Spanish)decir tacos to swear4 mess, muddle (informal) (confusión). (peninsular Spanish)armarse un taco (con algo) to get into a muddle (over something)5 cue.6 wad.7 cube.8 taco (cooking).9 heel. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)tacos altos high heels10 shoe heel.11 four-letter word.12 sprag.13 dowel.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tacar.* * *1 (tarugo) plug, stopper2 (para pared) plug, Rawlplug3 (bloc de notas) notepad, writing pad; (calendario) tear-off calendar4 (de entradas) book; (de billetes) wad5 (de billar) cue8 familiar (palabrota) swearword\armarse un taco / hacerse un taco to get all mixed upsoltar un taco / soltar tacos to swear* * *noun m.1) plug, stopper2) pad3) cue* * *SM1) (=pieza) [para tornillo] Rawlplug ®; (=tapón) plug, stopper; [de bota de fútbol] stud; [para fusil] wad, wadding; (=tarugo) wooden pegtaco de salida — (Dep) starting block
2) (Billar) cue3) [de papeles] [para escribir] pad; [de billetes, cupones] book; [de cheque] stub; (=calendario) desk calendar4) [de jamón, queso] cube5) Esp * (=palabrota) rude word, swearword6) Esp ** (=lío) messarmarse o hacerse un taco — to get into a mess, get mixed o muddled up
7) ** (=año) yearcumple cinco tacos — [en la cárcel] he's doing five years' bird **
8) (Mil) ( Hist) ramrod9) LAm (=tacón) heel10) Méx (Culin) taco, filled rolled tortilla; (=bocado) * snack, bite11) Chile (=trago) swig of wine *13) [aplicado a personas] Cono Sur (=chaparro) short stocky person; And * (=personaje) big shot *; CAm, Caribe, Méx fop, dandy* * *1)a) ( de madera) pluga todo taco — (Col fam) ( a todo lujo) in the lap of luxury; ( a todo volumen) on full blast
b) ( de billetes) book; ( de folletos) wad2)a) ( en billar) cueb) (Col) ( de golf) tee3)a) (Dep) ( de botas) cleat (AmE), stud (BrE)b) (CS, Per) ( tacón) heelzapatos de taco alto/bajo or chato — high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4)a) (Coc) tacohacerse taco — (Méx) to wrap (oneself) up
hacer taco a alguien — (Méx) to wrap somebody up
b) (Méx) ( comida ligera) snack, bite to eat (colloq)darse taco — (Méx fam)
echarse un taco de ojo — (Méx fam) to ogle the men/women (colloq), to eye up the talent (BrE colloq)
5) (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword6) (Esp fam)a) ( confusión) mess (colloq)b) ( alboroto) racket (colloq)7) (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam; (en conducto, canal) blockage* * *1)a) ( de madera) pluga todo taco — (Col fam) ( a todo lujo) in the lap of luxury; ( a todo volumen) on full blast
b) ( de billetes) book; ( de folletos) wad2)a) ( en billar) cueb) (Col) ( de golf) tee3)a) (Dep) ( de botas) cleat (AmE), stud (BrE)b) (CS, Per) ( tacón) heelzapatos de taco alto/bajo or chato — high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4)a) (Coc) tacohacerse taco — (Méx) to wrap (oneself) up
hacer taco a alguien — (Méx) to wrap somebody up
b) (Méx) ( comida ligera) snack, bite to eat (colloq)darse taco — (Méx fam)
echarse un taco de ojo — (Méx fam) to ogle the men/women (colloq), to eye up the talent (BrE colloq)
5) (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword6) (Esp fam)a) ( confusión) mess (colloq)b) ( alboroto) racket (colloq)7) (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam; (en conducto, canal) blockage* * *taco11 = wadge.Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.
taco22 = cleat.Nota: De suela de zapato deportivo.Ex: Players commonly bring their sports shoes with cleats or spikes, along with a pair of walking shoes to wear normally.
* cortado en tacos = diced.* tacos de salida = starting blocks.taco33 = expletive.Ex: Other concerns involve disturbing portrayals of the supernatural, often with negative religious overtones, and the use of mild profanity or other expletives.
* * *Afue una fiesta a todo taco it was a tremendous party ( colloq)pone la música a todo taco she puts the music on full blast2 (de billetes) book; (de folletos) wad3 ( Esp) (de queso, jamón) cubeCompuesto:starting blockB1 (en el billar) cueC2 (CS, Per) (tacón) heelzapatos de taco bajo or chato low-heeled o flat shoesde taco alto high-heeledno me/le llevó ni en los tacos ( Chi fam); she didn't take the slightest notice o ( BrE) a blind bit of notice of me/him ( colloq)Compuestos:● taco aguja or alfiler(CS) spike heel, stiletto (heel) ( BrE)( Arg) wedge heel( Chi) wedge heelD1 ( Coc) tacohacerse taco ( Méx); to wrap (oneself) uphacer taco a algn ( Méx); to wrap sb uphicieron taco al bebé con una cobija they wrapped o bundled the baby up in a blanketdarse taco ( Méx fam): se da mucho taco he really thinks he's it ( colloq), he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)Compuesto:soltó un taco she swore1 (confusión) mess ( colloq)ya tiene 40 tacos he's already 40, he's already passed the 40 mark o reached the big four-oh ( colloq)le cayeron 15 tacos he got 15 years ( colloq)I ( Chi)1 (embotellamiento) traffic jam2 (en un conducto, canal) blockage* * *
taco sustantivo masculino
1
( para tornillo) Rawl® (AmE), Rawplug® (BrE)
( de folletos) wad;
(de queso, jamón) (Esp) cube
2
3
◊ zapatos de taco alto/bajo high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4a) (Coc) taco
5 (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword;
6 (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam
taco sustantivo masculino
1 (de billetes, papeles) wad
(de entradas) book
2 Dep (de bota) stud, US cleat
3 (de billar) cue
4 (de tortilla, jamón, etc) cube
5 LAm (comida mejicana) taco
6 fam (jaleo, follón) hubbub, racket
7 familiar (palabra malsonante) swearword
8 familiar tacos, (años) tiene veinte tacos, he's twenty (years old)
♦ Locuciones: hacerse o armarse un taco, to get into a mess
' taco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
montón
- calendario
English:
book
- cue
- curse
- starting block
- stud
- block
- heel
- high
- stiletto
- swear
* * *taco nm1. [tarugo] plug;[para tornillo] = tubular plug for fixing screws, Br Rawlplug®; [en calzado deportivo] stud2. [cuña] wedgetacos de salida [en atletismo] starting block3. [montón] [de billetes de banco] wad;[de billetes de autobús, metro] book; [de hojas] pile, stack4. [de billar] cuejamón/queso (cortado) en tacos diced ham/cheesedecir tacos to sweararmarse un taco (con algo) to get into a muddle (over sth);armar el taco [triunfar] to bring the house downtiene un taco de dinero she's got loads of money, she's loaded10. [tortilla de maíz] taco;Méx Fama mí, mis tacos I mind my own business;Méx Famdarse taco to show off;Méx Famecharse un taco de ojo to get an eyeful;Méx Famhacerse taco to wrap up (warm);Méx Famhacer taco a alguien to wrap sb up;Méx Famponerle mucha crema a los tacos to exaggerate12. Andes, RP [tacón] heel;zapatos de taco alto high heels, high-heeled shoes;zapatos de taco bajo low-heeled shoestaco aguja stiletto heel;taco chino wedge heel;taco corrido wedge heel;taco tanque wedge heel* * *m1 fam ( palabrota) swearword;soltar odecir un taco swear, utter an oath2 L.Am.de zapato heel4 DEP stud5:armar un taco fam cause trouble* * *taco nm1) : wad, stopper, plug2) : pad (of paper)3) : cleat4) : heel (of a shoe)5) : cue (in billiards)6) : light snack, bite7) : taco* * *taco n1. (trozo de queso, jamón, etc) cube / piece¿te apetecen unos tacos de jamón? do you fancy some pieces of ham?2. (de botas) stud3. (cuña) wedgepuse un taco debajo de la mesa para que no se moviera I put a wedge under the table so that it didn't move4. (palabrota) swearword -
63 suelo
m.1 floor (pavimento) (en interiores).2 soil (terreno, territorio).en suelo colombiano on Colombian soilsuelo urbanizable land suitable for development3 ground, floor, firm land.4 solum.pres.indicat.1 1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: solar.2 1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: soler.* * *1 (superficie) ground; (de interior) floor3 (territorio) soil, land4 (terreno) land5 (pavimento) surface6 figurado (de vasija etc) bottom\besar el suelo familiar to fall flat on one's face, hit the deckdar consigo en el suelo to fallechar al suelo to demolish, knock downechar por los suelos figurado to ruinponer algo por los suelos figurado to run something down, tear something to piecesvenirse al suelo to fall down 2 figurado to fall throughsuelo cultivable arable landsuelo de madera wooden floorsuelo patrio native land* * *noun m.1) floor2) ground3) soil* * *SM1) [en el exterior] (=tierra) ground; (=superficie) surfacecaer al suelo — to fall to the ground, fall over
echar al suelo — [+ edificio] to demolish; [+ esperanzas] to dash; [+ plan] to ruin
echarse al suelo — (=tirarse al suelo) to hurl o.s. to the ground; (=arrodillarse) to fall on one's knees
por los suelos —
tirarse por los suelos — * to roll in the aisles (with laughter) *
venirse al suelo — to fail, collapse, be ruined
suelo natal, suelo patrio — native land, native soil
2) [en edificio] (=superficie) floor; (=solería) flooring3) (=terreno) soil, landsuelo empresarial — space for office accommodation
4) [de pan, vasija] bottom* * *a) ( tierra) groundse echaron or tiraron al suelo — they threw themselves to the ground
arrastrarse por los suelos — (fam) to grovel
estar por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) precios to be rock bottom (colloq); moral/ánimos to be at rock bottom (colloq)
poner algo/a alguien por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) to run something/somebody down (colloq)
b) ( en casa) floorc) (en calle, carretera) road (surface)d) (Agr) lande) ( territorio) soilel suelo patrio — one's native soil o land
* * *= floor, ground, soil, flooring, floor surface.Ex. An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the 'finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex. This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex. This article focusses on the need for suitable flooring strength and ceiling heights in library buildings.Ex. Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.----* abrillantador de suelos = floor polish.* abrillantador para el suelo = floor polish.* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.* a ras del suelo = at ground level.* calefacción por suelo radiante = radiant-floor heating, underfloor heating.* cera para suelos = floor wax.* ciencia del suelo = soil science.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* debajo del suelo = subfloor.* degradación del suelo = land degradation.* erosión del suelo = soil erosion.* fertilidad del suelo = soil fertility.* hasta el suelo = floor-length.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* por los suelos = in tatters.* recubrimiento de suelos = floor covering.* retrete de agujero en el suelo = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.* revestimiento para suelos = flooring.* salinización del suelo = soil salinisation, soil salination.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* suelo alzado = raised floor.* suelo arenoso = sandy soil.* suelo cenagoso = loamy soil.* suelo de madera = wood flooring.* suelo de parqué = parquet floor.* suelo lunar = regolith.* suelo margoso = loamy soil.* suelo mojado = wet floor.* suelo radiante = underfloor heating, radiant floor.* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* tirar al suelo = upset.* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* vista a ras de suelo = worm's eye view.* * *a) ( tierra) groundse echaron or tiraron al suelo — they threw themselves to the ground
arrastrarse por los suelos — (fam) to grovel
estar por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) precios to be rock bottom (colloq); moral/ánimos to be at rock bottom (colloq)
poner algo/a alguien por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) to run something/somebody down (colloq)
b) ( en casa) floorc) (en calle, carretera) road (surface)d) (Agr) lande) ( territorio) soilel suelo patrio — one's native soil o land
* * *= floor, ground, soil, flooring, floor surface.Ex: An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the 'finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex: This article focusses on the need for suitable flooring strength and ceiling heights in library buildings.Ex: Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.* abrillantador de suelos = floor polish.* abrillantador para el suelo = floor polish.* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.* a ras del suelo = at ground level.* calefacción por suelo radiante = radiant-floor heating, underfloor heating.* cera para suelos = floor wax.* ciencia del suelo = soil science.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* debajo del suelo = subfloor.* degradación del suelo = land degradation.* erosión del suelo = soil erosion.* fertilidad del suelo = soil fertility.* hasta el suelo = floor-length.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* por los suelos = in tatters.* recubrimiento de suelos = floor covering.* retrete de agujero en el suelo = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.* revestimiento para suelos = flooring.* salinización del suelo = soil salinisation, soil salination.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* suelo alzado = raised floor.* suelo arenoso = sandy soil.* suelo cenagoso = loamy soil.* suelo de madera = wood flooring.* suelo de parqué = parquet floor.* suelo lunar = regolith.* suelo margoso = loamy soil.* suelo mojado = wet floor.* suelo radiante = underfloor heating, radiant floor.* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* tirar al suelo = upset.* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* vista a ras de suelo = worm's eye view.* * *1 (tierra) groundtropezó y se cayó al suelo she tripped and fell overse echaron or tiraron al suelo they threw themselves to the groundno te sientes en el suelo que te vas a ensuciar don't sit on the ground, you'll get dirtyarrastrarse por los suelos ( fam); to grovelbesar el suelo que algn pisa ( fam); to worship the (very) ground sb walks on«moral/ánimos» to be at rock bottom ( colloq)tiene la moral por los suelos her morale is very low, her morale is at rock bottomen la carta lo ponía por los suelos in the letter she really ran him down o ( AmE) tore into him o ( BrE) slagged him off ( colloq)2 (en una casa) floorse le cayó la taza al suelo he dropped the cup on the floor3 (en una calle, carretera) road surface, road4 ( Agr) landel suelo es muy fértil the land is very fertilesuelo de labor farming o agricultural land5 (territorio) soilen suelo americano on American soilCompuestos:floorboards (pl)● suelo patrio or natalnative soil o land* * *
Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)
suelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Del verbo soler: ( conjugate soler)
suelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
solar
soler
suelo
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
soler ( conjugate soler) verbo intransitivo:
no suele retrasarse he's not usually late;
solía correr todos los días he used to go for a run every day
suelo sustantivo masculino
d) (Agr) land
◊ el suelo patrio one's native soil o land
solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
soler vi defect
1 (en presente) to be in the habit of: solemos ir en coche, we usually go by car
sueles equivocarte, you are usually wrong
2 (en pasado) solía pasear por aquí, he used to walk round here
En el presente, la traducción más común de soler es el verbo principal más usually: Suele volver a las diez. He usually comes back at ten.
Para referirnos a costumbres en el pasado hay que usar to use to o would. Would expresa acciones repetidas, mientras que to use to describe también estados o situaciones: Antes íbamos/solíamos ir a la playa en tren. We used to/would go to the beach by train.
No confundas to use to (do sthg) con to be used to (doing sthg), que significa estar acostumbrado y, al contrario que to use to, puede usarse también en presente: Estoy acostumbrado a coger el metro. I'm used to taking the metro. ➣ Ver nota en accustom
suelo sustantivo masculino
1 (tierra) ground
2 Agr land
(de cultivo) soil: es un suelo muy fértil, it's very fertile land
3 (de una casa) floor
(de la calle, carretera) surface, road
4 (país, territorio) soil: el suelo de la patria, native soil
5 (edificable) building land: aún queda mucho suelo sin construir, there's still a lot of land left to be developed
♦ Locuciones: estar por los suelos, (precios) to be rock-bottom o dirt cheap
(el ánimo) to be at rock bottom o down in the dumps
' suelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuchillar
- bambolearse
- bayeta
- brillante
- coger
- contorsionarse
- crujir
- desigualdad
- despanzurrarse
- desplomarse
- elevarse
- entarimado
- escalón
- escurridiza
- escurridizo
- fregar
- greca
- impacto
- intuitivamente
- levantarse
- limadura
- mandar
- ojo
- regar
- relucir
- reluciente
- resbalar
- rodilla
- sembrar
- sobresalir
- solar
- tender
- tierra
- tirar
- tramo
- trampa
- ánimo
- arrastrar
- baldosa
- barrer
- botar
- brillar
- brillo
- caído
- cepillo
- cera
- duela
- echar
- emparejar
- ensuciar
English:
compact
- crack
- creak
- damp
- deal with
- dip
- down
- downcast
- feel
- floor
- floorboard
- gather up
- give
- ground
- ground level
- icy
- litter
- mess
- messy
- mop
- nuisance
- pick up
- polish
- rising
- rolling
- scuff
- shove
- sit
- slump
- soggy
- soil
- stand
- stuff
- sweep
- take up
- tile
- tip out
- wipe
- crash
- cross
- drop
- empty
- free
- lay
- off
- on
- over
- stamp
- stick
- top
* * *suelo2 nm1. [pavimento] [en interiores] floor;[en el exterior] ground; Famarrastrarse por el suelo to grovel, to humble oneself;Fambesar el suelo to fall flat on one's face;echar algo por el suelo to ruin sth;Famestar por los suelos [persona, precio] to be at rock bottom;[productos] to be dirt cheap;tienen la moral por los suelos their morale has hit rock bottom;[fracasar] to fail suelo laminado laminate flooring2. [terreno, territorio] soil;[para edificar] land;en suelo colombiano on Colombian soil;el precio del suelo urbano land prices in urban areassuelo no urbanizable land which is unsuitable for development;suelo urbanizable land suitable for development* * *men el suelo on the ground;estar por los suelos fam be at rock bottom fam ;poner a alguien por los suelos run s.o. down;besar el suelo fig fall flat on one’s face;2 AGR soil* * *suelo nm1) : groundcaerse al suelo: to fall down, to hit the ground2) : floor, flooring3) tierra: soil, land* * *suelo n1. (de habitación) floor2. (del exterior) ground3. (terreno) land -
64 cuento
m.1 tale.cuento de hadas fairy talecuento popular folk tale2 short story.3 story, lie (informal) (mentira, exageración).cuento chino tall story, whopperpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (relato) story, tale2 LITERATURA short story\¿a cuento de qué? familiar why?, what for?dejarse de cuentos familiar (ir al grano) to get to the point 2 (decir mentiras) to stop telling fibsir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell somebodyno hagas como el cuento de la lechera figurado don't count your chickens before they are hatchedtener mucho cuento familiar to make a lot of fusstraer algo a cuento figurado to bring something upvenir a cuento to be pertinentcuento chino tall storycuento de hadas fairy tale* * *noun m.story, tale* * *ISM1) (=historia corta) short story; [para niños] story, taleel cuento de Blancanieves — the tale o story of Snow White
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de cuento, un héroe de cuento — a storybook o fairytale hero•
ir con el cuento, en seguida le fue con el cuento a la maestra — he went straight off and told the teacherel cuento de la lechera —
2) * (=mentira)no le duele nada, no es nada más que cuento — it doesn't hurt at all, he's just putting it on
todo eso es puro cuento para no ir al colegio — he just made it all up because he doesn't want to go to school
¡no me cuentes cuentos!, ¡no me vengas con cuentos!, ¡déjate de cuentos! — don't give me that! *
eso se me hace cuento — Cono Sur * I don't believe that for a minute, come off it! *
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tener cuento, tu hermanito tiene mucho cuento — your little brother is a big fibber *cuento chino — tall story, cock-and-bull story *
¡no me vengas con cuentos chinos! — don't give me that (rubbish)! *
el cuento del tío — And, Cono Sur confidence trick, confidence game ( EEUU)
3) [otras locuciones]•
¿a cuento de qué?, ¿a cuento de qué sacas ese tema ahora? — what are you bringing that up for now?•
traer algo a cuento — to bring sth up•
venir a cuento, eso no viene a cuento — that's irrelevant, that doesn't come into it, that has nothing to do with ittodo esto viene a cuento de lo que acaba de pasar — this all has some bearing on what has just happened
4) frm (=cómputo)IISM [de bastón] point, tip* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex. The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.----* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *A1 (narración corta) short story; (para niños) story, taleescritor de cuentos a short-story writerlibro de cuentos book of short storiesel cuento de Caperucita Roja the tale o story of Little Red Riding Hoodcuéntame un cuento tell me a storyaplícate el cuento ( fam); take notecontar el cuento: un minuto más y no habría contado el cuento one minute more and I wouldn't have been here o have lived to tell the tale ( colloq)el cuento de nunca acabar: ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to thistraer algo a cuento to bring sth upvenir a cuento: no saques a relucir cosas que no vienen a cuento don't dredge up things that have nothing to do with this o which have no bearing on this o which are irrelevantsin venir a cuento for no reason at all2 (chiste) joke, story¿sabes el cuento del elefante que …? do you know the joke o ( colloq) the one about the elephant that …?Compuestos:short storyfairy story, fairy taleB1 ( fam)(chisme): se enteró y le fue con el cuento al profesor she found out and ran off to tell the teacher ( colloq)siempre anda con cuentos sobre todo el mundo she's always gossiping about everybodycomer cuentos ( Ven fam): ¡tú sí que comes cuentos! you're so gullible! o you'd believe anything! o ( colloq) you'd fall for anything!no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in excuses o stories3 ( fam)(exageración): todos esos lloros son puro cuento para que te perdone all that crying is just put on to get me to forgive you¡qué vas a estar enfermo!, ¡tú lo que tienes es mucho cuento! you're not sick, you're just putting it on! ( colloq), you're not sick, stop fibbing! ( colloq)Compuestos:( fam):eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino all that stuff about getting married is a load of baloney o ( AmE) bull o ( BrE) rubbish ( colloq)yo no soy tan ingenuo, así que no me vengas con cuentos chinos I'm not as gullible as you think, so don't give me your cock-and-bull story ( colloq)me quiso hacer el cuento del tío y no me dejé he tried to con me o pull a fast one on me but I didn't fall for it ( colloq)( fam); old wives' taleC(número): sin cuento countless, innumerable* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuento it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuento con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino
( para niños) story, tale;
cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale;
venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it;
sin venir a cuento for no reason at all
◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):
eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney;
el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story
♦ Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people
' cuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colorín
- gratuitamente
- historia
- historieta
- modular
- moraleja
- novela
- si
- tal
- alargar
- aquél
- chabacano
- chiste
- colar
- contar
- inventar
- relato
- tragar
- venir
English:
bank on
- cock and bull story
- expect
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- horror story
- lurid
- moral
- number
- racy
- relate
- run
- spin out
- story
- tale
- tall story
- tell
- unfold
- yarn
- act
- eye
- fairy
- old
- short
- tall
- way
- yet
* * *♦ nm1. [narración] short story;[fábula] tale;un libro de cuentos a storybook;contar un cuento to tell a story;venir a cuento to be relevant;sin venir a cuento for no reason at all;y eso, ¿a cuento de qué? what's all this in aid of?;aplicarse el cuento: ¿ves lo que le ha pasado? pues aplícate el cuento see what happened to him? well, you just have a good think about that;Famir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell sb;Famser el cuento de nunca acabar to be a never-ending story o an endless businesscuento de hadas fairy tale; Fam el cuento de la lechera:es el cuento de la lechera that's pie in the sky¡déjate de cuentos! stop making things up!, don't give me that!;ése tiene mucho cuento he's always putting it on;venir con cuentos to tell fibs o stories;CSurhacerle a alguien el cuento del tío to pull a scam on sb, to con sb;Esptener más cuento que Calleja to be a big fibber;vivir del cuento to live by one's witscuento chino:lo del final del mundo es cuento chino that stuff about the end of the world is a load of Br rubbish o US bull;* * *m1 (short) story;cuento de nunca acabar fig never-ending story;ir con el cuento a alguien tell s.o. tales2 ( pretexto) excuse;tener mucho cuento put it on fam ;vivir del cuento fam live off other people3:venir a cuento be relevant;eso no viene a cuento that’s irrelevant;traer a cuento bring up* * *cuento nm1) : story, tale2)cuento de hadas : fairy tale3)sin cuento : countless* * *cuento n2. (en literatura) short story -
65 llorar
v.1 to cry.me entraron ganas de llorar I felt like cryingllorar de rabia to cry with anger o ragellorar por alguien to mourn somebodyllorar a lágrima viva to cry one's eyes out, to sob one's heart outElla llora por su ausencia She cries for his absence.2 to whinge (informal).3 to cry over, to mourn over, to lament, to wail over.Ella llora por su ausencia She cries for his absence.Ella llora la pérdida She cries over the lost.4 to water.Me lloran los ojos My eyes water.* * *1 to cry, weep2 familiar (quejarse) to moan1 to mourn\echarse a llorar to start cryingel que no llora no mama familiar if you don't ask you never getllorar a lágrima viva familiar to cry one's heart outllorar a moco tendido familiar to cry one's heart out* * *verbto cry, weep* * *1. VT1) [+ lágrimas] to weep, cry2) liter (=lamentar) [+ a difunto] to mourn; [+ muerte] to mourn, lament; [+ desgracia] to bemoan; [+ actitud] to lament, regretnadie lo ha llorado — nobody mourned o lamented his death, nobody mourned him
2. VI1) to cry, weep liter¡no llores! — don't cry!
me dieron o me entraron ganas de llorar — I felt like crying
se puso a llorar desconsoladamente — she began to cry o weep liter inconsolably
Rosa lloraba en silencio — Rosa cried o wept liter silently
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llorar de algo — to cry with sthlloramos de risa — we laughed until we cried, we cried with laughter
•
echarse a llorar — to start to cry•
hacer llorar a algn — to make sb cry•
llorar por algo/algn: no llores más por ella, es una idiota — don't cry over her anymore, she's an idiotlloraba por cualquier cosa — she would cry at o over the slightest thing
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romper a llorar — to burst into tears2) [ojos] to water3) (=rogar)llórale un poco a tu madre y ya verás... — if you moan a bit to your mother, you'll see...
4) Chile* (=favorecer)a ti te llora el rojo — you look good in red, red looks good on you
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( derramar lágrimas)a) persona to cryllorábamos de (la) risa/rabia — we were crying with laughter/rage
llorar por algo/alguien — to cry over something/somebody
ser de or para llorar — to be enough to make one weep
el que no llora, no mama — if you don't ask, you don't get
b) ojos (+ me/te/le etc) to water2) (fam) ( quejarse) to grumble, whine2.llorar vt <persona/muerte> to mourn* * *= cry, weep, shed + tears.Ex. As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.Ex. 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.Ex. She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.----* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).* hacer llorar = reduce + Nombre + to tears.* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.* hombro en el que llorar = comforting shoulder.* llorando = in tears.* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* llorar como una magdalena = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* llorarle a las estrellas = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* llorar por = mourn.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( derramar lágrimas)a) persona to cryllorábamos de (la) risa/rabia — we were crying with laughter/rage
llorar por algo/alguien — to cry over something/somebody
ser de or para llorar — to be enough to make one weep
el que no llora, no mama — if you don't ask, you don't get
b) ojos (+ me/te/le etc) to water2) (fam) ( quejarse) to grumble, whine2.llorar vt <persona/muerte> to mourn* * *= cry, weep, shed + tears.Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.
Ex: 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).* hacer llorar = reduce + Nombre + to tears.* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.* hombro en el que llorar = comforting shoulder.* llorando = in tears.* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* llorar como una magdalena = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* llorarle a las estrellas = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* llorar por = mourn.* * *llorar [A1 ]vi1 «persona» to cryme dieron or entraron ganas de llorar I felt like cryinglo hizo llorar she made him crylloramos ante aquel espectáculo desolador we wept at that heartrending sightestaba a punto de llorar she was on the verge of tearsse puso or se echó or ( liter) rompió a llorar she started crying o to cry, she burst into tearsestaba que lloraba de (la) rabia she was crying with rage, she shed tears of ragellorábamos de (la) risa we were crying with laughter, we laughed so much we had tears in our eyes, we laughed until we criedcuando la vio lloró de (la) emoción when he saw her he wept with emotionllorar POR algo/algn:no vas a llorar por esa tontería surely you're not going to cry over o about a silly thing like thatllora por cualquier cosa he cries at o over the slightest thinglloraba por la pérdida de su amigo he wept o cried for the loss of his friendno llores por él, no se lo merece don't cry over him, he's not worth itlo encontré llorando por las notas I found him crying o in tears over his gradesser de or para llorar to be enough to make one weepla calidad de las obras expuestas era de or para llorar the standard of the work on show was enough to make you weepel que no llora, no mama if you don't ask, you don't get2 «ojos» to waterle lloran los ojos por el catarro his eyes are watering o streaming because of his cold■ llorarvt‹persona/muerte› to mournnadie lo lloró nobody mourned him, nobody mourned his passing* * *
llorar ( conjugate llorar) verbo intransitivo ( derramar lágrimas)
llorar de algo ‹de risa/rabia› to cry with sb;
‹ de emoción› to weep with sth;
llorar por algo/algn to cry over sth/sb
llorar verbo intransitivo to cry
Lit weep
' llorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrancar
- berrear
- de
- entrar
- ser
- hacer
- impresionar
- lágrima
- necesidad
- romper
- adelantar
- aguantar
- bárbaro
- chillar
- como
- con
- desahogo
- desesperación
- evitar
- remediar
- servir
English:
bawl
- bitterly
- boohoo
- break into
- close
- cry
- eye
- force back
- grieve
- lament
- mourn
- near
- now
- reduce
- tear
- weep
- burst
- from
- have
- move
- over
- scream
- wail
- weepy
* * *♦ vi1. [con lágrimas] to cry;me entraron ganas de llorar I felt like crying;llorar por alguien to mourn sb;cuando se enteró rompió a llorar when she found out she burst into tears;llorar de rabia to cry with anger o rage;llorar de risa to cry with laughter;llorar a moco tendido, llorar a lágrima viva to cry one's eyes out, to sob one's heart out;Famllorar como una Magdalena to cry one's eyes out, to sob one's heart out;para echarse a llorar dismal, depressingly bad;su examen estaba para echarse a llorar his exam was dismal o depressingly bad2. [ojos] to water;me lloran los ojos my eyes are wateringconsigue lo que quiere a fuerza de llorar she gets what she wants by whining o Br whingeing until you give it to her♦ vtllorar la muerte de alguien to mourn sb's death;todos lloraron su desaparición everybody lamented her disappearance* * *I v/i cry, weep;llorar a moco tendido fam cry one’s eyes out* * *llorar vi: to cry, to weepllorar vt: to mourn, to bewail* * *llorar vb2. (ojos) to water -
66 meterse
1 (introducirse en) to get in■ se metió en el coche rápidamente he got quickly into the car, he jumped into the car2 (tomar parte - negocio) to go into (en, -); (involucrarse en) to get involved (en, in/with), get mixed up (en, in/with)3 (introducirse) to get involved (en, in)■ siempre te estás metiendo donde no te llaman you're always sticking your nose in where you're not wanted4 (ir) to go■ ¿dónde se habrá metido? where can he have got to?5 (provocar) to pick ( con, on)■ no te metas con él que es más fuerte que tú don't pick on him, he's stronger than you6 (dedicarse) to go (en, into)* * *1) to enter, get into2) meddle* * *VPR1) (=introducirse)¿dónde se habrá metido el lápiz? — where can the pencil have got to?
no sabía dónde meterse de pura vergüenza — she was so ashamed, she didn't know where to hide
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meterse en algo, después de comer siempre se mete en el despacho — after lunch she always goes into her study o shuts herself away in her study2) (=introducir)meterse una buena cena — * to have a good dinner
meterse un pico — ** to give o.s. a fix **
3) (=involucrarse)•
meterse en algo, se metió en un negocio turbio — he got involved in a shady affairme metí mucho en la película — I really got into o got involved in the film
4) (=entrometerse)•
meterse en algo — to interfere in sth, meddle in sth¿por qué te metes (en esto)? — why are you interfering (in this matter)?
¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!, ¡no te metas donde no te llaman! — mind your own business!
5) [de profesión]•
meterse a algo, meterse a monja — to become a nun•
meterse de algo, meterse de aprendiz en un oficio — to go into trade as an apprentice6)• meterse a hacer algo — (=emprender) to start doing sth, start to do sth
se metió a pintar todas las paredes de la casa — he started painting o to paint the whole house
7)• meterse con algn — * (=provocar) to pick on sb *; (=burlarse de) to tease sb
* * *(v.) = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wetEx. It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.Ex. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.* * *(v.) = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wetEx: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.
Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.* * *
■meterse verbo reflexivo
1 (entrar) to go o come, get [in/into, en]: se metieron en la iglesia, they went into the church
se metió en una secta, he joined a sect
2 (involucrarse) to get into, get mixed up: se metió en asuntos de drogas, he got mixed up in drugs
se metió en un lío, he got into a mess
3 (entrometerse) to meddle
4 (tomar el pelo) no te metas con María, don't pick on Maria ♦ LOC familiar: meterse en faena, to set to, to roll up one's sleeves
' meterse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boca
- ceja
- hondura
- lío
- tarambana
- bolsillo
- dificultad
- entrar
- importar
- introducir
- meter
- monja
English:
butt out
- chip in
- difficulty
- fight
- get at
- get into
- go
- horn
- hot
- jump in
- mess with
- pick
- pick on
- tangle with
- trouble
- water
- dig
- get
- keep
- meddle
- mix
- muscle
- pile
- pocket
- squirm
- stay
- throw
- turn
* * *vprse metió debajo de un árbol para protegerse de la lluvia she took refuge from the rain under a tree;se metió dentro del bosque she entered the forest;meterse en to get into;meterse en la cama to get into bed;dos semanas más y nos metemos en marzo another two weeks and we'll be into March already;se me ha metido agua en los oídos I've got water in my ears;se metió las manos en los bolsillos she put her hands in her pockets;meterse el dedo en la nariz to pick one's nose;Figmeterse mucho en algo [un papel, un trabajo, una película] to get very involved in sth;Famse le ha metido en la cabeza (que…) he's got it into his head (that…);muchos jóvenes se meten en sí mismos a lot of young people go into their shell;muy Fam¡métetelo donde te quepa! stick it where the sun don't shine!2. (en frase interrogativa) [estar] to get to;¿dónde se ha metido ese chico? where has that boy got to?meterse a torero to become a bullfighter;se ha metido de dependiente en unos grandes almacenes he's got a job as a shop assistant in a department store;me metí a vender seguros I became an insurance salesman, I got a job selling insurance4. [involucrarse] to get involved (en in);5. [entrometerse] to meddle, to interfere;se mete en todo he's always sticking his nose into other people's business;meterse por medio to interfere¡no te metas con mi novia! leave my girlfriend alone!* * *v/r:meterse en algo get into sth; ( involucrarse) get involved in sth, get mixed up in sth;meterse donde no le llaman stick one’s nose in where it doesn’t belong;no saber dónde meterse fig not know what to do with o.s.;meterse a hacer algo start doing sth, start to do sth;meterse con alguien pick on s.o.;meterse de administrativo get a job in admin;se metió a bailar he became a dancer;¿dónde se ha metido? where has he got to?* * *vr1) : to get into, to enterno te metas en lo que no te importa: mind your own business3)no te metas conmigo: don't mess with me* * *meterse vb1. (introducirse) to get in / to go in2. (entrometerse) to interfere4. (estar) to be¿dónde se habrá metido Juan? where can Juan be? -
67 valorar
v.1 to value (tasar) (propiedad, obra).la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million2 to evaluate, to assess.su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favorablyel peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favored among the candidates3 to value.valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly4 to appraise, to price, to evaluate, to give an estimate on.María valora los bienes Mary appraises the assets.5 to appreciate, to value, to cherish, to esteem.Ella valora los regalos She appreciates the gifts.6 to appreciate to.María valora poder caminar de nuevo Mary appreciates to be able to walk again7 to weigh.Ellos valoraron la decisión The weighed the decision.* * *1 (tasar) to value, calculate the value of2 (aumentar el valor) to raise the value of\valorar a alguien en mucho figurado to hold somebody in high esteem* * *verb1) to assess, evaluate2) value* * *VT1) (=tasar) [+ joya, obra de arte] to value (en at); [+ daños, pérdidas] to assess (en at)las pérdidas han sido valoradas en miles de millones — the damage has been estimated o assessed at thousands of millions
2) (=apreciar) [+ cualidad] to value, appreciateno sabes valorar la amistad — you don't value o appreciate friendship
un trabajo no valorado por la sociedad — it is a job which is not valued o appreciated by society
"se valorarán los conocimientos de inglés" — "knowledge of English an advantage"
3) (=revalorizar) to raise the value of4) (Quím) to titrate* * *verbo transitivoa) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assessla casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...
las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares — the damage is estimated at several million dollars
b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assessvalorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative
c) <amistad/lealtad> to value* * *= appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.Ex. Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.Ex. A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.Ex. Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.Ex. She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.----* valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.* * *verbo transitivoa) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assessla casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...
las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares — the damage is estimated at several million dollars
b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assessvalorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative
c) <amistad/lealtad> to value* * *= appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.Ex: Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.
Ex: A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.Ex: Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.Ex: She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.* valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.* * *valorar [A1 ]vtA1 (tasar) ‹joyas/cuadros› to value; ‹pérdidas/daños› to assess valorar algo EN algo:el cuadro está valorado en 2 millones de dólares the picture is valued at 2 million dollarslas pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares the damage is estimated at several million dollarsuna vida no se puede valorar en dinero you cannot put a value on a person's life2 ( frml) (considerar) to assessvaloró la actuación de su predecesor he assessed his predecessor's performance(+ compl): valoran positivamente esta nueva política they consider o judge this new policy to be positivesu cambio de actitud fue valorado negativamente her change of attitude was viewed unfavorably3 (apreciar, estimar) to appreciateno sabes valorar la amistad you don't appreciate the true value of friendship, you don't value friendship as you shouldvaloraba muy poco su dedicación he attached very little value to her dedicationvaloro mucho su lealtad I value your loyalty very highly[ S ] se valorará experiencia experience an advantageB ( Quím) to titrate* * *
valorar ( conjugate valorar) verbo transitivo
‹pérdida/daño› to assess;
valorar algo en algo to value/assess sth at sth;
valorar verbo transitivo
1 (dar un valor, precio) to value
2 (tener en estima, consideración) to value: no valora lo que estás haciendo, he doesn't appreciate what you are doing
' valorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cotizar
- estimar
- invalorable
English:
appreciate
- assess
- price
- value
- appraise
- estimate
- evaluate
- prize
* * *valorar vt1. [tasar] [obra de arte] to value;[daños] to assess, to estimate;la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million2. [evaluar] to evaluate, to assess;su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favourably;el peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favoured among the candidates3. [apreciar] to value;no saben valorar el trabajo de los enseñantes they do not value the work that teachers do;valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly* * *v/t1 ( tasar) value (en at)2 ( estimar) appreciate, value* * *valorar vt1) evaluar: to evaluate, to appraise, to assess2) apreciar: to value, to appreciate* * *valorar vb to value -
68 ceja
f.1 eyebrow.se le metió entre ceja y ceja que… (informal) he got it into his head that…2 bridge (de instrumento de cuerda) (puente).3 tab.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cejar.* * *1 eyebrow3 MÚSICA bridge\estar hasta las cejas de algo familiar to be fed up to the back teeth with somethingfruncir las cejas to frownquemarse las cejas familiar to burn the midnight oiltener algo entre ceja y ceja figurado to have something in one's head* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Anat) eyebrowcejas pobladas — bushy eyebrows, thick eyebrows
fruncir las cejas — to knit one's brows, frown
- estar endeudado hasta las cejas- meterse algo entre ceja y ceja- tener a algn entre ceja y ceja2) (Téc) rim, flange3) (Cos) edging4) (Arquit) projection5) (Geog) brow, crown6) (Mús) bridge* * *1) (Anat) eyebrowcuando se le mete algo entre ceja y ceja... — when he gets an idea into his head...
quemarse las cejas — (fam) to burn the midnight oil
me tiene entre ceja y ceja — she can't stand o bear me
2) (Mús) capo* * *= eyebrow.Ex. Subjects pulled hair from a variety of sites, including scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, pubic region, face, and body.----* arquear las cejas = raise + eyebrows, arch + eyebrows.* meter entre ceja y ceja = get it into + Posesivo + head.* * *1) (Anat) eyebrowcuando se le mete algo entre ceja y ceja... — when he gets an idea into his head...
quemarse las cejas — (fam) to burn the midnight oil
me tiene entre ceja y ceja — she can't stand o bear me
2) (Mús) capo* * *= eyebrow.Ex: Subjects pulled hair from a variety of sites, including scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, pubic region, face, and body.
* arquear las cejas = raise + eyebrows, arch + eyebrows.* meter entre ceja y ceja = get it into + Posesivo + head.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) eyebrowarquear las cejas to raise one's eyebrowsdejarse las cejas en algo ( fam); to put a lot of effort into sthmetérsele a algn entre ceja y ceja ( fam): cuando se le mete algo entre ceja y ceja … when he gets an idea into his head …quemarse las cejas ( fam); to burn the midnight oiltener a algn entre ceja y ceja ( fam): me tiene entre ceja y ceja (no me soporta) she can't stand o bear me; (me tiene manía) she has it in for me ( colloq)B1 ( Mús) capo2 (de un libro) flap* * *
Del verbo cejar: ( conjugate cejar)
ceja es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
ceja
cejar
ceja sustantivo femeninoa) (Anat) eyebrow;
b) (Mús) capo
ceja sustantivo femenino
1 eyebrow
2 Mús capo
♦ Locuciones: meterse algo a alguien entre ceja y ceja, to get sthg into one's head
cejar verbo intransitivo cejar en el empeño, to give up
' ceja' also found in these entries:
English:
brow
- eyebrow
- eye
* * *ceja nf1. [en la cara] eyebrow;Famentre ceja y ceja: se le metió entre ceja y ceja que tenía que hacerlo he got it into his head that he had to do it;tiene a mi hermano entre ceja y ceja he can't stand the sight of my brother;Famhasta las cejas: está endeudado hasta las cejas he's up to his ears in debt;nos pusimos hasta las cejas de vodka we pickled ourselves in vodka, we drank ourselves silly on vodka;Famquemarse las cejas to burn the midnight oil2. [mástil] bridge3. [cejilla] capo* * *f eyebrow;arquear las cejas raise one’s eyebrows;lo tiene entre ceja y ceja fam she can’t stand him fam ;estar hasta las cejas de alguien have had it up to here with s.o. fam ;estar entrampado hasta las cejas be up to one’s eyes in debt;quemarse las cejas fam burn the midnight oil* * *ceja nf1) : eyebrowfruncir las cejas: to knit one's brows2) : flange, rim* * *ceja n eyebrow
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