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  • 81 exasperar a Alguien

    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty
    Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
    Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.
    * * *
    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty

    Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

    Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
    Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.

    Spanish-English dictionary > exasperar a Alguien

  • 82 flipar

    1 argot (gustar mucho) to drive wild
    1 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be stunned
    ■ era increíble, yo flipaba con lo que decía it was incredible, I couldn't believe what he was saying
    2 (pasárselo bomba) to freak out
    ■ la música era una caña, la gente flipaba the music was brilliant, everyone was freaking out
    1 argot (drogarse) to get high
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)

    flipo contigo, no hay quien te entienda — I can't believe you sometimes, you're impossible to understand

    2.
    fliparse v pron
    a) (Esp fam) ( entusiasmarse)
    b) (Esp arg) ( drogarse) to get high (colloq)
    * * *
    = go + nuts, be amazed at, be amazed by, astound, be astonished, be impressed, be flabbergasted, freak out, flip out, be speechless, be gobsmacked.
    Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
    Ex. Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.
    Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
    Ex. For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.
    Ex. He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.
    Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
    Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
    Ex. A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.
    Ex. And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.
    Ex. Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.
    Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)

    flipo contigo, no hay quien te entienda — I can't believe you sometimes, you're impossible to understand

    2.
    fliparse v pron
    a) (Esp fam) ( entusiasmarse)
    b) (Esp arg) ( drogarse) to get high (colloq)
    * * *
    = go + nuts, be amazed at, be amazed by, astound, be astonished, be impressed, be flabbergasted, freak out, flip out, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

    Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.

    Ex: Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.
    Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
    Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.
    Ex: He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.
    Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
    Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
    Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.
    Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.
    Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.
    Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

    * * *
    flipar [A1 ]
    vi
    ( Esp fam): el helado de limón me flipa cantidad I'm crazy about o ( BrE) mad on lemon ice cream ( colloq)
    1
    ( Esp fam) (entusiasmarse): se flipa por el cine de aventuras she's crazy about o ( BrE) mad on adventure movies ( colloq)
    2 ( Esp arg) (drogarse) to get high ( colloq)
    * * *

    flipar vtr fam
    1 to be mad/crazy/wild about, to love: le flipan los coches antiguos, he's crazy about antique cars
    2 (drogarse) to get high on drugs: está flipado todo el día, he's high on drugs all day
    ' flipar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    freak out
    - freak
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    1. [asombrarse] to be flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked;
    yo flipo con las tonterías que dice I just can't believe the rubbish o US garbage he talks;
    flipar en colores to be absolutely flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked
    2. [con una droga] to be stoned o high
    ♦ vt
    [gustar a]
    me flipan los videojuegos I'm wild about video games
    * * *
    pop
    v/i
    1
    :
    le flipa el cine he’s mad about the movies fam
    :
    yo flipé con … … blew my mind fam
    * * *
    flipar vb to be crazy about

    Spanish-English dictionary > flipar

  • 83 lo básico

    = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)
    Ex. This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.
    Ex. This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.
    Ex. A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.
    Ex. The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
    Ex. Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.
    * * *
    = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)

    Ex: This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.

    Ex: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.
    Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.
    Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
    Ex: Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lo básico

  • 84 lo esencial

    the main thing
    * * *
    = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)
    Ex. This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.
    Ex. This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.
    Ex. A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.
    Ex. The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
    Ex. Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.
    * * *
    = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)

    Ex: This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.

    Ex: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.
    Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.
    Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
    Ex: Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lo esencial

  • 85 más

    conj.
    but.
    * * *
    1 but
    * * *
    conj.
    * * *
    CONJ but
    * * *
    conjunción (liter) but
    * * *
    = extra, more, plus, topmost [top most].
    Ex. Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).
    Ex. The command function 'MORE' is used to request the system to display more information, for instance to continue the alphabetical display of terms.
    Ex. All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.
    Ex. A list of the topmost cited papers of the Proceedings is presented.
    ----
    * acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.
    * alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.
    * algo más = anything else.
    * algunos años más tarde = some years on.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * análisis más minucioso = closer examination.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * aún más = Verbo + further, even further, all the more, further, furthermore, beyond that, a fortiori.
    * bastante más = rather more.
    * cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.
    * cada vez más abultado = swelling.
    * cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.
    * cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.
    * cada vez más estricto = tightening.
    * cada vez más extendido = spreading.
    * cada vez más fácil = ever easier.
    * cada vez más lejos = further and further.
    * cada vez más rápido = ever faster.
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].
    * citado más arriba = above.
    * con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.
    * con más antigüedad = longest-serving.
    * con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.
    * con más frecuencia = most frequently.
    * con más razón aún = a fortiori.
    * con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].
    * con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.
    * correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].
    * costumbre cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.
    * cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.
    * cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.
    * cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar más de sí = go further.
    * dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
    * de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.
    * de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way .
    * de lo más = very.
    * de lo más + Adjetivo = most + Adjetivo.
    * demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure, build + pressure.
    * de más = extra, one too many.
    * de más arriba = topmost [top most].
    * desarrollar aun más = develop + further.
    * desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.
    * desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.
    * de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.
    * dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.
    * distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.
    * durar más que = outlive.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más adecuado = ideally suited.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
    * en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.
    * en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en su punto más álgido = at its height.
    * en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.
    * en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * examen más minucioso = closer examination.
    * examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.
    * examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.
    * explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.
    * forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength.
    * gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.
    * gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.
    * haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.
    * hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.
    * hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.
    * hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.
    * hacer más estricto = tighten.
    * hacer más fuerte = toughen.
    * hacer más preciso = tightening up.
    * hacer más rico = add + richness to.
    * hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.
    * hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.
    * hacer que tenga más valor = put + a premium on.
    * hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * hacerse más complejo = grow in + complexity, gain in + complexity.
    * hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.
    * hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.
    * hacerse más inteligente = smarten up.
    * herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.
    * incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield.
    * invertir más dinero = dig + deep.
    * ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * ir más allá = go + one stage further.
    * ir más allá de = go beyond, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.
    * ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * ir más lejos = go + one stage further.
    * ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.
    * ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
    * lista de más populares = chart.
    * lista de más vendidos = chart.
    * llegar más lejos = stretch + further.
    * llevar aún más lejos = carry + one step further.
    * llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, most of all, more importantly, most important.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * más acomodados, los = better off, the.
    * más adelante = later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date.
    * más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.
    * más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.
    * más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.
    * más alejado = further afield, furthest away.
    * más allá = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that.
    * más allá de = beyond, beyond all, past, beyond the range of.
    * más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de eso = beyond that.
    * más allá de la obligación = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.
    * más allá, el = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the.
    * más antiguo = longest-serving.
    * más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.
    * más anunciado = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más apreciado = long-cherished.
    * más aun = nay, beyond that, furthermore.
    * más bien = if you like, instead.
    * más bien bajo = shortish.
    * más bien corto = shortish.
    * más bien pequeño = smallish.
    * más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a skunk.
    * más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.
    * más cerca de = more nearly.
    * más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más común = mainstream.
    * más concretamente = more to the point.
    * más conocido = best known, best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA], mainstream.
    * más conocido como = better known as.
    * más contento que unas castañuela = as happy as Larry.
    * más contento que unas pascuas = as happy as Larry.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más corto que las mangas de una chaleco = as daft as a brush.
    * más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, knucklehead.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad, over + Cantidad, more than + Cantidad, upwards of + Cantidad.
    * más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.
    * más de la cuenta = one too many.
    * más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.
    * más de lo mismo = more of the same.
    * más demandado = most demanded.
    * más dentro = further into.
    * más destacado = foremost.
    * más de una vez = more than once.
    * más de un ISBN = more than one ISBN.
    * más de un millón = million-plus.
    * más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.
    * más difundido = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más duradero = longer-lasting.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más exactamente = more nearly.
    * más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.
    * más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.
    * más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.
    * más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.
    * más granado de la sociedad, lo = cream of society, the.
    * más grande = greater.
    * más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más importante = foremost.
    * más importante aun = more significantly.
    * más información = further information, further details.
    * más íntimo = innermost.
    * más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.
    * más lejos = further afield, further away, furthest away.
    * más meridional = southernmost.
    * más necesitado = most in need.
    * más occidental = westernmost.
    * más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballpark.
    * más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.
    * más o menos cuadrado = squarish.
    * más perdedor = losingest.
    * más perenne = longer-lasting.
    * más permanente = longer-lasting.
    * más prestigioso = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * más profundo = innermost.
    * más que = more... than..., rather than.
    * más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.
    * más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.
    * más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.
    * más que muerto = dead and buried.
    * más que nada = more than anything else.
    * más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.
    * más que nunca = more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que todo lo demás = beyond all else.
    * más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.
    * más recientemente = in more recent times, more recently.
    * más recóndito = innermost.
    * más secreto = innermost.
    * más septentrional = northernmost.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más sincero + Nombre = deeply felt + Nombre.
    * más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.
    * más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.
    * más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.
    * más tarde = later on.
    * más tarde o más temprano = sooner or later, at one time or another.
    * más todavía = all the more so.
    * más usado = most heavily used.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    * más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.
    * más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.
    * más valorado = highly valued.
    * más vendido = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.
    * más veterano, el = seniormost, the.
    * más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills, as old as the hills.
    * más votado = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * materia más general = broader subject.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * mirada más de cerca = closer look.
    * miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.
    * muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.
    * muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.
    * muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.
    * mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más + Adverbio = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
    * mucho más cerca = far closer.
    * mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.
    * mucho más rápido = far faster.
    * muchos más = a great many more.
    * nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada más = anything else, nothing else.
    * nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.
    * nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.
    * nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.
    * nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.
    * nadie más = nobody else.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * no aguantar más = have had enough.
    * no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.
    * no hacer más que = do + no more than.
    * no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.
    * no más que = in any more than.
    * Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.
    * no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.
    * no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.
    * no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
    * no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.
    * no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.
    * no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.
    * Número + de más = Número + too many.
    * Número + veces más = Número + times as many.
    * Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.
    * nunca más = never again.
    * observar con más detalle = closer look.
    * optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.
    * otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.
    * pagando un poco más = at additional cost.
    * pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.
    * para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para hacer más fácil = for ease of.
    * para más información = for further details.
    * para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.
    * para que quede más claro = for main effects.
    * para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.
    * pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.
    * poco más = little else.
    * poner más fuerte = crank up.
    * ¡por lo más quieras! = Not on your life!.
    * por más que lo intento = for the life of me.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.
    * presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.
    * pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.
    * quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.
    * qué más = what else.
    * que no da más de sí = overstretched.
    * ¿quién más...? = who else...?.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.
    * requerir más destreza = be more of an art.
    * sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.
    * sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).
    * separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.
    * siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.
    * signo más (+) = addition sign (+), plus sign (+).
    * sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.
    * sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.
    * sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.
    * sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.
    * sino más bien = rather.
    * sino (que) más bien = but rather.
    * supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.
    * tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.
    * término más específico = narrower term.
    * todavía más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.
    * una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
    * una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel.
    * una vez más = again, yet again.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.
    * uno de mas = one too many.
    * uno más = one of equals.
    * uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.
    * unos días más tarde = a few days later.
    * véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.
    * vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.
    * vender más barato = undercut.
    * venderse más que = outsell.
    * venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.
    * y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.
    * y más adelante = and beyond.
    * y más allá = and beyond.
    * y mucho más = and much more.
    * y mucho(s) más = and more.
    * y poco más = and little more.
    * ¡y qué más da! = so what!.
    * y unos cuantos más = and a few others.
    * * *
    conjunción (liter) but
    * * *
    = extra, more, plus, topmost [top most].

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    Ex: All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.
    Ex: A list of the topmost cited papers of the Proceedings is presented.
    * acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.
    * alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.
    * algo más = anything else.
    * algunos años más tarde = some years on.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * análisis más minucioso = closer examination.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * aún más = Verbo + further, even further, all the more, further, furthermore, beyond that, a fortiori.
    * bastante más = rather more.
    * cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.
    * cada vez más abultado = swelling.
    * cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.
    * cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.
    * cada vez más estricto = tightening.
    * cada vez más extendido = spreading.
    * cada vez más fácil = ever easier.
    * cada vez más lejos = further and further.
    * cada vez más rápido = ever faster.
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].
    * citado más arriba = above.
    * con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.
    * con más antigüedad = longest-serving.
    * con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.
    * con más frecuencia = most frequently.
    * con más razón aún = a fortiori.
    * con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].
    * con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.
    * correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].
    * costumbre cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.
    * cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.
    * cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.
    * cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar más de sí = go further.
    * dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
    * de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.
    * de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way.
    * de lo más = very.
    * de lo más + Adjetivo = most + Adjetivo.
    * demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure, build + pressure.
    * de más = extra, one too many.
    * de más arriba = topmost [top most].
    * desarrollar aun más = develop + further.
    * desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.
    * desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.
    * de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.
    * dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.
    * distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.
    * durar más que = outlive.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más adecuado = ideally suited.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
    * en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.
    * en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en su punto más álgido = at its height.
    * en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.
    * en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * examen más minucioso = closer examination.
    * examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.
    * examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.
    * explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.
    * forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength.
    * gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.
    * gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.
    * haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.
    * hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.
    * hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.
    * hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.
    * hacer más estricto = tighten.
    * hacer más fuerte = toughen.
    * hacer más preciso = tightening up.
    * hacer más rico = add + richness to.
    * hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.
    * hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.
    * hacer que tenga más valor = put + a premium on.
    * hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * hacerse más complejo = grow in + complexity, gain in + complexity.
    * hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.
    * hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.
    * hacerse más inteligente = smarten up.
    * herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.
    * incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield.
    * invertir más dinero = dig + deep.
    * ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * ir más allá = go + one stage further.
    * ir más allá de = go beyond, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.
    * ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * ir más lejos = go + one stage further.
    * ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.
    * ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
    * lista de más populares = chart.
    * lista de más vendidos = chart.
    * llegar más lejos = stretch + further.
    * llevar aún más lejos = carry + one step further.
    * llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, most of all, more importantly, most important.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * más acomodados, los = better off, the.
    * más adelante = later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date.
    * más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.
    * más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.
    * más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.
    * más alejado = further afield, furthest away.
    * más allá = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that.
    * más allá de = beyond, beyond all, past, beyond the range of.
    * más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de eso = beyond that.
    * más allá de la obligación = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.
    * más allá, el = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the.
    * más antiguo = longest-serving.
    * más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.
    * más anunciado = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más apreciado = long-cherished.
    * más aun = nay, beyond that, furthermore.
    * más bien = if you like, instead.
    * más bien bajo = shortish.
    * más bien corto = shortish.
    * más bien pequeño = smallish.
    * más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a skunk.
    * más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.
    * más cerca de = more nearly.
    * más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más común = mainstream.
    * más concretamente = more to the point.
    * más conocido = best known, best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA], mainstream.
    * más conocido como = better known as.
    * más contento que unas castañuela = as happy as Larry.
    * más contento que unas pascuas = as happy as Larry.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más corto que las mangas de una chaleco = as daft as a brush.
    * más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, knucklehead.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad, over + Cantidad, more than + Cantidad, upwards of + Cantidad.
    * más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.
    * más de la cuenta = one too many.
    * más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.
    * más de lo mismo = more of the same.
    * más demandado = most demanded.
    * más dentro = further into.
    * más destacado = foremost.
    * más de una vez = more than once.
    * más de un ISBN = more than one ISBN.
    * más de un millón = million-plus.
    * más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.
    * más difundido = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más duradero = longer-lasting.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más exactamente = more nearly.
    * más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.
    * más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.
    * más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.
    * más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.
    * más granado de la sociedad, lo = cream of society, the.
    * más grande = greater.
    * más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más importante = foremost.
    * más importante aun = more significantly.
    * más información = further information, further details.
    * más íntimo = innermost.
    * más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.
    * más lejos = further afield, further away, furthest away.
    * más meridional = southernmost.
    * más necesitado = most in need.
    * más occidental = westernmost.
    * más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballpark.
    * más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.
    * más o menos cuadrado = squarish.
    * más perdedor = losingest.
    * más perenne = longer-lasting.
    * más permanente = longer-lasting.
    * más prestigioso = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * más profundo = innermost.
    * más que = more... than..., rather than.
    * más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.
    * más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.
    * más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.
    * más que muerto = dead and buried.
    * más que nada = more than anything else.
    * más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.
    * más que nunca = more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que todo lo demás = beyond all else.
    * más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.
    * más recientemente = in more recent times, more recently.
    * más recóndito = innermost.
    * más secreto = innermost.
    * más septentrional = northernmost.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más sincero + Nombre = deeply felt + Nombre.
    * más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.
    * más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.
    * más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.
    * más tarde = later on.
    * más tarde o más temprano = sooner or later, at one time or another.
    * más todavía = all the more so.
    * más usado = most heavily used.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    * más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.
    * más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.
    * más valorado = highly valued.
    * más vendido = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.
    * más veterano, el = seniormost, the.
    * más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills, as old as the hills.
    * más votado = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * materia más general = broader subject.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * mirada más de cerca = closer look.
    * miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.
    * muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.
    * muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.
    * muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.
    * mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más + Adverbio = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
    * mucho más cerca = far closer.
    * mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.
    * mucho más rápido = far faster.
    * muchos más = a great many more.
    * nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada más = anything else, nothing else.
    * nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.
    * nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.
    * nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.
    * nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.
    * nadie más = nobody else.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * no aguantar más = have had enough.
    * no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.
    * no hacer más que = do + no more than.
    * no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.
    * no más que = in any more than.
    * Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.
    * no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.
    * no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.
    * no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
    * no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.
    * no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.
    * no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.
    * Número + de más = Número + too many.
    * Número + veces más = Número + times as many.
    * Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.
    * nunca más = never again.
    * observar con más detalle = closer look.
    * optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.
    * otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.
    * pagando un poco más = at additional cost.
    * pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.
    * para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para hacer más fácil = for ease of.
    * para más información = for further details.
    * para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.
    * para que quede más claro = for main effects.
    * para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.
    * pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.
    * poco más = little else.
    * poner más fuerte = crank up.
    * ¡por lo más quieras! = Not on your life!.
    * por más que lo intento = for the life of me.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.
    * presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.
    * pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.
    * quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.
    * qué más = what else.
    * que no da más de sí = overstretched.
    * ¿quién más...? = who else...?.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.
    * requerir más destreza = be more of an art.
    * sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.
    * sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).
    * separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.
    * siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.
    * signo más (+) = addition sign (+), plus sign (+).
    * sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.
    * sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.
    * sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.
    * sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.
    * sino más bien = rather.
    * sino (que) más bien = but rather.
    * supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.
    * tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.
    * término más específico = narrower term.
    * todavía más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.
    * una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
    * una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel.
    * una vez más = again, yet again.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.
    * uno de mas = one too many.
    * uno más = one of equals.
    * uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.
    * unos días más tarde = a few days later.
    * véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.
    * vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.
    * vender más barato = undercut.
    * venderse más que = outsell.
    * venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.
    * y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.
    * y más adelante = and beyond.
    * y más allá = and beyond.
    * y mucho más = and much more.
    * y mucho(s) más = and more.
    * y poco más = and little more.
    * ¡y qué más da! = so what!.
    * y unos cuantos más = and a few others.

    * * *
    /mas/
    A (en Col) = Muerte a Secuestradores
    B (en Ven) = Movimiento al Socialismo
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    mas    
    más
    mas conjunción (liter) but
    más adverbio
    1

    ◊ ¿tiene algo más barato/moderno? do you have anything cheaper/more modern;

    duran más they last longer;
    me gusta más sin azúcar I prefer it without sugar;
    ahora la vemos más we see more of her now;
    tendrás que estudiar más you'll have to study harder;
    más lejos/atrás further away/back;
    el más allá the other world;
    más que nunca more than ever;
    me gusta más el vino seco que el dulce I prefer dry wine to sweet, I like dry wine better than sweet;
    pesa más de lo que parece it's heavier than it looks;
    es más complicado de lo que tú crees it's more complicated than you think;
    eran más de las cinco it was after five o'clock;
    más de 30 more than 30, over 30

    2 ( superlativo):
    ◊ la más bonita/la más inteligente the prettiest/the most intelligent;

    el que más sabe the one who knows most;
    el que más me gusta the one I like best;
    estuvo de lo más divertido it was great fun
    3 ( en frases negativas):

    nadie más que ella nobody but her;
    no tengo más que esto this is all I have;
    no tuve más remedio I had no alternative;
    no juego más I'm not playing any more;
    nunca más never again
    4 ( con valor ponderativo):
    ◊ ¡cantó más bien…! she sang so well!;

    ¡qué cosa más rara! how strange!
    ■ adjetivo invariable
    1 ( comparativo) more;

    una vez más once more;
    ni un minuto más not a minute longer;
    hoy hace más calor it's warmer today;
    son más que nosotros there are more of them than us
    2 ( superlativo) most;

    las más de las veces more often than not
    3 ( con valor ponderativo):
    ◊ ¡me da más rabia …! it makes me so mad!;

    ¡tiene más amigos …! he has so many friends!
    4
    ◊ ¿qué más? what else?;

    nada/nadie más nothing/nobody else;
    algo/alguien más something/somebody else;
    ¿quién más vino? who else came?;
    ¿algo más? — nada más gracias anything else? — no, that's all, thank you
    ■ pronombre
    1 more;
    ◊ ¿te sirvo más? would you like some more?

    2 ( en locs)

    a más no poder: corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast o hard as we could;
    a más tardar at the latest;
    cuanto más at the most;
    de más: ¿tienes un lápiz de más? do you have a spare pencil?;
    me dio cinco dólares de más he gave me five dollars too much;
    no está de más repetirlo there's no harm in repeating it;
    es más in fact;
    más bien ( un poco) rather;
    más o menos ( aproximadamente) more or less;

    ( no muy bien) so-so;

    no más See Also→ nomás;
    por más: por más que llores however much you cry;
    por más que trataba however hard he tried;
    ¿qué más da? what does it matter?;
    sin más (ni más) just like that
    ■ preposición
    a) (Mat) ( en sumas) plus;

    ◊ 8+7 =15 (read as: ocho más siete (es) igual (a) quince) eight plus seven equals fifteen


    ◊ mil pesos, más los gastos a thousand pesos, plus expenses

    ■ sustantivo masculino
    plus sign
    mas conj frml but: sé que es difícil, mas no debes darte por vencido, I know it's hard, but you musn't give up
    más
    I adverbio & pron
    1 (aumento) more: necesito comprar más, I need to buy more
    me duele cada día más, it hurts more and more
    parte dos trozos más, cut two more pieces
    tendría que ser más barato, it should be cheaper
    asistieron más de cien personas, more than a hundred people attended
    (con pronombre interrogativo) else: ¿alguien más quiere repetir?, would anybody else like a second helping?
    (con pronombre indefinido) añádele algo más, add something else
    no sé nada más, I don't know anything else
    2 (comparación) more: es más complicado que el primero, it's more complicated than the first one
    eres más guapa que ella, you are prettier than her
    3 (superlativo) most: ella es la más divertida, she's the funniest
    lo más extraño del mundo, the strangest thing in the world
    4 (otra vez) no me llames más, que estoy trabajando, don't call me again, I'm busy
    no volví a verlo más, I never saw him again
    5 (sobre todo) debiste llamar, y más sabiendo que estoy sola, you should have phoned me, especially knowing I'm alone
    6 (otro) no tengo más cuchillo que éste, I have no other knife but this one
    7 exclamación so..., such a..., what a...!
    ¡está más pesado!, he's such a pain!
    ¡qué cosa más fea!, what an ugly thing!
    II prep Mat plus
    dos más dos, two plus o and two ➣ Ver nota en sumar
    ♦ Locuciones: de más, (de sobra): su comentario estuvo de más, his remark was unnecessary
    ¿tienes unas medias de más?, do you have a spare pair of tights?
    más bien, rather
    más o menos, more or less
    por más que, (aunque): por más que lo leo no logro entenderlo, no matter how many times I read it, I can't understand it
    sin más (ni más), just like that
    todo lo más, at most
    Ten cuidado con las frases hechas del tipo más borracho que una cuba o más bueno que el pan. Se traducen empleando as... as...: as drunk as a lord o as good as gold.
    ' más' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abundar
    - acá
    - actualidad
    - adelante
    - adentro
    - aguantar
    - alargarse
    - algo
    - allá
    - alquilar
    - alta
    - alto
    - amarre
    - ámbito
    - amortizar
    - ampliar
    - ancha
    - ancho
    - antes
    - aparecer
    - arriba
    - arrimarse
    - aunque
    - avivar
    - baja
    - bajo
    - bastante
    - bien
    - bilis
    - bravucón
    - bravucona
    - bufido
    - cada
    - cargar
    - cerca
    - cerrarse
    - ciudad
    - colmo
    - comodidad
    - consolidar
    - consolidarse
    - construcción
    - contaminante
    - contestón
    - contestona
    - contraria
    - contrario
    - córcholis
    English:
    A
    - aboard
    - about
    - above
    - acceptable
    - accomplished
    - ado
    - adopt
    - advanced
    - advantage
    - advocate
    - afterwards
    - again
    - agree
    - agreeable
    - airport
    - all
    - along
    - aloud
    - alternative
    - always
    - ample
    - amplify
    - another
    - anticipate
    - antsy
    - anything
    - appropriate
    - arguable
    - art form
    - as
    - ask
    - awe-inspiring
    - barrel
    - basic
    - bat
    - become
    - begin
    - below
    - besides
    - best
    - better
    - beyond
    - big
    - bird
    - bit
    - bite
    - blue
    - bookshelf
    - boot
    * * *
    MAS [mas] nm (abrev de Movimiento al Socialismo)
    = left-wing political party in Argentina and Venezuela
    * * *
    conj but
    * * *
    mas conj
    pero: but
    más adv
    1) : more
    ¿hay algo más grande?: is there anything bigger?
    2) : most
    Luis es el más alto: Luis is the tallest
    3) : longer
    el sabor dura más: the flavor lasts longer
    4) : rather
    más querría andar: I would rather walk
    5)
    a mas : besides, in addition
    6)
    más allá : further
    7)
    qué... más... : what..., what a...
    ¡qué día más bonito!: what a beautiful day!
    más adj
    1) : more
    dáme dos kilos más: give me two more kilos
    2) : most
    la que ganó más dinero: the one who earned the most money
    3) : else
    ¿quién más quiere vino?: who else wants wine?
    más n
    : plus sign
    más prep
    : plus
    tres más dos es igual a cinco: three plus two equals five
    más pron
    1) : more
    ¿tienes más?: do you have more?
    2)
    a lo más : at most
    3)
    de mas : extra, excess
    4)
    más o menos : more or less, approximately
    5)
    por más que : no matter how much
    por más que corras no llegarás a tiempo: no matter how fast you run you won't arrive on time
    * * *
    más1 adv
    ¿quieres más arroz? do you want some more rice?
    ¿quién tiene más caramelos? who's got the most sweets?
    3. (con números, cantidades) more / over
    ¿quieres algo más? do you want anything else?
    ¿quién más estaba? who else was there?
    ¿nadie más? no one else?
    ¡qué casa más bonita! what a pretty house!
    ¡está más guapa! she's ever so pretty!
    de más (de sobra) spare / extra (demasiado) too much / too many
    más2 conj plus

    Spanish-English dictionary > más

  • 86 más duro que la suela de un zapato

    = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather
    Ex. Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
    Ex. She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things.
    Ex. Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.
    Ex. Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.
    Ex. Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.
    * * *
    = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather

    Ex: Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.

    Ex: She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things.
    Ex: Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.
    Ex: Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.
    Ex: Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.

    Spanish-English dictionary > más duro que la suela de un zapato

  • 87 más duro que una piedra

    as hard as nails, as tough as old boots
    huevo 1)
    * * *
    = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather
    Ex. Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.
    Ex. She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things.
    Ex. Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
    Ex. Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.
    Ex. Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.
    * * *
    = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather

    Ex: Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.

    Ex: She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things.
    Ex: Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
    Ex: Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.
    Ex: Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.

    Spanish-English dictionary > más duro que una piedra

  • 88 piedra

    f.
    1 stone (material, roca).
    una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wall
    dejar a alguien de piedra to stun somebody
    no dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standing
    quedarse de piedra to be thunderstruck
    piedra pómez/preciosa pumice/precious stone
    2 flint.
    3 stone.
    4 calculus, stone.
    5 crack, rock cocaine.
    6 crib, hidden notes used to cheat on exams, pony.
    7 lapis.
    * * *
    1 stone
    2 (granizo) hailstone
    5 (de afilar) grindstone
    \
    no ser de piedra familiar to be human, not be made of stone
    piedra angular cornerstone
    piedra filosofal philosopher's stone
    piedra pómez pumice stone
    piedra preciosa gem, precious stone
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    1. SF
    1) (=material) stone; (=trozo) stone, rock (EEUU)

    ¿quién se atreve a lanzar la primera piedra? — which of you shall cast the first stone?

    no ser de piedra —

    no soy de piedra — I'm not made of stone, I do have feelings

    piedra de afilar, piedra de amolar — grindstone

    piedra fundamental — (lit) foundation stone; (fig) basis, cornerstone

    tiro 1)
    2) [de mechero] flint
    3) (Med) stone
    4) (Meteo) hailstone
    5)

    en piedra — Cono Sur (Culin) with hot sauce

    2.
    SMF Caribe (=pesado) bore
    * * *
    1) ( material) stone; ( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE)

    ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone

    caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)

    darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful

    dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun

    tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone

    menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing

    no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned

    no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone

    quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)

    tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone

    2)
    a) ( de mechero) flint
    b) ( cálculo) stone

    tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones

    c) (Meteo) large hailstone
    * * *
    = stone, rock.
    Ex. A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
    Ex. The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.
    ----
    * algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.
    * a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).
    * banco de piedra = stone bench.
    * bloque de piedra = stone block.
    * cartón piedra = papier mâché.
    * con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.
    * corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.
    * de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].
    * de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.
    * duro como una piedra = rock-hard.
    * Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.
    * en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.
    * grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.
    * grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.
    * piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.
    * piedra arenisca = sandstone.
    * piedra caliza = limestone.
    * piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.
    * piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.
    * piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.
    * piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.
    * piedra de mechero = lighter flint.
    * piedra de toque = touchstone.
    * piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.
    * piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.
    * piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.
    * piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.
    * piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.
    * piedra renal = kidney stone.
    * piedra rojiza = brownstone.
    * piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.
    * piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.
    * piedra volcánica = lava rock.
    * quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.
    * sólido como una piedra = rock solid.
    * tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.
    * tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.
    * tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.
    * tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
    * * *
    1) ( material) stone; ( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE)

    ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone

    caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)

    darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful

    dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun

    tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone

    menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing

    no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned

    no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone

    quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)

    tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone

    2)
    a) ( de mechero) flint
    b) ( cálculo) stone

    tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones

    c) (Meteo) large hailstone
    * * *
    = stone, rock.

    Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.

    Ex: The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.
    * algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.
    * a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).
    * banco de piedra = stone bench.
    * bloque de piedra = stone block.
    * cartón piedra = papier mâché.
    * con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.
    * corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.
    * de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].
    * de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.
    * duro como una piedra = rock-hard.
    * Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.
    * en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.
    * grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.
    * grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.
    * piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.
    * piedra arenisca = sandstone.
    * piedra caliza = limestone.
    * piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.
    * piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.
    * piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.
    * piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.
    * piedra de mechero = lighter flint.
    * piedra de toque = touchstone.
    * piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.
    * piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.
    * piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.
    * piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.
    * piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.
    * piedra renal = kidney stone.
    * piedra rojiza = brownstone.
    * piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.
    * piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.
    * piedra volcánica = lava rock.
    * quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.
    * sólido como una piedra = rock solid.
    * tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.
    * tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.
    * tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.
    * tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

    * * *
    ( Col fam) livid ( colloq), mad ( colloq)
    está muy piedra con ella he's really mad at o livid with her ( colloq)
    A (material) stone; (trozo) stone, rock ( esp AmE)
    casas de piedra stone houses
    tiraba piedritas or ( Esp) piedrecitas al agua he was throwing stones into the water
    ablandar hasta las piedras ( fam); to melt a heart of stone
    caer como (una) piedra ( AmL fam); to go out like a light, crash out ( colloq)
    cerrado a piedra y lodo all shut up ( colloq), firmly locked
    darse con una piedra en el pecho ( Chi fam); to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful
    dejar a algn de piedra ( fam); to stun sb ( colloq), to knock sb for a loop ( AmE colloq), to knock sb for six ( BrE colloq)
    este pan está como (una) piedra this bread's rock hard
    tiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone, he's very hardhearted
    lo saben hasta las piedras it's common knowledge o everybody knows
    menos da una piedra ( Esp fam); it's better than nothing, it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick ( colloq hum), things could be worse ( colloq)
    no dejar piedra por mover to leave no stone unturned
    no dejar piedra sobre piedra to raze to the ground
    los rebeldes arrasaron la villa, no dejando piedra sobre piedra the rebels razed the town to the ground
    el terremoto no dejó piedra sobre piedra nothing o not a stone was left standing after the earthquake
    cuando los niños nos visitan no dejan piedra sobre piedra when the children come to visit us they wreak havoc o leave a trail of destruction
    no soy/no es de piedra I'm/he's only human, I'm not/he's not made of stone
    quedarse de piedra ( fam); to be flabbergasted o stunned o amazed ( colloq)
    tirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play sneaky tricks
    tirar la primera piedra to cast the first stone
    tirar piedras a su propio tejado to foul one's own nest
    Compuestos:
    ( Arquit) cornerstone; (fundamento, base) cornerstone
    sandstone
    granite
    ● piedra caliza or de cal
    limestone
    whetstone
    source of gossip
    millstone
    (en joyería) touchstone, standard; (muestra, punto de referencia) touchstone
    philosopher's stone
    foundation stone
    lodestone
    ● piedra miliar or millar
    milestone
    ( Méx) pumice stone
    pumice stone
    precious stone
    semiprecious stone
    B
    2 (cálculo) stone
    tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones
    3 ( Meteo) large hailstone
    cayó piedra sin llover ( RPl fam hum); uh-oh! look who's coming to visit
    C
    ( Col fam) (rabia): me da piedra it makes me mad ( colloq)
    ¡qué piedra! dejé el libro en casa damn o what a drag! I've left the book at home ( colloq)
    sacarle or volarle la piedra a algn (Col, Ven fam); to get on sb's nerves, make sb mad ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    piedra sustantivo femenino
    1 ( material) stone;
    ( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE);

    me tiró una piedra he threw a stone o rock at me;
    piedra caliza or de cal limestone;
    piedra de molino millstone;
    piedra pómez pumice stone;
    piedra preciosa precious stone;
    dejar a algn de piedra (fam) to stun sb;
    (duro) como una piedra ‹pan/asado› rock hard;
    tiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone
    2


    ◊ tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones

    piedra sustantivo femenino
    1 stone
    2 (de mechero) flint
    ♦ Locuciones: menos da una piedra, it's better than nothing
    dejar o quedarse de piedra, to be stunned
    ' piedra' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    angular
    - cantera
    - cartón
    - convidada
    - convidado
    - crucero
    - dócil
    - esconder
    - faceta
    - grava
    - inscripción
    - labrada
    - labrado
    - picar
    - pómez
    - sillar
    - tejo
    - Tiro
    - adoquín
    - ámbar
    - ara
    - astillarse
    - aventar
    - bloque
    - calizo
    - cerca
    - cercado
    - china
    - cincelar
    - corazón
    - diamante
    - edad
    - encima
    - engarzar
    - grano
    - incrustar
    - jaspe
    - labrar
    - machacar
    - montar
    - partir
    - pulir
    - rebotar
    - tropezar
    - vena
    English:
    age
    - carve
    - cast
    - chalk
    - chisel
    - cornerstone
    - cut
    - flint
    - gem
    - gouge out
    - jewel
    - limestone
    - millstone
    - missile
    - moss
    - mottled
    - polish
    - polished
    - precious stone
    - pumice (stone)
    - rhinestone
    - set
    - slab
    - spitting distance
    - split
    - stone
    - Stone Age
    - stonewashed
    - tablet
    - wear away
    - change
    - corner
    - grind
    - hail
    - lime
    - meteoric
    - precious
    - rock
    - scrape
    * * *
    piedra nf
    1. [material, roca] stone;
    una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wall;
    lavado a la piedra stonewashed;
    ¡uno no es o [m5] yo no soy de piedra! I'm only human!;
    Fam
    menos da una piedra it's better than nothing;
    no dejar piedra por mover o [m5] sin remover to leave no stone unturned;
    no dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standing;
    Esp muy Fam
    pasarse por la piedra a alguien [sexualmente] to have it off with sb;
    poner la primera piedra [inaugurar] to lay the foundation stone;
    [sentar las bases] to lay the foundations;
    no quedar piedra sobre piedra: tras el terremoto no quedaba piedra sobre piedra there wasn't a stone left standing after the earthquake;
    quedarse de piedra to be stunned;
    tirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play the innocent;
    tirar la primera piedra to cast the first stone;
    están tirando piedras contra su propio tejado they're just harming themselves
    piedra de afilar whetstone, grindstone; también Fig piedra angular cornerstone;
    piedra arenisca sandstone;
    piedra caliza limestone;
    piedra filosofal philosopher's stone;
    piedra fina precious stone;
    RP piedra laja slate paving stone;
    piedra de molino millstone;
    Méx piedra poma pumice stone;
    piedra pómez pumice stone;
    piedra preciosa precious stone;
    Hist la piedra de Roseta the Rosetta stone;
    piedra semipreciosa semi-precious stone;
    piedra de toque touchstone;
    Fig
    fue la piedra de toque del equipo it was a chance to see how good the team was
    2. [de mechero] flint;
    se le ha gastado o [m5] agotado la piedra the flint has worn down
    3. [en vejiga, riñón, vesícula] stone;
    tiene una piedra en el riñón/en la vesícula she has a kidney stone/gallstone
    4. [granizo] hailstone;
    RP Fam
    cayó piedra sin llover oh no, look who's here
    5. [de molino] millstone, grindstone
    6. Fam
    piedra (de hachís) lump of hash
    7. Col Fam
    tener una piedra con alguien to be hacked off with sb;
    * * *
    f tb MED stone;
    el ejército invasor no dejó piedra sobre piedra de la ciudad fig the invading army razed the city to the ground o
    did not leave a stone standing in the city;
    tirar piedras a su propio tejado fig fam shoot o.s. in the foot fam ;
    tirar la piedra y esconder la mano do things on the sly;
    colocar la primera piedra lay the foundation stone;
    pasar por la piedra vulg lay fam, screw vulg
    * * *
    piedra nf
    1) : stone
    2) : flint (of a lighter)
    3) : hailstone
    4)
    piedra de afilar : whetstone, grindstone
    5)
    piedra angular : cornerstone
    6)
    piedra arenisca : sandstone
    7)
    piedra caliza : limestone
    8)
    piedra imán : lodestone
    9)
    piedra de molino : millstone
    piedra de toque : touchstone
    * * *
    piedra n stone
    piedra preciosa gem / precious stone

    Spanish-English dictionary > piedra

  • 89 pistacho

    m.
    pistachio.
    * * *
    1 pistachio (nut)
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino pistachio (nut)
    * * *
    = pistachio, pistachio nut.
    Ex. Despite the economic importance of pistachio crop, very little information is available on its water needs and nutrient requirements.
    Ex. Like all nuts, pistachio nuts are an excellent source of protein.
    ----
    * verde pistacho = pistachio green.
    * * *
    masculino pistachio (nut)
    * * *
    = pistachio, pistachio nut.

    Ex: Despite the economic importance of pistachio crop, very little information is available on its water needs and nutrient requirements.

    Ex: Like all nuts, pistachio nuts are an excellent source of protein.
    * verde pistacho = pistachio green.

    * * *
    pistachio nut, pistachio
    * * *

    pistacho sustantivo masculino
    pistachio (nut)
    pistacho sustantivo masculino pistachio nut
    ' pistacho' also found in these entries:
    English:
    pistachio
    * * *
    pistacho, Méx pistache nm
    1. [fruto] pistachio
    2. [árbol] pistachio tree
    * * *
    m BOT pistachio
    * * *
    : pistachio
    * * *
    pistacho n pistachio [pl. pistachios]

    Spanish-English dictionary > pistacho

  • 90 sacar a Alguien de quicio

    familiar to get on somebody's nerves
    * * *
    (v.) = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty
    Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
    Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.
    * * *
    (v.) = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty

    Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.

    Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sacar a Alguien de quicio

  • 91 suela

    f.
    sole.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: solar.
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: soler.
    * * *
    2 (cuero curtido) leather
    3 (del taco de billar) leather tip
    \
    no llegarle a la suela del zapato a alguien familiar not to hold a candle to somebody
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de zapato] (=base) sole; (=trozo de cuero) piece of strong leather

    duro como la suela de un zapato — tough as leather, tough as old boots

    de siete suelas — utter, downright

    un pícaro de siete suelas — an utter o a downright o a proper rogue

    2) (Téc) tap washer
    3)

    suelas — (Rel) sandals

    4) (=pez) sole
    * * *

    no te llega ni a la suela del zapato — he's not even fit to tie your shoelaces

    * * *
    = sole.
    Ex. The syndrome can be prevented, diminished or avoided by the use of more resilient soles.
    ----
    * con suela de goma de neumático = tyre-tread soled.
    * duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * suela de cáñamo = rope sole.
    * suela de goma = rubber sole.
    * suela del zapato = sole.
    * tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * * *

    no te llega ni a la suela del zapato — he's not even fit to tie your shoelaces

    * * *
    = sole.

    Ex: The syndrome can be prevented, diminished or avoided by the use of more resilient soles.

    * con suela de goma de neumático = tyre-tread soled.
    * duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * suela de cáñamo = rope sole.
    * suela de goma = rubber sole.
    * suela del zapato = sole.
    * tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

    * * *
    tan
    una chaqueta suela or (de) color suela a tan o tan-colored jacket
    medias suelas half soles
    la carne está dura como una suela de zapato the meat is as tough as shoeleather ( AmE colloq), the meat is as tough as old boots ( BrE colloq)
    no te llega ni a la suela del zapato he's not even fit to tie your shoelaces o bootlaces
    ser un pícaro or pillo de siete suelas to be an out-and-out villain
    2 (de un grifo) washer
    * * *

     

    Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)

    suela es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Del verbo soler: ( conjugate soler)

    suela es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    Multiple Entries:
    solar    
    soler    
    suela
    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
    suela sustantivo femenino
    sole
    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
    suela f (de zapato) sole
    ♦ Locuciones: este filete está más duro que una suela, this steak is tough as old boots
    no llegar a la suela del zapato, not to be nearly as good as sb o not to be even fit to tie one's shoelaces

    ' suela' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    llegar
    - antideslizante
    English:
    sole
    - washer
    * * *
    suela nf
    1. [de zapato] sole;
    media suela half-sole;
    Fam
    estar como una suela: este filete está como una suela this steak's as tough as old boots;
    Fam
    no le llega a la suela del zapato he can't hold a candle to her
    2. [cuero] coarse leather
    3. [de taco de billar] cue tip
    4. [de grifo] washer
    * * *
    f de zapato sole
    * * *
    suela nf
    : sole (of a shoe)
    * * *
    suela n sole

    Spanish-English dictionary > suela

  • 92 tan duro como la suela de un zapato

    = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather
    Ex. Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
    Ex. She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things.
    Ex. Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.
    Ex. Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.
    Ex. Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.
    * * *
    = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather

    Ex: Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.

    Ex: She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things.
    Ex: Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.
    Ex: Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.
    Ex: Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tan duro como la suela de un zapato

  • 93 tan duro como una piedra

    = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather
    Ex. From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails.
    Ex. Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.
    Ex. She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things.
    Ex. Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
    Ex. Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.
    Ex. Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.
    * * *
    = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather

    Ex: From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails.

    Ex: Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.
    Ex: She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things.
    Ex: Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
    Ex: Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.
    Ex: Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tan duro como una piedra

  • 94 volver a Alguien loco

    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty
    Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.
    * * *
    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty

    Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

    Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.

    Spanish-English dictionary > volver a Alguien loco

  • 95 volverse loco

    v.
    to go insane, to go crazy, to become totally insane, to go mad.
    * * *
    to go mad
    * * *
    * * *
    (v.) = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker
    Ex. 'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.
    Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The confrontation of childhood with a world gone mad: an examination of children's biography and autobiography in the context of World War 2'.
    Ex. Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Have We Lost Our Marbles?'.
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Going Bonkers!': Children, Play and Pee-Wee'.
    Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
    Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
    Ex. Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.
    Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
    Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
    Ex. That adults have gone potty over Potter is probably motivated less by Rowling's prose than by the fact that, finally, here is a book we can easily read.
    Ex. How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.
    Ex. For this reason, he did not die, but rather went out of his mind.
    Ex. The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.
    Ex. He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.
    Ex. Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.
    Ex. The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.
    Ex. I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.
    * * *
    (v.) = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker

    Ex: 'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.

    Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The confrontation of childhood with a world gone mad: an examination of children's biography and autobiography in the context of World War 2'.
    Ex: Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Have We Lost Our Marbles?'.
    Ex: The article is entitled ' Going Bonkers!': Children, Play and Pee-Wee'.
    Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
    Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
    Ex: Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.
    Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
    Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
    Ex: That adults have gone potty over Potter is probably motivated less by Rowling's prose than by the fact that, finally, here is a book we can easily read.
    Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.
    Ex: For this reason, he did not die, but rather went out of his mind.
    Ex: The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.
    Ex: He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.
    Ex: Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.
    Ex: The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.
    Ex: I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.

    Spanish-English dictionary > volverse loco

  • 96 zapato

    m.
    shoe.
    ponerse los zapatos to put one's shoes on
    zapato de cordones lace-up (shoe)
    zapatos de plataforma platform shoes
    * * *
    1 shoe
    \
    zapatos de tacón high-heeled shoes
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM shoe

    zapatos de hule — Méx tennis shoes

    zapatos de salón — court shoes, pumps (EEUU)

    zapatos de tacón, zapatos de tacones altos — high-heeled shoes

    see PANTALONES, ZAPATOS, GAFAS niño 2., 1)
    * * *
    masculino shoe

    zapatos bajos/de tacón or (CS) de taco alto — low-heeled/high-heeled shoes

    como un niño or chico con zapatos nuevos — like a child with a new toy

    * * *
    = shoe.
    Ex. Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.
    ----
    * caja de zapatos = shoebox.
    * cordón del zapato = shoestring, shoelace.
    * duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather.
    * encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * suela del zapato = sole.
    * taller de reparación de zapatos = shoe repair shop.
    * tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * zapato de calle = walking shoe.
    * zapato de plataforma = platform shoe, wedge shoe.
    * zapato deportivo = sport(s) shoe.
    * zapato de vestir = dress shoe.
    * zapato ortopédico = orthotic shoe.
    * * *
    masculino shoe

    zapatos bajos/de tacón or (CS) de taco alto — low-heeled/high-heeled shoes

    como un niño or chico con zapatos nuevos — like a child with a new toy

    * * *
    = shoe.

    Ex: Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.

    * caja de zapatos = shoebox.
    * cordón del zapato = shoestring, shoelace.
    * duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather.
    * encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * suela del zapato = sole.
    * taller de reparación de zapatos = shoe repair shop.
    * tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * zapato de calle = walking shoe.
    * zapato de plataforma = platform shoe, wedge shoe.
    * zapato deportivo = sport(s) shoe.
    * zapato de vestir = dress shoe.
    * zapato ortopédico = orthotic shoe.

    * * *
    shoe
    zapatos bajos or planos or ( Méx) de piso low-heeled o flat shoes
    zapatos de tacón high heels, high-heeled shoes
    zapatos de taco alto (CS); high heels, high-heeled shoes
    como un chico/niño con zapatos nuevos like a child with a new toy
    sacarse los zapatos ( Chi fam) (para algo malo) to go too far; (para algo bueno) to excel oneself
    cada uno sabe dónde le aprieta el zapato each person knows where his own problems lie
    Compuestos:
    lace-up shoe
    golf shoe
    ( Ven) sneaker ( AmE), trainer ( BrE)
    platform shoe
    pump ( AmE), court shoe ( BrE)
    high-heeled shoe
    * * *

     

    zapato sustantivo masculino
    shoe;
    ◊ zapatos bajos/de tacón low-heeled/high-heeled shoes;

    zapato de cordón lace-up shoe;
    zapato de goma (Ven) sneaker (AmE), trainer (BrE)
    zapato sustantivo masculino shoe
    zapatos de tacón, high-heeled shoes

    ' zapato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apretar
    - desatarse
    - horma
    - llegar
    - relucir
    - reluciente
    - rozar
    - suela
    - agujeta
    - calzar
    - derecho
    - entrar
    - escotado
    - estropeado
    - hebilla
    - lengüeta
    - medida
    - pareja
    - plano
    - plantilla
    - roto
    - talón
    - tira
    - zapatilla
    English:
    brogue
    - chafe
    - heel
    - insole
    - instep
    - loosen
    - patch
    - shoe
    - size
    - sole
    - squeak
    - stiletto
    - tongue
    - undone
    - upper
    - court
    - lace
    - pump
    * * *
    zapato nm
    1. [prenda] shoe;
    ponerse los zapatos to put one's shoes on;
    saber dónde le aprieta el zapato a alguien to know how to deal with sb;
    Fam Hum
    sácate el zapato de la boca [por articular mal] stop mumbling and speak clearly;
    [por tener la boca llena] don't talk with your mouth full zapato bajo low-heeled shoe; RP zapato chato low-heeled shoe;
    zapato de cordones lace-up (shoe);
    RP zapato de fútbol soccer o Br football boot; Ven zapato de goma Br trainer, US sneaker;
    zapato plano flat(-heeled) shoe;
    zapato de plataforma platform shoe;
    zapato de salón Br court shoe, US pump;
    CSur zapato de taco alto high-heeled shoe;
    zapato de tacón high-heeled shoe
    2. Urug [cuna] Br carrycot, US portacrib
    * * *
    m shoe;
    no llegarle a alguien a la suela del zapato fam not be a patch on s.o.;
    sé dónde le aprieta el zapato fig I know what his problem is
    * * *
    zapato nm
    : shoe
    * * *
    zapato n shoe

    Spanish-English dictionary > zapato

  • 97 duro

    adj.
    1 hard, hard-core, stiff, strong.
    2 hard, hard-boiled, hard-bitten, severe.
    3 hard, tough, difficult, rough.
    4 headstrong, unbending, obdurate.
    5 harsh, severe.
    adv.
    hard, with force.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: durar.
    * * *
    1 hard
    2 (carne) tough; (pan) stale
    3 (difícil) hard, difficult
    4 (cruel) tough, hardhearted, callous
    5 (resistente) strong, tough
    6 (obstinado) obstinate, stubborn
    1 (antiguamente) five pesetas; (moneda) five-peseta coin
    2 familiar tough guy
    1 hard
    \
    ser duro,-a de mollera to be thick, be as thick as two short planks
    ————————
    1 (antiguamente) five pesetas; (moneda) five-peseta coin
    2 familiar tough guy
    1 hard
    * * *
    1. adv. 2. (f. - dura)
    adj.
    1) hard
    * * *
    duro, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=resistente) [material, superficie, cama, agua] hard; [cable, alambre] stiff; [pan] hard, stale; [carne] tough; [legumbres] hard; [articulación, mecanismo] stiff; [músculo] firm, hard
    2) (=agresivo) [clima, tiempo, crítica] harsh, severe; [deporte, juego] rough; [ataque] fierce; [castigo, sentencia] severe, harsh; [carácter, actitud] tough

    fue un duro golpe para el partido — it was a severe o heavy blow to the party

    una postura dura contra la droga — a tough stance o hard line against drugs

    es muy duro con sus hijos — he's very strict o tough with his children

    hay que tener mano dura con los estudiantes — you have to be firm o strict with students, students need a firm hand

    3) (=difícil) [tarea, prueba, examen] hard

    lo tienes duro para aprobar — * it will be hard o difficult for you to pass

    ¡qué dura es la vida! — it's a hard life!

    4) * (=torpe)

    duro de mollera — dense *, dim *

    duro de oído — (=medio sordo) hard of hearing; (Mús) tone deaf

    5) Méx
    * (=borracho)
    2.
    ADV hard

    pégale o dale duro — hit him hard

    3.
    SM (=cinco pesetas) five pesetas; (=moneda) five-peseta coin

    estar sin un duro — * to be broke *

    - ¡lo que faltaba para el duro!
    - ¡y que te den dos duros!

    vender duros a tres pesetas —

    4. SM / F
    1) [en película, historia] tough character

    se hizo el duro para disimular su tristeza — he acted the tough guy o hard man in order to hide his sadness

    2) (Pol) hard-liner
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    1) < mineral> hard; < material> hard, tough; <asiento/colchón> hard; < carne> tough; < músculo> hard; < pan> stale
    2) <luz/voz> harsh; < facciones> hard, harsh; < agua> hard
    3)
    a) (severo, riguroso) < persona> harsh, hard; <castigo/palabras> harsh, severe; <crítica/ataque> harsh; < clima> harsh; < juego> rough, hard

    estuviste or fuiste demasiado duro con él — you were too hard on him

    b) (difícil, penoso) <trabajo/vida> hard, tough

    estar duro — (Méx fam) ( poco probable) to be unlikely; ( muy difícil) to be tough

    estar duro de pelar — (fam) < problema> to be tough o hard (colloq)

    ser duro de pelar — (fam) < persona> to be a hard o tough nut to crack

    4) (Per) ( tacaño) (fam) tight (colloq), stingy (colloq)
    II
    adverbio (esp AmL) <trabajar/estudiar/llover> hard

    hable más duro — (Col, Ven) speak up!

    reírse duro — (Col, Ven) to laugh loudly

    agárrense duro — (Col, Ven) hold on tight

    duro y parejo — (AmL fam) flat out

    darle duro y parejo al trabajo — to work flat out

    III
    1) ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin

    estar sin un duro — (Esp fam) to be broke (colloq)

    2)
    a) (fam) ( en películas) tough guy
    b) (Pol) hardliner
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    1) < mineral> hard; < material> hard, tough; <asiento/colchón> hard; < carne> tough; < músculo> hard; < pan> stale
    2) <luz/voz> harsh; < facciones> hard, harsh; < agua> hard
    3)
    a) (severo, riguroso) < persona> harsh, hard; <castigo/palabras> harsh, severe; <crítica/ataque> harsh; < clima> harsh; < juego> rough, hard

    estuviste or fuiste demasiado duro con él — you were too hard on him

    b) (difícil, penoso) <trabajo/vida> hard, tough

    estar duro — (Méx fam) ( poco probable) to be unlikely; ( muy difícil) to be tough

    estar duro de pelar — (fam) < problema> to be tough o hard (colloq)

    ser duro de pelar — (fam) < persona> to be a hard o tough nut to crack

    4) (Per) ( tacaño) (fam) tight (colloq), stingy (colloq)
    II
    adverbio (esp AmL) <trabajar/estudiar/llover> hard

    hable más duro — (Col, Ven) speak up!

    reírse duro — (Col, Ven) to laugh loudly

    agárrense duro — (Col, Ven) hold on tight

    duro y parejo — (AmL fam) flat out

    darle duro y parejo al trabajo — to work flat out

    III
    1) ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin

    estar sin un duro — (Esp fam) to be broke (colloq)

    2)
    a) (fam) ( en películas) tough guy
    b) (Pol) hardliner
    * * *
    duro1
    1 = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stiff [stiffer -comp., stiffest -sup.], tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.], hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.], stern, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rugged, hard-nosed, unfeeling, tough-minded, hard-line, hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], hard-wearing, gruelling [grueling, -USA].

    Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

    Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.
    Ex: Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.
    Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
    Ex: 'I wish she'd tell me when she asks one of my people to do something,' she added in the same flinty tone.
    Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex: There are two good reasons for this stern rule.
    Ex: The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.
    Ex: The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).
    Ex: Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.
    Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.
    Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
    Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
    Ex: These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.
    Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
    Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.
    * actuar duro = play + hardball.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.
    * avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.
    * cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.
    * ciencias duras, las = hard sciences, the.
    * dar duro = pack + a wallop.
    * de línea dura = hard-line.
    * disco duro = hard disc.
    * dura realidad = fact of life, harsh reality.
    * duro como una piedra = rock-hard.
    * duro de corazón = hard-hearted.
    * duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.
    * duro despertar = rude awakening.
    * duro golpe = cruel blow.
    * duro revés = cruel blow.
    * edición en cubierta dura = hardcover.
    * edición en tapas duras = hardcover.
    * ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * hacerse el duro = play it + cool, play + hard to get.
    * hueso duro = tough nut.
    * hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.
    * huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.
    * madera dura = hardwood.
    * ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick.
    * mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.
    * mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * paladar duro = hard palate.
    * pastas duras = hard cover.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * pornografía dura = hard core pornography.
    * puro y duro = unvarnished.
    * recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.
    * salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * sector duro = hard sector.
    * tan duro como el pedernal = as hard as nails.
    * tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.
    * tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * tenerlo duro = not be easy.
    * tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.
    * trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.
    * trabajo duro = hard graft, hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.

    duro2
    * dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
    * estar sin un duro = not have a bean.
    * faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.
    * no tener un duro = not have a bean.
    * novela a duro = dime and nickel novel.
    * sin un duro = broke, down-and-out, skint, penniless.
    * * *
    duro1 -ra
    A
    1 ‹mineral› hard; ‹material› hard, tough; ‹asiento/colchón› hard; ‹carne› tough; ‹músculo› hard
    las zanahorias todavía están duras the carrots are still hard
    2 ‹pan›
    este pan está duro como una piedra this bread is rock-hard
    pan duro para rallar stale bread for making breadcrumbs
    3 (entumecido) ‹cuello/dedos› stiff
    estoy duro de frío ( fam); I'm frozen stiff
    B
    1 ‹luz/voz› harsh; ‹facciones› hard, harsh
    2 ‹agua› hard
    C
    1 (severo, riguroso) ‹persona› harsh, hard; ‹castigo/palabras› harsh, severe; ‹crítica/ataque› harsh; ‹clima› harsh
    estuviste demasiado duro con él you were too hard on him
    una postura más dura a tougher line
    los defensores de la línea dura the hardliners, those who favor a tough stance
    el equipo es famoso por su juego duro the team is notorious for its rough o hard play
    lo que hace falta aquí es una mano dura what's needed here is a firm hand
    2 (difícil, penoso) ‹trabajo/vida› hard, tough
    fue un golpe muy duro para ella it was a very hard o a terrible blow for her
    a las duras y a las maduras through thick and thin ( colloq)
    estar duro ( Méx fam) (poco probable) to be unlikely; (muy difícil) to be tough
    está duro que nos aumenten el sueldo it's unlikely that we'll get a pay rise
    estar duro de pelar ( fam); ‹problema› to be tough o hard ( colloq)
    ser duro de pelar ( fam); ‹persona› to be a hard o tough nut to crack
    3 ( fam) (torpe) dumb ( colloq)
    es duro para los idiomas he's useless at languages ( colloq)
    D ( Per) (tacaño) ( fam) tight ( colloq), stingy ( colloq)
    ( esp AmL) ‹trabajar/estudiar/llover› hard
    ¡pégale duro! hit him hard!
    ¡agárrate duro! hold on tight!
    le estamos dando duro we're working hard on it
    los periódicos le dieron duro the newspapers gave him a rough ride
    hable más duro (Col, Ven); speak up!
    estábamos riéndonos muy duro (Col, Ven); we were laughing very loudly
    agárrense duro (Col, Ven); hold on tight
    corrimos bien duro (Col, Ven); we ran really fast
    duro y parejo ( AmL fam); flat out
    A (en España) ( Hist) five-peseta coin
    estar sin un duro ( Esp fam); to be broke ( colloq)
    B
    1 ( fam) (en películas) tough guy
    2 ( Pol) hardliner
    * * *

     

    Del verbo durar: ( conjugate durar)

    duro es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    duró es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    durar    
    duro
    durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
    a) [reunión/guerra/relación] to last;

    ◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

    b) [coche/zapatos] to last

    c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a

    durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→

    duro 1 -ra adjetivo
    1 ( en general) hard;
    ‹ carne› tough;
    ‹ pan› stale;

    2 ‹luz/voz› harsh;
    ‹ facciones› hard, harsh
    3
    a) (severo, riguroso) harsh;

    ‹ juego› rough, hard;

    una postura más dura a tougher line
    b) (difícil, penoso) ‹trabajo/vida› hard, tough;


    duro 2 adverbio (esp AmL) ‹trabajar/estudiar/llover› hard;
    ‹ hablar› (Col, Ven) loudly
    duro 3 sustantivo masculino ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin
    durar verbo intransitivo
    1 to last
    2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
    duro,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 hard: ... y también dos huevos duros,... and also two hard-boiled eggs
    2 (insensible, intransigente) harsh, hard: su mirada era dura, her look was harsh
    3 (violento, brusco) rough: aguanté una dura reprimenda, I endured a rough reprimand
    II m (moneda) five-peseta coin
    III adverbio hard
    ' duro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bregar
    - canto
    - disco
    - dura
    - durante
    - edificación
    - golpe
    - huevo
    - larga
    - largo
    - mollera
    - oído
    - pelar
    - roer
    - sobremesa
    - suela
    - tarugo
    - aplastar
    - entrado
    - noviazgo
    - pesado
    - piedra
    - rock
    - tieso
    English:
    achieve
    - blow
    - broke
    - celebration
    - cold-hearted
    - dammit
    - disc
    - disk
    - easy
    - elbow-grease
    - empire
    - exacting
    - exertion
    - graft
    - grill
    - gristle
    - hard
    - hard disk
    - hard porn
    - hard-boiled
    - hard-core
    - harsh
    - hawkish
    - lack
    - last
    - long
    - nail
    - not
    - nougat
    - nut
    - penny
    - punishing
    - recognition
    - rough
    - rugged
    - second
    - severe
    - slog
    - stale
    - stark
    - stiff
    - sweat
    - thrive
    - toil
    - tough
    - tough-minded
    - arduous
    - boil
    - dense
    - firm
    * * *
    duro, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [objeto, material, superficie] hard;
    [carne] tough; [pan] stale;
    estas peras están todavía muy duras these pears are still hard o not ripe;
    Vulg
    ponérsele dura a alguien: se me puso dura I got a hard-on;
    estar duro como una piedra to be rock-hard;
    más dura será la caída: cuanto más famosos se hagan, más dura será la caída the more famous they get, the worse it is when they fall from popularity;
    Fam
    ser duro de mollera [estúpido] to be thick in the head;
    [testarudo] to be pigheaded; Fam
    ser duro de oído to be hard of hearing
    2. [cerradura, grifo, mecanismo] stiff;
    los cajones van un poco duros the drawers are a bit stiff
    3. [agua] hard
    4. [penoso, inclemente] [clima, invierno] harsh, severe;
    [etapa, experiencia, vida] hard, tough;
    fue un golpe muy duro para todos it was a heavy blow for everybody;
    son o [m5] corren tiempos muy duros these are hard times;
    Fam
    estar a las duras y a las maduras [sin rendirse] to be there through thick and thin;
    [sin quejarse] to take the rough with the smooth
    5. [severo, áspero] [persona, palabras, críticas] harsh, severe;
    [acciones, medidas, condena] harsh; [postura, sector] hard-line; [juego, partido] rough;
    estuvo muy duro con él he was very hard on him;
    el ala dura del partido the hard-line faction of the party;
    una entrada muy dura [de futbolista] a very hard tackle
    6. [fuerte, resistente] tough;
    un tipo duro a tough guy;
    Fam
    ser duro de pelar to be a hard nut to crack
    ♦ nm
    1. [persona] tough guy;
    [en partido político] hardliner;
    hacerse el duro to act tough
    2. Esp Antes [moneda] 5-peseta coin;
    me debes 1.000 duros you owe me 5,000 pesetas;
    5 duros [moneda] 25-peseta coin;
    estar sin un duro to be flat broke;
    Fam
    ¡lo que faltaba para el duro! that really is all we needed!;
    Fam
    que le/te/ etc [m5] den dos duros to hell with him/you/ etc
    ♦ adv
    1. [mucho] hard;
    trabajar duro to work hard
    2. Col, Ven Fam [alto] loudly;
    hablar duro to talk loudly;
    reír duro to laugh noisily
    3. Col, Ven Fam [rápido] quickly, fast;
    nadan muy duro, es imposible alcanzarlos they're very strong swimmers, it's impossible to catch them
    4. Col, Ven Fam [fuerte] hard;
    pégale duro hit him hard
    * * *
    I adj
    1 material hard; carne tough
    2 clima, fig
    harsh
    3
    :
    duro de oído fam hard of hearing;
    duro de corazón hard-hearted;
    ser duro de pelar be a tough nut to crack
    II adv hard
    III m five peseta coin
    * * *
    duro adv
    : hard
    trabajé tan duro: I worked so hard
    duro, -ra adj
    1) : hard, tough
    2) : harsh, severe
    * * *
    duro1 adj
    1. (en general) hard
    2. (carne, persona) tough
    3. (castigo, clima) harsh
    4. (pan) stale
    duro2 adv hard
    duro3 n five peseta coin

    Spanish-English dictionary > duro

  • 98 cataplines

    1 familiar nuts, balls
    * * *
    ( Esp fam)
    nuts (pl) (sl), goolies (pl) ( BrE sl)
    * * *
    Fam [testículos] nuts, Br goolies
    * * *
    mpl pop
    nuts pop

    Spanish-English dictionary > cataplines

  • 99 dingue

    dingue (inf) [dɛ̃g]
    adjective
    [personne] nuts (inf)
    • tu verrais les prix, c'est dingue ! you should see the prices, they're crazy!
    * * *

    1.
    (colloq) dɛ̃g adjectif
    1) ( idiot) [personne] crazy (colloq)
    2) ( fou) [bruit, succès] wild; [prix, vitesse] ridiculous

    c'est dingue! — ( inadmissible) it's crazy!; ( incroyable) it's amazing!

    être dingue de quelque chose — to be crazy (colloq) about something


    2.
    1) ( fou) nutcase (colloq)
    * * *
    dɛ̃ɡ adj *
    * * *
    dingue○
    A adj
    1 ( idiot) [personne] crazy○, nuts○;
    2 ( fou) [ambiance, bruit, spectacle, succès] wild; [prix, vitesse] ridiculous; c'est dingue! ( inadmissible) it's crazy!; ( incroyable) it's amazing!;
    3 ( passionné) être dingue de qch to be crazy○ ou nuts○ about sth.
    B nmf
    1 ( fou) nutcase○, loony○; il est chez les dingues he's in a loony bin○;
    2 ( passionné) être un dingue de musique/tennis to be a music/tennis freak○; c'est un dingue de la vitesse he's a real speed-merchant ou speed-freak○.
    [dɛ̃g] (familier) adjectif
    1. [fou] nuts, crazy, screwy (US)
    2. [incroyable - prix, histoire] crazy, mad
    ————————
    [dɛ̃g] (familier) nom masculin et féminin
    nutcase, nutter, screwball (US)

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > dingue

  • 100 дръпнат

    (смахнат) daft, dotty, crazy, cracked off o.'s head/nut, nutty, nuts
    (своенравен) wilful, wayward, contrary, unmanageable, capricious
    * * *
    дръ̀пнат,
    мин. страд. прич. (и като прил.) ( смахнат) daft, dotty, crazy, cracked off o.’s head/nut, nutty, nuts; ( своенравен) wilful, wayward, contrary, unmanageable, capricious.
    * * *
    cross ; daft ; dotty ; crazy ; nuts {nXtS}; willful ; contrary
    * * *
    1. (своенравен) wilful, wayward, contrary, unmanageable, capricious 2. (смахнат) daft, dotty, crazy, cracked off o.'s head/nut, nutty, nuts

    Български-английски речник > дръпнат

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