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v.1 to do, to carry out, to perform.los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates shall meet o satisfy the following requirements2 to keep (promesa).cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing the AconcaguaElla cumple la ley She obeys the law.3 to reach (años).mañana cumplo 20 años I'm 20 o it's my 20th birthday tomorrowcumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!4 to serve (condena).5 to expire.6 to do one's duty.cumplir con alguien to do one's duty by somebodypara o por cumplir out of politenesscumplir con el deber to do one's dutycumplir con la palabra to keep one's wordyo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job7 to comply.este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards8 to fulfill, to carry out, to accomplish, to achieve.Ella cumple sus obligaciones She fulfills her duties.9 to do one's job, to comply.Ella cumple siempre She does her job always.10 to reach the age of, to get to the age of, to reach, to be.Ella cumplió cinco años She got to the age of five years.* * *2 (promesa) to keep4 (años) to be, turn■ ¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!5 (satisfacer) to do, carry out, fulfil (US fulfill)1 (plazo) to expire, end2 (deuda, pago) to fall due1 (realizarse) to be fulfilled, come true2 (fecha) to be\cumplir con alguien to keep one's promise to somebodycumplir con el deber to do one's dutycumplir con la Iglesia to fulfil (US fulfill) one's religious obligationscumplir con la ley to abide by the lawcumplir con las obligaciones to fulfil (US fulfill) one's obligationscumplir con su palabra to keep one's wordpara cumplir / por cumplir as a formality* * *verb1) to accomplish, carry out2) fulfill, comply with3) expire•* * *1. VT1) (=llevar a cabo) [+ amenaza] to carry out; [+ promesa] to keep; [+ objetivo, sueño] to achieve; [+ ambición] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), achieve; [+ papel] to playlos contratan para cumplir las misiones más difíciles — they are hired to carry out o do the most difficult tasks
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la cárcel no cumple su función preventiva — prison is failing to fulfil its role as o failing to act as a deterrentlos parques naturales cumplen la función de proteger nuestro patrimonio natural — nature reserves serve to protect our natural heritage
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cumplió su palabra de aumentarnos el sueldo — he kept his promise to give us a pay riseles ha acusado de no cumplir su palabra — he has accused them of failing to keep o breaking their word
2) (=obedecer) [+ ley, norma, sentencia] to observe, obey; [+ orden] to carry out, obeysolo estoy cumpliendo órdenes — I'm only carrying out o obeying orders
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hacer cumplir la ley/un acuerdo — to enforce the law/an agreement3) (=alcanzar) [+ condición, requisito] to comply with, fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), meetestos productos no cumplen las condiciones sanitarias exigidas — these products do not comply with o fulfil o meet the necessary health requirements
4) (=realizar) [+ condena, pena] to serve; [+ servicio militar] to do, completetiene el servicio militar cumplido — he has done o completed his military service
5) [con periodos de tiempo]a) [+ años]hoy cumple ocho años — she's eight today, it's her eighth birthday today
cuando cumplas los 21 años — when you're 21, when you reach the age of 21
¿cuántos años va a cumplir? — how old is he going to be?
¡que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!
b) [+ aniversario, días]6) (Naipes) [+ contrato] to make2. VI1) (=terminar) [plazo] to end, expire; [pago] to fall due2) (=hacer lo correcto) to do one's dutytengo la tranquilidad de haber cumplido — at least I can say that I did my duty o what was expected of me
mi marido no cumple en la cama — hum my husband isn't performing (in bed)
prepárales una sopita y con eso cumples — just make them a bit of soup, that's as much as can be expected of you
3)• cumplir con — [+ compromiso, acuerdo] to honour, honor (EEUU); [+ ley] to observe, obey; [+ condición, requisito, criterio] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), comply with, meet
tendrá que cumplir con lo estipulado en el acuerdo — he will have to comply with what was stipulated in the agreement
tendrán que cumplir con el calendario acordado — they will have to comply with the schedule we agreed on
para cumplir con los criterios de Maastricht — in order to comply with o meet the Maastricht criteria
4)5) frm (=corresponder)lo he recibido dos veces, con la amabilidad que me cumple — I've received him twice, with the friendliness that is expected of me
6) (Mil) to finish one's military service3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achievela solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions
el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards
d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do3) <años/meses>mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow
¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?
2.mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
cumplir vi1)a)cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something
cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty
lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit
2) (en 3a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)3.me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
cumplirse v pron1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled2) plazo* * *= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.Ex. Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.Ex. We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.Ex. This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.Ex. The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.----* al cumplir la fecha = at term.* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achievela solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions
el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards
d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do3) <años/meses>mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow
¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?
2.mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
cumplir vi1)a)cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something
cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty
lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit
2) (en 3a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)3.me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
cumplirse v pron1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled2) plazo* * *= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.* al cumplir la fecha = at term.* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.* * *cumplir [I1 ]vtA1 (ejecutar) ‹orden› to carry outpara hacer cumplir la ley to ensure that the law is upheld o enforcedlos inquilinos que no cumplen estas normas tenants who do not abide by o comply with o observe these rulesla satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty, the satisfaction of having performed o ( frml) discharged one's dutyno se cumplió el calendario previsto they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule2 ‹promesa/palabra› to keepno cumple sus compromisos he doesn't honor o fulfill his obligations3(llenar, alcanzar): la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos the application must fulfill the following conditionsel edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad the building does not comply with o come up to o meet minimum safety standardslos objetivos económicos que han de cumplirse cada año the financial goals which have to be met o must be achieved each yearnunca llegó a cumplir esta ambición he never achieved o managed to achieve this ambition4 (desempeñar) ‹papel› to perform, fulfill*la organización no cumple su cometido the organization is not fulfilling its functioncumplimos todos nuestros objetivos we achieved o accomplished all our aimsB ‹condena/sentencia› to serveestá cumpliendo el servicio militar he is doing his military serviceC [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]‹años/meses› mañana cumple 20 años she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow¿cuándo cumples años? when's your birthday?¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!¡que los cumplas muy feliz! have a very happy birthday!mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados ( AmL); tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years, tomorrow is our 20th wedding anniversaryla huelga cumple hoy su tercer día this is the third day of the strike■ cumplirviA1 cumplir CON algo ‹con un deber/una obligación›cumplimos con nuestro deber we did our dutyyo cumplí con lo que se me había asignado I carried out the task assigned to me, I carried out o performed o ( frml) discharged the duties assigned to meno cumplió con los trámites legales previstos he failed to comply with the relevant legal procedurecumple con su trabajo he does his job2(con una obligación social): lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o ( colloq) my bita ver si por una vez cumples I hope you'll do as you say o you'll keep your word for oncenos invitó sólo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to o she felt it was the thing to do o she felt it was expected of her, she only invited us out of dutycumplir CON algn:con los Pieri ya hemos cumplido as far as the Pieris are concerned, we've done what was expected of us o we've done our duty by them(en sentido sexual): se queja de que ya no cumple she complains that he doesn't do his duty as a husband o doesn't fulfill his conjugal duties any more ( euphor hum)B ( en tercera persona)1 ( frml)(corresponder): me/nos cumple informarle que … ( Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that … ( frml)2 ( frml)(convenir): le cumple esforzarse más it behooves ( AmE) o ( BrE) behoves you to make more of an effort ( datedor frml), it is in your best interest that you should make more of an effortA «profecía/predicción» to come truese cumplieron sus deseos her wishes came truese cumplió su gran ambición her great ambition was realized o fulfilledB«plazo»: mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day o is the deadline for paying the taxhoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte today marks o is the first anniversary of her death* * *
cumplir ( conjugate cumplir) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ley› to obey;
‹ compromiso› to honor( conjugate honor), fulfill( conjugate fulfill);
‹obligación/contrato› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill)
‹ requisitos› fulfill( conjugate fulfill);◊ ¡misión cumplida! mission accomplished
2 ‹condena/sentencia› to serve;
‹ servicio militar› to do
3 ‹años/meses›:
¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;
mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
verbo intransitivo
‹ con tarea› to carry out sth;
‹ con trámite› to comply with sth;
‹con requisito/condición› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill) sth;
b) ( con una obligación social):
con los Lara ya hemos cumplido we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)
cumplirse verbo pronominal
[ ambición] to be realized, be fulfilledb) [ plazo]:
hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de … today marks the first anniversary of …
cumplir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, tarea) to carry out, fulfil, US fulfill
2 (un deseo) to fulfil
(promesa) to keep
3 (sentencia) to serve
4 (años) ayer cumplí treinta años, I was thirty (years old) yesterday
II verbo intransitivo
4 (actuar de acuerdo con) cumplir con lo pactado, to carry out an agreement
5 (quedar bien) to do the right thing (by): tenemos que cumplir con tu madre, we have to do our bit for your mother
6 (plazo) to expire, end
' cumplir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deber
- ejecutar
- hacer
- informal
- limitarse
- rito
- atender
- cumplido
- faltar
- mantener
- pacto
- portar
- prometido
English:
abide by
- achieve
- carry out
- comply
- conform
- discharge
- do
- enforce
- execute
- fulfil
- fulfill
- honour
- keep
- law
- live up to
- meet
- neglect
- obey
- observe
- order
- promise
- qualify
- reach
- satisfy
- serve
- serve out
- time
- turn
- act
- binding
- break
- carry
- community
- complete
- deliver
- follow
- function
- go
- hold
- honor
- infringe
- live
- word
* * *♦ vt1. [realizar] [deber] to do, to carry out, to perform;[contrato, obligaciones] to fulfil; [ley] to observe; [orden, amenaza] to carry out; [promesa] to keep;cumplir los mandamientos to keep o obey the commandments;cumplí las instrucciones al pie de la letra I followed the instructions to the letter;los que no cumplan las normas serán sancionados anyone failing to comply with o abide by the rules will be punished;el ministerio no está cumpliendo su cometido de fomentar el empleo the ministry is failing in its task of creating jobs, the ministry is not carrying out its brief of creating jobs;cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing Aconcagua;esta máquina cumple todos los requisitos técnicos this machine complies with o meets all the technical requirements;los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates must meet o satisfy the following requirements2. [años] to reach;mañana cumplo veinte años I'm twenty o it's my twentieth birthday tomorrow;cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week;cuando cumplas los dieciocho te regalaremos una moto we'll give you a motorbike when you're eighteen o for your eighteenth (birthday);¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;tal y como está de salud, el abuelo no cumplirá los ochenta in his current state of health, it's unlikely that grandad will see his eightieth birthday;la Feria del Automóvil cumple este año su décimo aniversario the Motor Show celebrates its tenth anniversary this year3. [terminar] [condena] to serve;[servicio militar] to do♦ vi1. [plazo, garantía] to expire;el plazo de matriculación ya ha cumplido the deadline for registration is already up o has already expired2.cumplir con [norma, condición] [m5] este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards;varios países cumplen con los requisitos para acceder al mercado único several countries fulfil the criteria o meet the terms for joining the single market;yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job;cumplir con su deber to do one's duty;cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word3. [por cortesía]con el ramo de flores que le enviamos ya cumplimos I think we've done our duty o all that's expected of us by sending her a bunch of flowers;lo dijo por cumplir she said it because she felt she had to o out of politeness;acudió a la boda por cumplir con su hermano she went to the wedding out of a sense of duty to her brother4. Fam Euf [satisfacer sexualmente]acusó a su marido de no cumplir she accused her husband of failing to fulfil his marital o conjugal duties* * *I v/tfulfil2 condena serve3:cumplir diez años reach the age of ten, turn tenII v/i1:cumplir con algo carry sth out;cumplir con su deber do one’s duty2:te invita sólo por cumplir he’s only inviting you out of politeness* * *cumplir vt1) : to accomplish, to carry out2) : to comply with, to fulfill3) : to attain, to reachsu hermana cumple los 21 el viernes: her sister will be 21 on Fridaycumplir vi1) : to expire, to fall due2) : to fulfill one's obligationscumplir con el deber: to do one's dutycumplir con la palabra: to keep one's word* * *cumplir vb4. (pena) to serve5. (años) to be6. (plazo) to expire / to end -
42 suivre
suivre [syivʀ]➭ TABLE 401. transitive verba. to follow• pars sans moi, je te suis go on without me and I'll follow• ralentis, je ne peux pas (te) suivre slow down, I can't keep up (with you)• suivre qn de près [garde du corps] to stick close to sb ; [voiture, coureur] to follow close behind sb• suivez le guide ! this way, please!• cette préposition est toujours suivie de... this preposition is always followed by...• il la suivit des yeux or du regard he followed her with his eyes• vous me suivez ? ( = vous me comprenez ?) do you follow me?b. ( = se conformer à) [+ exemple, mode, conseil, consigne] to follow• si les prix augmentent, les salaires doivent suivre if prices rise, salaries must do the samec. [étudiant] [+ classe, cours] ( = être inscrit à) to attend ; ( = être attentif à) to followd. ( = observer l'évolution de) to follow• suivre un malade/un élève to follow the progress of a patient/a pupil• « à suivre » [feuilleton] "to be continued"2. intransitive verba. [élève] ( = être attentif) to pay attention ; ( = assimiler le programme) to keep upb. ( = venir après) to follow• « faire suivre » (sur enveloppe) "please forward"3. reflexive verb* * *sɥivʀ
1.
1) ( aller derrière) to follow [personne, voiture]; ( accompagner) to accompany [personne]suivre quelqu'un dans le jardin — to follow somebody into the garden GB ou yard US
suivre quelqu'un de près/de loin — lit to follow somebody closely/at a distance
il est mort en juin, et elle l'a suivi de près — he died in June and she followed not long after
suivez le guide! — this way, please!
2) ( se situer après) to follow, to come after [période, incident, dynastie]; ( succéder à) to follow; ( résulter de) to followle jour qui suivit — the next ou following day
‘à suivre’ — ‘to be continued’
3) ( aller selon) [personne] to follow [flèche, sentier, itinéraire]; [police, chien] to follow [piste]; [bateau, route] to follow, to hug [côte]; [route] to run alongside [voie ferrée]quelle est la marche à suivre? — fig what is the best way to go about it?
suivre le droit chemin — fig to keep to the straight and narrow
4) ( se conformer à) to follow [coutume, exemple, instinct]; to obey [caprice, impulsion]5) ( être attentif à) to follow [leçon, match, procès]; to follow the progress of [élève, malade]être suivi or se faire suivre par un spécialiste — Médecine to be treated by a specialist
un de nos collègues, suivez mon regard — (colloq) hum one of our colleagues, not mentioning any names
6) ( assister à)suivre un cours de cuisine — to do a cookery GB ou cooking US course
7) ( comprendre) to follow [explication, raisonnement]8) fig ( ne pas se laisser distancer) to keep pace with [personne]tu vas trop vite, je ne peux pas (te) suivre — you're going too fast, I can't keep up
les prix augmentent, mais les salaires ne suivent pas — prices are going up but wages are not keeping pace
9) Commerce10) Sport to follow [something] through [ballon]
2.
verbe intransitif1) Postes
3.
se suivre verbe pronominal1) ( être placés dans un ordre) [numéros, pages] to be in order; Jeux [cartes] to be consecutive2) ( se succéder) [incidents] to happen one after the other
4.
verbe impersonnelil suit — it follows (de from)
* * *sɥivʀ1. vt1) (aller derrière) [personne] to followIl m'a suivie jusque chez moi. — He followed me home.
suivre qn/qch des yeux — to follow sb/sth with one's eyes
2) (dans le temps) [semaines, mois] [événements] to followsuivre son cours — to take its course, to follow its course
L'enquête suit son cours. — The inquiry is taking its course., The inquiry is following its course.
3) (= soutenir, imiter) [personne] to follow4) (= comprendre) [personne, conversation, leçon] to follow5) [émission] (= regarder) to watch, (= écouter) to listen toJe peux changer de chaîne ou tu suis cette émission? — Are you watching this programme or can I change the channel?, Are you following this programme or can I change the channel?
"à suivre" — "to be continued"
6) [actualité] to followJ'aime suivre l'actualité. — I like to keep up with the news.
7) (= assister à) [cours] to do, to takeJe suis un cours d'anglais à la fac. — I'm doing an English course at college.
8) [traitement] to be having, to be undergoing2. vi1) [personne] to follow2) [semaines, mois, années] to followdans les semaines qui suivirent — in the weeks that followed, in the following weeks
3)faire suivre [courrier] — to forward
4) (= écouter) to pay attention5) (= assimiler le programme) to keep up, to followIl n'arrive pas à suivre en maths. — He can't keep up in maths.
* * *suivre verb table: suivreA vtr1 ( aller derrière) to follow [personne, voiture]; ( accompagner) to accompany [personne]; suivez cette voiture! follow that car!; suivis de leur chien followed by their dog; j'ai l'impression qu'on me suit I think I'm being followed; un interprète le suit dans ses visites officielles an interpreter accompanies him on official visits; faire suivre qn to have sb followed; suivre qn en exil/dans le jardin to follow sb into exile/into the garden GB ou yard US; suivre qn de près/de loin lit to follow sb closely/at a distance; suivre de très près la voiture de tête Sport to be right behind the leading car; il est mort en juin, et elle l'a suivi de près he died in June and she followed not long after; il me suit partout [chien] he follows me everywhere; [sac] it goes everywhere with me; partez sans moi, je vous suis don't wait for me, I'll follow; suivre qn du regard to follow sb with one's eyes; ta réputation t'a suivi jusqu'ici your reputation has followed you; suivre un cerf à la trace to stalk a stag; suivez le guide! this way, please!;2 ( se situer après) to follow, to come after [période, incident, dynastie]; ( succéder à) to follow; ( résulter de) to follow; le verbe suit le sujet the verb comes after ou follows the subject; suivit un long silence there followed a long silence; le film qui suivit the film that followed; le jour qui suivit the next ou following day; la répression qui suivit l'insurrection the clamp-down that followed the insurrection; comme nous le verrons dans l'exemple qui suit as we shall see in the following example; lis ce qui suit read on; ‘à suivre’ ‘to be continued’;3 ( aller selon) [personne] to follow [flèche, sentier, itinéraire]; [police, chien] to follow [piste]; [bateau, route] to follow, to hug [côte]; [route] to run alongside [voie ferrée]; ils ont suivi la même voie fig they followed the same path; indiquer (à qn) la route à suivre to give (sb) directions; quelle est la marche à suivre? fig what is the best way to go about it?; suivre le droit chemin fig to keep to the straight and narrow; lire en suivant (les lignes) du doigt dans son livre to read with a finger under the line; ⇒ bonhomme;4 ( se conformer à) to follow [coutume, exemple, conseil, règlement, mode, chef de file]; to follow [instinct, penchant]; to obey [caprice, impulsion]; suivre une recette/un traitement to follow a recipe/a course of treatment; décider de suivre un régime to decide to go on a diet; il suit/ne suit pas son régime he keeps to/doesn't keep to his diet; le dollar a chuté et la livre a suivi the dollar fell and the pound followed suit;5 ( être attentif à) to follow [leçon, match, procès]; to follow the progress of [élève, malade]; suivre un feuilleton à la télévision to watch a serial on TV; suivre l'actualité to keep up with the news; suivre les événements de très près to keep a close eye on developments, to watch developments closely; c'est une affaire à suivre it's something worth watching; être suivi or se faire suivre par un spécialiste Méd to be treated by a specialist; elle ne suit jamais en classe she never pays attention in class; un de nos collègues, suivez mon regard○ hum one of our colleagues, not mentioning any names;6 ( assister à) suivre un cours de cuisine to do a cookery GB ou cooking US course; suivre un stage de formation to be on a training course GB, to be in a training program US;7 ( comprendre) to follow [explication, raisonnement]; je vous suis I'm with you, I follow; je ne vous suis pas très bien I'm not quite with you, I don't quite follow; vous me suivez? are you with me?; je n'arrive pas à suivre ce qu'il dit I can't follow what he's saying;8 fig ( ne pas se laisser distancer) to keep pace with [personne]; tu vas trop vite, je ne peux pas (te) suivre you're going too fast, I can't keep up; les prix augmentent, mais les salaires ne suivent pas prices are going up but wages are not keeping pace; il ne suit pas bien en chimie Scol he's struggling to keep up in chemistry;9 Comm suivre un article to keep a line in stock;10 Sport to follow [sth] through [ballon].B vi1 Postes faire suivre son courrier to have one's mail forwarded; (prière de) faire suivre please forward;C se suivre vpr1 ( être placés dans un ordre) [numéros, pages] to be in order; [cartes] Jeux to be consecutive; les numéros ne se suivent pas the numbers are not consecutive ou in order;2 ( se succéder) [incidents] to happen one after the other; se suivre à quelques jours d'intervalle to happen within a few days; les deux frères se suivent de près the two brothers are close in age;3 ( être cohérent) [argumentation, exposé] to be coherent; argumentation qui se suit en toute logique consistently logical line of argument.D v impers il suit it follows (de from); d'où il suit que from which it follows that, it therefore follows that; comme suit as follows.suivre qn comme un caniche or mouton or toutou to trail around after sb like a little dog.[sɥivr] verbe transitifA.[DANS L'ESPACE, LE TEMPS]1. [pour escorter, espionner, rattraper] to followsuivez le guide this way (for the guided tour), pleasea. [généralement] to follow close behind somebodyb. [pour le protéger] to stick close to somebodyle coureur anglais, suivi de très près par le Belge the English runner, with the Belgian close on his heelscertaines personnes, suivez mon regard, n'ont pas fait leur travail certain people, who shall be ou remain nameless, haven't done their workmarche moins vite, je ne peux pas suivre slow down, I can't keep uple jour qui suivit (the) next day, the following dayil suit de votre déclaration que le témoin ment it follows from your statement that the witness is lyingles conjonctions toujours suivies du subjonctif the conjunctions always followed by ou that always govern the subjunctiveB.[ADOPTER, OBÉIR À]1. [emprunter - itinéraire, rue] to followla route suit la rivière sur plusieurs kilomètres the road runs along ou follows (the course of) the river for several kilometres3. [se soumettre à - traitement] to undergo4. [se conformer à - conseil, personne, instructions] to follow[règlement] to comply with (inseparable)5. CARTES[produire] to produceC.1. [observer - carrière, progrès, feuilleton] to follow ; [ - actualité] to keep up with (inseparable)maintenant, suivez-moi bien now, listen to me carefully ou pay close attentionencore un qui ne suivait pas! [distrait] so, someone else wasn't paying attention!je vais suivre avec Pierre [sur son livre] I'll share Pierre's book3. [comprendre - explications, raisonnement] to follow4. [s'occuper de - dossier, commande] to deal with (inseparable) ; [ - élève] to follow the progress ofje suis suivie par un très bon médecin I'm with ou under a very good doctor————————[sɥivr] verbe intransitif1. ÉDUCATION [assimiler le programme] to keep up2. [être acheminé après]‘lettre suit’ ‘will write soon, letter follows’faire suivre [lettre] to forward, to send on3. [être ci-après] to followsont reçus les candidats dont les noms suivent the names of the successful candidates are as follows————————se suivre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [être l'un derrière l'autre - personnes, lettres] to follow one anotherpar temps de brouillard, ne vous suivez pas de trop près in foggy conditions, keep your distance (from other vehicles)les trois coureurs se suivent de très près the three runners are very close behind one another ou are tightly bunched3. [se succéder dans le temps]les jours se suivent et ne se ressemblent pas (proverbe) who knows what tomorrow holds (locution), every day is a new beginning ou dawn————————à suivre locution adjectivale————————à suivre locution adverbiale‘à suivre’ ‘to be continued’ -
43 sostener
v.1 to support, to hold up.sostenme esto, por favor hold this for me, pleaseLa columna sostiene la pared The column supports the wall.Elsa sostiene la verdad Elsa sustains=adduces the truth.2 to defend (defender) (idea, opinión, tesis).sostener que… to maintain that…3 to support.4 to hold, to have (tener) (conversación).sostener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with somebody5 to sustain.La organización sostiene a María The organization sustains Mary.6 to maintain to.Ella sostiene tener crédito She maintains to have a credit.7 to claim to, to hold to.Elsa sostiene la verdad Elsa sustains=adduces the truth.Ella sostuvo ser la heredera She claimed to be the heiress.* * *1 (mantener firme) to support, hold up2 (sujetar) to hold4 figurado (soportar) to endure, bear, put up with5 figurado (defender) to defend, uphold7 figurado (alimentar) to support, keep8 figurado (velocidad, correspondencia, relación, etc) to keep up, maintain1 (mantenerse) to support oneself; (de pie) to stand up2 (permanecer) to stay, remain\sostener la palabra figurado to keep one's wordsostener una conversación figurado to hold a conversationsostener la mirada a alguien figurado to stare somebody out* * *verb1) to support2) hold3) defend, uphold4) maintain, sustain•* * *1. VT1) (=sujetar)a) [en las manos, los brazos] to hold¡sostén esto un momentito! — hold this a minute!
yo llevaba las cajas mientras él me sostenía la puerta — I carried the boxes while he held the door open for me
b) [en pie] [+ construcción, edificio, techo] to hold up, supportlos pilares que sostienen el puente — the pillars which hold up o support the bridge
las piernas apenas me sostenían — my legs could barely hold me up o support me
entró borracho, sostenido por dos amigos — he came in drunk, held up o supported by two friends
c) (=soportar) [+ peso, carga] to bear, carry, sustain frm2) (=proporcionar apoyo a)a) [económicamente] to supportalgunas de las alternativas sugeridas para sostener al club — some of the alternatives suggested to keep the club going
b) (=alimentar) to support, sustain frmla tierra no da para sostener a todo el mundo — the land does not provide enough to support o frm sustain everyone
c) [moralmente] to supportuna mayoría capaz de sostener al Gobierno — a majority large enough to keep o support the government in power
3) (=mantener)a) [+ opinión] to holdsostiene un punto de vista muy diferente — he has o holds a very different point of view
no tiene datos suficientes para sostener esa afirmación — she doesn't have enough information to back up o support that statement
la investigación no ha terminado, como sostiene el juez — the investigation has not concluded, as the judge maintains o holds
sigue sosteniendo que es inocente — she still maintains o holds that she is innocent
b) [+ situación] to maintain, keep upno podrán sostener su puesto en la clasificación — they won't be able to maintain o keep up their place in the ranking
los campesinos han sostenido desde siempre una fuerte lucha con el medio — country people have always kept up o carried on a hard struggle against the environment
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sostener la mirada de algn — to hold sb's gaze4) (=tener) [+ conversación, enfrentamiento, polémica] to have[+ reunión, audiencia]sostuvo recientemente un enfrentamiento con el presidente — he recently had a clash with the president
5) (Mús) [+ nota] to hold, sustain2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( apoyar)a) <estructura/techo> to hold up, support; <carga/peso> to beartenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up
b) ( en un estado) to keep2) (sujetar, tener cogido) < paquete> to holdno tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you
3) <conversación/relación/reunión> to have4)a) ( opinar) to holdyo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...
b) <argumento/afirmación> to support, back up5)a) <lucha/ritmo/resistencia> to keep up, sustainb) (Mús) < nota> to hold, sustain2.sostenerse v pron1)a) ( no caerse)b) ( en un estado) to remainse sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power
2) ( mantenerse)se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk
* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( apoyar)a) <estructura/techo> to hold up, support; <carga/peso> to beartenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up
b) ( en un estado) to keep2) (sujetar, tener cogido) < paquete> to holdno tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you
3) <conversación/relación/reunión> to have4)a) ( opinar) to holdyo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...
b) <argumento/afirmación> to support, back up5)a) <lucha/ritmo/resistencia> to keep up, sustainb) (Mús) < nota> to hold, sustain2.sostenerse v pron1)a) ( no caerse)b) ( en un estado) to remainse sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power
2) ( mantenerse)se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk
* * *sostener11 = sustain, balance, hold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio held.Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.
Ex: He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.sostener22 = be + Posesivo + contention, contend, submit, uphold, underpin, hold, maintain.Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.Ex: This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.* sostener la opinión = argue.* sostener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.* * *vtA (apoyar)1 ‹estructura/techo› to hold up, support; ‹carga/peso› to beartenían que sostenerlo los dos it needed both of them to support him o hold him o prop him up2 (en un estado) to keeplas fuerzas que lo sostuvieron en el poder the forces which kept him in powerlo único que la sostiene es la fuerza de voluntad it's sheer willpower that's keeping her going3 (sustentar) ‹familia› to support, maintainB (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹paquete› to holdno tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you o I'll keep hold of yousostén la puerta hold the door openponte un pasador para sostener el pelo put a barrette ( AmE) o ( BrE) slide in your hair to keep it in place ( o up etc)C ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to havesostuvieron una acalorada discusión they had a heated discussionno he sostenido nunca una relación duradera I've never had a lasting relationshipla polémica que sostiene con Godoy the dispute that he and Godoy are engaged in o that he is carrying on with GodoyD1 (opinar) to holdyo siempre he sostenido que … I have always maintained o held that …2 ‹argumento/afirmación› to support, back upno tienes pruebas para sostener esa afirmación you don't have any proof to back up o support that statementE1 ‹lucha/ritmo/resistencia› to keep up, sustainla miró y ella sostuvo su mirada he looked at her and she held his gaze2 ( Mús) ‹nota› to hold, sustainA1(no caerse): la estructura se sostiene sola the structure stays up o stands up without supportestaba tan débil que apenas se sostenía en pie he was so weak that he could hardly standla planta ya no se sostiene the plant doesn't stand up on its own o can't support itself any more2 (en un estado) to remainse sostuvo en el poder a pesar de la crisis she managed to stay o remain in power despite the crisisla economía se ha sostenido firme the economy has held o stood firmse sostuvo en su negativa he kept o stuck firmly to his refusalB(sustentarse): apenas puede sostenerse con lo que gana he can hardly support himself on what he earnsse sostiene a base de zumos y de leche she lives on o survives on fruit juice and milk* * *
sostener ( conjugate sostener) verbo transitivo
1 ( apoyar)
‹carga/peso› to bear
2 (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹ paquete› to hold;◊ no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you
3 ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to have
4
5
sostenerse verbo pronominala) ( no caerse):
apenas se sostenía en pie he could hardly stand
sostener verbo transitivo
1 (un peso, cúpula, etc) to support, hold up
(con la mano) sosténme el paraguas un momento, hold the umbrella for me for a moment
2 fig (un derecho, etc) to uphold
(una teoría) to maintain
3 (a la familia) to support
4 (negociaciones, una conversación) to have
' sostener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- mantener
- mirada
- sujetarse
- aguantar
- sostuve
- sujetar
- tener
English:
allege
- argue
- bolster
- contend
- hold up
- submit
- support
- sustain
- uphold
- hold
- prop
* * *♦ vt1. [sujetar] [edificio, estructura, lo que se tambalea] to support, to hold up;[objeto, puerta, bebé] to hold;cuatro columnas sostienen todo el peso de la cúpula four columns take o support the entire weight of the dome;sosténgame esto, por favor hold this for me, please;si no nos llegan a sostener nos hubiéramos peleado if they hadn't held us back, we'd have started fighting;sólo les sostiene su inquebrantable optimismo the only thing that keeps them going is their unshakeable optimism2. [dar manutención a, sustentar] to support3. [mantener] [idea, opinión, tesis] to defend;[promesa, palabra] to keep;sostienen su oferta/invitación their offer/invitation still stands;sostener que… to maintain that…4. [tener] [conversación] to have;[reunión, negociaciones] to hold, to have;sostener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with sb;durante semanas sostuvo una agria polémica he was involved in a bitter dispute which lasted several weeks5. Fig [aguantar]el corredor no podía sostener aquel ritmo de carrera the athlete couldn't keep up with the pace of the race;era una situación imposible de sostener the situation was untenable;le sostuve la mirada I held her gaze* * *I v/t1 familia support2 opinión hold* * *sostener {80} vt1) : to support, to hold up2) : to holdsostenme la puerta: hold the door for mesostener una conversación: to hold a conversation3) : to sustain, to maintain* * *sostener vb2. (aguantar) to support3. (afirmar, mantener) to maintain -
44 точно
exactly; accurately, precisely; just; to a hair's breadth(навреме) punctually(за текст, изказване) to the letterточно така that's right, that's it; quite right/so; just so, exactly, preciselyв същност не е точно така it isn't really; not quiteточно в 1 часа at nine o'clock sharp, exactly at nine, on the stroke of nineточно навреме punctually, just in/on time; on the dotточно казано strictly/properly speakingтой е писател, по точно поет he's a writer, or rathet a poetточно по средата right in the middleтопката го удари точно по носа the ball hit him full in the noseвървя точно (за часовник) keep good timeточно това исках да кажа that's just what I meant* * *то̀чно,нареч. exactly; accurately, precisely; just; to a hair’s breadth; by rule and line; разг. plumb; ( навреме) (just) in/on time, on the dot; punctually; разг. bang on time; in the nick of time; slap-bang; (за текст, изказване) to the letter; (за копие) in facsimile; ( безпогрешно) expressly; всъщност не е \точно така it isn’t really; not quite; вървя \точно (за часовник) keep good time; паркирах \точно пред хотела I parked smack in front of the hotel; по-\точно казано to be (more) precise/specific; това са \точно неговите думи these are his very words; той е писател, по-\точно поет he’s a writer, or rather a poet; \точно в 9 часа̀ at nine o’clock sharp, exactly at nine, on the stroke of nine; \точно възпроизведен (за портрет и пр.) true to life/nature; \точно за три минути in three minutes flat; \точно и ясно flat and plain; \точно казано strictly/properly speaking; \точно каквото ми трябва the very thing, разг. (that’s) just the ticket, just what the doctor ordered; \точно по средата right in the middle; \точно така that’s right, that’s it; quite right/so; true enough; just so, exactly, precisely; \точно по средата right in the middle.* * *exactly: That is точно what I expected. - Това е точно каквото очаквах.; right: точно in front of me - точно пред мен, that is точно - точно така; accurately ; directly {dai`rektli;} ; expressly ; point-device {point di`vais}; slap ; true ; truly* * *1. (за текст, изказване) to the letter 2. (навреме) punctually 3. exactly;accurately, precisely;just;to a hair's breadth 4. ТОЧНО в 1 часа at nine o'clock sharp, exactly at nine, on the stroke of nine 5. ТОЧНО казано strictly/properly speaking 6. ТОЧНО навреме punctually, just in/on time;on the dot 7. ТОЧНО пo средата right in the middle 8. ТОЧНО така that's right, that's it;quite right/so;just so, exactly, precisely 9. ТОЧНО това исках да кажа that's just what I meant 10. в същност не е ТОЧНО така it isn't really;not quite 11. вървя ТОЧНО (за часовник) keep good time 12. по-ТОЧНО казано to be (more) precise/specific 13. това са ТОЧНО неговите думи these are his very words 14. той е писател, поТОЧНО поет he's a writer, or rathet a poet 15. топката го удари ТОЧНО по носа the ball hit him full in the nose -
45 Blick
m; -(e)s, -e1. (Hinsehen) look ( auf + Akk at); langer, scharfer: gaze; kurzer: glimpse; (Blickrichtung) eye(s Pl.); ein flüchtiger Blick a (quick) glance; einen ( kurzen) Blick werfen auf (+ Akk) have ( oder take) a (quick) look at, cast a (quick) glance at ( oder over); jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen give s.o. a look; jemandem einen fragenden / warnenden Blick zuwerfen give s.o. an inquisitive / a warning look; einen Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen auch fig. take a look behind the scenes; etw. mit einem Blick überschauen / erkennen assess / recognize s.th. immediately ( oder straight away); auf den ersten Blick at first sight ( oder glance), when you first look at it ( oder see it); Liebe auf den ersten Blick love at first sight; das sieht man doch auf den ersten Blick you can see that straightaway (with half an eye umg.); erst auf den zweiten Blick... it’s only when you look at it again that...; sein Blick fiel auf (+ Akk) his eye(s) oder gaze fell on; seinen ( oder den) Blick richten auf (+ Akk) look at ( oder towards oder in the direction of), cast one’s eye(s) on ( oder in the direction of) lit.; den Blick heben / senken look up / down, raise one’s eyes / cast one’s eyes down, lower one’s gaze; den Blick wenden von look away from, turn one’s eyes away from; er wandte den Blick nicht von... he wouldn’t take his eyes off...; ihre Blicke begegneten sich their eyes met; die beiden wechelten verliebte Blicke the two exchanged amorous glances, they made eyes at each other umg.; sie warf mir einen betrübten Blick zu she cast a troubled glance at me jemanden keines Blickes würdigen not deign to look at s.o.; soweit der Blick reicht as far as the eye can see; wenn Blicke töten könnten if looks could kill; durchbohren 1, finster I, starr I 12. nur Sg. (Augenausdruck) look (in one’s eyes), eyes Pl.; einen traurigen / verzweifelten Blick haben look sad / have a look of despair; der böse Blick the evil eye3. nur Sg.; (Aussicht) view; mit Blick auf (+ Akk) with a view of, overlooking; von hier aus haben Sie einen schönen Blick you have a nice view from here4. nur Sg.; fig. (Empfänglichkeit) eye(s Pl.); (Blickweite, Horizont) outlook, horizon(s Pl.); einen ( guten oder sicheren) Blick haben für have an (a good) eye for; dafür hat er keinen oder nicht den richtigen Blick he has no eyes for ( oder he just doesn’t see) that kind of thing; den Blick für etw. verstellen oder trüben obscure s.th. jemandem den Blick für etw. verstellen / trüben distort / cloud s.o.’s view of s.th. ( oder outlook on s.th.)* * *der Blicksight; glance; view; look; vista* * *Blịck [blɪk]m -(e)s, -e1) (= das Blicken) look; (= flüchtiger Blick) glanceauf den ersten Blick — at first glance
Liebe auf den ersten Blick — love at first sight
auf den zweiten Blick — when one looks (at it) again, the second time one looks (at it)
mit einem Blick, auf einen Blick — at a glance
ausweichen — to avoid sb's eye
jds Blick erwidern — to return sb's gaze
jdn mit (seinen) Blicken verschlingen — to devour sb with one's eyes
er folgte ihr mit Blicken or mit dem Blick — his eyes followed her
einen Blick hinter die Kulissen tun or werfen (fig) — to take a look behind the scenes
sie würdigte ihn keines Blickes — she did not deign to look at him
jdm keinen Blick schenken — not to spare sb a glance
See:2) (= Blickrichtung) eyes plmein Blick fiel auf sein leeres Glas — my eye fell on his empty glass
von hier aus fällt der Blick auf den Dom — from here one can see the cathedral
den Blick heben — to raise one's eyes, to look up
3) (= Augenausdruck) expression or look in one's eyesin ihrem Blick lag Verzweiflung — there was a look of despair in her eyes
er musterte sie mit durchdringendem/finsterem Blick — he looked at her penetratingly/darkly
4) (= Ausblick) viewdem Blick entschwinden (geh) — to disappear from view or sight, to go out of sight
etw aus dem Blick verlieren — to lose sight of sth
5)(= Verständnis)
seinen Blick für etw schärfen — to increase one's awareness of stheinen klaren Blick haben — to see things clearly
einen (guten) Blick für etw haben — to have an eye or a good eye for sth
* * *der1) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) eye2) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) look3) (a glance: a look of surprise.) look4) (a view or glimpse.) sight5) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) squint* * *<-[e]s, -e>[blɪk]m1. (das Blicken) lookauf einen/mit einem \Blick at a glance[Liebe] auf den ersten \Blick [love] at first sightauf den zweiten \Blick on closer inspectionjds \Blick ausweichen to avoid sb's gaze [or eye]jds \Blick erwidern to return sb's gazeein flüchtiger [o kurzer] \Blick a glimpsevon jdm/etw einen [flüchtigen] \Blick erhaschen to catch a glimpse of sb/stheinen flüchtigen [o kurzen] \Blick auf etw/jdn werfen to glance briefly at sth/sbeinen [kurzen] \Blick aus dem Fenster werfen to glance out of the windowden \Blick auf jdn/etw heften (geh) to fix one's eyes on sb/stheinen \Blick riskieren to dare to lookjdm einen/keinen \Blick schenken (geh) to look at sb/not to give sb a second glancejdn mit einem kurzen \Blick streifen to glance fleetingly at sbeinen \Blick auf jdn/etw tun [o werfen] to glance at sb/sthjdn/etw aus dem \Blick verlieren to lose sight of sb/sth\Blicke miteinander wechseln to exchange glancesjdn keines \Blickes würdigen (geh) to not deign to look at sbjdm \Blicke zuwerfen to cast a glance at sbihr \Blick fiel auf die Kirche the church caught her eyeetw im \Blick behalten (a. fig) to keep an eye on sth a. figwir müssen den Termin immer im \Blick behalten we must always bear in mind [or keep an eye on] the deadlineetw im \Blick haben (a. fig) to have an eye on sth a. figsie hat immer ihre Karriere fest im \Blick she always has an eye firmly on her careerden \Blick heben to look up, to raise one's eyesden \Blick senken to look down, to lower one's eyesin ihrem \Blick lag Hoffnungslosigkeit there was a look of hopelessness in her eyesjdn mit finsterem \Blick mustern to look at sb darklyjdn mit starrem \Blick fixieren/mustern to gaze [or stare] at sbmit zärtlichem \Blick with a tender look [in one's eyes]ein Zimmer mit \Blick auf den Strand a room overlooking [or with a view of] the beacheinen klaren \Blick haben to see things clearly7.▶ den bösen \Blick haben to have the evil eye▶ jdn mit den [o seinen] \Blicken durchbohren to look piercingly at sb▶ wenn \Blicke töten könnten! if looks could kill!▶ jdn/etw mit den [o seinen] \Blicken verschlingen to devour sb/sth with one's eyes* * *der; Blick[e]s, Blicke1) look; (flüchtig) glancejemandem einen Blick/sich Blicke zuwerfen — give somebody a look/exchange glances
einen kurzen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen — take a quick look at or glance [briefly] at something
auf den zweiten Blick — looking at it again or a second time
mein Blick fiel auf den Brief — my eye fell on the letter; the letter caught my eye
2) o. Pl. (Ausdruck) look in one's eyes3) (Aussicht) viewjemanden/etwas aus dem Blick verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something
etwas im Blick haben — be able to see something
4) o. Pl. (Urteil[skraft]) eyeeinen sicheren/geschulten Blick für etwas haben — have a sure/trained eye for something
* * *1. (Hinsehen) look (ein flüchtiger Blick a (quick) glance;einen (kurzen) Blick werfen auf (+akk) have ( oder take) a (quick) look at, cast a (quick) glance at ( oder over);jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen give sb a look;jemandem einen fragenden/warnenden Blick zuwerfen give sb an inquisitive/a warning look;einen Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen auch fig take a look behind the scenes;etwas mit einem Blick überschauen/erkennen assess/recognize sth immediately ( oder straight away);Liebe auf den ersten Blick love at first sight;erst auf den zweiten Blick … it’s only when you look at it again that …;den)Blick richten auf (+akk) look at ( oder towards oder in the direction of), cast one’s eye(s) on ( oder in the direction of) liter;den Blick heben/senken look up/down, raise one’s eyes/cast one’s eyes down, lower one’s gaze;den Blick wenden von look away from, turn one’s eyes away from;er wandte den Blick nicht von … he wouldn’t take his eyes off …;ihre Blicke begegneten sich their eyes met;die beiden wechselten verliebte Blicke the two exchanged amorous glances, they made eyes at each other umg;sie warf mir einen betrübten Blick zu she cast a troubled glance at mejemanden keines Blickes würdigen not deign to look at sb;soweit der Blick reicht as far as the eye can see;2. nur sg (Augenausdruck) look (in one’s eyes), eyes pl;einen traurigen/verzweifelten Blick haben look sad/have a look of despair;der böse Blick the evil eyemit Blick auf (+akk) with a view of, overlooking;von hier aus haben Sie einen schönen Blick you have a nice view from hereeinen (Blick haben für have an (a good) eye for;trüben obscure sthjemandem den Blick für etwas verstellen/trüben distort/cloud sb’s view of sth ( oder outlook on sth)* * *der; Blick[e]s, Blicke1) look; (flüchtig) glancejemandem einen Blick/sich Blicke zuwerfen — give somebody a look/exchange glances
einen kurzen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen — take a quick look at or glance [briefly] at something
auf den zweiten Blick — looking at it again or a second time
mein Blick fiel auf den Brief — my eye fell on the letter; the letter caught my eye
2) o. Pl. (Ausdruck) look in one's eyes3) (Aussicht) viewjemanden/etwas aus dem Blick verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something
4) o. Pl. (Urteil[skraft]) eyeeinen sicheren/geschulten Blick für etwas haben — have a sure/trained eye for something
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46 trzyma|ć
impf Ⅰ vt 1. (przytrzymywać) to hold- trzymać dziecko na rękach to hold a baby in one’s arms- trzymała szklankę w ręku she was holding a glass in her hand- chłopak trzymał dziewczynę za rękę the boy was holding the girl by the hand2. (więzić) to keep, to hold- trzymać kogoś w areszcie to keep sb in custody; Wojsk. to keep sb in detention- trzymali go w niewoli przez dwa tygodnie they held him prisoner for two weeks- trzymać psa na smyczy to lead a dog on a leash- choroba trzymała ją w łóżku przen. her illness kept her in bed3. (pozostawiać) to keep, to hold- trzymał ręce do góry he held his hands up- trzymał ręce w kieszeni he had his hands in his pockets- trzymaj głowę prosto! hold your head up!- trzymać książki na półkach to keep books on the shelves4. (przechowywać) to keep, to store- ryby i mięsa nie można długo trzymać w lodówce fish and meat can’t be kept long in the fridge- trzymać pieniądze w kasie to keep money in the till5. (utrzymywać) to keep- trzymać kogoś na diecie to keep sb on a diet6. (pilnować) trzymać wartę to be on sentry duty- trzymać straż to stand on a. to mount guard- trzymać pieczę to have charge a. custody (nad czymś of sth)7. pot. (hodować) to keep [krowy, kury, gołębie] 8. przest. (zarządzać) trzymać bank Gry to be bank 9 przest. (zatrudniać) to keep [ogrodnika, szofera]- trzymać lokatorów/uczniów to take (in) lodgers/studentsⅡ vi 1. (stanowić zamocowanie) [klej, szew, kotwica] to hold (fast) 2. (nie słabnąć) [mróz, śnieg] to hold Ⅲ trzymać się 1. (chwytać się) to hold on (czegoś to sth) [poręczy, liny, gałęzi] 2. (przytrzymywać się wzajemnie) trzymali się za ręce they were holding each other by the hand 3. (pozostawać) trzymać się razem to keep a. stick together- trzymać się z daleka to keep away (od kogoś from sb)- trzymać się prawej strony to keep to the right4. (zachowywać kondycję) trzymać się prosto to hold oneself straight- mimo siedemdziesiątki dobrze się trzymał although he was 70, he was in good shape- on się wciąż dobrze trzyma he’s still going strong- trzymaj się (ciepło)! take care!5. (panować nad sobą) to bear up, to not give up- mimo zmartwień trzymał się dzielnie despite all his troubles he managed to bear up- nie rozpaczaj, trzymaj się! don’t give up!6. (nie poddawać się) to hold out- załoga twierdzy trzymała się dzielnie przez dwa tygodnie the men in the stronghold held out bravely for two weeks7. (nie rozpadać się) to hold together, to not fall apart- stary zamek trzyma się mocno the old lock is still in one piece8. (o zwierzętach i roślinach) kaczeńce trzymają się podmokłych łąk kingcups usually grow on marshes- kozice trzymają się skalistych zboczy the chamois’ favourite haunts are rocky slopes9 (przestrzegać zasad) to follow, to obey- trzymać się litery prawa to adhere to the letter of the law- trzymać się przepisów to follow the rules10 pot. (trwać) to remain, to keep up- ceny towarów trzymają się bez zmian the prices of the goods have remained the same- w ubiegłym roku zima trzymała się długo last year winter lasted a long time, last year it was a long winter■ trzymać ciepło/wilgoć [materiał, substancja] to retain warmth/moisture- trzymać język za zębami to hold one’s tongue- trzymać kciuki za kogoś to keep one’s fingers crossed for sb- trzymać nerwy na wodzy to hold one’s anger in check- trzymać się przy życiu to stay alive- myśl o dziecku trzymała ją przy życiu the thought of her child kept her going- trzymać kogoś krótko to keep a tight reign on sb- trzymać coś pod kluczem to keep sth under lock and key- trzymać kogoś pod pantoflem to henpeck sb- trzymać się matczynej spódnicy to be tied to one’s mother’s apron strings- trzymać się z dala a. z daleka od kogoś to keep away from sb- trzymać kogoś na dystans to keep sb at arm’s length- trzymać kogoś za słowo to hold sb to his/her word- trzymać się na słowo honoru to hold together, but only just- pieniądze się go/jej nie trzymają he/she never seems to have enough money; he’s/she’s always in the red pot.- żarty się ciebie trzymają you must be joking- trzymać z kimś a. trzymać czyjąś stronę to side with sbThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > trzyma|ć
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47 quedar
v.1 to be left, to remain.¿queda azúcar? is there any sugar left?nos quedan 100 pesos we have 100 pesos left¿cuánto queda para León? how much farther is it to León?quedan dos vueltas para que termine la carrera there are two laps to go until the end of the racequedar por hacer to remain to be donequeda por fregar el suelo the floor has still to be cleanedAlgo queda Something is left, something remains.Queda un solo carro There is only one car.Eso queda lejos This is far away.2 to remain, to stay.el viaje quedó en proyecto the trip never got beyond the planning stage¡esto no puede o no va a quedar así! I'm not going to let it rest at this!3 to look.te queda un poco corto el traje your suit is a bit too shortquedar bien/mal a alguien to look good/bad on somebodyquedar bien/mal con algo to go well/badly with something4 to be (informal) (estar situado).queda por las afueras it's somewhere on the outskirts¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?5 to keep on, to keep.Ella quedó trabajando She kept on working.6 to fit.Esta camisa me queda (bien) This shirts fits (well).Queda bien It fits well.7 to be left with, to have left, to have.Me quedó un dolar solamente I was left with one dollar only.8 to get, to become.Ella quedó alegre She got happy, she became happy.El caso quedó muy claro The case became very clear.9 to leave.Se me quedó mi sombrero I left my hat.10 to act, to perform, to come across, to do one's part.Quedé muy bien en la reunión I acted [did my part] very well at the meeting.11 to be still pending to.Queda pintar It is still pending to paint.12 to be left to be done.13 to be for.Me queda muy difícil It is very difficult for me.14 to make an appointment.* * *1 (permanecer) to remain, stay2 figurado (terminar) to end3 (cita) to arrange to meet4 (resultado de algo) to be■ al morir sus padres quedó solo en la vida when his parents died he was left all alone in the world5 (favorecer) to look, fit■ ¿qué tal me queda? does it suit me?, how does it look on me?6 (estar situado) to be■ ¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?7 (restar) to be left, remain8 (faltar) to be, be still9 quedar en (convenir) to agree to10 quedar por + inf not to have been + past participle■ la cama quedó por hacer the bed had not been made, the bed was left unmade■ queda por ver si llegarán a algún acuerdo it remains to be seen whether they will come to some agreement11 quedar + gerundio to be, remain1 (permanecer) to remain, stay, be2 (resultado de algo) to be, remain3 eufemístico (morirse) to die4 (mar, viento) to become calm; (viento) to drop5 quedarse con (retener algo) to keep\ahí quedó la cosa that's the way it was left¿en qué quedamos? so what's it to be?no quedar títere con cabeza familiar to leave nothing intact'Queda de usted atentamente...' (en cartas) "Yours faithfully..."quedar a deber algo to owe somethingquedar alguien bien/mal to make a good/bad impressionquedar como un señor/una señora familiar to create a very good impressionquedarse atrás figurado to be left behindquedarse con alguien familiar to make a fool of somebody, have somebody onquedarse con la boca abierta figurado to be dumbfounded, be stunnedquedarse con las ganas de algo figurado to go without somethingquedarse en blanco to go blankquedarse sin algo to run out of somethingquedarse sin blanca familiar to be brokequedarse tan tranquilo,-a familiar not to bat an eyelidquedar en nada to come to nothing* * *verb1) to remain2) fit, suit3) be left4) suit•- quedarse* * *Para expresiones como quedarse tan ancho, quedarse con las ganas, quedársele grabado algn, quedarse helado, quedarse parado, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [indicando lugar] to be¿por dónde queda Correos? — where's the post office?
2) [indicando posición]•
quedar [atrás], no quieren quedar atrás en la carrera espacial — they don't want to be left behind {o} fall behind in the space race3) [indicando resultado]a) [con adjetivos, adverbios, locuciones preposicionales, participios]•
quedar [ciego] — to go blind•
quedar [huérfano] — to be orphaned•
quedar [viuda]/[viudo] — to be widowed, lose one's husband/wifeb)• quedar [en] algo, ¿en qué quedó la conversación? — how did the conversation end?
c)• quedar [sin], miles de personas han quedado sin hogar — thousands of people have been left homeless
la reconstrucción del puente ha quedado sin hacer por falta de presupuesto — the rebuilding of the bridge has been abandoned because of a shortage of funds
4) [en el trato, al hablar]•
quedar [bien], regalando flores siempre queda uno bien — taking flowers always makes a good impression•
quedar [mal], nos hiciste quedar mal haciendo esas preguntas — you made us look bad by asking those questions•
quedar [por] algo — to be left looking like sthaunque fue idea de todos, yo quedé por el culpable — although everyone was to blame, it ended up looking as if it was my fault
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quedar en [ridículo], ha quedado en ridículo — he ended up looking a foolquería que su marido quedara en ridículo — she wanted to make her husband look a fool, she wanted to show her husband up
5) (=permanecer) to stayquedo a la espera de sus noticias — [en carta] I look forward to hearing from you
6) (=haber todavía) to be left¿queda algo de la cena? — is there any dinner left?
de la ciudad solo queda el castillo — all that remains {o} is left of the city is the castle
se me cayó un poco de vino, pero no ha quedado ninguna mancha — I spilt some wine, but it didn't leave a stain
si a 8 le quito 2, quedan 6 — if I take 2 from 8, I'm left with {o} it leaves 6
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quedarle [a algn], ¿le quedan entradas para esta noche? — do you have any tickets left for tonight?•
quedar [a deber] algo — to owe sthno tenía suficiente y tuve que quedarle a deber — I didn't have enough money on me, so I had to owe him
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quedan pocos días [para] la fiesta — the party is only a few days away•
quedar [por] hacer, nos queda por pagar la luz — we still have to pay the electricity bill•
no me queda más [remedio] — I have no alternative (left)que no quede —
por mí que no quede, yo he ayudado en lo que he podido — it won't be for want of trying on my part, I helped as much as I could
7) (Educ) [asignatura]8) [ropa] (=ser la talla) to fit; (=sentar) to suit¿qué tal (de grande) te queda el vestido? — does the dress fit you?
no queda bien así/aquí — it doesn't look right like that/here
9)• quedar [en] (=acordar) —
¿quedamos en eso, entonces? — we'll do that, then, all right?
quedar en {o} LAm de hacer algo — to agree to do sth
quedaron en esperar unos días antes de tomar una decisión definitiva — they agreed to wait a few days before taking a final decision
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quedar en [que] — to agree that¿en qué quedamos? ¿lo compras o no? — so what's it to be then? are you going to buy it or not?
10) (=citarse) to arrange to meethabíamos quedado, pero no se presentó — we had arranged to meet, but he didn't turn up
¿quedamos a las cuatro? — shall we meet at four?
¿cómo quedamos? — where shall we meet and what time?
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quedar [con] algn — to arrange to meet sb¿quedamos con ella en la parada? — shall we meet her at the bus stop?
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (en un estado, una situación)quedar viudo/viuda — to be widowed
quedar sin hogar/en la miseria — to be left homeless/destitute
ha quedado acordado que... — it has been agreed that...
¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? — where did we get (up) to in the last class?
¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? — who was o came first/last?; (+ me/te/le etc)
me quedó muy claro que... — it was quite clear to me that...
si no vamos, quedamos mal — it'll look bad if we don't go
quedó en ridículo — ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool
3) ( permanecer)¿queda alguien adentro? — is there anyone left inside?
quedamos a la espera de su confirmación — (frml) we await your confirmation (frml)
quedo a sus gratas órdenes — (frml) (Corresp) Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours faithfully (BrE)
quedar EN algo: todo quedó en suspenso everything was left in the air; nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing; quedar atrás — persona to fall behind; rencillas/problemas to be in the past
4) (+ me/te/le etc)a) tamaño/tallame queda grande/largo/apretado — it's too big/long/tight for me
la talla 12 le queda bien — the size 12 fits (you/him) fine
b) ( sentar)el azul/ese peinado te queda muy bien — blue/that hairdo really suits you
5)a) (acordar, convenir)quedar EN algo: ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?; ¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedamos en que yo iría we agreed o arranged that I would go; quedar EN or (AmL) DE + INF: quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en venir a las nueve — she said she would come at nine
b) ( citarse)¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? — what time/where shall we meet?
6) ( estar situado) to bequeda justo enfrente de la estación — it's right opposite the station; (+ me/te/le etc)
me queda muy lejos/cerca — it's very far/near from where I live (o work etc)
7) (en 3a pers)a) ( haber todavía)¿queda café? — is there any coffee left?
sólo quedan las ruinas — only the ruins remain; (+ me/te/le etc)
¿te queda algo de dinero? — do you have any money left?
¿te queda alguna duda? — is there anything you still don't understand?
b) ( sobrar) comida/vino to be left (over)8) ( faltar)¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? — how many kilometers are there to go?; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.quedar POR + INF: queda mucho por ver/visitar there is still a lot to see/visit; aún quedan estudiantes por pagar there are still some students who haven't paid; (+ me/te/le etc) aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (AmL fam) I have/he has no choice; por... que no quede (Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a try; hazlo, por mí que no quede — go ahead, don't let me stop you
1) quedarse v pron2)a) ( en un lugar) to stayquedarse en casa/en la cama — to stay at home/in bed
se quedaron en París/en un hotel — they stayed in Paris/in a hotel
b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl)quédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto — relax, I'll take care of it
¿te quedaste con hambre? — are you still hungry?
se me quedó mirando — he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at me
de repente el motor se quedó — (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me
3) (+ me/te/le etc)a) (fam) ( memorizar)b) (Andes) ( olvidarse)c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser)4)quedarse CON algo: se quedó con mi libro she kept my book; entre él y su mujer no sé con cuál me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wife; me quedo con éste I'll take this one; quedarse con alguien — (Esp fam) ( engañarlo) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)
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Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.----* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).* hacer que Uno se quede dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen = mark + Posesivo + place.* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.* mientras queden = while stocks last.* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* quedar Algo a Alguien = be left with.* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.* quedar atrapado = get + caught.* quedar constatado = go on + record.* quedar deshecho = go to + pieces.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.* quedar en suspenso = go into + abeyance.* quedar exempto de = discharge from.* quedar + Expresión Temporal = be + Expresión Temporal + off.* quedar igual = remain + the same.* quedar impactado = be impressed.* quedar impresionado = be impressed.* quedar impune = go + scot-free, go + scot-free, get away + scot-free.* quedar inpune = go + unpunished.* quedar libre = become + vacant.* quedar mal = lose + face.* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.* quedar pendiente = remain, remain + to be done.* quedar peor = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar por hacer = remain + to be done.* quedar por + Infinitivo = remain + to be + Participio.* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.* quedar registrado = go on + record.* quedarse = stay, stay behind, board.* quedarse abandonado en una isla desierta = be stranded on a desert island.* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.* quedarse afónico = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse al margen = stand by.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quedarse anodadado = be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse anticuado = date.* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.* quedarse atascado = get + stuck.* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.* quedarse atrancado = get + stuck.* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.* quedarse boquiabierto = give + a gasp of, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* quedarse con = pocket, cream off.* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.* quedarse congelado = be frozen stiff.* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.* quedarse dentro de casa = stay + indoors.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* quedarse dormido = fall + asleep, doze off, nod off, drop off to + sleep, go to + sleep.* quedarse dormido al volante = fall + asleep at the wheel.* quedarse embarazada = become + pregnant, be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.* quedarse en = stick at.* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.* quedarse encallado = be stranded.* quedarse en casa = stay + indoors.* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.* quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then.* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant.* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.* quedarse en la estacada = be left out on a limb.* quedarse en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.* quedarse estancado = stagnate.* quedarse estupefacto = stun into + speechlessness, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, be speechless, be gobsmacked, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedar segundo = come off + second-best.* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* quedarse helado = be frozen stiff.* quedarse huérfano = orphan.* quedarse igual = be none the wiser.* quedarse impresionado = be bowled over.* quedarse inamovible = stay in + place.* quedarse inmóvil = stay + still.* quedarse levantado = stay up.* quedarse mudo = be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.* quedarse pasmado = stun.* quedarse patidifuso = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedarse patitieso = freeze to + death.* quedarse pequeño = overflow.* quedarse prendado = smite.* quedarse prendado de = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to.* quedarse prendado por = take + a liking to.* quedarse preñada = become + pregnant, have + a bun in the oven.* quedarse quieto = stand + still, stand by.* quedarse ronco = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse sin = run + short (of), miss out on, run out of, run out.* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.* quedarse sin conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* quedarse sin fuelle = run out of + steam.* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.* quedarse sin gas = lose + steam.* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.* quedarse tan fresco = not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelid.* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tirado = be stranded.* quedarse varado = get + stuck, be stranded.* quedarse viudo = widow.* quedar sin castigo = go + unpunished.* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* quedar vacante = become + vacant.* quedar vacío = empty.* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.* que queda = surviving.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* si queda tiempo = time permitting.* todo queda en casa = all in the family.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (en un estado, una situación)quedar viudo/viuda — to be widowed
quedar sin hogar/en la miseria — to be left homeless/destitute
ha quedado acordado que... — it has been agreed that...
¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? — where did we get (up) to in the last class?
¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? — who was o came first/last?; (+ me/te/le etc)
me quedó muy claro que... — it was quite clear to me that...
si no vamos, quedamos mal — it'll look bad if we don't go
quedó en ridículo — ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool
3) ( permanecer)¿queda alguien adentro? — is there anyone left inside?
quedamos a la espera de su confirmación — (frml) we await your confirmation (frml)
quedo a sus gratas órdenes — (frml) (Corresp) Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours faithfully (BrE)
quedar EN algo: todo quedó en suspenso everything was left in the air; nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing; quedar atrás — persona to fall behind; rencillas/problemas to be in the past
4) (+ me/te/le etc)a) tamaño/tallame queda grande/largo/apretado — it's too big/long/tight for me
la talla 12 le queda bien — the size 12 fits (you/him) fine
b) ( sentar)el azul/ese peinado te queda muy bien — blue/that hairdo really suits you
5)a) (acordar, convenir)quedar EN algo: ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?; ¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedamos en que yo iría we agreed o arranged that I would go; quedar EN or (AmL) DE + INF: quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en venir a las nueve — she said she would come at nine
b) ( citarse)¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? — what time/where shall we meet?
6) ( estar situado) to bequeda justo enfrente de la estación — it's right opposite the station; (+ me/te/le etc)
me queda muy lejos/cerca — it's very far/near from where I live (o work etc)
7) (en 3a pers)a) ( haber todavía)¿queda café? — is there any coffee left?
sólo quedan las ruinas — only the ruins remain; (+ me/te/le etc)
¿te queda algo de dinero? — do you have any money left?
¿te queda alguna duda? — is there anything you still don't understand?
b) ( sobrar) comida/vino to be left (over)8) ( faltar)¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? — how many kilometers are there to go?; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.quedar POR + INF: queda mucho por ver/visitar there is still a lot to see/visit; aún quedan estudiantes por pagar there are still some students who haven't paid; (+ me/te/le etc) aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (AmL fam) I have/he has no choice; por... que no quede (Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a try; hazlo, por mí que no quede — go ahead, don't let me stop you
1) quedarse v pron2)a) ( en un lugar) to stayquedarse en casa/en la cama — to stay at home/in bed
se quedaron en París/en un hotel — they stayed in Paris/in a hotel
b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl)quédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto — relax, I'll take care of it
¿te quedaste con hambre? — are you still hungry?
se me quedó mirando — he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at me
de repente el motor se quedó — (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me
3) (+ me/te/le etc)a) (fam) ( memorizar)b) (Andes) ( olvidarse)c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser)4)quedarse CON algo: se quedó con mi libro she kept my book; entre él y su mujer no sé con cuál me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wife; me quedo con éste I'll take this one; quedarse con alguien — (Esp fam) ( engañarlo) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)
* * *= remain.Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).* hacer que Uno se quede dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen = mark + Posesivo + place.* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.* mientras queden = while stocks last.* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* quedar Algo a Alguien = be left with.* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.* quedar atrapado = get + caught.* quedar constatado = go on + record.* quedar deshecho = go to + pieces.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.* quedar en suspenso = go into + abeyance.* quedar exempto de = discharge from.* quedar + Expresión Temporal = be + Expresión Temporal + off.* quedar igual = remain + the same.* quedar impactado = be impressed.* quedar impresionado = be impressed.* quedar impune = go + scot-free, go + scot-free, get away + scot-free.* quedar inpune = go + unpunished.* quedar libre = become + vacant.* quedar mal = lose + face.* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.* quedar pendiente = remain, remain + to be done.* quedar peor = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar por hacer = remain + to be done.* quedar por + Infinitivo = remain + to be + Participio.* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.* quedar registrado = go on + record.* quedarse = stay, stay behind, board.* quedarse abandonado en una isla desierta = be stranded on a desert island.* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.* quedarse afónico = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse al margen = stand by.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quedarse anodadado = be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse anticuado = date.* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.* quedarse atascado = get + stuck.* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.* quedarse atrancado = get + stuck.* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.* quedarse boquiabierto = give + a gasp of, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* quedarse con = pocket, cream off.* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.* quedarse congelado = be frozen stiff.* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.* quedarse dentro de casa = stay + indoors.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* quedarse dormido = fall + asleep, doze off, nod off, drop off to + sleep, go to + sleep.* quedarse dormido al volante = fall + asleep at the wheel.* quedarse embarazada = become + pregnant, be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.* quedarse en = stick at.* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.* quedarse encallado = be stranded.* quedarse en casa = stay + indoors.* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.* quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then.* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant.* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.* quedarse en la estacada = be left out on a limb.* quedarse en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.* quedarse estancado = stagnate.* quedarse estupefacto = stun into + speechlessness, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, be speechless, be gobsmacked, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedar segundo = come off + second-best.* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* quedarse helado = be frozen stiff.* quedarse huérfano = orphan.* quedarse igual = be none the wiser.* quedarse impresionado = be bowled over.* quedarse inamovible = stay in + place.* quedarse inmóvil = stay + still.* quedarse levantado = stay up.* quedarse mudo = be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.* quedarse pasmado = stun.* quedarse patidifuso = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedarse patitieso = freeze to + death.* quedarse pequeño = overflow.* quedarse prendado = smite.* quedarse prendado de = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to.* quedarse prendado por = take + a liking to.* quedarse preñada = become + pregnant, have + a bun in the oven.* quedarse quieto = stand + still, stand by.* quedarse ronco = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse sin = run + short (of), miss out on, run out of, run out.* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.* quedarse sin conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* quedarse sin fuelle = run out of + steam.* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.* quedarse sin gas = lose + steam.* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.* quedarse tan fresco = not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelid.* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tirado = be stranded.* quedarse varado = get + stuck, be stranded.* quedarse viudo = widow.* quedar sin castigo = go + unpunished.* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* quedar vacante = become + vacant.* quedar vacío = empty.* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.* que queda = surviving.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* si queda tiempo = time permitting.* todo queda en casa = all in the family.* * *quedar [A1 ]viA(en un estado, una situación): quedó viuda muy joven she was widowed o she lost her husband when she was very youngquedó huérfano a los siete años he was orphaned when he was seven years oldtuvo un ataque y quedó paralítico he had a stroke and was left paralyzedcientos de familias quedaron sin hogar/en la miseria hundreds of families were left homeless/destitutelas calles quedaron desiertas the streets were left desertedel sombrero quedó hecho un acordeón the hat was o got squashed flatel coche ha quedado como nuevo the car is as good as new (now)algunas fotos quedaron mal some of the photos came out badlyha quedado precioso pintado de blanco it looks beautiful painted whiteha quedado acordado que … it has been agreed that …y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear¿cómo quedó la cosa? ¿quién tenía razón? what happened in the end? who was right?¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? where did we get (up) to in the last class?¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? who was o who came first/last?(+ me/te/le etc): no me había quedado claro y se lo pregunté otra vez I hadn't quite understood o I hadn't got things quite clear, so I asked him againel postre te quedó riquísimo that dessert (you made) was deliciousB(en la opinión de los demás): si no vamos, quedamos mal it'll look bad if we don't goquedarás muy bien con ese regalo it's a lovely present, they'll be delightedme hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying thatse emborrachó y nos hizo quedar mal a todos he got drunk and embarrassed us allquedó en ridículo (por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; (por culpa ajena) he was made to look a foolquedar mal/bien con algn: si no voy quedaré mal con ellos they won't think much of me o it won't go down very well if I don't turn upno se puede quedar bien con todo el mundo you can't please everybodylos invitó a todos para no quedar mal con nadie he invited them all so as not to offend anyone o to cause any offense*C(permanecer): quedaron en casa they stayed at home¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scarlo lavé pero le quedó la mancha I washed it but the stain didn't come outesto no puede quedar así we can't leave/I'm not going to leave things like thisquedo a sus gratas órdenes ( frml) ( Corresp) Sincerely yours ( AmE), Yours faithfully o ( frml) I remain, yours faithfully ( BrE)le quedo a deber 5 euros I owe you 5 eurosquedar EN algo:todo ha quedado en un mero proyecto none of it has got beyond the planning stagetodos nuestros planes quedaron en nada all our plans came to nothingquedar atrás: pronto quedó atrás he soon fell behindhemos tenido nuestras diferencias pero todo eso ha quedado atrás we've had our differences but all that's behind us now o that's all water under the bridge nowD (+ me/te/le etc)1«tamaño/talla»: me queda grande/largo/apretado it's too big/long/tight for mela talla 12 le queda bien or (Col, Méx) le queda the size 12 fits (you/him) fine2(sentar): el azul te queda muy bien blue really suits you, you look really good in blueese peinado le quedaba muy bien that hairstyle really suited her, her hair looked really good like thatese vestido te queda estupendo that dress looks fantastic on you, you look great in that dressA (acordar, convenir) quedar EN algo:quedamos en eso, vienes tú a mi casa let's do that, then, you come to my house, so that's agreed, you're coming to my house¿al final en qué quedaron? what did you decide/arrange/agree in the end?¿en qué quedamos? ¿lo quieres o no? well o so, do you want it or not?¿entonces en qué quedamos? ¿nos vemos mañana o no? so, what's happening, then? are we meeting tomorrow or not?quedar EN + INFor ( AmL) quedar DE + INF:quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anythingquedó en venir a las nueve she said she would come at nine, she arranged to come at ninequedar EN QUE:quedamos en que iría él a recogerlo we agreed o arranged that he would go and pick it upB(citarse): me tengo que ir porque he quedado con Rafael I have to go because I've arranged to meet Rafael¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? what time/where shall we meet?quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner, I arranged to go out for dinner with some friendsSentido III (estar situado) to bequeda justo enfrente de la estación it's right opposite the station(+ me/te/le etc): puedo ir yo, me queda muy cerca I can go, it's very near where I live ( o work etc)A1(haber todavía): no queda café there's no coffee leftno quedan entradas there are no tickets leftsólo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain(+ me/te/le etc): es el único pariente que me queda he is the only relative I have left, he is my only living relative¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?¿te ha quedado alguna duda? is there anything you still don't understand?me han quedado dos asignaturas (pendientes) I have to make up two subjects o take two subjects over ( AmE), I have to retake two subjects ( BrE)no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no alternative o no choice but to go, we'll just have to goya no me quedan fuerzas para seguir I no longer have the strength to go on, I don't have the strength to go on any moreme queda la satisfacción de haber cumplido con mi deber I have the satisfaction of having done my duty2 (sobrar) to be left, be left overme comí la ensalada que había quedado del almuerzo I ate up the salad that was left (over) from lunchel vino que quede se puede guardar para la próxima fiesta we can keep any wine that's left (over) for the next partyB1(faltar): quedan cinco minutos para que acabe la clase there are five minutes to go to o five minutes left to the end of the class¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?, how far is it now?(+ me/te/le etc): todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do¡ánimo! ¡ya te queda poco para terminar! come on! you've almost finished!2 quedar POR + INF:quedan tres pacientes por ver there are three more patients to be seenaún queda gente por pagar some people haven't paid yet, some people still haven't paid(+ me/te/le etc): aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to dopor … que no quede ( Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a tryhazlo, por mí que no quede go ahead, don't let me stop you■ quedarseA1 (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):te estás quedando calvo you're going baldse quedó huérfana/sorda a los seis años she was orphaned/she went deaf when she was six years oldcuando se fue me quedé muy sola when he left I felt very lonelyme quedé helado cuando me lo dijo I was staggered when she told mequédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto don't (you) worry about it, I'll take care of itme quedé dormido en el sofá I fell asleep on the sofa2quedarse con/sin algo: ¿te has quedado con hambre? are you still hungry?me quedé sin postre I didn't get any dessertse ha quedado sin trabajo she's out of work, she's lost her jobme quedé sin saber qué había pasado I never did find out what had happened3( Esp) (llegar a ser) (+ me/te/le etc): el vestido se te ha quedado corto the dress is too short on you nowla casa se les está quedando pequeña the house is getting (to be) too small for them4 (olvidarse) (+ me/te/le etc):se me quedó el paraguas I left my umbrella behindB1(permanecer): pienso quedarme soltera I intend to stay singleno me gusta quedarme sola en casa I don't like being (left) on my own o being alone in the houseno te quedes ahí parado y haz algo don't just stand there, do something!nos quedamos charlando toda la noche we spent the whole night chattingse me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at mela escena se me ha quedado grabada en la memoria the scene has remained engraved o is engraved on my memoryiba para pintor pero se quedó en profesor de dibujo he set out to be a painter but he ended up as an art teacherse quedó en la mesa de operaciones ( euf); he died on the operating tablede repente el motor se quedó ( AmL); the engine suddenly died on me2 (en un lugar) to stayquédate aquí stay hereme quedé a dormir en su casa I spent o stayed the night at his housenos quedamos en un hotel/en casa de unos amigos we stayed at a hotel/with some friendsse tuvo que quedar en el hospital una semana más she had to stay o remain in (the) hospital for another weekse quedó en casa/en la cama todo el día she stayed at home/in bed all dayA ‹cambio/lápiz› to keepquédatelo, yo tengo otro keep it, I have another onequedarse CON algo:quédate con la foto si quieres you can keep the photo o ( colloq) hang on to the photo if you wantse quedó con mi libro she kept my book, she didn't give my book backentre él y su mujer no sé con cuál de los dos me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wifesi me lo rebaja me quedo con él if you knock something off the price, I'll take it ( colloq)quedarse con algn ( Esp fam) (burlarse de él) to have sb on ( colloq) (engañarlo) to take sb for a ride ( colloq)B( Chi) «pierna/brazo» (+ me/te/le etc): quiso levantarse pero se le quedó la pierna he tried to get up but he couldn't move his legse le queda la pierna al caminar he drags one leg when he walks* * *
quedar ( conjugate quedar) verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado, una situación):◊ quedar viudo/huérfano to be widowed/orphaned;
quedó paralítico he was left paralyzed;
el coche quedó como nuevo the car is as good as new (now);
y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear;
¿quién quedó en primer lugar? who was o came first?
2 ( en la opinión de los demás):◊ si no voy quedaré mal con ellos it won't go down very well o it'll look bad if I don't turn up;
lo hice para quedar bien con el jefe I did it to get in the boss's good books;
quedé muy bien con el regalo I made a very good impression with my present;
me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that;
nos hizo quedar mal a todos he embarrassed us all;
quedó en ridículo ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself;
( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool
3 ( permanecer):◊ ¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?;
le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar;
esto no puede quedar así we can't leave things like this;
nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing;
quedar atrás [ persona] to fall behind;
[rencillas/problemas] to be in the past
4 (+ me/te/le etc)a) [tamaño/talla]:
la talla 12 le queda bien the size 12 fits (you/him) fineb) ( sentar):◊ el azul le queda bien/mal blue suits her/doesn't suit hera) (acordar, convenir):◊ ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?;
¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?;
quedaron en or (AmL) de no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything;
quedó en or (AmL) de venir a las nueve she said she would come at nineb) ( citarse):◊ ¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?;
quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner
( estar situado) to be;
me queda muy lejos it's very far from where I live (o work etc)
(en 3a pers)
1
◊ ¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?;
¿queda café? is there any coffee left?;
solo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain;
no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no choice but to go
2 ( faltar):
¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?;
todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do;
queda mucho por ver there is still a lot to see;
aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do;
no me/le queda otra (fam) I have/he has no choice
quedarse verbo pronominal
1
b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):
quedarse dormido to fall asleep;
quedarse sin trabajo to lose one's job
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( permanecer):
no me gusta quedarme sola en casa I don't like being alone in the house;
no te quedes ahí parado don't just stand there!;
nos quedamos charlando hasta tarde we went on chatting until late in the evening;
se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me;
de repente el motor se quedó (AmL) the engine suddenly died on meb) (Andes) ( olvidarse):
c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser):
‹cambio/lápiz› to keep;
me quedo con este I'll take this one
quedar verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado) quedar bien, (una persona) to make a good impression
(un objeto) to look nice
quedar en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
2 (en un lugar) to be: mi casa no queda lejos, my house is not far from here
3 (sobrar) to be left: ¿queda más té?, is there any tea left?
4 (faltar) (tiempo) to go: quedan dos días para las vacaciones, there are two days to go till the holidays
5 (convenir) to agree: quedamos en ir al cine, we agreed to go to the cinema
6 (citarse) to meet: quedaré con mi hermana, I'll arrange to meet my sister
7 (una ropa, un peinado, etc) to suit: te queda grande, it's too big for you
' quedar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
betún
- cumplir
- descolgarse
- embarazarse
- enmudecer
- estar
- lucirse
- restar
- sobrar
- sopa
- venir
- aire
- aislado
- anillo
- bailar
- calle
- constar
- descubierto
- desmano
- enganchar
- faltar
- lejísimos
- manifiesto
- mano
- rezagado
- tabla
English:
air
- appal
- appall
- arrange
- date
- egg
- fit
- flu
- gasp
- go
- leave
- lie
- long
- meet
- one-upmanship
- remain
- rest
- side
- smoke
- stand
- stand about
- stand around
- agree
- alternatively
- catch
- come
- get
- keep
- narrow
- out
- over
- place
- remand
- runner
- scar
- scot-free
- show
- strand
- unpunished
- water
- widow
* * *♦ vi1. [permanecer] to remain, to stay;nuestros problemas quedaron sin resolver our problems remained unsolved;los tipos de interés han quedado al mismo nivel interest rates have stayed o remained at the same level;no le quedaron secuelas del accidente he suffered no after-effects from the accident;Andes, RPen el apuro, quedaron los abrigos the coats got left behind o forgotten in the rush;quedo a su entera disposición para cualquier consulta [en cartas] I am available to answer any enquiries you may have;todo quedó en un buen susto she suffered nothing worse than a shock;el viaje quedó en proyecto the trip never got beyond the planning stage;todos nuestros problemas han quedado atrás all our problems are behind us now2. [haber aún] to be left, to remain;¿queda azúcar? is there any sugar left?;no queda azúcar there isn't any sugar left;no nos queda leche we're out of milk;queda gente dentro haciendo el examen there are still some people left inside doing the exam;queda poco del casco antiguo de la ciudad little remains of the old part of the city;nos quedan 50 pesos we have 50 pesos left;lo que quede dáselo al perro give whatever's left over to the dog;no me quedan ganas de seguir hablando I don't feel like talking any more;me queda la esperanza de volver algún día I can only hope that one day I will return;Amno queda otra there's nothing else for it;voy a tener que vender el auto para pagar las cuentas, no queda otra I'm going to have to sell the car to pay the bills, there's nothing else for it3. [faltar]¿cuánto queda para Buenos Aires? how much further is it to Buenos Aires?;quedan dos vueltas para que termine la carrera there are two laps to go until the end of the race;queda poco/un mes para las vacaciones there's not long to go/there's a month to go until the holidays, it's not long/it's a month until the holidays;queda mucho para mi cumpleaños my birthday's a long way off;me quedan dos días para terminar el trabajo I have two days (left) to finish the work;sólo me queda despedirme hasta la próxima semana all that remains is for me to say goodbye until next week;quedar por hacer to remain to be done;queda por fregar el suelo the floor has still to be cleaned;nos quedan bastantes sitios por visitar we still have quite a lot of places to visit4. [mostrarse, dar cierta imagen]quedar bien/mal (con alguien) to make a good/bad impression (on sb);le gusta quedar bien con todo el mundo he likes to keep everyone happy;quedaste estupendamente trayendo flores you made a very good impression by bringing flowers;voy a quedar fatal si no voy it'll look really bad if I don't go;no me hagas quedar mal don't show me up;quedaste como un mentiroso you ended up looking like o you came across like a liar;quedó como un idiota he ended up o he was left looking stupidel cuadro queda muy bien ahí the picture looks great there;el salón os ha quedado muy bonito the living-room has turned out lovely, you've made a great job of the living-room;quedar claro to be clear;no quiero que llegues después de las once, ¿queda claro? I don't want you back later than eleven, is that clear?;quedar en [llegar, acabar] to end in;quedar en quinto lugar, quedar el quinto to come fifth;quedar en nada to come to nothing;RP Famquedamos en veremos we left it openesta falda me queda un poco justa this skirt is a bit tight;¡qué bien te queda ese traje! that dress really suits you!, you look great in that dress!;esa camisa te queda mal that shirt doesn't suit you;¿te quedan bien los zapatos? do the shoes fit you?;quedar bien/mal con algo to go well/badly with sth;Méx Méxesas cortinas le quedan mal al salón those curtains don't go well in the living-room¿cuándo/dónde quedamos? when/where shall we meet?;hemos quedado el lunes we've arranged to meet on Monday;he quedado con Juan para jugar al tenis I've arranged to play tennis with Juan¿en qué has quedado? what have you decided to do?;quedar en que… to agree that…;quedé con ellos en que iría I told them I'd go;¿en qué quedamos? what's it to be, then?9. [estar situado] to be;queda por las afueras it's somewhere on the outskirts;¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?¿cuántas te han quedado? how many subjects from last year do you have to resit this year?♦ vtRP Famquedarla: no apuestes todo a una sola posibilidad porque si no sale, la quedás don't put all your eggs in one basket because if it doesn't work out, you've had it;¿quién la queda? [en juego] who's counting?♦ v impersonalpor mí que no quede don't let me be the one to stop you;que no quede por falta de dinero we don't want it to fall through for lack of money;por probar que no quede we should at least try it* * *v/i1 ( permanecer) stay;esto queda entre nosotros this is just between us;quedar cerca be nearbyquedó sin resolver it remained unresolved, it wasn’t sorted out;¿cómo quedó? how did it end up?;queda por hacer it still has o needs to be done3 ( sentar):4 ( sobrar) be left;¿queda mucho tiempo? is there much time left?;5 ( encontrarse):quedar con alguien fam arrange to meet (with) s.o.;¿dónde habíamos quedado? where had we arranged to meet?6 ( acordar):quedar en algo agree to sth;¿en qué quedamos? what did we agree?7:por mí que no quede it’s fine by me* * *quedar vi1) permanecer: to remain, to stay2) : to bequedamos contentos con las mejoras: we were pleased with the improvements3) : to be situatedqueda muy lejos: it's very far, it's too far away4) : to be leftquedan sólo dos alternativas: there are only two options left5) : to fit, to suitestos zapatos no me quedan: these shoes don't fit6)quedar bien (mal) : to turn out well (badly)7)quedar en : to agree, to arrange¿en qué quedamos?: what's the arrangement, then?* * *quedar vb1. (haber) to be left¿quedan cebollas? are there any onions left?2. (permanecer) to remain3. (tener) to have left4. (faltar) to have to do5. (distancia, tiempo)6. (resultar) to be7. (estar) to be¿dónde queda la estación? where's the station?¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?9. (ponerse de acuerdo) to agree10. (sentar bien ropa) to suit -
48 vuelta
f.1 turn.dar una vuelta to turn rounddar una vuelta a algo, dar vueltas a algo to turn something round; (girándolo) to go round something (recorriéndolo)darse la vuelta to turn round2 back, other side.dar la vuelta a to turn over (colchón, tortilla, disco, naipe)a la vuelta de la página over the page3 return.estar de vuelta to be back4 lap (sport).vuelta (ciclista) tourvuelta de honor lap of honor5 round (elections, sports).la primera/segunda vuelta (sport) the first/second round6 change (remaining money).7 change (vicissitude).dar la o una vuelta to turn around completely8 turn-up (British), cuff (United States) (of pants); cuff (of sleeve).9 row (knitting).10 walk, spin, stroll, hike.11 turning, spin, twiddle, wheel.12 loop.13 revival, coming back.past part.past participle of spanish verb: volver.* * *1 (giro) turn2 (en un circuito) lap, circuit3 (paseo) walk, stroll4 (regreso, retorno) return; (viaje de regreso) return journey, journey back5 (dinero de cambio) change6 (curva) bend, curve7 (reverso) back, reverse8 (de torneo etc) round9 (cambio) change, alteration11 (al hacer punto) row12 ARQUITECTURA vault13 familiar (de bebidas) round\a la vuelta on the way backa vuelta de correo by return of postandar a vueltas con algo figurado to deal with something, sort something outbuscarle las vueltas a alguien familiar to find fault with somebodycerrar con dos vueltas to double-lockcogerle las vueltas a alguien familiar to have somebody figured outdar la vuelta a (alrededor) to go round 2 (girar) to turn (round) 3 (de arriba abajo) to turn upside down 4 (de dentro a fuera) to turn inside out 5 (cambiar de lado) to turn overdar la vuelta al mundo to go round the worlddar una vuelta en coche to go for a drive, go for a spindar vueltas to turn round, go round, rotate, spin■ llevo toda la tarde dando vueltas por el centro buscando ese disco I've been walking round town all afternoon looking for that recorddar vueltas a algo figurado to worry about something■ ¡no lo des más vueltas! don't worry about it!darle cien vueltas a alguien figurado to run rings round somebodydarse una vuelta por casa de alguien to drop by and see somebodydar media vuelta to turn roundestar a la vuelta de la esquina to be just around the cornerestar de vuelta to be backestar de vuelta de todo to have seen it all before¡hasta la vuelta! see you when I get back!la cabeza me da vueltas figurado my head is spinningla vida da muchas vueltas familiar life is full of ups and downsno tener vuelta de hoja figurado to be beyond doubtponer a alguien de vuelta y media figurado to pull somebody to piecesla vuelta ciclista a España the Tour of Spainla vuelta al ruedo (en los toros) lap of honour (US honor)vuelta de campana somersault* * *noun f.1) turn2) revolution3) return4) round5) stroll, walk, ride6) bend, curve7) change8) back* * *SUSTANTIVO FEMENINO1) (=giro)•
¡ media vuelta! — (Mil) about turn!, about face! (EEUU)los soldados dieron media vuelta — the soldiers did an about-turn o(EEUU) an about-face
estaba cerrado y tuvimos que darnos media vuelta — it was closed so we had to turn round and go back
vuelta al ruedo — (Taur) circuit of the ring made by a triumphant bullfighter
dar la vuelta (=volverse) to turn roundvuelta de campana —
dar vueltasdar la vuelta a — [+ llave, manivela] to turn; [+ página] to turn (over)
dar vueltas sobre un eje — to turn on o spin round an axis
el avión dio vueltas y más vueltas antes de aterrizar — the plane circled round and round before landing
dar vueltas a algo darle vueltas a algn•
dar vueltas alrededor de un planeta — to go o revolve round a planetdarse la vuelta (de pie) to turn round; (tumbado) to turn overestaba mareado y todo me daba vueltas — I was dizzy and everything was going o spinning round
me di la vuelta porque me estaba quemando la espalda — I turned over because my back was getting burnt
2) (=otro lado) [de hoja] back, other side; [de tela] wrong sidea la vuelta de la página — on the next page, overleaf
dale la vuelta al jersey — (=ponlo del derecho) turn the jumper the right way out; (=ponlo del revés) turn the jumper inside out
dale la vuelta al vaso — (=ponlo boca arriba) turn the glass the right way up; (=ponlo boca abajo) turn the glass upside down
las elecciones están ya a la vuelta de la esquina — the elections are almost upon us o just around the corner
3) (=regreso)a) (=acción)¿para cuándo tenéis prevista la vuelta? — when do you expect to be back?
¡hasta la vuelta! — see you when I/you get back
este acuerdo supone una vuelta a la normalidad — the agreement means that things should get back to normal
"vuelta al colegio" — "back to school"
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de vuelta — on the way backde vuelta, iremos a verlos — we'll go and see them on the way back
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estar de vuelta — (lit) to be back¿meterme en política? a mi edad uno ya está de vuelta de todo — go into politics? I'm too old for that sort of thing
si cierras la vuelta el billete sale más barato — the ticket is cheaper if you specify the return date
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dar una vuelta, dimos una vuelta por el parque — we went for a stroll in the parknos dio una vuelta en su coche — he gave us a ride in his car, he took us for a spin in his car *
si quieres ver pobreza date una vuelta por esta zona — if you want to see poverty take a walk round here
5) (en camino, ruta)una carretera con muchas vueltas — a road with lots of bends o twists and turns in it
por este camino se da mucha más vuelta — it's much further this way, this is a much longer way round
6) (a un circuito, pista) lap; (Golf) round7) (Ciclismo) tour8) (=ronda) [de elección, torneo, bebidas] round9) (=dinero suelto) change10) (=cambio)este acontecimiento dio la vuelta a las negociaciones — this event changed the direction of the talks completely
11) (=cabo, fin)12) (de cuerda) loopvuelta de cabo — (Náut) hitch
13) (Cos) [de puntos] row; [de pantalón] turn-up, cuff (EEUU)14)a vueltas con algo —
¡ya estamos otra vez a vueltas con la guerra! — not the war again!
te da cien (mil) vueltas — she can run rings round you, she's miles better than you
- dar la vuelta a algndarle vueltas a algo —
no tiene vuelta de hoja —
tenemos que hacerlo ya y no hay más vuelta de hoja — we've got to do it now, there are no two ways about it o there's no alternative
- poner a algn de vuelta y media* * *1)a) ( circunvolución)da vueltas alrededor de su eje — it spins o turns on its axis
todo/la cabeza me da vueltas — everything's/my head's spinning
me pasé el día dando vueltas tratando de encontrarlo — I spent the whole day going from pillar to post trying to find it
andarse con vueltas — (fam) to beat about the bush (colloq)
buscarle las vueltas a alguien — (fam) to try to catch somebody out
buscarle la vuelta a algo — (CS fam) to try to find a way of doing something
no tener vuelta — (Chi fam) to be a hopeless case
b) (Dep) ( en golf) round; ( en carreras) lapc) ( en carretera) bend2) ( giro)darle vuelta a algo — <llave/manivela> to turn something
darle vueltas a algo — to think about something
poner a alguien de vuelta y media — (fam) to tear into somebody (AmE colloq), to tear somebody off a strip (BrE colloq)
3)a)darle la vuelta a algo — a disco/colchón to turn... (over); a calcetín ( ponerlo - del derecho) turn... the right way out; (- del revés) turn... inside out; a copa ( ponerla - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside down
dar la vuelta a la página — to turn the page, turn over
no hay vuelta que darle — (fam) there are no two ways about it
no tener vuelta de hoja: sus argumentos no tienen vuelta de hoja you can't argue with the things she says; eso no tiene vuelta de hoja — there are no two ways about it
b) (para cambiar de dirección, posición)dar la vuelta — (Auto) to turn (around)
4) (CS)dar vuelta — disco/colchón to turn... over; calcetín ( ponerlo - del derecho) to turn... the right way out; (- del revés) to turn... inside out; copa ( ponerla - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside down
dar vuelta la página — to turn the page, turn over
¿damos vuelta aquí? — (Auto) shall we turn (around) here?
darse vuelta — persona to turn (around); vehículo to overturn; embarcación to capsize
5)a) ( paseo)dar una vuelta — ( a pie) to go for a walk; ( en coche) to go for a drive; ( en bicicleta) to go for a ride
b) ( con un propósito)6)a)a la vuelta: escríbelo a la vuelta write it on the other side o on the back; vive a la vuelta she lives around the corner; a la vuelta de la esquina — just around the corner
b)vuelta y vuelta — (Coc) rare
7)a) ( regreso) return; ( viaje de regreso) return journeycuando tú vas yo ya estoy de vuelta — I'm way ahead of you
b)a vuelta de correo — by return mail (AmE), by return (of post) (BrE)
8)a) ( a un estado anterior)b) (fam) ( indicando repetición)vuelta con lo mismo! — there you/there they go again! (colloq)
9)a) (Esp) ( cambio) changeb) vueltas (Col) (cambio, dinero suelto) change10)a) ( en elecciones) roundb) ( de bebidas) round11) (Per, RPl fam)a) ( vez) timeb)12)a) ( de collar) strandb) ( en labores de punto) row; ( en costura) facing; ( de pantalones) cuff (AmE), turn-up (BrE)13) (Náut) bend* * *= reversion, swing back, wander, twist, throwback, comeback, whirl, twirl.Ex. In fact, the ISBD appears as a reversion to the principle of transcription of the title pages which was not to be affected by the presence or absence of the author heading.Ex. In the 1960s there has been a swing back towards the general scheme and its problems.Ex. The article is entitled 'Memories of Otago and Southland libraries and librarians: an unmethodical wander'.Ex. 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.Ex. These methods, a throwback to the early 20th century, constitute an excellent basis for sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce consumption of plant protection products.Ex. Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.Ex. Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.Ex. Always make sure your partner is in control of their own movement before letting go after a twirl.----* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.* billete de avión de ida y vuelta = round-trip airfare.* billete de ida y vuelta = return ticket, round-trip ticket.* colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes = shelving.* colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes = reshelving.* dándose una vuelta en coche = out for a spin.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).* darle vueltas a = agonise over [agonize, -USA], dwell on/upon.* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over.* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault.* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.* dar un vuelta de campana = summersault.* dar vueltas = whirl, wind, mill around, twirl, gyrate, spin.* dar vueltas como un trompo = go around and around.* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.* dar vueltas y vueltas = go around and around.* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.* de vuelta = on the way back, redux.* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.* encuentro de vuelta = second leg.* entrada de vuelta = flowing back.* enviar de vuelta = send back.* estar a la vuelta de la esquina = be just around the corner.* estar de vuelta = be back.* estar de vuelta dentro de + Expresión Tempora = be back in + Expresión Temporal.* girar media vuelta = swing in + a half-circle.* hacer dar vueltas = gyrate.* justo a la vuelta de la esquina = just around the corner.* media vuelta = about-face.* partido de vuelta = second leg, home game.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.* vuelo de ida y vuelta = return flight.* vuelta a casa = homecoming, journey home.* vuelta a la normalidad = return to normalcy.* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.* vuelta al cole = back-to-school.* vuelta atrás = fall-back [fallback].* vuelta de campana = somersault, summersault.* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.* * *1)a) ( circunvolución)da vueltas alrededor de su eje — it spins o turns on its axis
todo/la cabeza me da vueltas — everything's/my head's spinning
me pasé el día dando vueltas tratando de encontrarlo — I spent the whole day going from pillar to post trying to find it
andarse con vueltas — (fam) to beat about the bush (colloq)
buscarle las vueltas a alguien — (fam) to try to catch somebody out
buscarle la vuelta a algo — (CS fam) to try to find a way of doing something
no tener vuelta — (Chi fam) to be a hopeless case
b) (Dep) ( en golf) round; ( en carreras) lapc) ( en carretera) bend2) ( giro)darle vuelta a algo — <llave/manivela> to turn something
darle vueltas a algo — to think about something
poner a alguien de vuelta y media — (fam) to tear into somebody (AmE colloq), to tear somebody off a strip (BrE colloq)
3)a)darle la vuelta a algo — a disco/colchón to turn... (over); a calcetín ( ponerlo - del derecho) turn... the right way out; (- del revés) turn... inside out; a copa ( ponerla - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside down
dar la vuelta a la página — to turn the page, turn over
no hay vuelta que darle — (fam) there are no two ways about it
no tener vuelta de hoja: sus argumentos no tienen vuelta de hoja you can't argue with the things she says; eso no tiene vuelta de hoja — there are no two ways about it
b) (para cambiar de dirección, posición)dar la vuelta — (Auto) to turn (around)
4) (CS)dar vuelta — disco/colchón to turn... over; calcetín ( ponerlo - del derecho) to turn... the right way out; (- del revés) to turn... inside out; copa ( ponerla - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside down
dar vuelta la página — to turn the page, turn over
¿damos vuelta aquí? — (Auto) shall we turn (around) here?
darse vuelta — persona to turn (around); vehículo to overturn; embarcación to capsize
5)a) ( paseo)dar una vuelta — ( a pie) to go for a walk; ( en coche) to go for a drive; ( en bicicleta) to go for a ride
b) ( con un propósito)6)a)a la vuelta: escríbelo a la vuelta write it on the other side o on the back; vive a la vuelta she lives around the corner; a la vuelta de la esquina — just around the corner
b)vuelta y vuelta — (Coc) rare
7)a) ( regreso) return; ( viaje de regreso) return journeycuando tú vas yo ya estoy de vuelta — I'm way ahead of you
b)a vuelta de correo — by return mail (AmE), by return (of post) (BrE)
8)a) ( a un estado anterior)b) (fam) ( indicando repetición)vuelta con lo mismo! — there you/there they go again! (colloq)
9)a) (Esp) ( cambio) changeb) vueltas (Col) (cambio, dinero suelto) change10)a) ( en elecciones) roundb) ( de bebidas) round11) (Per, RPl fam)a) ( vez) timeb)12)a) ( de collar) strandb) ( en labores de punto) row; ( en costura) facing; ( de pantalones) cuff (AmE), turn-up (BrE)13) (Náut) bend* * *= reversion, swing back, wander, twist, throwback, comeback, whirl, twirl.Ex: In fact, the ISBD appears as a reversion to the principle of transcription of the title pages which was not to be affected by the presence or absence of the author heading.
Ex: In the 1960s there has been a swing back towards the general scheme and its problems.Ex: The article is entitled 'Memories of Otago and Southland libraries and librarians: an unmethodical wander'.Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.Ex: These methods, a throwback to the early 20th century, constitute an excellent basis for sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce consumption of plant protection products.Ex: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.Ex: Always make sure your partner is in control of their own movement before letting go after a twirl.* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.* billete de avión de ida y vuelta = round-trip airfare.* billete de ida y vuelta = return ticket, round-trip ticket.* colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes = shelving.* colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes = reshelving.* dándose una vuelta en coche = out for a spin.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).* darle vueltas a = agonise over [agonize, -USA], dwell on/upon.* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over.* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault.* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.* dar un vuelta de campana = summersault.* dar vueltas = whirl, wind, mill around, twirl, gyrate, spin.* dar vueltas como un trompo = go around and around.* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.* dar vueltas y vueltas = go around and around.* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.* de vuelta = on the way back, redux.* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.* encuentro de vuelta = second leg.* entrada de vuelta = flowing back.* enviar de vuelta = send back.* estar a la vuelta de la esquina = be just around the corner.* estar de vuelta = be back.* estar de vuelta dentro de + Expresión Tempora = be back in + Expresión Temporal.* girar media vuelta = swing in + a half-circle.* hacer dar vueltas = gyrate.* justo a la vuelta de la esquina = just around the corner.* media vuelta = about-face.* partido de vuelta = second leg, home game.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.* vuelo de ida y vuelta = return flight.* vuelta a casa = homecoming, journey home.* vuelta a la normalidad = return to normalcy.* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.* vuelta al cole = back-to-school.* vuelta atrás = fall-back [fallback].* vuelta de campana = somersault, summersault.* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.* * *A1(circunvolución): la Tierra da vueltas alrededor del Sol the earth goes around the sunda vueltas alrededor de su eje it spins o turns on its axistiene ganas de dar la vuelta al mundo she wants to go around the worldel tiovivo daba vueltas y más vueltas the merry-go-round went round and roundtodo me da vueltas everything's spinning o going round and roundme da vueltas la cabeza my head's spinningdar una vuelta a la manzana to go around the blockvamos a tener que dar toda la vuelta we'll have to go all the way aroundla carta dio la vuelta por toda la oficina the letter went all around the office¡las vueltas que da la vida! how things change!, life's full of ups and downs!¡qué vuelta han dado! they've changed their tune!me pasé el día dando vueltas tratando de encontrar ese libro I spent the whole day going from pillar to post trying to find that bookandar a vueltas con algo ( fam); to be working on sthbuscarle las vueltas a algn ( fam); to try to catch sb outdarle cien or cien mil vueltas a algn ( fam); to be miles o heaps better than sb ( colloq), to be streets ahead of sb ( colloq)en cuanto a iniciativa te da cien mil vueltas she beats you hands down for initiativedar más vueltas que una noria or que burro de noria or que una peonza or que un trompo ( fam): para encontrarlo tuve que dar más vueltas que una noria I had to go all over the place to find ithay que dar dos vueltas alrededor del campo de fútbol you have to do two laps of the football field3 (en una carretera) bendel camino da muchas vueltas the road winds about a lotel autobús no va directo, da muchas vueltas the bus isn't direct, it takes a very roundabout routeCompuestos:( Taur) lap of honorcycle race, tourlap of honor*B(giro): le dio dos vueltas a la llave he turned the key twicedale otra vuelta give it another turndarle vueltas a una manivela to crank o turn a handledarle vueltas a algo to think about sthno le des tantas or más vueltas al asunto stop agonizing o worrying about itle he dado vueltas y más vueltas al problema I've gone over the problem time and again, I've given the problem a lot of thoughtponer a algn de vuelta y media ( fam); to tear into sb ( AmE colloq), tear sb off a strip ( BrE colloq)C1 (para poner algo al revés) turndarle la vuelta a algo ‹a un colchón/una tortilla› to turn, turn … over;‹a un cuadro› to turn … arounddale la vuelta a la página turn the page, turn overdales la vuelta a los calcetines (ponerlos — del derecho) turn the socks the right way out; (— del revés) turn the socks inside outdarle la vuelta a una copa (ponerla — boca arriba) to turn a glass the right way up; (— boca abajo) to turn a glass upside down2(para cambiar de dirección, posición): se dio la vuelta para ver quién era she turned (around) to see who it wases difícil dar la vuelta aquí ( Auto) it's difficult to turn (around) hereel paraguas se me dio la vuelta my umbrella blew inside outno hay vuelta que darle ( fam); there are no two ways about it, there's no doubt about itno tener vuelta de hoja: sus argumentos no tienen vuelta de hoja you can't argue with the things she sayses el mejor de todos, eso no tiene vuelta de hoja he's the best of the lot, there's no doubt about it o there are no two ways about ithay que hacerlo personalmente, eso no tiene vuelta de hoja it has to be done in person, there's no way around itD(CS): dar vuelta: da vuelta el colchón turn the mattress (over)dar vuelta un cuadro to turn a picture arounddar vuelta una media (ponerla — del derecho) to turn a sock the right way out; (— del revés) to turn a sock inside outdar vuelta una copa (ponerla — boca arriba) to turn a glass the right way up; (— boca abajo) to turn a glass upside downdar vuelta la página to turn the page, turn overdio vuelta la cara she looked away¿damos vuelta aquí? ( Auto) shall we turn (around) here?se dio vuelta sorprendido he turned around in surprisese dio vuelta en la cama she turned over in bedse me dio vuelta el paraguas my umbrella blew inside outCompuestos:el coche dio una vuelta de campana the car turned (right) over(CS) somersault( Méx) cartwheel( Méx) handspring(vuelta completa) 360 degree turn, complete turn; (media vuelta) 180 degree turn, half turn(cambio radical): el tiempo ha dado una vuelta en redondo the weather has changed completelyen cuanto a su política económica, han dado una vuelta en redondo as for their economic policy, they've done a U-turn o a volte-face o they've completely changed directionE1fuimos a dar una vuelta en bicicleta we went out for a ride on our bikesme llevó a dar una vuelta en su coche nuevo she took me out for a drive in her new car2a ver cuándo te das una vuelta por casa drop in and see us some timeF1(lado): escríbelo a la vuelta write it on the other side o on the backvive aquí a la vuelta she lives just around the cornera la vuelta de la esquina just around the cornerlos exámenes ya están a la vuelta de la esquina the exams are just around the corner2(cabo): a la vuelta de los años nos volvimos a encontrar we met again years later3vuelta y vuelta (de la carne) rare, done very quickly on each sideG vueltasA1 (regreso) return; (viaje de regreso) return journeyno tiene dinero para la vuelta he doesn't have enough money for the return journey/to get back/to get homea la vuelta paramos en Piriápolis para almorzar on the way back we stopped in Piriápolis for luncha la vuelta se encontró con que lo habían despedido when he got back o on his return he found he had been fired¡hasta la vuelta! see you when you get back!vuelta A algo return TO sthsu vuelta a las tablas her return to the stageun boleto ( AmL) or ( Esp) billete de ida y vuelta a round-trip ticket ( AmE), a return ticket ( BrE)te lo presto, pero ida y vuelta ¿eh? ( fam); I'll lend it to you, but I want it back, OK?estar de vuelta: ya está de vuelta de las vacaciones she's back from her holidays now¿te crees que soy tonto? mira que cuando tú vas yo ya estoy de vuelta I'm not stupid you know, I'm way ahead of you¿enamorada yo? hija, yo ya estoy de vuelta de esas cosas me in love? I grew out of that sort of thing a long time agoestoy de vuelta de toda sorpresa I've seen it all before, nothing surprises me any more2B (a un estado anterior) vuelta A algo return TO sthla vuelta a la normalidad the return to normalityC ( fam)¡y vuelta a discutir! they're arguing again!, there they go again! ( colloq)quédese con la vuelta keep the changeA1 (en elecciones) round2 (de bebidas) roundesta vuelta la pago yo this round's on me, I'm buying o getting this roundB (Per, RPl)esta vuelta les ganamos we'll beat them this timevolví otra vuelta I went back again2lo hizo de vuelta she did it againA1 (en labores de punto) row2 (de un collar) strandC ( Náut) bend* * *
vuelta sustantivo femenino
1a) ( circunvolución):
da vueltas alrededor de su eje it spins o turns on its axis;
dar la vuelta al mundo to go around the world;
todo/la cabeza me da vueltas everything's/my head's spinning;
dar una vuelta a la manzana to go around the block;
dar toda la vuelta to go all the way around
( en carreras) lap;◊ vuelta al ruedo (Taur) lap of honor;
vuelta ciclista cycle race, tour
el autobús da muchas vueltas the bus takes a very roundabout route
2 ( giro):
dale otra vuelta give it another turn;
el coche dio una vuelta de campana the car turned (right) over;
vuelta (de) carnero (CS) somersault;
vuelta en redondo ( vuelta completa) 360 degree turn, complete turn;
( cambio radical) U-turn
3a)
‹ a calcetín› ( ponerlo — del derecho) to turn … the right way out;
(— del revés) to turn … inside out;
‹ a copa› ( ponerla — boca arriba) to turn … the right way up;
(— boca abajo) to turn … upside down;
b) (para cambiar de dirección, posición):◊ dar la vuelta (Auto) to turn (around);
darse la vuelta to turn (around)
4 (CS)
‹ calcetín› ( ponerlo — del derecho) to turn sth the right way out;
(— del revés) to turn sth inside out;
‹ copa› ( ponerla — boca arriba) to turn sth the right way up;
(— boca abajo) to turn sth upside down;
dio vuelta la cara she looked away;
¿damos vuelta aquí? (Auto) shall we turn (around) here?;
darse vuelta [ persona] to turn (around);
[ vehículo] to overturn;
[ embarcación] to capsize
5 ( paseo):
( en coche) to go for a drive;
( en bicicleta) to go for a ride
6a)
b)◊ vuelta y vuelta (Coc) rare
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( viaje de regreso) return journey;
a la vuelta se encontró con una sorpresa when he got back he found a surprise;
¡hasta la vuelta! see you when you get back!b) ( a un estado anterior) vuelta a algo return to sth
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b)
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(Per, RPl fam) ( vez) time;
( de collar) strand;
( en labores de punto) row;
( de pantalones) cuff (AmE), turn-up (BrE)
vuelta sustantivo femenino
1 (regreso) return: ya estamos de vuelta, we are back already
2 (giro, circunvolución) turn
(volverse) dar la vuelta, (a un disco, una página) to turn over
dar la vuelta al mundo, to go around the world
dar media vuelta, to turn round
todo me da vueltas, everything is spinning
dar vueltas sobre su eje, to spin on its axis
a la vuelta de la esquina, just around the corner
vuelta de campana, somersault
vuelta en redondo, complete turn
3 Dep (ciclista) tour
(en carreras) lap
4 Com (cambio) change
♦ Locuciones: (a un asunto, problema) darle vueltas a algo, to think about sthg, be worried about sthg
dar(se) una vuelta, to go for a walk
familiar no hay/tiene vuelta de hoja, there's no doubt about it
poner de vuelta y media, to insult
a vuelta de correo, by return of post
' vuelta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
así
- billete
- campana
- fresca
- giro
- ida
- partida
- partido
- volver
- ahí
- boleto
- como
- dar
- en
- girar
- mano
- manzana
- medio
- pasaje
- regreso
- revolcón
- ronda
- venida
- viaje
- voltear
English:
about
- about-face
- about-turn
- around
- back
- back off
- block
- change
- circuit
- corner
- cruise
- day
- dig around
- doorstep
- drive
- flash
- forbidding
- from
- gone
- grind
- gyrate
- intermission
- joyride
- keep
- kink
- lap
- navigate
- park
- post
- return
- return match
- return ticket
- roll over
- round
- run
- saddle
- somersault
- spin
- stroll
- swing
- turn
- turn about
- turn around
- turn over
- turn-up
- twirl
- twist
- wait about
- wait around
- walk around
* * *vuelta nf1. [giro] [hecho] turn;[acción] turning;dar una vuelta to turn round;dar vueltas: la Tierra da vueltas sobre su eje the Earth spins on its axis;la Luna da vueltas alrededor de la Tierra the Moon goes round the Earth;dar vueltas en la cama to toss and turn in bed;este autobús da mucha(s) vuelta(s) this bus goes all over the place;la cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;dar una vuelta a algo, dar vueltas a algo [girándolo] to turn sth round;[recorriéndolo] to go round sth;le dio dos vueltas a la llave she turned the key twice;dio una vuelta a la manzana/al mundo he went round the block/world;dar la vuelta to turn back;[tumbado] to turn over;media vuelta Mil about-turn;[en automóvil] U-turn;dar media vuelta Mil to do an about-turn;[en automóvil] to do a U-turn;andar a vueltas con algo [gestionándolo] to be working on sth;[insistiendo en ello] to go on about sth;buscarle las vueltas a alguien to look for a chance to catch sb out;Famdar la vuelta a la tortilla to turn the tables;Famesta bici le da cien vueltas a la tuya this bike is miles better than yours;darle vueltas a algo [pensarlo mucho] to turn sth over in one's mind;no le des más vueltas stop worrying about it, just forget about it;no paro de darle vueltas I can't stop thinking about it;Famponer a alguien de vuelta y media [criticar] to call sb all the names under the sun;[regañar] to give sb a good telling-off vuelta de campana:dar una vuelta/dos vueltas de campana [vehículo] to turn over once/twice;RP vuelta carnero somersault; Arg vuelta al mundo [noria] Br big wheel, US Ferris wheel2. [parte opuesta] back, other side;a la vuelta on the back, on the other side;a la vuelta de la esquina round the corner;a la vuelta de la página over the page;el filete lo quiero vuelta y vuelta I'd like my steak very rare;dar (la) vuelta (a) la página to turn the page (over);dar (la) vuelta (a) un jersey/calcetín [ponerlo del derecho] to turn a sweater/sock the right way out;[ponerlo del revés] to turn a sweater/sock inside out;dar (la) vuelta (a) un vaso [ponerlo boca arriba] to turn a glass the right way up;[ponerlo boca abajo] to turn a glass upside down;no tiene vuelta de hoja there are no two ways about it;CSuresto no tiene vuelta there's no getting away from it3. [regreso] return;la vuelta al trabajo/colegio siempre es dura it's never easy going back to work/school;vuelta al colegio [como título, en letrero] back to school;el vuelo de vuelta the return flight;en el camino de vuelta on the way back;de vuelta en el hotel, tomé un baño once I was back at the hotel, I had a bath;estar de vuelta (de) to be back (from);a la vuelta: pasaré a visitarte a la vuelta I'll visit you on the o my way back;te veré a la vuelta I'll see you when I get back;¡hasta la vuelta! see you when you get back!;estar de vuelta de algo to be blasé about sth;estar de vuelta de todo to have seen it all before4. [viaje de regreso] return journey;¿para qué fecha tienes la vuelta? when are you coming back?;no he cerrado la vuelta todavía I haven't booked the return journey yet [with open return ticket];a la vuelta de unos años at the end of o after a few years;a la vuelta de publicidad… [en televisión] after the break…6. [devolución] return;te lo presto, pero lo quiero de vuelta mañana I'll lend it to you, but I want it back tomorrow;RP Fam¿me prestás tu lapicera? – sí, pero tiene una vuelta can you lend me your pencil? – yes, but I'll be wanting it back;[en bicicleta, motocicleta] to go for a ride; [en automóvil] to go for a drive o spin;dar vueltas [en automóvil] to drive round and round;date una vuelta por aquí cuando quieras come round whenever you like;el vigilante se dio una vuelta por la oficina the guard had a look round the office8. [a circuito, estadio] lap;deberán dar veinte vueltas al circuito they will have to run twenty lapsvuelta de calentamiento [en automovilismo] warm-up lap;vuelta de honor lap of honour;Taurom vuelta al ruedo bullfighter's lap of honourla Vuelta (Ciclista) a España the Tour of Spain10. [curva] bend;la carretera da muchas vueltas the road twists and turns a great deal11. [dinero sobrante] change;quédese con la vuelta keep the change12. [ronda] [de elecciones, competición deportiva] round;la primera/segunda vuelta the first/second round13. [cambio, avatar] change;las vueltas que da la vida how things change!14. [de pantalón] Br turn-up, US cuff;[de manga] cuff15. [en labor de punto] rowme lo preguntó de vuelta he asked me again* * *f1 ( regreso) return;a la vuelta on the way back;estar de vuelta be back;estar de vuelta de todo fam have seen it all before;no tiene vuelta atrás there is no turning back2 ( devolución):me dio de vuelta tres dólares he gave me three dollars change3 en carrera lap;dar media vuelta turn round;dar una vuelta de campana AUTO turn over;dar vueltas go to and fro; ( girar) go around;la cabeza me da vueltas my head is spinning;dar vuelta a una idea turn an idea over in one’s mind;dar una vuelta go for a walk;dar cien vueltas a alguien fam be a hundred times better than s.o. fam ;poner a alguien de vuelta y media fam give s.o. a dressing-down4:a la vuelta de la esquina fig just around the corner;a la vuelta de pocos años a few years later;buscarle las vueltas a alguien fam try to catch s.o. out;no tiene vuelta de hoja there’s no doubt about it* * *vuelta nf1) giro: turnse dio la vuelta: he turned around2) revolución: circle, revolutiondio la vuelta al mundo: she went around the worldlas ruedas daban vueltas: the wheels were spinning3) : flip, turnle dio la vuelta: she flipped it over4) : bend, curvea la vuelta de la esquina: around the corner5) regreso: returnde ida y vuelta: round tripa vuelta de correo: return mail6) : round, lap (in sports or games)7) paseo: walk, drive, ridedio una vuelta: he went for a walk8) dorso, revés: back, other sidea la vuelta: on the back9) : cuff (of pants)darle vueltas : to think overestar de vuelta : to be back* * *vuelta n1. (regreso) return2. (giro) turn3. (en una carrera) lap4. (cambio) changedar vueltas a algo to go over something / to think about somethingvuelta ciclista cycle race / tour -
49 contener
v.1 to contain.¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?Ese estudio contiene mucha información That study contains a lot of info.Esa bolsa contiene melocotones That bag contains peaches.2 to restrain, to hold back.tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographerno pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/cryingPedro contiene su ira Peter holds back his anger.3 to stanch, to stop, to staunch.* * *1 (incluir) to contain, hold2 (detener) to hold back, restrain3 (reprimir) to restrain, hold back, contain; (respiración) to hold1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself* * *verb1) to contain2) hold•* * *1. VT1) (=incluir) to containno contiene alcohol — alcohol-free, does not contain alcohol
2) (=frenar) [+ gente, muchedumbre] to contain, hold back; [+ revuelta, epidemia, infección] to contain; [+ invasión, lágrimas, emoción] to contain, hold back; [+ aliento, respiración] to hold; [+ hemorragia] to stop; [+ bostezo] to stifle; [+ inflación] to check, curb; [+ precios, déficit, consumo] to keep down3) Cono Sur (=significar) to mean2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain2) (parar, controlar) <infección/epidemia> to contain; < tendencia> to curb; < movimiento político> to keep...in check; < respiración> to hold; <risa/lágrimas> to contain (frml), to hold back; <invasión/revuelta> to contain2.dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself* * *1.verbo transitivo1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain2) (parar, controlar) <infección/epidemia> to contain; < tendencia> to curb; < movimiento político> to keep...in check; < respiración> to hold; <risa/lágrimas> to contain (frml), to hold back; <invasión/revuelta> to contain2.dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself* * *contener11 = bear, contain, contain in, enclose, gather, hold, host, include, possess, carry, be stocked with, harbour [harbor, -USA], offer, provide.Ex: Use a uniform title for an entry if the item bears a title proper that differs from the uniform title.
Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.Ex: A printed index is a pointer, or indicator, or more fully, a systematic guide to the items contained in, or concepts derived from a collection.Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.Ex: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.Ex: The paperback shelves in many retail outlets are stocked with books which, in spite of their print-runs, may or may not be a financial success.Ex: When the reference collection fails or the question is broad in nature, the stacks may harbor exactly what is wanted.Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.* contener en abundancia = abound in/with.* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.* contener hiperenlaces = hotlink [hot-link].* contener información = carry + information.* contener mucho = be high in.contener22 = staunch [stanch, -USA], dam (up), smother, keep at + bay, hold + the line, repress, force back, bottle up, hold at + bay, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.
Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.Ex: A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination.Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex: Friends of Cuban Libraries draw attention to the extent to which intellectual freedom is being repressed in Cuba.Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.Ex: Instead of showing her anger towards her parents, Jamie continued to keep her feelings bottled up inside of her.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.* contener Algo = keep + Nombre + in check.* contener el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.* contener la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.* contener las lágrimas = hold back + Posesivo + tears.* contener los gastos = contain + costs.* contenerse = hold back on, forbear, check + Reflexivo.* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.* * *vtA «recipiente/producto/mezcla» to containla carta contenía acusaciones muy serias the letter contained some very serious accusations[ S ] contiene lanolina contains lanolinB (parar, controlar) ‹infección/epidemia› to contain; ‹respiración› to hold; ‹risa/lágrimas› to contain ( frml), to hold back; ‹invasión/revuelta› to containla policía intentaba contener a la gente the police tried to hold back o contain o restrain the crowddejó estallar aquella furia contenida he let out all that pent up o bottled up rage( refl) to contain oneselfno me pude contener y me eché a llorar I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tearstuve que contenerme para no insultarlo it was all I could do not to insult him, I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him* * *
contener ( conjugate contener) verbo transitivo
‹ tendencia› to curb;
‹ respiración› to hold;
‹risa/lágrimas› to contain (frml), to hold back;
‹invasión/revuelta› to contain
contenerse verbo pronominal ( refl) to contain oneself;
contener verbo transitivo
1 to contain: ¿qué contiene esa caja?, what does that box contain?
2 (refrenar una pasión) to hold back, restrain: ¡contén tus ansias de vengarte!, restrain your desire for revenge!
' contener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantarse
- albergar
- contenerse
- dominar
- frenar
- incluir
- resistir
- respiración
- tener
- aguantar
- comprender
English:
accommodate
- breath
- check
- choke back
- contain
- curb
- dam up
- face
- hold
- hold back
- repress
- restrain
- stem
- straight
- suppress
- fight
- keep
- stifle
* * *♦ vt1. [encerrar] to contain;¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?;la novela contiene elementos diversos the novel has many different aspects;no contiene CFC [en etiqueta] does not contain CFCs2. [detener, reprimir] [epidemia] to contain;[respiración] to hold; [conflicto, crisis] to contain; [éxodo] to contain, to stem; [inflación, salarios] to keep down;no pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/crying;tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographer* * *v/t1 contain2 respiración hold; muchedumbre hold back* * *contener {80} vt1) : to contain, to hold2) atajar: to restrain, to hold back* * *contener vb1. (tener) to contain -
50 ceñirse
1 (atenerse) to keep (a, to), limit oneself (a, to)2 (adaptarse) to adhere (a, to), stick (a, to), abide (a, by)3 (ajustarse una prenda) to cling* * *VPR1) (=reducirse)ceñirse a algo: esta biografía se ciñe a la vida personal del autor — this biography limits itself o restricts itself to the author's personal life
me voy a ceñir a algunos detalles significativos — I am going to limit o restrict myself to certain relevant details
2) (=atenerse)ceñirse a algo: no se ciñeron a lo acordado — they did not keep to o stick to the agreement
será difícil ceñirse al presupuesto — it will be difficult to keep to o keep within o stay within the budget
por favor, cíñase a las preguntas del fiscal — please keep to the questions of the public prosecutor, please limit yourself to answering the questions of the public prosecutor
3) frm (=ponerse) to put onse ciñó la gorra y se marchó — he put o pulled his hat on and left
ceñirse la corona — to be crowned, take the crown liter
ceñirse la espada — †† to put on one's sword, gird one's sword liter
* * *(v.) = fit + snuglyEx. English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.* * *(v.) = fit + snuglyEx: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.
* * *
ceñirse verbo reflexivo
1 (a un tema) to limit oneself, stick [a, to]: hay que ceñirse a los términos del contrato, we must keep to the terms of the contract
ciñéndonos a este caso en concreto, let's just concentrate on this particular case
2 (prenda) to cling [a, to] (marcar una prenda los contornos) to cling [a, to]
(el cinturón, la espada) to put on
' ceñirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceñir
English:
stick to
- book
- keep
- stick
* * *vpr1. [apretarse] to tighten;se ciñó la espada he girded o put on his swordcíñete a contestar a lo que te han preguntado restrict yourself to answering the questions you have been asked;me ciño a lo que dicta la ley I'm sticking to the letter of the law;la retrospectiva no se ciñe a sus cuadros más conocidos the retrospective does not restrict itself to her best-known works* * *v/r:ceñirse a algo fig stick to sth* * *vrceñirse a : to restrict oneself to, to stick to -
51 dirigir
v.1 to steer (conducir) (coche, barco).2 to manage (llevar) (empresa, hotel, hospital).dirige mi tesis, me dirige la tesis he's supervising my thesis, he's my PhD supervisor3 to direct.Ella dirigió el caso She directed the case.Ella dirige al equipo She directs the team.4 to address (carta, paquete).5 to guide (guiar) (person).6 to point, to range.Ellos dirigen al misil They point the missile.7 to drive, to steer, to pilot, to head.Ella dirige el avión She drives the plane.8 to conduct.Ella dirige la orquesta She conducts the orchestra.* * *(g changes to j before a and o)Present Indicativedirijo, diriges, dirige, dirigimos, dirigís, dirigen.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to direct, lead2) conduct3) address* * *1. VT1) (=orientar) [+ persona] to direct; [+ asunto] to advise, guidelo dirigió con ayuda de un mapa — she showed him the way o directed him with the help of a map
¿por qué no vas tú delante y nos diriges? — why don't you go first and lead the way?
palabra 2)dirigían sus pasos hacia la iglesia — they made their way o walked towards the church
2) (=apuntar) [+ arma, telescopio] to aim, point (a, hacia at)[+ manguera] to turn (a, hacia on) point (a, hacia at)dirigió los focos al escenario — he pointed o directed the lights towards the stage
ordenó dirigir el fuego hacia el enemigo — he ordered them to direct o aim their fire at the enemy
3) (=destinar)a) [+ carta, comentario, pregunta] to address (a to)b) [+ libro, programa, producto] to aim (a at)c) [+ acusación, críticas] to make (a, contra against)level (a, contra at, against) [+ ataques] to make (a, contra against)dirigieron graves acusaciones contra el ministro — serious accusations were made against the minister, serious accusations were levelled at o against the minister
le dirigieron fuertes críticas — he was strongly criticized, he came in for some strong criticism
d) [+ esfuerzos] to direct (a, hacia to, towards)hay que dirigir todos nuestros esfuerzos hacia este fin — we must direct all our efforts to this end
4) (=controlar) [+ empresa, hospital, centro de enseñanza] to run; [+ periódico, revista] to edit, run; [+ expedición, país, sublevación] to lead; [+ maniobra, operación, investigación] to direct, be in charge of; [+ debate] to chair; [+ proceso judicial] to preside over; [+ tesis] to supervise; [+ juego, partido] to refereeel Partido Comunista dirigió los destinos del país durante siete décadas — the Communist Party controlled the fate of the country for seven decades
cotarro 1)dirigió mal las negociaciones — he handled the negotiations badly, he mismanaged the negotiations
5) (Cine, Teat) to direct6) (Mús) [+ orquesta, concierto] to conduct; [+ coro] to lead¿quién dirigirá el coro? — who will be the choirmaster?, who will lead the choir?
7) (=conducir) [+ coche] to drive; [+ barco] to steer; [+ caballo] to leaddirigió su coche hacia la izquierda — he steered o drove his car towards the left
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < empresa> to manage, run; <periódico/revista> to run, edit; <investigación/tesis> to supervise; < debate> to lead, chairdirigir el tráfico — to direct o control the traffic
b) <obra/película> to directc) < orquesta> to conduct2)a)dirigir algo a alguien — <mensaje/carta> to address something to somebody; < críticas> to direct something to somebody
b)dirigir algo hacia or a algo/alguien — < telescopio> to point something toward(s) something/somebody; < pistola> to point something toward(s) something/somebody
dirigir la mirada hacia or a algo/alguien — to look at something/somebody
3) ( encaminar)2.dirigir algo a + inf — < esfuerzos> to channel something into -ing; <energía/atención> to direct something toward(s) -ing
dirigirse v pron1) ( encaminarse)2)dirigirse a alguien — ( oralmente) to speak o talk to somebody; ( por escrito) to write to somebody
me dirijo a Vd. para solicitarle... — (Corresp) I am writing to request...
* * *= address, channel, direct, gear (to/toward(s)/for), lead, man, pitch, route, run, steer, head, signpost, give + direction, angle, rule over, lend + direction, shepherd, choreograph, key + Nombre + to.Ex. More can be assumed in instructions addressed to the experienced information searcher than in instructions for the novice.Ex. Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.Ex. This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex. The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.Ex. Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.Ex. The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.Ex. A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Ex. There is a need for a firststop organization that could signpost the public through the maze of government agencies and social welfare organizations.Ex. To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex. This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex. From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.Ex. Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex. He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.Ex. Response to reading room theft should be carefully choreographed but decisive.Ex. The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.----* dirigir el cotarro = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* dirigir el esfuerzo = direct + effort, direct + energy.* dirigir información a = direct + information towards.* dirigir interpretación musical = conduct.* dirigir la atención = put + focus.* dirigir la atención a = turn to, direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.* dirigir los intereses de uno = break into.* dirigir + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* dirigirse = be headed, head, head out.* dirigirse a = aim at, check with, turn over to, turn to, make + Posesivo + way to, set off to, turn to, head for, reach out to, head off for/to.* dirigirse a Alguien = approach + Alguien.* dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia = bear down on.* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.* dirigirse en multitud = beat + the path to.* dirigirse hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to, start toward, move toward(s), be heading towards, head for, turn into.* dirigirse hacia + Dirección = push + Dirección.* dirigirse hacia el oeste = push + westward(s).* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.* dirigirse rápidamente hacia = make + haste towards.* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.* dirigir una tesis = supervise + dissertation, supervise + thesis.* dirigir un servicio = run + service.* lectura no dirigida = undirected reading.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < empresa> to manage, run; <periódico/revista> to run, edit; <investigación/tesis> to supervise; < debate> to lead, chairdirigir el tráfico — to direct o control the traffic
b) <obra/película> to directc) < orquesta> to conduct2)a)dirigir algo a alguien — <mensaje/carta> to address something to somebody; < críticas> to direct something to somebody
b)dirigir algo hacia or a algo/alguien — < telescopio> to point something toward(s) something/somebody; < pistola> to point something toward(s) something/somebody
dirigir la mirada hacia or a algo/alguien — to look at something/somebody
3) ( encaminar)2.dirigir algo a + inf — < esfuerzos> to channel something into -ing; <energía/atención> to direct something toward(s) -ing
dirigirse v pron1) ( encaminarse)2)dirigirse a alguien — ( oralmente) to speak o talk to somebody; ( por escrito) to write to somebody
me dirijo a Vd. para solicitarle... — (Corresp) I am writing to request...
* * *= address, channel, direct, gear (to/toward(s)/for), lead, man, pitch, route, run, steer, head, signpost, give + direction, angle, rule over, lend + direction, shepherd, choreograph, key + Nombre + to.Ex: More can be assumed in instructions addressed to the experienced information searcher than in instructions for the novice.
Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.Ex: Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.Ex: The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Ex: There is a need for a firststop organization that could signpost the public through the maze of government agencies and social welfare organizations.Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex: He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.Ex: Response to reading room theft should be carefully choreographed but decisive.Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.* dirigir el cotarro = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* dirigir el esfuerzo = direct + effort, direct + energy.* dirigir información a = direct + information towards.* dirigir interpretación musical = conduct.* dirigir la atención = put + focus.* dirigir la atención a = turn to, direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.* dirigir los intereses de uno = break into.* dirigir + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* dirigirse = be headed, head, head out.* dirigirse a = aim at, check with, turn over to, turn to, make + Posesivo + way to, set off to, turn to, head for, reach out to, head off for/to.* dirigirse a Alguien = approach + Alguien.* dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia = bear down on.* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.* dirigirse en multitud = beat + the path to.* dirigirse hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to, start toward, move toward(s), be heading towards, head for, turn into.* dirigirse hacia + Dirección = push + Dirección.* dirigirse hacia el oeste = push + westward(s).* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.* dirigirse rápidamente hacia = make + haste towards.* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.* dirigir una tesis = supervise + dissertation, supervise + thesis.* dirigir un servicio = run + service.* lectura no dirigida = undirected reading.* * *dirigir [I7 ]vtA1 ‹empresa› to manage, run; ‹periódico/revista› to run, edit; ‹investigación/tesis› to supervise; ‹debate› to lead, chairdirigió la operación de rescate he led o directed the rescue operationdirigir el tráfico to direct o control the traffic2 ‹obra/película› to direct3 ‹orquesta› to conductB1 ‹mensaje/carta› dirigir algo A algn to address sth TO sbesta noche el presidente dirigirá un mensaje a la nación the president will address the nation tonightla carta venía dirigida a mí the letter was addressed to medirigió unas palabras de bienvenida a los congresistas he addressed a few words of welcome to the delegateslas críticas iban dirigidas a los organizadores the criticisms were directed at the organizersel folleto va dirigido a padres y educadores the booklet is aimed at parents and teachersla pregunta iba dirigida a usted the question was meant for you, I asked you the questionno me dirigió la palabra he didn't say a word to me2 ‹mirada/pasos/telescopio›dirigió la mirada hacia el horizonte he looked toward(s) the horizon, he turned his eyes o his gaze toward(s) the horizonle dirigió una mirada de reproche she looked at him reproachfully, she gave him a reproachful lookdirigió sus pasos hacia la esquina he walked toward(s) the cornerdirigió el telescopio hacia la luna he pointed the telescope toward(s) the moonC (encaminar) ‹esfuerzos/acciones› dirigir algo A + INF:acciones dirigidas a aliviar el problema measures aimed at alleviating o measures designed to alleviate the problemdirigiremos todos nuestros esfuerzos a lograr un acuerdo we shall channel all our efforts into o direct all our efforts toward(s) reaching an agreementA(ir): nos dirigíamos al aeropuerto we were heading for o we were going to o we were on our way to the airportse dirigió a su despacho con paso decidido he strode purposefully toward(s) his officese dirigían hacia la frontera they were making o heading for the borderel buque se dirigía hacia la costa the ship was heading for o toward(s) the coastB dirigirse A algn (oralmente) to speak o talk TO sb, address sb ( frml) (por escrito) to write TO sb¿se dirige a mí? are you talking o speaking to me?me dirijo a Vd. para solicitarle … ( Corresp) I am writing to request …para más información diríjase a … for more information please write to o contact …* * *
dirigir ( conjugate dirigir) verbo transitivo
1
‹periódico/revista› to run, edit;
‹investigación/tesis› to supervise;
‹ debate› to lead, chair;
‹ tráfico› to direct
‹ orquesta› to conduct
2a) dirigir algo a algn ‹mensaje/carta› to address sth to sb;
‹ críticas› to direct sth to sb;
no me dirigió la palabra he didn't say a word to me
‹ pistola› to point sth toward(s) sth/sb;
dirigir la mirada hacia or a algo/algn to look at sth/sb;
3 ( encaminar) dirigir algo a hacer algo ‹ esfuerzos› to channel sth into doing sth;
‹energía/atención› to direct sth toward(s) doing sth
dirigirse verbo pronominal
1 ( encaminarse): dirigirse hacia algo to head for sth
2 dirigirse a algn ( oralmente) to speak o talk to sb;
( por escrito) to write to sb
dirigir verbo transitivo
1 (estar al mando de) to direct
(una empresa) to manage
(un negocio, una escuela) to run
(un sindicato, partido) to lead
(un periódico) to edit
2 (una orquesta) to conduct
(una película) to direct
3 (hacer llegar unas palabras, un escrito) to address
(una mirada) to give
4 (encaminar, poner en una dirección) to direct, steer: dirigió el coche hacia la salida, he drove his car to the exit
dirigió la mirada hacia la caja fuerte, she looked towards the strongbox
dirigió sus pasos hacia el bosque, he made his way towards the wood
' dirigir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cruzar
- derivar
- destinar
- enchufar
- enfilar
- mandar
- manejar
- manipular
- orquestar
- palabra
- conducir
English:
address
- aim
- bend
- conduct
- control
- direct
- guide
- lead
- level
- manage
- mastermind
- operate
- pitch
- run
- shine
- spearhead
- steer
- turn
- edit
- head
- produce
- target
* * *♦ vt1. [conducir] [coche, barco] to steer;[avión] to pilot;el canal dirige el agua hacia el interior de la región the canal channels the water towards the interior of the region2. [estar al cargo de] [empresa, hotel, hospital] to manage;[colegio, cárcel, periódico] to run; [partido, revuelta] to lead; [expedición] to head, to lead; [investigación] to supervise;dirige mi tesis, me dirige la tesis he's supervising my thesis, he's my PhD supervisor o US advisor3. [película, obra de teatro] to direct;[orquesta] to conductdirige el telescopio al norte point the telescope towards the north;dirigió sus acusaciones a las autoridades her accusations were aimed at the authorities5. [dedicar, encaminar]nos dirigían miradas de lástima they were giving us pitying looks, they were looking at us pityingly;dirigir unas palabras a alguien to speak to sb, to address sb;dirige sus esfuerzos a incrementar los beneficios she is directing her efforts towards increasing profits, her efforts are aimed at increasing profits;dirigen su iniciativa a conseguir la liberación del secuestrado the aim of their initiative is to secure the release of the prisoner;dirigió sus pasos hacia la casa he headed towards the house;no me dirigen la palabra they don't speak to me;un programa dirigido a los amantes de la música clásica a programme (intended) for lovers of classical music;consejos dirigidos a los jóvenes advice aimed at the young6. [carta, paquete] to address7. [guiar] [persona] to guide* * *v/t2 COM manage, run3:dirigir una carta a address a letter to;dirigir una pregunta a direct a question to4 ( conducir) lead* * *dirigir {35} vt1) : to direct, to lead2) : to address3) : to aim, to point4) : to conduct (music)* * *dirigir vb1. (película, tráfico) to directJames Cameron dirigió "Titanic" James Cameron directed "Titanic"2. (empresa, equipo) to manage¿quién dirige la selección española? who manages the Spanish national team?5. (libro, medida) to aim / to direct6. (carta, palabras) to addressdirigió sus comentarios a todos los jóvenes presentes she addressed her comments to all the young people who were there7. (orquesta) to conduct -
52 circular
adj.1 circular.Su forma es circular Its shape is circular.2 orbicular.f.leaflet, circular, circular letter, flier.Ella me entregó la circular ayer She gave me the leaflet yesterday.v.1 to flow or circulate.2 to circulate.El sospechoso circuló mucho tiempo The suspect circulated a long time.La prensa circuló el rumor The press circulated=spread the rumor.3 to go round.4 to be spread, to go round.El rumor circula desde ayer The rumor was spread since yesterday.5 to distribute, to circulate, to deal out, to hand around.Ella circuló las invitaciones She circulated=handed out the invitations.* * *► adjetivo1 circular1 (carta) circular, circular letter1 (gen) to circulate, move, go round2 (líquido, electricidad) to circulate, flow4 figurado (rumor etc) to spread, get round\'Circule por la derecha' "Keep to the right"¡circulen! move along!* * *1. noun f. adj. 2. verb1) to circulate2) run3) walk4) flow* * *1. VI1) [vehículo] to runel metro no circula los domingos — the underground does not run on Sundays, there is no underground service on Sundays
este tren circula a muy alta velocidad — this train goes o travels o runs at very high speeds
mañana circularán muchos vehículos por las carreteras — there will be many vehicles on the roads tomorrow
2) [peatón] to walkpor favor, circulen por la acera — please walk on the pavement
¡circulen! — move along!
3) [ciudadano, mercancía] to move aroundlos españoles pueden circular libremente por la UE — Spaniards can move around freely o have free movement within the EU
4) [moneda] to be in circulation5) [sangre] to circulate; [agua] to flow6) [rumor] to go round, circulate2.VT to circulate3.ADJ (=redondo) circularun salón con o de forma circular — a circular o round hall
el autobús tiene un recorrido circular — the bus follows o has a circular route
4.SF (=carta) circular* * *Iadjetivo circularII 1.verbo intransitivo1) sangre/savia to circulate, flow; agua/corriente to flow2)a) transeúnte/peatón to walk; conductorcirculen, por favor! — move along please!
b) autobús/tren ( estar de servicio) to run, operate3) dinero/billete/sello to be in circulation4) noticia/rumor/memo to circulate, go around2.circular vt to circulateIIIfemenino circular* * *Iadjetivo circularII 1.verbo intransitivo1) sangre/savia to circulate, flow; agua/corriente to flow2)a) transeúnte/peatón to walk; conductorcirculen, por favor! — move along please!
b) autobús/tren ( estar de servicio) to run, operate3) dinero/billete/sello to be in circulation4) noticia/rumor/memo to circulate, go around2.circular vt to circulateIIIfemenino circular* * *circular11 = memo [memorandum], memorandum [memoranda -pl.; memo -abr.], news-sheet [newsheet], newsletter, circular letter.Ex: In most cases there was little substitution of e-mail for letters, memos, telephone calls, meetings or travel.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are those which convey information that is likely to be difficult to access, such as foreign documents or internal reports and memoranda and other documents which a limited circulation.Ex: Short abstracts comprising only one or two sentences, for instance, may be valuable in commercial information services, or local government news-sheets of the type produced by public libraries.Ex: A newsletter is a serial publication consisting of one or a few printed sheets containing news and/or information of interest to a special group.Ex: The computer is also programmed to print out circular letters and address labels to obtain up-dated information, which are sent to agencies every six months.circular22 = roundabout, circular, rotary, cyclic.Ex: 'I think that's about it, isn't it, Malcolm?' she said, rubbing her hands with a roundabout motion.
Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.* bandeja circular para diapositivas = carousel.* presentación circular de títulos = wrap-around.* sierra circular = buzz saw, circular saw.* tesauro circular = circular thesaurus.circular33 = make + the rounds, range, pump, cruise, drive, drive along.Ex: You may have seen the lines making the rounds of library e-mail: 'A Zen librarian searched for 'nothing' on the Internet and received 28 million hits'.
Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.Ex: The system also has an add-on, which allows users with low vision to cruise the Internet using a low vision interface.Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.* apto para circular = roadworthy.* circulaba el rumor de que = rumour had it that.* circula el rumor de que = rumour has it that.* circular de uno a otro = flow + back and forth.* circular libremente = wander + at large.* circular por = navigate (through).* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.* hacer circular = pass around.* hacer circular por = circulate round.* rumor + circular = rumour + circulate.* * *1 ‹movimiento› circularde forma circular circular, round2 ‹ruta› circularviA «sangre/savia» to circulate, flow; «agua/corriente» to flowB1 «transeúnte/peatón» to walkel tráfico circulaba a 25 km/h the traffic was traveling at 25 kphcirculan por la izquierda they drive on the leftapenas circulaba gente por las calles there was hardly anybody (walking) in the streets¡circulen, por favor! move along please!2 «autobús/tren» (estar de servicio) to run, operateel autobús que circula entre estas dos poblaciones the bus which runs o operates between these two townsC «dinero/billete/sello» to be in circulationD «noticia/rumor» to circulate, go around ( colloq)circulan rumores sobre su divorcio there are rumors going around o circulating about their divorce■ circularvtto circulatecircular* * *
circular 1 adjetivo
circular;
■ sustantivo femenino
circular
circular 2 ( conjugate circular) verbo intransitivo
[agua/corriente] to flow
( referido al tráfico):
verbo transitivo
to circulate
circular
I adj (con forma de círculo) circular
II f (notificación) circular
III verbo intransitivo
1 (la sangre) to circulate
(un líquido, el aire) to flow
2 (tren, autobús) to run: los coches circulaban a gran velocidad, the cars were being driven very fast
(un peatón) to walk: peatón, circule por la izquierda, (en letrero) pedestrians, keep left
3 fig (difundirse un rumor) to go round
(moneda) to be in circulation
' circular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rotonda
- redondel
English:
bandy about
- circular
- circulate
- flow
- get about
- go about
- move along
- move on
- pass round
- pie chart
- put about
- roadworthy
- run
- disk
- mingle
- move
- road
- round
- socialize
* * *♦ adjcircular♦ nfcircular♦ viabre la ventana para que circule el aire open the window to let some air inel tren de alta velocidad circula a 200 km/h the high-speed train travels at 200 km/h;en el Reino Unido se circula por la izquierda they drive on the left in the United Kingdom4. [moneda] to be in circulation5. [capital, dinero] to circulate6. [difundirse] to go round;circula el rumor de que ha muerto there's a rumour going round that he's died;la noticia circuló rápidamente the news quickly got round♦ vt[de mano en mano] to circulate;hicieron circular un documento secreto entre los periodistas they had a secret document circulated among the press* * *I adj circularII f circularIII v/i1 circulate2 AUTO drive, travel3 de persona move (along);¡circulen! move along!* * *circular vi1) : to circulate2) : to move along3) : to drivecircular adj: circularcircular nf: circular, flier* * *circular vb1. (sangre) to circulatecirculan muchos coches por esta calle a lot of cars use this street / this is a very busy street1.700 autobuses circulan por la capital there are 1,700 buses operating in the capital4. (rumor) to go round -
53 passo
"pitch;Teilung;Steigung;passo"* * *m step( impronta) footprintdi libro passagegeography passa passo di lumaca at a snail's pacepasso falso false movepasso carrabile drivewayfare due passi go for a walk or a strollfig fare il primo passo take the first step* * *passo1 s.m.1 step; pace: alcuni passi più avanti, a few steps further; fare un passo avanti, indietro, to take a step forward, backward (anche fig.); il bambino mosse i primi passi, the baby took his first steps; fa solo pochi passi, he can only walk a few steps; ho udito alcuni passi in giardino, I heard a few steps in the garden; cambiare, perdere, rompere il passo, to change, to fall out of, to break step; dirigere, volgere i propri passi verso..., to turn one's steps towards...: diresse, volse i propri passi verso casa, he turned (his steps) homeward (s); i pali sono stati piantati a dieci passi uno dall'altro, the poles were planted ten paces apart; si diresse a passi lenti verso la porta, he walked at a slow pace towards the door // fare un passo falso, to stumble, (fig.) to make a false move // segnare il passo, to mark time (anche fig.) // essere a un passo dalla vittoria, to be one step from victory // passo passo, very slowly // passo a passo, step by step // un passo di valzer, a waltz step // a due passi da casa, within a stone's throw from home; la mia casa è qui a due passi, my house is only a short way away // a grandi passi, striding: camminava a grandi passi verso la scuola, he was striding to school; l'inverno s'avvicina a grandi passi, winter is coming on apace; allontanarsi a grandi passi, to stride away // a ogni passo, at every moment // andiamo a fare due, quattro passi, let's go for a little walk // è un passo che devo fare, it's something I must do // il matrimonio è un grande passo, marriage is a big step // non ha mosso un passo per aiutarci, he didn't lift a finger to help us // non so decidermi a questo passo, I can't make up my mind about this // questo è il primo passo verso l'indipendenza, this is the first step towards independence // essere, non essere al passo coi tempi, to be abreast of, to be behind the times // fare passi da gigante, to make great strides // fare il passo secondo la gamba, to cut one's coat according to one's cloth; fare il passo più lungo della gamba, to bite off more than one can chew // fare dei passi per ottenere qlco., to take steps to get sthg. // farò dei passi per farmi riconoscere i miei diritti, I'll take steps to have my rights recognized // tornare sui propri passi, to retrace one's steps (anche fig.)2 ( andatura) pace, step; ( modo di camminare) walk, gait: a passo d'uomo, di lumaca, at man's walking, snail's pace; ha un passo vacillante, he walks with an uncertain gait; lo riconosco sempre dal suo passo pesante, I always recognize him from his heavy tread; affrettare il passo, to quicken one's pace (o to hurry up); camminare di buon passo, to walk at a good (o brisk) pace; rallentare il passo, to slacken one's pace (o to slow down); tenere il passo, stare al passo di qlcu., to keep pace (o to keep up) with s.o. // (mil.) passo di carica, double: avanzare a passo di carica, to advance at the double // passo dell'oca, romano, goosestep // passo, trotto, galoppo del cavallo, pace, trot, gallop of a horse // al passo!, in step! // di questo passo sarai presto in miseria, at this rate you'll soon be ruined3 ( di danza) step4 ( orma) footprint; ( rumore) footstep, footfall: i suoi passi risaltavano nitidi nella neve, his footprints stood out clearly in the snow; udì dei passi sulle scale, he heard footsteps (o footfalls) on the stairs5 ( brano) passage: commentare un passo, to comment on a passage; leggere un passo della Bibbia, to read a passage from the Bible6 (geogr.) pass, (amer.) gap8 (tess.) shedpasso2 s.m.1 ( passaggio) passage: aprirsi il passo attraverso qlco., to make one's way through sthg.; dare, cedere il passo, to give way; ostruire il passo, to block the passage; permettere, proibire il passo a qlcu., to allow, to forbid entry to s.o. // uccelli di passo, migratory birds // (dir.) diritto, servitù di passo, right of way (o footway o footpath)3 (fig. letter.) difficult situation; hard task.* * *I ['passo] smfare due o quattro passi — to go for a short walk
fare un passo avanti/indietro anche fig — to take a step forward/back
2) (andatura) pace, Mil Danza step, (Equitazione) walkavere il passo lento — to walk slowly, be a slow walker
di buon passo — at a good o brisk pace
a passo d'uomo — at walking pace, Auto dead slow
di questo passo fig — at this rate
3) (brano) passage4) Cine gaugeII ['passo] smcedere il passo a qn — to give way to sbuccelli di passo — birds of passage, migratory birds
* * *I ['passo]sostantivo maschile1) (movimento) step, pacefare un passo avanti — to take a step forward, to step forward
fare dei -i avanti — fig. to make headway
muovere i primi -i — [ bambino] to toddle; fig. [ organizzazione] to be still in its infancy
2) (andatura) pace, treadcamminare di buon passo — to walk at a rattling o smart o cracking pace
camminare di pari passo — to walk at the same rate o pace; fig. to go hand in hand
andare al passo — mil. to march; equit. to walk
andare a passo d'uomo — [ veicolo] to drive dead slow
3) (rumore) footfall, step4) (orma) footstepseguire i -i di qcn. — to follow in sb.'s footsteps
tornare sui propri -i — to backtrack, to retrace one's steps, to turn back (anche fig.)
5) fig. (mossa)passo falso — slip, false step
fare il primo passo — to get to first base, to make the first move
7) (di danza) step, pas8) (brano) passage, bit, piece9) tecn. (di elica) pitch; (di dado, vite) thread10) cinem. gauge•••passo (dopo) passo — stage by stage, step by step
stare al passo coi tempi — to keep up with o abreast of the times
non essere al passo coi tempi — to be out of step with the times, to be behind the times
II ['passo]e via o avanti di questo passo and so on and so forth; di questo passo (continuando così) at this rate; fare due -i to stroll casually; andare a fare due -i — to go for o take a (short) walk
sostantivo maschile1) (passaggio) passage, wayaprirsi il passo tra la folla — to push o work one's way through the crowd
uccello di passo — migratory bird, bird of passage
2) geogr. (valico) col, pass•passo carrabile o carraio — driveway; (nella segnaletica) "keep clear, vehicle entrance"
* * *passo1/'passo/sostantivo m.1 (movimento) step, pace; fare un passo to take a step; fare un passo avanti to take a step forward, to step forward; fare dei -i avanti fig. to make headway; camminare a grandi -i to stride; muovere i primi -i [ bambino] to toddle; fig. [ organizzazione] to be still in its infancy2 (andatura) pace, tread; dare il passo to set the pace; camminare di buon passo to walk at a rattling o smart o cracking pace; allungare il passo to lengthen one's stride; rallentare il passo to slow down the pace; rompere il passo to break step; tenere il passo to keep up (the pace) (anche fig.); camminare di pari passo to walk at the same rate o pace; fig. to go hand in hand; andare al passo mil. to march; equit. to walk; andare a passo d'uomo [ veicolo] to drive dead slow3 (rumore) footfall, step; sentire dei -i to hear footsteps; avere il passo leggero to be light on one's feet4 (orma) footstep; seguire i -i di qcn. to follow in sb.'s footsteps; tornare sui propri -i to backtrack, to retrace one's steps, to turn back (anche fig.)5 fig. (mossa) passo falso slip, false step; fare il primo passo to get to first base, to make the first move6 (breve distanza) a due -i on the o one's doorstep; la stazione è a due -i da qui it's a short walk to the station; essere a un passo dalla vittoria to be two steps away from victory7 (di danza) step, pas8 (brano) passage, bit, piece10 cinem. gaugepasso (dopo) passo stage by stage, step by step; fare il grande passo to take the plunge; stare al passo coi tempi to keep up with o abreast of the times; non essere al passo coi tempi to be out of step with the times, to be behind the times; a passo di lumaca at a snail's pace; fare il passo più lungo della gamba to bite off more than one can chew; e via o avanti di questo passo and so on and so forth; di questo passo (continuando così) at this rate; fare due -i to stroll casually; andare a fare due -i to go for o take a (short) walk\passo dell'oca goose-step.————————passo2/'passo/sostantivo m.1 (passaggio) passage, way; aprirsi il passo tra la folla to push o work one's way through the crowd; uccello di passo migratory bird, bird of passage2 geogr. (valico) col, passpasso carrabile o carraio driveway; (nella segnaletica) "keep clear, vehicle entrance". -
54 ley
f.law (norma, precepto).de buena ley reliable, sterlingley marcial martial lawley de la oferta y la demanda law of supply and demandla ley de la selva the law of the jungle* * *2 (de metal) purity\aprobar una ley to pass a billcon todas las de la ley proper¡es ley de vida! that's life!, that's the way the cookie crumbles!estar fuera de la ley to be outside the lawhecha la ley, hecha la trampa whatever the law, there's always a loophole, laws are made to be brokenpor ley by lawla ley del más fuerte the law of the jungleley del embudo double standards pluralley marcial martial lawley orgánica constitutional lawley sálica Salic lawley seca prohibition law* * *noun f.1) law2) purity* * *SF1) (=precepto) lawaprobar o votar una ley — to pass a law
de acuerdo con la ley, según la ley — in accordance with the law, by law, in law
con todas las de la ley —
quieren crear una fundación con todas las de la ley — they want to set up a fully-fledged charitable trust
va a protestar, y con todas las de la ley — he's going to complain and rightly so
quiere celebrar su aniversario con todas las de la ley — she wants to celebrate her anniversary in style
ley de fugas, se le aplicó la ley de fugas — he was shot while trying to escape
2) (=regla no escrita) lawley de la calle — mob law, lynch law
ley del Talión — ( Hist) lex talionis; (fig) (principle of) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
3) (=principio científico) lawley natural — (Fís) law of nature; (Ética) natural law
4) (Dep) rule, law5) (Rel)la ley de Dios — the rule of God, God's law
6) (Metal)oro de ley — pure gold, standard gold
7) † (=lealtad) loyalty, devotiontener/tomar ley a algn — to be/become devoted to sb
* * *1) ( disposición legal) lawes ley de vida — it is a fact of life
hacerle la ley del hielo a alguien — (Chi, Méx) to give somebody the cold shoulder
la ley de la selva or de la jungla — the law of the jungle
la ley del mínimo esfuerzo — the line of least resistance
morir en su ley — (Andes) to die as one lived
ley pareja no es dura — (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone
- ley seca2) ( justicia)con todas las de la ley: ganó con todas las de la ley she won very deservedly; una comida con todas las de la ley a proper meal; una democracia con todas las de la ley — a fully-fledged democracy
3) (Fís) law4) (de oro, plata) assay value* * *= bill, law, legislative enactment, act.Ex. The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.Ex. Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law.Ex. This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.----* acatar la ley = follow + the law.* acatar las leyes = keep on + the right side of the law.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.* ante la ley = at law.* anteproyecto de ley = draft of legislation, draft bill.* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.* ausencia de ley = anomie.* autoridad sancionadora de ley = enactor of law.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* confección de leyes = law-making [lawmaking/law making].* con todas las de la ley = full-bodied, full-fledged, full-scale.* con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.* contravenir la ley = contravene + the law, break + the law.* contravenir una ley = be in breach of + law.* creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* creador de leyes = rule-maker [rulemaker].* cumplidor de las leyes = law abiding.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de ley = kosher.* dentro de la ley = within the law.* elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* espíritu de la ley, el = spirit of the law, the.* formulación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* infractor de la ley = scofflaw.* infringir la ley = break + the law.* infringir una ley = infringe + law, violate + law, breach + law, be in breach of + law.* interpretar la ley = interpret + the law.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.* legislación por decreto ley = delegated legislation.* ley antigua = ancient law.* ley antiterrorista = terrorism act.* ley consuetudinaria = customary law.* ley cósmica = cosmic law.* ley de bibliotecas = library law.* ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.* ley de copyright = copyright law.* ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.* ley de dispersión = law of scattering.* Ley de Dispersión de Bradford = Bradford's distribution law, Bradford's Law of Scatter, Bradford's Law of Scattering.* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.* ley de la gravedad, la = law of gravity, the.* ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.* ley de la selva, la = law of the jungle, the.* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad = privacy law, privacy protection law, Privacy Act.* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.* ley de los rendimientos decrecientes = law of diminishing returns.* Ley de Lotka, la = Lotka's Law.* ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law.* ley de Pareto = Pareto's law.* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.* ley de productividad científica de Lotka = Lotka's scientific productivity law.* Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la = intellectual property law, Copyright Act, the.* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo = inverse cube law.* ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.* Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos = Paperwork Reduction Act.* ley de sucesión = inheritance law.* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.* ley draconiana = draconian law.* leyes = the law of the land.* leyes científicas = laws of physics.* leyes contra la difamación = laws of libel.* leyes de la ciencia = laws of physics.* leyes de la física = laws of physics.* leyes de la naturaleza = nature's laws, laws of nature.* leyes sobre la igualdad = equity laws.* leyes sobre patentes = patent law.* leyes vigentes = the law of the land.* ley exponencial = power law.* ley exponencial inversa = inverse power law.* ley marcial = martial law.* Ley Patriótica, La = USA Patriot Act, the.* ley penal = penal law.* ley sobre contratos = contract law.* ley sucesoria = inheritance law.* ley tribal = tribal law.* ley tributaria = tax bill.* no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* obedecer la ley = observe + the law, follow + the law.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* por ley = mandated.* promulgar leyes = enact + legislation.* promulgar una ley = enact + law, promulgate + rule, promulgate + law.* proteger por ley = protect by + law.* proyecto de ley = green paper, legislative bill.* quebrantar la ley = break + the law.* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.* redactar leyes = draft + legislation.* redactar una ley = draft + law.* respetar la ley = observe + the law.* respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* respetuoso de la ley = law abiding.* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.* ser responsable ante la ley = be criminally liable.* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.* transgresor de la ley = lawbreaker.* valor de ley = force of law.* violación de la ley = breach of legislation.* violar una ley = violate + law, break + the law, be in breach of + law.* * *1) ( disposición legal) lawes ley de vida — it is a fact of life
hacerle la ley del hielo a alguien — (Chi, Méx) to give somebody the cold shoulder
la ley de la selva or de la jungla — the law of the jungle
la ley del mínimo esfuerzo — the line of least resistance
morir en su ley — (Andes) to die as one lived
ley pareja no es dura — (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone
- ley seca2) ( justicia)con todas las de la ley: ganó con todas las de la ley she won very deservedly; una comida con todas las de la ley a proper meal; una democracia con todas las de la ley — a fully-fledged democracy
3) (Fís) law4) (de oro, plata) assay value* * *= bill, law, legislative enactment, act.Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.
Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.Ex: Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law.Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.* acatar la ley = follow + the law.* acatar las leyes = keep on + the right side of the law.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.* ante la ley = at law.* anteproyecto de ley = draft of legislation, draft bill.* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.* ausencia de ley = anomie.* autoridad sancionadora de ley = enactor of law.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* confección de leyes = law-making [lawmaking/law making].* con todas las de la ley = full-bodied, full-fledged, full-scale.* con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.* contravenir la ley = contravene + the law, break + the law.* contravenir una ley = be in breach of + law.* creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* creador de leyes = rule-maker [rulemaker].* cumplidor de las leyes = law abiding.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de ley = kosher.* dentro de la ley = within the law.* elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* espíritu de la ley, el = spirit of the law, the.* formulación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* infractor de la ley = scofflaw.* infringir la ley = break + the law.* infringir una ley = infringe + law, violate + law, breach + law, be in breach of + law.* interpretar la ley = interpret + the law.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.* legislación por decreto ley = delegated legislation.* ley antigua = ancient law.* ley antiterrorista = terrorism act.* ley consuetudinaria = customary law.* ley cósmica = cosmic law.* ley de bibliotecas = library law.* ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.* ley de copyright = copyright law.* ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.* ley de dispersión = law of scattering.* Ley de Dispersión de Bradford = Bradford's distribution law, Bradford's Law of Scatter, Bradford's Law of Scattering.* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.* ley de la gravedad, la = law of gravity, the.* ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.* ley de la selva, la = law of the jungle, the.* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad = privacy law, privacy protection law, Privacy Act.* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.* ley de los rendimientos decrecientes = law of diminishing returns.* Ley de Lotka, la = Lotka's Law.* ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law.* ley de Pareto = Pareto's law.* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.* ley de productividad científica de Lotka = Lotka's scientific productivity law.* Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la = intellectual property law, Copyright Act, the.* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo = inverse cube law.* ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.* Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos = Paperwork Reduction Act.* ley de sucesión = inheritance law.* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.* ley draconiana = draconian law.* leyes = the law of the land.* leyes científicas = laws of physics.* leyes contra la difamación = laws of libel.* leyes de la ciencia = laws of physics.* leyes de la física = laws of physics.* leyes de la naturaleza = nature's laws, laws of nature.* leyes sobre la igualdad = equity laws.* leyes sobre patentes = patent law.* leyes vigentes = the law of the land.* ley exponencial = power law.* ley exponencial inversa = inverse power law.* ley marcial = martial law.* Ley Patriótica, La = USA Patriot Act, the.* ley penal = penal law.* ley sobre contratos = contract law.* ley sucesoria = inheritance law.* ley tribal = tribal law.* ley tributaria = tax bill.* no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* obedecer la ley = observe + the law, follow + the law.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* por ley = mandated.* promulgar leyes = enact + legislation.* promulgar una ley = enact + law, promulgate + rule, promulgate + law.* proteger por ley = protect by + law.* proyecto de ley = green paper, legislative bill.* quebrantar la ley = break + the law.* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.* redactar leyes = draft + legislation.* redactar una ley = draft + law.* respetar la ley = observe + the law.* respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* respetuoso de la ley = law abiding.* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.* ser responsable ante la ley = be criminally liable.* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.* transgresor de la ley = lawbreaker.* valor de ley = force of law.* violación de la ley = breach of legislation.* violar una ley = violate + law, break + the law, be in breach of + law.* * *A (disposición legal) lawconforme a la leyor según disponen las leyes in accordance with the lawpromulgar/dictar una ley to promulgate/issue a lawaprobar/derogar una ley to pass/repeal a lawaplicar una ley to apply a lawse acogió a la ley de ciudadanía he sought protection under the citizenship lawviolar la ley to break the lawatenerse a la ley to abide by o obey the lawes ley de vida it is a fact of lifehacerle la ley del hielo a algn (Chi, Méx); to give sb the cold shoulderla ley de la selva or de la jungla the law of the junglela ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittestla ley del mínimo esfuerzo the line of least resistancela ley del Talión an eye for an eyeaplicar la ley del Talión to demand an eye for an eyemorir en su ley ( Andes); to die as one livedhecha la ley hecha la trampa or quien hace la ley hace la trampa every law has its loopholeley pareja no es dura or rigurosa (CS); a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyoneCompuestos:(en Esp) ≈ immigration laws (pl)(Andes, Méx): aplicarle a algn la ley de fuga(s) the practice of allowing a prisoner to escape and then shooting him/her in the backadvantage ruleunfair law/ruleorganic law● ley secala ley seca Prohibitiontax lawB(justicia): la ley the lawtodos somos iguales ante la ley we are all equal in the eyes of the law o under the lawun representante de la ley a representative of the lawcon todas las de la ley: ganó con todas las de la ley she won very fairly o rightly o deservedlyun almuerzo con todas las de la ley a proper o real lunchCompuestos:martial lawSalic lawC1 (regla natural) lawlas leyes de la física the laws of physics2 ( Bib) lawCompuestos:law of gravitylaw of supply and demandfpl Mendel's laws (pl)D (de oro, plata) assay valuede buena ley genuine* * *
ley sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) law;
iguales ante la ley equal in the eyes of the law;
ley de la oferta y la demanda law of supply and demand;
la ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittest;
ley pareja no es dura (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone
2 (de oro, plata) assay value
ley sustantivo femenino law
Rel la ley del aborto, the abortion law
la ley judía/cristiana, Jewish/Christian law
ley marcial, martial law
una ley de protección del patrimonio artístico, a law on artistic heritage protection
la ley de la selva, the law of the jungle
Pol proyecto de ley, bill
♦ Locuciones: es una persona de ley, he's a reliable person
oro de ley, pure gold
plata de ley, sterling silver
' ley' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
- adelante
- anteproyecto
- anular
- anulación
- aplicarse
- aprobar
- calle
- codificar
- decreto
- derogación
- dictar
- estatuto
- formular
- hallar
- igualdad
- impugnar
- infringir
- LOGSE
- observar
- oposición
- oro
- plata
- proscrita
- proscrito
- proyecto
- radical
- reformar
- regir
- relajar
- respetar
- retroactiva
- retroactivo
- rigor
- sálica
- sálico
- sancionar
- selva
- someterse
- supresión
- suprimir
- tabla
- talión
- título
- universal
- vigencia
- vigente
- vigor
- violar
- violación
English:
act
- apply
- arm
- bill
- breach
- break
- bring in
- carry
- date back to
- date from
- defy
- effect
- enact
- enforce
- equal
- fingertip
- frame
- framework
- full-fledged
- go through
- implement
- infringe
- infringement
- introduce
- introduction
- jungle
- keep
- law
- legal
- letter
- liberal
- move
- muscle
- obey
- observance
- observe
- pass
- passing
- provoke
- repeal
- repudiate
- reversal
- revival
- revive
- scope
- section
- sod
- stand
- state
- statutory
* * *ley nf1. [norma] law;[parlamentaria] act;hecha la ley, hecha la trampa laws are made to be broken;leyes [derecho] lawley de extranjería immigration law;ley de fugas = illegal execution of prisoner, pretending that he was shot while trying to escape;ley fundamental basic law, constitutional law;ley de incompatibilidades = act regulating which other positions may be held by people holding public office;ley marcial martial law;Pol ley marco framework law; Pol ley orgánica organic law; Hist ley sálica Salic law;ley seca prohibition law;Dep ley de la ventaja advantage (law);aplicar la ley de la ventaja to play the advantage2. [precepto religioso] lawla ley coránica Koranic law;la ley judía Jewish law3. [principio] lawFam ley del embudo one law for oneself and another for everyone else;la ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittest;la ley del mínimo esfuerzo: [m5] seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo to take the line of least resistance;ley natural law of nature;ley de la oferta y de la demanda law of supply and demand;la ley de la selva the law of the jungle;la ley del talión an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth;no cree en la ley del talión she doesn't believe in “an eye for an eye”;ley de vida: [m5] es ley de vida it's a fact of life4.la ley [la justicia] the law;la igualdad ante la ley equality before the law;Famcon todas las de la ley: ganaron con todas las de la ley they won fair and square;ser de ley [situación] to be right and proper;[persona] to be totally trustworthy [plata] sterling;de buena ley reliable, sterling;de mala ley crooked, disreputable* * *f law;es la ley del más fuerte might is right;una ley no escrita an unwritten law;con todas las de la ley fairly and squarely* * *ley nf1) : lawfuera de la ley: outside the lawla ley de gravedad: the law of gravity2) : purity (of metals)oro de ley: pure gold* * *ley n law -
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meist pej.I Adj. (starrsinnig) stubborn, obstinate; stärker: pigheaded; (unnachgiebig) auch unyielding, unwavering; (verbissen) dogged; (stumpf) stolid, dour; (geisttötend) mindless; ein stures Nein a flat no; ein sturer Bock umg. a pigheaded type; so ein sturer Hund! umg. what a pigheaded so-and-so!; darin bin ich ganz stur I must insist on that, I won’t budge on that; bleib einfach stur! just dig in your heels, don’t budge an inchII Adv.: stur nach Vorschrift strictly according to the letter (of the law); stur bei seiner Meinung bleiben stick doggedly to one’s opinion; immer stur geradeaus laufen umg. keep going straight on* * *stolid; stubborn* * *[ʃtuːɐ]1. adjpig-headed, stubborn; Nein, Arbeiten doggedauf stúr stellen or schalten (inf) — to dig one's heels in
ein stúrer Bock (inf) — a pig-headed fellow
2. advbeharren, bestehen stubbornlystúr weitermachen/weiterreden/weitergehen — to carry on regardless or doggedly
er fuhr stúr geradeaus/in der Mitte der Straße — he just carried straight on/carried on driving in the middle of the road
* * *((of people) difficult to persuade or control; always doing or wanting to do what they themselves want: a headstrong, obstinate child.) headstrong* * *[ʃtu:ɐ̯]I. adj stubborn, obstinateeine \sture Verweigerung an obdurate refusalII. adv1. (ohne abzuweichen) doggedly\stur geradeaus gehen to keep going straight on regardless\stur nach Vorschrift arbeiten to work strictly to [the] regulations2. (uneinsichtig) obstinately\stur auf seinem Standpunkt beharren to stick obstinately [or doggedly] to one's point of view\stur weitermachen to carry on regardless* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv1) (abwertend) (eigensinnig, unnachgiebig) obstinate; pig-headed; obstinate, dogged < insistence>; (phlegmatisch) stolid; dourein sturer Bock — a pig-headed so-and-so (coll.)
2) (unbeirrbar) dogged; persistent3) (abwertend): (stumpfsinnig) tedious2.1) (abwertend): (eigensinnig, unnachgiebig) obstinately2) (unbeirrbar) doggedlysie las/redete stur weiter — she carried on reading/kept on talking regardless
* * *stur meist pejA. adj (starrsinnig) stubborn, obstinate; stärker: pigheaded; (unnachgiebig) auch unyielding, unwavering; (verbissen) dogged; (stumpf) stolid, dour; (geisttötend) mindless;ein stures Nein a flat no;ein sturer Bock umg a pigheaded type;so ein sturer Hund! umg what a pigheaded so-and-so!;darin bin ich ganz stur I must insist on that, I won’t budge on that;bleib einfach stur! just dig in your heels, don’t budge an inchB. adv:stur nach Vorschrift strictly according to the letter (of the law);stur bei seiner Meinung bleiben stick doggedly to one’s opinion;immer stur geradeaus laufen umg keep going straight on* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv1) (abwertend) (eigensinnig, unnachgiebig) obstinate; pig-headed; obstinate, dogged < insistence>; (phlegmatisch) stolid; dourein sturer Bock — a pig-headed so-and-so (coll.)
2) (unbeirrbar) dogged; persistent3) (abwertend): (stumpfsinnig) tedious2.1) (abwertend): (eigensinnig, unnachgiebig) obstinately2) (unbeirrbar) doggedlysie las/redete stur weiter — she carried on reading/kept on talking regardless
* * *adj.bone headed expr.adj.obstinate adj.stolid adj.wilful adj.willful adj. adv.intransigent adv.obstinately adv.wilfully adv.wilily adv.willfully adv. -
56 nascondere
v/t hide, conceal* * *nascondere v.tr.1 to hide*, (form.) to conceal: nascondere un libro, to hide a book; nascondere un ricercato, to hide a wanted man; nascose il viso tra le mani, she hid (o buried) her face in her hands; le nubi nascosero il sole, the clouds hid the sun; quel muro nasconde la vista del mare, that wall blocks the view of the sea; tutta la vallata era nascosta dalla nebbia, the whole valley was hidden (o covered) by the fog2 (fig.) to hide*, to conceal; to disguise, to mask; to keep* secret: cercò di nascondere i propri sentimenti, he tried to hide (o to conceal) his feelings; nascose la sua identità, he kept his identity secret; non nascondo che sono preoccupato, I make no secret of the fact that I am worried; sapeva bene come nascondere il suo odio, he knew well how to disguise his hatred; la sua affabilità nasconde una mancanza assoluta di scrupoli, his affability conceals a complete lack of scruple; nascondere qlco. a qlcu., to hide sthg. from s.o. // non aver niente da nascondere, to have nothing to hide.◘ nascondersi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to hide* (oneself); to be hidden: dove è andato a nascondere?, where has he hidden himself?; un uccello si nascondeva tra i rami, a bird was hidden among the branches; il sole si nascondeva dietro le nuvole, the sun was hidden by the clouds; dietro la sua freddezza si nasconde una grande sensibilità, (fig.) he hides his deep sensitiveness behind a mask of coldness // va' a nasconderti!, (fam.) (vergognati!) shame on you! // giocare a nascondere, to play hide-and-seek.* * *1. [nas'kondere]vb irreg vt(gen) to hide, concealnascondere la verità a qn — to hide o keep the truth from sb
2. vr (nascondersi)nascondersi alla vista di qn — to hide from sb, keep out of sb's sight
dove si è nascosto? — where is he hiding?, where has he got to?
dovresti nasconderti — you had better hide, fig you should be ashamed of yourself
* * *[nas'kondere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (sottrarre alla vista) to hide* [ oggetto]; to hide*, to conceal [ criminale]nascondere qcs. in un cassetto — to hide sth. away in a drawer
2) (impedire alla vista) to hide*, to block [paesaggio, mare]3) fig. to conceal [verità, fatto]; to cover up [errore, crimine]; to hide*, to conceal [ emozioni]; to keep* back, to withhold* [informazione, dettaglio]2.nascondere qcs. a qcn. — to keep sth. from sb.
verbo pronominale nascondersi [persona, animale] to hide** * *nascondere/nas'kondere/ [64]1 (sottrarre alla vista) to hide* [ oggetto]; to hide*, to conceal [ criminale]; nascondere il viso tra le mani to bury one's face in one's hands; nascondere qcs. in un cassetto to hide sth. away in a drawer2 (impedire alla vista) to hide*, to block [paesaggio, mare]3 fig. to conceal [verità, fatto]; to cover up [errore, crimine]; to hide*, to conceal [ emozioni]; to keep* back, to withhold* [informazione, dettaglio]; nascondere qcs. a qcn. to keep sth. from sb.; mi stai nascondendo qualcosa! you're hiding something from me! non si può nascondere che there's no disguising the fact thatII nascondersi verbo pronominale[persona, animale] to hide*; - rsi sotto falso nome to masquerade under a false name. -
57 sachlich
I Adj. (objektiv) objective; (nüchtern) matter-of-fact, down-to-earth; (faktisch) factual; (zweckbetont) functional; Unterschied: substantial, material; ein sachliches Design a functional design; mehrere sachliche Fehler several factual errors; sachliche Gründe objective reasons; sachlich bleiben keep to the facts; (nicht persönlich werden) remain objective; seine freundliche und trotzdem sachliche Art his friendly and yet down-to-earth mannerII Adv.: sachlich falsch / richtig factually wrong / correct; sachlich hat er Recht his facts are right; sachlich argumentieren argue objectively, use objective arguments; etw. sachlich beurteilen judge s.th. objectively; an etw. sachlich herangehen approach s.th. objectively* * *objective; factual; businesslike; matter-of-fact* * *sạch|lich ['zaxlɪç]1. adj1) (= faktisch) Irrtum, Angaben factual; Unterschied material, factual; Grund, Einwand practical; (= sachbezogen) Frage, Wissen relevant3) (= schmucklos) functional, businesslike2. adv1) (= faktisch) unzutreffend factuallydie Auskunft war sachlich falsch/richtig — the information was wrong/correct
rein sachlich hast du recht — from a purely factual point of view you are right
2) (= objektiv) objectively* * *1) factually2) (keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative: a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude.) matter-of-fact* * *sach·lich[ˈzaxlɪç]I. adj1. (objektiv) objective▪ \sachlich bleiben to remain objective, to keep to the point▪ \sachlich sein to be objective2. (in der Angelegenheit begründet) factualein \sachlicher Unterschied a factual [or material] difference3. (schmucklos) functionalII. adv1. (objektiv) objectively2. (inhaltlich) factually* * *1.1) (objektiv) objective; (nüchtern) functional <building, style, etc.>; matter-of-fact, down-to-earth < letter etc.>2) nicht präd. (sachbezogen) factual < error>; material < consideration>2.1) (objektiv) objectively; < state> as a matter of fact; (nüchtern) < furnished> in a functional style; < written> in a matter-of-fact way2) (sachbezogen) factually < wrong>* * *A. adj (objektiv) objective; (nüchtern) matter-of-fact, down-to-earth; (faktisch) factual; (zweckbetont) functional; Unterschied: substantial, material;ein sachliches Design a functional design;mehrere sachliche Fehler several factual errors;sachliche Gründe objective reasons;sachlich bleiben keep to the facts; (nicht persönlich werden) remain objective;seine freundliche und trotzdem sachliche Art his friendly and yet down-to-earth mannerB. adv:sachlich falsch/richtig factually wrong/correct;sachlich hat er recht his facts are right;sachlich argumentieren argue objectively, use objective arguments;etwas sachlich beurteilen judge sth objectively;an etwas sachlich herangehen approach sth objectively* * *1.1) (objektiv) objective; (nüchtern) functional <building, style, etc.>; matter-of-fact, down-to-earth <letter etc.>2) nicht präd. (sachbezogen) factual < error>; material < consideration>2.1) (objektiv) objectively; < state> as a matter of fact; (nüchtern) < furnished> in a functional style; < written> in a matter-of-fact way2) (sachbezogen) factually < wrong>* * *adj.factual adj.functional adj.objective adj. adv.factually adv.matter of fact expr.objectively adv.soberingly adv. -
58 von
Präp.3. für den (partitiven) Genitiv, Teil: of; die Einfuhr von Weizen the import of wheat; zwei von uns two of us; neun von zehn Leuten nine out of ( Statistik: in) ten people; ein Freund von mir a friend of mine; von dem Apfel essen have some of the apple4. Anfang, Ausgang(spunkt): from; von 20 Euro an oder aufwärts from 20 euros up(wards), 20 euros and up(wards); klein I5. Ursache, Urheber: of; beim Passiv: by; ein Brief von Jens a letter from Jens; ein Gedicht von Schiller a poem by Schiller; Kinder haben von have children by; das ist nett von ihm that’s nice of him; von mir aus I don’t mind, it’s all the same to me; von mir aus kann er gehen I don’t mind if he goes, I don’t mind him going, he can go as far as I’m concerned; selbst I; vom6. Maß, Qualität: ein Honorar von 500 Euro a fee of 500 euros; ein Aufenthalt von drei Wochen a three-week stay; ein Kind von drei Jahren a child of three; ein Mann von Charakter / Format a man of character / substance; ein Koloss von einem Mann a giant of a man; ein Kunstwerk von einem Kleid etc. a dress etc. that is a work of art in itself7. Thema: (über) of, about; ich habe von ihm gehört I’ve heard of him; er weiß von der Sache he knows about it; man spricht von Brandstiftung there’s talk of arson* * *from; by; of* * *vọn [fɔn]prep +dat1) (einen Ausgangspunkt angebend, räumlich, zeitlich) fromvon... an — from...
vom 10. Lebensjahr an — since he/she was ten years old
von diesem Tag/Punkt an or ab — from this day/point on(wards)
Waren von 5 Euro an or ab — goods from 5 euros (Brit), goods from 5 euros on (US)
von... aus — from...
von... bis — from... to
von... zu — from... to
2) (von... weg) frometw von etw nehmen/abreißen — to take/tear sth off sth
3) (in Verbindung mit adj, vb siehe auch dort) (Ursache, Urheberschaft ausdrückend, im Passiv) byvon etw beeindruckt/überrascht — impressed/surprised by sth
4) (partitiv, anstelle von Genitiv) ofdieser Dummkopf von Gärtner...! (inf) — that idiot of a gardener...!
5) (in Verbindung mit n, adj, vb siehe auch dort) (Beschaffenheit, Eigenschaft etc ausdrückend, bestehend aus) of6) (in Titel) of; (bei deutschem Adelstitel) vonein "von (und zu) " sein — to have a handle to one's name
sich "von" schreiben (lit) — to have a "von" before one's name
da kannst du dich aber "von" schreiben (fig) — you can be really proud yourself (there)
7) (= über) aboutGeschichten vom Weihnachtsmann/von Feen — stories about Santa Claus/fairies
8) (mit Fragepronomen) fromvon wo/wann/was — where/when/what... from, from where/when/what (form)
9)von dem halte ich gar nichts — I don't think much of him10) (inf)von wegen der Karte/dem Buch (incorrect) — about the map/the book
* * *1) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) by2) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) by3) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) from4) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) from5) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) from6) from7) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) of8) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) of9) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) of10) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) of11) (showing: a picture of my father.) of12) (about: an account of his work.) of13) (away from; down from: It fell off the table; a mile off the coast; He cut about five centimetres off my hair.) off14) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) out of* * *[fɔn]1. räumlich (ab, herkommend) from; (aus... herab/heraus) off, out ofich fliege morgen \von München nach Hamburg tomorrow I'm flying from Munich to Hamburgder Zug \von Wien nach Stuttgart fährt Bahnsteig an 2 ein the train from Vienna to Stuttgart arrives on platform 2wie komme ich vom Bahnhof am besten zum Rathaus? how can I best get from the station to the town hall?\von hier bis zur Wand müssten es etwa fünf Meter sein it must be about five metres from here to the wall\von diesem Fenster kann man alles gut beobachten you can see everything very well from this windowdiese Eier sind \von unserem Hof these eggs are from our farmer fiel \von der Leiter he fell off the laddersie fiel vom Baum she fell out of the tree\von hinten/vorne from behind/the front\von links/rechts from left/right\von Norden/Westen, etc. from the North/West, etc.der Wind kommt \von Süden the wind comes from the South\von weit her kommen to come from far away\von woher...? where...from?, from where...?er nahm die Whiskyflasche \von der Anrichte he took the bottle of whisky from the sideboardsie sprang vom Tisch she jumped off the tabledie Wäsche \von der Leine nehmen to take the washing in off the line\von zu Hause weggehen to go away from homeich kenne sie \von früher I knew her a long time agoich will nichts mehr \von damals wissen! I don't want to know any more about that time!\von wann ist der Brief? when is the letter from?für Jugendliche \von 12 bis 16 gilt ein gesonderter Tarif there is a special price for adolescents from twelve to sixteen\von... bis from... toich bin \von morgen bis zum 23. verreist I'm away from tomorrow until 23rdvon 9 bis 5 Uhr arbeiten to work from 9 to 5\von Montag bis Freitag from Monday to FridayIhr Brief vom... your letter from [or dated]...die Zeitung \von gestern yesterday's paper\von jetzt/morgen an from now/tomorrow on [or onwards]die neue Regelung gilt \von März an the new regulation is valid as of March\von klein an from her/his earliest days\von Tag zu Tag day after day4. (Urheber, Ursache) from\von wem ist dieses schöne Geschenk? who is this lovely present from?\von wem hast du das Buch bekommen? who gave you the book?\von wem weißt du das? who told you that?\von wem ist dieser Roman? who is this novel by?das Bild ist \von einem unbekannten Maler the picture is by an unknown painter\von solchen Tricks bin ich nicht sehr beeindruckt I'm not very impressed by tricks like thatdas war nicht nett \von dir! that was not nice of you!\von was ist hier eigentlich die Rede? (fam) what are we talking about here?\von was sollen wir eigentlich leben? (fam) what are we supposed to live on?er wurde \von einem Auto angefahren he was hit by a car\von der Sonne gebräunt werden [o sein] to be browned by the sun\von jdm gelobt werden to be praised by sb\von Hand gefertigt (fig) handmademüde \von der Arbeit tired of workdie Musik \von Beethoven Beethoven's music\von Rechts wegen by operation of law, ipso juredas Auto \von meinem Vater ist blau (fam) my father's car is blueer wohnt in der Nähe \von Köln he lives near Cologneich möchte die Interessen \von meinen Geschwistern vertreten I should like to represent the interests of my brothers and sistersein Freund/eine Freundin \von mir a friend of minedie Königin \von England the Queen of EnglandMutter/Vater \von vier Kindern sein to have four childrender Vertrag \von Maastricht the Treaty of Maastricht6. (Menge, Gruppenangabe) ofkeiner \von uns wusste Bescheid none of us knew about itkeiner \von diesen Vorwürfen ist wahr none of these accusations are trueeiner \von uns one of useiner \von vielen/hundert one of many/one in a hundred7. (bei Zahlenangaben) of5 km \von Innsbruck entfernt 5 km away from Innsbruckeinen Abstand \von zwei Metern a distance of two metresein Aufenthalt \von vier Wochen a four-week stayeine Fahrt/Pause \von zehn Minuten a ten minute drive/breakein Kind \von sieben Jahren a seven year old childStädte \von über 100.000 Einwohnern cities with over 100,000 inhabitantsein Mann \von Charakter a real charactereine Frau \von Schönheit a beautiful womaneine Angelegenheit \von größter Wichtigkeit an extremely important matterein Strauß \von Rosen a bunch of rosesein Ring \von purem Gold a ring made of pure golddie Herzogin von York the Duchess of York11.\von wegen verschwiegen, das ist die größte Klatschbase, die ich kenne no way will she keep that quiet, she's the biggest gossip I know!* * *1) (räumlich) fromnördlich/südlich von Mannheim — to the north/south of Mannheim
rechts/links von mir — on my right/left
von hier an od. (ugs.) ab — from here on[ward]
etwas von etwas [ab]wischen/[ab]brechen/[ab]reißen — wipe/break/tear something off something; s. auch aus 2. 3); her 1); vorn I
2) (zeitlich) fromvonjetzt an od. (ugs.) ab — from now on
von heute/morgen an — [as] from today/tomorrow; starting today/tomorrow
von Kindheit an — from or since childhood
in der Nacht von Freitag auf od. zu Samstag — during Friday night or the night of Friday to Saturday
das Brot ist von gestern — it's yesterday's bread; s. auch her 2)
4) (zur Angabe des Urhebers, der Ursache, beim Passiv) bymüde von der Arbeit sein — be tired from work[ing]
sie hat ein Kind von ihm — she has a child by him; s. auch wegen 2.
5) (zur Angabe von Eigenschaften) ofKinder [im Alter] von vier Jahren — children aged four
6) (bestehend aus) of7) (als Adelsprädikat) von9) (über) about* * *von präp2. zeitlich: from;3. für den (partitiven) Genitiv, Teil: of;die Einfuhr von Weizen the import of wheat;zwei von uns two of us;neun von zehn Leuten nine out of ( Statistik: in) ten people;ein Freund von mir a friend of mine;von dem Apfel essen have some of the apple4. Anfang, Ausgang(spunkt): from;ein Brief von Jens a letter from Jens;ein Gedicht von Schiller a poem by Schiller;Kinder haben von have children by;das ist nett von ihm that’s nice of him;von mir aus I don’t mind, it’s all the same to me;von mir aus kann er gehen I don’t mind if he goes, I don’t mind him going, he can go as far as I’m concerned; → selbst A; vom6. Maß, Qualität:ein Honorar von 500 Euro a fee of 500 euros;ein Aufenthalt von drei Wochen a three-week stay;ein Kind von drei Jahren a child of three;ein Mann von Charakter/Format a man of character/substance;ein Koloss von einem Mann a giant of a man;7. Thema: (über) of, about;ich habe von ihm gehört I’ve heard of him;er weiß von der Sache he knows about it;man spricht von Brandstiftung there’s talk of arson8. bei Titel vor Eigennamen: of;der Herzog von Edinburgh the Duke of Edinburgh* * *1) (räumlich) fromnördlich/südlich von Mannheim — to the north/south of Mannheim
rechts/links von mir — on my right/left
von hier an od. (ugs.) ab — from here on[ward]
etwas von etwas [ab]wischen/[ab]brechen/[ab]reißen — wipe/break/tear something off something; s. auch aus 2. 3); her 1); vorn I
2) (zeitlich) fromvonjetzt an od. (ugs.) ab — from now on
von heute/morgen an — [as] from today/tomorrow; starting today/tomorrow
von Kindheit an — from or since childhood
in der Nacht von Freitag auf od. zu Samstag — during Friday night or the night of Friday to Saturday
das Brot ist von gestern — it's yesterday's bread; s. auch her 2)
4) (zur Angabe des Urhebers, der Ursache, beim Passiv) bymüde von der Arbeit sein — be tired from work[ing]
sie hat ein Kind von ihm — she has a child by him; s. auch wegen 2.
5) (zur Angabe von Eigenschaften) ofKinder [im Alter] von vier Jahren — children aged four
6) (bestehend aus) of7) (als Adelsprädikat) von9) (über) about* * *adj.off adj. präp.by prep.from prep.of prep. -
59 quitar
v.1 to remove.quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebodyquita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)2 to take away, to relieve.María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack3 to take up (time).me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time4 to take, to steal.me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet5 to switch off.6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.* * *1 (separar) to remove, take off3 (apartar) to take away, take off■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out8 (impedir) to prevent9 (disminuir) to take away10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up\¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!quitando... except...quitar de delante to clear awayquitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath awayquitar importancia a algo to play something downquitar la mesa to clear the tablequitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody offquitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebodyquitarse años figurado to lie about one's age* * *verb1) to remove2) take off3) clear4) rob•- quitarse- quitarse a alguien
- quitarse algo de encima* * *1. VT1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take downle quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages
tardaron dos días en quitar los escombros — it took two days to clear o remove the rubble
quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies
2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to takele quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train
•
quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay•
quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungryno alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling
el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching
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quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping4) (=restar)eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong
quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist
•
quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down•
quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good mealquitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going
5) (=impedir)quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth
6) (Mat) to take away, subtract7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry8) ** [+ dinero] to make2.VI¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!
eso no quita —
quitaeso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.----* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *quitar [A1 ]vtA1(apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my deskquitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my pathquitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table(+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chickenme quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulderno le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take offquítale los zapatos take his shoes offB ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from herla policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport awayme quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocketle quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thiefse lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his handC (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the childrenlos niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my timeno es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …no le quites méritos give him his dueese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off youhay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bittrataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter downle quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the houseD (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of(+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishingte voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me againa ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink winequitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest onesquitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time■ quitarviA¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!B ( en locs):de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removabletiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hoodeso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing itni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around hereen ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter■ quitarseA (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down(+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headacheya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any moreB (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassleC ( refl)1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take offquítate la chaqueta take your jacket off2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid ofse quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warmme tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb4 ‹años›te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years youngerse quita años or la edad she lies about her age* * *
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' quitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- aligerar
- allanar
- careta
- desenmascarar
- desollar
- despejar
- despepitar
- despintar
- despuntar
- hipo
- restar
- sueño
- truco
- alisar
- arrebatar
- aspereza
- coger
- cortar
- desarmar
- descuidar
- espabilar
- espátula
- mancha
- manchar
- minimizar
- polvo
- retirar
- sacar
- soplete
English:
bleach
- bone
- brush off
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- de-ice
- discourage
- dust
- fillet
- flick
- from
- get off
- get out
- graffiti
- mess
- peel off
- play down
- pull off
- push off
- removable
- remove
- scrub away
- scrub off
- shift
- snatch
- spoil
- strip
- strip off
- sweat off
- table
- take
- take away
- take off
- take out
- trim
- upstage
- wash away
- wash off
- wash out
- whatsit
- whip off
- wipe off
- wrestle
- brush
- clean
- detach
- detachable
- dull
- get
* * *♦ vt1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;[ropa, zapatos] to take off; Espquitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;Méxno quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking3. [robar] to take, to steal;me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;[sed] to quench;el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there6. [restar] to take away;a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;le quitó importancia al hecho he played it downque me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other8. [exceptuar]quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving♦ vi1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!2.de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?* * *quitar el polvo dust;quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;quitar la mesa clear the table;de quita y pon fam removableII v/i:¡quita! get out of the way!* * *quitar vt1) : to remove, to take away2) : to take off (clothes)3) : to get rid of, to relieve* * *quitar vb2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way! -
60 ve
m.letter v.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ver.imperat.2nd person singular (tú/usted) Imperative of Spanish verb: ir.* * *ve1→ link=ir ir————————ve1→ link=ver ver* * *I IISF(LAm)ve chica, ve corta — name of the letter V
* * *Ifemenino (AmL) tbIIve corta or chica or pequeña — name of the letter v
* * *= Vuestra Excelencia* * *VE= Vuestra Excelencia* * *
Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)
ve es:
2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Del verbo ver: ( conjugate ver)
ve es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
VE
ir
ve
ver
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
ve por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el ve y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
ve de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
ve por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) ve a + inf:◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;
ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb ve v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;
tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
voy a ve de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) ve de algo to go (along) as sth;
1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) ve a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;
va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;
voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;
¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;
va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;
¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2a) ( combinar) ve con algo to go with sthb) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):
te veá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) vele a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
1◊ vamosa) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;
¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!c) (al aclarar, resumir):◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;
vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2◊ vayaa) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;
¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!
ve v aux ve a + inf:
1a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;
va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;
bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
ya puedes ve haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;
vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;
se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?
4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down
5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):◊ vese de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;
me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ve sustantivo femenino (AmL) tb ve corta or chica or pequeña name of the letter◊ v
ver 1 sustantivo masculino
1 ( aspecto):◊ ser de buen ve to be good-looking o attractive
2 ( opinión):◊ a mi/su ve in my/his view
ver 2 ( conjugate ver) verbo transitivo
1
◊ ¿ves algo? can you see anything?;
no se ve nada aquí you can't see a thing in here;
lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her
esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before;
no poder (ni) ve a algn: no la puede ve he can't stand her
2 (entender, notar) to see;◊ ¿no ves lo que está pasando? don't o can't you see what's happening?;
se la ve preocupada she looks worried;
hacerse ve (RPl) to show off
3
¡ya veás lo que pasa! you'll see what happens;
¡ya se veá! we'll see
◊ ¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!;
¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!;
¡hubieras visto cómo se asustaron! (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!
4◊ a ver: (vamos) a ve ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?;
está aquí, en el periódico — ¿a ve? it's here in the newspaper — let's see;
apriétalo a ve qué pasa press it and see what happens;
a ve si escribes pronto make sure you write soon
5a) ( estudiar):
tengo que ve cómo lo arreglo I have to work out how I can fix it;
ya veé qué hago I'll decide what to do later
◊ ¿la ha visto un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?
6a) (juzgar, considerar):
a mi modo or manera de ve the way I see it
no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny
7 (visitar, entrevistarse con) ‹amigo/pariente› to see, visit;
‹médico/jefe› to see;◊ ¡cuánto tiempo sin vete! I haven't seen you for ages!
8◊ tener … que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ve? and what does that have to do with it?;
no tengo nada que ve con él I have nothing to do with him;
¿qué tiene que ve que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?
verbo intransitivo
1 ( percibir con la vista) to see;
no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted
2 ( constatar):◊ ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ve is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look;
pues veás, todo empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …
3 ( pensar) to see;
estar/seguir en veemos (AmL fam): todavía está en veemos it isn't certain yet;
seguimos en veemos we still don't know anything
verse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) (percibirse, imaginarse) to see oneself
2 ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself;
me vi obligado a despedirlo I had no choice but to dismiss him
3 (esp AmL) ( parecer):
no se ve bien con ese peinado that hairdo doesn't suit her
4 ( recípr)
◊ nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven;
¡nos vemos! (esp AmL) see you!
vese con algn to see sb
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
ver 1 m (aspecto exterior) aún estás de buen ver, you're still good-looking
ver 2 I verbo transitivo
1 to see: vi tu cartera sobre la mesa, I saw your wallet on the table
no veo nada, I can't see anything
puede ver tu casa desde aquí, he can see your house from here ➣ Ver nota en see; (mirar la televisión) to watch: estamos viendo las noticias de las tres, we are watching the three o'clock news
(cine) me gustaría ver esa película, I'd like to see that film
2 (entender) no veo por qué no te gusta, I can't see why you don't like it
(considerar) a mi modo de ver, as far as I can see o as I see it
tus padres no ven bien esa relación, your parents don't agree with that relationship
(parecer) se te ve nervioso, you look nervous
3 (averiguar) ya veremos qué sucede, we'll soon see what happens
fam (uso enfático) ¡no veas qué sitio tan bonito!, you wouldn't believe what a beautiful place!
4 a ver, let's see: a ver si acabamos este trabajo, let's see if we can finish this job
me compré un compacto, - ¿a ver?, I bought a compact disc, - let's have a look!
5 (ir a ver, visitar) to see, visit: le fui a ver al hospital, I visited him in hospital
II verbo intransitivo
1 to see: no ve bien de lejos, he's shortsighted, US nearsighted
2 (dudar, pensar) ¿me prestas este libro?, - ya veré, will you lend me this book?, - I'll see
3 (tener relación) no tengo nada que ver con ese asunto, I have nothing to do with that business
solo tiene cincuenta años, - ¿y eso qué tiene qué ver?, he's only fifty, - so what?
♦ Locuciones: no poder ver a alguien: no puede (ni) verle, she can't stand him
¿To see, to watch o to look?
Los tres verbos reflejan tres conceptos muy distintos. To see hace referencia a la capacidad visual y no es fruto de una acción deliberada. A menudo se usa con can o could: I can see the mountains from my bedroom. Puedo ver las montañas desde mi dormitorio.
To look at implica una acción deliberada: I saw an old atlas, so I opened it and looked at the maps. Vi un atlas antiguo, así que lo abrí y miré los mapas.
To watch también se refiere a una acción deliberada, a menudo cuando se tiene un interés especial por lo que ocurre: I watched the planes in the sky with great interest. Miraba los aviones en el cielo con gran interés. Igualmente puede indicar el paso del tiempo (we watched the animals playing for half an hour, durante media hora observamos cómo jugaban los animales), movimiento (they stood there watching the cars drive off into the distance, se quedaron allí de pie viendo cómo se marchaban los coches) o vigilancia (the policemen have been watching this house because they thought we were thieves, los policías estaban vigilando la casa porque pensaban que éramos ladrones).
Para hablar de películas u obras de teatro usamos to see: Have you seen Hamlet?, ¿Has visto Hamlet? To watch se refiere a la televisión y los deportes en general: I always watch the television in the evening. Siempre veo la televisión por las noches. I like to watch football. Me gusta ver el fútbol. Al hablar de programas o partidos específicos podemos usar tanto to watch como to see: I like to see/watch the news at 9:00. Me gusta ver las noticias a las 9.00. Did you see/watch the match last night?, ¿Viste el partido anoche?
've' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- abrir
- abrirse
- actualizar
- adelantar
- adiós
- advertida
- advertido
- ahí
- ahora
- amontonarse
- angina
- anterioridad
- aprovechar
- aquí
- bailar
- bajar
- barriga
- beneficiada
- beneficiado
- berenjenal
- boca
- buena
- bueno
- buscar
- cabo
- caerse
- calar
- cantera
- cara
- casa
- cascada
- cascado
- casco
- chula
- chulo
- cometer
- comida
- comido
- conectar
- confeccionar
- confundirse
- cosa
- curso
- dejarse
- desarrollar
- descartar
- despelucada
- despelucado
- desvergüenza
English:
activate
- aggravate
- aggravating
- aggravation
- anywhere
- avail
- available
- captivate
- captivating
- clockwise
- conservation
- conservationist
- cop
- cultivate
- cultivated
- cultivation
- curvaceous
- depravation
- deprivation
- derivation
- duvet
- elevate
- elevation
- elevator
- evade
- evasion
- evasive
- excavate
- excavation
- face
- innovate
- innovation
- motivate
- motivation
- observation
- ovarian
- ovation
- pervade
- pervasive
- preservation
- prevail
- prevailing
- purvey
- purveyor
- renovate
- reservation
- retroactive
- self-preservation
- starvation
- stick out
* * *ve2 nf[letra] v; Amve corta v [to distinguish from "b"]* * *veII f L.Am.ve (corta) (letter) v* * *
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