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81 acorazado
adj.armored, armour-plated, iron-clad, armor-plated.m.battleship, dreadnought, warship, capital ship.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acorazar.* * *1 battleship————————1→ link=acorazar acorazar► adjetivo1 armoured (US armored), armour-plated (US armor-plated)1 battleship* * *1.ADJ [cámara] security antes de s ; [vehículo] reinforced, armoured, armored (EEUU), armour-plated, armor-plated (EEUU)2.SM battleship* * *masculino battleship* * *= armoured [armored, -USA], warship, battleship, dreadnought, ironclad [iron-clad], ironclad battleship.Ex. The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. Figure 5 is a sketch of a dreadnought.Ex. He also highlights some of the naval innovations of the war, including submarines, ironclad vessels, and new types of mines.Ex. Ironclad battleships played a vital role during the Civil War assault on Charleston.----* infantería acorazada = armoured infantry.* vehículo acorazado = armoured vehicle.* * *masculino battleship* * *= armoured [armored, -USA], warship, battleship, dreadnought, ironclad [iron-clad], ironclad battleship.Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: Figure 5 is a sketch of a dreadnought.Ex: He also highlights some of the naval innovations of the war, including submarines, ironclad vessels, and new types of mines.Ex: Ironclad battleships played a vital role during the Civil War assault on Charleston.* infantería acorazada = armoured infantry.* vehículo acorazado = armoured vehicle.* * *battleship* * *
Del verbo acorazar: ( conjugate acorazar)
acorazado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
acorazado
acorazar
acorazado sustantivo masculino
battleship
acorazado,-a
I adjetivo armoured, US armored, armour-plated, US armor-plated
II sustantivo masculino battleship
' acorazado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acorazada
English:
armour-plated
- battleship
- battle
* * *acorazado, -a♦ adjarmour-plated;cámara acorazada strongroom, vault♦ nm[buque] battleship* * *I adj armored, Brarmoured;división acorazada armored divisionII m MAR battleship* * *acorazado, -da adjblindado: armoredacorazado nm: battleship -
82 al aire libre
in the open air, outdoors* * *= open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doorsEx. A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its open-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.Ex. In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies.Ex. As expected, bats avoided obstacles while flying through vegetation and intercepted flying prey in the open.Ex. He merely told me that Margaret was not very strong, and that she needed a change of air, and that she should keep out of doors.* * *= open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doorsEx: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its open-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
Ex: In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies.Ex: As expected, bats avoided obstacles while flying through vegetation and intercepted flying prey in the open.Ex: He merely told me that Margaret was not very strong, and that she needed a change of air, and that she should keep out of doors. -
83 amplio
adj.1 ample, extensive, broad, roomy.2 ample, generous, broad, free-handed.3 wide, diverse, varied.4 liberal-minded, liberal, tolerant, all-round.5 spacious, capacious.6 free-ranging.* * *► adjetivo1 (extenso) large2 (espacioso) roomy, spacious3 (ancho) wide, broad4 (holgado) loose\en el sentido más amplio de la palabra in the broadest sense of the word* * *(f. - amplia)adj.ample, wide, spacious* * *ADJ1) (=espacioso) [habitación, interior] spacious; [avenida, calle] widecompró una amplia extensión de terreno — he bought a vast tract o stretch of land
2) [ropa] loose(-fitting), roomy *; [falda] full3) [margen] widelos socialistas ganaron las elecciones por amplia mayoría — the socialists won the election with a large majority
4) [conocimiento, vocabulario, poder, gama] wide, extensiveun amplio surtido de productos — a wide o extensive range of products
5) [sentido] broad6) [repercusión] far-reachingla noticia tuvo amplia difusión o amplio eco en la prensa — the news was widely o extensively reported
su novela tuvo amplia resonancia entre los intelectuales — his novel had great influence among the intellectuals
7) [informe] full, detailed* * *- plia adjetivoa) <calle/valle/margen> wide; < casa> spacious; <vestido/abrigo> loose-fittingb) <criterio/sentido> broadc) <garantías/programa> comprehensive* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], extensive, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], wide-sweeping, widespread, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], ample, capacious, widespan, wide-reaching, expansive, extended, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], wide-angle(d), loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex. Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.Ex. This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.Ex. With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.Ex. Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.Ex. The brief abstracts and extended abstracts of papers, not published in full in the proceedings, are excluded.Ex. Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.Ex. Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.Ex. His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.----* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.* en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.* una amplia gama de = a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.* una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).* * *- plia adjetivoa) <calle/valle/margen> wide; < casa> spacious; <vestido/abrigo> loose-fittingb) <criterio/sentido> broadc) <garantías/programa> comprehensive* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], extensive, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], wide-sweeping, widespread, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], ample, capacious, widespan, wide-reaching, expansive, extended, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], wide-angle(d), loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.Ex: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.Ex: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.Ex: The brief abstracts and extended abstracts of papers, not published in full in the proceedings, are excluded.Ex: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.* en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.* una amplia gama de = a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.* una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).* * *1 ‹calle› wide; ‹valle› wide, broad; ‹casa› spacious; ‹vestido/abrigo› loose-fitting; ‹falda/manga› fullcon una amplia sonrisa with a broad smile2 ‹criterio› broad; ‹margen› wideen el sentido amplio de la palabra in the broad sense of the wordpor amplia mayoría by a large majoritytiene amplias facultades para decidir sobre este punto he has full authority to make a decision on this pointuna amplia gama de colores a wide range of colorsles ofrecemos las más amplias garantías we offer comprehensive guarantees o the fullest possible guaranteesun tema que tuvo una amplia difusión an issue that received wide media coverageun amplio programa de reformas a full o wide-ranging o comprehensive program of reforms* * *
Del verbo ampliar: ( conjugate ampliar)
amplío es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
amplió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ampliar
amplio
ampliar ( conjugate ampliar) verbo transitivo
‹ negocio› to expand
‹ explicación› to expand (on);
‹ campo de acción› to widen, broaden;
amplio◊ - plia adjetivo
‹ casa› spacious;
‹vestido/abrigo› loose-fitting;
‹ sonrisa› broad
una amplia gama de colores a wide range of colors
ampliar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer más largo un plazo) to extend
2 (hacer más grande un edificio) to enlarge
3 (extender un negocio) to expand
4 (una fotografía) to enlarge, to blow up
5 (el campo de acción) to widen: los sindicatos proponen ampliar las sanciones a los defraudadores, the unions propose greater penalties for those committing fraud
amplio,-a adjetivo
1 large, roomy
2 (ancho, profundo, variado) wide, broad ➣ Ver nota en ancho
' amplio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amplia
- ancha
- ancho
- dilatada
- dilatado
- espectro
- nave
English:
ample
- extensive
- large
- roomy
- spacious
- sweep
- vocabulary
- wide
- all
- broad
- comfortable
- smock
- sweeping
* * *amplio, -a adj1. [grande] [sala, maletero] roomy, spacious;[avenida] wide;una amplio sonrisa a broad smile2. [ropa] loose3. [extenso] [explicación, cobertura] comprehensive;[ventaja, capacidad] considerable;en el sentido más amplio de la palabra in the broadest sense of the word;ganaron por una amplia mayoría they won with a large majority;hubo un amplio consenso there was a broad consensus;ofrecen una amplia gama de servicios they offer a wide range of services;gozan de una amplia aceptación they enjoy widespread approval;tiene una amplia experiencia she has wide-ranging experience* * ** * *: broad, wide, ample♦ ampliamente adj* * *amplio adj1. (gama, margen) wide2. (valor, cantidad) large3. (espacioso) spacious -
84 anclar
v.1 to (drop) anchor.2 to anchor, to moor, to secure.3 to fix.* * *1 MARÍTIMO to anchor1 TÉCNICA to anchor* * *verb* * *1.VT to anchor2.VI to anchor, drop anchorestar anclado a/en algo — to be anchored to/in sth
* * *1.verbo transitivo to anchor2.anclar vi to anchor, drop anchor* * *= anchor, drop + anchor.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.* * *1.verbo transitivo to anchor2.anclar vi to anchor, drop anchor* * *= anchor, drop + anchor.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.* * *anclar [A1 ]vtto anchor■ anclarvito anchor, drop anchor* * *
anclar ( conjugate anclar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to anchor
anclar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to anchor
' anclar' also found in these entries:
English:
anchor
* * *♦ vtto anchor♦ vito (drop) anchor* * *I v/i MAR anchorII v/t1 TÉC anchor, fix2 MAR anchor* * *anclar vfondear: to anchor -
85 apariencia física
(n.) = physical appearanceEx. Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.* * *(n.) = physical appearanceEx: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.
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86 asaltar
v.1 to attack.2 to rob.Ricardo asaltó a Pedro Richard held up Peter.3 to seize.iba a ir pero al final le asaltaron las dudas he was going to go, but he was seized by doubts at the last minutele asaltó el pánico he was overcome by panic4 to be assaulted by.Te asaltó el bandido You were assaulted by the bandit.5 to assault, to assail, to invade, to attack.Ricardo asalta bancos Richard assaults banks.* * *1 to assault, attack (para robar) to raid, rob2 (abordar) to approach, come up to■ me asaltó la duda de si había dicho la verdad doubts sprang to my mind as to whether he had told the truth or not* * *verb1) to assault2) mug, rob3) storm* * *VT1) [+ persona] to attack, assault; (Mil) to storm; [+ banco, tienda etc] to break into, raid; [en disturbios etc] to loot, sackanoche fue asaltada la joyería — the jeweller's was raided last night, last night there was a break-in at the jeweller's
2) [dudas] to assail; [idea] to cross one's mindle asaltó una idea — he was struck by an idea, an idea crossed his mind
3) [desastre, muerte] to fall upon, surprise, overtake* * *verbo transitivob) ( tomar por asalto) <ciudad/embajada> to stormc) ( atacar) to attack, assaultd) ( acosar) to accost, assail (frml)e) idea to strikeme asaltó una duda — I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt
* * *= raid, storm, break into, break in, mug, assail, hold up.Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.Ex. On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.Ex. A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.Ex. The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Ex. It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Ex. The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.----* asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach.* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.* * *verbo transitivob) ( tomar por asalto) <ciudad/embajada> to stormc) ( atacar) to attack, assaultd) ( acosar) to accost, assail (frml)e) idea to strikeme asaltó una duda — I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt
* * *= raid, storm, break into, break in, mug, assail, hold up.Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.
Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.* asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach.* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.* * *asaltar [A1 ]vt1 (robar) ‹banco/tienda› to rob, hold up; ‹persona› to rob, mug2 ‹fortaleza/ciudad/embajada› to storm, attacklo asaltaron a preguntas they bombarded him with questions, they fired a barrage of questions at him4 «idea» to strikeen el último momento me asaltó una duda/un temor at the last moment I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt/fearle asaltaban dudas acerca de su futuro he was plagued with o by doubts about his future* * *
asaltar ( conjugate asaltar) verbo transitivo
‹ persona› to rob, mug
◊ me asaltó una duda I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt
asaltar verbo transitivo to assault, attack
(atracar un banco, una tienda) to rob
fig (un pensamiento) to assail
' asaltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acometer
- atracar
English:
assault
- attack
- hold up
- mug
- raid
- rush
- engulf
- hold
- jump
- ram
- rob
* * *asaltar vt1. [atacar] to attack;[castillo, ciudad] to storm;la policía asaltó el avión the police stormed the plane2. [robar] to rob;lo asaltaron con una navaja he was robbed o mugged at knifepoint3. [sujeto: dudas, pánico] to seize;iba a ir pero al final le asaltaron las dudas he was going to go, but he was seized by doubts at the last minute;me asalta una duda, ¿me llegará el dinero? I have one doubt, will I have enough money?;le asaltó el pánico he was overcome by o seized with panic4. [importunar]los periodistas asaltaron al actor a preguntas the journalists bombarded the actor with questions;los pabellones se vieron asaltados por visitantes the wards were overrun with visitors* * *v/t2 fig:le asaltó una duda he was suddenly struck by doubt* * *asaltar vt1) : to assault2) : to mug, to rob3)asaltar al poder : to seize power* * *asaltar vb -
87 aspecto físico
m.physical appearance, looks, natural features, personal appearance.* * *(n.) = physical appearanceEx. Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.* * *(n.) = physical appearanceEx: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.
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88 barbacoa de perritos calientes
(n.) = hotdog roastEx. Librarians are 'throwing away books with enough vigor to make book burnings under the Inquisition look like a hotdog roast at school picnic'.* * *(n.) = hotdog roastEx: Librarians are 'throwing away books with enough vigor to make book burnings under the Inquisition look like a hotdog roast at school picnic'.
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89 barrio de los ricos
(n.) = upper townEx. In ' upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.* * *(n.) = upper townEx: In ' upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
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90 buenísimo
adj.very good.* * *= as good as gold, dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].Ex. It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.Ex. By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.* * *= as good as gold, dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].Ex: It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.
Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.* * *sup very good -
91 carca
adj.1 old-fashioned (informal pejorative).2 Carlist.f. & m.old fogy.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar square, straight2 PLÍTICA reactionary1 familiar square, straight* * *Iadjetivo (fam) old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy (colloq)IImasculino y femenino (fam) old fogey (colloq)* * *= old fog(e)y, fuddy-duddy, fuddy-duddy.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.Ex. Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.Ex. According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy (colloq)IImasculino y femenino (fam) old fogey (colloq)* * *= old fog(e)y, fuddy-duddy, fuddy-duddy.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.Ex: According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.* * *( fam)old fogey ( colloq)* * *
carca adjetivo (fam) old-fashioned, fuddy-duddy (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
old fogey (colloq)
carca adjetivo & mf familiar (chapado a la antigua) old fogey
Pol reactionary
* * *♦ adjPey old-fashioned♦ nmfPey [persona] old fogey♦ nfAndes [suciedad] filth, muck* * *m/f & adj famreactionary* * * -
92 chatarra
f.1 scrap (metal) (metal).2 junk (objetos, piezas).3 cheap and nasty jewelry (informal) (joyas).4 small change (informal) (monedas).5 scrap metal, waste iron, scrap iron, old iron.* * *1 (escoria) slag2 (hierro viejo) scrap iron, scrap\parque de chatarra scrap yard* * *noun f.* * *SF scrap, scrap iron* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Méx)II1) (Metal) scrap (metal)2) (fam) ( calderilla) change, small o loose change* * *= scrap, scrap metal, lemon, jalopy, cruft.Ex. The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.Ex. It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.Ex. The California Lemon Law act applies not only to defective cars (or ' lemons') but recreational vehicles as well.Ex. For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.Ex. This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Méx)II1) (Metal) scrap (metal)2) (fam) ( calderilla) change, small o loose change* * *= scrap, scrap metal, lemon, jalopy, cruft.Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.
Ex: It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.Ex: The California Lemon Law act applies not only to defective cars (or ' lemons') but recreational vehicles as well.Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.Ex: This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.* * *( Méx): comida chatarra junk foodproductos chatarra cheap o shoddy goodsempresas chatarra second-rate companiesA ( Metal) scrap, scrap metalel coche es pura chatarra the car is just a heap of scrapB ( fam) (calderilla) change, small o loose change* * *
chatarra adjetivo invariable (Méx):
productos chatarra cheap goods
■ sustantivo femenino (Metal) scrap (metal);
el coche es pura chatarra the car is just a heap of scrap
chatarra sustantivo femenino
1 scrap (metal), scrap iron
2 familiar (piece of) junk
' chatarra' also found in these entries:
English:
rickety
- scrap
- scrap iron
- junk food
- junkyard
* * *chatarra nf1. [metal] scrap (metal)2. [objetos, piezas] junkeste anillo es pura chatarra this ring is a piece of tatun general cargado de chatarra a general weighed down with medals* * *f scrap* * *chatarra nf: scrap metal* * *chatarra n1. (metal) scrap2. (monedas) small change -
93 comercio de armas
(n.) = arms tradeEx. There is nothing 'fair' about the arms trade and is is an insult to the children who are killed and maimed every day by land-mines deliberately designed to look like toys and butterflies.* * *(n.) = arms tradeEx: There is nothing 'fair' about the arms trade and is is an insult to the children who are killed and maimed every day by land-mines deliberately designed to look like toys and butterflies.
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94 confortable
adj.comfortable.* * *► adjetivo1 comfortable* * *1.ADJ comfortable2.SM And sofa* * *adjetivo comfortable* * *= comfortable, cosy [cozy, -USA], at ease, comfy [comfier -comp., comfiest -sup.].Nota: Abreviatura de comfortable.Ex. A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.Ex. The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.Ex. The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.----* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* sentirse confortable = be at ease.* * *adjetivo comfortable* * *= comfortable, cosy [cozy, -USA], at ease, comfy [comfier -comp., comfiest -sup.].Nota: Abreviatura de comfortable.Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* sentirse confortable = be at ease.* * *comfortable* * *
confortable adjetivo
comfortable
confortable adjetivo comfortable
' confortable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cómodo
English:
comfortable
* * *confortable adjcomfortable* * *adj comfortable* * *confortable adjcómodo: comfortable* * *confortable adj comfortable -
95 cordón del zapato
(n.) = shoestring, shoelaceEx. These thin leaves look like shoestrings and give the disease its name.Ex. An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.* * *(n.) = shoestring, shoelaceEx: These thin leaves look like shoestrings and give the disease its name.
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96 cubierto por árboles
Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.* * *Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
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97 césped
m.lawn, sod, grass, green.* * *1 lawn, grass* * *noun m.1) grass2) lawn* * *SM1) (=planta) grasscésped artificial — artificial turf, Astroturf ®
2) (=terreno plantado) lawn3) (Dep) pitch* * *b) (Dep) field, pitch (BrE); ( en tenis) (AmL) grass* * *= greensward, grass, lawn, sod.Ex. The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. A sign on the lawn read: 'Halvorsen Memorial Library,' and gave the hours as '9 to 9 Monday through Friday,' and '9 to 5 Saturday'.Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.----* campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.* césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* plasta de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* trozo de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* zona con césped = grassy area.* * *b) (Dep) field, pitch (BrE); ( en tenis) (AmL) grass* * *= greensward, grass, lawn, sod.Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: A sign on the lawn read: 'Halvorsen Memorial Library,' and gave the hours as '9 to 9 Monday through Friday,' and '9 to 5 Saturday'.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.* campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.* césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* plasta de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* trozo de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* zona con césped = grassy area.* * *1 (planta) grass; (extensión) lawn, grasscortar el césped to cut the grass, mow the lawn[ S ] prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grass3* * *
césped sustantivo masculino
( extensión) lawn, grass;
( on signs) prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grass
( en tenis) (AmL) grass
césped sustantivo masculino lawn, grass
' césped' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortar
- letrero
- pisar
- prohibida
- prohibido
- ras
- grama
- hierba
- tijeras
- yerba
English:
begin
- clip
- grass
- green
- lawn
- mow
- turf
- bowls
- keep
- lawnmower
* * *césped nm1. [hierba] lawn, grass;Am [en tenis] grass court; Amcancha de césped grass court;cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;prohibido pisar el césped [en letrero] keep off the grasssaltan al césped los dos equipos the two teams are coming out onto the field o pitch* * *m lawn;prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grass* * *césped nm: lawn, grass* * *césped n1. grass / lawn2. pitch [pl. pitches] -
98 de un golpe
all at once, in one go* * *= at one blow, at one whack, at one pull, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoopEx. This approach eliminates, at one blow, both the problems which exercise the designer of a pre-co-ordinate index, that is citation order and reference structure.Ex. I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack.Ex. In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull.Ex. Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot.Ex. LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years.Ex. To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete.Ex. He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years.Ex. He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents.Ex. Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop.* * *= at one blow, at one whack, at one pull, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoopEx: This approach eliminates, at one blow, both the problems which exercise the designer of a pre-co-ordinate index, that is citation order and reference structure.
Ex: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack.Ex: In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull.Ex: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot.Ex: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years.Ex: To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete.Ex: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years.Ex: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents.Ex: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop. -
99 de un sólo disparo
Ex. Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot.* * *Ex: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot.
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100 de un tirón
familiar in one go* * *= with a jolt, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, non-stop, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop, without stoppingEx. A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt.Ex. In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull.Ex. I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack.Ex. Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot.Ex. During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.Ex. LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years.Ex. To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete.Ex. He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years.Ex. He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents.Ex. Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop.Ex. Anyway, I want to try to run at least 3 miles without stopping and running out of breath.* * *= with a jolt, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, non-stop, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop, without stoppingEx: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt.
Ex: In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull.Ex: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack.Ex: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot.Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.Ex: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years.Ex: To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete.Ex: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years.Ex: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents.Ex: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop.Ex: Anyway, I want to try to run at least 3 miles without stopping and running out of breath.
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