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1 hacer ciaboga
• make a commotion -
2 provocar un disturbio
• make a commotion -
3 bochinchear
VI LAm to make a commotion* * *verbo intransitivo (AmL fam) to fight* * *verbo intransitivo (AmL fam) to fight* * *bochinchear [A1 ]vi* * *
bochinchear ( conjugate bochinchear) verbo intransitivo (AmL fam) to fight
* * *bochinchear, embochinchar viAm Fam to make a racket -
4 hacer ciaboga
v.to make a commotion. -
5 alboroto
m.1 din (ruido).2 fuss, to-do (jaleo).3 lot of noise, brawl, riot, bustle.4 frolic, noise, hullabaloo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: alborotar.* * *1 (gritería) din, racket, row2 (desorden) uproar, commotion, disturbance3 (sobresalto) shock, alarm* * *noun m.1) disturbance2) riot* * *SM1) (=disturbio) disturbance; (=vocerío) racket, row; (=jaleo) uproar; (=motín) riot; (=pelea) brawl2) (=susto) scare, alarm* * *a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitementb) ( ruido) racketc) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot* * *= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex. The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.Ex. The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.Ex. No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.----* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* * *a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitementb) ( ruido) racketc) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot* * *= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.Ex: The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* * *A1 (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; (excitación) excitement2 (ruido) racketB2 (motín) riot* * *
Del verbo alborotar: ( conjugate alborotar)
alboroto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
alborotó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
alborotar
alboroto
alborotar ( conjugate alborotar) verbo intransitivo
to make a racket
verbo transitivo
( excitar) to get … excited
alborotarse verbo pronominal
( excitarse) to get excited
alboroto sustantivo masculino
( excitación) excitement
( motín) riot
alborotar
I verbo transitivo
1 (causar agitación) to agitate, work up
2 (revolver, desordenar) to make untidy, turn upside down
II vi (causar jaleo) to kick up a racket
alboroto sustantivo masculino
1 (jaleo) din, racket
2 (disturbios) disturbance, uproar
' alboroto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- armar
- gresca
- mogollón
- organizarse
- barullo
- bochinche
- bronca
- escándalo
- jaleo
- tumulto
English:
commotion
- disturbance
- excitement
- fuss
- hubbub
- pandemonium
- rowdy
- uproar
- up
* * *♦ nm1. [ruido] din;había mucho alboroto en la calle there was a lot of noise in the street2. [jaleo] fuss, to-do;se armó un gran alboroto there was a huge fuss;se produjeron alborotos callejeros there were street disturbances♦ alborotos nmplCAm popcorn* * *m commotion* * *alboroto nm1) : disturbance, ruckus2) motín: riot* * *alboroto n1. (jaleo) racket2. (disturbio) disturbance / riot -
6 armar
v.1 to assemble (montar) (mueble, modelo).2 to arm.El general armó los soldados The general armed his soldiers.3 to load (fusil, pistola).4 to cause (informal) (scandal).armarla to cause troublearmó una buena con sus comentarios she really went and did it with the comments she made5 to put together, to assemble, to fit out, to mount.Ricardo armó la estantería Richard put the shelves together.6 to create, to bring about, to make, to make up.Armaron un gran alboroto anoche They created a lot of noise last night.* * *1 (dar armas) to arm2 (cargar) to load; (bayoneta) to fix4 (preparar) to arrange, prepare; (organizar) to organize5 familiar (causar, originar) to cause, kick up, create6 (embarcación) to fit out7 (tela) to stiffen8 TÉCNICA to reinforce1 (proveerse) to provide oneself (de, with), arm oneself (de, with)■ se armó de pintura y pincel y se puso a pintar he provided himself with paint and paintbrush and began to paint2 (producirse) to be, break out\armarse de paciencia to summon up patiencearmarse de valor to pluck up courageva a armarse la gorda familiar there's going to be real trouble* * *verb1) to arm2) assemble, put together•* * *1. VT1) [+ persona, ejército] to arm (con, de with)caballerose desconoce quién ha armado a los terroristas — it is not known who provided o supplied the terrorists with arms
2) (=montar) [+ mueble, ventana, juguete] to assemble, put together; [+ tienda de campaña] to pitch, put up; [+ trampa] to set; LAm [+ rompecabezas] to piece together, put together; [+ cigarrillo] to rolltuvimos que desarmar la cama y volverla a armar — we had to take the bed apart and reassemble it o put it back together again
3) * (=organizar)armar una bronca o un escándalo — to kick up a fuss
armaron un follón tremendo con lo del cambio de horario — they kicked up a real fuss about the timetable change
amenacé con marcharme armando un escándalo y cedieron — I threatened to leave and create a scene, so they gave in
por favor, id entrando despacio, sin armar jaleo — go in slowly please, without making a racket
pienso armarla hasta que consiga lo que quiero — I'm going to make a real fuss until I get what I want
4) [+ hormigón] to reinforce5) (Mil) [+ bayoneta] to fix; [+ rifle, cañón] to load; [+ arco] to bend6) (Náut) to fit out, commission7) (Cos) [+ chaqueta, solapa] to stiffen8)armar un pleito — LAm * to kick up a fuss *, get ready
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (Mil) <ciudadanos/país> to arm, supply... with armsb) ( equipar) < embarcación> to fit out, equip2)a) <estantería/reloj> to assemble; <tienda/carpa> to pitch, put upb) (AmL) < rompecabezas> to do, piece togetherc) (Col, RPl) < cigarro> to rolld) ( dar cuerpo a) <chaqueta/solapa> to stiffen3) (fam) <alboroto/ruido/lío> to makearmar jaleo — to kick up o make a racket (colloq)
armaron un escándalo porque... — they caused a real scene o commotion because...
armarla — (fam)
2.buena la has armado! — you've really done it now! (colloq)
armarse v pron1)a) (Mil) to arm oneselfb)armarse de algo — de armas/herramientas to arm oneself with something
tendrás que armarte de paciencia — you will have to be patient o (liter) arm yourself with patience
2)a) (fam) lío/jaleoqué lío/jaleo se armó! — there was a real commotion, it was pandemonium
me armé un lío — I got into a mess (colloq)
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (Mil) <ciudadanos/país> to arm, supply... with armsb) ( equipar) < embarcación> to fit out, equip2)a) <estantería/reloj> to assemble; <tienda/carpa> to pitch, put upb) (AmL) < rompecabezas> to do, piece togetherc) (Col, RPl) < cigarro> to rolld) ( dar cuerpo a) <chaqueta/solapa> to stiffen3) (fam) <alboroto/ruido/lío> to makearmar jaleo — to kick up o make a racket (colloq)
armaron un escándalo porque... — they caused a real scene o commotion because...
armarla — (fam)
2.buena la has armado! — you've really done it now! (colloq)
armarse v pron1)a) (Mil) to arm oneselfb)armarse de algo — de armas/herramientas to arm oneself with something
tendrás que armarte de paciencia — you will have to be patient o (liter) arm yourself with patience
2)a) (fam) lío/jaleoqué lío/jaleo se armó! — there was a real commotion, it was pandemonium
me armé un lío — I got into a mess (colloq)
* * *armar11 = arm, gird for.Ex: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed.
Ex: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.* armar con = arm with.* armarse de = summon up.* armarse de munición = arm + Reflexivo + with ammunition.* armarse de paciencia = arm + Reflexivo + with patience, be extremely patient.* armarse de valor = muster (up) + (the) courage, pluck up + courage, nerve + Reflexivo, gather up + courage.* armarse hasta los dientes = be armed to the teeth.armar22 = put together, fit out.Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.
Ex: To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.* armar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* armar el lío = make + trouble.* armar enredos = make + trouble.* armarla = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), kick up + a row, raise + a stink, make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.* armar la de Dios = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* armar la de San Quintín = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* armarse la de Dios = bedlam + break loose, all hell + break loose.* armarse la de San Quintín = all hell + break loose, bedlam + break loose.* armar una bronca = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* armar un escándalo = raise + a stink, kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* armar un revuelo = create + a storm.* * *armar [A1 ]vtA1 (proveer de armas) ‹ciudadanos/país› to arm, supply … with arms2 (equipar) ‹embarcación› to fit out, equipB1 ‹mueble/máquina› to assemble; ‹tienda/carpa› to pitch, put up; ‹aparato/reloj› to assemble, put together2 ( AmL) ‹rompecabezas› to do, piece together3 (Col, RPl) ‹cigarro› to roll4 (dar cuerpo a) ‹chaqueta/solapa› to stiffenC ( fam); ‹alboroto› to makesigan jugando pero sin armar alboroto/jaleo carry on playing but don't kick up o make a racket ( colloq)armaron un escándalo porque no les quise devolver el dinero they caused a real scene o commotion o ( AmE) ruckus because I wouldn't give them their money back ( colloq), they kicked up a terrible fuss because I wouldn't give them their money back ( BrE colloq)armarla ( fam): no quiero hablar de eso, no tengo ganas de armarla otra vez I don't want to talk about that, I don't want to stir things up again o cause any more trouble ( colloq)¡buena la has armado! you've really done it now! ( colloq)la que me armó porque llegué diez minutos tarde you should have seen the way he went on o ( colloq) carried on because I was 10 minutes late■ armarseA1 (proveerse de armas) to arm oneself2 (de un utensilio) armarse DE algo to arm oneself WITH sthlo mejor es armarse de paciencia y esperar the best thing is just to be patient o ( liter) to arm yourself with patience and waittuvo que armarse de valor y decírselo he had to pluck up courage o ( liter) arm himself with courage and tell herB1 ( fam)«lío/jaleo»: ¡qué lío/jaleo se armó! nadie se ponía de acuerdo there was a real commotion o it was pandemonium, nobody could agree on anything ( colloq)se armó una discusión terrible a terrible argument broke out, there was a terrible argument2 ( fam)«persona» ‹lío› me armé un lío con tanto número I got into a mess o ( BrE) muddle with all those numbers ( colloq), I got confused with all those numbersC ( Méx) (enriquecerse) ( fam) to make a fortune, to make a bundle ( AmE colloq), to make a packet ( BrE colloq)se armó para el resto de su vida he made enough to last him the rest of his life* * *
armar ( conjugate armar) verbo transitivo
1
2
‹tienda/carpa› to pitch, put up
3 (fam) ‹alboroto/ruido/lío› to make;◊ armar jaleo to kick up o make a racket (colloq);
armar un escándalo to kick up a fuss;
armarla (fam): ¡buena la has armado! you've really done it now! (colloq);
la que me armó porque llegué tarde you should have seen the way he went on because I was late
armarse verbo pronominal
1a) (Mil) to arm oneselfb) armarse de algo ‹de armas/herramientas› to arm oneself with sth;
armarse de valor to pluck up courage
2
◊ ¡qué jaleo se armó! there was a real commotionb) (fam) [ persona]:◊ me armé un lío/una confusión I got into a mess (colloq)
armar verbo transitivo
1 (dar armas) to arm
2 (ensamblar) to fit o put together, assemble
3 fam (organizar un escándalo, un alboroto) la armaron buena, they kicked up a real fuss
' armar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bulla
- cirio
- Cristo
- jaleo
- lío
- bronca
- camorra
- escándalo
English:
arm
- fuss
- kick up
- pitch
- put together
- rig
- row
- song
- stink
- assemble
- construct
- disturbance
- erect
- kick
- put
- set
- stiffen
- stir
* * *♦ vt1. [montar] [mueble, modelo] to assemble;[tienda] to pitch2. [ejército, personas] to arm;armaron a los ciudadanos con fusiles they armed the citizens with rifles;armar caballero a alguien to knight sb3. [fusil, pistola] to loadarmarla to cause trouble;armó una buena con sus comentarios she really went and did it with the comments she made;¡buena la has armado! you've really gone and done it now!;armar camorra to pick a fight;armar la gorda to kick up a fuss o stink5. [fundar, sentar] to base, to found6. Náut to fit out7. Am [cigarrillo] to roll8. CompMéx Famarmarla: ¿sabes algo de electrónica? – no, no la armo do you know anything about electronics? – no, I'm no good in that department* * *v/t1 MIL arm2 TÉC assemble, put together3:armar un escándalo fam kick up a fuss fam, make a scene fam ;armarla cause trouble* * *armar vt1) : to assemble, to put together2) : to create, to causearmar un escándalo: to cause a scene3) : to arm* * *armar vb1. (proporcionar armas) to arm2. (montar muebles) to assemble¿sabes armar la estantería? can you assemble the shelves?4. (causar) to make -
7 follón
m.1 bedlam, fuss, carry-on, hoo-ha.2 muddle, tricky situation.3 racket, loud voices.* * *1 familiar (alboroto) rumpus, shindy2 familiar (enredo, confusión) mess, trouble\armar (un) follón familiar to kick up a rumpusmeterse en un follón to get into a mess, get into trouble* * *1. SM1) * (=desorden) mess¡qué follón de papeles! — what a mess of papers!
2) * (=alboroto) rumpus, row; (=lío) troublearmar un follón — to make a row, kick up a fuss
hubo o se armó un follón tremendo — there was a hell of a row
3) (Bot) sucker4) And (=prenda) petticoat5) Caribe (=juerga de borrachera) drinking bout6) (=cohete) noiseless rocket7) Méx * silent fart **2. ADJ †1) (=perezoso) lazy, idle2) (=arrogante) arrogant, puffed-up; (=fanfarrón) blustering3) (=cobarde) cowardly4) CAm [vestido] roomy, loose* * *masculino (Esp fam)armó or montó un buen follón — ( montar una trifulca) he kicked up a hell of a fuss (colloq); ( hacer ruido) he made such a racket o din (colloq)
b) (situación confusa, desorden) messc) ( problema)* * *= muddle, cock-up, bedlam, ruckus, scandal, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Ex. Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.Ex. The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.----* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.* en un follón = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.* * *masculino (Esp fam)armó or montó un buen follón — ( montar una trifulca) he kicked up a hell of a fuss (colloq); ( hacer ruido) he made such a racket o din (colloq)
b) (situación confusa, desorden) messc) ( problema)* * *= muddle, cock-up, bedlam, ruckus, scandal, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.
Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.* en un follón = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.* * *hubo un follón tremendo a la salida del estadio there was a lot of trouble o an incredible commotion o ruckus outside the stadium ( colloq)cuando lo intentaron echar, armó or montó un buen follón when they tried to throw him out, he kicked up a hell of a fuss o created a real stink ( colloq)2(situación confusa, desorden): en este follón de papeles no hay quien encuentre nada these papers are so jumbled up o in such a mess, it's impossible to find anything ( colloq)¿sabes algo del follón este de MEPIRESA? do you know anything about this MEPIRESA business? ( colloq)me armé un buen follón con la última pregunta I got into a real mess with the last question ( colloq)3(problema): si te juntas con esa gente, te meterás en follones if you go around with that lot, you'll get into trouble* * *
follón sustantivo masculino (Esp fam)
( ruido) racket (colloq), din (AmE colloq);
( hizo ruido) he made such a racket o din (colloq)
follón m fam
1 (escándalo, jaleo) row, fuss, commotion: estáis armando mucho follón, you are making a lot of noise
montó un follón por esa tontería, he kicked up a fuss over that nonsense
2 (lío, confusión, caos) mess, trouble: me vas a meter en un buen follón, you are going to get me into a real mess
tengo un follón de papeles sobre la mesa, the papers on my desk are in a terrible mess
' follón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esperar
- taco
- zipizape
English:
cock-up
- hullabaloo
- kick up
- palaver
- rigmarole
- row
- muddle
- stink
* * *follón nmEsp Fam1. [discusión] row;se armó un follón there was an almighty row;me montó un follón tremendo porque faltaba dinero he kicked up an almighty fuss o row because there was some money missing2. [lío] mess;¡vaya follón! what a mess!;tengo un follón de libros encima de la mesa I've got piles of books scattered all over my desk;¡dejad de armar follón! stop making such a row!;me hice un follón con las listas I got into a real muddle o mess with the lists;está metido en un follón de dinero he's got into some money trouble;esta tarde tengo mucho follón, mañana sería mejor I won't have a minute this afternoon, so tomorrow would be better* * *m1 argument2 ( lío) mess3:armar un follón kick up a fuss* * *follón n1. (alboroto) racket / noise2. (desorden, confusión) mess3. (problema) trouble -
8 revuelo
m.1 commotion.armar o causar un gran revuelo to cause a stir2 turmoil, commotion, stir, storm.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: revolar.* * *1 (revoloteo) fluttering2 figurado commotion, stir\armar un gran revuelo / provocar un gran revuelo to cause a great stir* * *SM1) [de aves] flutter, fluttering2) (=conmoción) stir, commotion; (=jaleo) row, rumpusde revuelo — incidentally, in passing
armar o levantar un gran revuelo — to cause a great stir
* * *el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas — a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired
* * *= stir, hue and cry, brouhaha, commotion, whirr of activity, flurry of activity.Ex. With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.----* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* armar un revuelo = create + a storm.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas — a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired
* * *= stir, hue and cry, brouhaha, commotion, whirr of activity, flurry of activity.Ex: With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.
Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* armar un revuelo = create + a storm.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *1 (conmoción) stircausó revuelo/un gran revuelo it caused a stir/a huge stir2(de pájaros): el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired* * *
revuelo sustantivo masculino ( conmoción) stir
revuelo sustantivo masculino
1 (situación) stir, commotion
2 (de los pájaros, etc) fluttering
' revuelo' also found in these entries:
English:
cat
- song
- stir
- storm
- hue
* * *revuelo nm1. [agitación] commotion;2. [revoloteo] fluttering3. Am [de gallo] thrust with the spur* * *m stir;causar revuelo cause a stir* * *revuelo nm1) : fluttering2) : commotion, stir -
9 tumulto
m.1 riot, disturbance (disturbio).2 uproar, tumult (alboroto).3 turmoil, boisterousness, riot, commotion.* * *1 tumult, commotion* * *SM turmoil, tumult; (Pol) (=motín) riot, disturbance* * ** * *= uproar, tumult, crowd, maddening crowd, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly.Ex. The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex. This volume of essays looks to the formative processes that have shaped human relations in the midst of this century's tumult of wars, revolutions, and international confrontation.Ex. The second example specifies, 'far adj3 crowd', that the two words, 'far' and 'crowd', must appear within 3 words of one another.Ex. Traffic in the morning, trash at the end of the day, and a chaos of people trying to navigate the maddening crowd in between.Ex. The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.Ex. No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.----* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.* * ** * *= uproar, tumult, crowd, maddening crowd, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly.Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.
Ex: This volume of essays looks to the formative processes that have shaped human relations in the midst of this century's tumult of wars, revolutions, and international confrontation.Ex: The second example specifies, 'far adj3 crowd', that the two words, 'far' and 'crowd', must appear within 3 words of one another.Ex: Traffic in the morning, trash at the end of the day, and a chaos of people trying to navigate the maddening crowd in between.Ex: The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.* * *(multitud) crowd; (alboroto) commotion, tumulthabía un tumulto de gente en la estación there was a crowd of people in the station, the station was crowded with peoplese encontraron en medio del tumulto they met in the midst of all the commotionla policía sofocó los tumultos the police quelled the disturbances* * *
tumulto sustantivo masculino ( multitud) crowd;
( alboroto) commotion, tumult
tumulto sustantivo masculino tumult, uproar
' tumulto' also found in these entries:
English:
melee
- tumult
- uproar
- up
* * *tumulto nm1. [alboroto] commotion, tumult;la presencia del cantante causó un tumulto the presence of the singer caused a commotion2. [disturbio] riot, disturbance3. [multitud] crowd, throng;intentó abrirse paso entre el tumulto de periodistas she tried to make her way through the throng of reporters;se formó un tumulto frente a la casa a crowd formed in front of the house* * *m uproar* * *tumulto nm1) alboroto: commotion, tumult2) motín: riot3) multitud: crowd -
10 zafarrancho
m.1 clearing of the decks (Nautical).2 mess (destrozo).3 row, fracas (riña).4 clearing for action, forcible evacuation.* * *1 MILITAR clearing for action2 (jaleo) commotion3 (desorden) mess\¡zafarrancho de combate! action stations!* * *SM1) (Náut) clearing for action2) (=desastre) havoc3) * (=riña) fracas, row* * *masculino (fam)b) ( desastre) (fam)* * *masculino (fam)b) ( desastre) (fam)* * *( fam)se armó un zafarrancho tremendo all hell broke loose ( colloq)2(mamarracho): hacer un zafarrancho to make a messestaba hecha un zafarrancho she looked a real messCompuesto:call to action o battle stations* * *
zafarrancho sustantivo masculino
1 Náut clearing of the decks
Mil cleaning of the barracks
zafarrancho de combate, call to action stations
zafarrancho de limpieza, general cleaning
2 fam (desastre, barullo) havoc
(riña, altercado, discusión) row
' zafarrancho' also found in these entries:
English:
station
* * *zafarrancho nm1. Náut clearing of the decksMil zafarrancho de combate call to action stations2. [destrozo] mess3. [riña] row, fracas* * *m:zafarrancho de combate call to action;¡zafarrancho de combate! action o battle stations! -
11 jaleo
m.1 row, rumpus (alboroto).armar jaleo to kick up a row o fuss2 mess, confusion.3 cheering (aplausos, gritos).4 fuss, babel, racket, row.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: jalear.* * *1 (alboroto) din, racket2 (escándalo) fuss, commotion3 (riña) row4 (confusión) muddle■ me he armado tal jaleo que no sé ni dónde estoy I'm so mixed up I don't know whether I'm coming or going* * *SM1) * (=ruido) row, racket2) * (=confusión) mess, muddle; (=problema) hasslecon tanto botón me armo unos jaleos — I get into such a mess o muddle with all these buttons
3) * (=juerga) binge *4) (Mús) shouting and clapping ( to encourage dancers)5) (Caza) hallooing* * *masculino (fam)a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)c) ( actividad intensa)d) ( riña) brawl* * *= fireworks, buzz, rumpus, hoopla, hubbub, ruckus, commotion, racket, palaver.Ex. 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex. Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.----* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.* * *masculino (fam)a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)c) ( actividad intensa)d) ( riña) brawl* * *= fireworks, buzz, rumpus, hoopla, hubbub, ruckus, commotion, racket, palaver.Ex: 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.* * *( fam)me armo un jaleo con estas calles I get into a muddle o I get confused with these streetsperdón por este jaleo, es que acabo de llegar de viaje excuse the mess, I've just got back from a trip3(actividad intensa): hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa everything's been very hectic at homecon todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move4 (riña) brawlaquí no quiero jaleos I don't want any brawling here* * *
Del verbo jalear: ( conjugate jalear)
jaleo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
jaleó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
jalear
jaleo
jaleo sustantivo masculino (fam)
( desorden) mess;
( problemas) hassle (colloq)c) ( actividad intensa):
con todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move
jalear vtr (animar) to cheer (on)
jaleo sustantivo masculino
1 (ruido) din, racket
armar jaleo, to make a racket
2 (situación confusa) muddle
3 (bronca) row
' jaleo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alborotar
- alboroto
- buena
- bueno
- bulla
- cacao
- escándalo
- folclore
- follón
- lomo
- meter
- montarse
- ruido
- taco
- zarabanda
- armar
- gresca
- pelotera
- quilombo
- revuelta
English:
almighty
- din
- fuss
- racket
- ruckus
- rumpus
- to-do
- ructions
- to
* * *jaleo nmFam1. [lío] mess, confusion;había un jaleo enorme a la entrada del estadio it was utter chaos outside the stadium;no encuentro el documento entre tanto jaleo de papeles I can't find the document amongst all this muddle o jumble of papers;tengo mucho jaleo en la oficina things are pretty hectic for me at the office just now;un jaleo de cifras a jumble of figures;en menudo jaleo te has metido that's a real mess you've landed yourself in;con este programa me armo mucho jaleo this program is a nightmare2. [alboroto] row, rumpus;armar jaleo to kick up a row o fuss3. [ruido] racket, row;[aplausos, gritos] cheering;armar jaleo to make a racket* * *m1 ( ruido) racket, uproar;armar jaleo fam kick up a fuss fam2 ( lío) mess, muddle* * *1) : uproar, ruckus, racket3) : cheering and clapping (for a dance)* * *jaleo n1. (ruido) racket / row¡no arméis tanto jaleo! stop making such a racket!2. (problemas) troublecomo se entere tu padre, habrá jaleo there'll be trouble if your dad finds out -
12 escándalo
m.1 scandal, public disturbance, lot of noise, public and noisy disturbance.2 scandal, big scene, discreditable action, indecency.3 defamatory talk.4 noise.imperat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Imperative of Spanish verb: escandir.* * *1 scandal2 (alboroto) racket, fuss, din, uproar\armar un escándalo to kick up a fusscausar escándalo to cause a scandal* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=tumulto) scandal, outrage¡qué escándalo! — what a scandal!
¡es un escándalo! — it's outrageous o shocking!
precios de escándalo — (=caros) outrageous prices; (=baratos) amazing prices
un resultado de escándalo — (=malo) a scandalous result; (=bueno) a great result, an outstanding result
2) (=ruido) row, uproararmar un escándalo — to make a scene, cause a row o an uproar
3) (=asombro) astonishmentllamar a escándalo — to cause astonishment, be a shock
* * *1) (hecho, asunto chocante) scandalqué escándalo! qué manera de vestir! — what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!
2) (alboroto, jaleo)no armen or hagan tanto escándalo — don't make such a racket o row (colloq)
cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo — when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss o she'll create a scene (colloq)
* * *= fuss, scandal, rumpus, outrage, disgrace, racket.Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex. The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.Ex. Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.----* armar escándalo = make + a ruckus.* armar un escándalo = raise + a stink, kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, kick up + a row.* de escándalo = outrageous.* escándalo político = political scandal.* escándalo público = public scandal.* escándalos sexuales = sleaze.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.* revelación de escándalos o corrupción = muckraking.* * *1) (hecho, asunto chocante) scandalqué escándalo! qué manera de vestir! — what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!
2) (alboroto, jaleo)no armen or hagan tanto escándalo — don't make such a racket o row (colloq)
cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo — when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss o she'll create a scene (colloq)
* * *= fuss, scandal, rumpus, outrage, disgrace, racket.Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.* armar escándalo = make + a ruckus.* armar un escándalo = raise + a stink, kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, kick up + a row.* de escándalo = outrageous.* escándalo político = political scandal.* escándalo público = public scandal.* escándalos sexuales = sleaze.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.* revelación de escándalos o corrupción = muckraking.* * *A (hecho, asunto chocante) scandalestá implicado en un escándalo financiero he's involved in a financial scandal¡qué escándalo! ¡qué manera de vestir! what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!es un escándalo cómo suben los precios it's shocking o scandalous the way prices are going upla noticia provocó un gran escándalo the news caused (a) great scandal o outrage[ S ] precios de escándalo amazing pricesCompuesto:public indecencyB(alboroto, jaleo): no armen or hagan tanto escándalo don't make such a racket o row o ( AmE) ruckus ( colloq)cuando le presentaron la cuenta armó un escándalo when they gave him the bill he kicked up a fuss o stink o he created a scene ( colloq)nada de escándalos dentro del local we don't want any trouble in hereun borracho que daba un escándalo en la calle a drunk who was causing a commotion o scene in the street* * *
escándalo sustantivo masculino
1 (hecho, asunto chocante) scandal;◊ ¡qué escándalo! ¡qué manera de vestir! what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!
2 (alboroto, jaleo) fuss;
cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss;
no armen tanto escándalo don't make such a racket o row (colloq);
nada de escándalos dentro del local we don't want any trouble in here
escándalo sustantivo masculino
1 (ruido, jaleo) row, racket, din: con este escándalo vais a despertar a los vecinos, you'll wake up the neighbours with all this row
2 (inmoralidad) scandal
' escándalo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armar
- campanada
- carnaza
- espectáculo
- follón
- montar
- organizar
- polvareda
- salpicar
- vergüenza
- boca
- deber
- descubierto
- destapar
- estallar
- luz
English:
breath
- capital
- catch up
- disgrace
- disorderly
- furor
- furore
- fuss
- hush up
- row
- rumpus
- scandal
- scene
- stink
- blow
- carry
- kick
- outrage
* * *♦ nm1. [hecho inmoral] scandal;[indignación] outrage;un escándalo de corrupción política a political corruption scandal;hubo escándalo generalizado entre la opinión pública there was widespread indignation among public opinion;¡esto es un escándalo!, quiero que me devuelvan el dinero this is outrageous! I want my money back;los sueldos de los políticos son un escándalo o [m5] de escándalo politicians' salaries are a scandal o a disgrace;sus declaraciones causaron escándalo her statements caused a great scandalDer escándalo público public indecency;escándalo sexual sex scandal2. [alboroto] uproar, racket;¡dejen ya de armar tanto escándalo! stop making such a racket!;armar un escándalo to kick up a fuss;menudo escándalo armó al enterarse she made quite a scene when she found out♦ de escándalo loc adjFam1. [enorme] enormous;una goleada de escándalo a real hammering2. [asombroso] astonishing;precios de auténtico escándalo really amazing prices* * *m1 ( asunto vergonzoso) scandal2 ( jaleo) racket, ruckus;armar un escándalo make a scene* * *escándalo nm1) : scandal2) : scene, commotion* * *1. (asunto) scandal2. (ruido) racket -
13 ruido
m.1 noise (sonido).desde aquí se escuchan los ruidos de la fiesta you can hear the noise of the party from hereesta lavadora hace mucho ruido this washing machine is very noisy¡no hagas ruido! be quiet!ruido de fondo background noisemucho ruido y pocas nueces much ado about nothing2 row (alboroto).hacer o meter ruido to cause a stir3 glitch.4 bruit.* * *1 (gen) noise2 (sonido) sound3 (jaleo) din, row4 figurado stir, commotion\hacer ruido / meter ruido to make a noise 2 figurado to cause a stirmucho ruido y pocas nueces familiar much ado about nothingruido ambiental / ruido de fondo background noise* * *noun m.noise, sound* * *SM1) (=sonido) noise¿has oído ese ruido? — did you hear that noise?
no hagas ruido, que el niño está durmiendo — don't make a sound, the baby's sleeping
me hace ruido el estómago — * my stomach is rumbling
lejos del mundanal ruido — hum, liter far from the madding crowd liter
es más el ruido que las nueces —
prometieron reformas para este año, pero era más el ruido que las nueces — they promised reforms for this year, but it was all hot air
los grandes beneficios anunciados son más el ruido que las nueces — the large profits they announced are not all what they were cracked up to be
ruido de sables, en los cuarteles se oye ruido de sables — there's talk of rebellion in the ranks
2) (=escándalo)hacer o meter ruido — to cause a stir
* * *a) ( sonido) noiseno metas or hagas tanto ruido — don't make so much noise
lejos del mundanal ruido — (liter o hum) far from the madding crowd (liter), away from it all
b) (Audio) noise* * *a) ( sonido) noiseno metas or hagas tanto ruido — don't make so much noise
lejos del mundanal ruido — (liter o hum) far from the madding crowd (liter), away from it all
b) (Audio) noise* * *ruido11 = clatter, noise, cacophony, rumble, loud noise, squeak, swish.Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.Ex: The book contributors have produced a work that is intricate and persuasive, and they have also produced a deafening cacophony of concepts.Ex: Deep in the rugged coal fields of West Virginia, the rumble of a steam locomotive mingles with the sound of the New River crashing through its steep rocky gorge.Ex: Overstimulation (ie, crowded quarters & loud noises) generally has negative effects on people.Ex: On a bicycle there can be nothing more annoying then a squeak while you're riding.Ex: At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.* alejado del mundanal ruido = far from the maddening crowd(s).* con un ruido sordo = plump.* hacer ruido = be loud, rattle.* hacer ruido al sorber = slurp.* hacer un ruido = make + a noise.* haciendo ruido = noisily.* lejos del mundanal ruido = out in the woods, far from the maddening crowd(s).* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* nivel de ruido = noise level.* ruido altisonante = cacophony.* ruido corporal = bodily noise.* ruido de fondo = background noise.* ruido industrial = industrial noise.* ruidos de la noche = things that go bump in the night.* ruido sordo = thud.* sin hacer ruido = as quiet as a mouse, furtively, softly.* sin ruido = soundless.* sorber haciendo ruido = slurp.ruido22 = false drop, false hit.Ex: False drops are cards which drop from the needle when the documents that the cards represent are not truly relevant to the topic of a search.
Ex: For example, 'FIND: drug and abuse' retrieves records that contain these two words but also locates records that contain the words drug and sexual abuse; these are called ' false hits'.* ruido documental = noise.* * *1 (sonido) noiseentra sin hacer ruido come in quietlyno quiero oír ni un ruido I don't want to hear a soundla lavadora hace un ruido extraño the washing machine is making a funny noisese oyen mucho los ruidos de la calle you can hear a lot of noise from the streetno metas or hagas tanto ruido don't make so much noise2 ( Audio) noiseCompuestos:white noisebackground noisesaber* rattling* * *
ruido sustantivo masculino
noise;
no hagas tanto ruido don't make so much noise
ruido sustantivo masculino
1 noise: la lavadora hace un ruido extraño, the washing machine is making a strange noise
sin ruido, quietly
2 (jaleo) fuss, row: dejad de meter ruido, vais a molestar a los vecinos, stop fussing, you'll disturb the neighbors
3 familiar stir, commotion
♦ Locuciones: mucho ruido y pocas nueces, much ado about nothing
' ruido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abstraerse
- amortiguar
- barullo
- callar
- chasquido
- detonación
- disgusto
- ensordecer
- escándalo
- estrepitosa
- estrepitoso
- hacer
- jaleo
- jolgorio
- matar
- molesta
- molesto
- mundanal
- negra
- negro
- nuez
- oír
- puñetera
- puñetero
- retumbar
- seca
- seco
- sofocar
- sonsonete
- sorber
- sorda
- sordo
- tecleo
- zarabanda
- absorber
- absorción
- alboroto
- armar
- aturdir
- bulla
- bullicio
- creer
- despacio
- enloquecedor
- espantoso
- follón
- fondo
- fuerte
- infernal
- jicotera
English:
ado
- alarm
- bang
- bend
- boom
- bump
- clatter
- crash
- die down
- dislike
- distraction
- disturbance
- disturbing
- effective
- excruciating
- grind
- hell
- incessant
- loud
- make
- munch
- nerve
- noise
- nonstop
- off-putting
- perpetual
- persistent
- quiet
- quietly
- racket
- rattle
- rumble
- rumbling
- rumpus
- scratch
- silence
- sleep through
- smack
- smash
- snap
- sound
- static
- stifle
- terrific
- this
- thud
- thump
- thunder
- tired
- tread
* * *ruido nm1. [sonido] noise;escuchamos un ruido we heard a noise;desde aquí se escuchan los ruidos de la fiesta you can hear the noise of the party from here;esta lavadora hace mucho ruido this washing machine is very noisy;esta impresora hace un ruido muy raro this printer is making a very strange noise;¡no hagas ruido! be quiet!;mucho ruido y pocas nueces much ado about nothingruido de fondo background noise; Pol ruido de sables:se oye ruido de sables there has been some sabre-rattling2. [alboroto] row;3. Tel noiseruido blanco white noise;ruido en la línea line noise* * *m noise;hacer ruido make a noise;armar mucho ruido make a lot of noise; fig make a fuss;mucho ruido y pocas nueces all talk and no action* * *ruido nm: noise, sound* * *ruido n noise -
14 relajo
m.1 disorder, confusion.2 debauchery.3 moral decline.4 big party, jamboree, shindy.5 peace and quiet, tranquility, peacefulness.El relajo de las montañas The peace and quiet on the mountains...6 fun person, laugh.7 troublemaker, agitator, brawler, instigator.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: relajar.* * *1 (descanso) relaxation, rest; (tranquilidad) peace2 (falta de orden) relaxed attitude3 (immoralidad) depravity, dissoluteness* * *SM LAm1) (=libertinaje) laxity, dissipation, depravity; (=indecencia) lewdness2) (=acción inmoral) immoral act; (=acto indecente) indecent act3) (=ruido) row, din; (=fiesta) lewd party; (=desorden) commotion, disorder; (=lío) fuss, row¡qué relajo! — what a row/mess!
4) (=burla) rude joke; (=trastada) practical joke; (=escarnio) derision5) * (=relajación) relaxation; (=descanso) rest, break6) Méx (=opción fácil) easy ride, soft option* * *1) ( de la moral) decline2) (esp Esp fam)a) ( relax)b) ( falta de seriedad) slack o lax attitude3) (AmL fam) (desorden, confusión)esa clase es un relajo — that class is bedlam o mayhem (colloq)
armar relajo — (AmL fam) ( jugar) to clown around (colloq); ( alborotarse) to kick up a din (colloq)
4) (Méx fam)a) ( persona divertida) laugh (colloq)de relajo — (Méx fam) for a laugh (colloq)
echar relajo — (Méx fam) to clown around (colloq)
b) ( persona problemática) troublemaker* * *1) ( de la moral) decline2) (esp Esp fam)a) ( relax)b) ( falta de seriedad) slack o lax attitude3) (AmL fam) (desorden, confusión)esa clase es un relajo — that class is bedlam o mayhem (colloq)
armar relajo — (AmL fam) ( jugar) to clown around (colloq); ( alborotarse) to kick up a din (colloq)
4) (Méx fam)a) ( persona divertida) laugh (colloq)de relajo — (Méx fam) for a laugh (colloq)
echar relajo — (Méx fam) to clown around (colloq)
b) ( persona problemática) troublemaker* * *A ( esp Esp) (tranquilidad) peace, peacefulnessel relajo de la sierra the peace o peacefulness of the mountainsB1 (de la moral) decline2(falta de rigor): en ese departamento se toman las cosas con mucho relajo they are far too easygoing in that departmentClas calles están hechas un relajo it's absolute chaos in the streetscon tanto relajo vas a despertar al bebé you'll wake the baby up with that commotion o ( AmE) ruckus ( colloq)armar relajo ( AmL fam) (jugar) to clown around ( colloq) (alborotarse) to kick up a din ( colloq), to create a ruckus ( AmE colloq)Deres un relajo you're such a laugh2 (persona problemática) troublemakerno te metas con él que es un relajo don't get involved with him, he's trouble o he's a troublemakerlo hicimos de puro relajo we only did it for a laugh o for a bit of funcon ese imbécil no me caso ni de relajo I wouldn't marry that idiot if you paid me, there's no way I'd marry that idiot ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo relajar: ( conjugate relajar)
relajo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
relajó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
relajar
relajo
relajar ( conjugate relajar) verbo transitivo ‹músculo/persona/mente› to relax
verbo intransitivo [ejercicio/música] to be relaxing
relajarse verbo pronominal
1
(tras período de tensión, mucho trabajo) to relax, unwind
[ ambiente] to become more relaxed
2 ( degenerar) [costumbres/moral] to decline
relajo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de la moral) decline
2 (esp Esp fam) ( relax):◊ ¡qué relajo! how relaxing!
3
relajar verbo transitivo
1 (los músculos, la mente) to relax
2 (una ley, una norma) to relax
* * *relajo nmpasamos unos días de relajo en la playa we had a restful few days at the seasideesta mesa es un relajo this table is a complete mess;tiene un relajo en la cabeza he doesn't know whether he's coming or going;relajo pero con orden it's OK to be relaxed about things, but only up to a point3. Méx, RP [complicación] nuisance, hassle;aquí hacer cualquier trámite es un relajo going through any official procedure here is a hassle4. CAm, Carib, Méx [broma] joke;Méxechar relajo to fool around* * *m1 C.Am., Méxuproar2 ( relajación) relaxation* * *relajo nm1) : commotion, ruckus2) : joke, laughlo hizo de relajo: he did it for a laugh -
15 bochinche
m.1 racket (informal). ( Latin American Spanish)2 fuss, lot of noise, civil commotion, riot.* * *1 (conmoción) fuss, uproar; (ruido) racket, din, row* * *SM1) (=jaleo) uproar, commotion4) Méx (=bar) seedy bar, dive *5) Méx (=tienda) local store6) Caribe muddle, mess* * *masculino (esp AmL fam)a) (riña, pelea) fight, brawlb) (barullo, alboroto) racket (colloq), ruckus (AmE colloq), row (BrE colloq)los vecinos meten mucho bochinche — our neighbors are always making such a row o racket (colloq)
c) (confusión, lío) muddle, mess (colloq)* * *= rumpus, racket.Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.* * *masculino (esp AmL fam)a) (riña, pelea) fight, brawlb) (barullo, alboroto) racket (colloq), ruckus (AmE colloq), row (BrE colloq)los vecinos meten mucho bochinche — our neighbors are always making such a row o racket (colloq)
c) (confusión, lío) muddle, mess (colloq)* * *= rumpus, racket.Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.* * *1 (riña, pelea) fight, brawllos vecinos meten mucho bochinche our neighbors make such a row o racket ( colloq)tanto bochinche para nada all that fuss about nothing ( colloq)3 (confusión, lío) muddle, mess ( colloq)* * *
bochinche sustantivo masculino (esp AmL fam)
bochinche sustantivo masculino
1 rumpus, row, brawl: se armó un bochinche tremendo después de la fiesta, after the party there was a tremendous brawl
2 LAm rumour: por aquél entonces se escuchaban unos bochinches muy peligrosos, at that time some very dangerous rumours were circulating
* * *bochinche nmFam1. Am [ruido] racket;armar bochinche to make a racket2. Am [alboroto] fuss;hizo mucho bochinche para ir a la fiesta y después no fue she kicked up a real fuss about going to the party and then she didn't go* * *m Méxuproar* * * -
16 producir
v.1 to produce (producto, sonido).Los carbohidratos producen energía Carbohydrates produce energy.Los golpes producen lesiones The blows produce injury.Ellos producen galletas They produce cookies.El campo produce manzanas The field produces apples.2 to cause, to give rise to.tu actuación me produce tristeza your conduct makes me very sad3 to yield, to bear.este negocio produce grandes pérdidas this business is making huge losses4 to produce (Cine & television).* * *1 (gen) to produce2 (causar) to cause3 (cosecha, fruto) to yield1 to happen\producir en cadena to mass-produce* * *verb1) to produce, yield2) cause* * *1. VT1) [+ cereales, fruta, petróleo] to producese producen miles de toneladas de aceitunas al año — thousands of tons of olives are produced each year
2) (=fabricar) [+ aceite, coche] to produce, make; [+ electricidad, energía] to produce, generateesta factoría ha producido cinco mil vehículos en un mes — this factory has turned out o produced o made five thousand vehicles in a month
3) [+ cambio, efecto, herida, daños] to cause¿qué impresión te produjo? — what impression did it make on you?
4) (Econ) [+ interés] to yield; [+ beneficio] to yield, generatemis ahorros me producen un interés anual del 5% — my savings yield an annual interest of 5%
5) (=crear) [+ novela, cuadro] to produce6) (Cine, TV) to produce2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) región/país <trigo/tomates/vino> to produce; < petróleo> to produce; persona <trigo/tomates> to produce, grow; <aceite/vino> to produce, makeb) ( manufacturar) to produce, makec) <electricidad/calor/energía> to produce, generated) < sonido> to cause, generate2) (Com, Fin) < beneficios> to produce, generate, yield; < pérdidas> to cause, result in3) <película/programa> to produce4) ( causar) <conmoción/reacción/explosión> to cause2.producirse v pron1) (frml) ( tener lugar) accidente/explosión to occur (frml), to take place; cambio to occur (frml), to happense produjeron 85 muertes — there were 85 deaths, 85 people died o were killed
2) (refl) (frml) < heridas> to inflict... on oneself (frml)* * *= author, breed, deliver, generate, get out, give + birth to, output, produce, result (in), spawn, turn out, yield, throw up, effect, realise [realize, -USA], put out, crank out, bring about.Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Ex. The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.Ex. Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.Ex. I suspect that this emphasis reflects the desire to have a simple rule that everybody can apply and therefore get out cataloging data quickly and cheaply.Ex. By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex. Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.Ex. Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.Ex. This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.Ex. Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).Ex. When such a happy occurrence takes place the publisher can put out extra impressions and can publish (or sell the rights for) a paperback edition for a larger market.Ex. Because we have an automated system we can crank out weeding lists on different criteria.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.----* cambio + producirse = change + come about.* catástrofe + producirse = disaster + strike.* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.* hacer que se produzca un resultado = bring about + result.* producir aglomeraciones = cause + crowding.* producir beneficios = reap + dividends, render + returns, achieve + returns, pay + dividends, return + dividends.* producir caos = cause + chaos.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* producir desesperación = yield + despair.* producir dividendos = pay + dividends, return + dividends.* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.* producir el rendimiento máximo = come into + Posesivo + own.* producir en abundancia = churn out, knock out.* producir hostilidad = arouse + hostility.* producir resultado = yield + result.* producir resultados = produce + results, bring + results.* producirse caos = chaos + result, chaos + arise.* producirse un cúmulo de circunstancias que = circumstances + converge.* producir un cambio = effect + change, produce + change, trigger + change.* que produce ansiedad = anxiety-producing.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) región/país <trigo/tomates/vino> to produce; < petróleo> to produce; persona <trigo/tomates> to produce, grow; <aceite/vino> to produce, makeb) ( manufacturar) to produce, makec) <electricidad/calor/energía> to produce, generated) < sonido> to cause, generate2) (Com, Fin) < beneficios> to produce, generate, yield; < pérdidas> to cause, result in3) <película/programa> to produce4) ( causar) <conmoción/reacción/explosión> to cause2.producirse v pron1) (frml) ( tener lugar) accidente/explosión to occur (frml), to take place; cambio to occur (frml), to happense produjeron 85 muertes — there were 85 deaths, 85 people died o were killed
2) (refl) (frml) < heridas> to inflict... on oneself (frml)* * *= author, breed, deliver, generate, get out, give + birth to, output, produce, result (in), spawn, turn out, yield, throw up, effect, realise [realize, -USA], put out, crank out, bring about.Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Ex: The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.Ex: I suspect that this emphasis reflects the desire to have a simple rule that everybody can apply and therefore get out cataloging data quickly and cheaply.Ex: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.Ex: Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.Ex: This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).Ex: When such a happy occurrence takes place the publisher can put out extra impressions and can publish (or sell the rights for) a paperback edition for a larger market.Ex: Because we have an automated system we can crank out weeding lists on different criteria.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.* cambio + producirse = change + come about.* catástrofe + producirse = disaster + strike.* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.* hacer que se produzca un resultado = bring about + result.* producir aglomeraciones = cause + crowding.* producir beneficios = reap + dividends, render + returns, achieve + returns, pay + dividends, return + dividends.* producir caos = cause + chaos.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* producir desesperación = yield + despair.* producir dividendos = pay + dividends, return + dividends.* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.* producir el rendimiento máximo = come into + Posesivo + own.* producir en abundancia = churn out, knock out.* producir hostilidad = arouse + hostility.* producir resultado = yield + result.* producir resultados = produce + results, bring + results.* producirse caos = chaos + result, chaos + arise.* producirse un cúmulo de circunstancias que = circumstances + converge.* producir un cambio = effect + change, produce + change, trigger + change.* que produce ansiedad = anxiety-producing.* * *producir [I6 ]vtA1 ‹trigo/tomates› to produce, grow; ‹petróleo› to produce; ‹aceite/vino› to produce, make2 (manufacturar) to produce, makeesta fábrica produce 300 coches a la semana this factory produces o makes o manufactures o turns out 300 cars a week3 ‹electricidad/calor/energía› to produce, generate4 ‹sonido› to produce, cause, generateB1 ( Com, Fin) ‹beneficios› to produce, generate, yield; ‹pérdidas› to cause, give rise to, result in2 «país/club» ‹artista/deportista› to produceC ‹película/programa› to produceD(causar): estas declaraciones produjeron una gran conmoción these statements caused a great stirle produjo una gran alegría it made her very happyme produjo muy buena impresión I was very impressed with herla pomada le produjo un sarpullido the ointment caused a rash o brought her out in a rashver cómo la trata me produce náuseas it makes me sick to see how he treats herA ( frml) (tener lugar) «accidente/explosión» to occur ( frml), to take place; «cambio» to occur ( frml), to happense produjeron varios incidentes several incidents occurred o took placese produjeron 85 muertes there were 85 deaths, 85 people died o were killeddurante la operación de rescate se produjeron momentos de histerismo there were moments of panic during the rescue operationse ha producido una notable mejora there has been a great improvementse produjo heridas con un objeto cortante she cut herself with o she inflicted wounds on herself with a sharp objectdisparó el arma produciéndose la muerte instantánea he fired the gun, killing himself instantlyse produjo varias fracturas al caerse he broke several bones o ( frml) incurred several fractures when he fell* * *
producir ( conjugate producir) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( causar) ‹conmoción/reacción/explosión› to cause;
producirse verbo pronominal
1 (frml) ( tener lugar) [accidente/explosión] to occur (frml), to take place;
[ cambio] to occur (frml), to happen;
2 ( refl) (frml) ‹ heridas› to inflict … on oneself (frml)
producir verbo transitivo
1 (bienes) to produce: las vacas producen leche, cows give milk
2 (ocasionar, causar) el golpe le produjo una sordera crónica, he became chronically deaf as a result of the blow
(sensaciones, efectos) to cause, generate: la noticia le produjo tristeza, the news made him sad
3 (una obra artística o audiovisual) to produce
' producir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anquilosar
- conmocionar
- criar
- dar
- dejar
- desencadenar
- embotellar
- hacer
- marear
- sacar
- saber
- surtir
- traer
- beneficio
- descomponer
- echar
- picar
- produje
- rendir
- serie
English:
bash out
- breed
- churn out
- discontinue
- emit
- give
- induce
- nauseate
- produce
- throw up
- turn out
- yield
- back
- churn
- commotion
- create
- net
- phase
- put
- spawn
* * *♦ vt1. [productos agrícolas, recursos naturales] to produce;las abejas producen miel bees produce honey2. [manufacturar] to produce3. [generar] [calor, sonido] to produce4. [artista, campeón] to produce;un país que ha producido varios campeones mundiales a country which has produced several world champions5. [ocasionar] to cause, to give rise to;tu actuación me produce tristeza your conduct makes me very sad;un medicamento que produce náuseas a medicine which causes nausea;no me produjo muy buena impresión it didn't make a very good impression on me6. [interés] to yield, to bear;este negocio produce grandes pérdidas this business is making huge losses;la operación produjo muchas ganancias para el banco the transaction yielded substantial profits for the bank7. [en cine, televisión] to produce* * *v/t1 ( crear) produce2 ( causar) cause* * *producir {61} vt1) : to produce, to make, to manufacture2) : to cause, to bring about3) : to bear (interest)* * *producir vb1. (elaborar) to produce2. (causar) to cause / to make -
17 calle
intj.you don't say, how extraordinary, what do you know.f.1 street, road.¿qué se opina en la calle? what does the man in the street think?el lenguaje de la calle everyday languagecalle arriba/abajo up/down the streetcalle de dirección única one-way streetcalle mayor main streetcalle peatonal pedestrian precinctcalle principal main street2 lane (en atletismo, natación). (peninsular Spanish)3 terrace.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: callar.* * *1 street, road2 DEPORTE lane\doblar la calle to turn the cornerechar a alguien de patitas en la calle to throw somebody out, kick somebody outechar/tirar por la calle de en medio figurado to go ahead regardless/take the middle coursehacer la calle (prostituta) to walk the streetsllevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura to give somebody a tough time* * *noun f.street, road* * *SF1) (=vía pública) street; [con más tráfico] road- se los lleva a todos de calle- llevar o traer a algn por la calle de la amarguracalle cerrada Ven, Col, Méx —
calle ciega Ven, Col —
calle cortada — Cono Sur dead end, dead-end street, cul-de-sac
calle de sentido único, calle de una mano Cono Sur —
calle de un solo sentido — Chile one-way street
calle peatonal — pedestrianized street, pedestrian street
aplanar 1., 1), cabo 2)calle sin salida — cul-de-sac, dead end, dead end street
2) (=no casa)a)• la calle, he estado todo el día en la calle — I've been out all day
se sentaba en la calle a ver pasar a la gente — he used to sit out in the street o outside watching the people go by
a los dos días de su detención ya estaba otra vez en la calle — two days after his arrest he was back on the streets again
•
irse a la calle — to go out, go outside¡iros a la calle a jugar! — go and play outside!
llevo varios días sin salir a la calle — I haven't been out of the house o outside for several days
- coger la calle- poner a algn de patitas en la calleb)• de calle, ropa de calle — (=no de estar en casa) clothes for wearing outside the house ; (=no de gala) everyday clothes pl
iba vestido de calle — (Mil) he was wearing civilian clothes, he was wearing civvies *
3)la calle — (=gente) the public
4) (Natación, Atletismo) lane; (Golf) fairway5) (Aer)calle de rodadura, calle de rodaje — taxiway
* * *1)a) (camino, vía) streetesa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end
b) ( en sentido más amplio)de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)
2) (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane; ( en golf) fairway* * *= street, thoroughfare, fairway.Nota: Usado en los campos de golf.Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.Ex. Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.Ex. A selected fairway on each golf course was equipped with water meters to assess irrigation volumes on a bimonthly basis.----* abarrotar las calles = come out in + force, be out in force.* accidente en la calle = street accident.* aglomerar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* calle comercial = shopping mile.* calle de natación = swim lane.* calle de rodadura = taxiway.* calle de rodaje = taxiway.* calle de tiendas = shopping street.* calle estrecha = lane.* calle mayor, la = main street, the.* calle peatonal = pedestrian street.* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.* criado en la calle = street-smart.* curtido en la calle = street-smart.* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.* diagrama de calles de natación = swim lane diagram.* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* en la calle = out-of-home.* esquina de una calle = street corner.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* lanzarse a la calle = take to + the streets.* lenguaje de la calle = street slang.* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* niño de la calle = waif.* nivel de la calle = road-level.* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner en la calle = evict.* recogida en la calle = kerbside collection, curbside collection.* recorrer las calles = pound + the streets.* ropa de calle = street clothes.* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.* situado en la calle comercial = shop-front [shopfront] .* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.* vagancia en las calles = loitering.* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.* zapato de calle = walking shoe.* * *1)a) (camino, vía) streetesa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end
b) ( en sentido más amplio)de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)
2) (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane; ( en golf) fairway* * *= street, thoroughfare, fairway.Nota: Usado en los campos de golf.Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
Ex: Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.Ex: A selected fairway on each golf course was equipped with water meters to assess irrigation volumes on a bimonthly basis.* abarrotar las calles = come out in + force, be out in force.* accidente en la calle = street accident.* aglomerar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* calle comercial = shopping mile.* calle de natación = swim lane.* calle de rodadura = taxiway.* calle de rodaje = taxiway.* calle de tiendas = shopping street.* calle estrecha = lane.* calle mayor, la = main street, the.* calle peatonal = pedestrian street.* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.* criado en la calle = street-smart.* curtido en la calle = street-smart.* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.* diagrama de calles de natación = swim lane diagram.* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* en la calle = out-of-home.* esquina de una calle = street corner.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* lanzarse a la calle = take to + the streets.* lenguaje de la calle = street slang.* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.* niño de la calle = waif.* nivel de la calle = road-level.* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner en la calle = evict.* recogida en la calle = kerbside collection, curbside collection.* recorrer las calles = pound + the streets.* ropa de calle = street clothes.* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.* situado en la calle comercial = shop-front [shopfront].* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.* vagancia en las calles = loitering.* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.* zapato de calle = walking shoe.* * *A1 (camino, vía) streetlas principales calles comerciales the main shopping streetscruza la calle cross the street o roadesa calle no tiene salida that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead endel colegio está dos calles más arriba the school is two blocks up o two streets further up2(en sentido más amplio): hace una semana que no salgo a la calle I haven't been out for a weekmañana el periódico saldrá a la calle por última vez tomorrow the newspaper will hit the newsstands o will come out o will be printed for the last timeme he pasado todo el día en la calle I've been out all dayme lo encontré en la calle I bumped into him in the streetlo que opina el hombre de la calle what the man in the street thinksel lenguaje de la calle everyday languagese crió en la calle she grew up on the streetsde calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dressechar a algn a la calle to throw sb out (on the street)echarse a la calle to take to the streetsechar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle courseestar en la calle «periódico/revista» to be on salellevarse a algn de calle ( fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him ( colloq)salir a la calle «persona» to go out; «periódico/revista» to go on sale, to come outCompuestos:(Andes, Ven) no through road, dead end, cul-de-sac ( BrE)(CS) calle ciegaone-way street● calle de doble sentido or direccióntwo-way streetone-way street( RPl) one-way street( Col) one-way street( Chi) one-way streetpedestrian streetB (en atletismo, natación) lane; (en golf) fairwayCompuesto:calle de rodadura or rodajetaxiway, taxi strip* * *
Del verbo callar: ( conjugate callar)
callé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
calle es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
c/
callar
calle
c/ (◊ calle) St, Rd
callar ( conjugate callar) verbo intransitivo
to be quiet, shut up (colloq);
no pude hacerlo calle I couldn't get him to be quiet;
hacer calle a la oposición to silence the opposition
verbo transitivoa) ‹secreto/información› to keep … quiet
callarse verbo pronominal
cuando entró todos se calleon when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking;
la próxima vez no me calleé next time I'll say something
calle sustantivo femenino
1 ( vía) street;
calle ciega (Andes, Ven) dead end, cul-de-sac (BrE);
calle de dirección única or (Col) de una vía one-way street;
hoy no he salido a la calle I haven't been out today;
el libro saldrá a la calle mañana the book comes out tomorrow;
el hombre de la calle the man in the street;
el lenguaje de la calle colloquial language;
echar a algn a la calle to throw sb out (on the street);
en la calle ‹estar/quedar› ( en la ruina) penniless;
( sin vivienda) homeless;
( sin trabajo) out of work
2 (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane;
( en golf) fairway
callar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (parar de hablar) to stop talking: calla un momento, ¿qué ruido es ése?, be quiet, what's that noise?
2 (no decir nada) to keep quiet, say nothing: tus ojos asienten y tu boca calla, your eyes say it all
II verbo transitivo (dejar de dar una noticia) not to mention o to keep to oneself: desconfía de sus palabras, callarán la verdad, you can't trust what they're saying, they are going to hush up the truth
♦ Locuciones: ¡calla!, (para indicar sorpresa) never!: ¡calla, no me digas que se casó!, did she really marry?
hacer callar, (hacer que alguien pare de hablar) to get someone to be quiet
(silenciar) to silence: ¡no podrán hacernos callar! they can't make us keep our mouths shut
quien calla otorga, silence speaks volumes
calle sustantivo femenino
1 street, road
calle cortada, cul-de-sac, dead end
calle mayor, high street, US main street
2 Dep (de una pista, un circuito) lane
♦ Locuciones: echarse a la calle: los vecinos se echaron a la calle, the residents took to the streets
familiar en la calle, (sin trabajo) con esa ley, miles de obreros se quedaron en la calle, thousands of workers were put out of a job
hacer la calle, to be a prostitute o to prostitute oneself o to walk the streets
poner a alguien (de patitas) en la calle, to throw sb out into the street
(en el trabajo) to give sb the boot
el hombre de la calle, the man in the street
una mujer de la calle, a prostitute
llevarse de calle, to win easily
tirar/coger por la calle de en medio, to bowl sb over
traer/llevar por la calle de la amargura, to give sb a difficult time
' calle' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abordar
- achuchar
- amargura
- ancha
- ancho
- aparcamiento
- atinar
- atracador
- atracadora
- atravesar
- cabo
- caca
- cariño
- colapso
- deferencia
- descolgarse
- desembocar
- digna
- digno
- dupdo
- ensanchar
- ensordecer
- equivocarse
- foco
- gorro
- horda
- hormiguear
- invadir
- isleta
- lateral
- manzana
- mayor
- mujer
- obra
- ojo
- pajarito
- papelera
- pasar
- paseo
- pavimento
- portal
- precaución
- próxima
- próximo
- regar
- robar
- sita
- sito
- sola
English:
across
- activity
- anybody
- barricade
- block off
- boom box
- boot out
- bootleg
- bottom
- busk
- collapse
- common
- commotion
- continuation
- corner
- crescent
- cross
- decorate
- distraught
- down
- drain
- end
- evict
- front door
- go along
- gutter
- high street
- hold on
- hoodlum
- illuminate
- illumination
- lane
- lead off from
- length
- look at
- main
- map
- mend
- middle
- multinational
- off
- on
- one-way
- open out
- out
- out of
- outdoor
- over
- peddle
- pedestrianize
* * *calle nf1. [en población] street, road;cruzar la calle to cross the street o road;calle arriba/abajo up/down the street o road;tres calles más abajo three blocks further down;Famhacer la calle [prostituta] to walk the streets;llevarse a alguien de calle to win sb over;traer o [m5] llevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura to put sb through hell, to make sb's life hell;RP Famtener calle to know what's what, to be street smartVen calle ciega dead end, blind alley;calle cortada: [m5] hay cuatro calles cortadas en el centro four streets Br in the city centre o US downtown are closed to traffic;calle cortada (por obras) [en letrero] road closed (for repairs);CSur calle cortada dead end, blind alley;calle de dirección única one-way street;calle de doble dirección two-way street;calle mayor high street, US main street;calle principal main street;RP calle de una mano one-way street; Col calle de una vía one-way streetse pasa el día en la calle she is always out;salgo un momento, ¿quieres algo de la calle? I'm just popping out, can I get you anything (from the shops)?;no grites, te puede oír toda la calle don't shout, the whole neighbourhood can hear you;[sin casa] to throw sb out;echar a alguien a la calle [de un trabajo] to sack sb;[de un lugar público] to kick o throw sb out;echarse a la calle [manifestarse] to take to the streets;el asesino está en la calle tras pasar años en la cárcel the murderer is out after spending years in prison;salir a la calle [salir de casa] to go out¿qué se opina en la calle? what does the man in the street think?;el lenguaje de la calle everyday languagela calle de dentro/de fuera the inside/outside lane5. [en golf] fairway* * *f1 street;echar a alguien a la calle fig throw s.o out on the street;quedarse en la calle fig fall on hard times;llevarse a alguien de calle have s.o. chasing after one;traer ollevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura make s.o.’s life a misery;hacer la calle famde prostituta turn tricks fam, Brwalk the streets2 DEP lane* * *calle nf: street, road* * *calle n1. (en general) street¿en qué calle vives? which street do you live in?2. (en deportes) lane -
18 mucho
adj.a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.adv.1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.2 very often, too often.m.a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.* * *► adjetivo1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many► adverbio1 (de cantidad) a lot, much■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later3 (de frecuencia) often\como mucho at the mostcon mucho by farni con mucho nowhere near asni mucho menos far frompor mucho que however much* * *1. (f. - mucha)adj.many, much, a lot of, plenty of2. adv.much, a lot- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)pron.many, much, a lot* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, muchtengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money
había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there
¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?
no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money
2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, manytiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants
muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so
se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times
¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?
no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake
3) * [con singular colectivo]había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there
hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around
mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back
4) (=demasiado)es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you
esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, muchtengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do
tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened
¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?
no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do
-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"
b) [referido a tiempo] long¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?
¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?
-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"
hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing
2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, manysomos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us
son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to
muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...
muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent
-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"
¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?
-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"
3. ADV1) (=en gran cantidad) a lotte quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot
viene mucho — he comes often o a lot
me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot
sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot
- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"
lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry
¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *
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muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *•
pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying2) [en respuestas]-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"
-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"
3) [otras locuciones]•
como mucho — at (the) most•
con mucho — by far, far and awayfue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best
no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas
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cuando mucho — frm at (the) most•
tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb•
ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he wasmi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it
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por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you studypor mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him
* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.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. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.----* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* 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.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.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: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* 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.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *1salen mucho they go out a lotno salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lotahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better nowesto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologiststrabaja mucho he works very hard¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very muchpor mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to youpor mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear youdespués de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreementmucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either2(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very muchA1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot oftiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin Cno le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for himhabía mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people theresucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attendingmuchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungryseis hijos son muchos six children's a lotsomos muchos there are a lot of usB ( sing)1 ( fam)(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish ithoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around2 ( fam)(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like thatA(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untruetengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to dosi no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to askmuchos creen que … many (people) believe that …muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosenBmucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long timehace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met youC ( en locs):como mucho at (the) mostcostará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) mostcon mucho by far, easilyfue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by farcuando mucho at (the) mostni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you adviceno es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it* * *
mucho 1 adverbio
‹ trabajar› hard;◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;
me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussionb) ( en respuestas):◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;
¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2◊ - cha adjetivo
(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungryb) (pl) many, a lot of;◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;
hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
( en oraciones negativas) much;
tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;
muchos de nosotros many of us
2◊ muchoa) ( referido a tiempo):
¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?b) ( en locs)
con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few
* * *mucho, -a♦ adj1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;Fames mucho hombre he's a real man;es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;Fammucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible♦ pron(singular) a lot;* * *I adjmuch;mucho tiempo a lot of time;no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;tengo mucho frío I am very cold;es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for memany;muchos amigos a lot of friends;no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friendsII pronmuch;no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lotmany;no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …III advmuch;¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?2:como mucho at the most;dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;ni mucho menos far from it;por mucho que however much* * *mucho adv1) : much, a lotmucho más: much morele gusta mucho: he likes it a lot2) : long, a long timetardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here3)por mucho que : no matter how much1) : a lot of, many, muchmucha gente: a lot of peoplehace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages2)muchas veces : often1) : a lot, many, muchhay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to domuchas no vinieron: many didn't come2)cuando mucho orcomo mucho : at most3)con mucho : by far4)ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it* * *mucho1 adj1. (en general) a lot of / lots oflee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiarcomo mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?2. (otras expresiones) verymucho2 adv1. (en general) a lotlo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry2. (comparaciones) much3. (mucho tiempo) a long timeno está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finishedmucho3 pron1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot3. (con plurales) many / a lot -
19 organizar
v.to organize.María organizó los papeles Mary organized the documents.María organizó una fiesta Mary organized a shindig.* * *1 to organize1 (ordenarse) to get organized2 (crearse) to be organized3 (armarse) to be, occur* * *verbto organize, arrange* * *1. VT1) [+ fiesta, espectáculo] to organize2) * [+ jaleo, pelea]los marineros organizaron un auténtico alboroto — the sailors created o made a real commotion
¡menuda has organizado! — you've really stirred things up, haven't you!
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to organize, arrange2.organizarse v pron to organize oneself* * *= arrange, make + arrangements, organise [organize, -USA], put together, run, stage, structure, put on, marshal, orchestrate, set up, create + order, mastermind.Ex. A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex. Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex. The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.Ex. The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format.Ex. A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.Ex. The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.Ex. Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.Ex. The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.Ex. The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex. The centre is also masterminding a number of projects concerning Third World needs for microcomputers.----* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* organizar en colaboración = co-organise [co-organize, -USA].* organizarse = get + Reflexivo + organised.* organizar según un orden específico = organise in + Adjetivo + order.* organizar una actuación musical = put on + musical event.* organizar un acto = hold + event.* organizar un acto público = organise + function.* organizar una huelga = stage + strike.* organizar una manifestación = stage + demonstration, stage + protest.* organizar una reunión = arrange for + meeting, mount + meeting.* organizar una visita a = arrange + expedition to.* organizar un concurso = conduct + contest.* organizar un congreso = hold + conference, host + conference, host + congress.* organizar un curso = arrange + course, run + course.* organizar un plan = put + a plan in place.* organizar un reunión = organise + meeting.* organizar un seminario = run + seminar.* organizar un sistema de turnos de + Nombre = organise + a rota of + Nombre.* * *1.verbo transitivo to organize, arrange2.organizarse v pron to organize oneself* * *= arrange, make + arrangements, organise [organize, -USA], put together, run, stage, structure, put on, marshal, orchestrate, set up, create + order, mastermind.Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex: The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.Ex: The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format.Ex: A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.Ex: The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.Ex: Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex: The centre is also masterminding a number of projects concerning Third World needs for microcomputers.* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* organizar en colaboración = co-organise [co-organize, -USA].* organizarse = get + Reflexivo + organised.* organizar según un orden específico = organise in + Adjetivo + order.* organizar una actuación musical = put on + musical event.* organizar un acto = hold + event.* organizar un acto público = organise + function.* organizar una huelga = stage + strike.* organizar una manifestación = stage + demonstration, stage + protest.* organizar una reunión = arrange for + meeting, mount + meeting.* organizar una visita a = arrange + expedition to.* organizar un concurso = conduct + contest.* organizar un congreso = hold + conference, host + conference, host + congress.* organizar un curso = arrange + course, run + course.* organizar un plan = put + a plan in place.* organizar un reunión = organise + meeting.* organizar un seminario = run + seminar.* organizar un sistema de turnos de + Nombre = organise + a rota of + Nombre.* * *organizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹fiesta/actividades› to organize, arrangeestaba muy bien organizado it was very well organized1 «persona» to organize oneself ( o one's time etc)2* * *
organizar ( conjugate organizar) verbo transitivo
to organize, arrange
organizarse verbo pronominal
to organize oneself
organizar verbo transitivo
1 to organize: organizaron una fiesta de despedida, they planned a farewell party
2 (provocar) to cause: sus declaraciones organizaron un escándalo, her statements caused a scandal
' organizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armar
- dar
- orquestar
- regular
- arreglar
- juerga
- montar
English:
arrange
- fix
- line up
- marshal
- mount
- organize
- picket
- promote
- showmanship
- stage
- mastermind
- put
- run
- sort
* * *♦ vt1. [estructurar, ordenar] to organize2. [fiesta, partido] to organize* * *v/t organize* * *organizar {21} vt: to organize, to arrange* * *organizar vb to organize¿por qué no organizamos un viaje a Londres? why don't we organize a trip to London? -
20 trapatiesta
f.row, roughhouse, racket.* * *1 familiar racket\armar una trapatiesta familiar to kick up a rumpus* * *= a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish.Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.* * *= a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish.Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.* * *( fam)armar una trapatiesta to kick up a racket o a ruckus ( colloq)* * *trapatiesta nfFam racket, din* * *f fam:armar una trapatiesta make a racket fam
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roil — Synonyms and related words: adiaphanousness, aggravate, agitate, agitation, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, be at, be turbulent, beat, beat up, bedevil, beset, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, bother, bristle, brouhaha, brown off, bug, bullyrag,… … Moby Thesaurus