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1 polish
'poliʃ
1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) lustrar, abrillantar, sacar brillo/lustre, limpiar2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) perfeccionar, mejorar
2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) brillo, lustre2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) cera, betún; (suelos) abrillantador•- polished- polish off
Polish adj n polacotr['pəʊlɪʃ]1 polaco,-a1 (person) polaco,-a2 (language) polaco1 los polacos nombre masculino pluralPolish ['po:lɪʃ] adj: polacoPolish n: polaco m (idioma)adj.• polaco, -a adj.• polonés, -esa adj.n.• polaco s.m.
I 'pəʊlɪʃadjective polaco
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mass noun polaco m['pɒlɪʃ]1. N1) (=shoe polish) betún m, bola f (Mex); (=furniture polish, floor polish) cera f ; (=metal polish) líquido m para limpiar metales; (=nail polish) esmalte m or laca f (para las uñas)2) (=act)3) (=shine) lustre m, brillo mhigh polish — lustre m brillante
the buttons have lost their polish — los botones han perdido su brillo or se han deslustrado
4) (fig) (=refinement) refinamiento m ; [of artistry etc] elegancia f2. VT1) (gen) pulir; [+ shoes] limpiar, lustrar (esp LAm), bolear (Mex), embolar (Chile); [+ floor, furniture] encerar; [+ pans, metal, silver] pulir; (mechanically, industrially) pulimentar2) (fig) (also: polish up) (=improve) perfeccionar; [+ manners] refinar; [+ style etc] pulir, limar; [+ one's Spanish etc] pulir, perfeccionar* * *
I ['pəʊlɪʃ]adjective polaco
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mass noun polaco m -
2 Polish
'poliʃ
1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) lustrar, abrillantar, sacar brillo/lustre, limpiar2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) perfeccionar, mejorar
2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) brillo, lustre2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) cera, betún; (suelos) abrillantador•- polished- polish off
Polish adj n polacotr['pəʊlɪʃ]1 polaco,-a1 (person) polaco,-a2 (language) polaco1 los polacos nombre masculino pluralPolish ['po:lɪʃ] adj: polacoPolish n: polaco m (idioma)adj.• polaco, -a adj.• polonés, -esa adj.n.• polaco s.m.
I 'pəʊlɪʃadjective polaco
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mass noun polaco m['pǝʊlɪʃ]1.ADJ polaco2. N1) (Ling) polaco m2)the Polish — (=people) los polacos
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I ['pəʊlɪʃ]adjective polaco
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mass noun polaco m -
3 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) brillar2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) brillar, relucir3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) sacar brillo, limpiar4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) sobresalir, destacar, brillar
2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) brillo2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) lustre•- shining- shiny
- shininess
shine vb brillar / relucirtr[ʃaɪn]1 brillo, lustre nombre masculino2 figurative use (excel) sobresalir (at, en), destacar (at, en), brillar (at, en)1 (light, lamp) dirigir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take a shine to somebody tomarle cariño a alguien, prendarse de alguiento take a shine to something gustarle algo, prendarle algo, tener el ojo echado a algo1) : brillar, relucirthe stars were shining: las estrellas brillaban2) excel: brillar, lucirseshine vt1) : alumbrarhe shined the flashlight at it: lo alumbró con la linterna2) polish: sacarle brillo a, lustrarshine n: brillo m, lustre mn.• bola s.f.• brillo s.m.• bruñido s.m.• buen tiempo s.m.• lustre s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: shone) or: shined•) = abrillantar v.• arder v.• brillar v.• dar lustre a v.• embolar v.• enlustrecer v.• espejear v.• fulgurar v.• limpiar v.• limpiar calzado v.• lucir v.• lustrar v.• relucir v.• relumbrar v.• resplandecer v.• rutilar v.ʃaɪn
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mass noun brillo mto give one's shoes a shine — limpiarse or (esp AmL) lustrarse or (Col) embolarse or (Méx) bolearse los zapatos
to take a shine to somebody — (colloq)
to take the shine off something — deslucir* or empañar algo
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intransitive verb (past & past p shone)a) (gleam, glow) \<\<star/sun/eyes\>\> brillar; \<\<metal/glass/shoes\>\> relucir*, brillarb) ( excel)to shine (AT something) — destacar(se*) (en algo)
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vt2) (past & past p shined) ( polish) \<\<brass/furniture\>\> sacarle* brillo a, lustrar (esp AmL); \<\<shoes\>\> limpiar or (esp AmL) lustrar or (Col) embolar or (Méx) bolear•Phrasal Verbs:[ʃaɪn] (vb: pt, pp shone)1.N (=brilliance) brillo m, lustre mto take the shine off sth — (lit) deslustrar algo; (fig) deslucir algo, quitar a algo su encanto
- take a shine to sb2. VT1) (pt, pp shined) (=polish) sacar brillo a, pulir2)3. VI1) [sun, light etc] brillar; [metal] relucir2) (fig) [student etc] destacar, sobresalirto shine at English — destacar or sobresalir en inglés
* * *[ʃaɪn]
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mass noun brillo mto give one's shoes a shine — limpiarse or (esp AmL) lustrarse or (Col) embolarse or (Méx) bolearse los zapatos
to take a shine to somebody — (colloq)
to take the shine off something — deslucir* or empañar algo
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intransitive verb (past & past p shone)a) (gleam, glow) \<\<star/sun/eyes\>\> brillar; \<\<metal/glass/shoes\>\> relucir*, brillarb) ( excel)to shine (AT something) — destacar(se*) (en algo)
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vt2) (past & past p shined) ( polish) \<\<brass/furniture\>\> sacarle* brillo a, lustrar (esp AmL); \<\<shoes\>\> limpiar or (esp AmL) lustrar or (Col) embolar or (Méx) bolear•Phrasal Verbs: -
4 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) restregar, frotar
2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) friega, acto de restregar/frotar- rub down- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
- rub up the wrong way
rub vb frotartr[rʌb]1 friega1 rozar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto rub it in familiar insistirto rub shoulders with codearse conto rub somebody up the wrong way sacar de quicio a alguien1) : frotar, restregarto rub one's hands together: frotarse las manos2) massage: friccionar, masajear3) chafe: rozar4) polish: frotar, pulir5) scrub: fregar6)to rub elbows with : codarse con7)to rub someone the wrong way : sacar de quicio a alguien, caerle mal a alguienrub vito rub against : rozarrub n1) rubbing: frotamiento m, fricción f2) difficulty: problema mn.• fricción s.f.• frotación s.f.• frotamiento s.m.• refregón s.m.• roce s.m.• rozadura s.f.expr.• caerle mal a alguien expr.v.• estregar v.• fregar v.• friccionar v.• frotar v.• limpiar frotando v.• refregar v.• restregar v.• rozar v.• sobar v.
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1. rʌb- bb- transitive verbto rub one's eye/eyes — restregarse* or refregarse* or (Méx) tallarse el ojo/los ojos
not to have two farthings o halfpennies o pennies to rub together — (BrE) no tener* donde caerse muerto (fam)
to rub somebody the wrong way — (AmE) caerle* mal a alguien
b) ( with a cloth) frotar
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vito rub AGAINST/ON something: these shoes rub against o on my heels estos zapatos me rozan los talones; the cat rubbed against my legs — el gato se me restregó contra las piernas
Phrasal Verbs:- rub down- rub in- rub off- rub out- rub up
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1)a) ( act)b) ( polish)2) ( difficulty)[rʌb]1. N1) (gen)2) (fig)there's the rub — ahí está el problema, esa es la dificultad
the rub is that... — el problema es que...
2.VT (=apply friction) frotar; (hard) restregar, estregar; (Med etc) friccionar; (to clean) limpiar frotando; (=polish) sacar brillo a3.VIto rub against/on sth — rozar algo
- rub away- rub down- rub in- rub off- rub out- rub up* * *
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1. [rʌb]- bb- transitive verbto rub one's eye/eyes — restregarse* or refregarse* or (Méx) tallarse el ojo/los ojos
not to have two farthings o halfpennies o pennies to rub together — (BrE) no tener* donde caerse muerto (fam)
to rub somebody the wrong way — (AmE) caerle* mal a alguien
b) ( with a cloth) frotar
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vito rub AGAINST/ON something: these shoes rub against o on my heels estos zapatos me rozan los talones; the cat rubbed against my legs — el gato se me restregó contra las piernas
Phrasal Verbs:- rub down- rub in- rub off- rub out- rub up
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1)a) ( act)b) ( polish)2) ( difficulty) -
5 spit
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1. spit noun((also spittle 'spitl) the liquid that forms in the mouth.) saliva
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verb1) (to throw out (spit) from the mouth: He spat in the gutter as an indication of contempt.) escupir2) (to send (out) with force: The fire spat (out) sparks.)
II spit noun(a type of sharp-pointed metal bar on which meat is roasted.)spit vb escupirtr[spɪt]————————tr[spɪt]1 (saliva) saliva, esputo1 (gen) escupir1 (gen) escupir (at, a), (on, en)2 (rain) chispear3 (sputter) chisporrotear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be the spit of somebody / be the spitting image of somebody ser el vivo retrato de alguienspit and polish pulcritud nombre femenino y limpiezaspit n1) saliva: saliva f2) rotisserie: asador m3) point: lengua f (de tierra)n.• asador s.m.• azada s.f.• escupitajo s.m.• espetón s.m.• espuma de insecto s.f.• lengua de tierra s.f.• saliva s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: spat) = escupir v.• espetar v.• gargajear v.spɪt
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1) u ( saliva) saliva fspit and polish — (attention to neatness, appearance) pulcritud f
all that table needs is a bit of spit and polish — lo que le hace falta a esa mesa es una buena limpieza
to be the (dead) spit of somebody — ser* el vivo retrato de alguien; image 3) a)
3) c ( of land) punta f, lengua f
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a) \<\<person/animal\>\> escupirto spit in/on something — escupir en algo
it's within spitting distance of here — está a un paso de aquí; image 3) a)
b) \<\<fire/fat\>\> chisporrotearc) \<\<cat\>\> bufar
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vt (past & past p spat) \<\<food/blood\>\> escupir
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v impers (colloq)it's spitting (with rain) — caen algunas gotas (de lluvia), está chispeando (fam)
Phrasal Verbs:- spit out
I [spɪt] (vb: pt, pp spat)1.N saliva f, esputo m- be the dead spit of sb2. VT1) (lit) [+ blood, crumb] escupir2) (=exclaim) espetar, soltar"traitor!" he spat — -¡traidor! -espetó or soltó él
3. VI1) [person] escupir (at a) (on en); [cat] bufarit's spitting with rain — (Brit) están cayendo algunas gotas
2) [fat, fire] chisporrotear- spit out- spit up
II [spɪt]1. N1) (Culin) asador m, espetón m2) (Geog) [of land] lengua f ; (=sandbank) banco m de arena2.VT espetar3.CPDspitroastspit roast N — asado m
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[spɪt]N (Agr) azadada f* * *[spɪt]
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1) u ( saliva) saliva fspit and polish — (attention to neatness, appearance) pulcritud f
all that table needs is a bit of spit and polish — lo que le hace falta a esa mesa es una buena limpieza
to be the (dead) spit of somebody — ser* el vivo retrato de alguien; image 3) a)
3) c ( of land) punta f, lengua f
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a) \<\<person/animal\>\> escupirto spit in/on something — escupir en algo
it's within spitting distance of here — está a un paso de aquí; image 3) a)
b) \<\<fire/fat\>\> chisporrotearc) \<\<cat\>\> bufar
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vt (past & past p spat) \<\<food/blood\>\> escupir
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v impers (colloq)it's spitting (with rain) — caen algunas gotas (de lluvia), está chispeando (fam)
Phrasal Verbs:- spit out -
6 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) moler, triturar, picar2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) hacer rechinar, moler3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) oprimir, clavar
2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) trabajo pesado- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone
grind vb molertr[graɪnd]1 (mill) moler; (crush) machacar, triturar; (crystals, ore) pulverizar; (lens, mirror) pulir; (knife, blade) afilar2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (mince - beef) picar3 (teeth) hacer rechinar4 (press down hard on) incrustar, aplastar; (press in) meter1 (crush) triturarse2 (make harsh noise) rechinar, chirriar3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (swot) empollar, machacar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto grind the faces of the poor into the dust oprimir a los pobresto grind to a halt / grind to a standstill (vehicle) detenerse ruidosamente, pararse ruidosamente 2 (production) irse parando poco a poco 3 (negotiations) estancarse, llegar a un punto muertoto have an axe to grind tener un interés personal1) crush: moler, machacar, triturar2) sharpen: afilar3) polish: pulir, esmerilar (lentes, espejos)4)to grind one's teeth : rechinarle los dientes a uno5)to grind down oppress: oprimir, agobiargrind vi1) : funcionar con dificultad, rechinarto grind to a halt: pararse poco a poco, llegar a un punto muerto2) study: estudiar muchogrind n: trabajo m pesadothe daily grind: la rutina diarian.• empollón s.m.• molienda s.f.• rutina s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: ground) = afilar v.• amolar v.• majar v.• moler v.• pulverizar v.• quebrantar v.
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1. graɪnd(past & past p ground) transitive verba) \<\<coffee/wheat\>\> moler*; ( in mortar) machacar*; \<\<meat\>\> (AmE) moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*; \<\<crystals/ore\>\> triturarb) ( rub together)to grind something INTO something: he ground the cigarette end into the carpet — incrustó or aplastó la colilla en la alfombra
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vi ( move with friction) rechinar, chirriar*to grind to a halt o standstill: the truck ground to a halt el camión se detuvo con gran chirrido de frenos; the negotiations have ground to a halt — las negociaciones han llegado a un punto muerto or se han estancado
Phrasal Verbs:- grind on
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a) ( drudgery) (colloq) (no pl) trabajo m pesado, paliza f (fam)b) ( over-conscientious worker) (AmE colloq)[ɡraɪnd] (pt, pp ground)1. VT1) [+ coffee] moler; [+ corn, flour] moler, machacar; [+ stone] pulverizar; (US) (Culin) [+ meat] picarto grind sth into or to a powder — reducir algo a polvo, pulverizar algo
2) (=sharpen) [+ knife] amolar, afilar3) (=polish) [+ gem, lens] esmerilar2.VI [machine etc] funcionar con dificultadto grind to a halt or standstill — pararse en seco
3.N * (=dull hard work) trabajo m pesado- grind on- grind up* * *
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1. [graɪnd](past & past p ground) transitive verba) \<\<coffee/wheat\>\> moler*; ( in mortar) machacar*; \<\<meat\>\> (AmE) moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*; \<\<crystals/ore\>\> triturarb) ( rub together)to grind something INTO something: he ground the cigarette end into the carpet — incrustó or aplastó la colilla en la alfombra
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vi ( move with friction) rechinar, chirriar*to grind to a halt o standstill: the truck ground to a halt el camión se detuvo con gran chirrido de frenos; the negotiations have ground to a halt — las negociaciones han llegado a un punto muerto or se han estancado
Phrasal Verbs:- grind on
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a) ( drudgery) (colloq) (no pl) trabajo m pesado, paliza f (fam)b) ( over-conscientious worker) (AmE colloq) -
7 smooth
smu:ð
1. adjective1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) liso2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) homogéneo3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) tranquilo, en calma4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) sin problemas/inconvenientes5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) zalamero, meloso
2. verb1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) alisar2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) esparcir•- smoothen- smoothly
- smoothness
smooth adj1. suave / liso2. sin problemastr[smʊːð]1 (surface, texture, tyre) liso,-a; (skin) suave; (road) llano,-a, uniforme; (sea) tranquilo,-a, en calma2 (liquid mixture, sauce) sin grumos3 (wine, beer, etc) suave4 (style etc) fluido,-a5 (journey, flight) tranquilo,-a; (take-off, landing, stop) suave; (take-over, transition) sin problemas, sin obstáculos, sin complicaciones6 pejorative (person) zalamero,-a, meloso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas smooth as a baby's bottom suave como el culito de un bebéto be a smooth operator ser un tipo muy hábilto be a smooth talker tener un pico de oroto smooth the path/way preparar el terreno, allanar el terrenoto smooth things over limar asperezassmooth ['smu:ð] vt: alisarsmooth adj1) : liso (dícese de una superficie)smooth skin: piel lisa2) : suave (dícese de un movimiento)a smooth landing: un aterrizaje suave3) : sin grumosa smooth sauce: una salsa sin grumos4) : fluidosmooth writing: escritura fluidaadj.• blando, -a adj.• igual adj.• liso, -a adj.• llano, -a adj.• parejo, -a adj.• raso, -a adj.• rodado, -a adj.• suave adj.• terso, -a adj.• tranquilo, -a adj.• unido, -a adj.v.• alisar v.• allanar v.• aplanar v.• atusar v.• desbastar v.• emparejar v.• esmerilar v.• igualar v.• raer v.• suavizar v.
I smuːðadjective -er, -est1)a) <texture/stone> liso, suave; < skin> suave, terso; <sea/lake> tranquilo, en calmathis razor gives a smooth shave — esta navaja afeita muy al ras or (Esp tb) da un afeitado muy apurado
as smooth as a baby's bottom — suave como la piel de un bebé; millpond, rough I 1) a)
b) ( of consistency) <batter/sauce> sin grumos, homogéneoc) ( of taste) <wine/whiskey> suave2)a) ( of movement) <acceleration/take-off> suave; < flight> cómodo, buenoit was a smooth crossing — el mar estaba en calma, fue una buena travesía
b) ( trouble-free) < journey> sin complicaciones or problemas3)a) (easy, polished) <style/performance> fluidob) (glib, suave) (pej) poco sincerohe's a smooth talker — tiene mucha labia, tiene un pico de oro; operator 2) b)
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a) \<\<dress/sheets/hair\>\> alisar, arreglarb) ( polish) pulirc) ( ease)to smooth somebody's path o way — allanarle el camino or el terreno a alguien
Phrasal Verbs:[smuːð]1. ADJ(compar smoother) (superl smoothest)1) (=not rough) [surface, stone] liso; [skin] suave, terso; [hair] suave; [road] llano, parejo (esp LAm); [sea, lake] tranquilo, en calmafor a smoother shave, use Gillinson — para un afeitado apurado, use Gillinson
- be as smooth as silk or satin2) (=not lumpy) [paste, sauce] sin grumos3) (=not jerky) [running of engine, take-off, landing, motion] suave, parejo (esp LAm); [crossing, flight] bueno; [breathing] regularhe lit his pipe without interrupting the smooth flow of his speech — encendió su pipa sin interrumpir el hilo de su narración
4) (=trouble-free) [transition, takeover] sin problemas, poco conflictivo; [journey] sin problemas, sin complicacionesthe smooth passage of a bill through Parliament — la sosegada discusión de un proyecto de ley en el parlamento
5) (=mellow) [flavour, whisky, cigar, voice, sound] suave6) (=polished) [style] fluido, suave; [performance] fluidooperatorbeneath the smooth exterior, he's rather insecure — bajo ese aire experimentado, es bastante inseguro
2. VTto smooth one's hair back from one's forehead — alisarse el pelo retirándolo de la frente; see flat I, 1., 2)
3) (=soften) [+ skin] suavizarto smooth away wrinkles — hacer desaparecer las arrugas, eliminar las arrugas
4) (=make easy) [+ transition] facilitar; [+ process] suavizarto smooth the path or way for sth/sb — allanar el camino para algo/a algn
5) (=rub)3.* * *
I [smuːð]adjective -er, -est1)a) <texture/stone> liso, suave; < skin> suave, terso; <sea/lake> tranquilo, en calmathis razor gives a smooth shave — esta navaja afeita muy al ras or (Esp tb) da un afeitado muy apurado
as smooth as a baby's bottom — suave como la piel de un bebé; millpond, rough I 1) a)
b) ( of consistency) <batter/sauce> sin grumos, homogéneoc) ( of taste) <wine/whiskey> suave2)a) ( of movement) <acceleration/take-off> suave; < flight> cómodo, buenoit was a smooth crossing — el mar estaba en calma, fue una buena travesía
b) ( trouble-free) < journey> sin complicaciones or problemas3)a) (easy, polished) <style/performance> fluidob) (glib, suave) (pej) poco sincerohe's a smooth talker — tiene mucha labia, tiene un pico de oro; operator 2) b)
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a) \<\<dress/sheets/hair\>\> alisar, arreglarb) ( polish) pulirc) ( ease)to smooth somebody's path o way — allanarle el camino or el terreno a alguien
Phrasal Verbs: -
8 gloss
ɡlos
1. noun(brightness or shininess on the surface: Her hair has a lovely gloss; (also adjective) gloss paint.) lustre, brillo
2. verb(to make a glossary: The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.) glosar, comentar- glossary- glossy
- glossiness
- gloss over
tr[glɒs]1 lustre nombre masculino, brillo2 (explanation) glosa3 figurative use oropel nombre masculino1 (text) glosar, comentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgloss paint esmalte nombre masculino, pintura brillantegloss ['glɔs, 'glɑs] vt1) explain: glosar, explicar2) polish: lustrar, pulir3)to gloss over : quitarle importancia a, minimizargloss n1) shine: lustre m, brillo m2) explanation: glosa f, explicación f breve3) glossaryn.(§ pl.: glosses) = barniz s.m.• brillo s.m.• escolio s.m.• glosa s.f.• lustre s.m.• prensado s.m.• viso s.m.v.• glosar v.• lustrar v.• pulir v.glɑːs, glɒs1)a) u ( shine) brillo m, lustre mto take the gloss off something — quitarle la gracia a algo; (before n)
gloss finish — acabado m brillante
b) u gloss (paint) (pintura f al or de) esmalte mc) (attractive appearance, semblance) (no pl) barniz m2) c ( explanatory note) glosa f•Phrasal Verbs:
I [ɡlɒs]1.N (=note) glosa f2.VT glosar, comentar
II [ɡlɒs]1. N1) (=shine) brillo m, lustre m2) (also: gloss paint) pintura f de esmalte2.VT lustrar, pulir3.CPDgloss finish N — (=paint) acabado m brillante; (on photo) brillo m satinado
gloss paper N — papel m satinado
* * *[glɑːs, glɒs]1)a) u ( shine) brillo m, lustre mto take the gloss off something — quitarle la gracia a algo; (before n)
gloss finish — acabado m brillante
b) u gloss (paint) (pintura f al or de) esmalte mc) (attractive appearance, semblance) (no pl) barniz m2) c ( explanatory note) glosa f•Phrasal Verbs: -
9 lick
lik
1. verb(to pass the tongue over: The dog licked her hand.) lamer
2. noun1) (an act of licking: The child gave the ice-cream a lick.) lamedura, lengüetada2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) mano•lick vb1. lamer2. humedecertr[lɪk]1 lamer1 lamedura, lengüetada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat full lick / at quite a lick familiar a toda pastillato give oneself a lick and a promise familiar lavarse rápidamenteto lick one's lips relamerseto lick one's wounds lamerse las heridasto lick somebody's boots dar coba a alguiento lick something into shape familiar poner algo a puntolick ['lɪk] vt1) : lamer2) beat: darle una paliza (a alguien)lick n1) : lamida f, lengüetada fa lick of paint: una mano de pintura2) bit: pizca f, ápice m3)a lick and a promise : una lavada a la carreran.• lamedero s.m.• lamedura s.f.• lametada s.f.v.• lamer v.lick*v.• vencer v.
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1. lɪk1) \<\<spoon/ice-cream\>\> lamer; \<\<stamp\>\> pasarle la lengua a2) (colloq) ( defeat) barrer con, darle* una paliza a (fam)
2.
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a) c ( act) lamida f, lengüetazo mb) (application, coat) (colloq) (no pl)[lɪk]1. VT1) lamerto lick one's wounds — (lit) lamerse las heridas; (fig) curarse las heridas
- lick sb's boots- lick sth into shape2) * (=defeat) dar una paliza a *2. N2) (fig)3) * (=speed)to go at a good or a fair old lick — ir a buen tren *
at full lick — a todo gas *, a toda mecha *
- lick off- lick up* * *
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1. [lɪk]1) \<\<spoon/ice-cream\>\> lamer; \<\<stamp\>\> pasarle la lengua a2) (colloq) ( defeat) barrer con, darle* una paliza a (fam)
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a) c ( act) lamida f, lengüetazo mb) (application, coat) (colloq) (no pl) -
10 estilo
Del verbo estilar: ( conjugate estilar) \ \
estilo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estiló es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: estilar estilo
estilar ( conjugate estilar) verbo intransitivo (Chi) ( gotear) to drip; ( escurrir) to drain estilarse verbo pronominal [moda/peinado] to be fashionable
estilo sustantivo masculino estilo de vida way of life, lifestyle; ropa estilo deportivo casual wear; vestir con estilo to dress stylishly; al estilo de mi tierra the way they do it back home; por el estilo: son todos por el estilo they are all the same; algo por el estilo something like that estilo mariposa butterfly; estilo pecho or (Esp) braza breaststroke
estilo sustantivo masculino
1 Arte style
estilo imperio, empire style
2 (modo) manner, style: éste no es mi estilo de actuar, this isn't my way of doing things
3 (elegancia) es una mujer con mucho estilo she's a very stylish woman
4 Natación stroke
estilo mariposa, butterfly (stroke)
5 Ling estilo directo/indirecto, direct/indirect speech Locuciones: algo por el estilo, something like that ' estilo' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - academicismo - adusta - adusto - ancha - ancho - categoría - clase - corte - cresta - depurar - despersonalizada - despersonalizado - despreocupada - despreocupado - formalismo - grandilocuente - imprimir - indirecta - indirecto - informal - lindeza - llana - llano - mano - novedosa - novedoso - punzante - recrear - retorcida - retorcido - sabor - sentar - suelta - suelto - swing - trabajar - vanguardia - vanguardismo - a - académico - ágil - agilidad - armonizar - asequible - austero - barroco - castizo - clásico - crawl English: awaken - backstroke - bite - collarless - compact - conventional - dash - elaborate - exemplify - fashion - flair - florid - flowing - fluid - free-style - goulash - gracious - idiom - individual - kind - laboured - lifestyle - literary - mode - old-style - panache - polish - polished - precious - purple - reported - restrained - severe - severity - speech - stilted - style - stylish - suchlike - sugary - tame - to - tone - vein - back - brand - breast - butter - design - direct -
11 abrasion
ə'breiʒən
1. noun(an injury caused by scraping or grazing the skin: minor abrasions.) abrasión- abrasive
2. noun(something used for scraping or rubbing a surface: Sandpaper is an abrasive.) abrasivo
abrasión sustantivo femenino abrasion, graze ' abrasión' also found in these entries: English: polishtr[ə'breɪʒən]1 abrasión nombre femeninoabrasion [ə'breɪʒən] n1) scrape, scratch: raspadura f, rasguño m2) erosion: erosión fn.• abrasión s.f.• desgaste s.m.• erosión s.f.• rozadura s.f.ə'breɪʒən[ǝ'breɪʒǝn]N (=act, injury) abrasión f, escoriación f* * *[ə'breɪʒən] -
12 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) marrón2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) moreno, bronceado
2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) marrón, tostado2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) marrón
3. verb(to make or become brown.) poner morenobrown adj n1. marrón2. morenoshe's very brown, she sunbathes a lot es muy morena, toma mucho sol3. castañotr[braʊn]1 marrón2 (hair etc) castaño,-a3 (skin) moreno,-a1 marrón nombre masculino2 (hair) castaño3 (skin) color nombre masculino moreno1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL dorar2 (skin) poner moreno,-a, broncear1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL quedarse dorado,-a, dorarse2 (tan) ponerse moreno,-a, broncearse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go brown (in sun) ponerse morenobrown ale cerveza negrabrown bear oso pardobrown rice arroz nombre masculino integralbrown ['braʊn] vt1) : dorar (en cocinar)2) tan: broncearbrown vi1) : dorarse (en cocinar)2) tan: broncearsebrown adj: marrón, café, castaño (dícese del pelo), moreno (dícese de la piel)brown n: marrón m, café madj.• castaño, -a adj.• marrón adj.• moreno, -a adj.• pardo, -a adj.• tostado, -a adj.n.• color café s.m.v.• brocear v.• dorar v.braʊn
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adjective -er, -est <shoe/dress/eyes> marrón, café adj inv (AmC, Chi, Méx), carmelito (Col); < hair> castaño; <skin/person> ( naturally) moreno; ( suntanned) bronceado, morenoto get brown — broncearse, ponerse* moreno
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mass noun marrón m, café m (AmC, Chi, Méx), carmelito m (Col)
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a) ( Culin) dorarb) ( tan) broncear
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via) ( Culin) dorarseb) ( tan) broncearse, ponerse* moreno[braʊn]1. ADJ(compar browner) (superl brownest)2) (=tanned) moreno, bronceado; [skin] morenoto go brown — ponerse moreno, broncearse
2.N marrón m, color m café (LAm); [of eyes, hair] castaño m3. VT1) [sun] [+ person] broncear, poner moreno2) (Culin) dorar4. VI1) [leaves etc] volverse de color marrón2) [skin] ponerse moreno, broncearse3) (Culin) dorarse5.CPDbrown bear N — oso m pardo
brown belt N — (in judo, karate) cinturón m marrón
brown bread N — pan m negro, pan m moreno (Sp)
brown goods NPL — (productos mpl de) línea f marrón, (productos mpl de) gama f marrón
brown owl N — (Orn) autillo m
brown paper N — papel m de estraza
brown rice N — arroz m integral
brown sauce N — (Brit) salsa de condimento, con sabor agridulce
brown study N —
- be in a brown studybrown sugar N — azúcar m moreno
* * *[braʊn]
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adjective -er, -est <shoe/dress/eyes> marrón, café adj inv (AmC, Chi, Méx), carmelito (Col); < hair> castaño; <skin/person> ( naturally) moreno; ( suntanned) bronceado, morenoto get brown — broncearse, ponerse* moreno
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mass noun marrón m, café m (AmC, Chi, Méx), carmelito m (Col)
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a) ( Culin) dorarb) ( tan) broncear
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via) ( Culin) dorarseb) ( tan) broncearse, ponerse* moreno -
13 quarter
'kwo:tə
1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) cuarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) veinticinco centavos3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) barrio4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) dirección, (de todas) partes5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) gracia6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) cuarto7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) cuarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) cuarto9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre
2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar en cuatro2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir en cuatro, cuartear3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acuartelar, alojar•
3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente
4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicación trimestral- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
quarter n1. cuarta parte / cuarto2. cuarto5:15 is the same as a quarter past five 5:15 es lo mismo que las cinco y cuarto3. barriotr['kwɔːtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 cuarto2 (area) barrio3 (time) cuarto4 (weight) cuarto de libra5 (of moon) cuarto6 (three months) trimestre nombre masculino1 dividir en cuatro2 (reduce) reducir a la cuarta parte3 SMALLHISTORY/SMALL descuartizar4 (lodge) alojar1 alojamiento m sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat close quarters desde muy cercafrom all quarters de todas partesto give no quarter no dar cuartelfirst quarter cuarto crecientelast quarter cuarto menguanteofficer's quarters residencia f sing de oficialesquarter ['kwɔrt̬ər] vt1) : dividir en cuatro partes2) lodge: alojar, acuartelar (tropas)quarter n1) : cuarto m, cuarta parte fa foot and a quarter: un pie y cuartoa quarter after three: las tres y cuarto2) : moneda f de 25 centavos, cuarto m de dólar3) district: barrio mbusiness quarter: barrio comercial4) place: parte ffrom all quarters: de todas partesat close quarters: de muy cerca5) mercy: clemencia f, cuartel mto give no quarter: no dar cuartel6) quarters npllodging: alojamiento m, cuartel m (militar)n.• moneda de veinticinco centavos de dólar s.f. (Ship)n.• camarote s.m.adj.• cuarto, -a adj.n.• barrio s.m.• cuadra s.f.• cuarta s.f.• cuartel s.m.• cuarterón s.m.• cuarto s.m.• cuarto de luna s.m.• moneda de 25 centavos s.f.• trimestre (Académico) s.m.v.• acantonar v.• acuartelar v.• alojar v.• cuartear v.• cuartelar v.• descuartizar v.
I 'kwɔːrtər, 'kwɔːtə(r)1) ca) ( fourth part) cuarta parte f, cuarto ma quarter of a mile/century — un cuarto de milla/siglo
four and a o one quarter gallons — cuatro galones y cuarto
b) (as adv)2) ca) (US, Canadian coin) moneda f de 25 centavosb) ( of moon) cuarto m3) ca) ( in telling time) cuarto mit's a quarter of o (BrE) to one — es la una menos cuarto or (AmL exc RPl) un cuarto para la una
a quarter after o (BrE) past one — la una y cuarto
at (a) quarter after o (BrE) past — a las y cuarto
b) ( three months) trimestre mto pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or por trimestres
4) ca) ( district of town) barrio mb) ( area) parte f5) quarters pl ( accommodations)married quarters — ( Mil) viviendas fpl para familias
6) u ( mercy) (liter)he showed o gave them no quarter — no tuvo clemencia para con ellos
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transitive verb (often pass) ( divide) \<\<carcass/body\>\> descuartizar*; \<\<apple\>\> dividir en cuatro partesto be hung, drawn and quartered — ser* ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado
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adjective cuarto['kwɔːtǝ(r)]1. N1) (=fourth part) [of kilo, kilometre, second] cuarto m ; [of price, population] cuarta parte fto divide sth into quarters — dividir algo en cuartos or en cuatro
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it's a quarter gone already — ya se ha gastado la cuarta parte2) (in time) cuarto ma quarter of an hour/century — un cuarto de hora/siglo
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it's a quarter to or (US) of seven — son las siete menos cuarto, es un cuarto para las siete (LAm)a) (US, Canada) (=25 cents) (moneda f de) cuarto m de dólarb) [of year] trimestre m•
to pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or al trimestre or cada tres mesesc) [of moon] cuarto m•
when the moon is in its first/ last quarter — cuando la luna está en cuarto creciente/menguante4) (=part of town) barrio m•
the business quarter — el barrio comercial•
the old quarter — el casco viejo or antiguo5) (=direction, area)•
from all quarters — de todas partes•
at close quarters — de cerca•
they are spread over the four quarters of the globe — se extienden por todos los rincones or por todas partes del mundo•
help came from an unexpected quarter — la ayuda nos llegó de un lugar inesperado6) (Naut, Geog) [of compass] cuarta f7) (Heraldry) cuartel m•
they knew they could expect no quarter — sabían que no podían esperar clemencia9) quarters (=accommodation)living 4.married 2.the crew's/officers' quarters — (on ship) las dependencias de la tripulación/de los oficiales
2.ADJ cuartoa quarter pound/century — un cuarto de libra/siglo
3. VT1) (=divide into four) [+ apple, potato] cortar en cuatro (trozos); [+ carcass, body] descuartizar; hang 1., 3), a)2) (Mil) acuartelar, alojar3) (=range over) [person] recorrer4.CPDquarter day N — (gen) primer día del trimestre ; (Econ) el día del vencimiento de un pago trimestral
quarter light N — (Brit) (Aut) ventanilla f direccional
quarter note N — (US) (Mus) negra f
quarter pound N — cuarto m de libra
quarter tone N — cuarto m de tono
quarter turn N — cuarto m de vuelta
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I ['kwɔːrtər, 'kwɔːtə(r)]1) ca) ( fourth part) cuarta parte f, cuarto ma quarter of a mile/century — un cuarto de milla/siglo
four and a o one quarter gallons — cuatro galones y cuarto
b) (as adv)2) ca) (US, Canadian coin) moneda f de 25 centavosb) ( of moon) cuarto m3) ca) ( in telling time) cuarto mit's a quarter of o (BrE) to one — es la una menos cuarto or (AmL exc RPl) un cuarto para la una
a quarter after o (BrE) past one — la una y cuarto
at (a) quarter after o (BrE) past — a las y cuarto
b) ( three months) trimestre mto pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or por trimestres
4) ca) ( district of town) barrio mb) ( area) parte f5) quarters pl ( accommodations)married quarters — ( Mil) viviendas fpl para familias
6) u ( mercy) (liter)he showed o gave them no quarter — no tuvo clemencia para con ellos
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transitive verb (often pass) ( divide) \<\<carcass/body\>\> descuartizar*; \<\<apple\>\> dividir en cuatro partesto be hung, drawn and quartered — ser* ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado
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adjective cuarto
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