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61 cojones
intj.shit.m.pl.balls (vulgar). (peninsular Spanish)¡ahora lo vas a hacer por cojones! you bloody o (British) goddamn well ARE going to do it! (United States)¡no me sale de los cojones! I can't be bloody o (British) goddamn bothered! (United States), I can't be arsed! (British)tener cojones to have balls¡cojones! for fuck's sake! (expresa enfado)* * *masculino plural1) (vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (sl or vulg)decir/hacer alguien lo que le sale de los cojones — (Esp) to say/do what one damn well likes (colloq)
estar hasta los cojones — (vulg) to be pissed off (sl)
hincharle los cojones a alguien — (vulg) to piss somebody off (sl)
tener cojones — (vulg) to have guts (colloq), to have balls (sl)
tocarse los cojones — (vulg)
yo trabajo y él se toca los cojones — I do all the work and he just sits around on his butt (AmE) o (BrE) backside (colloq)
2) (vulg) ( uso expletivo)hoy le toca a él, qué cojones! — it's his damned turn today! (colloq)
el coche de los cojones — the damned car (colloq)
hace un frío de cojones — it's goddam (AmE sl) o (BrE sl) bloody freezing cold
* * *----* de cojones = badass.* hacer un frío de cojones = be brass monkey weather.* hinchar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* * *masculino plural1) (vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (sl or vulg)decir/hacer alguien lo que le sale de los cojones — (Esp) to say/do what one damn well likes (colloq)
estar hasta los cojones — (vulg) to be pissed off (sl)
hincharle los cojones a alguien — (vulg) to piss somebody off (sl)
tener cojones — (vulg) to have guts (colloq), to have balls (sl)
tocarse los cojones — (vulg)
yo trabajo y él se toca los cojones — I do all the work and he just sits around on his butt (AmE) o (BrE) backside (colloq)
2) (vulg) ( uso expletivo)hoy le toca a él, qué cojones! — it's his damned turn today! (colloq)
el coche de los cojones — the damned car (colloq)
hace un frío de cojones — it's goddam (AmE sl) o (BrE sl) bloody freezing cold
* * ** de cojones = badass.* hacer un frío de cojones = be brass monkey weather.* hinchar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* * *salirle a algn de los cojones ( vulg): yo digo lo que me sale de los cojones I say what I damn well like! ( colloq), I say what I bloody well like! ( BrE sl)tocarse los cojones ( vulg): nosotros aquí trabajando como monos y él en casa tocándose los cojones we're here slaving away and he's at home sitting on his butt ( AmE) o ( BrE) backside ( colloq), we're here slaving away and he's at home doing damn o ( BrE) sod all (sl)B ( vulg)encima dice que yo tengo la culpa, ¡manda cojones! and to cap it all, he says it's my fault, what a nerve! o ( BrE) what a bloody cheek! ( colloq)tiene que pasar por aquí por cojones he has to come this way whether he likes it or not, he has to come this way, he's got no bloody choice ( BrE sl)* * *
cojones sustantivo masculino plural (vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (sl o vulg);◊ estar hasta los cojones (vulg) to be pissed off (sl);
tener cojones (vulg) to have guts (colloq), to have balls (sl)
' cojones' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cojón
- huevo
* * *cojones nmpl, usu considered vulgar1) : testicles pl2) : guts pl, courage -
62 baja
f.1 drop, fall (descenso).redondear el precio a la baja to round the price downel precio del cacao sigue a la baja the price of cocoa is continuing to falltendencia a la baja downward trend2 redundancy (cese) (forzado).darse de baja (de) to resign (from); (dimitir) to drop out (of); (salirse) to unsusomebodyscribe (from) (de subscripción)3 sick leave (por enfermedad) (permiso). (peninsular Spanish)estar/darse de baja to be on/take sick leavebaja por maternidad maternity leave4 loss, casualty (military).bajas civiles civilian casualties5 pasha, Moslem honorary title, Moslem honourary title, pacha.6 doctor's excuse, doctor's line, doctor's note.7 lay off period.8 termination of employment.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: bajar.* * *1 (descenso) fall, drop2 MILITAR casualty3 (por enfermedad) sick leave; (justificante) medical certificate, doctor's note\dar de baja (a enfermo) to give a sick note to 2 (a socio de club) to expel 3 (a soldado) to declare missingdarse de baja (de un club) to cancel one's membership, leave, drop out 2 (en una suscripción) to cancel one's subscription 3 (por enfermedad) to take sick leaveestar en baja to be dropping, on the way out* * *1. f., (m. - bajo) 2. noun f.1) casualty2) fall, drop, slump3) discharge4) dismissal•- darse de baja
- estar de baja* * *SF1) (=descenso) fall, dropse produjo una baja continuada de las temperaturas — there was a continued fall o drop in temperatures
una baja repentina de los beneficios — a sudden fall o drop in profits
el gobierno anunció una baja de los tipos de interés — the government announced a cut in interest rates
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a la baja — [evolución, tendencia] downward•
abrir a la baja — (Bolsa) to open down•
cerrar a la baja — (Bolsa) to close downla Bolsa cerró a la baja en el día de ayer — the Stock Exchange closed down o was down at the close of trading yesterday
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corregir algo a la baja — to adjust sth downwards•
cotizarse a la baja — (Bolsa) to trade low•
estar en baja — to be in declinesu reputación estuvo en baja en los últimos meses — his reputation was on the o in decline over the last few months
la Bolsa está en baja — there is a downward trend in the Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange is in decline
2) (=cese)[en organización, suscripción, trabajo]el nuevo estilo de la revista ha causado numerosas bajas — the new style of the magazine has led many people to cancel their subscription
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dar de baja — [+ socio] to expel; [+ abogado, médico] to strike off; [+ militar] to discharge; [+ empleado] to dismiss, fire; [+ empresa, sociedad] to dissolve; [+ coche] to take out of circulation; [+ avión, tren] to decommission; [+ teléfono, luz] to have disconnectedla dieron de baja del club por no pagar la suscripción — her membership of the club was cancelled because she had failed to pay her subscription
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darse de baja — [de club, institución, partido] to leave; [de revista, periódico] to cancel one's subscriptionnumerosos suscriptores han decidido darse de baja de la revista — many readers have decided to cancel their subscription to the magazine
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pedir la baja — to hand in one's resignationbaja voluntaria — [por dimisión] voluntary redundancy; [por jubilación] early retirement
3) (=ausencia laboral)•
dar de baja, se le dará de baja a partir del día de la operación — she will be on sick leave from the day of the operation•
estar de baja — to be on sick leave, be off sick•
pedir la baja — to ask for o apply for sick leave4) (Dep) [por descalificación] suspension; [por lesión] injuryel equipo sufrió dos bajas por sendas tarjetas rojas — the team lost two players for red card offences
el partido registró varias bajas en ambos equipos — there were several injuries for both teams during the match
5) Esp (Med) (=certificado) medical certificate, sick note *6) (Mil) (=víctima) casualty* * *1) ( descenso) fall, dropsu popularidad está en baja — his popularity is waning o declining
a la baja: tendencia a la baja downward trend; los que juegan a la baja — those who are selling for a fall, the bears
2)a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave; ( certificado) medical certificateestá (dado) de baja — he's off sick o on sick leave
b) (Dep)c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty3)a) ( en entidad)ha habido varias bajas — ( en clase) several students have dropped out o left; ( en asociación) several members have left
darse de baja — ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave; ( en partido) to resign, leave
lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota — they canceled his membership to the club for not paying his fees
causó baja en nuestra empresa — (Esp) he left our employment
b) (Mil) ( cese) dischargec) ( en puesto)el equipo lo dio de baja — the club cut him (AmE), the club released him (BrE)
lo dieron de baja por invalidez — he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds
•* * *1) ( descenso) fall, dropsu popularidad está en baja — his popularity is waning o declining
a la baja: tendencia a la baja downward trend; los que juegan a la baja — those who are selling for a fall, the bears
2)a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave; ( certificado) medical certificateestá (dado) de baja — he's off sick o on sick leave
b) (Dep)c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty3)a) ( en entidad)ha habido varias bajas — ( en clase) several students have dropped out o left; ( en asociación) several members have left
darse de baja — ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave; ( en partido) to resign, leave
lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota — they canceled his membership to the club for not paying his fees
causó baja en nuestra empresa — (Esp) he left our employment
b) (Mil) ( cese) dischargec) ( en puesto)el equipo lo dio de baja — the club cut him (AmE), the club released him (BrE)
lo dieron de baja por invalidez — he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds
•* * *baja11 = drop, fall.Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.* a la baja = on the wane.* estar a la baja = be down.* ir a la baja = be down.* Nombre + a la baja = Nombre + down.baja22 = leave.Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..
* baja maternal = maternity leave, maternal leave.* baja paternal = paternal leave.* baja por enfermedad = sick leave, sickness leave.* baja por maternidad = maternity leave, parental leave, maternal leave.* baja por paternidad = paternal leave.* baja temporal = temporary leave.* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.* estar de baja = be off work.* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.baja33 = termination.Ex: No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.
* dado de baja = written-off.* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.baja44 = casualty.Ex: Unfortunately, there are indications that the use of rubber stamps in libraries may be among the first casualties of the information revolution.
* baja de guerra = war casualty.* baja en combate = combat casualty.* * *A (descenso) fall, dropuna baja en el número de inscripciones a fall o drop in the number of enrollmentssu popularidad está en baja his popularity is waning o declining o on the wanehubo una baja de tensión ( RPl); there was a drop in voltagea la baja: el precio del crudo sigue a la baja the price of crude oil continues to fallcontinúa la tendencia a la baja en las cuatro bolsas the downward trend continues o stocks continue to fall on all four exchangeslos que jugaban a la baja those who were selling for a fall, the bearsB1el equipo tiene varias bajas the team is without several of its usual playerslos rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas the rebels lost thirteen menregistraron varias bajas they suffered several casualties o the loss of several mendebe presentar la baja you must produce your medical certificateestá (dado) de baja desde hace dos meses he's been off sick o on sick leave for two monthsCompuesto:maternity leaveC1(en un club, una organización): ha habido or se han registrado or se han producido varias bajas (en una clase) several students have dropped out o left; (en una asociación) several members have leftlo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota they canceled his membership of the club o threw him out of the club for not paying his subscriptiondarse de baja (en un club) to cancel one's membership, leave; (en un partido) to resign, leave; (en el consulado) to have one's name removed from the register; (de un sitio web) to unsubscribepidió la baja en el ejército he applied for a discharge o to be discharged from the armyfue dado de baja he was discharged3(en un puesto): la empresa lo dio de baja the company dismissed him, the company cut him ( AmE), the company sacked him ( BrE)lo dieron de baja por invalidez he was dismissed because of illness o on health groundsdurante los tres meses posteriores a la fecha de la baja in the three months following termination of employmentcausó baja en nuestra organización en mayo de 2008 ( Esp); he left our employment o ( frml) employ in May 2008Compuestos:voluntary redundancy ( with incentive payment)reducir la plantilla mediante bajas vegetativas to reduce the workforce by attrition ( AmE) o ( BrE) natural wastagevoluntary redundancy* * *
Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)
baja es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
baja
bajar
baja sustantivo femenino
1 ( descenso) fall, drop;◊ una baja en los precios a fall o drop in prices;
la baja de las tasas de interés the cut in interest rates;
tendencia a la baja downward trend
2
( certificado) medical certificate;◊ está (dado) de baja he's off sick o on sick leave;
baja por maternidad (Esp) maternity leaveb) (Dep):
3 ( en entidad):
( en partido) to resign, leave;
(Mil) ( cese) discharge;
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
( acercándose) to come down;◊ baja por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;
ya bajo I'll be right down
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
2
[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3a) baja algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);
‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
4
‹ ventanilla› to open
5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajase de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.
baja sustantivo femenino
1 (informe médico) sick note
baja por enfermedad, sick leave
baja por maternidad, maternity leave
2 (descenso) drop, fall
3 Mil (víctima, herido) casualty: nuestro ejército no ha sufrido bajas, we haven't suffered any casualties
♦ Locuciones: coger la baja, (por enfermedad) to take sick leave
darse de baja, (de una asociación, una actividad) to resign [de, from], drop out [de, of]
estar de baja, (por enfermedad) to be off sick
Fin jugar a la baja, to operate for a fall
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
' baja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- bajinis
- bajo
- borrarse
- cabeza
- cámara
- despacio
- estar
- estofa
- forma
- fresca
- fresco
- grosera
- grosero
- jugar
- marea
- media
- medio
- planta
- riñón
- telebasura
- temblor
- temporada
- tensión
- tintorro
- voz
- clase
- fondo
- incapacidad
- petiso
- renacuajo
- roto
English:
alternate
- attrition rate
- breath
- breathe
- casualty
- discharge
- downstairs
- downturn
- downward
- downwards
- fall behind
- floor
- form
- ground floor
- house
- low-calorie
- lower
- lower-class
- off
- off-peak
- quietly
- season
- shoddiness
- sick
- sick-leave
- simmer
- slide
- undertone
- voice
- whisper
- work
- down
- drop
- go
- ground
- hushed
- low
- red
- slump
- small
- sweep
- tide
- under
- voluntary
- water
- way
* * *baja nf1. [descenso] drop, fall;una baja en las temperaturas a drop in temperature;no se descarta una baja en los tipos de interés a cut in interest rates isn't being ruled out;redondear el precio a la baja to round the price down;el precio del cacao sigue a la baja the price of cocoa is continuing to fall, the slump in the price of cocoa is continuing;la bolsa de Madrid sigue a la baja share prices on the Madrid stock exchange are continuing to fall;tendencia a la baja downward trend;las eléctricas cotizaron ayer a la baja share prices for the electricity companies fell yesterday;Finjugar a la baja to bear the market2. [cese] lay-off, Br redundancy;la empresa ha sufrido bajas entre sus directivos [voluntarias] a number of managers have left the firm;la pérdida de las elecciones provocó cientos de bajas en el partido the election defeat caused hundreds of people to leave the party;dar de baja a alguien [en una empresa] to lay sb off;[en un club, sindicato] to expel sb;darse de baja (de) [dimitir] to resign (from);[salirse] to drop out (of);pedir la baja [de un club, organización] to ask to leave;[del ejército] to apply for a discharge baja incentivada voluntary lay-off o Br redundancy;baja por jubilación retirement;baja retribuida paid leave;baja no retribuida unpaid leave;baja con sueldo paid leave;baja sin sueldo unpaid leave[documento] sick note, doctor's certificate;estar/darse de baja to be on/take sick leavebaja por enfermedad sick leave;baja por maternidad maternity leave;baja por paternidad paternity leave4. Mil loss, casualty;se registraron numerosas bajas en el combate they suffered heavy casualties in the battle, a number of people were lost in the battle[por sanción] suspended player;al no haberse recuperado todavía, el brasileño causa o [m5] es baja para el próximo encuentro as he still hasn't recovered from injury, the Brazilian is out of the next game;acudieron a la final con varias bajas importantes they went into the final with a number of important players missing* * *f1 descenso fall, drop;jugar a la baja FIN gamble on a bear market2 persona casualty;:causar baja resign, leave;dar de baja dismiss;darse de baja resign, leave ( por because of);estar de baja (por enfermedad) be off sick, be on sick leave* * *baja nf1) descenso: fall, drop2) : slump, recession3) : loss, casualty4)dar de baja : to discharge, to dismiss5)darse de baja : to withdraw, to drop out* * *baja n1. (disminución) fall / drop4. (documento) sick note / doctor's notedar de baja a alguien (en el trabajo) to give someone sick leave (en un club etc) to cancel someone's membershipestar de baja to be off sick / to be on sick leave -
63 medio
adj.1 half a, half, half an, mid.2 average.3 half-way, halfway.4 one-half.adv.half-way, half, kind of, partially.m.1 means, manner, mode, way.2 center, midway, midst.3 medium, instrument, means.4 environment.5 halfback.6 medium.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.* * *► adjetivo1 (mitad) half2 (intermedio) middle3 (de promedio) average■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...► adverbio1 half■ medio terminado,-a half-finished1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle1 (recursos) means\equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrongestar (todo) por el medio to be in the wayponerse en medio to get in the waypor medio de through, by means ofpor todos los medios by all meansquitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the waymedia aritmética arithmetic meanmedio ambiente environmentmedio fondo middle-distancemedios de comunicación (mass) mediamedios de transporte means of transport————————1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle* * *1. (f. - media)adj.1) middle2) half3) average4) medium2. adv.1) half2) rather3. noun m.1) middle2) element3) medium4) means•* * *1. ADJ1) (=la mitad de) halfmedia pensión — [en hotel] half-board
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media luna — (Astron) half-moonasta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
2) (=intermedio)plazo•
a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there3) (=promedio) averagetérmino 2)4) (=normal) average5)• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done
lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost
2. ADV1) [con adjetivo] halfes medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side
2) [con verbo, adverbio]está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished
3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *3. SM1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square
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de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house•
de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involveddía (de) por medio — LAm every other day
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en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us•
por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)de medio a medio —
2) (Dep) midfieldermedio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half
medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half
3) (=método) means pl, wayno hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get
poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth
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por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley systemrespira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills
lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail
5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment7) (=círculo) circleencontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu
* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *medio1= middle, one-half (1/2).Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.
Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.* a media mañana = mid-morning.* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a medio comprender = half-understood.* a medio formar = half-formed.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.* clase media = middle class.* cocer a medias = parboil.* comprendido a medias = half-understood.* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.* de la edad media = dark-age.* del medio = middle.* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.* de media jornada = half-day [half day].* de media mañana = mid-morning.* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].* de medio pelo = small-time.* de talla media = middle-sized.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.* edición media = medium edition.* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* entre medias = in between.* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* línea de medio campo = halfway line.* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.* media hora = half-hour.* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.* media luz = half-light.* media pensión = half board.* media tinta = Mezzotint.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* media vuelta = about-face.* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.* medio día = one-half day.* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.* Medio Oriente = Middle East.* medio pliego = half-sheet.* medio sumergido = half-submerged.* medio vacío = half-empty.* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.* nacido en medio = middleborn.* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.* partir por medio = rend in + two.* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.* punto medio = mid-point.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.* un día y medio = one and a half days.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.medio22 = average, mainline, mainstream.Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* como término medio = on average.* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de talle medio = medium-length.* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].* de tipo medio = middle-range.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* hombre medio, el = average person, the.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* por término medio = on average.* precio medio = average price.* tener por término medio = average.* término medio = compromise, balance.* valor medio = midrange, mean value.medio33 = instrumentality, means, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.* dotar de medios = resource.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.* equipar de medios = resource.* exceso de medios = overkill.* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.* medio de ahorro = economy measure.* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.* medio de transmisión = conduit.* medio físico = physical medium.* medios = ways and means.* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.* medios de comunicación = news media.* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.* medios de comunicación social = mass media.* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.* medios de producción = means of production.* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.* medios económicos = economic resources.* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.* medios oficiales = official channels.* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.* medios visuales = visual media.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por todos los medios = by all means.* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* streaming media = streaming media.* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.* * *A ( delante del n)(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-litermedio kilo de harina half a kilo of flourmedia docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half priceun retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portraitllevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hourla última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaininghay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show startssi se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrowla bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mastla falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirta media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly litCompuestos:habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby languagela deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talksA ( Astron) half-moonen forma de medioa luna crescent-shapedla Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile CrescentB (de las uñas) half-moonD(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescentfeminine short sleevellevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dresstodavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yetvino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)feminine (en hoteles) half board(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinnersfpl:me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many wordsfeminine half sole, solefeminine half volleya medioa voz in a low voicehablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and leftmasculine and feminine fly half, outside halfmasculine midfieldmasculine and feminine scrum halfmasculine and feminine middle-distance runnermasculine middle-distance● medio hermano, media hermanamasculine, femininemasculine half-mourning● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupilamasculine, feminine (CS) day pupillos medio pupilos the day pupils( AmL) half-timeB (mediano, promedio) averageel cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexicanbarrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrida medio y largo plazo in the medium and long termtécnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree coursela temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degreesC1(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finishedme dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o storylo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly2(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?pagar a medios to pay half each, go halveslo hicimos a medios we did it between usD( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!halfestá medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazylo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half deadfue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him thereme lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serioustodo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finishedmedio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)B1 (centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the roomel botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middleel justo medio the happy mediumquítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't seeC1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they couldno hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating himhizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposalcomo medio de coacción as a means of coercion2 ( Art) (vehículo) tbmedio de expresión mediumno escatimó medios he spared no expensea pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited meansno cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do itCompuestos:la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)los medios de comunicación the medialos medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass mediameans of transport( Méx) legal challengempl audiovisual aids (pl)mpl:los medio de producción the means of productionD ( en locs):de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think ofhay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involveden medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many peopleno sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this messen medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusionen medio de todo all things considereden medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this waypor medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/weekdos o tres casas por medio every two or three housespor medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousinatrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincersse comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this systemobtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contactsde medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistakenle acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely rightE1(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circlesno está en su medio he's out of his elementun artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …2 ( Biol) environmentestos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitatla adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundingsCompuesto:environmentque no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendlyF (dedo) middle fingerG (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countriesel que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world* * *
Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)
medio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
medió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sthb) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;
medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1◊ - dia adjetivo
1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;
quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transportb)◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)
4 ( en locs)◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;
en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5a) (círculo, ámbito):◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;
no está en su medio he's out of his elementb) (Biol) environment;
medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television
* * *medio, -a♦ adj1. [igual a la mitad] half;media docena half a dozen;media hora half an hour;medio litro half a litre;el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;[en trabajo] halfway through;a media luz in the half-light;como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;docena y media one and a half dozen;un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;son las dos y media it's half past two;son y media it's half pastAndes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;la media luna the crescent;la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;Fam Fig media naranja:media pensión half board;CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;media suela half-sole;media volea half volley2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;[posición, punto] middle;de una calidad media of average quality;a medio plazo in the medium term;de clase media middle-class;a media distancia in the middle distancemedio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;Mat mean;el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h4. [corriente] ordinary, average;el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people♦ advhalf;medio borracho half drunk;estaba medio muerto he was half dead;a medio hacer half done;han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake♦ nm1. [mitad] half;uno y medio one and a half2. [centro] middle, centre;en medio (de) in the middle (of);estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;quítate de en medio get out of the way;siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;Famquitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;por medio de by means of, through;ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;por todos los medios by all possible means;intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metallos medios de comunicación the media;medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;los medios de difusión the media;medio de expresión medium;los medios de información the media;medios de producción means of production;4.medios [recursos] means, resources;no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it5. [elemento físico] environment;animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environmentmedio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;medio físico physical environment6. [ámbito]el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;en medios bien informados in well-informed circles[en rugby] halfback medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half9. CompCSur Famni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day* * *I adj1 half;las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;a medio camino halfway2 tamaño medium3 (de promedio) average4 posición middleII m1 ( entorno) environment2 en fútbol midfielder3 ( centro) middle;en medio de in the middle of4 ( manera) means;por medio de by means of;III adv half;hacer algo a medias half do sth;ir a medias go halves;a medio hacer half done;de medio a medio completely;día por medio L.Am. every other day;quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;quitarse de en medio get out of the way* * *medio adv1) : halfestá medio dormida: she's half asleep2) : rather, kind ofestá medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring1) : halfuna media hora: half an hourmedio hermano: half brothera media luz: in the half-lightson las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty2) : midway, halfwaya medio camino: halfway there3) : middlela clase media: the middle class4) : averagela temperatura media: the average temperaturemedio nm1) centro: middle, centeren medio de: in the middle of, amid2) ambiente: milieu, environment3) : medium, spiritualist4) : means pl, waypor medio de: by means oflos medios de comunicación: the media5) medios nmpl: means, resources* * *medio1 adj1. (mitad) half2. (promedio, normal) averagemedio2 adv halfmedio3 n1. (centro) middle2. (entorno) environment3. (recurso, método) means -
64 cœur
kœʀ
1.
nom masculin1) Anatomie heartserrer quelqu'un sur or contre son cœur — to hold somebody close
en forme de cœur — heart-shaped (épith)
avoir mal au cœur — to feel sick GB ou nauseous US
lever or soulever le cœur de quelqu'un — to make somebody feel sick GB ou nauseous US; accrocher, joie, loin
2) Culinaire heart3) fig (de fruit, roche, matière, réacteur) core; (de problème, région, bâtiment) heart; ( d'arbre) heartwoodau cœur de — (de région, ville) in the middle of; (de bâtiment, problème, système) at the heart of
au cœur de l'hiver/la nuit — in the dead of winter/night
4) ( personne)5) ( siège des émotions) heartaller droit au cœur de quelqu'un — [attentions, bienveillance] to touch somebody deeply; [attaque, remarque] to cut somebody to the quick
mon cœur se serre quand... — I feel a pang when...
problème de cœur — emotional problem; gros
6) ( être intime) heart7) ( siège de la bonté)une personne de cœur — a kind-hearted person; fortune
8) ( courage) courage9) ( énergie) heartmettre tout son cœur dans quelque chose/à faire — to put one's heart into something/into doing
10) ( envie) moodje n'ai plus le cœur à rien — I don't feel like doing anything any more; ouvrage
trois/dame de cœur — three/Queen of hearts
2.
à cœur locution adverbialefait or moelleux à cœur — [fromage] fully ripe
prendre quelque chose à cœur — ( être résolu) to take something seriously
3.
de bon cœur locution adverbiale willingly‘merci!’ - ‘c'est de bon cœur’ — ‘thank you!’ - ‘you're welcome’
4.
par cœur locution adverbiale by heart••avoir du cœur au ventre — (colloq) to be brave
être beau or joli comme un cœur — to be as pretty as a picture
il a un cœur gros or grand comme ça — (colloq) he's very big-hearted
avoir un cœur de pierre or marbre — to have a heart of stone
il ne le porte pas dans son cœur — he's not his favourite [BrE] person euph
le cœur n'y est pas — my/your etc heart isn't in it
* * *kœʀ nm1) ANATOMIE (= organe) heartcontre son cœur; sur son c\(oe)ur [serrer, tenir] — to one's breast
2) fig (= milieu)La cathédrale se trouve au cœur de la ville. — The cathedral is right in the middle of the town.
Ceci est au cœur de notre stratégie. — This is at the heart of our strategy.
4) CUISINEen avoir le cœur net — to be clear in one's own mind, to be clear in one's own mind about it
cela lui tient à cœur — that's close to his heart, that's very close to his heart
être de tout cœur avec qn (dans une épreuve douloureuse, un décès) — to share sb's sorrow
Nous sommes de tout cœur avec vous dans cette épreuve. — Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.
en plein cœur; recevoir une balle en plein c\(oe)ur — to get a bullet through the heart
un bel immeuble situé en plein cœur du Marais — a lovely building in the very heart of the Marais district
* * *A nm1 Anat heart; il a le cœur malade, il est malade du cœur he has a heart condition; ‘qu'est-ce qu'il a?’-‘c'est le cœur’ ‘what's wrong with him?’-‘it's his heart’; opération à cœur ouvert open-heart surgery; être opéré à cœur ouvert to have ou undergo open-heart surgery; cellules prélevées sur un cœur de veau cells taken from the heart of a calf; je la tenais pressée sur mon cœur I held her close; serrer qn sur or contre son cœur to hold sb close; porter la main à son cœur ( en signe de bonne foi) to put one's hand on one's heart; en forme de cœur heart-shaped ( épith); avoir mal au cœur to feel sick GB ou nauseous US; donner mal au cœur à qn to make sb feel sick GB ou nauseous US; lever or soulever le cœur de qn to make sb feel sick GB ou nauseous US; ⇒ accrocher, joie, loin;2 Culin heart; cœur d'agneau/de porc/de veau lamb's/pig's/calf's heart; cœur de bœuf ox heart; cœurs de poulets chicken hearts; cœur de palmier palm heart;3 fig (de fruit, roche, matière, réacteur) core; (de problème, débat, région, bâtiment) heart; ( d'arbre) heartwood; au cœur de (de région, ville) in the middle of; (de bâtiment, débat, problème, système) at the heart of; au cœur de l'été in the height of summer; au cœur de l'hiver/la nuit in the dead of winter/night; ils ont pu pénétrer jusqu'au cœur de la centrale nucléaire they got to the very heart of the nuclear power station;4 ( personne) un cœur simple a simple soul; un cœur fidèle a faithful friend; un cœur généreux a generous spirit; mon (petit) cœur dear heart, sweetheart;5 ( siège des émotions) heart; le cœur d'une mère a mother's heart; agir selon son cœur to follow one's heart; écouter son cœur to go with one's feelings; avoir le cœur léger to be light-hearted; avoir le cœur triste to be sad at heart; gagner or conquérir le cœur de qn to win sb's heart; trouver un mari selon son cœur to find the man of one's dreams; aller droit au cœur de qn [attentions, bienveillance, sympathie, spectacle] to touch sb deeply; [attaque, remarque] to cut sb to the quick; ce tailleur est un coup de cœur de notre magazine we on the magazine have chosen this suit as our special favouriteGB; avoir un coup de cœur pour qch to fall in love with sth; faire mal au cœur to be heartbreaking; ça me fait mal au cœur de voir it makes me sick at heart to see; ça me réchauffe le or fait chaud au cœur de voir it's heartwarming to see, it does my heart good to see; mon cœur se serre or j'ai le cœur serré quand… I feel a pang when…; fendre or briser or déchirer le cœur à or de qn to break sb's heart; avoir le cœur pur to be guileless; la noirceur de son cœur the evil within him/her; problème de cœur emotional problem; ⇒ gros, net;6 ( être intime) heart; ouvrir son cœur à qn to open one's heart to sb; venir du cœur to come from the heart; du fond du cœur from the bottom of one's heart; je suis de tout cœur avec vous/elle my heart goes out to you/her; de tout son cœur with all one's heart; aimer qn de tout son cœur to love sb dearly; je t'embrasse de tout mon cœur ≈ with all my love; parler à cœur ouvert to speak openly;7 ( siège de la bonté) avoir du or bon or grand cœur to be kind-hearted; avoir un cœur en or d'or to have a heart of gold; ton bon cœur te perdra your generosity will be the end of you; ‘à votre bon cœur messieurs-dames’ ‘can you spare some change?’; ne pas avoir de cœur, être sans cœur to be heartless; avoir le cœur dur or sec to be hard-hearted; faire appel au bon cœur de qn to appeal to sb's better nature; fermer son cœur à qch to harden one's heart to sth; une personne de cœur a kind-hearted person; ⇒ fortune;8 ( courage) courage; le cœur m'a manqué my courage failed me; avoir le cœur de faire qch to have the courage to do sth; redonner du cœur à qn to give sb new heart; je n'aurai jamais le cœur de me débarrasser du chaton I'll never have the heart to get rid of the kitten; tu n'auras pas le cœur de leur dire la vérité you won't have the heart to tell them the truth;9 ( énergie) heart; mettre tout son cœur dans qch/à faire to put one's heart into sth/into doing;10 ( envie) mood; avoir le cœur à faire to be in the mood for doing; je n'ai pas le cœur à plaisanter I'm not in the mood for jokes; je n'ai plus le cœur à rien I don't feel like doing anything any more; ⇒ ouvrage;11 Jeux ( carte) heart; ( couleur) hearts (pl); jouer (du) cœur to play hearts; trois/dame de cœur three/ Queen of hearts.B à cœur loc adv fait or moelleux à cœur [fromage] fully ripe; grillé à cœur [café] roasted all the way through; prendre or avoir à cœur de faire to be intent on doing; prendre qch à cœur ( se vexer) to take sth to heart; ( être résolu) to take sth seriously; cela me tient à cœur it's close to my heart.C de bon cœur loc adv willingly; faire qch de bon cœur to do sth willingly; il me l'a prêté mais ce n'était pas de bon cœur he lent it to me, but rather unwillingly; ‘merci de m'avoir prêté votre voiture’-‘c'est de bon cœur’ ‘thank you for lending me your car’-‘you're welcome’; il brossait le sol et y allait de bon cœur he was scrubbing the floor with a will; rire de bon cœur to laugh heartily.D par cœur loc adv by heart; savoir/apprendre qch par cœur to know/to learn sth by heart; connaître qn par cœur to know sb inside out.tant que mon cœur battra until my dying day; rester sur le cœur de qn [remarque, attitude] to rankle with sb; avoir le cœur au bord de lèvres to be about to be sick; avoir du cœur au ventre to be brave; être beau or joli comme un cœur to be as pretty as a picture; avoir le cœur sur la main to be open-handed; il a un cœur gros or grand comme ça○ he's very big-hearted; avoir un cœur de pierre or marbre to have a heart of stone; il ne le porte pas dans son cœur euph he's not his favouriteGB person euph; le cœur n'y est pas my/your etc heart isn't in it; si le cœur t'en dit if you feel like it; avoir qch sur le cœur to be resentful about sth.[kɶr] nom masculinA.[ORGANE]ça m'a donné ou j'ai eu un coup au cœur it really made me jumpbeau ou joli ou mignon comme un cœur as pretty as a picture2. [estomac]lever ou soulever le cœur à quelqu'un to sicken somebody, to turn somebody's stomachun spectacle à vous lever ou soulever le cœur a nauseating ou sickening sightB.[SYMBOLE DE L'AFFECTIVITÉ]1. [pensées, for intérieur] heart2. [énergie, courage] courageelle adore son travail, elle y met du cœur she loves her work, she really puts her heart (and soul) into itallez, haut les cœurs! come on, chin up!3. [humeur]avoir le cœur à faire quelque chose to be in the mood to do ou to feel like doing somethingils travaillent, mais le cœur n'y est pas they're working but their hearts aren't in itsi le cœur t'en dit if you feel like it, if the fancy takes you4. [charité, bonté]avoir du ou bon cœur to be kind ou kind-heartedtu n'as pas de cœur! you're heartless!, you have no heart!c'était un homme au grand cœur ou de cœur he was a good manavoir le cœur dur ou sec, avoir un cœur de pierre to have a heart of stone5. [siège des émotions, de l'amour] heartc'était à vous briser ou fendre le cœur it was heartbreaking ou heartrendingcela chauffe ou réchauffe le cœur it warms the cockles of your heart, it's heartwarmingavoir le cœur gros to feel sad, to have a heavy heartC.[PERSONNE]1. [personne ayant telle qualité]c'est un cœur dur ou sec ou de pierre he has a heart of stone, he's heartlessD.[CENTRE]1. [d'un chou, d'une salade, d'un fromage] heart[d'un fruit, d'un réacteur nucléaire] core2. [d'un débat] central pointE.[OBJET EN FORME DE CŒUR] JEUXdame/dix de cœur queen/ten of heartsjouer à ou du cœur to play hearts————————à cœur locution adverbiale1. [avec sérieux]2. CUISINE————————à cœur joie locution adverbiales'en donner à cœur joie to have tremendous fun ou a tremendous timeà cœur ouvert locution adjectivale[opération] open-heart (modificateur)à cœur ouvert locution adverbiale————————au cœur de locution prépositionnelleau cœur de la nuit in the ou at dead of nightau cœur de la ville in the centre of town, in the town centre————————de bon cœur locution adverbialea. [en mangeant] he really tucked inb. [en travaillant] he really got stuck in ou he went at it with a willc'est de bon cœur: ne me remerciez pas, c'est de bon cœur (que je vous ai aidé) no need to thank me, it was a pleasure (helping you)————————de tout cœur locution adverbialeje ne pourrai assister à votre mariage mais je serai de tout cœur avec vous I won't be able to attend your wedding but I'll be with you in spirit————————de tout mon cœur locution adverbiale,de tout son cœur etc. locution adverbiale1. [sincèrement - aimer, remercier] with all my/his etc. heart, from the bottom of my/his etc. heart ; [ - féliciter] warmly, wholeheartedlyrire de tout son cœur to laugh heartily ou one's head off2. [énergiquement]————————en cœur locution adjectivale[bouche, pendentif] heart-shaped————————par cœur locution adverbiale[apprendre, connaître] by heart————————sans cœur locution adjectivale————————sur le cœur locution adverbialeses critiques me sont restées ou me pèsent sur le cœur I still haven't got over the way she criticized me -
65 прогнать
1) General subject: banish, bo, boo, chase, dismiss, drive, fire, give a kiss-off (кого-л.), hiss (шиканьем, свистом и т. п. тж. hiss away, hiss down, hiss off, hiss out), hunt, hunt away, kick away (часто с позором), pack off, send away, send flying, send off, send packing, send packing (кого-л.), send to the right-about, send to the right-about (кого-л.), shoo, sling out, turn back, turn somebody out of doors, send about his business, send about his business, send right, send rightabouts, send rights, whip off, hiss away (со сцены и т.п.), hiss down (со сцены и т.п.), hiss off (со сцены и т.п.), send about his business (вытурить, кого-л.), send about his business (кого-л.), send away with a flea in his ear (кого-л.), send off with a flea in his ear (кого-л.), show the door, send somebody about his business, chase away2) Colloquial: give it a run (give smth a run; проверить работоспособность на практике)4) Information technology: run -
66 diente
m.1 tooth.se le ha caído un diente he has lost a toothle está saliendo un diente he's got a tooth coming througharmado hasta los dientes armed to the teethenseñar los dientes to bare one's teethhablar entre dientes to mumble, to mutterhincar el diente a algo to sink one's teeth into something; to get one's teeth into something (figurative)ponerle a alguien los dientes largos to turn somebody green with envyme hace rechinar los dientes it sets my teeth on edgediente de ajo clove of garlicdiente canino canine toothdiente incisivo incisordiente de leche milk tooth2 clove.3 cog.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: dentar.* * *1 (gen) tooth2 (de ajo) clove4 ARQUITECTURA (adaraja) toothing stone\apretar los dientes to grit one's teethechar los dientes to teethehablar entre dientes figurado to mumble, mutterhincar el diente en (apropiarse de) to get one's hands on 2 (abordar y tratar) to get to grips with, get one's teeth into 3 (criticar) to slate, slander, attackponer los dientes largos a alguien figurado to make somebody green with envytener buen diente familiar to have a good appetitediente de ajo clove of garlicdiente de leche milk toothdiente de león dandeliondiente picado decayed toothdientes postizos false teeth* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Anat) [de persona, caballo] tooth; [de elefante] tusk; [de reptil] fanglavarse o cepillarse los dientes — to clean o brush one's teeth
diente canino — canine, canine tooth
diente cariado — decayed tooth, bad tooth
2)decir algo para dientes afuera — to say one thing and mean another, say sth without meaning it
entre dientes —
hablar entre dientes — to mumble, mutter
3) (Téc) [de máquina] cog; [de peine, sierra] tooth; [de hebilla] tongue4) (Bot) [de ajo] clove* * *a) (Anat, Zool) toothle están saliendo los dientes — he's cutting his teeth, he's teething
lavarse or cepillarse los dientes — to clean o brush one's teeth
armado hasta los dientes — armed to the teeth
daba diente con diente — my/his teeth were chattering
de (los) dientes para afuera — (Andes, Méx fam)
enseñar or mostrar los dientes: el perro les enseñó los dientes the dog bared its teeth at them; entretener el diente (CS fam): comí una manzana para entretener el diente I had an apple to keep me going o as a snack; hablar or murmurar entre dientes to mutter (under one's breath); hincarle el diente a algo < comida> to sink one's teeth into something; < fortuna> to get one's hands on something; < asunto> to come o (BrE) get to grips with something; pelar el diente (Méx, Ven fam) to smile; pelar los dientes (Andes, Ven fam) ( sonreír) to smile; perro to bare its teeth; ponerle los dientes largos a alguien (fam) to make somebody green with envy (colloq); tener buen diente — (fam) to have a healthy appetite
b) (de engranaje, sierra) tooth; ( de tenedor) prong, tine* * *= tooth [teeth, -pl.].Ex. An enquirer who asks 'Have you anything on energy?' or 'What have you got on teeth?' is easy to help.----* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* armarse hasta los dientes = be armed to the teeth.* arrancar con los dientes = bite off.* cepillarse los dientes = brush + Posesivo + teeth.* cepillo de dientes = toothbrush.* con dientes de conejo = bucktoothed.* con dientes de sierra = serrated.* con dientes salidos = bucktoothed.* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.* diente de ajo = garlic clove, clove of garlic.* diente delantero = front tooth.* diente de león = dandelion, swine's snout.* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.* enseñar los dientes = show + Posesivo + teeth, bare + Posesivo + teeth.* hablar entre dientes = mumble, mutter.* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.* hincarle el diente a = get + Posesivo + teeth into.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* luchar con uñas y dientes = fight + tooth and nail.* mostrar los dientes = show + Posesivo + teeth, bare + Posesivo + teeth.* ojo por ojo, diente por diente = tit-for-tat.* palillo de dientes = toothpick.* pasta de dientes = toothpaste.* pasta de dientes con flúor = fluoride toothpaste.* pinzas de dientes serrados = alligator clip.* rechinar de dientes = gnashing of teeth, grinding of teeth.* rechinar los dientes = gnash + Posesivo + teeth.* reírse entre dientes = chuckle.* salir los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.* sin dientes = toothless.* * *a) (Anat, Zool) toothle están saliendo los dientes — he's cutting his teeth, he's teething
lavarse or cepillarse los dientes — to clean o brush one's teeth
armado hasta los dientes — armed to the teeth
daba diente con diente — my/his teeth were chattering
de (los) dientes para afuera — (Andes, Méx fam)
enseñar or mostrar los dientes: el perro les enseñó los dientes the dog bared its teeth at them; entretener el diente (CS fam): comí una manzana para entretener el diente I had an apple to keep me going o as a snack; hablar or murmurar entre dientes to mutter (under one's breath); hincarle el diente a algo < comida> to sink one's teeth into something; < fortuna> to get one's hands on something; < asunto> to come o (BrE) get to grips with something; pelar el diente (Méx, Ven fam) to smile; pelar los dientes (Andes, Ven fam) ( sonreír) to smile; perro to bare its teeth; ponerle los dientes largos a alguien (fam) to make somebody green with envy (colloq); tener buen diente — (fam) to have a healthy appetite
b) (de engranaje, sierra) tooth; ( de tenedor) prong, tine* * *= tooth [teeth, -pl.].Ex: An enquirer who asks 'Have you anything on energy?' or 'What have you got on teeth?' is easy to help.
* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* armarse hasta los dientes = be armed to the teeth.* arrancar con los dientes = bite off.* cepillarse los dientes = brush + Posesivo + teeth.* cepillo de dientes = toothbrush.* con dientes de conejo = bucktoothed.* con dientes de sierra = serrated.* con dientes salidos = bucktoothed.* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.* diente de ajo = garlic clove, clove of garlic.* diente delantero = front tooth.* diente de león = dandelion, swine's snout.* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.* enseñar los dientes = show + Posesivo + teeth, bare + Posesivo + teeth.* hablar entre dientes = mumble, mutter.* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.* hincarle el diente a = get + Posesivo + teeth into.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* luchar con uñas y dientes = fight + tooth and nail.* mostrar los dientes = show + Posesivo + teeth, bare + Posesivo + teeth.* ojo por ojo, diente por diente = tit-for-tat.* palillo de dientes = toothpick.* pasta de dientes = toothpaste.* pasta de dientes con flúor = fluoride toothpaste.* pinzas de dientes serrados = alligator clip.* rechinar de dientes = gnashing of teeth, grinding of teeth.* rechinar los dientes = gnash + Posesivo + teeth.* reírse entre dientes = chuckle.* salir los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.* sin dientes = toothless.* * *tengo un diente picado I've got a bad toothle están saliendo los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teething, his teeth are coming throughlavarse or cepillarse los dientes to clean o brush one's teetharmado hasta los dientes armed to the teethdaba diente con diente my/his teeth were chatteringde (los) dientes para afuera (Andes, Méx fam): siempre habla de (los) dientes para afuera he never means what he sayspromete cosas de (los) dientes para afuera he makes promises he never intends to keepno creo que lo haya sentido, lo dijo de (los) dientes para afuera I don't think he was sorry, he just said he was o he was just going through the motionsenseñar or mostrar los dientes: el perro les enseñó los dientes the dog bared its teeth at themlos sindicatos empiezan a enseñar los dientes the unions are beginning to show their teethentretener el diente (CS fam): comí una manzana para entretener el diente I had an apple to keep me going o as a snacknos dieron maní para entretener el diente mientras esperábamos they gave us some peanuts to nibble while we waitedhablar or murmurar entre dientes to mutter (under one's breath)hincarle el diente a algo ‹comida› to sink one's teeth into sth;‹fortuna› to get one's hands on sth; ‹asunto› to come o ( BrE) get to grips with sth«perro» to bare its teethtener buen diente or ( Chi) ser bueno para el diente ( fam); to have a healthy o hearty appetite, be a good eater ( colloq)Compuestos:deciduous toothcanine toothclove of garlicmilk toothdandelionincisormolar* * *
Del verbo dentar: ( conjugate dentar)
diente es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
diente sustantivo masculinoa) (Anat, Zool) tooth;
lavarse or cepillarse los dientes to clean o brush one's teeth;
daba diente con diente my/his teeth were chattering;
hablar or murmurar entre dientes to mutter (under one's breath)
( de tenedor) prong, tine;
diente sustantivo masculino
1 tooth
diente de leche, milk tooth, baby tooth
dientes postizos, false teeth
2 Téc cog
3 (de ajo) clove
♦ Locuciones: enseñó los dientes, (un perro) it bared its teeth, (una persona) fig he turned nasty
hincar el diente (a algo), (a algo comestible sólido) to sink one's teeth (into sthg)
(a un libro, trabajo) to get one's teeth (into sthg)
figurado poner los dientes largos a alguien, to make sb green with envy
replicar entre dientes, to answer in a mutter
tener buen diente, to have a good appetite
' diente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajo
- arrancar
- caballo
- hincar
- mella
- picada
- picado
- caer
- empastar
- mellado
- mellar
- paleta
- partir
- picadura
- quebrar
- saltar
- trizarse
English:
aching
- bad
- bucktooth
- cavity
- clove
- crown
- cut
- dandelion
- draw
- extract
- fill
- filling
- front tooth
- gap-toothed
- gift
- hollow
- horse
- loose
- milk tooth
- molar
- prong
- pull out
- rotten
- tooth
- yank
- canine
- cog
- fang
- tit for tat
* * *diente nm1. [pieza bucal] tooth;se le ha caído un diente she has lost a tooth;echar los dientes [niño] to cut one's teeth;me hace rechinar los dientes it sets my teeth on edge;le está saliendo un diente he's got a tooth coming through;tener un diente picado to have a bad tooth;iba armado hasta los dientes he was armed to the teeth;Famdaba diente con diente her teeth were chattering;enseñar los dientes to bare one's teeth;el pastor alemán nos enseñó los dientes the Alsatian bared its teeth at us;la guerrilla ha enseñado los dientes the guerrillas have shown they mean business;entre dientes: decir algo entre dientes to mutter sth;hablar entre dientes to mumble, to mutter;Famhincar el diente a algo [a comida] to sink one's teeth into sth;[a trabajo, proyecto] to tackle sth, to get one's teeth into sth; Famponerle a alguien los dientes largos to turn sb green with envydiente canino canine (tooth);diente incisivo incisor;diente de leche milk o baby tooth;diente molar molar2. [de rueda, engranaje, serrucho] tooth;[de tridente] prong; [de tenedor] prong, tine; [de peine] tooth3. diente de ajo clove of garlicdiente de perro [planta] dogtooth violet* * *m tooth;echar los dientes teethe;daba diente con diente his teeth were chattering;enseñar los dientes bare one’s teeth; fig show one’s teeth;armado hasta los dientes armed to the teeth;hablar entre dientes mutter under one’s breath;tener buen diente have a hearty appetite;poner los dientes largos a alguien make s.o. jealous* * *diente nm1) : toothdiente canino: eyetooth, canine tooth2) : tusk, fang3) : prong, tine4)diente de león : dandelion* * * -
67 lever
lever [l(ə)ve]➭ TABLE 51. transitive verb• lever le pied ( = ralentir) to slow downb. ( = arrêter) [+ blocus] to raise ; [+ séance, audience] to bring to an end ; [+ obstacle, difficulté, scellés] to remove ; [+ interdiction, sanction, restriction] to lift ; [+ ambiguïté] to clear up ; [+ immunité parlementaire] to take away• on lève la séance ? (inf) shall we call it a day?c. ( = prélever) [+ impôts] to levy ; [+ fonds] to raise ; (Cards) [+ pli] to take ; [+ morceau de viande] to removee. ( = sortir du lit) [+ enfant, malade] to get up2. intransitive verb[plante, blé] to come up [pâte] to rise3. reflexive verb► se levera. ( = se mettre debout) to stand up• se lever de table/de sa chaise to get down from the table/get up from one's chair• levez-vous ! stand up!b. ( = sortir du lit) to get up• ce matin, il s'est levé du pied gauche he got out of bed on the wrong side this morning• il faut se lever de bonne heure pour le convaincre ! (inf) you'll have your work cut out to persuade himc. [soleil, lune] to rise ; [jour] to break ; [vent] to get up ; [brume] to lift ; [rideau, main] to go up4. masculine noun• le lever du rideau ( = commencement d'une pièce) curtain up* * *
I
1. ləve1) ( dresser) gén to raiselever la main or le doigt — ( pour parler) to put up one's hand
lever la main sur quelqu'un — ( frapper) to raise a hand to somebody
lever les yeux or la tête — ( regarder) to look up (sur, vers at)
sans lever les yeux — [dire, répondre] without looking up; [travailler, étudier] without a break
2) ( soulever) to lift [objet]; to raise [barrière]lever le rideau — Théâtre to raise the curtain
lever les filets — ( à la pêche) to haul in the nets
3) ( sortir du lit) to get [somebody] up [enfants, malade]4) ( mettre fin à) to lift [embargo, contrôle]; to raise [siège]; to dispel [doute, mystère]; to end [tabou, secret, audience]; to remove [obstacle, difficultés]; to close [séance]5) ( collecter) to raise [capitaux, fonds]; to levy [impôt]6) ( recruter) to levy [troupes]7) ( débusquer) to flush out [gibier]lever un lièvre — lit to start a hare
2.
verbe intransitif1) Culinaire [pâte] to rise2) Agriculture [semis, blé] to come up
3.
se lever verbe pronominal1) ( sortir du lit) to get upil faut se lever de bonne heure (colloq) pour comprendre ce qu'il dit — fig you need to be pretty (colloq) clever to understand what he says
2) ( se mettre debout) to stand up‘accusé, levez-vous!’ — Droit ‘the accused will stand’
3) ( s'insurger) [personne, peuple] to rise up ( contre against)4) ( apparaître) [soleil, lune] to rise ( sur over)5) ( s'agiter) [vent] to rise; [brise] to get up; ( s'éclaircir) [nuages, brume] to clear; [temps] to clear up
II ləvenom masculin1) ( sortie du lit)2) Géographie = levé 3.•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ləve1. vt1) [vitre, bras] to raiseLevez la main si vous connaissez la réponse. — Put your hand up if you know the answer.
2) [objet lourd] to lift, to raiseJe n'arrive pas à le lever. — I can't lift it.
3) [interdiction, siège] to lift, [difficulté] to remove4) [séance] to close5) [impôts, armée] to levy7) * [fille, garçon] to pick up, to pull *2. viCUISINE, [pâte] to rise3. nm2) [astre]au lever du soleil — at sunrise, when the sun rises
3)* * *lever verb table: leverA nm1 ( sortie du lit) au lever, boire un jus de fruit on getting up, drink some fruit juice; être là au lever des enfants to be there when the children get up;B vtr1 ( dresser) gén to raise [main, doigt, bras, poing, sourcil, jambe]; lever la main or le doigt ( pour parler) to put up one's hand; lever la main sur qn ( pour frapper) to raise one's hand to sb; lever les bras au ciel to throw up one's hands (de in); lever le pied gén to lift up one's foot; ( ralentir) lit, fig to slow down; ( partir)○ to clear off○; lève les pieds quand tu marches! pick your feet up when you walk!; lever les yeux or la tête ( regarder) to look up (sur, vers at); ne pas lever les yeux or le nez○ de qch not to look up from sth; sans lever les yeux [dire, répondre] without looking up; [travailler, étudier] without a break; lever les yeux au ciel to raise one's eyes to heaven; lever la patte○ ( uriner) [chien] to cock a leg; il a levé la patte contre l'arbre it cocked its leg up against the tree; lever son cul◑ to get off one's arse◑ GB ou ass◑ US; ⇒ doigt;2 ( soulever) to lift [objet]; to raise [barrière]; lever un chargement de quelques mètres to lift a load a few metresGB; lever son verre to raise one's glass (à to); lever le rideau Théât to raise the curtain; lever une vitre Aut to wind up a window; lever les filets Pêche to haul in the nets;3 ( sortir du lit) to get [sb] up [enfants, malade];4 ( mettre fin à) to lift [embargo, sanction, peine, contrôle]; to raise [siège]; to dispel [doute, malentendu, ambiguïté, mystère]; to end [tabou, secret, isolement, audience]; to remove [obstacle, difficultés, incertitude]; to close [séance];6 ( recruter) to levy [troupes];8 Chasse ( débusquer) to flush out [gibier, perdrix]; lever un lièvre lit to start a hare; fig to open a can of worms;9 Géog lever un plan to carry out a survey;10 Culin ( découper) lever un filet (de poisson) to fillet a fish; lever une cuisse de poulet to carve a chicken leg;11 ○( séduire) to pick up○ [homme, femme, client].C vi1 Culin [pâte] to rise;D se lever vpr1 ( sortir du lit) to get up; se lever tôt/la nuit to get up early/in the night; avoir du mal à se lever to find it difficult to get up; il faut se lever de bonne heure○ pour comprendre ce qu'il dit you need to be pretty clever○ to understand what he says; ⇒ gauche;2 ( se mettre debout) to stand up; se lever de sa chaise to rise from one's chair; il l'a aidée à se lever he helped her to her feet; se lever pour applaudir to rise to one's feet to applaud; se lever de table to get up from the table; ‘accusé, levez-vous!’ Jur ‘the accused will stand’; se lever sur ses étriers Équit to stand on one's stirrups; ‘lève-toi et marche’ ‘arise, take up thy bed and walk’;3 ( se dresser) [partie du corps] to rise; des mains se sont levées some hands went up; des poings se lèvent fists are being shaken;4 ( s'insurger) [personne, peuple] to rise up (contre against);5 ( apparaître) [soleil, lune] to rise (sur over); le soleil va se lever the sun is about to rise; le jour se lève it's getting light;6 Météo ( s'agiter) [vent] to rise; [brise] to get up; ( s'éclaircir) [nuages, brouillard, brume] to clear; [temps] to clear up;7 Théât le rideau se lève the curtain rises (sur on).lever des couleurs Mil raising of the coloursGB; lever du drapeau raising of the flag; lever du jour daybreak; au lever du jour at daybreak; lever de rideau ( début de la représentation) curtain up; ( prélude) curtain raiser; partir au/manquer le lever de rideau to leave at/to miss curtain up; en lever de rideau, match Ali-Chang as a curtain raiser, Ali vs Chang match; lever du roi Hist King's levee; assister au lever du roi to be present at the King's levee; lever du soleil sunrise; au lever du soleil at sunrise.I[ləve] nom masculin1. [apparition]le lever du jour daybreak, dawn2. [fait de quitter le lit]elle boit un grand verre d'eau au lever she drinks a big glass of water as soon as she gets up ou first thing in the morning3. THÉÂTREun lever de rideau [pièce] a curtain raiser4. [d'un plan] surveyII[ləve] verbe transitifA.[soulever] to lift[redresser] to lift uplevons nos verres à sa réussite let's raise our glasses to ou let's drink to his successlever l'étendard de la révolte to rise up in revolt, to raise the banner (of rebellion)lever la tête to lift ou to raise one's headlever le pied [automobiliste] to drive slowlylever les yeux [de son livre etc.] to look uplever les yeux au ciel to lift up ou to raise one's eyes to heavenlever les bras au ciel to lift up ou to raise one's arms to heaven3. [sortir du lit]lever quelqu'un to get somebody up, to get somebody out of bedB.1. [ramasser - filets de pêche] to raise ; [ - courrier, impôt] to collect2. [dessiner - carte] to draw (up)4. [faire cesser - blocus, interdiction] to lift ; [ - séance, audience] to close ; [ - scrupules, ambiguïté] to remove ; [ - punition] to lift ; [ - obstacle] to get rid of, to remove5. BOURSElever les cartes to take ou to pick up a trickC.————————[ləve] verbe intransitif1. [pousser - blé] to come up (inseparable)————————se lever verbe pronominal intransitif1. [monter] to go uptous les yeux ou regards se levèrent vers elle all eyes turned towards herse lever de sa chaise to get up ou to rise from one's chairil est temps que les hommes de bonne volonté se lèvent it is time for men of goodwill to stand up and be countedje ne peux pas me lever le matin I can't get up ou I can't get out of bed in the morningpour la prendre en défaut il faut se lever tôt ou de bonne heure! (figuré) you'd have to be on your toes to catch her out!pour trouver du bon pain ici, tu peux te lever de bonne heure you've got your work cut out finding ou you'll be a long time finding good bread round here5. MÉTÉOROLOGIE [vent] to get up[orage] to breakle temps se lève [il fait meilleur] the sky's clearing (up)6. (littéraire) [surgir, naître] to rise (up) -
68 zuwider
I Adv.: jemandem zuwider sein be repellent ( oder repugnant) to s.o., revolt s.o., turn s.o. off umg.; es ist mir zuwider auch I detest ( oder hate, loathe, can’t stand) it; das Schwimmen etc. ist mir zuwider I detest ( oder hate, loathe, can’t stand) swimming etc.; der Gedanke, das zu tun, ist mir zuwider I find the thought of (doing) it repugnant; dieser Typ ist mir zutiefst zuwider I absolutely loathe and detest that guy; milder: that guy turns me off completely umg.II Präp. (+ Dat) nachgestellt; geh. against, contrary to; den Vorschriften zuwider auch in defiance of the regulations* * *contrary to (Präp.); against (Präp.)* * *zu|wi|der [tsu'viːdɐ]1. adv1)er/das ist mir zuwíder — I find him/that unpleasant; (stärker) I detest or loathe him/that
2) (old = ungünstig)das Glück war ihm zuwíder — luck was against him
2. prep +dat1) (liter = entgegen)dem Gesetz zuwíder — contrary to or against the law
etw einem Befehl zuwíder tun — to do sth in defiance of an order
2) (old = ungünstig)unseren Plänen etc zuwíder — unfavourable (Brit) or unfavorable (US) to our plans etc
* * *zu·wi·der1[tsuˈvi:dɐ]▪ jdm ist jd/etw \zuwider sb finds sb/sth unpleasant; (stärker) sb loathes [or detests] sb/sth; (widerlich) sb finds sb/sth revolting [or disgusting], sb/sth disgusts sbzu·wi·der2[tsuˈvi:dɐ]dem Gesetz \zuwider sein to be against the lawallen Verboten \zuwider in defiance of all bans* * ** * *A. adv:das Schwimmen etcder Gedanke, das zu tun, ist mir zuwider I find the thought of (doing) it repugnant;dieser Typ ist mir zutiefst zuwider I absolutely loathe and detest that guy; milder: that guy turns me off completely umgB. präp (+dat) nachgestellt; geh against, contrary to;den Vorschriften zuwider auch in defiance of the regulations* * ** * *adj.abhorrent adj.contrary adj.cross adj.dislikable adj. ausdr.contrary to expr. -
69 dør
sg - døren, pl - døreдверь ж* * ** * *(en -e) door,( døråbning) doorway;[ bag lukkede døre] behind closed doors;(fig) be near,F be at hand;(se også feje);( også) in public;(jur) in camera ( fx the case was heard in camera);[ gå ens dør forbi] fail to look somebody up;[ stå i døren] stand in the doorway;[ gå ind ad døren] go in through the door;[ han er så dum at man kan rende døre ind med ham] he is as thick as two planks; he is just too stupid for words;[ inden døre] indoors,F within doors;[ inden for døren] inside the door;[ sæt aldrig din fod inden for mine døre igen] never set foot in this house again;[ falde med døren ind i huset] burst in;(fig: være forsigtig) watch one's step, tread cautiously,( være diskret) go about things quietly;(se også smække);[ bo dør om dør med en] live next door to somebody, be somebody's next-door neighbour;[ banke på døren] knock at (el. on) the door;[ jage (el. sætte) en på døren] turn somebody out;[ rende en på dørene] camp on somebody's doorstep, pester somebody with visits;[ følge en til døren] see somebody out;[ døren til] the door of ( fx my room); the door leading to (fx the passage);[ gå ud ad døren] go out of the door;[ ude af døren] out of the door ( fx they were out of the door by 8); off( fx I have to be off in half an hour);[ uden for døren] outside the door;(fig) on one's doorstep;( i skole) send somebody out of the room (el. into the corridor);[ han giver ikke ved dørene] he never pays (, says) more than he can help;[ salg ved dørene] door-to-door selling;[ sælge ved dørene] sell from door to door. -
70 tripa
f.1 stomach (vientre).me duele la tripa I've got a stomachacheechar las tripas (informal) to throw up, to puke¿qué tripa se te ha roto? (informal) what's up with you, then?, what's bugging you?2 gut, belly (informal) (barriga). (peninsular Spanish)está echando tripa he's getting a pot belly o a bit of a gut3 intestine, bowels, gut.4 catgut.* * *1 (intestino) gut, intestine2 (barriga) gut, stomach3 (de vasija) belly4 familiar (embarazo) belly1 familiar (interior) innards2 (de fruta) core sing3 (documentos) dossier sing\echar las tripas familiar to throw upechar tripa / tener tripa familiar to get a paunch / have a paunchhacer de tripas corazón figurado to pluck up couragerevolver las tripas figurado to turn one's stomachdolor de tripas familiar stomachache* * *noun f.* * *1)echar las tripas — (fam) ( esforzarse) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to bust a gut (BrE sl); ( vomitar) to throw up (colloq)
b) ( material) gut2) (Esp fam) ( barriga) belly (colloq)tener/echar tripa — to have/get a bit of a paunch o (colloq) belly
* * *= tummy, gut.Ex. Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.Ex. Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.----* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.* tripa para embutidos = sausage casing.* tripa para salchichas = sausage casing.* tripas = insides, gubbings.* * *1)echar las tripas — (fam) ( esforzarse) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to bust a gut (BrE sl); ( vomitar) to throw up (colloq)
b) ( material) gut2) (Esp fam) ( barriga) belly (colloq)tener/echar tripa — to have/get a bit of a paunch o (colloq) belly
* * *= tummy, gut.Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.* tripa para embutidos = sausage casing.* tripa para salchichas = sausage casing.* tripas = insides, gubbings.* * *quitarle las escamas y las tripas remove the scales and gut itme duelen las tripas I have a stomach o ( colloq) tummy achea mí se me revuelven las tripas sólo de verlo just looking at it turns my stomach o makes my stomach turnechar las tripas ( fam) (esforzarse) to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to bust a gut ( BrE sl) (vomitar) to throw up ( colloq), to puke (sl)hacer de tripas corazón to pluck up couragehice de tripas corazón y me lo comí I took a deep breath and ate it, I plucked up courage and ate ittener tripas para algo ( fam): hay que tener tripas para ser cirujano you need a strong stomach to be a surgeonyo no tengo tripas para hacer ese trabajo I don't have the stomach to do that job2 (material) gutcuerda de tripa catguttiene tripa he's got a bit of a paunch o ( colloq) bellyechar tripa to get fat, to get a paunch o a pot o a belly ( colloq)está de cuatro meses pero aún no se le nota la tripa she's four months pregnant but she's not showing yet ( colloq)me quedé a media tripa I still felt hungryuna tripa flexible a flexible tube* * *
tripa sustantivo femenino
1a) tb
( vísceras) (fam) innards (pl) (colloq);
2 (Esp fam) ( barriga) belly (colloq)
tripa sustantivo femenino
1 Anat gut, intestine
fam (barriga) tummy: me duele la tripa, I've got tummy ache
tiene mucha tripa, he has a big paunch
2 fam fpl tripas, innards, guts
♦ Locuciones: hacer de tripas corazón, to pluck up courage
su actitud me revuelve las tripas, his attitude makes me sick
¿qué tripa se le habrá roto ahora?, what's the matter with him now?
' tripa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embutir
English:
belly
- bellyache
- gut
- skin
* * *tripa nfestá echando tripa he's getting a potbelly o a bit of a gut;tiene mucha tripa he's got a huge gut o belly on him2. [de embarazada] bump, bulge3. [vientre] stomach;me duele la tripa I've got a stomachache;dolor de tripa stomachache4.tripas [intestino] gut, intestine;primero se le quitan las tripas al pescado first, gut the fish;te suenan las tripas your stomach's rumbling;Famechar las tripas to throw up, to puke;Famrevolverle las tripas a alguien to turn sb's stomach;Famhacer de tripas corazón to pluck up one's courage;Fam¿qué tripa se te ha roto? what's up with you, then?, what's bugging you?quiero ver las tripas de la máquina I want to see the workings of the machine* * *f fambelly fam, gut fam ;hacer de tripas corazón fig pluck up courage;¿qué tripa se te ha roto? fam what’s so urgent?;echar las tripas fig fam bust a gut;rascarse la tripa fig fam do nothing;se me revuelven las tripas my stomach turns* * *tripa nf1) intestino: gut, intestinedolerle a uno las tripas: to have a stomach ache* * *tripa n1. (intestino) gutno está gordo, pero sí tiene tripa he's not fat, but he has got a belly -
71 brancher
brancher [bʀɑ̃∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ appareil électrique] to plug inb. [+ appareil à gaz, tuyau, eau, gaz, électricité] to connectc. ( = allumer) [+ télévision] to turn ond. ( = orienter) brancher qn sur un sujet to start sb off on a subject• quand il est branché là-dessus il est intarissable once he gets started on that he can go on forevere. ( = intéresser) (inf) ça ne me branche pas [idée, matière scolaire] it doesn't grab me (inf) ; [musique, activité] it doesn't do anything for me (inf)• ça te brancherait d'aller au ciné ? do you fancy going to see a film? (inf)2. reflexive verb► se brancher ( = se connecter)ça se branche où ? where does this plug in?• où est-ce que je peux me brancher ? where can I plug it in?• se brancher sur un réseau/Internet to get onto a network/the Internet* * *bʀɑ̃ʃe
1.
1) ( avec prise) to plug in [télévision, téléphone]2) ( au réseau) to connect (up) [eau, gaz, électricité, téléphone]; to connect [usager, maison]3) ( aiguiller)brancher quelqu'un sur — to get somebody onto [sujet]
4) ( intéresser)je vais au cinéma, ça te branche? — I'm going to the cinema, are you interested?
2.
se brancher verbe pronominal Radio, Télévision ( capter)se brancher sur — to tune into [poste, station]
* * *bʀɑ̃ʃe vt1) [appareil électrique] to connect, (en mettant la prise) to plug inL'aspirateur n'est pas branché. — The hoover isn't plugged in.
2) fig* * *brancher verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( avec une prise) to plug in [télévision, téléphone];2 ( au réseau) to connect (up) [eau, gaz, électricité, téléphone]; to connect [usager, maison]; faire brancher le gaz/téléphone to have the gas/phone connected; l'électricité n'est pas encore branchée the electricity isn't connected (up) yet;3 Ordinat brancher qn/qch sur un réseau to connect sb/sth to a network; être branché to be connected to the Internet;4 ( aiguiller) brancher qn sur or vers to get sb interested in [activité]; to get sb onto [sujet de conversation]; brancher qn sur qn to put sb in touch with sb;5 ○( plaire à) ça ne me branche pas it doesn't do anything for me; la voile, ça le branche he's really into○ sailing.B se brancher vpr[brɑ̃ʃe] verbe transitifa. [appareil] to be plugged inb. [canalisation] to be connected to the system2. (familier) [faire parler]brancher quelqu'un sur to start somebody off ou to get somebody going on3. (familier) [mettre en rapport]4. (familier) [intéresser]————————[brɑ̃ʃe] verbe intransitif————————se brancher verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se brancher verbe pronominal intransitifb. [canalisation] to connect up to -
72 divertir
divertir [divεʀtiʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verb( = amuser) to amuse2. reflexive verb► se divertir to amuse o.s.* * *divɛʀtiʀ
1.
2.
verbe intransitif liter to entertain
3.
se divertir verbe pronominal ( en s'amusant) to amuse oneself; ( en prenant du bon temps) to enjoy oneselffaire quelque chose pour se divertir — (en jouant, plaisantant) to do something for fun; ( à cause d'ennuis) to do something to take one's mind off things
* * *divɛʀtiʀ vtto amuse, to entertain* * *divertir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( distraire) ( en occupant) to entertain; ( en amusant) to amuse [personne]; ( en changeant les idées) divertir qn to take sb's mind off things; le film nous a divertis we thoroughly enjoyed the film;B vi to entertain; le spectacle n'a d'autre ambition que de divertir the show aims purely to entertain.C se divertir vpr [personne, enfant] ( en s'amusant) to amuse oneself; ( en prenant du bon temps) to enjoy oneself; nous nous sommes bien divertis we really enjoyed ourselves; se divertir de qch to be amused by sth; faire qch pour se divertir (en jouant, plaisantant) to do sth for fun; (à cause d'ennuis, de problèmes) to do sth to take one's mind off things.[divɛrtir] verbe transitif3. (littéraire) [éloigner]divertir quelqu'un de to turn somebody away ou to distract somebody from————————se divertir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se distraire] to amuse ou to entertain oneself————————se divertir de verbe pronominal plus préposition -
73 brouiller
brouiller [bʀuje]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• brouiller les pistes or cartes to confuse the issueb. ( = fâcher) to set at oddsc. (Radio) [+ émission] (volontairement) to jam ; (par accident) to cause interference to ; (TV) to scramble2. reflexive verba. [vue] to become blurred ; [souvenirs, idées] to become confusedb. ( = se fâcher) se brouiller avec qn to fall out with sb* * *bʀuje
1.
1) ( rendre trouble) [produit] to make [something] cloudy [liquide]; [pluie] to blur, to smudge [nom, texte]; [larmes] to blur [vue]; [personne] to cover (over) [empreintes]brouiller les pistes or les cartes — fig to confuse ou cloud the issue
2) Radio, Télécommunications [personne] to jam [signaux, émission]; [parasites] to interfere with [émission, réception]
2.
se brouiller verbe pronominal1) ( se fâcher) [personnes, groupes] to fall outêtre brouillé avec les chiffres — fig to be hopeless with figures
2) ( devenir trouble) [liquide] to become cloudy; [vue] to become blurred; [esprit, souvenirs] to become confused* * *bʀuje vt1) (= rendre confus) to mix up, to confusebrouiller les pistes — to cover one's tracks, figto confuse the issue
2) RADIO to cause interference to, (délibérément) to jam3) (= rendre trouble) to cloud4) (= désunir) [amis] to set at odds* * *brouiller verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( rendre trouble) [produit] to make [sth] cloudy [liquide]; [pluie] to blur, to smudge [nom, texte]; [larmes] to blur [vue]; [personne] to cover (over) [empreintes]; regard brouillé par les larmes vision blurred by tears; brouiller la combinaison d'un coffre to scramble the combination of a safe; brouiller les pistes or les cartes fig to confuse ou cloud the issue; il ne cesse de brouiller les pistes he keeps confusing the issue;2 Radio, Télécom [personne, groupe] to jam [signaux, émission]; [parasites, appareils ménagers] to interfere with [émission, réception];3 ( désunir) l'incident avait brouillé les deux frères the two brothers had fallen out over the incident; brouiller qn avec qn to turn sb against sb; rien ne peut brouiller leur amitié fig nothing can get in the way of their friendship.B se brouiller vpr1 ( se fâcher) [personnes, groupes] to fall out; se brouiller avec qn to fall out with sb; être brouillé avec qn to have fallen out with sb; il est brouillé avec tout le monde he's fallen out with everybody; ils sont brouillés (à vie) they've fallen out (for good); elles sont brouillées depuis deux ans they fell out two years ago; être brouillé avec les chiffres/avec les langues fig to be hopeless with figures/at languages;2 ( devenir trouble) [liquide] to become cloudy; [vue] to become blurred; [esprit, souvenirs] to become confused; avoir le teint brouillé to look ill ou liverish;3 Météo le temps se brouille, il va pleuvoir it's clouding over ou the weather is breaking, it's going to rain; ⇒ œuf.[bruje] verbe transitif1. CUISINE [œuf] to scramble2. [mélanger - cartes] to shufflea. [dans un roman] to confuse the readerb. [dans une poursuite] to cover one's tracks, to put somebody off one's scentc. [dans un débat] to put up a smokescreen3. [dérégler] to jumble4. [troubler - liquide] to cloudbrouiller la vue to cloud ou to blur one's eyesight[transmission, circuit] to jamce professeur m'a brouillé avec les mathématiques (figuré) that teacher spoiled ou ruined mathematics for me————————se brouiller verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se brouiller verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se mélanger - idées] to get confused ou muddled ou jumbled————————se brouiller avec verbe pronominal plus préposition -
74 allumer
allumer [alyme]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ feu, bougie, poêle, cigare] to lightb. [+ électricité, gaz, lampe, radio] to turn onc. ( = éclairer) allumer une pièce to turn the lights on in a room2. reflexive verb► s'allumer [lumière, radiateur] to come on• ça s'allume comment ? how do you switch it on?* * *alyme
1.
1) ( par la flamme) to light [bougie, gaz]; to strike [allumette]; to start [incendie]le feu ne va pas rester allumé — the fire is not going to stay alight GB, lighted US
2) ( électriquement) to switch [something] on, to turn [something] on3) ( exciter) to stir [imagination]; to arouse [désir]; to turn [somebody] on (colloq) [personne]
2.
s'allumer verbe pronominal1) ( électriquement) [lampe, radio, chauffage] to switch on2) fig [regard] to light up* * *alyme vt1) [lampe, phare, radio] to put on, to turn on, to switch on, [chauffage] to put onAllume la radio. — Put the radio on., Turn the radio on., Switch the radio on.
2) [feu, bougie, cigare, gaz] to lightElle a allumé une cigarette. — She lit a cigarette.
* * *allumer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( par la flamme) to light [bougie, poêle, briquet, gaz]; to strike [allumette]; to start [incendie]; le feu ne va pas rester allumé the fire is not going to stay alight GB, lighted US;2 ( électriquement) to switch [sth] on, to turn [sth] on [lumière, appareil, électricité]; allumer la chambre to switch on ou turn on the light in the bedroom; le couloir est allumé the light is (switched ou turned) on in the corridor; laisser ses phares allumés to leave one's headlights on; laisser sa chambre allumée to leave the lights in one's room on; allume! switch on ou turn on the light!; c'est allumé chez elle her lights are on;3 ( exciter) to stir [imagination]; to arouse [désir, jalousie, colère]; to turn [sb] on○ [personne].B s'allumer vpr1 ( électriquement) [lampe, radio, chauffage] to switch on; le chauffage s'allume automatiquement the heating switches on automatically; le couloir s'allume où? where do you switch on the light in the corridor?;2 ( s'exciter) [désir, colère] to be aroused; [regard] to light up.[alyme] verbe transitif1. [enflammer - bougie, réchaud, cigarette, torche, gaz] to light ; [ - bois, brindille] to light, to kindle ; [ - feu, incendie] to light, to start2. [mettre en marche - lampe, appareil] to turn ou to switch ou to put on (separable) ; [ - phare] to put on, to turn on (separable)le bureau est allumé there's a light on in the office, the lights are on in the office————————s'allumer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'éclairer](figuré) [visage, œil, regard] to light up2. [se mettre en marche - appareil, radio] to switch ou to turn on ; [ - lumière] to come on -
75 basculer
basculer [baskyle]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verbb. [match, débat] to take a sudden turn2. transitive verb• (faire) basculer [+ benne] to tip up ; [+ contenu] to tip out ; [+ personne] to knock off balance ; [+ appel téléphonique] to divert* * *baskyle
1.
verbe transitif Télécommunications to transfer [appel]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( tomber) [objet, personne] to topple over; [benne] to tip upfaire basculer — to tip up [benne]; to tip out [chargement]; to knock [somebody] off balance [personne]
2) fig [match, vie] to change radicallybasculer à droite — Politique to swing over to the right
faire basculer — to turn [match, opinion]
* * *baskyle1. vi1) (= se renverser) to fall over, to topple over, [benne] to tip up2) POLITIQUE2. vt1) [personne, objet] to topple over2) [benne, conteneur, brouette] to tip up* * *basculer verb table: aimerB vi1 ( tomber) [objet, personne] to topple over; [benne] to tip up; basculer dans le ravin to topple into the ravine; faire basculer to tip up [benne]; to tip out [chargement]; to knock [sb] off balance [personne];2 fig [match, vie, ambiance] to change radically; [opinion] to swing in the opposite direction; basculer à droite/vers l'opposition Pol to swing over to the right/toward(s) the opposition; basculer dans la guerre to be plunged into war; la scène a basculé dans le drame the scene suddenly turned dramatic; faire basculer to turn [match, opinion publique]; to change the course of [Histoire]; faire basculer le pays dans l'extrémisme to push the country into extremism.[baskyle] verbe intransitif[vase] to tip over[benne] to tip up2. (figuré)basculer dans: la pièce bascule soudain dans l'horreur the mood of the play suddenly switches to horror————————[baskyle] verbe transitif -
76 door
/dɔ:/ * danh từ - cửa, cửa ra vào (nhà, xe ô tô...) =front door+ cửa trước =side door+ cửa bên - cửa ngõ, con đường =a door to success+ con đường thành công =to opera a door to peace+ mở con đường đi đến hoà bình !a few doors off - cách vài nhà, cách vài buồng !at death's door - bên ngưỡng cửa của thần chết, hấp hối, gần chết !to close the door upon - làm cho không có khả năng thực hiện được !to lay at someone's door - đổ (lỗi...) cho ai, quy (tội...) cho ai !to lie at the door of - chịu trách nhiệm, đổ lên đầu (ai...) =the fault lies at your door+ anh phải chịu trách nhiệm về lỗi đó, lỗi đổ lên đầu anh !to live next door - ở ngay sát vách, ở nhà bên cạnh, ở buồng bên cạnh !to open the door to - (xem) open !out of doors - ở ngoài, không ở nhà; ở ngoài trời =to be out of doors+ đi ra ngoài, đi chơi vắng không ở nhà =to play out of doors+ chơi ở ngoài trời !to show somebody the door !to show the door to somebody - đuổi ai ra khỏi cửa !to show somebody to the door - tiễn ai ra tận cửa !to shut the door in somebody's face - đóng sập cửa lại trước mặt ai, không thèm tiếp ai !to turn somebody out of doors - đuổi ai ra khỏi cửa !with closed doors - họp kín, xử kín !within doors - trong nhà; ở nhà -
77 líquido
adj.1 liquid, fluid.2 liquid, with enough cash.m.1 liquid, fluid.2 liquid solution, liquid, solution.3 cash.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) liquid2 (neto) net3 (en metálico) in cash1 liquid————————1 liquid* * *1. (f. - líquida)adj.1) liquid, fluid2) net2. noun m.1) liquid, fluid2) liquid assets, ready cash* * *1. ADJ1) [sustancia] liquid, fluid2) (Econ) net4) (Ling) liquid2. SM1) [gen] liquid, fluid2) (Econ) (=efectivo) ready cash, ready money* * *I- da adjetivo1) < sustancia> liquid2) <sueldo/renta> netII1) ( sustancia) liquid2) ( dinero) cashlíquido disponible/imponible — disposable/taxable income
* * *= liquid, substance, molten, fluid, runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].Ex. This is the common 'bubble' sort, in which the highest or the lowest 'values' rise to the top like bubbles in a liquid.Ex. It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.Ex. The whole box was then immersed for about ten minutes in a pit of molten metal.Ex. For example, the heading 'Circulation of the blood' is acceptable, but the very similar 'Movement of fluids in plants' is not.Ex. If you have runny nail polish, pour some onto a paper plate, add a bit of flour and stir it up with something like a toothpick.----* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.* demasiado líquido = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].* estiércol líquido = slurry.* líquido amniótico = amniotic fluid.* líquido cefalorraquídeo = cerebrospinal fluid.* líquido cerebroespinal = cerebrospinal fluid.* líquido condensado = condensate.* líquido corrector = correction fluid, erasing fluid.* líquido de desecho = effluent.* líquido de frenos = brake fluid.* líquido desconocido = foreign substance.* líquido de transmisión = transmission fluid.* líquido gaseoso = gas liquid.* líquido inflamable = flammable liquid.* líquido lavalunetas = windscreen wiper fluid.* líquido limpiador = cleaning fluid.* líquido para limpiaparabrisas = windscreen wiper fluid.* líquido revelador = developing fluid.* nitrógeno líquido = liquid nitrogen.* pantalla de cristal líquido = LCD [liquid crystal display].* pedo líquido = wet fart.* residuos líquidos = liquid waste.* succionador de líquidos = baster.* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.* * *I- da adjetivo1) < sustancia> liquid2) <sueldo/renta> netII1) ( sustancia) liquid2) ( dinero) cashlíquido disponible/imponible — disposable/taxable income
* * *= liquid, substance, molten, fluid, runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].Ex: This is the common 'bubble' sort, in which the highest or the lowest 'values' rise to the top like bubbles in a liquid.
Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.Ex: The whole box was then immersed for about ten minutes in a pit of molten metal.Ex: For example, the heading 'Circulation of the blood' is acceptable, but the very similar 'Movement of fluids in plants' is not.Ex: If you have runny nail polish, pour some onto a paper plate, add a bit of flour and stir it up with something like a toothpick.* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.* demasiado líquido = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].* estiércol líquido = slurry.* líquido amniótico = amniotic fluid.* líquido cefalorraquídeo = cerebrospinal fluid.* líquido cerebroespinal = cerebrospinal fluid.* líquido condensado = condensate.* líquido corrector = correction fluid, erasing fluid.* líquido de desecho = effluent.* líquido de frenos = brake fluid.* líquido desconocido = foreign substance.* líquido de transmisión = transmission fluid.* líquido gaseoso = gas liquid.* líquido inflamable = flammable liquid.* líquido lavalunetas = windscreen wiper fluid.* líquido limpiador = cleaning fluid.* líquido para limpiaparabrisas = windscreen wiper fluid.* líquido revelador = developing fluid.* nitrógeno líquido = liquid nitrogen.* pantalla de cristal líquido = LCD [liquid crystal display].* pedo líquido = wet fart.* residuos líquidos = liquid waste.* succionador de líquidos = baster.* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.* * *A ‹sustancia› liquidB ‹sueldo/renta› netC ‹consonante› liquidA (sustancia) liquiduna dieta a base de líquidos a liquid dietretención de líquido water retentionCompuestos:amniotic fluidantifreezecorrection fluid, Tipp-Ex®brake fluidseminal fluidB (dinero) cashlíquido disponible/imponible disposable/taxable income* * *
Del verbo liquidar: ( conjugate liquidar)
liquido es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
liquidó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
liquidar
líquido
liquidar ( conjugate liquidar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ existencias› to sell off
2 ‹ negocio› to wind up;
‹ activo› to liquidate
3
‹sueldo/pago› to pay
4 (fam) ‹ persona› ( matar) to do away with (colloq);
( destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)
líquido 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹ sustancia› liquid
2 ‹sueldo/renta› net
líquido 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( sustancia) liquid;
2 ( dinero) cash
liquidar verbo transitivo
1 (una deuda) to settle
(un producto) to sell off
2 fam (dilapidar) to waste away
3 familiar liquidar a alguien, (asesinar) to bump somebody off
líquido,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 liquid
2 Fin liquid assets pl
II adjetivo
1 liquid
2 Fin net
' líquido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogar
- ahogarse
- asentarse
- bocanada
- bombeo
- bullir
- calar
- chorro
- chupar
- circular
- cocer
- depurar
- deshacer
- deshacerse
- deshecha
- deshecho
- desparramar
- desparramarse
- escaparse
- escape
- filtrar
- filtrarse
- flujo
- fuga
- gaseosa
- gaseoso
- gel
- inmersa
- inmerso
- irse
- jabón
- jarra
- líquida
- onda
- oxígeno
- pulverizar
- quemar
- quemadura
- quemarse
- rebosar
- remover
- reposar
- reposo
- rociar
- salirse
- salpicar
- soltar
- sorber
- tintura
- trago
English:
absorb
- bead
- blob
- bubble
- clear
- cloud
- cloudy
- correction fluid
- dilute
- discharge
- do away with
- drain
- draught
- dribble
- drop
- exude
- flow
- fluid
- freeze
- frozen
- gulp
- gurgle
- gush
- leak
- liquid
- liquid crystal display
- molten
- pool
- pump out
- runny
- settle
- shake up
- slop
- sloppy
- smooth
- spill
- spout
- sprinkle
- spurt
- stand
- sticky
- stir
- stir up
- stream
- suck
- thick
- thin
- upset
- well
- cleaning
* * *líquido, -a♦ adj1. [estado] liquid;Amcrema líquida single cream;el líquido elemento water♦ nm1. [sustancia] liquidlíquido corrector correction fluid;líquido de frenos brake fluid;líquido refrigerante coolant2. Econ liquid assets3. Med fluidlíquido amniótico amniotic fluid;líquido cefalorraquídeo cerebrospinal fluid;líquido cerebroespinal cerebrospinal fluid;líquido sinovial synovial fluid* * *I adj1 liquid2 COM netII m liquid* * *líquido, -da adj1) : liquid, fluid2) : netingresos líquidos: net incomelíquido nm1) : liquid, fluidlíquido de frenos: brake fluid2) : ready cash, liquid assets* * *líquido n liquid -
78 brain
brein1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) hjerne2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) forstand, vett3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) et godt hode, skarping•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwaveforstand--------geni--------hjerne--------vidd--------åndIsubst. \/breɪn\/( anatomi) hjernebeat somebody's brains out slå inn skallen på noenblow one's brains out blåse hodet av seghan er intelligent\/skarpcudgel\/beat\/rack one's brains ransake hjernen, bry hjernengo off one's brain ( slang) bli fra seg, bli avsindig\/rasendehave a good brain ha godt hodehave (got) something on the brain ha (fått) noe på hjernen, være besatt av noebe long on brains være intelligentpick\/suck somebody's brains ( overført) utnytte noens kunnskap, stjele noens ideerturn somebody's brain gjøre noen usikker\/forvirretIIverb \/breɪn\/1) ( hverdagslig) slå inn skallen på2) slå i hodet -
79 отбить охоту
1) General subject: discourage, disincline, throw a cold douche upon, turn someone against something, put somebody off something (у кого-либо к чему-либо), steer away, throw a wet blanket2) Australian slang: throw cold water on3) Jargon: turn off -
80 совратить
2) Australian slang: sleaze on to (кого-л.)3) Euphemism: have his way with her4) Jargon: turn5) Makarov: wrong6) Taboo: fire into, knock somebody off (кого-л.), knock somebody over (кого-л.), make a killing (кого-л.), sinspire (от sin и inspire)
См. также в других словарях:
turn somebody off — … Useful english dictionary
head somebody off — ˌhead sbˈoff derived to get in front of sb in order to make them turn back or change direction Syn: ↑intercept • We ll head them off at the bridge! Main entry: ↑headderived … Useful english dictionary
turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out … Dictionary of contemporary English
Somebody's Me — «Somebody s Me» Сингл Энрике Иглесиаса c альбома «Insomniac» Выпущен 8 августа … Википедия
Somebody’s Me — «Somebody s Me» Сингл Энрике Иглесиаса из альбома … Википедия
turn out — verb 1. be shown or be found to be (Freq. 32) She proved to be right The medicine turned out to save her life She turned up HIV positive • Syn: ↑prove, ↑turn up • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
turn back — verb 1. retrace one s course (Freq. 7) The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back • Syn: ↑backtrack, ↑double back • Hypernyms: ↑return • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
turn down — verb 1. refuse to accept (Freq. 5) He refused my offer of hospitality • Syn: ↑refuse, ↑reject, ↑pass up, ↑decline • Ant: ↑accept ( … Useful english dictionary
turn off — verb 1. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch (Freq. 8) Turn off the stereo, please cut the engine turn out the lights • Syn: ↑switch off, ↑cut, ↑turn out … Useful english dictionary
turn on — verb 1. cause to operate by flipping a switch (Freq. 12) switch on the light turn on the stereo • Syn: ↑switch on • Ant: ↑switch off (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
turn away — verb 1. move so as not face somebody or something (Freq. 13) • Hypernyms: ↑turn • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s Something is ing PP Somebody s PP … Useful english dictionary