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1 toco

I
toco, -a
SM / F CAm = tocayo II
SM Caribe = tocón I
III
** SM

costó un toco — Cono Sur it cost a hell of a lot *

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toco

masculine

( Arg fam)

tengo un toco de cosas que hacer I have a load o loads o tons of things to do ( colloq)

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toco nm
RP Fam
un toco de tons o loads of;

tiene un toco de libros she's got tons o zillions of books;

tienen un toco de guita they've got tons o heaps of dough;

te extraño tocos I miss you heaps o big time

Spanish-English dictionary > toco
2 le tocó el chinazo*

he had bad luck

Spanish-English dictionary > le tocó el chinazo*
3 tocar

v.

1 to touch (entrar en contacto con).

Ella toca su mano She touches his hand.

Ese dolor lo tocó muy profundamente That pain touched him very deeply.

2 to play (hacer sonar) (instrumento, canción).

el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve

Ella toca bellísimo She plays beautifully.

Toca el piano! Play the piano!

3 to touch on (abordar) (tema).

no toques ese tema don't mention that subject

4 to touch.

5 to be supposed to, to have to, to have the obligation of, to have the obligation to.

Me toca hacer esto I am supposed to do this=have to do this.

6 to touch upon, to make reference to, to get on to.

Ellos tocaron el tema They touched upon the subject.

7 to be in for.

Le toca un escarmiento He is in for a lesson.

8 to be time to.

Toca ir al doctor It is time to go to the doctor.

9 to be ringing, to ring.

Tocan las campanas The bells are ringing.

10 to knock, to knock at the door.

Ella toca pero no le abren She knocks but no-one opens.

11 to be one's turn to.

Me toca jugar It's my turn to play.

12 to reproduce, to replay, to play.

Ellos reproducen la cinta They play the cassette.

13 to clang.

María hizo sonar la campMaría Mary clanged the bell.

14 to feel.

El médico toca su piel The doctor feels her skin.

15 to bunt.

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tocar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to touch

■ no tocar la mercancía do not handle the goods

2 (sentir por el tacto) to feel

■ tócalo, está frío feel it, it's cold

3 (revolver) to rummage amongst, root around

■ no toques mis papeles leave my papers alone

4 (hacer sonar - instrumento, canción) to play; (timbre) to ring; (bocina) to blow, honk; (campanas) to strike

5 figurado (retocar) to change, alter

■ no toques más la redacción don't do anything else to your essay

6 (la hora) to strike

7 MILITAR (diana) to sound

8 DEPORTE (diana) to hit; (esgrima) to touch

9 figurado (mencionar) to touch on

10 figurado (impresionar) to touch, reach

■ me tocó el corazón he touched my heart

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser el turno) to be one's turn

■ le toca a él it's his turn

2 (corresponder) to be up to

■ le toca a él explicarse it's up to him to explain himself

3 (ganar) to win

■ nos tocó un premio we won a prize

4 (en un reparto etc) to fall

■ me tocó a mí hablarle it fell to me to speak to him

5 (un destino) to be posted

■ le tocó en Cartagena he was posted to Cartagena

6 (tener que) to have to

■ nos tocó llevarla we had to take her

7 (afectar) to concern, affect

■ le toca directamente it directly concerns you

8 (ser parientes) to be a relative of, be related

9 (barco, avión) to call (en, at), stop over (en, at)

10 (entrar en contacto) to touch

► verbo pronominal tocarse

1 (uso reflexivo) to touch oneself; (uso recíproco) to touch each other

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por lo que a mí toca as far as I am concerned

tocar a muerto to toll

tocar a su fin figurado to be coming to an end

tocar con to be next to

■ toca con el cine it's next to the cinema

tocar en figurado to border on, verge on

■ sus palabras tocan en grosería his words are verging on rudeness

tocarse la nariz to pick one's nose

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tocar

► verbo transitivo

1 (peinar) to do the hair of

► verbo pronominal

1 (cubrirse) to cover one's head

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verb

1) to touch

2) feel

3) play

4) ring, knock

5) concern, affect

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- tocarle a

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1. VT

1) [gen] to touch; [para examinar] to feel

si lo tocas te vas a quemar — if you touch it you'll burn yourself

¡no me toques! — don't touch me!

que nadie toque mis papeles — don't let anyone touch my papers

no toques el dinero como no sea para una emergencia — don't touch the money unless it's an emergency

tócalo, verás qué suave — feel it and see how soft it is

tócale la frente, la tiene muy caliente — feel his forehead, it's very hot

no toques la mercancía sin guantes — don't handle the goods without gloves

el delantero tocó la pelota con la mano — the forward handled (the ball)

- tocar madera

2) (=estar en contacto con) to touch

la mesa está tocando la pared — the table is touching the wall

ponte ahí, tocando la pared — stand up against the wall over there

• tocar tierra — to touch down, land

3) (=hacer sonar) [+ piano, violín, trompeta] to play; [+ campana, timbre] to ring; [+ tambor] to beat; [+ silbato] to blow; [+ disco] to play

el reloj de la iglesia ha tocado las diez — the church clock has just struck ten

• tocar la bocina o el claxon — to hoot o sound one's horn

• tocar la generala — (Mil) to sound the call to arms

• tocar la retirada — to sound the retreat

4) [+ tema] to refer to, touch on

no tocó para nada esa cuestión — he didn't refer to o touch on that matter at all

prefiero no tocar lo relacionado con el trabajo — I'd prefer not to talk about work

5) (=afectar) to concern

esa cuestión me toca de cerca — that issue closely concerns me

por lo que a mí me toca — so far as I am concerned

6) (=estar emparentado con) to be related to

a mí Juan no me toca nada — Juan is not related to me in any way

7) (=conmover) to touch

las imágenes me tocaron en lo más profundo — the pictures moved o touched me deeply

el poema nos tocó el corazón — the poem touched our hearts

me has tocado el amor propio — you've wounded my pride

8) (Dep) to hit

el balón tocó el palo — the ball hit the post

9) (Náut)

hacía varios días que no tocábamos puerto — it was several days since we had called at o put in at a port

en este crucero tocaremos el puerto de Génova — on this cruise we will call o stop at Genoa

10) (Caza) to hit

11) (Arte) to touch up

2. VI

1) (Mús) to play

toca en un grupo de rock — he's in o he plays in a rock group

2) (=sonar)

en cuanto toque el timbre — when the bell rings

tocan a misa — they are ringing the bell for mass

tocar a muerto — to toll the death knell

3) (=llamar)

tocar a una puerta — to knock on o at a door

4) (=corresponder)

no toca hacerlo hasta el mes que viene — it's not due to be done until next month

ahora toca torcer a la derecha — now you have to turn right

tocar a algn: les tocó un dólar a cada uno — they got a dollar each

¿les tocará algo de herencia? — will they get anything under the will?

me ha tocado el peor asiento — I ended up with o got the worst seat

le tocó la lotería — he won the lottery

¿a quién le toca? — whose turn is it?

• tocar a algn hacer algo, te toca jugar — it's your turn (to play), it's your go

nos toca pagar a nosotros — it's our turn to pay

siempre me toca fregar a mí — I'm always the one who has to do the dishes

a usted le toca reprenderle si lo cree conveniente — it is up to you to reprimand him if you see fit

- ¡a pagar tocan!

5) (=rayar)

• tocar en algo — to border on sth, verge on sth

esto toca en lo absurdo — this borders o verges on the ridiculous

su conducta toca en locura — his behaviour borders o verges on madness

6) (=chocar)

• tocar con algo — to touch sth

7)

• tocar a su fin — to be drawing to a close

el verano tocaba a su fin — summer was drawing to a close

3.

See:

tocarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) persona to touch; ( palpar) to feel; ( manosear) to handle

no vayas a tocar ese cable! — don't touch that cable!

si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...

no ha tocado los libros — he hasn't opened the books

no puede tocar el alcohol — he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar — I don't want to touch my savings

a los hijos no se los toques — don't say a word against her children

b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch

la planta ya toca el techo — the plant is already touching the ceiling

la pelota tocó la red — the ball clipped the net

el avión tocó tierra — the plane touched down

2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in

no toca puerto en Lisboa — it doesn't call at Lisbon

3) ( en béisbol) to bunt

4) < tema> ( tratar) to touch on, refer to; ( sacar) to bring up

5)

a) (conmover, impresionar) to touch

tu comentario tocó su amor propio — your comment hurt his pride

b) (atañer, concernir) to affect

un problema que nos toca de cerca — a problem which affects us directly

que ese tema no me toca en lo más mínimo — that subject doesn't concern me at all

c) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)

¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

6)

a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, sound

b) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play
2.
tocar vi

Sentido I

1) ( concernir)

por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned

2) ( rayar)

tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something

Sentido II

3)

a) (AmL) ( llamar) persona to knock at the door

alguien está tocando (a la puerta) — there's somebody at the door

b) campana/timbre to ring

las campanas tocaban a misa — the bells were ringing for mass

tocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat

c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play

Sentido III

4)

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia — she gets half of the inheritance

le tocó el primer premio — she won the first prize

nos tocó (en suerte) — it fell to our lot

me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio — I got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicárselo — I was the one who had to tell him

b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)

te toca a ti — it's your turn

¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?

5) (en 3^a pers) (fam)

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

mañana toca historia — we've got history tomorrow
3.
tocarse v pron

a) (refl) <herida/grano> to touch

siempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose

b) (recípr) personas to touch each other; cables to touch

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= touch, play, lay + a finger on.

Ex. He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.

Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex. That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

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* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).

* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* sin tocar = untouched.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* tocar con arco = bowing.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

* tocar distraídamente = finger.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.

* tocar el claxon = honk.

* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

* tocar juntos = play along with.

* tocar la bocina = honk.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.

* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar música = play + music.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.

* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) persona to touch; ( palpar) to feel; ( manosear) to handle

no vayas a tocar ese cable! — don't touch that cable!

si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...

no ha tocado los libros — he hasn't opened the books

no puede tocar el alcohol — he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar — I don't want to touch my savings

a los hijos no se los toques — don't say a word against her children

b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch

la planta ya toca el techo — the plant is already touching the ceiling

la pelota tocó la red — the ball clipped the net

el avión tocó tierra — the plane touched down

2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in

no toca puerto en Lisboa — it doesn't call at Lisbon

3) ( en béisbol) to bunt

4) < tema> ( tratar) to touch on, refer to; ( sacar) to bring up

5)

a) (conmover, impresionar) to touch

tu comentario tocó su amor propio — your comment hurt his pride

b) (atañer, concernir) to affect

un problema que nos toca de cerca — a problem which affects us directly

que ese tema no me toca en lo más mínimo — that subject doesn't concern me at all

c) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)

¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

6)

a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, sound

b) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play
2.
tocar vi

Sentido I

1) ( concernir)

por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned

2) ( rayar)

tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something

Sentido II

3)

a) (AmL) ( llamar) persona to knock at the door

alguien está tocando (a la puerta) — there's somebody at the door

b) campana/timbre to ring

las campanas tocaban a misa — the bells were ringing for mass

tocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat

c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play

Sentido III

4)

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia — she gets half of the inheritance

le tocó el primer premio — she won the first prize

nos tocó (en suerte) — it fell to our lot

me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio — I got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicárselo — I was the one who had to tell him

b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)

te toca a ti — it's your turn

¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?

5) (en 3^a pers) (fam)

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

mañana toca historia — we've got history tomorrow
3.
tocarse v pron

a) (refl) <herida/grano> to touch

siempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose

b) (recípr) personas to touch each other; cables to touch

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= touch, play, lay + a finger on.

Ex: He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.

Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).

* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* sin tocar = untouched.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* tocar con arco = bowing.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

* tocar distraídamente = finger.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.

* tocar el claxon = honk.

* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

* tocar juntos = play along with.

* tocar la bocina = honk.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.

* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar música = play + music.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.

* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.

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tocar [A2 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 «persona» to touch; (palpar) to feel; (manosear) to handle

¿puedes tocar el techo? can you touch o reach the ceiling?

¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!

por favor, no toquen los objetos expuestos please do not touch the exhibits

la pelota tocó (la) red the ball clipped the net

me tocó el hombro con el bastón she tapped me on the shoulder with her stick

le tocó la frente para ver si tenía fiebre he put his hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever

¿por qué le pegaste? — ¡pero si yo no la he tocado! why did you hit her? — I never touched her! ( colloq)

¿tocas fondo? can you touch the bottom?

si le toca un pelo al niño … if he lays a hand o finger on that child …, if he touches a hair on that child's head … ( colloq)

no puede tocar el alcohol he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

ni siquiera tocó la comida he didn't even touch his food

no me toquen estos papeles don't touch these papers

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to break into/touch my savings

del marido puedes decir lo que quieras pero a los hijos no se los toques you can say anything you like about her husband but don't say a word against her children

2 «objeto» to touch

la cama está tocando la pared the bed is up against o is touching the wall

la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already up to o is touching the ceiling

el avión tocó tierra the plane landed o touched down

B (hacer escala en) ( Aviac) to make a stopover in, go via

no toca puerto en Lisboa ( Náut) it doesn't call at o put in at Lisbon

C (en béisbol) to bunt

D ‹tema› (tratar) to touch on, refer to; (sacar) to bring up, broach

sólo tocó de paso el tema he only touched on o mentioned the subject in passing

E

1 (conmover, impresionar) to touch

sus palabras nos tocaron a todos profundamente his words moved us all deeply o affected us all profoundly, we were all deeply touched by his words

tu comentario tocó su amor propio your comment hurt his pride

supo tocar el corazón del público presente he touched the hearts of all those present

2 (atañer, concernir) to affect

el problema de la droga toca a muchos países the drug problem affects many countries

no siento que ese tema me toque en lo más mínimo I don't feel that subject concerns me at all

el tema del alcoholismo me toca muy de cerca the question of alcoholism concerns me very closely o is very close to my heart

3

( Esp fam) (estar emparentado con): ¿Victoria te toca algo? is Victoria a relation of yours?, is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

A (hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring

tocar el claxon to blow o sound o hoot the horn

B ( Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

está aprendiendo a tocar el piano he's learning to play the piano

C ( Mil) to sound

tocar retirada to sound the retreat

■ tocar

vi

Sentido I

A

(concernir): por or en lo que toca a la ecología ( frml); as far as ecology is concerned, regarding ecology, with regard to ecology

B (rayar) tocar EN algo to border o verge ON sth

la situación ya empezaba a tocar en lo grotesco by this time the situation was bordering o verging on the grotesque

Sentido II

A ( AmL) (llamar) «persona» to knock at the door

me parece que alguien está tocando (a la puerta) I think there's somebody at the door

B «campana» to ring

las campanas tocaban a muerto/a misa the bells were tolling the death knell/were ringing for mass

¿podemos salir a jugar? ya ha tocado el timbre can we go out to play? the bell rang already ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bell's already gone

el reloj tocó las tres the clock struck o chimed three

tocar a rebato ( Mil) to sound the alarm

C ( Mús) (hacer música) to play

Sentido III

A

1 (corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc):

me tocaría a mí ocuparme de los niños it would be up to me o it would be my job to take care of the children

siempre me toca a mí sacar al perro it's always me who has to take the dog out for a walk

nos tocan tres bombones a cada uno there are three chocolates for each of us

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance

2 (en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):

le ha tocado la lotería/el primer premio/un millón she has won the lottery/first prize/a million

nos ha tocado (en suerte) vivir en épocas difíciles it has fallen to our lot to live in difficult times

nos tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio we got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer las prácticas en el mismo colegio we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicarle la mala noticia I was the one who had to tell him the bad news, it fell to me to tell him the bad news ( frml)

me tocó detrás de una columna y no vi casi nada I had to sit behind a pillar and I hardly saw anything

3 (ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc):

te toca a ti ¿vas a jugar? it's your turn/move, are you going to play?

¿a quién le toca cocinar hoy? whose turn is it to do the cooking today?

nos toca pagar a nosotros it's our turn to pay

B ( en tercera persona)

1 ( fam)

(ser hora de): vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

¡a correr tocan! ( fam); run for it!

¡a pagar tocan! ( fam); it's time to pay up!

2 ( fam)

(haber que): toca comer otra vez arroz we're having rice again

■ tocarse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch

siempre se está tocando la barba/la nariz he's always playing with his beard/touching his nose

2 ( recípr) «personas» to touch each other; «cables» to touch

los fondos de nuestras casas se tocan our garden backs onto theirs

los extremos se tocan the two extremes come together o meet

B ( frml) (cubrirse la cabeza) tocarse CON algo to wear sth

la reina se tocaba con un sombrero azul the queen was wearing a blue hat

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tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en general) to touch;

( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;
◊ ¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!;

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
b) ( hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring;

‹ claxon› to blow, sound
c) (Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
◊ un problema que nos toca de cerca a problem which affects us directly

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (AmL) ( llamar) [ persona] to knock at the door;

◊ alguien está tocando (a la puerta) there's somebody at the door

b) [campana/timbre] to ring;

◊ las campanas tocaban a misa the bells were ringing for mass

c) (Mús) to play

2
a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):

◊ a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance;

le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the school
b) ( ser el turno):

◊ te toca a ti it's your turn;

¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch;

‹ barba› to play with
b) ( recípr) [ personas] to touch each other;

[ cables] to touch
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
' tocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fondo
- pitar
- tacto
- timbre
- campana
- claxon
- destiempo
- gustar
- llamar
- madera
- oído
- palma
- pito
- rozar
- silbato
English:
beat
- blow
- bongo
- bottom out
- busk
- can
- dab
- disturb
- drum
- enjoy
- feel
- finger
- graze
- handle
- honk
- keep off
- lightly
- love
- meet
- paw
- play
- please
- replay
- ring
- sharp
- softly
- sound
- stop
- strike up
- thump out
- toll
- toot
- touch
- undisturbed
- clear
- ear
- goose
- hoot
- interfere
- jazz
- knock
- perform
- rock
- sight
- strike
- tamper with
- untouched

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tocar

♦ vt

1. [entrar en contacto con, alterar] to touch;
[palpar] to feel;
por favor, no toquen las esculturas please do not touch the sculptures;

el médico le tocó el estómago the doctor felt her stomach;

yo no lo tocaría, así está muy bien I wouldn't touch a thing, it's fine as it is;

tócalo, verás qué suave es touch it and see how soft it is;

¡no se te ocurra tocar al niño! don't you dare lay a finger on the child!;

el corredor cayó al tocar la valla con un pie the athlete fell when his foot struck o clipped the hurdle;

el balón tocó el poste the ball touched o clipped the post;

no ha tocado la comida he hasn't touched his food;

¡esos libros, ni tocarlos! don't you go near those books!;

Comp

tocar madera to touch wood

2. [hacer sonar] [instrumento, canción] to play;
[bombo] to bang; [sirena, alarma] to sound; [campana, timbre] to ring; [bocina, claxon] to hoot, to toot; [silbato] to blow;
el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve

3. [abordar] [asunto, tema] to touch on;

lo tocó por encima he touched on it briefly;

no toques ese tema don't mention that subject

4. [concernir]
por lo que a mí me toca as far as I'm concerned;

en o [m5] por lo que toca al asunto de los ascensos as far as the matter of promotions is concerned;

tocar a alguien de cerca to concern sb closely

5. [conmover] to touch;

la historia la tocó hondo the story touched her deeply

♦ vi

1. [entrar en contacto] to touch;

no tocar [en letrero] don't touch;

no tocar, alto voltaje [en letrero] high voltage: do not touch

2. [estar próximo]
tocar con algo [pared, mueble] to be touching sth;
[país, jardín] to border (on) sth;
la mesa toca con la pared the table is touching the wall;

nuestra casa toca con la suya our house is right next to theirs

3. [llamar]
tocar a la puerta/ventana to knock on o at the door/window

4. [campanas, timbre] to ring

5. [en un reparto]
tocar a alguien: le tocó la mitad he got half of it;

a ti te toca la casa you get the house;

a mí me toca fregar la cocina I've got to mop the kitchen;

tocamos a dos trozos cada uno there's enough for two slices each;

tocamos a mil cada uno [nos deben] we're due a thousand each;
[debemos] it's a thousand each;
te toca a ti hacerlo [turno] it's your turn to do it;
[responsabilidad] it's up to you to do it;
te toca tirar a ti [en juegos] it's your go;

¿a quién le toca? whose turn is it?

6. [caer en suerte]
me ha tocado la lotería/el gordo I've won the lottery/the jackpot;

me tocaron seis millones a o [m5] en la lotería I won six million in the lottery;

le ha tocado sufrir mucho he has had to suffer a lot

7. [llegar el momento]
hoy toca limpiar it's cleaning day today;

ahora toca divertirse now it's time to have some fun;

le toca dar a luz la semana que viene she's due to have the baby next week;

ya me toca ir al dentista it's time for me to go to the dentist;

¿cuándo te toca renovar el permiso? when do you have to renew your licence?;
Fam Hum
si te dicen que salgas, a salir tocan if they tell you to go out, then you'd better go out

8. [rayar]
tocar en algo to verge o border on sth;

eso ya toca en lo imaginario that's verging on the imaginary

♦ See also the pronominal verb tocarse

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tocar

I v/t

1 touch;

tocar el corazón touch one’s heart;

tocar a alguien de cerca concern s.o. closely

2 MÚS play

II v/i

1 L.Am.

a la puerta knock (on the door); L.Am. ( sonar la campanita) ring the doorbell;

las campanas de la iglesia tocaban a misa the church bells were ringing for mass;

tocar a muerto toll the death knell

2 ( ser hora de)

:

ya toca dar de comer al bebé it’s time to feed the baby

3 ( ser el turno de)

:

te toca jugar it’s your turn

4

:

por lo que toca a … as far as … is concerned

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tocar {72} vt

1) : to touch, to feel, to handle

2) : to touch on, to refer to

3) : to concern, to affect

4) : to play (a musical instrument)

tocar vi

1) : to knock, to ring

tocar a la puerta: to rap on the door

2)

tocar en : to touch on, to border on

eso toca en lo ridículo: that's almost ludicrous

3)

tocarle a : to fall to, to be up to, to be one's turn

¿a quién le toca manejar?: whose turn is it to drive?

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tocar vb

1. (en general) to touch

me tocó la mejilla he touched my cheek

2. (instrumento) to play

toca la guitarra he plays the guitar

3. (timbre, campana) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

¿has tocado el timbre? have you rung the bell?

4. (bocina) to sound

tocaba la bocina he was sounding his horn

5. (corresponder hacer algo) to be your turn

¿a quién le toca ahora? whose turn is it now?

6. (un premio) to win [pt. & pp. won]

le tocó la lotería he won the lottery

Spanish-English dictionary > tocar
4 lotería

f.

lottery, drawing, lotto, raffle.

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lotería

► nombre femenino

1 lottery

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tocarle la lotería a uno (uso literal) to win a prize in the lottery 2 (uso figurado) to strike it lucky

lotería primitiva ≈ National Lottery

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noun f.

lottery

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SF lottery

jugar a la lotería — to play the lottery

le cayó o le tocó la lotería, se sacó la lotería — LAm (=ganar) he won the big prize in the lottery; (fig) he struck lucky

Lotería Nacional — National Lottery

lotería primitiva — weekly state-run lottery
LOTERÍA There are two state-run lotteries in Spain: the Lotería Primitiva and the Lotería Nacional, with money raised going directly to the government. The Primitiva, which is weekly, is similar to the British National Lottery in that players choose six numbers, including a bonus number (complementario), out of a total of 49. There are also several other similar draws each week, for which players can buy a multiple-draw ticket called a bono-loto. The Lotería Nacional works differently: people buy numbered tickets, which, if their number comes up, will entitle them to a share in the prize money with others who have the same numbered ticket. Whole numbers are quite costly, so people tend to buy either décimos or smaller participaciones. Several dozen prizes are won in each of the ordinary weekly draws, sorteos ordinarios. Every year there are also a number of sorteos extraordinarios, the most famous being the Christmas draw, or sorteo de Navidad, and the sorteo del Niño at the Epiphany.
See:

ver nota culturelle EL GORDO in gordo,

ver nota culturelle ONCE

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femenino lottery

me gané la lotería — I won the lottery

con ese trabajo le tocó or (AmL) se sacó la lotería — she really struck lucky with that job

comprarse un coche usado es una lotería — buying a used car is a bit of a gamble

- lotería primitiva
•• Cultural note:
Lotería Nacional

A Spanish state-run lottery founded in 1812. There is an "ordinary" draw on Thursdays and "special" and "extraordinary" draws, offering bigger prizes. The biggest are El Gordo, drawn before Christmas, and El Niño, drawn at Epiphany. You can buy a complete ticket or a participación de lotería, worth one tenth of a ticket. It is common to buy participaciones collectively. Prize money is shared among the co-owners of the ticket. Other lotteries are the bonoloto, Lotería Primitiva, and the ONCE

Lotería Primitiva

A Spanish state lottery founded in 1985. It works like the bonoloto: players mark six numbers on a ticket containing 49 numbers and win the main prize if all their numbers come up in the draw. There are "ordinary" draws on Thursdays and Saturdays, and a draw for a larger prize on the last Sunday of each month, known as El Gordo, or El Gordo de la Primitiva

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= lottery, drawing, lucky dip, lucky draw.

Ex. Public libraries in Georgia have received funds from the state lottery for the installation of computerized library systems.

Ex. It will be a small gathering in which we will have hors d'oeuvres as well as a prize in which the winner will be chosen by a random drawing.

Ex. The article 'Ephemera and art libraries: archive or lucky dip' argues that ephemera are valuable for the historical perspectives, social insights and visual stimuli they can generate.

Ex. Spend more than $100 and you will qualify to take part in a lucky draw where you stand the chance to win $2000 cash.

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* acertante de la lotería = lottery winner.

* billete de lotería = lottery ticket.

* boleto de lotería = lottery ticket.

* ganador de la lotería = lottery winner.

* sorteo de la lotería = lottery draw.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* una lotería = hit (and/or) miss.

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femenino lottery

me gané la lotería — I won the lottery

con ese trabajo le tocó or (AmL) se sacó la lotería — she really struck lucky with that job

comprarse un coche usado es una lotería — buying a used car is a bit of a gamble

- lotería primitiva
•• Cultural note:
Lotería Nacional

A Spanish state-run lottery founded in 1812. There is an "ordinary" draw on Thursdays and "special" and "extraordinary" draws, offering bigger prizes. The biggest are El Gordo, drawn before Christmas, and El Niño, drawn at Epiphany. You can buy a complete ticket or a participación de lotería, worth one tenth of a ticket. It is common to buy participaciones collectively. Prize money is shared among the co-owners of the ticket. Other lotteries are the bonoloto, Lotería Primitiva, and the ONCE

Lotería Primitiva

A Spanish state lottery founded in 1985. It works like the bonoloto: players mark six numbers on a ticket containing 49 numbers and win the main prize if all their numbers come up in the draw. There are "ordinary" draws on Thursdays and Saturdays, and a draw for a larger prize on the last Sunday of each month, known as El Gordo, or El Gordo de la Primitiva

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= lottery, drawing, lucky dip, lucky draw.

Ex: Public libraries in Georgia have received funds from the state lottery for the installation of computerized library systems.

Ex: It will be a small gathering in which we will have hors d'oeuvres as well as a prize in which the winner will be chosen by a random drawing.

Ex: The article 'Ephemera and art libraries: archive or lucky dip' argues that ephemera are valuable for the historical perspectives, social insights and visual stimuli they can generate.

Ex: Spend more than $100 and you will qualify to take part in a lucky draw where you stand the chance to win $2000 cash.

* acertante de la lotería = lottery winner.

* billete de lotería = lottery ticket.

* boleto de lotería = lottery ticket.

* ganador de la lotería = lottery winner.

* sorteo de la lotería = lottery draw.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* una lotería = hit (and/or) miss.

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lotería

feminine

Lotería Nacional (↑ lotería a1)

1 (sorteo) lottery

juega a la lotería todas las semanas she plays ( AmE) o ( BrE) does the lottery every week

les tocó or ganaron or ( AmL) se sacaron la lotería they won the lottery

con ese maridito le tocó or ( AmL) se sacó la lotería she really struck lucky o gold with that husband of hers

comprarse un coche de segunda mano es una lotería buying a secondhand car is a lottery o a bit of a gamble

2 (juego casero) lotto, housey-housey ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● lotería instantánea

instant lottery, scratch-card lottery

● lotería primitiva

(en Esp) state lottery Lotería Primitiva or Loto (↑ lotería aa1)

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lotería sustantivo femenino
lottery;
me tocó or me gané la lotería I won the lottery
lotería sustantivo femenino lottery: si nos tocase la lotería..., if we won the lottery...
' lotería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bote
- cobrar
- décima
- décimo
- día
- extracción
- ganarse
- gorda
- gordo
- loto
- número
- participación
- pellizco
- reintegro
- billete
- boleto
- cachito
- cupón
- entero
- guacho
- no
- pleno
- polla
English:
lottery
- lottery ticket
- lotto
- scratch card
- sweepstake
- ticket
- winning
- scratch

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lotería nf

1. [sorteo] lottery;

jugar a la lotería to play the lottery;

le tocó la lotería, Am [m5] se sacó la lotería she won the lottery;
también Irónico
con esa novia que tiene le ha tocado o Am [m5] se sacó la lotería he's really hit the jackpot with that girlfriend of his;

Comp

es una lotería [es aleatorio] it's a lottery

Comp
Lotería Nacional = state-run lottery in which prizes are allocated to randomly chosen five-figure numbers; Esp lotería primitiva weekly state-run lottery, Br ≈ National Lottery
2. [tienda] = place selling lottery tickets

3. [juego de mesa] lotto

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lotería

f lottery;

le cayó o

tocó la lotería he won the lottery

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lotería nf

: lottery

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lotería n lottery [pl. lotteries]

¿juegas a la lotería? do you do the lottery?

nos ha tocado la lotería we've won the lottery

Spanish-English dictionary > lotería
5 pellizco

m.

1 pinch.

un buen pellizco (figurative) a tidy sum (de dinero)

2 small amount, smidgen, scrap, driblet.

3 rake-off.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pellizcar.

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pellizco

► nombre masculino

1 pinch, nip

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noun m.

pinch

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SM

1) [en mejilla, brazo] pinch

2) (=cantidad pequeña) small bit

un pellizco de sal — a pinch of salt

- un buen pellizco

3) [de sombrero] pinch, dent

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masculino

a) ( en la piel) pinch

me dio un pellizco en la pierna — she pinched my leg

b) (fam) ( cantidad pequeña) little bit

un pellizco de sal — a pinch of salt

le tocó un buen pellizco — she won a tidy little sum

c) (Ven) ( en béisbol) chop

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= pinch.

Ex. Toe and ear pinch reflexes were judged to determine the duration of surgical anaesthesia.

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* dar un pellizco en el culo = bottom pinching.

* dar un pellizco en el trasero = bottom pinching.

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masculino

a) ( en la piel) pinch

me dio un pellizco en la pierna — she pinched my leg

b) (fam) ( cantidad pequeña) little bit

un pellizco de sal — a pinch of salt

le tocó un buen pellizco — she won a tidy little sum

c) (Ven) ( en béisbol) chop

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= pinch.

Ex: Toe and ear pinch reflexes were judged to determine the duration of surgical anaesthesia.

* dar un pellizco en el culo = bottom pinching.

* dar un pellizco en el trasero = bottom pinching.

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pellizco

masculine

1 (en la piel) pinch

me dio un pellizco en la pierna she pinched my leg

2 ( fam) (cantidad pequeña) little bit

se agrega un pellizco de sal add a pinch of salt

le tocó un buen pellizco she won a fair sum o a tidy little sum

3 ( RPl) (anillo) ring ( with two stones)

4 ( Ven) (en béisbol) chop

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Del verbo pellizcar: ( conjugate pellizcar)

pellizco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pellizcó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pellizcar
pellizco
pellizcar ( conjugate pellizcar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/brazo› to pinch
pellizco sustantivo masculino
a) ( en la piel) pinch;

◊ me dio un pellizco en la pierna she pinched my leg

b) (fam) ( cantidad pequeña) little bit;

◊ un pellizco de sal a pinch of salt

pellizcar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to pinch, nip
2 (alimentos) to nibble
pellizco sustantivo masculino pinch, nip: le tocó un buen pellizco en la lotería, he won a tidy little sum on the lottery
' pellizco' also found in these entries:
English:
nip
- pinch

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pellizco nm

1. [en piel] pinch;

dar un pellizco a alguien to give sb a pinch

2. [pequeña cantidad] little bit;
[de sal] pinch; Fam
un buen pellizco [de dinero] a tidy sum

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pellizco

m pinch;

un buen pellizco fam a tidy sum fam

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pellizco nm

: pinch

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pellizco n pinch

Spanish-English dictionary > pellizco
6 premio

m.

1 prize.

como premio a as a reward for

premio de consolación consolation prize

premio gordo first prize

premio en metálico cash prize, prize money

premio Nobel Nobel Prize (galardón)

2 prize-winner.

el premio Nobel the Nobel Prize winner

3 reward, award, recompense, premium.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: premiar.

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premio

► nombre masculino

1 prize

■ me han tocado dos premios I've won two prizes

2 (recompensa) reward

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noun m.

1) award

2) prize

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1. SM

1) [en competición] prize

Gran Premio de Fórmula Uno — Formula One Grand Prix

llevarse un premio — to get a prize

premio de consolación — consolation prize

premio de fin de carrera — final-year prize

premio en metálico — cash prize

premio extraordinario — (Univ) award with special distinction

premio gordo — jackpot

2) (=recompensa) reward

como premio a sus servicios — as a reward for her services

3) (Com, Econ) (=prima) premium

a premio — at a premium

2.

SMF (=persona galardonada)

una entrevista con la premio Nobel de la Paz — an interview with the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

intervendrá en el debate el actual premio Cervantes — the current Cervantes Prize winner will take place in the debate

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masculino

a) ( galardón) prize

conceder or dar or otorgar un premio — to award o give a prize

recibir/obtener/ganar un premio — to receive/get/win a prize

el premio a la mejor película — the award o prize for the best movie

de or como premio — as a prize

se llevó el primer premio — she took o got o won first prize

b) ( en sorteo) prize

¿le tocó algún premio? — did you win a prize?

c) (a esfuerzos, sacrificios) reward

como premio a su dedicación — as a reward for your dedication

d) ( competición) trophy

el Premio Inyala — the Inyala Cup/Trophy

- premio de consolación or consuelo

- premio gordo

- Premio Nobel

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= award, honour [honor, -USA], prize, reward, guerdon.

Ex. It appeared originally in the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletin, which received the H.W Wilson award as the best library periodical for 1976.

Ex. Another honor he received is RTSD's Esther J. Piercy Award for younger members making a substantial contribution to technical services.

Ex. In 1965, he had the best results nationwide on the intermediate librarianship examination, which won him the Cawthorne prize.

Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

Ex. Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.

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* ceremonia de entrega de premios = award(s) ceremony.

* conceder un premio = give + an award, grant + an award.

* conseguir un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.

* dar un premio = give + an award, grant + an award.

* dinero del premio = prize money.

* entregar un premio = present + award.

* ganador de premio = award winner.

* ganador de un premio = awardee.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* obtener un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.

* otorgar un premio = give + an award, grant + an award.

* premio de consolación = consolation prize.

* premio de reconocimiento = honour award.

* premio en metálico = cash award, prize money, cash prize.

* premio gordo = jackpot.

* premio literario = book award, literary award, literary prize, book prize.

* premio máximo = jackpot.

* Premio Nobel = Nobel Prize, Nobel laureate.

* Premio Nobel de la Paz = Nobel Peace Laureate.

* premio + Nombre del Premio = medalist [medallist, -USA].

* premio para = full marks to.

* recibir un premio = receive + award, earn + an award.

* relacionado con la concesión de premios = award-giving [award giving].

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masculino

a) ( galardón) prize

conceder or dar or otorgar un premio — to award o give a prize

recibir/obtener/ganar un premio — to receive/get/win a prize

el premio a la mejor película — the award o prize for the best movie

de or como premio — as a prize

se llevó el primer premio — she took o got o won first prize

b) ( en sorteo) prize

¿le tocó algún premio? — did you win a prize?

c) (a esfuerzos, sacrificios) reward

como premio a su dedicación — as a reward for your dedication

d) ( competición) trophy

el Premio Inyala — the Inyala Cup/Trophy

- premio de consolación or consuelo

- premio gordo

- Premio Nobel

* * *

= award, honour [honor, -USA], prize, reward, guerdon.

Ex: It appeared originally in the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletin, which received the H.W Wilson award as the best library periodical for 1976.

Ex: Another honor he received is RTSD's Esther J. Piercy Award for younger members making a substantial contribution to technical services.

Ex: In 1965, he had the best results nationwide on the intermediate librarianship examination, which won him the Cawthorne prize.

Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

Ex: Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.

* ceremonia de entrega de premios = award(s) ceremony.

* conceder un premio = give + an award, grant + an award.

* conseguir un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.

* dar un premio = give + an award, grant + an award.

* dinero del premio = prize money.

* entregar un premio = present + award.

* ganador de premio = award winner.

* ganador de un premio = awardee.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* obtener un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.

* otorgar un premio = give + an award, grant + an award.

* premio de consolación = consolation prize.

* premio de reconocimiento = honour award.

* premio en metálico = cash award, prize money, cash prize.

* premio gordo = jackpot.

* premio literario = book award, literary award, literary prize, book prize.

* premio máximo = jackpot.

* Premio Nobel = Nobel Prize, Nobel laureate.

* Premio Nobel de la Paz = Nobel Peace Laureate.

* premio + Nombre del Premio = medalist [medallist, -USA].

* premio para = full marks to.

* recibir un premio = receive + award, earn + an award.

* relacionado con la concesión de premios = award-giving [award giving].

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premio

masculine

Premio Cervantes (↑ premio a1), Premio Josep Pla (↑ premio aa1), Premio Nadal (↑ premio aaa1), Premio Planeta (↑ premio ab1), Premio Príncipe de Asturias (↑ premio abb1), Premios Goya del cine español (↑ premio bbb1)

1 (galardón) prize; (galardonado) ( period) prizewinner

de or como premio as a prize

el premio a la mejor película/al mejor actor the award o prize for the best movie/actor

conceder or dar or otorgar un premio to award o give a prize

recibir/obtener/ganar un premio to receive/get/win a prize

ceremonia de entrega de premios awards ceremony, prize-giving ceremony ( BrE)

se llevó el primer premio she took o got o won first prize, she walked off with first prize ( colloq)

viene con premio ( fam hum); she's got a bun in the oven ( colloq)

2 (en un sorteo) prize

¿le tocó algún premio? did you win a prize?

3 (a esfuerzos, sacrificios) reward

como premio a su dedicación as a reward for your dedication

4 (competición) trophy

el Premio Inyala the Inyala Award o Cup o Trophy o Stakes

Compuestos:

● premio de consolación

consolation prize

● premio (de) consuelo

(CS) consolation prize

● premio gordo

jackpot

● Premio Nobel

(galardón) Nobel Prize; (galardonado) Nobel Prize winner

● premio seco

( Col) minor prize

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Del verbo premiar: ( conjugate premiar)

premio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

premió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
premiar
premio
premió
premiar ( conjugate premiar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹actor/escritor› to award a/the prize to, award … a/the prize

b) ‹generosidad/sacrificio› to reward

premio sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) prize;

conceder or dar un premio to award o give a prize;
ganar or llevarse un premio to win a prize;
◊ el premio a la mejor película the award o prize for the best movie;

premio de consolación or (CS) (de) consuelo consolation prize;
premio gordo jackpot;
Ppremio Nobel ( galardón) Nobel Prize;

( galardonado) Nobel Prize winner
b) (a esfuerzos, sacrificios) reward;

◊ como premio a su dedicación as a reward for your dedication

premiar verbo transitivo
1 (dar un premio) to award o give a prize [a, to]
2 (recompensar un esfuerzo, sacrificio) to reward: premiamos su fidelidad con un descuento, we're rewarding your loyalty with a discount
premio sustantivo masculino
1 (sorteo, competición, galardón) prize, award
premio de consolación, consolation prize
el premio al mejor actor de reparto, the award for the best supporting actor
2 (recompensa a esfuerzo, sacrificio) reward, recompense
' premio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adjudicar
- adjudicación
- amañar
- candidata
- candidato
- candidatura
- conceder
- concesión
- consolación
- décima
- décimo
- desierta
- desierto
- dotar
- dotada
- dotado
- engordar
- entrega
- espaldarazo
- fallar
- fallo
- ganar
- ganarse
- GP
- llevarse
- Nobel
- optar
- otorgar
- premiar
- quedarse
- recaer
- recibir
- sonar
- correr
- dar
- embolsarse
- entregar
- felicitar
- gordo
- hacer
- llevar
- merecer
- metálico
- obtener
- proponer
- sacar
- sortear
- tocar
- trofeo
- valer
English:
award
- booby prize
- carry off
- cup
- extraordinary
- flabbergasted
- jackpot
- joint
- present
- prize
- prizewinner
- purse
- take
- win
- behalf
- booby
- consolation
- much
- Nobel Prize
- who
- wind

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premio nm

1. [en competición, sorteo] prize;

dar o [m5] conceder un premio to award a prize;

obtener o [m5] ganar un premio to win a prize;

le tocó un premio he won a prize;

el premio al mejor actor the prize for best actor;

un premio consistente en una vuelta al mundo a prize of a trip round the world

Comp
Premio Cervantes = annual literary prize awarded to Spanish language writers;
premio a la combatividad [en ciclismo] most aggressive rider classification;

premio de consolación, RP premio consuelo consolation prize;

premio en efectivo cash prize;

premio gordo first prize;

premio en metálico cash prize, prize money;

premio de la montaña [en ciclismo] [competición] king of the mountains competition;
[lugar] = checkpoint at which cyclists can accrue points towards the king of the mountains competition;
Premio Nobel [galardón] Nobel Prize;

premio de la regularidad [en ciclismo] points competition

2. [recompensa] reward;

recibió la medalla como premio a su valor he received the medal as a reward for his bravery

3. [ganador] prize-winner

Comp
premio Nobel Nobel Prize winner;
este año tampoco ha sido el premio Nobel he didn't win the Nobel Prize this year either

PREMIO CASA DE LAS AMÊRICAS

The Cuban cultural organization Casa de las Américas set up this prestigious award in 1959. Every year it awards prizes for poetry, drama, novels and essays written in any Latin-American language. The prize is the best known Latin-American literary award, and is given for individual works, rather than a writer's entire production. Many well-known Latin-American writers won the prize early in their career, or have served on its international jury.

PREMIO CERVANTES

Every year since 1975, on April 23rd – the day Miguel Cervantes died – the Spanish Ministry of Culture has awarded its Premio Cervantes to a Spanish-language writer with a lifetime of literary achievement. The jury is made up of the Director of the Real Academia Española (Spanish Royal Academy), the Director of one of the equivalent Latin American academies, the previous year's winner and other prominent literary figures. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Spanish language (sometimes referred to as the "Spanish Nobel Prize") and those who receive it, such as Argentina's Jorge Luis Borges (1978), Mexico's Octavio Paz (1981), or Spain's Francisco Ayala (1991) and Miguel Delibes (1993), are major literary figures.

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premio

m prize

* * *

premio nm

1) : prize

premio gordo: grand prize, jackpot

2) : reward

3) : premium

* * *

premio n

1. (galardón) prize / award

el actor acudió a recoger el premio the actor went to collect his award

2. (objeto, dinero) prize

le ha tocado un premio he's won a prize

3. (recompensa) reward

se merece un premio por su buena conducta he deserves a reward for his good behaviour

premio gordo jackpot

premio Nobel Nobel prize

Spanish-English dictionary > premio
7 suerte

f.

1 luck (fortuna).

estar de suerte to be in luck

por suerte luckily

probar suerte to try one's luck

¡qué suerte! that was lucky!

¡qué suerte que traje el paraguas! how lucky that I brought my umbrella!

tener (buena) suerte to be lucky

tener mala suerte to be unlucky

tener la suerte de espaldas to be having a run of bad luck

2 chance.

echar algo a la suerte to draw lots for something (peninsular SpanishAm)

echar algo a suertes to draw lots for something (peninsular SpanishAm)

tirar algo a la suerte to draw lots for something (peninsular SpanishAm)

tirar algo a suertes to draw lots for something (peninsular SpanishAm)

tocar o caer en suerte a alguien to fall to somebody's lot

la suerte está echada the die is cast

3 fate (destino).

tentar a la suerte to tempt fate

4 good luck, stroke of luck, piece of luck.

5 lot.

6 trick, stunt.

7 sort.

Una extraña suerte de plantas A strange sort of plants.

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suerte

► nombre femenino

1 (fortuna) luck, fortune

2 (azar) chance

3 (destino) destiny, fate

4 (estado, condición) lot, situation

5 formal (tipo) sort, kind, type

■ toda suerte de libros all kinds of books

6 (en tauromaquia) manoeuvre (US maneuver) in a bullfight

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡buena suerte! / ¡suerte! good luck!

de otra suerte otherwise

estar de suerte / estar de mala suerte to be in luck / be out of luck

la suerte está echada the die is cast

por suerte fortunately

probar suerte to try one's luck

¡que tengas suerte! good luck!

tener suerte to be lucky

■ tienes mucha suerte you're really lucky

tener una suerte loca familiar to have the luck of the devil

tentar la suerte figurado to tempt fate

traer (buena) suerte / traer mala suerte to be lucky, bring good luck / be unlucky, bring bad luck

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noun f.

1) luck, fortune, chance

2) fate, lot

3) kind, sort

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SF

1) (=fortuna) luck

con un poco de suerte podemos ganar — with a bit of luck we can win

no me cupo tal suerte — I had no such luck

no nos acompañó mucho la suerte — luck wasn't on our side

¡suerte!, ¡buena suerte! — good luck!

• dar suerte — to bring good luck

el topacio da suerte — topaz brings good luck

este número me da suerte — this is my lucky number

• día de suerte — lucky day

me considero un hombre de suerte — I consider myself a lucky man

estar de suerte — to be in luck

• mala suerte — bad luck

la mala suerte está acompañando su gira — his tour is being dogged by bad luck

¡siempre tengo tan mala suerte con los hombres! — I'm always so unlucky with men!, I always have such bad luck with men!

¡qué mala suerte! — how unlucky!, what bad luck!

• por suerte — luckily, fortunately

• probar suerte — to try one's luck

• tener suerte — to be lucky

¡que tengas suerte! — good luck!, the best of luck!

tuvo una suerte increíble — he was incredibly lucky

tuvo la suerte de que el autobús saliera con retraso — he was lucky that the bus left late, luckily for him his bus left late

• tentar a la suerte — to try one's luck

• traer suerte — to be lucky, bring good luck

me trajo suerte — it brought me good luck

trae mala suerte — it's bad luck, it's unlucky

- por suerte o por desgracia
golpe
2) (=destino) fate

la suerte que les espera — the fate which awaits them

quiso la suerte que pasara por allí un médico — as luck o fate would have it a doctor was passing by

estar resignado a su suerte — to be resigned to one's fate

los abandonaron a su suerte — they left them to their fate

no estaba contento con su suerte — he wasn't happy with his lot

• correr la misma suerte que algn — to suffer the same fate as sb

• mejorar la suerte de algn — to improve sb's lot

• tentar a la suerte — to tempt fate

3) (=azar) chance

confiar algo a la suerte — to leave sth to chance

lo echaron a suertes — [con cerillas, papeletas] they drew lots; [con moneda] they tossed (a coin)

caerle o tocarle en suerte a algn —

al equipo español le tocó en suerte enfrentarse a Turquía — as chance had it, the Spanish team were drawn to play against Turkey

¡vaya marido que me ha tocado en suerte! — what a husband I ended up with!

- la suerte está echada

4) (=clase) sort, kind

hubo toda suerte de comentarios — there were all sorts o kinds of remarks

lo explicó con toda suerte de detalles — she explained it in great detail

5) frm (=modo)

• de esta suerte — in this way

no podemos seguir de esta suerte — we cannot go on in this way

los molinos de agua pueden clasificarse de esta suerte — water wheels can be classified in the following way o in this way

• de suerte que — in such a way that

6) (Taur) stage of the bullfight

suerte de banderillas — the second stage of a bullfight, in which the "banderillas" are stuck into the bull's back

suerte de capa — stage of a bullfight where passes are made with the cape

suerte de varas — opening stage of a bullfight where the bull is weakened with the picador's lance

suerte suprema — final stage of a bullfight

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femenino

1)

a) ( azar) chance

dejar algo en manos de la suerte — to leave something to chance

me cayó or tocó en suerte — it fell to my lot (frml o hum)

echar algo a suertes — ( con monedas) to toss for something; ( con pajitas) to draw straws for something

la suerte está echada — (fr hecha) the die is cast

b) ( fortuna) luck

buena/mala suerte — good/bad luck

ha sido una suerte que vinieras — it was lucky you came

qué mala suerte! — how unlucky!

qué suerte tienes! — you're so lucky!

tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande — she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house

estamos de suerte — we're in luck

número/hombre de suerte — lucky number/man

deséame (buena) suerte — wish me luck

por suerte no estaba sola — luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone

(que tengas) buena suerte! — good luck!

probar suerte — to try one's luck

traer or dar mala suerte — to bring bad luck

c) ( destino) fate

quiso la suerte que nos volviéramos a encontrar — as fate would have it we met again

tentar a la suerte — to tempt fate o providence

2) (tipo, clase) sort, kind

vino toda suerte de gente — all sorts o kinds of people came

de (tal) suerte que — (frml) so that

3) (Taur) each of the phases into which a bullfight is divided

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= fate, fortune, lot, luck, sort, good fortune, fluke, stroke of luck.

Ex. The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.

Ex. These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.

Ex. This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.

Ex. In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.

Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.

Ex. There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.

Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.

Ex. And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.

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* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* amuleto de la suerte = good luck charm.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.

* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.

* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.

* de suerte = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* estar de suerte = be in luck.

* galleta de la suerte = fortune cookie.

* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.

* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, losing streak.

* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).

* no estar de suerte = be out of luck.

* no tener suerte = be out of luck.

* pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.

* pero sin suerte = but no dice.

* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.

* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.

* sin suerte = but no dice.

* ¡suerte! = break a leg!.

* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* tener suerte = be lucky, count + Posesivo + blessings, get + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot, strike + lucky, be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing, be in luck.

* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

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femenino

1)

a) ( azar) chance

dejar algo en manos de la suerte — to leave something to chance

me cayó or tocó en suerte — it fell to my lot (frml o hum)

echar algo a suertes — ( con monedas) to toss for something; ( con pajitas) to draw straws for something

la suerte está echada — (fr hecha) the die is cast

b) ( fortuna) luck

buena/mala suerte — good/bad luck

ha sido una suerte que vinieras — it was lucky you came

qué mala suerte! — how unlucky!

qué suerte tienes! — you're so lucky!

tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande — she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house

estamos de suerte — we're in luck

número/hombre de suerte — lucky number/man

deséame (buena) suerte — wish me luck

por suerte no estaba sola — luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone

(que tengas) buena suerte! — good luck!

probar suerte — to try one's luck

traer or dar mala suerte — to bring bad luck

c) ( destino) fate

quiso la suerte que nos volviéramos a encontrar — as fate would have it we met again

tentar a la suerte — to tempt fate o providence

2) (tipo, clase) sort, kind

vino toda suerte de gente — all sorts o kinds of people came

de (tal) suerte que — (frml) so that

3) (Taur) each of the phases into which a bullfight is divided

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= fate, fortune, lot, luck, sort, good fortune, fluke, stroke of luck.

Ex: The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.

Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.

Ex: This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.

Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.

Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.

Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.

Ex: And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* amuleto de la suerte = good luck charm.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.

* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.

* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.

* de suerte = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* estar de suerte = be in luck.

* galleta de la suerte = fortune cookie.

* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.

* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, losing streak.

* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).

* no estar de suerte = be out of luck.

* no tener suerte = be out of luck.

* pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.

* pero sin suerte = but no dice.

* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.

* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.

* sin suerte = but no dice.

* ¡suerte! = break a leg!.

* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* tener suerte = be lucky, count + Posesivo + blessings, get + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot, strike + lucky, be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing, be in luck.

* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

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suerte

feminine

A

1 (azar) chance

lo deja todo en manos de la suerte he leaves everything to chance

me cayó or tocó en suerte it fell to my lot ( frmlor hum)

echar algo a suertes or ( AmL) a la suerte (con una moneda) to toss for sth; (con pajitas) to draw straws for sth

echar a suertes or ( AmL) echar a la suerte to toss a coin

la suerte está echada ( fr hecha); the die is cast

2 (fortuna) luck

buena/mala suerte good/bad luck

ha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came

¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!

tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house

estamos de suerte we're in luck

número/hombre de suerte lucky number/man

tienes una suerte loca you're incredibly lucky

deséame (buena) suerte wish me luck

por suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone

con suerte termino hoy with a bit of luck I'll finish today

buena suerte, que te salga todo bien good luck, I hope it all works out well for you

probar suerte to try one's luck

suerte, valor y al toro the very best of luck to you

traer or dar mala suerte to bring bad luck

trae mala suerte pasar por debajo de una escalera it's bad luck to walk under ladders

3 (destino) fate

no desafíes a la suerte don't tempt fate o providence

quiso la suerte que nos volviéramos a encontrar en París as fate would have it we met up again in Paris

B (tipo, clase) sort, kind

vino toda suerte de gente all sorts o kinds of people came

de (tal) suerte que ( frml); so that

C ( Taur) each of the phases into which a bullfight is divided

Compuestos:

● suerte de banderillas

second phase of a bullfight during which the banderillas are stuck in the bull's neck

● suerte de capa

series of passes with the cape

● suerte de varas or picas

first phase of a bullfight during which the picador weakens the bull with his lance

● suerte suprema

final phase of a bullfight

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suerte sustantivo femenino
a) ( fortuna) luck;

◊ buena/mala suerte good/bad luck;

ha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came;
¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!;
¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!;
no tengo suerte I'm not a lucky person;
hombre de suerte lucky man;
por suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone;
¡(que tengas) buena suerte! good luck!;
probar suerte to try one's luck;
traer or dar mala suerte to bring bad luck
b) ( azar) chance;

◊ echar algo a suertes ( con monedas) to toss for sth;

( con pajitas) to draw straws for sth
c) ( destino) fate

suerte sustantivo femenino
1 (fortuna) luck: es un hombre de suerte, he's a lucky man
tuviste mala suerte, you were unlucky
por suerte, fortunately o luckily
2 (casualidad, azar) chance: depende de la suerte, it depends on chance
3 (sino, destino) fate, destiny: nadie sabe cuál será su suerte, nobody knows what's going to come of her
4 frml (tipo, género, clase, especie) sort, type: es una suerte de, it's a kind of
5 Taur (lance de la lidia) el torero inició la suerte de matar, the bull-fighter got ready to kill the bull
♦ Locuciones: la suerte está echada, the die is cast
echar a suertes, to draw lots
probar suerte, to try one's luck
tentar (a) la suerte, to tempt fate
' suerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- afortunada
- afortunado
- azar
- batatazo
- camelarse
- cara
- desafortunada
- desafortunado
- desear
- desgracia
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- felizmente
- fortuna
- golpe
- increíble
- informal
- negra
- negro
- pata
- perseguir
- qué
- salar
- salada
- salado
- sombra
- traer
- ventura
- augurio
- buenaventura
- dicha
- leche
- loco
- malo
- perro
- racha
- todo
English:
bad
- be
- beginner
- break
- bugger
- chance
- devil
- die
- fortunate
- fortune
- fortune cookie
- happily
- hard luck
- hopefully
- horseshoe
- least
- lot
- luck
- luckily
- lucky
- mercy
- number
- push
- run
- science
- sheer
- sink
- some
- somebody
- stack
- streak
- stroke
- tempt
- tough
- try
- unfortunate
- unlucky
- wish
- best
- fate
- finger
- grass
- hard
- hold
- jinx
- jolly
- manner
- sorry
- strand
- that

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suerte nf

1. [azar] chance;

echar o [m5] tirar algo Esp [m5] a suertes o Am [m5] a la suerte to draw lots for sth;

Comp

la suerte está echada the die is cast

2. [fortuna] luck;

te deseo buena suerte I wish you good luck;

es una suerte que estés aquí it's lucky you're here;

estar de suerte to be in luck;

¡qué suerte! that was lucky!;

¡qué suerte tuviste! you were so lucky!;

¡qué suerte que traje el paraguas! how lucky that I brought my umbrella!;

por suerte luckily;

probar suerte to try one's luck;

tener (buena) suerte to be lucky;

tiene la suerte de vivir cerca de la playa he's lucky enough to live near the beach;

tener mala suerte to be unlucky;

tuve muy mala suerte con las preguntas que me tocaron I was very unlucky with the questions that came up;

Comp

tener la suerte de espaldas to be having a run of bad luck;

Comp

tentar a la suerte to tempt fate;

Comp

tocar o [m5] caer en suerte a alguien to fall to sb's lot;

me ha tocado o [m5] caído en suerte ser el primero fate decreed that I should be the first one

Comp
la suerte del principiante beginner's luck
3. [destino] fate;

abandonaron el barco a su suerte they abandoned the boat to its fate

4. [clase]
toda suerte de all manner of;

conocí a toda suerte de personas I met all sorts of people;

ser una suerte de… to be a kind o sort of…

5. [manera] manner, fashion;

de suerte que in such a way that

6. Taurom = any of the three stages (“tercios”) of a bullfight

7. Perú [billete de lotería] lottery ticket

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suerte

f

1 luck;

¡suerte! good luck!;

buena suerte good luck;

mala suerte bad luck;

tener la suerte de cara be lucky;

tener una suerte loca be o get incredibly lucky;

probar suerte try one’s luck;

por suerte luckily

2 ( azar)

:

caer o

tocar a alguien en suerte fall to s.o.;

echar a suertes toss for, draw lots for;

la suerte está echada the die is cast

3 ( destino)

:

abandonar o

dejar a alguien a su suerte leave s.o. to their fate

4

:

toda suerte de all kinds of;

de suerte que so that

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suerte nf

1) fortuna: luck, fortune

tener suerte: to be lucky

por suerte: luckily

2) destino: fate, destiny, lot

3) clase, género: sort, kind

toda suerte de cosas: all kinds of things

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suerte n

1. (fortuna) luck

es una suerte que hayas venido it's lucky you came

¡suerte para tu examen! good luck with your exam!

¡qué suerte! how lucky!

2. (destino) destiny / fate

fue la suerte que me llevó a ti it was fate that led me to you

dar suerte / traer suerte to bring (good) luck

de la suerte lucky

por suerte fortunately

tener mala suerte to be unlucky

tener suerte to be lucky

tuve mucha suerte de encontrarte I was very lucky to find you

Spanish-English dictionary > suerte
8 fondo

m.

1 bottom.

doble fondo false bottom

fondos bottom (de embarcación)

bajos fondos (figurative) underworld

sin fondo bottomless

tocar fondo to scrape along the sea/river bed; (embarcación) to bottom out (figurative) (crisis)

su popularidad ha tocado fondo their popularity has reached an all-time low o rock bottom

2 back.

al fondo de at the end of; (calle, pasillo) at the back of (sala)

3 depth.

tener un metro de fondo to be one meter deep

4 background.

sobre fondo negro on a black background

al fondo in the background

5 heart, bottom.

llegar al fondo de to get to the heart o bottom of

el problema de fondo the underlying problem

la cuestión de fondo the fundamental issue

en el fondo deep down; (en lo más íntimo) basically (en lo esencial)

6 fund (finance) (de dinero).

a fondo perdido non-returnable

fondos funds (capital)

estar mal de fondos to be badly off; (persona) to be short of funds (empresa)

recaudar fondos to raise funds

fondo de amortización sinking fund

fondo de comercio goodwill

fondo común kitty

fondo de garantía de depósito deposit guarantee fund

fondo de inversión investment fund

fondo de inversión mobiliaria trust fund (British), mutual fund (United States)

fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund

fondo de pensiones pension fund

fondos reservados = contingency funds available to ministries, for which they do not have to account publicly

7 catalog, collection.

fondo editorial backlist

8 reason, basis (fundamento).

9 substance.

10 stamina (sport) (resistencia).

de fondo long-distance

de medio fondo middle-distance

11 petticoat (combinación). (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

12 core, root, bottom.

13 bed, lowest part.

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fondo

► nombre masculino

1 (parte más baja) bottom

■ en el fondo del pozo at the bottom of the well

■ hay un fondo de verdad en lo que dice there is an element of truth in what he says

2 (parte más lejana) end, back

■ al fondo de la sala at the back of the hall

■ al fondo del pasillo at the end of the corridor

3 (segundo término) background

4 (profundidad) depth

■ tiene poco fondo it's not very deep

5 (aguante) stamina

■ estoy entrenando para coger fondo I'm training to build up my stamina

6 FINANZAS fund

7 (de libros etc) stock

8 (motivo) reason; (raíz) root

■ el fondo de nuestra protesta the reason for our protest

■ esto no toca el fondo de la cuestión this does not get to the root of the question

► nombre masculino plural fondos

1 (dinero) funds, money sing

■ recaudamos fondos a beneficio de los necesitados we raise funds for the needy

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a fondo (adjetival) thorough 2 (adverbial) thoroughly

a fondo perdido nonrecoverable, nonreturnable

■ les concedieron una subvención a fondo perdido they were given a grant

de... en fondo... abreast

en el fondo figurado deep down, at heart

reunir fondos to raise funds

tocar fondo (barco) to touch bottom 2 figurado to reach rock bottom

fondo común kitty

fondo de inversión investment fund

fondo de pensiones pension fund

Fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund

fondo del mar sea bed

fondo y forma form and substance

fondos bloqueados frozen assets

fondos disponibles available funds, liquid assets

fondos públicos public funds

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noun m.

1) bottom

2) back, rear

3) background

4) fund

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SM

1) [parte inferior] [de caja, botella, lago, mar] bottom; [de río] bed

descendieron al fondo del cráter — they got down to the bottom of the crater

• los bajos fondos — the underworld

• una maletín con doble fondo — a case with a false bottom, a false-bottomed case

en todo lo que dice hay un doble fondo — there's a double meaning in everything he says

• irse al fondo — to sink to the bottom

• en el fondo del mar — [gen] at the bottom of the sea; (=en el lecho marino) on the sea bed

• sin fondo — bottomless

- tocar fondo

la economía tocó fondo y el gobierno tuvo que devaluar la moneda — the economy reached o hit rock bottom and the government had to devalue the currency

hemos tocado fondo y todo indica que la recuperación está muy próxima — the market has bottomed out and all the indications are that a recovery is just around the corner

2) [parte posterior] [de pasillo, calle, nave] end; [de habitación, armario] back

llegaron hasta el fondo de la gruta — they got to the back of the cave

• al fondo, su oficina está al fondo a la izquierda — her office is at the end on the left

al fondo del pasillo — at the end of the corridor

la barra está al fondo de la cafetería — the bar is at the (far) end of the cafe

había unas cortinas al fondo del escenario — at the back of the stage there were some curtains

3) (=profundidad) [de cajón, edificio, bañera] depth

¿cuánto tiene de fondo el armario? — how deep is the wardrobe?

• tener mucho fondo — to be deep

• tener poco fondo — [bañera] to be shallow; [cajón, armario] not to be deep enough

4) (=lo fundamental)

en el fondo de esta polémica late el miedo al cambio — at the heart o bottom of this controversy lies a fear of change

• la cuestión de fondo — the basic o fundamental issue

el problema de fondo — the basic o fundamental o underlying problem

• la forma y el fondo — form and content

• llegar al fondo de la cuestión — to get to the bottom of the matter
artículo 2)
5) (=segundo plano) background

verde sobre fondo rojo — green on a red background

la historia transcurre sobre un fondo de creciente inquietud social — the story takes place against a background of growing social unrest

• música de fondo — background music

• ruido de fondo — background noise

fondo de escritorio, fondo de pantalla — (Inform) (desktop) wallpaper

6)

• a fondo —

a) [como adj]

• una investigación a fondo — [policial] a thorough investigation; [de estudio] an in-depth study

• una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una vez al mes hacemos una limpieza a fondo — once a month we do a really thorough clean

una limpieza a fondo de las fuerzas de seguridad — a thorough clean-up of the security forces

b) [como adv]

no conoce a fondo la situación del país — he does not have a thorough o an in-depth knowledge of the country's situation

la policía investigará a fondo lo ocurrido — the police will conduct a thorough investigation of what happened

he estudiado a fondo a los escritores del Siglo de Oro — I have studied Golden Age writers in great depth

aseguró que estudiaría a fondo nuestra propuesta — he promised to look closely at our proposal

• emplearse a fondo, tuvo que emplearse a fondo para disuadirlos — he had to use all his skill to dissuade them

el equipo deberá emplearse a fondo para derrotar a sus adversarios — the team will have to draw on all its resources to beat their opponents

• pisar a fondo el acelerador — to put one's foot down ( on the accelerator)

7)

• en el fondo —

a) (=en nuestro interior) deep down

en el fondo, es buena persona — deep down he's a good person, he's a good person at heart

• en el fondo de su corazón — in his heart of hearts, deep down

b) (=en realidad) really

lo que se debatirá en la reunión, en el fondo, es el futuro de la empresa — what is actually o really going to be debated in the meeting is the future of the company

la verdad es que en el fondo, no tengo ganas — to be honest, I really don't feel like it

en el fondo no quiere irse — when it comes down to it, he doesn't want to leave

c) (=en lo fundamental) fundamentally, essentially

en el fondo ambos sistemas son muy parecidos — fundamentally o essentially, both systems are very similar

8) (Dep)

• carrera de fondo — long-distance race

• esquí de fondo — cross-country skiing

• corredor de medio fondo — middle-distance runner

• pruebas de medio fondo — middle-distance events

fondo en carretera — long-distance road-racing

9) (=dinero) (Com, Econ) fund; [en póker, entre amigos] pot, kitty

tenemos un fondo para imprevistos — we have a contingency fund

contamos con un fondo de 150.000 euros para becas — we have at our disposal a budget of 150,000 euros for grants

hemos puesto un fondo para la comida — we have a kitty for the food

• a fondo perdido — [crédito, inversión] non-recoverable, non-refundable

subvención a fondo perdido — capital grant

su padre le ha prestado bastante dinero a fondo perdido — his father has given him quite a lot of money on permanent loan

fondo común — common fund

fondo consolidado — consolidated fund

fondo de amortización — sinking fund

Fondo de Ayuda al Desarrollo — Development Aid Fund

Fondo de Cohesión — Cohesion Fund

fondo de comercio — goodwill

Fondo de Compensación Interterritorial — system of financial redistribution between the autonomous regions of Spain

fondo de empréstitos — loan fund

fondo de inversión — investment fund

fondo de pensiones — pension fund

fondo de previsión — provident fund

fondo ético — (Econ) ethical investment fund

Fondo Monetario Internacional — International Monetary

fondo mutualista — mutual fund

10) pl fondos (=dinero) funds

• recaudar fondos — to raise funds

• estar sin fondos — to be out of funds, be broke *

cheque o talón sin fondos — bounced cheque, rubber check (EEUU)

el cheque no tenía fondos — the cheque bounced

fondos bloqueados — frozen assets

fondos públicos — public funds

fondos reservados — secret funds

11) (=reserva) [de biblioteca, archivo, museo] collection

el fondo de arte del museo — the museum's art collection

hay un fondo de verdad en lo que dice — there is a basis of truth in what he is saying

tiene un buen fondo de energías — he has boundless energy

fondo de armario — basic wardrobe

fondo editorial — list of titles

12) (=carácter) nature, disposition

de fondo jovial — of cheery o cheerful disposition, cheerful-natured

tiene un fondo de alegría — he is irrepressibly cheerful

tener buen fondo — to be good-natured

13) (Dep) (=resistencia) stamina

tener mucho fondo — to have a lot of stamina

tener poco fondo — to have no staying power

14) Chile, Méx, Ven [de comida, espectáculo]

como plato de fondo servirán pavo relleno — the main dish will be stuffed turkey

de fondo actuó el orfeón de carabineros — the main attraction was the police choir

15) Méx

• con o de fondo — serious

una película de fondo — a serious film

16) Méx, Ven (=combinación) petticoat

• medio fondo — slip

17) And (=finca) country estate

18) Chile (Culin) large pot ( to feed a large number of people)

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masculino

1)

a) ( parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea

una maleta de doble fondo — a suitcase with a false bottom

no toco fondo — I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón — deep down (in his heart)

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión — I'll get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en eso — there is an element of truth in that

b) (parte de atrás - de pasillo, calle) end; (- de habitación) back

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo — go to the end of the corridor

estaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad)

tiene poco fondo — it is not very deep

un cajón con más fondo — a deeper drawer

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2)

a) (Lit) ( contenido) content

el fondo y la forma — the form and content

b) (Der)

una cuestión de fondo — a question of law

3) (Fin)

a) ( de dinero) fund

hacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b) fondos masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos — to raise money

un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos — the check he gave me bounced

estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)

c)

a fondo perdido — <inversión/préstamo> non-refundable, non-recoverable

- fondo de amortización/inversión/pensiones/previsión

- Fondo Monetario Internacional

- fondos públicos

4) (Dep) ( en atletismo)

de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance

5) (de biblioteca, museo) collection

- fondo editorial

6) (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt

7) (en locs)

a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly

una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo — a sweeping reform

conoce el área/tema a fondo — she knows the area/subject really well

de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

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masculino

1)

a) ( parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea

una maleta de doble fondo — a suitcase with a false bottom

no toco fondo — I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón — deep down (in his heart)

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión — I'll get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en eso — there is an element of truth in that

b) (parte de atrás - de pasillo, calle) end; (- de habitación) back

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo — go to the end of the corridor

estaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad)

tiene poco fondo — it is not very deep

un cajón con más fondo — a deeper drawer

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2)

a) (Lit) ( contenido) content

el fondo y la forma — the form and content

b) (Der)

una cuestión de fondo — a question of law

3) (Fin)

a) ( de dinero) fund

hacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b) fondos masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos — to raise money

un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos — the check he gave me bounced

estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)

c)

a fondo perdido — <inversión/préstamo> non-refundable, non-recoverable

- fondo de amortización/inversión/pensiones/previsión

- Fondo Monetario Internacional

- fondos públicos

4) (Dep) ( en atletismo)

de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance

5) (de biblioteca, museo) collection

- fondo editorial

6) (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt

7) (en locs)

a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly

una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo — a sweeping reform

conoce el área/tema a fondo — she knows the area/subject really well

de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

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fondo¹

¹ = background, backing, quid, crux, fundus.

Ex: In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.

Ex: A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing.

Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.

Ex: The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.

Ex: This is an extremely valuable clinical test that provides information about the circulatory system of the ocular fundus (the back of the eye) not attainable by routine examination.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* al fondo (de) = at the bottom (of).

* artículo de fondo = feature article.

* corredor de fondo = long-distance runner.

* en el fondo = at heart, deep down, in the back of + Posesivo + mind, in the back of + Posesivo + head, at the back of + Posesivo + head, bottom line, the, in the bottom.

* en el fondo de = at the root of.

* esquiador de fondo = cross-country skier.

* esquí de fondo = cross-country skiing.

* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].

* fondo del océano = ocean bed, ocean floor.

* fondo marino = deep-sea floor.

* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.

* limpiar a fondo = spring-clean, clear out.

* limpieza a fondo = spring cleaning.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of, get to + the root of.

* mar de fondo = groundswell.

* material de fondo = backing.

* movimiento de fondo = groundswell.

* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.

* pez de fondo = groundfish, bottom fish.

* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.

* ruido de fondo = background noise.

* servir de telón de fondo = set + the backdrop.

* sin fondo = bottomless.

* telón de fondo = background, backdrop.

* teniendo como telón de fondo = against + background of.

* teniendo esto como telón de fondo = against this background.

* tocar fondo = bottom out, hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

fondo³

³ = backlist, stock, collection, stocking.

Ex: They not only provide detailed information about new books and those soon to be published, but also continue to list all of their books still in print (frequently called a ' backlist').

Ex: Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.

Ex: While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.

Ex: Because of the lack of stocking space, there are many products that we can order for next day pick-up.

* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].

* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.

* con suficientes fondos = properly stocked.

* consultar los fondos = search + holdings.

* dotar de fondos a una biblioteca = stock + library.

* exceso de fondos = overstock.

* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos = collection weeding, stock weeding.

* fondo antiguo = antiquarian materials.

* fondo bibliográfico = bookstock [book stock].

* fondo circulante = circulating collection.

* fondo de acceso restringido = reserve collection.

* fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.

* fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = browser collection.

* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.

* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido = electronic reserve.

* fondo de registros bibliográficos = bibliographic pool, bibliographic record pool.

* fondo de revistas = periodical holdings.

* fondo documental = document collection.

* fondo local = local material.

* fondos bibliográficos = holdings, stock.

* fondos de acceso libre = open stacks.

* fondos de acceso restringido = closed access collection, closed stacks, closed access stacks.

* fondos de la biblioteca = library's stock, library materials.

* fondos de libre acceso = open access stacks.

* fondos de material audiovisual = AV holdings.

* fondos de publicaciones periódicas = serial holdings.

* fondos de revistas = journal holdings.

* fondos indioamericanos = American Indian materials.

* fondos integrados = integrated stock.

* fondos locales = local history material.

* fondos patrimoniales = heritage collection.

* ingresar en los fondos = accession.

* mención de fondos = holdings statement.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* renovación de fondos = turnover, stock turnover, turnover of stock.

* renovar fondos = turn over.

* replanteamiento de los fondos = stock revision.

* sección de fondos locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.

* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.

* selección de fondos = stock selection.

* * *

fondo

masculine

A

1 (parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea

el fondo de la cacerola/bolsa the bottom of the saucepan/bag

es muy profundo, no consigo tocar fondo it's very deep, I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón deep down (in his heart)

tenemos que llegar al fondo de esta cuestión we must get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en esa historia there is an element of truth in that story

hay en él un fondo de maldad there's a streak of maliciousness in him

bajo¹ (↑ bajo (1)), doble¹ (↑ doble (1))

2 (de un pasillo, una calle) end; (de una habitación) back

al fondo, a la derecha at the end, on the right

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo go to the end of the corridor

yo vivo justo al fondo de la calle I live right at the end of the street

encontró la carta al fondo del cajón he found the letter at the back of the drawer

estaban sentados al or en el fondo de la sala they were sitting at the back of the room

3

(profundidad): esta piscina tiene poco fondo this pool is not very deep o is quite shallow

necesito un cajón con más fondo I need a deeper drawer

4 (de un edificio) depth

el edificio tiene poca fachada pero mucho fondo the building has a narrow frontage but it goes back a long way

5 (en un cuadro, una fotografía) background

estampado blanco sobre fondo gris white print on gray background

Compuesto:

fondo de escritorio or pantalla

( Inf) wallpaper

B

1 ( Lit) (contenido) content

el fondo y la forma de una novela the form and content of a novel

2 ( Der):

una cuestión de fondo a question of law

C ( Fin)

1 (de dinero) fund

un fondo para las víctimas del siniestro a fund for the disaster victims

tenemos un fondo común para estas cosas we have a joint fund o ( colloq) a kitty for these things

2 fondos mpl (dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos to raise money

reunió los fondos para la operación he raised the funds o money for the operation

no dispone de fondos suficientes en la cuenta he does not have sufficient funds o money in his account

un cheque sin fondos a dud o ( AmE) rubber check ( colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos the check he gave me bounced, he gave me a dud check, the bank would not honor the check he gave me ( frml)

el departamento no dispone de fondos para este fin the department does not have funds o money available for this purpose

los fondos están bloqueados the funds have been frozen

estoy mal de fondos ( fam); I'm short of cash ( colloq)

3

a fondo perdido ‹inversión/préstamo› non-refundable, non-recoverable

lo que pagas de alquiler es dinero a fondo perdido the money you spend on rent is money wasted o ( colloq) money down the drain

Compuestos:

● fondo de amortización

sinking fund

● fondo de capital inversión

venture capital fund

● fondo de capital (de) riesgo

venture capital fund

● fondo de comercio

goodwill

● fondo de fondos

( Fin) fund of funds

● fondo de garantía de depósitos

deposit guarantee fund

● fondo de huelga

strike fund

● fondo de inversión

investment fund

● fondo de inversión inmobiliaria

Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT

● fondo de inversión libre

hedge fund

● fondo de investigación

research fund

● fondo de pensiones

pension fund

● fondo de previsión

provident fund

● fondo de reptiles

slush fund

● fondo de solidaridad

fighting fund

● fondo referenciado

tracker fund

● Fondo de Cohesión

(UE) Cohesion Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo

(UE) European Development Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional

(UE) European Regional Development Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Orientación y de Garantía Agrícola

(UE) European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund

● Fondo Monetario Internacional

International Monetary Fund, IMF

● Fondo Social Europeo

(UE) European Social Fund

● fondos estructurales

mpl (UE) structural funds (pl)

● fondos públicos

mpl public funds (pl)

● fondos reservados

mpl secret funds (pl)

D ( Dep)

1

(en atletismo): de fondo ‹corredor/carrera/prueba› long-distance

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

2 (en gimnasia) push-up, press-up ( BrE)

E (de una biblioteca, un museo) collection

Compuesto:

fondo editorial

list (of titles)

F (de una alcachofa) heart

G ( Méx) ( Indum) petticoat, underskirt

H ( en locs):

a fondo ( loc adj) ‹estudio/análisis/investigación› in-depth ( before n);

( loc adv) ‹prepararse/entrenar› thoroughly

esto necesita una limpieza a fondo this needs a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo de las instituciones a sweeping reform of the institutions

estudiar a fondo un problema to study a problem in depth

los próximos días deben ser aprovechados a fondo you/we must make full use of the next few days, you/we must use the next few days to the full

de fondo ‹ruido/música› background ( before n);

‹error/discrepancia› fundamental maquillaje

en fondo ( Mil) abreast

de cuatro en fondo four abreast

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person

discutimos mucho, pero en el fondo nos llevamos bien we quarrel a lot but basically we get on all right o but we get on all right, really

¡fondo blanco! ( AmL fam); bottoms up! ( colloq)

tener buen fondoor no tener mal fondo to be a good person at heart, to have one's heart in the right place

tocar fondo: en el mes de abril el precio tocó fondo in April the price bottomed out

ya hemos tocado fondo y las cosas empiezan a ir mejor we seem to be past the worst now and things are beginning to go better

su credibilidad ha tocado fondo his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

me voy a tener que volver porque ya estoy tocando fondo I'm going to have to go back because I'm down to my last few dollars ( o pesos etc)

I ( Chi) (olla grande) cauldron, large pot

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fondo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( parte más baja) bottom;

◊ el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea;

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión I'll get to the bottom of this matter
b) ( parte de atrás — de pasillo, calle) end;

(— de habitación) back;
◊ al fondo de la sala at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad):

◊ tiene poco fondo it is not very deep

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2 (Lit) ( contenido) content
3 (Fin)
a) ( de dinero) fund;

◊ hacer un fondo común to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b)

◊ fondos sustantivo masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl);

recaudar fondos to raise money;
un cheque sin fondos a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)
4 (Dep) ( en atletismo):
◊ de fondo ‹corredor/carrera/prueba› long-distance ( before n)

5 (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt
6 ( en locs)
◊ a fondo ( loc adj) ‹estudio/investigación› in-depth ( before n);

‹ limpieza› thorough;
( loc adv) ‹prepararse/entrenar› thoroughly;
◊ conoce el tema a fondo she knows the subject really well;

de fondo ‹ruido/música› background ( before n);
en el fondo: en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really;
en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person
fondo sustantivo masculino
1 (parte más profunda) bottom
un doble fondo, a false bottom
2 (interior de una persona) en el fondo es muy tierno, deep down he's very gentle
3 (extremo opuesto) (de una habitación) back
(de un pasillo) end
4 (segundo plano) background
música de fondo, background music
mujer sobre fondo rojo, woman on a red background
5 (núcleo, meollo) essence, core
el fondo del asunto, the core of the matter
6 Prensa artículo de fondo, leading article
7 Dep corredor de fondo, long-distance runner
esquí de fondo, cross-country skiing
8 Fin fund: nos dio un cheque sin fondos, he gave us a bad cheque
familiar fondo común, kitty 9 bajos fondos, underworld
10 (conjunto de documentos, libros etc.) batch: los fondos documentales están en el sótano, the batches of documents are in the basement
♦ Locuciones: tocar fondo, Náut to touch bottom
figurado to reach rock bottom
a fondo, thoroughly
a fondo perdido, non-recoverable funds
' fondo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquí
- F.M.I.
- FMI
- FSE
- lecho
- revolverse
- sentar
- telón
- artículo
- barril
- bien
- carrera
- corredor
- crear
- cuestión
- doble
- maquillaje
- mar
English:
back
- backdrop
- background
- bed
- blunder
- board
- bottom
- bottom out
- bottomless
- clean out
- clear out
- cross-country
- dappled
- depth
- end
- extensive
- floor
- fund
- going-over
- groundswell
- heart
- IMF
- inch
- International Monetary Fund
- kitty
- long-distance
- mutual fund
- pool
- scrub down
- seabed
- sink
- spring-clean
- stuff away
- thoroughly
- thrash out
- underneath
- unit trust
- abreast
- clean
- closely
- deep
- deeply
- disaster
- float
- full
- further
- good
- heavy
- in-depth
- international

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fondo nm

1. [parte inferior] bottom;

el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea;

fondos [de embarcación] bottom;

dar fondo [embarcación] to drop anchor;

echar a fondo [embarcación] to sink;

irse a fondo [embarcación] to sink, to founder;

sin fondo bottomless;

Comp
RP Fam
¡fondo blanco! bottoms up!;

Comp

tocar fondo [embarcación] to hit the bottom (of the sea/river);
[crisis] to bottom out;
su popularidad ha tocado fondo their popularity has reached an all-time low o rock bottom;

mi paciencia ha tocado fondo my patience has reached its limit

2. [de habitación, escenario] back;

al fondo de [calle, pasillo] at the end of;
[sala] at the back of;
el fondo de la pista the back of the court;

los baños están al fondo del pasillo, a la derecha the toilets are at the end of the corridor, on the right

3. [dimensión] depth;

un río de poco fondo a shallow river;

tener un metro de fondo to be one metre deep

4. [de cuadro, foto, tela] background;

quiero una tela de flores sobre fondo negro I'd like some material with a pattern of flowers on a black background;

al fondo in the background

5. [de alcachofa] heart

6. [de asunto, problema] heart, bottom;

el problema de fondo the underlying problem;

la cuestión de fondo the fundamental issue;

llegar al fondo de to get to the heart o bottom of;

el gobierno quiere llegar al fondo de la cuestión the government wants to get to the bottom of the matter;

en el fondo [en lo más íntimo] deep down;
[en lo esencial] basically;
en el fondo está enamorada de él deep down, she loves him;

en el fondo, no es mala persona deep down, she's not a bad person;

en el fondo tus problemas son los mismos basically, you have the same problems

7. [de una persona]
tener buen fondo to have a good heart;

tener mal fondo to be a Br nasty o US real piece of work

8. [de obra literaria] substance

9. [de dinero] fund;

a fondo perdido [préstamo] non-returnable;

no estamos dispuestos a invertir a fondo perdido we're not prepared to pour money down the drain;

fondos [capital] funds;

nos hemos quedado sin fondos our funds have run out;

un cheque sin fondos a bad cheque;

estar mal de fondos [persona] to be badly off;
[empresa] to be short of funds;
recaudar fondos to raise funds

Comp
Econ fondo de amortización sinking fund;
fondos bloqueados frozen funds;

fondo de cohesión cohesion fund;
Fin fondo de comercio goodwill;
fondo de compensación interterritorial interterritorial compensation fund;

fondo común kitty;

poner un fondo (común) to set up a kitty;
Fin fondo de crédito permanente evergreen fund;
fondo de emergencia contingency fund;
UE fondos estructurales structural funds; Fin fondo ético ethical fund; UE Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo European Development Fund; UE Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional European Regional Development Fund;
fondo de fideicomiso trust fund;
Fin fondo de garantía de depósitos deposit guarantee fund; Fin fondo de inversión investment fund; Fin fondo de inversión ético ethical investment fund;
fondo de inversión inmobiliaria real estate investment fund;

fondo de inversión mobiliaria Br trust fund, US mutual fund;

Fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund;

Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza World Wildlife Fund;
Econ fondo de pensiones pension fund;
fondos públicos public funds;
Fin fondo de renta fija non-equity fund, bond fund; Fin fondo de renta variable equity fund;
fondos reservados = contingency funds available to ministries, for which they do not have to account publicly;
Fin fondo rotativo revolving fund; UE Fondo Social Europeo European Social Fund;
fondo vitalicio life annuity

10. [fundamento] reason, basis;

sus acciones tienen siempre un fondo humanitario everything she does is for humanitarian reasons

11.
hacer algo a fondo [en profundidad] to do sth thoroughly;

hicimos una lectura a fondo we read it through carefully;

hacer una limpieza a fondo to have a thorough clean;

el juez ha ordenado una investigación a fondo the judge has ordered a full enquiry o an in-depth investigation;

emplearse a fondo to do one's utmost

12. [de biblioteca, archivo] catalogue, collection

Comp
fondo editorial backlist
13. Dep [resistencia física] stamina

14. Dep [larga distancia] long-distance running;

medio fondo middle-distance running;

carrera de fondo long-distance race;

esquí de fondo cross-country skiing;

de medio fondo middle-distance

Comp
fondo en carretera [ciclismo] road racing
15. Dep [ejercicio] push-up, Br press-up

16. Carib, Méx [prenda] petticoat

17. Cuba [caldero] cauldron

18. RP [patio] back patio

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fondo

m

1 bottom;

doble fondo false bottom;

fondo marino seabed;

tocar fondo fig reach bottom;

los bajos fondos the underworld sg

2 ( profundidad) depth;

hacer una limpieza a fondo de algo give sth a thorough clean, clean sth thoroughly;

emplearse a fondo fig give one’s all;

ir al fondo de algo look at sth in depth;

en el fondo deep down

3 de sala, cuarto etc back; de pasillo end

4 PINT, FOT background;

música de fondo background music

5 de un museo etc collection

6 COM fund;

fondos pl money sg, funds;

a fondo perdido non-refundable;

sin fondos cheque dud

7 DEP

:

de medio fondo middle distance atr

8 ( disposición)

:

tiene buen fondo he’s got a good heart

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fondo nm

1) : bottom

2) : rear, back, end

3) : depth

4) : background

5) : sea bed

6) : fund

fondo de inversiones: investment fund

7) Mex : slip, petticoat

8) fondos nmpl

: funds, resources

cheque sin fondos: bounced check

9)

a fondo : thoroughly, in depth

10)

en fondo : abreast

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fondo n

1. (en general) bottom

en el fondo del mar at the bottom of the sea

2. (de calle, pasillo) end

al fondo del pasillo at the end of the corridor

3. (de habitación) back

al fondo de la sala at the back of the hall

4. (segundo término) background

a fondo in detail

estudiaremos el tema a fondo we'll study the subject in detail

en el fondo (en lo esencial) deep down (en realidad) basically

fondo marino seabed

Spanish-English dictionary > fondo
9 papeleta

f.

1 ticket, slip (of paper) (boleto).

2 slip of paper.

3 ballot paper, voting paper.

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papeleta

► nombre femenino

1 (de empeño) ticket

2 (de voto) ballot paper

3 (de examen) results slip

4 familiar (problema) tricky problem

■ ¡vaya papeleta! what an awful situation!

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

papeleta de voto ballot paper

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SF

1) [gen] slip of paper; (=ficha) index card, file card; [de rifa] ticket; (Univ) (tb: papeleta de examen) exam results slip ; CAm [de visita] visiting card, calling card (EEUU)

- ¡vaya papeleta!

papeleta de empeño — pawn ticket

papeleta de examen — (Univ) exam results slip

2) (Pol) ballot paper, voting paper

papeleta en blanco — blank ballot paper

papeleta nula — spoiled ballot paper

3) LAm (=bolsa) bag

4) And * (=multa) fine

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femenino

a) ( de votación) ballot (paper)

papeleta en blanco — blank ballot (paper)

b) ( de rifa) raffle ticket

me tocó a mí la papeleta de hacer el turno de la noche — I got stuck with doing the night shift (colloq)

c) ( de calificación) grade slip

d) ( de empeño) pawn ticket

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femenino

a) ( de votación) ballot (paper)

papeleta en blanco — blank ballot (paper)

b) ( de rifa) raffle ticket

me tocó a mí la papeleta de hacer el turno de la noche — I got stuck with doing the night shift (colloq)

c) ( de calificación) grade slip

d) ( de empeño) pawn ticket

* * *

papeleta¹

* papeleta de pedido = request form.

* papeleta de petición = request form.

* papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea = online search request form.

* papeleta de petición de fotocopias = photocopy request form.

* papeleta de petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request form.

* papeleta de solicitud de préstamo = call slip.

* papeleta para votar = ballot paper.

papeleta²

= a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish.

Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

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papeleta

feminine

A

1 (de votación) ballot, ballot paper

papeleta en blanco blank ballot paper o ballot

papeleta nula spoiled vote

2 (de una rifa) raffle ticket

me tocó a mí la papeleta de hacer el turno de la noche I got stuck with doing o I ended up having to do the night shift ( colloq)

3 (de calificación) grade slip

4 (de empeño) pawn ticket

5 ( Per) (de infracción) ticket ( for traffic offence)

B (cucurucho) paper cone

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papeleta sustantivo femenino
a) ( de votación) ballot (paper);

◊ papeleta en blanco blank ballot (paper)

b) ( de rifa) raffle ticket

c) ( de calificación) grade slip

d) ( de empeño) pawn ticket

papeleta sustantivo femenino
1 (de un sorteo) ticket
(electoral) ballot paper
(de resultados) report
2 fam (engorro, situación complicada) tricky problem, difficult job
' papeleta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vale
English:
ballot paper
- scratch card
- voting paper
- ballot

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papeleta nf

1. [boleto] ticket, slip (of paper)

2. [de votación] ballot paper

Comp
papeleta en blanco blank ballot paper;
papeleta nula void ballot paper

3. Educ = slip of paper with university exam results

4. [problema]
le tocó la papeleta de comunicarle que estaba despedido she got lumbered with the job of telling him he was fired;

tiene una buena papeleta con la mujer en el hospital y el hijo en el paro he has a lot on his plate with his wife in hospital and his son unemployed

* * *

papeleta

f

1 de rifa raffle ticket

2 fig ( engorro) chore

* * *

papeleta nf

1) : ballot

2) : ticket, slip

* * *

papeleta n

1. (boleto) raffle ticket

2. (para votar) ballot paper

Spanish-English dictionary > papeleta
10 cinco

adj.

1 five.

2 fifth.

f. & m.

five.

¡choca esos cinco! (informal) put it there!

cinco puertas four-door hatchback;

m.

five, number five.

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cinco

► adjetivo

1 (cardinal) five; (ordinal) fifth

► nombre masculino

1 (número) five

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡choca esos cinco! / ¡venga esos cinco! familiar put it there!, give me five! Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1

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noun m. adj.

1) five

2) fifth

* * *

1.

ADJ INV PRON [gen] five; [ordinal, en la fecha] fifth

las cinco — five o'clock

le escribí el día cinco — I wrote to him on the fifth

- estar sin cinco

- le dije cuántas son cinco

- no estar en sus cinco

- saber cuántas son cinco

- tener los cinco muy listos

- ¡vengan esos cinco!

2. SM

1) (=número) five; (=fecha) fifth; (Educ) five ( the pass mark)

sacar un cinco pelado — to scrape through *

2) Ven (=guitarra) five-stringed guitar

3) Méx * (=trasero) bottom, backside *

4) CAm, Méx (=moneda) five-peso piece
seis
* * *
I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre five; [nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]

a) (en cifras, cantidades, direcciones)

noventa y cinco — ninety-five

quinientos cinco — five hundred and five

la fila cinco — row five, the fifth row

vinieron/vinimos los cinco — the five of them/of us came

somos cinco — there are five of us

entraron de cinco en cinco — they went in five at a time

me costó cinco libras y pico — I paid five pounds something for it

es el número cinco en la lista — he's fifth o number five on the list

vive en el número cinco — he lives at number five

ni cinco — (fam)

no tengo ni cinco — I'm broke (colloq)

no sabe/entendió ni cinco — (AmL) he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing

venga/choca esos cinco — (fam) shake my hand; put it there! (colloq)

b) (en la hora, en fechas)

son las cinco de la mañana/tarde — it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon

cinco para las dos — five to two; ver menos IV b)

las ocho y cinco — five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight

serían las cinco y pico — it must have been just after five (o'clock)

son las cinco pasadas — it's just after five

hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco — today is the fifth

el día cinco es su cumpleaños — her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday

en el siglo cinco — in the fifth century
II
masculino

1) ( número) five

me tocó el cinco — I got number five

aprieta el cinco — press (number) five

hace los cincos al revés — he writes his fives backward(s)

el cinco de corazones — the five of hearts

2) (Per) ( momento) moment

* * *

= five (5).

Ex. Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.

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* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.

* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* fútbol cinco = 5-a-side football.

* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* período de cinco años = five-year period, period of five years.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

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I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre five; [nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]

a) (en cifras, cantidades, direcciones)

noventa y cinco — ninety-five

quinientos cinco — five hundred and five

la fila cinco — row five, the fifth row

vinieron/vinimos los cinco — the five of them/of us came

somos cinco — there are five of us

entraron de cinco en cinco — they went in five at a time

me costó cinco libras y pico — I paid five pounds something for it

es el número cinco en la lista — he's fifth o number five on the list

vive en el número cinco — he lives at number five

ni cinco — (fam)

no tengo ni cinco — I'm broke (colloq)

no sabe/entendió ni cinco — (AmL) he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing

venga/choca esos cinco — (fam) shake my hand; put it there! (colloq)

b) (en la hora, en fechas)

son las cinco de la mañana/tarde — it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon

cinco para las dos — five to two; ver menos IV b)

las ocho y cinco — five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight

serían las cinco y pico — it must have been just after five (o'clock)

son las cinco pasadas — it's just after five

hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco — today is the fifth

el día cinco es su cumpleaños — her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday

en el siglo cinco — in the fifth century
II
masculino

1) ( número) five

me tocó el cinco — I got number five

aprieta el cinco — press (number) five

hace los cincos al revés — he writes his fives backward(s)

el cinco de corazones — the five of hearts

2) (Per) ( momento) moment

* * *

= five (5).

Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.

* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* fútbol cinco = 5-a-side football.

* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* período de cinco años = five-year period, period of five years.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

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cinco¹

adj inv/pron

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] five

nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés noventa y cinco ninety-five

quinientos cinco five hundred and five

la fila cinco row five, the fifth row

vinieron los cinco the five of them came

nos invitó a los cinco he invited the five of us

somos cinco there are five of us

en grupos de (a) cinco in groups of five

iban entrando de cinco en cinco they went in five at a time

la habitación es de cinco por ocho the room is five by eight

me costó cinco libras y pico I paid five pounds something for it

es el número cinco en la lista he's fifth on the list

son las cinco de la mañana/tarde it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon

las dos menos cinco or ( AmL exc RPl) cinco para las dos five to two

las ocho y cinco five past eight

llegó a (las) y cinco she arrived at five after ( AmE) o ( BrE) past

serían las cinco y pico it must have been just after five (o'clock)

son las cinco pasadas it's just after five, it's just past five ( AmE), it's just gone five ( BrE)

hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco today is the fifth

el día cinco es su cumpleaños her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday

calzo el cinco I take (a) size five

vive en el número cinco he lives at number five

en el siglo cinco in the fifth century

ni cinco ( fam): no tengo ni cinco I'm broke ( colloq), I don't have a red cent ( AmE colloq)

no sabe/entendió ni cinco ( AmL); he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing

venga/choca esos cinco ( fam); put it there! ( colloq), give me five! ( colloq)

cinco²

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (número) five

me tocó el cinco I got number five

aprieta el cinco press (number) five

hace los cincos al revés he writes his fives backward(s)

el cinco de corazones the five of hearts

B ( Per) (momento) moment

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cinco adj inv/pron
five;
[nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]
◊ noventa y cinco ninety-five;

quinientos cinco five hundred and five;
la fila cinco row five, the fifth row;
vinimos los cinco the five of us came;
somos cinco there are five of us;
entraron de cinco en cinco they went in five at a time;
tiene cinco años she's five (years old);
son las cinco de la mañana it's five (o'clock) in the morning;
las ocho y cinco five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight;
cinco para las dos (AmL exc RPl) five to two;
ver tb menos preposición 2 b;
hoy estamos a cinco today is the fifth
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( número) (number) five;
◊ el cinco de corazones the five of hearts

2 (Per) ( momento) moment
cinco adjetivo & sustantivo masculino five
' cinco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adelanto
- baja
- bajo
- billete
- cabeza
- cabo
- cambio
- charla
- chocar
- cien
- coma
- cuchillada
- de
- disolverse
- edificación
- ser
- hacia
- hasta
- igual
- inconsciente
- ingresar
- integrar
- marcha
- máxima
- máximo
- medir
- par
- para
- periplo
- plantarse
- profundidad
- quisque
- quisqui
- repicar
- salvarse
- sobremesa
- suma
- tarde
- tres
- voto
- Y
- a
- anual
- cada
- catorce
- cero
- cifra
English:
antsy
- attain
- bang
- be
- clock in
- clock on
- coalition
- course
- daily
- each
- equal
- evening
- five
- fiver
- for
- from
- grand
- hatchback
- in
- into
- limerick
- minute
- nickel
- notch up
- p.m.
- sentence
- spare
- surgery
- take
- to
- unless
- ago
- around
- birthday
- end
- fast
- -fold
- four
- gone
- hatch
- home
- infant
- make
- nine
- of
- or
- period
- running
- senior
- slow

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cinco

♦ núm

five;

los cinco continentes the five continents [= Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Oceania];
Antes
el Cinco Naciones [en rugby] the Five Nations;

Comp
Fam
¡choca esos cinco! put it there!, give me five!;

Comp
Fam
no tener ni cinco to be broke;
ver también tres
♦ nm

1. cinco puertas [vehículo] four-door hatchback

2. Carib [guitarra] five-string guitar

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cinco

I adj five

II m five;

no tener ni cinco fam not have a red cent fam

* * *

cinco adj & nm

: five

* * *

cinco num

1. (en general) five

2. (fechas) fifth

Spanish-English dictionary > cinco
11 muerto

adj.

1 dead, deceased, defunct, demised.

2 dead, asleep, benumbed, numbed.

3 dead-like, slothful, sluggish.

4 dead, without electricity.

5 discharged, without charge.

f. & m.

1 dead person, corpse, dead man.

2 speed ramp, sleeping policeman.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: morir.

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muerto

► nombre masculino

1 familiar drag, bore

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muerto

► participio pasado

1→ link=morir morir

► adjetivo

1 (sin vida) dead; (sin actividad) lifeless

■ este pueblo está muerto there's nothing going on in this village

2 familiar (cansado) tired, worn out

■ estoy muerto I'm beat

■ la mudanza me ha dejado muerto moving house has finished me off

3 (marchito) faded, withered

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 dead person (cadáver) corpse

2 (víctima) victim

► nombre masculino muerto

1 familiar drag, bore

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar muerto,-a a alguien familiar (de cansancio) to finish somebody off 2 (de asombro) to leave somebody dumbfounded

caer muerto,-a to drop dead

cargar con el muerto to be left holding the baby

cargarle el muerto a alguien to pass the buck to somebody

hacer el muerto (en el agua) to float on one's back

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead

'Muerto en combate' "Killed in action"

no tener dónde caerse muerto,-a not to have a penny to one's name

ser un/una muerto,-a de hambre to be a good-for-nothing

¡tus muertos! tabú up yours!

medio muerto,-a half-dead

* * *
1. (f. - muerta)
adj.

dead
2. (f. - muerta)
noun

dead person

* * *
muerto, -a
1.

PP de morir

2. ADJ

1) [persona, animal] dead

mis abuelos están muertos — my grandparents are dead

el golpe lo dejó medio muerto — the blow left him half-dead

resultó muerto en el acto — he died instantly

• muerto en acción o campaña — killed in action

• dar por muerto a algn — to give sb up for dead

• ser muerto a tiros — to be shot, be shot dead

• vivo o muerto — dead or alive

- estar más muerto que vivo

- estar muerto y enterrado

- no tener donde caerse muerto
ángulo, cal, lengua, marea, naturaleza, punto, tiempo, vía
2) * [para exagerar]

a) (=cansado) dead tired *, ready to drop *

después del viaje estábamos muertos — we were dead tired o ready to drop after the journey *

caí muerta en la cama — I dropped flat out on the bed

b) (=sin animación) dead

en invierno este pueblo está muerto — this town is dead in winter

c)

• estar muerto de algo, estaba muerto de la envidia — I was green with envy

me voy a la cama, que estoy muerta de sueño — I'm going to bed, I'm dead tired *

estaba muerto de miedo — I was scared to death

estaba muerto del aburrimiento — he was dead bored

estoy muerta de cansancio — I'm dead tired o dog tired *, I'm ready to drop *

comes como si estuvieras muerto de hambre — you're eating as if you were starving hungry

• estar muerto de risa — [persona] to laugh one's head off, kill o.s. laughing; [casa] to be going to rack and ruin; Esp [ropa] to be gathering dust

estaba muerto de risa con sus chistes — I laughed my head off at his jokes, I killed myself laughing at his jokes

compró una casa para tenerla muerta de risa — he bought a house and let it go to rack and ruin *

el piano sigue ahí muerto de risa — the piano is still there gathering dust

el solar sigue todavía muerto de risa — nothing has been done yet with that plot of land

3) (=relajado) [brazo, mano] limp

se me quedó la mano muerta — my hand went limp

deja el brazo muerto — let your arm go limp

4) (=apagado) [color] dull

3. SM / F

1) (=persona muerta)
[en accidente, guerra]
¿ha habido muertos en el accidente? — was anyone killed in the accident?

el conflicto ha causado 45.000 muertos — the conflict has caused 45,000 deaths o the deaths of 45,000 people

el número de muertos va en aumento — the death toll o the number of deaths is rising

• doblar a muerto — to toll the death knell

• los muertos — the dead

resucitó de entre los muertos — he rose from the dead

los muertos vivientes — the living dead

• tocar a muerto — to toll the death knell

- ¡me cago en los muertos!

- ¡te lo juro por mis muertos!

- un muerto de hambre

ni muerto * —

no me pondría ese traje ni muerto — I wouldn't be seen dead in that suit *

resucitar a un muerto —

esta sopa resucita a un muerto — hum this soup really hits the spot *

2) * (=cadáver) body

han encontrado un muerto en el río — they have found a (dead) body in the river

el muerto fue trasladado en avión — the body was taken by plane

• hacer el muerto — to float

¿sabes hacer el muerto boca arriba? — can you float on your back?

• hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

- callarse como un muerto

- los muertos no hablan

- el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo

4. SM

1) * (=tarea pesada) drag *

¡vaya muerto que nos ha caído encima! — Esp what a drag! *

lo siento, pero te ha tocado a ti el muerto de decírselo al jefe — I'm sorry, but you've drawn the short straw - you've got to tell the boss

- cargar con el muerto

ese muerto yo no me lo cargo, yo soy inocente — I'm not taking the blame o rap *, I'm innocent

cargar con el muerto de hacer algo — to be lumbered with doing sth *

siempre me cargan con el muerto de cuidar a los niños — I always get lumbered with looking after the children

- cargar o echar el muerto a algn

a mí no me cargas tú ese muerto, yo no tengo nada que ver en este asunto — don't try and pin the blame on me, I've got nothing to do with this

2) (Naipes) dummy
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS 2 November, All Souls' Day, called the Día de los Muertos elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world and Día de los Difuntos in Spain, is the day when Christians throughout the Spanish-speaking world traditionally honour their dead. In Mexico the festivities are particularly spectacular with a week-long festival, starting on 1 November, in which Christian and ancient pagan customs are married. 1 November itself is for children who have died, while 2 November is set aside for adults. Families meet to take food, flowers and sweets in the shape of skeletons, coffins and crosses to the graves of their loved ones. In Spain people celebrate the Día de los Difuntos by taking flowers to the cemetery. 20-N N 20-N is commonly used as shorthand to refer to the anniversary of General Franco's death on 20 November 1975. Every year supporters of the far right hold a commemorative rally in Madrid's Plaza de Oriente, the scene of many of Franco's speeches to the people.
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I
- ta adjetivo

1) [ESTAR]

a) <persona/animal/planta> dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros — 30 miners died o were killed

lo dieron por muerto — he was given up for dead

muerto y enterrado — dead and buried, over and done with (colloq)

ni muerto or muerta — no way (colloq), no chance (colloq)

b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo)

muerto DE algo: estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq); estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq); muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa — he was laughing his head off

2) (como pp) (period)

fue muerto a tiros — he was shot dead

las dos personas muertas por los terroristas — the two people killed by the terrorists

3)

a) <pueblo/zona> dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

c) <carretera/camino> disused
II
- ta masculino, femenino

1) ( persona muerta)

hubo dos muertos — two people died o were killed

los muertos de la guerra — the war dead

lo juro por mis muertos — (fam) I swear on my mother's grave

hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

cargar con el muerto — (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto — they took off and left me to pick up the tab (colloq)

cargarle el muerto a alguien — (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on somebody; ( endilgarle la tarea) to give somebody the dirty work (colloq)

hacer el muerto — to float on one's back

ser un muerto de hambre — (fam) to be a nobody (colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo — dead men have no friends

2) muerto masculino ( en naipes) dummy

* * *

= dead, deceased, dulled, dead and buried, dead and gone.

Ex. The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.

Ex. Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

Ex. The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

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* ángulo muerto = blind spot.

* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* dado por muerto = presumed dead.

* declarar muerto = declare + dead, pronounce + dead.

* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.

* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* hacerse el muerto = play + possum, play + dead.

* hombre muerto = goner.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* más que muerto = dead and buried.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* mosquita muerta = butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

* muerto de cansancio = tired to death.

* muerto de curiosidad = agog.

* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.

* muerto en combate = killed in action.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* muertos, los = slain, the, dead, the.

* muerto viviente = living dead.

* muerto y bien muerto = dead and buried.

* nacido muerto = stillborn.

* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* número de muertos = death toll.

* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* punto muerto = stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.

* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.

* revista muerta = inactive journal.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* supuestamente muerto = presumed dead.

* tema muerto = dead issue.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

1) [ESTAR]

a) <persona/animal/planta> dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros — 30 miners died o were killed

lo dieron por muerto — he was given up for dead

muerto y enterrado — dead and buried, over and done with (colloq)

ni muerto or muerta — no way (colloq), no chance (colloq)

b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo)

muerto DE algo: estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq); estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq); muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa — he was laughing his head off

2) (como pp) (period)

fue muerto a tiros — he was shot dead

las dos personas muertas por los terroristas — the two people killed by the terrorists

3)

a) <pueblo/zona> dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

c) <carretera/camino> disused
II
- ta masculino, femenino

1) ( persona muerta)

hubo dos muertos — two people died o were killed

los muertos de la guerra — the war dead

lo juro por mis muertos — (fam) I swear on my mother's grave

hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

cargar con el muerto — (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto — they took off and left me to pick up the tab (colloq)

cargarle el muerto a alguien — (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on somebody; ( endilgarle la tarea) to give somebody the dirty work (colloq)

hacer el muerto — to float on one's back

ser un muerto de hambre — (fam) to be a nobody (colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo — dead men have no friends

2) muerto masculino ( en naipes) dummy

* * *

= dead, deceased, dulled, dead and buried, dead and gone.

Ex: The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.

Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

Ex: The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

* ángulo muerto = blind spot.

* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* dado por muerto = presumed dead.

* declarar muerto = declare + dead, pronounce + dead.

* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.

* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* hacerse el muerto = play + possum, play + dead.

* hombre muerto = goner.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* más que muerto = dead and buried.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* mosquita muerta = butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

* muerto de cansancio = tired to death.

* muerto de curiosidad = agog.

* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.

* muerto en combate = killed in action.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* muertos, los = slain, the, dead, the.

* muerto viviente = living dead.

* muerto y bien muerto = dead and buried.

* nacido muerto = stillborn.

* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* número de muertos = death toll.

* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* punto muerto = stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.

* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.

* revista muerta = inactive journal.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* supuestamente muerto = presumed dead.

* tema muerto = dead issue.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

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muerto¹ -ta

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

1 ‹persona/animal/planta› dead

sus padres están muertos her parents are dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros 30 miners died o were killed

se busca vivo o muerto wanted dead or alive

lo dieron por muerto he was given up for dead

soldados muertos en combate soldiers who died in action

lo encontraron más muerto que vivo ( fam); when they found him he was more dead than alive

muerto y enterrado dead and buried, over and done with ( colloq)

ni muertoor muerta no way ( colloq), no chance ( colloq)

caer v pron A 2. (↑ caer)

2 ( fam) (cansado) dead beat ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (pasando, padeciendo) muerto DE algo:

estábamos muertos de hambre/frío/sueño we were starving/freezing/dead-tired ( colloq)

estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff ( colloq), he was rigid with fear

muerto de angustia sick with worry

muerto de (la) risa ( fam): estaba muerto de risa delante del televisor he was sitting in front of the television laughing his head off o killing himself laughing

un vestido tan caro y lo tienes ahí muerto de risa that's a really expensive dress and you leave it just gathering dust ( colloq)

B ( como pp) ( period):

fue muerto a tiros he was shot dead

las dos personas que fueron muertas por los terroristas the two people killed by the terrorists

C

1 ‹pueblo/zona› dead, lifeless

2 (inerte) limp

deja la mano muerta relax your hand, let your hand go limp o floppy

3 ‹carretera/camino› disused vía¹ (↑ vía (1)), lengua, naturaleza

muerto² -ta

masculine, feminine

A

(persona muerta): hubo dos muertos en el accidente two people died o were killed in the accident

los muertos de la guerra the war dead

las campanas doblaron or tocaron a muerto the bells sounded the death knell ( liter)

lo juro por mis muertos ( fam); I swear on my mother's grave o life

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead, play possum

cargar con el muerto ( fam): como nadie se ofrece, siempre tengo que cargar con el muerto nobody else volunteers so I'm always left to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto they took off and left me to pick up the tab ( colloq)

ese muerto no lo cargo yo don't look at me! ( colloq)

cargarle el muerto a algn ( fam) (responsabilizar) to pin the blame on sb; (endilgarle la tarea) to give sb the dirty work ( colloq)

está como para resucitar a los muertos it goes right to the spot o really hits the spot ( colloq)

hacer el muerto to float on one's back

levantar el muerto ( fam); to pick up the tab ( colloq)

poner los muertos: en esa guerra nosotros hemos puesto los muertos we provided the cannon fodder in that war

un muerto de hambre ( fam): no comas de esa manera, que pareces un muerto de hambre don't eat like that, anyone would think you hadn't had a meal in weeks

una chica tan bien y se ha casado con ese muerto de hambre such a nice girl and she's gone and got married to that nobody ( colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo dead men have no friends

B

muerto masculine (en naipes) dummy

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Del verbo morir: ( conjugate morir)

muerto es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
morir
muerto
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/animal] to die;

◊ muerto ahogado to drown;

murió asesinada she was murdered;
muerto DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
b) (liter) [civilización/costumbre] to die out

morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
◊ se les murió la madre their mother died;

se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a muerto por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
muertose DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
muerto -ta adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]
a) ‹persona/animal/planta› dead;

◊ lo dieron por muerto he was given up for dead;

resultaron muertos 30 mineros 30 miners died o were killed;
caer muerto to drop dead
b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo):

◊ estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq);

estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq);
muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa he was laughing his head off
2
a) ‹pueblo/zona› dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( persona muerta):
◊ hubo dos muertos two people died o were killed;

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead;
cargar con el muerto (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work;
cargarle el muerto a algn (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on sb;

( endilgarle la tarea) to give sb the dirty work (colloq);
◊ hacer el muerto to float on one's back

2
◊ muerto sustantivo masculino ( en naipes) dummy

morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
muerto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin vida) dead
2 (cansado) exhausted
3 (ciudad, pueblo) dead
horas muertas, spare time
Dep tiempo muerto, time-out
4 (uso enfático) muerto de frío/miedo, frozen/scared to death
muerto de hambre, starving
muerto de risa, laughing one's head off
5 Auto (en) punto muerto, (in) neutral
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (cadáver) dead person
2 (tarea fastidiosa) dirty job
3 (víctima de accidente) fatality
4 fam LAm empty bottle
' muerto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- desaparecida
- desaparecido
- fiambre
- fosa
- interfecta
- interfecto
- muerta
- punto
- reposar
- resucitar
- risa
- seca
- seco
- tiempo
- velar
- yacer
- caer
- carroña
- disecar
- sepultar
English:
accidentally
- body
- born
- coast
- convulse
- dead
- Dead Sea
- dead weight
- deadbeat
- deadlock
- death
- envy
- for
- fur
- good
- half
- half-dead
- impasse
- late
- life
- name
- neutral
- parched
- penny
- play
- possum
- read
- sick
- stalemate
- stand-off
- stiff
- stillbirth
- stillborn
- stone
- be
- brain
- carcass
- famished
- fatality
- fear
- flop
- free
- grind
- half-
- petrified
- pronounce
- stab
- still
- stuck

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muerto, -a

♦ participio
ver morir
♦ adj

1. [sin vida] dead;

caer muerto to drop dead;

dar por muerto a alguien to give sb up for dead;

varios transeúntes resultaron muertos a number of passers-by were killed;

este sitio está muerto en invierno this place is dead in winter;

estar muerto de frío to be freezing to death;

estar muerto de hambre to be starving;

estar muerto de miedo to be scared to death;

estábamos muertos de risa we nearly died laughing;

Comp
Fam
estar muerto de risa [objeto] to be lying around doing nothing;

Comp

estar más muerto que vivo de hambre/cansancio to be half dead with hunger/exhaustion;

Comp
Am
estar muerto por alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;

Comp

no tiene dónde caerse muerto he doesn't have a penny to his name;

Prov

muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia the best way to solve a problem is to attack its root cause

2. Fam [muy cansado]
estar muerto (de cansancio), estar medio muerto to be dead beat;

estoy que me caigo muerto I'm fit to drop

3. Formal [matado]
fue muerto de un disparo he was shot dead;

muerto en combate killed in action

4. [color] dull

♦ nm,f

1. [fallecido] dead person;
[cadáver] corpse;
hubo dos muertos two people died;

hacer el muerto [sobre el agua] to float on one's back;

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead, to play dead;

las campanas tocaban a muerto the bells were tolling the death knell;

Comp
Fam
cargar con el muerto [trabajo, tarea] to be left holding the baby;
[culpa] to get the blame;
Comp
Fam
cargarle o [m5] echarle el muerto a alguien [trabajo, tarea] to leave the dirty work to sb;
[culpa] to put the blame on sb;
Comp
Fam
un muerto de hambre: se casó con un muerto de hambre she married a man who didn't have a penny to his name;

Prov

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo life goes on (in spite of everything)

2.
los muertos [los fallecidos] the dead;

el ejército derrotado enterraba a sus muertos the defeated army was burying its dead;

resucitar de entre los muertos to rise from the dead;

Comp
Vulg
¡(me cago en) tus muertos! you motherfucker!

♦ nm
[en naipes] dummy hand
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muerto

I part → morir

II adj dead;

muerto de hambre starving; fig, desp penniless, down and out;

muerto de sueño dead-tired;

más muerto que vivo fig half-dead;

no tener dónde caerse muerto fam be as poor as a church mouse fam

III m, muerta f dead person;

hacer el muerto en el agua float on one’s back;

cargar(le) o

colgar(le) a alguien el muerto fig get s.o. to do the dirty work

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muerto pp morir

muerto, -ta adj

1) : dead

2) : lifeless, flat, dull

3)

muerto de : dying of

estoy muerto de hambre: I'm dying of hunger

muerto, -ta nm

difunto: dead person, deceased

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muerto¹ adj dead

un animal muerto a dead animal

muerto de cansancio dead tired

muerto de frío freezing cold

muerto de hambre starving hungry

muerto de miedo scared to death

muerto² n dead person / dead body [pl. bodies]

nunca he visto un muerto I've never seen a dead body

el accidente ha causado veinte muertos twenty people were killed in the accident

Spanish-English dictionary > muerto
12 reparto

m.

1 division.

hacer el reparto de algo to divide something up, to share out

reparto de beneficios (finance) profit sharing (peninsular Spanish)

el reparto de la riqueza the distribution of wealth

reparto del trabajo worksharing

reparto de utilidades (finance) profit sharing (Am)

2 delivery (entrega) (de leche, periódicos, correo).

el camión del reparto the delivery van

se dedica al reparto de publicidad he distributes advertising leaflets

reparto a domicilio home delivery

3 giving out, allocation.

reparto de premios prizegiving

4 cast (Cine & Teatro).

actor de reparto supporting actor

5 distribution, apportionment, sharing out, allotment.

6 card dealing, deal.

7 share-out.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: repartir.

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reparto

► nombre masculino

1 (división) sharing out, division; (distribución) distribution

2 (de un terreno) parcelling out; (de un país) partition

3 (entrega) handing out; (de mercancías) delivery

4 (naipes - acción) dealing; (- turno) deal

5 (de obra, película) cast

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FRASEOLOGÍA

camioneta de reparto delivery van

furgoneta de reparto delivery van

reparto de premios prize-giving ceremony, award ceremony

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noun m.

1) delivery

2) distribution

3) deal

4) cast

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SM

1) (=partición) sharing out

el reparto de la herencia originó conflictos — the sharing out of the inheritance gave rise to disputes

no existe un equilibrado reparto de la riqueza — there is not an even distribution of wealth, wealth is not evenly distributed

reparto de beneficios — profit sharing

reparto de dividendos — distribution of dividends

2) (=entrega) [de correo, periódicos] delivery

reparto a domicilio — home delivery (service)

vamos a efectuar el reparto de premios — we are going to give out the prizes

3) (Cine, Teat) cast

un reparto estelar — a star cast

4) LAm (=solar) building site; (=barrio) suburb

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masculino

1) ( distribución) distribution

reparto de premios — prize-giving

se hizo el reparto del dinero — the money was shared out o divided up

le tocó poco en el reparto — she didn't get very much in the share-out

- reparto de utilidades or beneficios

2) ( servicio de entrega) delivery

reparto a domicilio — delivery service

reparto de correo — mail delivery

3) (Cin, Teatr) cast

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= apportionment, delivery, a cast of characters, deliverance, handout, cast.

Ex. Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.

Ex. Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

Ex. By contrast the more 'popular' novel tends more to a wider canvas of action and a more outgoing cast of characters.

Ex. Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.

Ex. These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.

Ex. The other cast members of the film are yet to be finalized.

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* actor de reparto = character actor, supporting actor.

* actriz de reparto = character actress, supporting actress.

* con un reparto estelar = star-studded.

* empresa de reparto de paquetes = package delivery company.

* furgoneta de reparto = delivery van.

* papel de reparto = secondary role.

* reparto a domicilio = home delivery.

* reparto de gastos = cost sharing [cost-sharing].

* reparto del botín, el = division of spoils, the.

* reparto de leche = milk round.

* servicio de reparto con furgoneta = van delivery service.

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masculino

1) ( distribución) distribution

reparto de premios — prize-giving

se hizo el reparto del dinero — the money was shared out o divided up

le tocó poco en el reparto — she didn't get very much in the share-out

- reparto de utilidades or beneficios

2) ( servicio de entrega) delivery

reparto a domicilio — delivery service

reparto de correo — mail delivery

3) (Cin, Teatr) cast

* * *

= apportionment, delivery, a cast of characters, deliverance, handout, cast.

Ex: Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.

Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

Ex: By contrast the more 'popular' novel tends more to a wider canvas of action and a more outgoing cast of characters.

Ex: Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.

Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.

Ex: The other cast members of the film are yet to be finalized.

* actor de reparto = character actor, supporting actor.

* actriz de reparto = character actress, supporting actress.

* con un reparto estelar = star-studded.

* empresa de reparto de paquetes = package delivery company.

* furgoneta de reparto = delivery van.

* papel de reparto = secondary role.

* reparto a domicilio = home delivery.

* reparto de gastos = cost sharing [cost-sharing].

* reparto del botín, el = division of spoils, the.

* reparto de leche = milk round.

* servicio de reparto con furgoneta = van delivery service.

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reparto

masculine

A (distribución) distribution

reparto de premios prize-giving

se hizo el reparto del dinero entre los hermanos the money was shared out o divided up o distributed among the brothers

le tocó poco en el reparto she didn't get very much in the share-out

Compuestos:

● reparto de beneficios

( Esp) profit sharing

● reparto de dividendos

distribution of dividends

● reparto de utilidades

( AmL) profit sharing

B (servicio de entrega) delivery

[ S ] reparto a domicilio delivery service

camioneta de reparto delivery truck o van

ayer no hubo reparto de correo there was no mail delivery yesterday, there was no post (delivered) yesterday ( BrE)

C ( Cin, Teatr) cast

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Del verbo repartir: ( conjugate repartir)

reparto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
repartir
reparto
repartir ( conjugate repartir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ganancias/trabajo› to distribute, share out

b) ‹panfletos/propaganda› to hand out, give out;

‹periódicos/correo› to deliver;
‹naipes/fichas› to deal
c) ( esparcir) to spread, distribute

verbo intransitivo (Jueg) to deal
reparto sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( distribución) distribution;

(entre socios, herederos) share-out;
◊ reparto de premios prize-giving

b) ( servicio de entrega) delivery;

◊ reparto a domicilio delivery service

2 (Cin, Teatr) cast
repartir verbo transitivo
1 (una tarta, los beneficios) to share out, US to divide up
2 (distribuir) to give out: repartían golosinas entre los niños, they were sharing out sweets amongst the children
repartió a sus hombres por el edificio, he spread his men out all over the building
repartieron programas a los asistentes, they handed out programmes to the audience
(un pedido, el correo) to deliver
3 (extender) to spread
4 Teat Cine to cast: hoy reparten los papeles, today they are doing the casting
5 Naipes to deal
reparto sustantivo masculino
1 distribution, sharing out
2 (de regalos, etc) sharing
(de pedidos, encargos, correo) delivery
camioneta/furgoneta de reparto, delivery van
3 Cine Teat (elenco) cast
(entrega de papeles) casting
' reparto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficiada
- beneficiado
- distribución
- ecuánime
- estelar
- premio
- rompecabezas
- corresponder
- equitativo
- porción
- tocar
English:
apportionment
- bill
- cast
- casting
- deal
- delivery
- delivery truck
- delivery van
- distribution
- division
- paper round
- post
- top
- deliver
- float
- pick
- wagon

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reparto nm

1. [división] division;

hacer el reparto de algo to divide sth up, to share sth out;

el reparto de la riqueza the distribution of wealth

Comp
Esp Econ reparto de beneficios profit sharing; Econ reparto de dividendos dividend payout;
reparto del trabajo worksharing;
Am Econ reparto de utilidades profit sharing
2. [distribución] [de leche, periódicos, correo] delivery;
[de naipes] dealing;
el camión del reparto the delivery van;

se dedica al reparto de publicidad he distributes advertising leaflets

Comp
reparto a domicilio home delivery
3. [asignación] giving out, allocation

Comp
reparto de premios prizegiving
4. Cine & Teatro cast;

actor de reparto supporting actor

5. Cuba [barrio] neighbourhood, area

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reparto

m

1 ( división) share-out, distribution

2 TEA cast

3

:

reparto a domicilio home delivery

* * *

reparto nm

1) : allocation

2) : distribution

3) : cast (of characters)

* * *

reparto n

1. (distribución) sharing out

Isabel se encargó del reparto del pastel Isabel took charge of sharing out the cake

2. (entrega) delivery

un servicio de reparto a domicilio a home delivery service

3. (lista de actores) cast

Spanish-English dictionary > reparto
13 resorte

m.

1 spring (muelle).

2 means (medio).

tocar todos los resortes to pull out all the stops

3 elastic (elástico). (Mexican Spanish)

4 responsibility, duty, obligation.

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resorte

► nombre masculino

1 spring

2 figurado means plural

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FRASEOLOGÍA

conocer todos los resortes de algo figurado to know all the ins and outs of something

tocar todos los resortes figurado to pull all the strings

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SM

1) (=muelle) spring

2) (=medio) means, expedient; (=enchufe) contact; (=influencia) influence

tocar resortes — to pull strings

tocar todos los resortes — to use all one's influence, pull all the strings one can

3) LAm * (=incumbencia) concern; (=competencia) province

no es de mi resorte — it's not my concern o province

* * *

masculino

1) ( muelle) spring; (medio, influencia)

los resortes del poder — the reins of power

tocó todos los resortes — she used all her influence

2) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( elástico) elastic

* * *

= spring.

Ex. There is a film on the camera for a hundred exposures, and the spring for operating its shutter and shifting its film is wound once for all when the film is inserted.

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* resorte de espiral = slinky.

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masculino

1) ( muelle) spring; (medio, influencia)

los resortes del poder — the reins of power

tocó todos los resortes — she used all her influence

2) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( elástico) elastic

* * *

= spring.

Ex: There is a film on the camera for a hundred exposures, and the spring for operating its shutter and shifting its film is wound once for all when the film is inserted.

* resorte de espiral = slinky.

* * *

resorte

masculine

A

1 (muelle) spring

saltó como movida por un resorte she sprang up

2

(medio, influencia): los resortes del poder the reins of power

tocó todos los resortes para llegar a verlo she used all her influence o she pulled all the strings she could to get to see him

B (AmC, Col, Méx) (elástico) elastic

C (Arg, Méx) (responsabilidad) responsibility; (autoridad) authority, remit ( BrE)

* * *

resorte sustantivo masculino
a) ( muelle) spring

b) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( elástico) elastic

resorte sustantivo masculino
1 Mec spring
2 (para lograr un fin) means pl
' resorte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fleje
- muelle
English:
spring
- spring-loaded
- jack
- ribbed

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resorte nm

1. [muelle] spring

2. [medio] means;

tocar todos los resortes to pull out all the stops

3. Méx [elástico] elastic

4. Méx [órbita] responsibility;

ese delito es del resorte de la justicia penal that crime falls under the jurisdiction of criminal law

* * *

resorte

m spring;

tocar todos los resortes fig pull all the strings one can

* * *

resorte nm

1) muelle: spring

2) : elasticity

3) : influence, means pl

tocar resortes: to pull strings

Spanish-English dictionary > resorte
14 íntimo

adj.

1 intimate, close, chummy, cosy.

2 intimate, personal, cosy, private.

3 contiguous.

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íntimo

► adjetivo

1 (vida) private

2 (amigo, relación) close

3 (sentimiento, emoción) most intimate

4 (higiene) personal

5 (ambiente, decoración) intimate

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (amigo) close friend

* * *

(f. - íntima)

adj.

1) intimate

2) private

* * *
íntimo, -a
1.

ADJ [secreto, confesión] intimate; [amigo, relación] close, intimate; [pensamientos, sentimientos] innermost; [vida] personal, private

una boda íntima — a quiet wedding, a private wedding

una cena íntima — a romantic meal

una fiesta íntima — a private party

es íntimo amigo mío — he is a very close friend of mine

en lo más íntimo de mi corazón — in my heart of hearts

2.

SM / F close friend

solo lo saben sus íntimos — only her close friends know

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I
- ma adjetivo

a) <vida/diario/ceremonia> private; < secreto> intimate

un ambiente muy íntimo — a very intimate o cozy atmosphere

aquello me tocó en lo más íntimo — I was deeply moved by that

una cena íntima — a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family); ( en pareja) a candlelit o romantic dinner

b) < amistad> close

amigos íntimos — close o intimate friends
II
- ma masculino, femenino close friend

* * *

= intimate, chummy [chummier -comp., chummiest -sup.], heart-to-heart, private.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex. Until we feel as librarians that we are an intimate part of society, we will never begin to believe that we really function.

Ex. Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.

Ex. Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.

Ex. SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.

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* amigo íntimo = intimate friend, intimate, confidante.

* conversación íntima = pillow talk.

* más íntimo = innermost.

* Posesivo + partes íntimas = Posesivo + privates, Posesivo + family jewels.

* prenda íntima = undergarment.

* tener una conversación íntima con = have + a heart-to-heart with.

* * *
I
- ma adjetivo

a) <vida/diario/ceremonia> private; < secreto> intimate

un ambiente muy íntimo — a very intimate o cozy atmosphere

aquello me tocó en lo más íntimo — I was deeply moved by that

una cena íntima — a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family); ( en pareja) a candlelit o romantic dinner

b) < amistad> close

amigos íntimos — close o intimate friends
II
- ma masculino, femenino close friend

* * *

= intimate, chummy [chummier -comp., chummiest -sup.], heart-to-heart, private.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex: Until we feel as librarians that we are an intimate part of society, we will never begin to believe that we really function.

Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.

Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.

Ex: SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.

* amigo íntimo = intimate friend, intimate, confidante.

* conversación íntima = pillow talk.

* más íntimo = innermost.

* Posesivo + partes íntimas = Posesivo + privates, Posesivo + family jewels.

* prenda íntima = undergarment.

* tener una conversación íntima con = have + a heart-to-heart with.

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íntimo¹ -ma

adjective

1 ‹vida/diario› private; ‹secreto› intimate; ‹ceremonia› private

el restaurante tiene un ambiente muy íntimo the restaurant has a very intimate o cozy atmosphere

aquello me tocó en lo más íntimo I was deeply moved by that

festejamos el cumpleaños con una cena íntima we celebrated his birthday by having a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family); (en pareja) we celebrated his birthday with a candlelit o romantic dinner

2 ‹amistad/amigo› close

somos amigos íntimos we're close o intimate friends o ( hum) bosom pals

hay una íntima relación entre los dos problemas the two problems are closely o intimately related

higiene, prenda

íntimo² -ma

masculine, feminine

close friend

soy íntimo de la familia I'm a close friend of the family

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Del verbo intimar: ( conjugate intimar)

intimo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

intimó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
intimar
íntimo
intimar ( conjugate intimar) verbo intransitivo íntimo con algn to get close to sb
íntimo
◊ -ma adjetivo

a) ‹vida/diario/ceremonia› private;

‹ secreto› intimate;
‹ ambiente› intimate;
◊ una cena íntima a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family);

( en pareja) a candlelit o romantic dinner
b) ‹ amistad› close;

‹ amigo› close, intimate ( before n)
intimar verbo intransitivo to become close [con, to]
íntimo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (muy profundo, interno) intimate: tengo la íntima sospecha/convicción de que..., I have a private suspicion/conviction that...
2 (reservado, no público) private: busquemos un lugar íntimo para hablar, let's look for a quiet place to have a talk
3 (amistad) close
II sustantivo masculino y femenino close friend
' íntimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allegada
- allegado
- diaria
- diario
- estrecha
- estrecho
- íntima
- abrazo
English:
close
- heart-to-heart
- inner
- innermost
- intimate
- pally
- personal
- private
- quiet
- cozy

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íntimo, -a

♦ adj

1. [vida, fiesta, ceremonia] private;
[ambiente, restaurante] intimate;
una cena íntima a romantic dinner for two;

la higiene íntima personal hygiene

2. [relación] close;

existe una íntima relación entre los dos crímenes the two crimes are closely connected

3. [amistad] close

4. [sentimiento]
me contó sus pensamientos más íntimos she told me her innermost thoughts;

en lo (más) íntimo de su corazón/alma deep down in her heart/soul

♦ nm,f

close friend

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íntimo

adj

1 intimate;

somos íntimos amigos we’re close friends

2 ( privado) private

* * *

íntimo, -ma adj

1) : intimate, close

2) privado: private

♦ íntimamente adv

* * *

íntimo adj

1. (en general) intimate / private

fue una boda íntima it was a private wedding

2. (amistad) close

es su amiga más íntima she's her closest friend

Spanish-English dictionary > íntimo
15 gordo

adj.

fat, plump, chubby, big.

m.

1 fat man, fat guy, fat person, fatso.

2 jackpot.

3 fat.

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gordo

► adjetivo

1 (carnoso) fat

■ se puso gordo he got fat

2 (grueso) thick

3 (grave) serious

4 (importante) big

■ ¡qué mentira tan gorda! what a big lie!

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 fat person (familiarmente) fatty

► nombre masculino gordo

1 familiar (grasa) fat

2 el gordo the first prize in the lottery

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FRASEOLOGÍA

armarse la gorda familiar to be hell to pay

caer gordo,-a familiar not to stand somebody

■ el vecino me cae gordo I can't stand my neighbour

estar sin gorda familiar to be broke

hacer la vista gorda familiar to turn a blind eye

ni gorda familiar not a thing, nothing

■ sin gafas no veo ni gorda I can't see a thing without glasses

quedarse sin gorda familiar to be broke

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gordo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (grasa) fat

2 el gordo the first prize in the lottery

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(f. - gorda)

adj.

1) fat

2) thick

3) greasy, oily

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gordo, -a
1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=obeso) fat; (=corpulento) stout, plump

está más gordo que nunca — he's fatter than ever

caer gordo a algn * —

ese tipo me cae gordo — I can't stand that guy *

2) * [cosa, hecho] big

fue el desastre más gordo de su historia — it was the biggest o worst disaster in their history

ha pasado algo muy gordo — something major has happened

una mentira de las gordas — a big fat lie *

y lo más gordo fue que... — and then to cap it all... *

3) [comida, sustancia] greasy, oily

tocino gordo — fatty bacon

4) [agua] hard

5) [lienzo, hilo] coarse

6) Chile * (=querido) darling *
gota 1., 1), perra 2), dedo 1), pez I, 1.
2.

SM / F fat man/woman

¡gordo! — fatty! *, fatso! *

3. SM

1) (Culin) fat, suet

2) (=premio) jackpot, big prize

ganar el gordo — to hit the jackpot, win the big prize

- sacarse el gordo
gorda EL GORDO El Gordo, "the fat one", refers to a large lottery jackpot, particularly the one offered in the Spanish Lotería Nacional at Christmas. The Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad takes place on December 22 and the jackpot is worth several million pounds to the holder or holders of the winning number. Because of the cost of buying an entire number, people generally buy décimos (tenth-part shares), which means the total winnings are usually shared out between a number of people.
See:

ver nota culturelle LOTERÍA in lotería

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I
- da adjetivo

1) <persona/piernas> fat

siempre ha sido gordo — he's always been overweight o fat

estás más gordo — you've put on weight

es más bien gordita — she's quite plump

me/le/nos cae gordo — (fam) I/she/we can't stand him (colloq)

2) ( grueso) < libro> thick; <lana/calcetines> thick; < suéter> thick, chunky

3) <carne/tocino> fatty

4) (fam) (importante, serio) big

algo gordo debe haber ocurrido — something big o serious must have happened

fue una metedura de pata de las gordas — it was a terrible o a huge blunder (colloq)

armarse la gorda — (fam)

y entonces se armó la gordo — and then the feathers began to fly
II
- da masculino, femenino

1)

a) ( persona) (m) fat man; (f) fat woman

ese gordo simpático — that nice, rather fat man o guy

es un gordito precioso — he's a cute, chubby little thing

b) (fam) ( como apelativo ofensivo) fatso (colloq), fatty (colloq)

c) (AmL) (fam) ( como apelativo cariñoso) dear, love

2) gordo masculino (Jueg) ( premio mayor) jackpot, first prize ( in the state lottery)
•• Cultural note:
El Gordo

In Spain, the name given to the big prizes in the Lotería Nacional and Lotería Primitiva, in particular the prize for the Christmas draw of the Lotería Nacional. In Latin America it also means a big lottery prize

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I
- da adjetivo

1) <persona/piernas> fat

siempre ha sido gordo — he's always been overweight o fat

estás más gordo — you've put on weight

es más bien gordita — she's quite plump

me/le/nos cae gordo — (fam) I/she/we can't stand him (colloq)

2) ( grueso) < libro> thick; <lana/calcetines> thick; < suéter> thick, chunky

3) <carne/tocino> fatty

4) (fam) (importante, serio) big

algo gordo debe haber ocurrido — something big o serious must have happened

fue una metedura de pata de las gordas — it was a terrible o a huge blunder (colloq)

armarse la gorda — (fam)

y entonces se armó la gordo — and then the feathers began to fly
II
- da masculino, femenino

1)

a) ( persona) (m) fat man; (f) fat woman

ese gordo simpático — that nice, rather fat man o guy

es un gordito precioso — he's a cute, chubby little thing

b) (fam) ( como apelativo ofensivo) fatso (colloq), fatty (colloq)

c) (AmL) (fam) ( como apelativo cariñoso) dear, love

2) gordo masculino (Jueg) ( premio mayor) jackpot, first prize ( in the state lottery)
•• Cultural note:
El Gordo

In Spain, the name given to the big prizes in the Lotería Nacional and Lotería Primitiva, in particular the prize for the Christmas draw of the Lotería Nacional. In Latin America it also means a big lottery prize

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gordo¹

¹ = fattie, fat lump, fat lump of lard, fatso.

Ex: That makes him sound bad, but he isn't -- He's a man who married a 22-year-old hottie only to wind up with a 35-year-old fattie.

Ex: I saw her on the telly the other day and she still looked like a fat lump to me.

Ex: This brand new book is going to turn you from a useless fat lump of lard into a tender caring, satisfying, lover for the woman you love.

Ex: We are becoming a nation of wimps, fatsos and crybabies because we have created a hypersensitive social and legal environment.

gordo²

² = fat [fatter -comp., fattest -sup.].

Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.

* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.

* demasiado gordo = overweight.

* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.

* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* mentira gorda = big fat lie.

* pez gordo = power player, big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.

* premio gordo = jackpot.

* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.

* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.

* sueldo de pez gordo = fat-cat salary.

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gordo¹ -da

adjective

A ‹persona/piernas/cara› fat

siempre ha sido muy gordo he's always been very overweight o very fat

estás más gordo you've put on weight o you've got fatter

es más bien gordita she's quite plump

me/le/nos cae gordo ( fam); I/she/we can't stand him ( colloq)

B (grueso) ‹libro/rama/filete› thick; ‹lana/calcetines› thick; ‹suéter› thick, chunky

C ‹carne/tocino› fatty

D ( fam) (importante, serio) big

algo gordo debe haber ocurrido something big o serious must have happened

fue una metedura de pata de las gordas it was a terrible o a huge blunder ( colloq)

armar la gorda ( fam); to cause o make a scene ( colloq), to kick up a fuss ( colloq)

armarse la gorda ( fam): cuando se entere se va a armar la gorda when he finds out there'll be hell to pay o there's going to be one hell of a fuss ( colloq)

llegó ella y se armó la gordo it was absolute chaos o mayhem when she arrived

gordo² -da El Gordo (↑ gordo a1)

masculine, feminine

A

1 (persona) ( masculine) fat man; ( feminine) fat woman

ese gordo simpático del número 28 that nice, rather fat man o guy who lives at number 28

es un gordito precioso he's a cute, chubby little thing

2 ( fam)

(como apelativo cariñoso): gorda ¿te tomas un café? do you want a coffee, dear ( o love etc)?

3 (como apelativo ofensivo) ( fam); fatso ( colloq), fatty ( colloq)

B

gordo masculine (grasa) fat

carne con gordo fatty meat

C

gordo masculine ( Jueg) (premio mayor) jackpot, first prize ( in the state lottery)

le tocó el gordo he won the first prize o the jackpot (in the lottery)

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gordo 1
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹persona/piernas› fat;
◊ siempre ha sido gordo he's always been overweight o fat;

estás gordo you've put on weight;
es más bien gordita she's quite plump
2 ( grueso) ‹libro/lana/suéter› thick
3 ‹carne/tocino› fatty
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( persona) (m) fat man;

(f) fat woman
b) (fam) ( como apelativo ofensivo) fatso (colloq), fatty (colloq)

gordo 2 sustantivo masculino (Jueg) ( premio mayor) jackpot ( in the state lottery)
gordo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) fat
2 (cable, jersey, etc) thick
3 (importante, serio) big: estoy en un lío muy gordo, I'm in big trouble
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fat person
familiar fatty
III sustantivo masculino el gordo, (de una lotería) the jackpot
♦ Locuciones: caer gordo: le cae gordo, she can't bear o stand him
' gordo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gorda
- pez
- dedo
- estar
- para
- premio
English:
bigshot
- bigwig
- coarse
- fat
- fish
- fleshy
- jackpot
- overweight
- plump
- rub up
- slight
- toe
- toenail
- big
- block
- keep
- onto
- over
- thick

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gordo, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona] fat;

está más gordo que antes he's put on weight;

el Gordo y el Flaco Laurel and Hardy;

Comp
Fam
me cae gordo I can't stand him

2. [grueso] thick;
Esp
sal gorda cooking salt

3. [grande] big;

dedo gordo [de la mano] thumb;
[del pie] big toe;
cayó una tormenta gorda there was a big o terrible storm

4. Fam [problema, asunto] major;

cometió un error muy gordo he made a major mistake;

tuve una discusión muy gorda con él I had one hell of an argument with him

5. Fam

Comp

armar la gorda to kick up a row o stink;

cuando llegó la policía se armó la gorda when the police arrived all hell broke loose;

ni gorda: no vi/no entendí ni gorda [nada] I couldn't see/I didn't understand a thing

♦ nm,f

1. [persona obesa] fat man, f fat woman;

los gordos fat people

2. Am Fam [como apelativo]
¿cómo estás, gordo? how's it going, big man?

♦ nm

1. [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;

le tocó el gordo [en lotería] he won first prize, he won the jackpot;

le tocó el gordo con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] he hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa hermana que tiene le ha tocado el gordo [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for him having a sister like that

2. [grasa] fat

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gordo

I adj

1 fat

2

:

me cae gordo fam I can’t stand him;

se va a armar la gorda fam all hell will break loose fam ;

¡ésta sí que es gorda! fam this is a disaster!;

no veo ni gorda fam I can’t see a damn thing fam

II m, gorda f fat person

III m premio jackpot;

me ha caído o

tocado el gordo I’ve won the jackpot; fig I’ve hit the jackpot

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gordo, -da adj

1) : fat

2) : thick

3) : fatty, greasy, oily

4) : unpleasant

me cae gorda tu tía: I can't stand your aunt

gordo, -da n

: fat person

gordo nm

1) grasa: fat

2) : jackpot

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gordo¹ adj

1. (obeso) fat [comp. fatter; superl. fattest]

estaba muy gordo de pequeño he was very fat when he was young

2. (grueso) thick

me he comprado un diccionario muy gordo I've bought a very thick dictionary

3. (grave) serious / big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

tenemos un problema gordo we've got a big problem

Si alquien te cae gordo dices I can't stand...

su padre me cae gordo I can't stand her father

gordo² n

1. (persona) fat man [pl. men] / fat woman [pl. women]

2. (premio de lotería) jackpot

ganar el gordo to win the jackpot

Spanish-English dictionary > gordo
16 bulto

m.

1 bulk, size.

hacer mucho bulto to take up a lot of space

hacer bulto (figurative) to make up the numbers

un error de bulto a glaring error

escurrir el bulto (figurative) to shirk; (trabajo) to evade the issue (cuestión)

2 bump.

me ha salido un bulto en el brazo I've got a lump on my arm

3 blurred shape.

4 package.

¿dónde puedo dejar mis bultos? where can I put my luggage o bags?

bulto de mano piece o item of hand luggage

5 bulge, bulging, knob, protrusion.

6 swelling, inflammation.

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bulto

► nombre masculino

1 (tamaño) volume, size, bulk

2 (forma) shape, form

3 (abultamiento - en cosa) bulge; (- en piel) lump

■ el pañuelo te hace un bulto en el bolsillo your handkerchief makes a bulge in your pocket

■ tiene un bulto en el pecho she has a lump on her breast

4 (equipaje) piece of luggage, item of luggage; (fardo) bundle; (paquete) package

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a bulto roughly

de bulto serious, important

hacer bulto to take up space

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noun m.

1) bulge

2) pack, bundle

3) shape

4) lump

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SM

1) (=abultamiento) bulge

se le notaba un bulto debajo de la chaqueta — you could see a shape o bulge under his jacket

- buscar el bulto a algn

- menear el bulto a algn

2) (=silueta) shape

vimos un bulto moviéndose entre los árboles — we saw a shape moving in the trees

sin gafas solo distingo los bultos — without glasses I can only make out shapes

• ir al bulto — (Taur) to go for the body; (Ftbl) to go for the man

3) (=volumen) space, room

no ocupa o hace bulto — it doesn't take up any space o room

he comprado regalos que ocupen poco bulto — I've bought presents that won't take up much space o that are not too bulky

• error de bulto — glaring error

• de mucho bulto — (lit) bulky; (fig) important

• de poco bulto — (lit) small; (fig) unimportant

llevaba dos bolsas de poco bulto — she carried two small bags

no discutamos por cosas de poco bulto — let's not argue about unimportant things

- a bulto

así, a bulto, debe de haber unas mil botellas — at a rough guess there must be about a thousand bottles

calcular algo a bulto — to work sth out roughly, make a rough estimate of sth

decir algo a bulto —

di algo a bulto — just have a guess

- escurrir el bulto

- ir de bulto

allí solo estábamos para hacer bulto — we were only there to make up o swell the numbers

no hay que hacer nada, solo ir de bulto — we don't have to do anything, we just have to be there o to go along

4) (=paquete) [de compra] bag; [de ropa, papel] bundle; [de equipaje] piece of luggage o (EEUU) baggage

vino cargado de bultos del supermercado — he arrived laden with bags from the supermarket

el camión trajo todos los bultos pesados — the truck brought all the heavy loads

pon los bultos en el maletero — put the luggage in the boot, put the baggage in the trunk (EEUU)

bulto de mano — item of hand luggage

5) (Med) (=quiste) lump; (=chichón) bump

le salió un bulto en el cuello — he got a lump on his neck

del golpe me salió un bulto en la frente — I got a bump on my forehead when I hit myself

6) (=estatua) statue

7) (Mil) ** squaddie *, recruit

8) Ven [de escolar] satchel, bag

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masculino

1)

a) (cuerpo, forma)

a lo lejos vi un bulto que se movía — I saw a shape moving in the distance

se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta — you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket

escurrir el bulto — (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out; ( en entrevista) to dodge the issue

b) ( volumen) bulk

cosas ligeras y de poco bulto — light things that aren't too bulky

errores de bulto — glaring errors

a bulto — (fam)

así, a bulto, yo diría unas 500 personas — at a guess, I'd say about 500 people

hacer bulto — to swell the numbers

2) (Med) lump

3)

a) (paquete, bolsa) piece of luggage

bulto de mano — piece o item of hand baggage o luggage

cargada de bultos — laden with packages (o bags etc)

b) (Col) ( saco) sack

llevar del bulto — (Col fam)

nos tocó llevar del bulto — we got a raw deal

¿cómo andas? - llevado del bulto — how are you? - I'm having a bit of a rough time of it (colloq)

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= lump, bulge, hump, bump.

Ex. But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.

Ex. Under these circumstances it becomes difficult to maintain a classified sequence in good order, and there will be gaps and ' bulges' which will involve moving the overall sequence around on the shelves.

Ex. Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.

Ex. Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.

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* bulto de grasa = fat lump.

* con bultos = lumpiness.

* escabullir el bulto = shirk + responsibility, pass + the buck.

* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* hacer bulto = bulge.

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masculino

1)

a) (cuerpo, forma)

a lo lejos vi un bulto que se movía — I saw a shape moving in the distance

se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta — you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket

escurrir el bulto — (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out; ( en entrevista) to dodge the issue

b) ( volumen) bulk

cosas ligeras y de poco bulto — light things that aren't too bulky

errores de bulto — glaring errors

a bulto — (fam)

así, a bulto, yo diría unas 500 personas — at a guess, I'd say about 500 people

hacer bulto — to swell the numbers

2) (Med) lump

3)

a) (paquete, bolsa) piece of luggage

bulto de mano — piece o item of hand baggage o luggage

cargada de bultos — laden with packages (o bags etc)

b) (Col) ( saco) sack

llevar del bulto — (Col fam)

nos tocó llevar del bulto — we got a raw deal

¿cómo andas? - llevado del bulto — how are you? - I'm having a bit of a rough time of it (colloq)

* * *

= lump, bulge, hump, bump.

Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.

Ex: Under these circumstances it becomes difficult to maintain a classified sequence in good order, and there will be gaps and ' bulges' which will involve moving the overall sequence around on the shelves.

Ex: Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.

Ex: Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.

* bulto de grasa = fat lump.

* con bultos = lumpiness.

* escabullir el bulto = shirk + responsibility, pass + the buck.

* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* hacer bulto = bulge.

* * *

bulto

masculine

A

1

(cuerpo, forma): a lo lejos vi un bulto que se movía I saw a shape moving in the distance

sólo distingo bultos I can only make out vague shapes

un toro que va al bulto a bull that goes straight for the body

se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket

2 (volumen) bulk

cosas ligeras y de poco bulto light things that don't take up too much space o that aren't too bulky

no pesa pero hace mucho bulto it isn't heavy but it takes up a lot of space o it's very bulky

errores de bulto glaring errors

a bulto ( fam): no sé las cantidades, siempre lo echo todo a bulto I don't know the quantities, I just guess

así, a bulto, yo diría que hay unas 500 personas at a guess o off the top of my head, I'd say there are about 500 people

cuanto or a menos bulto más claridad: déjalo que se vaya, cuanto menos bulto más claridad let him go, the fewer, the better

tiremos todo esto, cuanto menos bulto más claridad let's throw all this out, it's just getting in the way o then we may be able to see what we're doing

hacer bulto to swell the numbers

B ( Med) lump

C

1

(paquete, bolsa): ¿cuántos bultos llevas? how many pieces of luggage do you have?

bulto de mano piece o item of hand baggage o luggage

salió de la tienda cargada de bultos she came out of the shop laden with packages ( o bags etc)

2 ( Col) (saco) sack

escurrir el bulto ( fam): en cuanto hay que arrimar el hombro, escurre el bulto when we/they have to get down to some work he ducks out ( colloq)

cuando se lo preguntamos trató de escurrir el bulto when we asked her about it she tried to dodge the issue

llevar del bulto ( Col fam): siempre nos toca llevar del bulto we always get the worst of things o get a raw deal

¿cómo anda? — llevado del bulto how are you? — I'm having a bit of a rough time of it ( colloq)

D (estatua) statue

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bulto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (cuerpo, forma) shape;

◊ vi un bulto que se movía I saw a shape moving;

escurrir el bulto (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out;

( en entrevista) to dodge the issue
b) ( volumen):

◊ hace mucho/poco bulto it is/isn't very bulky

2 (Med) lump
3
a) (maleta, bolsa) piece of luggage;

◊ bulto de mano piece o item of hand baggage o luggage;

cargada de bultos laden with packages (o bags etc)
b) (Col, Méx) ( saco) sack

bulto sustantivo masculino
1 (volumen, objeto indeterminado) shape, form
2 (equipaje) piece of luggage
3 Med lump
♦ Locuciones: familiar escurrir el bulto, to pass the buck
un error de bulto, a big mistake
' bulto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escurrir
- abultar
- agrandar
- cargar
- cuesta
- envoltorio
- levantar
- paquete
- tambache
English:
bulge
- bundle
- growth
- hand-luggage
- hefty
- lump
- manhandle
- package
- pass
- shape
- bump
- knob
- skive off

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bulto

♦ nm

1. [volumen] bulk, size;

hacer mucho bulto to take up a lot of space;

Comp

de bulto: un error de bulto a glaring error

Comp

hacer bulto to make up the numbers;

viene a hacer bulto he's just here to make up the numbers

2. [abombamiento] [en rodilla, superficie] bump;
[en maleta, bolsillo] bulge;
me ha salido un bulto en el brazo I've got a lump on my arm

3. [forma imprecisa] blurred shape;

dos bultos se movían en la oscuridad two shapes were moving in the darkness

4. [paquete] package;
[maleta] item of luggage; [fardo] bundle;
¿dónde puedo dejar mis bultos? where can I put my luggage o bags?;

un bulto sospechoso obligó a evacuar el edificio a suspicious package forced them to evacuate the building

Comp
bulto de mano piece o item of hand luggage
5.
bulto (redondo) [estatua] statue

6. CAm, Col, Méx, Ven [cartapacio] briefcase, satchel

7. Méx Fam
de bulto: esas cajas sólo están de bulto [de sobra] those boxes are just taking up space

♦ a bulto loc adv

approximately, roughly;

hacer un cálculo a bulto to make a rough estimate

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bulto

m

1 ( paquete) package;

escurrir el bulto fam duck out fam

2 MED lump

3 en superficie bulge

4 ( silueta) (vague) shape

5 ( pieza de equipaje) piece of baggage;

bultos pl baggage sg, Br tb luggage sg ;

bultos de mano hand baggage sg, Br tb hand luggage sg

6 ( volumen)

:

hacer bulto swell the numbers;

de bulto error glaring;

a bulto roughly, at a guess

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bulto nm

1) : package, bundle

2) : piece of luggage, bag

3) : size, bulk, volume

4) : form, shape

5) : lump (on the body), swelling, bulge

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bulto n

1. (abultamiento) lump

le han detectado un bulto en la mama they've discovered a lump in her breast

2. (cuerpo, objeto) shape

no lo veo bien, sólo distingo un bulto I can't see it clearly, I can just make out a shape

3. (maleta) item of luggage

no puedo con tantos bultos I can't carry so much luggage

Spanish-English dictionary > bulto
17 feo

adj.

1 ugly, homely, bad-looking, ill-favored.

2 ugly.

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feo

► adjetivo

1 (persona - nada atractiva) ugly; (- poco atractiva) plain

2 (aspecto, situación, tiempo, etc) nasty, horrible, unpleasant, awful

■ hizo un tiempo feísimo the weather was really awful

■ al asunto se está poniendo feo things are turning nasty

3 (acción) horrible, awful

■ robar a un amigo es una acción muy fea stealing from a friend is a horrible thing to do

4 (indigno) rude, not nice, improper

■ insultar es feo it's rude to insult people

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 ugly person

► nombre masculino feo

1 (ofensa) slight, snub

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacerle un feo a alguien to slight somebody, snub somebody

ser más feo que Picio to be as ugly as sin

siempre me (te, etc) toca bailar con la más fea I (you, etc) always get the short end of the stick

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feo

► nombre masculino

1 (ofensa) slight, snub

* * *

= fea, adj.

1) ugly

2) nasty

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1. ADJ

1) (=sin belleza) [persona, casa, ropa] ugly

un edificio muy feo — a very ugly building

- más feo que Picio o un grajo

bailar con la más fea —

me tocó bailar con la más fea — I drew the short straw

2) (=desagradable) [asunto, tiempo] nasty, unpleasant; [jugada] dirty

tiene la fea costumbre de irse sin despedirse — he has a nasty habit of leaving without saying goodbye

esto se está poniendo feo — things are getting nasty

3) (=de mala educación)

está muy feo contestarle así a tu madre — it's very rude o it's not nice to answer your mother like that

está o queda feo comerse las uñas en público — it's bad manners to bite your nails in public

4) LAm [olor, comida] nasty, unpleasant

2. SM

1) (=desaire)

hacer un feo a algn — to snub sb

le hizo el feo de no devolverle la llamada — she snubbed him by not returning his call

-no puedo ir a tu boda -¿me vas a hacer ese feo? — "I can't come to your wedding" - "but you can't refuse!" o "how can you refuse!"

2) * (=fealdad)

hoy está con el feo o de feo subido — he's looking really ugly today

3.

ADV LAm * bad, badly

cantar feo — to sing badly

oler feo — to smell bad, have a nasty smell

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I
fea adjetivo

a) <persona/edificio> ugly; < peinado> unflattering

es fea de cara — she has a very plain face

es un barrio/color feo — it's not a very nice neighborhood/color

era una corbata feísima — it was the most awful tie

ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado — to be as ugly as sin (colloq)

b) <asunto/situación> unpleasant; <olor/sabor> (esp AmL) unpleasant

qué feo está el día! — what an awful day!

la cosa se está poniendo fea — things are getting nasty o ugly

es or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así — it's not nice to talk like that

tiene la fea costumbre de contestar — he has an unpleasant habit of answering back
II
adverbio (AmL) <oler/saber> bad

me miró feo — she gave me a dirty look

sentir feo — (Méx) to feel terrible
III
masculino (fam) ( desaire)

hacerle un feo a alguien — to snub somebody

vamos, acéptalo, no me hagas ese feo — oh go on take it, I'll be hurt if you don't

es de un feo... — (Esp) he's as ugly as they come (colloq)

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= ugly [uglier -comp., ugliest -sup.], unsightly, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unlovely, minging, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

Ex. This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.

Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.

Ex. The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.

Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.

Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

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* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* grotescamente feo = grotesquely ugly.

* patito feo = ugly duckling.

* Patito Feo, el = Ugly Duckling, the.

* vieja fea = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.

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I
fea adjetivo

a) <persona/edificio> ugly; < peinado> unflattering

es fea de cara — she has a very plain face

es un barrio/color feo — it's not a very nice neighborhood/color

era una corbata feísima — it was the most awful tie

ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado — to be as ugly as sin (colloq)

b) <asunto/situación> unpleasant; <olor/sabor> (esp AmL) unpleasant

qué feo está el día! — what an awful day!

la cosa se está poniendo fea — things are getting nasty o ugly

es or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así — it's not nice to talk like that

tiene la fea costumbre de contestar — he has an unpleasant habit of answering back
II
adverbio (AmL) <oler/saber> bad

me miró feo — she gave me a dirty look

sentir feo — (Méx) to feel terrible
III
masculino (fam) ( desaire)

hacerle un feo a alguien — to snub somebody

vamos, acéptalo, no me hagas ese feo — oh go on take it, I'll be hurt if you don't

es de un feo... — (Esp) he's as ugly as they come (colloq)

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= ugly [uglier -comp., ugliest -sup.], unsightly, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unlovely, minging, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.

Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.

Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.

Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* grotescamente feo = grotesquely ugly.

* patito feo = ugly duckling.

* Patito Feo, el = Ugly Duckling, the.

* vieja fea = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.

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feo¹ fea

adjective

1 ‹persona/animal/edificio› ugly; ‹peinado› unflattering

es fea de cara she's not at all pretty, she has a very plain face

es feo con ganas he's as ugly as sin ( colloq)

la pobre chica es feíta or feúcha the poor girl is rather plain o ( AmE colloq) homely

es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhood

es un color bastante feo it isn't a very attractive o nice color

llevaba una corbata feísima he was wearing the most awful tie

ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado or que pegarle a Dios or que pegarle a la madre ( fam); to be as ugly as sin ( colloq)

siempre me toca bailar con la más fea ( fam); I always get the short end of the stick o draw the short straw ( colloq)

2 ‹asunto/situación› unpleasant; ‹olor/sabor› ( esp AmL) unpleasant

¡qué feo está el día! ( AmL); what an awful day!

me has dado cartas muy feas you've dealt me horrible cards

la cosa se está poniendo fea, vámonos things are getting nasty o ugly o this is getting unpleasant, let's go

es or ( Esp) está muy feo hablar así de los amigos it's not nice to talk about your friends like that

tiene la fea costumbre de contestar he has an unpleasant habit of answering back

feo²

adverb

( AmL) ‹oler/saber› bad

me miró feo she gave me a dirty look

sentir feo ( Méx); to feel terrible

se siente feo que te traten así it's really terrible to be treated like that

feo³

masculine

( fam)

1

(desaire): hacerle un feo a algn to snub sb

2 ( fam)

(fealdad): es encantador, pero es de un feo … he's charming, but boy, is he (ever) ugly! ( AmE), he's charming but he isn't half ugly! ( BrE colloq)

es de un feo que asusta he's as ugly as sin o as ugly as they come ( colloq)

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feo 1,
◊ fea adjetivo

a) ‹persona/edificio› ugly;

‹ peinado› unflattering;
◊ es fea de cara she has a very plain face;

es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhood
b) ‹asunto/situación› unpleasant;

‹olor/sabor› (esp AmL) unpleasant;
◊ ¡qué feo está el día! what an awful day!;

la cosa se está poniendo fea things are getting nasty o ugly;
es or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así it's not nice to talk like that
feo 2 adverbio (AmL) ‹oler/saber› bad;
◊ me miró feo she gave me a dirty look

feo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (carente de belleza) ugly
2 (turbio) nasty: esto se pone feo, this is looking bad
una herida fea, a bad wound
II m (desaire, descortesía) snub: no le hagas ese feo, don't snub him
♦ Locuciones: ser más feo que Picio, to be as ugly as sin

' feo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantosa
- espantoso
- esperpento
- fea
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- encima
- espantar
- feroz
- gana
- horrible
English:
hideous
- nasty
- ugly
- ugly duckling
- unsightly
- dull
- homely
- nice
- plain

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feo, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona, animal, traje] ugly;

es un pueblo muy feo it's a very ugly town;

es fea con ganas she's as ugly as sin;

Comp

ser más feo que Picio to be as ugly as sin;

Comp
Fam
ser más feo que pegarle a un padre to be as ugly as sin

2. [aspecto, herida] nasty;
[tiempo] foul, horrible; [color] unpleasant;
está metido en un asunto muy feo he's mixed up in some really nasty business;

ponerse feo [situación, tiempo] to turn nasty;

la cosa está fea things are looking bad

3. [desagradable] unpleasant;
[ofensivo] rude;
es o [m5] está feo escupir it's rude to spit;

cuando me vio me hizo un gesto feo when she saw me she made a rude gesture;

lo que hiciste quedó feo that wasn't a very nice thing to do

4. Am [olor, sabor] unpleasant

♦ nm,f
[persona] ugly person;
Comp
Fam
le tocó bailar con la más fea he drew the short straw

♦ nm
[desaire]
hacer un feo a alguien to offend o slight sb;

le hizo el feo de no saludarla he snubbed her by not saying hello

♦ adv
Am [oler, saber] bad;
tus zapatos huelen muy feo your shoes smell awful

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feo

I adj ugly; fig

nasty;

la(s) cosa(s) se pone(n) feo(s) fig things are looking grim

II m

:

hacer un feo a alguien fam snub s.o.

III adv Méx

oler, saber bad

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feo adv

: badly, bad

feo, fea adj

1) : ugly

2) : unpleasant, nasty

* * *

feo adj

1. (en general) ugly [comp. uglier; superl. ugliest]

es un pueblo feo it's an ugly town

2. (malo) unpleasant / nasty [comp. nastier; superl. nastiest]

el asunto se está poniendo feo this is getting nasty

decir mentiras es algo muy feo telling lies is not very nice

Spanish-English dictionary > feo
18 refilón

refilón

FRASEOLOGÍA

de refilón (oblicuamente) obliquely, at a slant 2 figurado (de paso) briefly

mirar algo de refilón to look at something out of the corner of one's eye

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de refilón —
ADV obliquely, on the slant
el sol da de refilón — the sun falls on the slant, the sun comes slanting in

mirar a algn de refilón — to look out of the corner of one's eye at sb

* * *

de refilón — (loc adv)

a) ( oblicuamente)

el sol daba de refilón en la casa — the sun shone on the corner of the house

la bala me tocó de refilón — the bullet grazed me

lo miré de refilón — I gave him a sidelong glance

b) ( de pasada)

tratamos el tema de refilón — we just touched on the topic

la vi sólo de refilón — I just caught a glimpse of her

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* de refilón = oblique.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

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de refilón — (loc adv)

a) ( oblicuamente)

el sol daba de refilón en la casa — the sun shone on the corner of the house

la bala me tocó de refilón — the bullet grazed me

lo miré de refilón — I gave him a sidelong glance

b) ( de pasada)

tratamos el tema de refilón — we just touched on the topic

la vi sólo de refilón — I just caught a glimpse of her

* * *

* de refilón = oblique.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

* * *

refilón

lo miró de refilón she looked at him out of the corner of her eye

había visto de refilón las fotografías de los periódicos she had glanced at the newspaper photographs

la vi sólo de refilón I just caught a glimpse of her

pegarle a algo/algn de refilón to strike sb/sth a glancing blow

* * *

refilón:
◊ de refilón ( loc adv): lo miré de refilón I gave him a sidelong glance;

la vi solo de refilón I just caught a glimpse of her
refilón
♦ Locuciones: de refilón (superficialmente): nos miró de refilón, he gave us a sidelong glance
(oblicuamente) el sol da de refilón en la ventana, the sun is shining in at an angle through the window

' refilón' also found in these entries:
English:
glancing

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refilón: de refilón loc adv

1. [de pasada] briefly;

mencionar algo de refilón to mention sth in passing;

leer una revista de refilón to flick through a magazine

2. [de lado] sideways;

mirar/ver algo de refilón to look at/see sth out of the corner of one's eye

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refilón

m

:

mirar de refilón glance at

Spanish-English dictionary > refilón
19 tocado

m.

headdress, headgear, coif.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: tocar.

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tocado

► nombre masculino

1 (peinado) coiffure, hairdo

2 (prenda) headdress, hat

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tocado

► participio pasado

1→ link=tocar tocar

► adjetivo

1 (fruta) bad, rotten

2 familiar (perturbado) crazy, touched

3 DEPORTE injured

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tocado,-a de la cabeza touched, not all there

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I
ADJ

1) [fruta] bad, rotten; [carne etc] tainted, bad

estar tocado — (Dep) to be injured

- estar tocado de la cabeza

2)

una creencia tocada de heterodoxia — a somewhat unorthodox belief
II
1.

ADJ

tocado con un sombrero — wearing a hat

2. SM

1) (=prenda) headdress

2) (=peinado) coiffure, hairdo

3) (=arreglo) toilet, washroom (EEUU)

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I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) (fam) ( loco) touched (colloq)

está tocado (de la cabeza) — he's not all there (colloq)

b) (fam) < boxeador> punch drunk

2) (frml) ( con la cabeza cubierta)

iba tocada con mantilla española — she was wearing a Spanish mantilla

3) < fruta> bruised
II
masculino ( en la cabeza) headdress

* * *

= headpiece, hairdo, headdress.

Ex. As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.

Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex. Similar figures with horned headdresses are found in the iconography of seals, tablets, and pottery.

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* tocado con arco = bowed.

* tocado con púa o dedos = plucked.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) (fam) ( loco) touched (colloq)

está tocado (de la cabeza) — he's not all there (colloq)

b) (fam) < boxeador> punch drunk

2) (frml) ( con la cabeza cubierta)

iba tocada con mantilla española — she was wearing a Spanish mantilla

3) < fruta> bruised
II
masculino ( en la cabeza) headdress

* * *

= headpiece, hairdo, headdress.

Ex: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.

Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex: Similar figures with horned headdresses are found in the iconography of seals, tablets, and pottery.

* tocado con arco = bowed.

* tocado con púa o dedos = plucked.

* * *

tocado¹ -da

adjective

A

1 ( fam) (loco) not all there ( colloq), touched ( colloq)

no le hagas caso, está tocado (de la cabeza) don't take any notice of him, he's not all there o he's a little soft in the head o he's slightly touched ( colloq)

2 ( fam); ‹boxeador› punch drunk

B ( frml)

(con la cabeza cubierta): en la foto aparece tocada con mantilla española in the photo she's wearing a Spanish mantilla

varios hombres tocados de boina several men in berets o wearing berets

C ‹fruta› bruised

tocado²

masculine

1 (en la cabeza) headdress

2 ( arc) (arreglo) toilet ( arch)

* * *

Del verbo tocar: ( conjugate tocar)

tocado es:

el participio

Del verbo tocarse: ( conjugate tocarse)

tocado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
tocado
tocar
tocarse
tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en general) to touch;

( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;
◊ ¡no vayas a tocado ese cable! don't touch that cable!;

mis ahorros no los quiero tocado I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
b) ( hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring;

‹ claxon› to blow, sound
c) (Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
◊ un problema que nos toca de cerca a problem which affects us directly

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (AmL) ( llamar) [ persona] to knock at the door;

◊ alguien está tocando (a la puerta) there's somebody at the door

b) [campana/timbre] to ring;

◊ las campanas tocaban a misa the bells were ringing for mass

c) (Mús) to play

2
a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):

◊ a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance;

le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the school
b) ( ser el turno):

◊ te toca a ti it's your turn;

¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch;

‹ barba› to play with
b) ( recípr) [ personas] to touch each other;

[ cables] to touch
tocado,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 (adorno en la cabeza) headdress
2 (peinado) coiffure, hairdo
II adjetivo
1 fam (loco) nuts, crazy
2 Dep (lesionado) slightly injured
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
■tocarse verbo reflexivo to touch
(uno a otro) to touch each other
' tocado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ala
- cabeza
- techo
- tocada
- toca
English:
touch on
- touched
- disturb
- head

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tocado, -a

♦ adj

1. Fam [loco]
tocado (del ala) soft in the head

2. Fam [afectado negativamente] affected

3. [con sombrero] wearing a hat;

iba tocada con una pamela she was wearing a sun hat

4. [fruta] bad, rotten

5. [jugador] injured

♦ nm

1. [prenda] headgear

2. [peinado] hairdo

3. [en esgrima] hit

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tocado

I adj

:

estar tocado (de la cabeza) fam be soft in the head fam

II m headdress

* * *

tocado, -da adj

1) : bad, bruised (of fruit)

2) fam : touched, not all there

tocado nm

: headdress

Spanish-English dictionary > tocado
20 toque

m.

1 knock (blow).

dio unos toques en la puerta she knocked on the door

2 touch (detalle).

dar los últimos toques a algo to put the finishing touches to something

3 warning (aviso).

dar un toque a alguien to call somebody; (llamar) to prod somebody, to warn somebody (llamar la atención)

toque de atención warning

4 chime (sonido) (de campana).

toque de diana reveille

toque de difuntos death knell

toque de queda curfew

5 bunt.

6 joint, hashish cigarette, spliff, marijuana cigarette.

7 electric shock, electrical shock, electroshock, electrical discharge.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tocar.

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toque

► nombre masculino

1 (acto) touch

2 (de campana) ringing, peal, pealing; (de trompeta) blare, sounding; (de claxon) honk; (de sirena) hoot; (de tambor) beat, beating

3 (pincelada) touch

4 figurado (advertencia) warning

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar el toque de alarma figurado to sound the alarm

dar el último toque to put the finishing touch

dar un toque a alguien (llamar) to take somebody to task 2 (llamar la atención) to call somebody's attention

toque de alarma alarm signal

toque de atención warning, warning note

toque de balón ball control

toque de diana reveille

toque de difuntos death knell

toque de queda curfew

toque de retreta tattoo

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noun m.

touch

- toque de queda

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SM

1) (=golpecito) tap

le dio un toque en el hombro — he gave her a tap on the shoulder

unos toquecitos con la varita y saldrá el conejo — a few taps of the magic wand and the rabbit will come out

dar un toque de atención a algn, dar un toque a algn * —

el jefe tuvo que darle un toque de atención por llegar tarde — the boss had to pull him up for being late

te van a dar un toque si sigues portándote mal — you'll get a telling-off if you keep behaving badly

2) (=sonido) [de campana] chime, ring; [de reloj] stroke; [de timbre] ring; [de tambor] beat

al toque de las doce — on the stroke of twelve

dar un toque a algn — [por teléfono] to give sb a bell *

toque de diana — reveille

toque de difuntos — death knell

toque de oración — call to prayer

toque de queda — curfew

toque de retreta — retreat

toque de silencio — lights out

3) (=detalle) touch

el toque personal — the personal touch

faltan algunos toques para completarlo — it still needs a few touches to finish it off

dar el último toque o los últimos toques a algo — to put the finishing touch o touches to sth

4) (Arte) [de color, brillo] touch

toque de luz — highlight

5) (Quím) test

6) † (=quid) crux, essence

ahí está el toque — that's the crux of the matter

7) And (=vuelta) turn

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masculino

1)

a) ( de timbre) ring; ( de campana) stroke, chime

al toque de las doce — when the clock strikes twelve

a toque de campana: aquí hay que hacerlo todo a toque de campana — it's like being in the army here

b) (fam) ( llamada) call, ring (BrE colloq)

- toque de atención

- toque de diana

- toque de difuntos

- toque de queda

2)

a) ( golpe suave) touch

se aplica con unos toquecitos — you dab it on

b) (Med)

hacerse or darse unos toques — to paint one's throat ( with antiseptic)

c) ( en béisbol) bunt

3) ( detalle) touch

sólo falta darle los últimos toques — we just have to put the finishing touches to it

4)

a) (Méx arg) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (arg)

b) (Méx fam) ( descarga) electric shock

* * *

= touch, chime.

Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.

Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex. After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.

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* piedra de toque = touchstone.

* tener el toque mágico = have + the magic touch.

* toque de clarín = bugle call.

* toque de diana = reveille.

* toque de difuntos = death knell.

* toque de queda = curfew, last post, the.

* toque de rebato = clarion call.

* toque de retreta = last post, the.

* toque de silencio = last post, the.

* toque de trompetas = fanfare.

* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.

* toque personal = personal touch.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* toque suave = tap.

* un toque de = a touch of, a splash of, a hint of.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( de timbre) ring; ( de campana) stroke, chime

al toque de las doce — when the clock strikes twelve

a toque de campana: aquí hay que hacerlo todo a toque de campana — it's like being in the army here

b) (fam) ( llamada) call, ring (BrE colloq)

- toque de atención

- toque de diana

- toque de difuntos

- toque de queda

2)

a) ( golpe suave) touch

se aplica con unos toquecitos — you dab it on

b) (Med)

hacerse or darse unos toques — to paint one's throat ( with antiseptic)

c) ( en béisbol) bunt

3) ( detalle) touch

sólo falta darle los últimos toques — we just have to put the finishing touches to it

4)

a) (Méx arg) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (arg)

b) (Méx fam) ( descarga) electric shock

* * *

= touch, chime.

Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.

Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex: After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.

* piedra de toque = touchstone.

* tener el toque mágico = have + the magic touch.

* toque de clarín = bugle call.

* toque de diana = reveille.

* toque de difuntos = death knell.

* toque de queda = curfew, last post, the.

* toque de rebato = clarion call.

* toque de retreta = last post, the.

* toque de silencio = last post, the.

* toque de trompetas = fanfare.

* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.

* toque personal = personal touch.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* toque suave = tap.

* un toque de = a touch of, a splash of, a hint of.

* * *

toque

masculine

A

1 (de un timbre) ring; (de una campana) stroke, chime

al toque de cornetas when the bugles sound/sounded

lo recibieron con toque de campanas they greeted him with the ringing of bells o with peals of bells

llama con dos toques ring twice

al toque de las doce when the clock strikes twelve, on the stroke of twelve

a toque de campana: aquí hay que hacerlo todo a toque de campana it's like being in the army here o everything is so regimented here

2 ( Esp fam) (llamada) call, buzz, ring ( BrE colloq)

si te levantas temprano dale un toque a César if you get up early, wake César o ( colloq) give César a knock

Compuestos:

● toque de alborada

reveille

● toque de atención

warning

darle un toque de atención a algn to call sb to order, to rap sb on the knuckles

● toque de diana

reveille

● toque de difuntos

(de campanas) death knell, passing bell; ( Mil) (de trompeta) taps (pl) ( AmE), last post ( BrE)

● toque de queda

curfew

impusieron el toque de queda they imposed a curfew

levantaron el toque de queda they lifted the curfew

B

1 (golpe suave) touch

con cuatro toques magistrales acabó el retrato with a few deft touches she finished the portrait

se aplica con unos toquecitos you dab it on

2 ( Med):

hacerse or darse unos toques to paint one's throat ( with antiseptic)

3 (en béisbol) bunt

dio un toque perfecto he laid down a perfect bunt

C (detalle) touch

aquí falta el toque femenino this place lacks a woman's touch

necesita un toque de color it needs a touch of color

sólo falta darle los últimos toques we just have to put the finishing touches to it

D (de metales) assaying piedra² (↑ piedra (2))

E

1 ( Méx arg) (de marihuana) joint ( colloq), spliff ( arg)

2 ( Méx fam) (descarga) electric shock

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Del verbo tocar: ( conjugate tocar)

toqué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

toque es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Del verbo tocarse: ( conjugate tocarse)

me toqué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

me toque es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

se toque es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

Multiple Entries:
tocar
toque
tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en general) to touch;

( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;
◊ ¡no vayas a toque ese cable! don't touch that cable!;

mis ahorros no los quiero toque I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
b) ( hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring;

‹ claxon› to blow, sound
c) (Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
◊ un problema que nos toca de cerca a problem which affects us directly

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (AmL) ( llamar) [ persona] to knock at the door;

◊ alguien está tocando (a la puerta) there's somebody at the door

b) [campana/timbre] to ring;

◊ las campanas tocaban a misa the bells were ringing for mass

c) (Mús) to play

2
a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):

◊ a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance;

le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the school
b) ( ser el turno):

◊ te toca a ti it's your turn;

¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch;

‹ barba› to play with
b) ( recípr) [ personas] to touch each other;

[ cables] to touch
toque sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( de timbre) ring;

( de campana) stroke, chime;
◊ al toque de las doce on the stroke of twelve;

toque de queda curfew
b) (Esp fam) ( llamada) call, ring (BrE colloq)

2 ( en béisbol) bunt
3 ( detalle) touch;
◊ falta darle los últimos toques we have to put the finishing touches to it

4 (Méx fam) ( descarga) electric shock
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
toque sustantivo masculino
1 (golpe suave) rap
2 (matiz, detalle) touch
un toque de buen gusto, a touch of good taste
3 fam (aviso) un toque de atención, warning
(llamada) call
4 Mil toque de queda, curfew
' toque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atención
- detalle
- día
- diana
- levantamiento
- tocar
- retreta
- turno
English:
blast
- brighten up
- curfew
- dab
- disturb
- hoot
- lend
- reveille
- splash
- touch
- highlight
- hint
- joint
- pat
- peep
- ringing
- tap
- wait

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toque

♦ ver tocar

♦ nm

1. [golpe] knock;

dio unos toques en la puerta she knocked on the door;

jugar al primer toque [en fútbol] to play one-touch soccer

2. [detalle, retoque] touch;

el toque femenino the feminine touch;

dar los últimos toques a algo to put the finishing touches to sth

3. Fam [aviso]
dar un toque a alguien [llamar] to give sb a shout;
[llamar la atención] to talk to sb, to have a few words with sb;
si te enteras de algo, dame un toque if you hear anything, give me a shout

Comp
toque de atención warning;
le dio un toque de atención por llegar tarde she had a word with him about coming in late

4. [sonido] [de campana] chime;
[de tambor] beat; [de sirena] blast
Comp
toque de diana reveille;
toque de difuntos [con campanas] death knell;

toque de queda curfew;

toque de retreta last post

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toque

m

1 tap;

toque de atención warning

2 MÚS de campana chime

3

:

dar los últimos toques put the finishing touches (a to);

toque personal personal touch

4 DEP touch; en béisbol bunt

* * *

toque, etc. tocar

toque nm

1) : touch

el último toque: the finishing touch

un toque de color: a touch of color

2) : ringing, peal, chime

3) Mex : shock, jolt

4)

toque de queda : curfew

5)

toque de diana : reveille

* * *

toque n

1. (detalle) touch [pl. touches]

le falta el toque final it just needs the final touch

2. (golpe suave) bump

le dieron un toque en el coche someone bumped into his car

3. (llamada) ring / call

te daré un toque I'll give you a ring

4. (aviso) warning

me dio un toque para que no cogiera sus cosas he warned me not to touch his things

toque de queda curfew

Spanish-English dictionary > toque

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