tomó la decisión de no ir

tomar una decisión — to make o take a decision

ganó por decisión — he won on points o by a decision

ganó por decisión — he won on points o by a decision

Ex: To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.

• comer caliente — to have a hot meal, have some hot food

• servir algo caliente — to serve sth hot

tuvo que responderle en caliente — he had to answer him there and then o on the spur of the moment

• caliente de cascos — hot-headed

estar caliente — to feel horny **

• poner caliente a algn — to turn sb on *, make sb horny **

• ponerse caliente — to get turned on *, get horny **

caliente, caliente — (Jueg) you're hot, getting hotter

agarrarle a alguien en caliente — (Méx fam) to catch somebody red-handed

pagar en caliente y de repente — (Méx fam) to pay cash on the nail

caliente, caliente — (Jueg) you're hot, getting hotter

agarrarle a alguien en caliente — (Méx fam) to catch somebody red-handed

pagar en caliente y de repente — (Méx fam) to pay cash on the nail

Ex: Preferred word forms will also be noted: 'heat' may be preferred to ' hot'.

a puchos — (AmL fam) bit by bit (colloq), a little at a time (colloq)

no valer un pucho — (Chi fam) to be completely worthless

a puchos — (AmL fam) bit by bit (colloq), a little at a time (colloq)

no valer un pucho — (Chi fam) to be completely worthless

Ex: For the Bond University Library, established in Gold Coast, Queensland, in 1988, a decision was made to use a single consolidation service for all overseas subscriptions = Para la Biblioteca Universitaria Bond, creada en Gold Coast, Queenslad, en 1988, se tomó la decisión de usar un único servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas para todas las suscripciones extranjeras.

¿has reflexionado bien? — have you thought it over o through carefully?

reflexionar SOBRE algo — to think about something, reflect on something (frml)

¿has reflexionado bien? — have you thought it over o through carefully?

reflexionar SOBRE algo — to think about something, reflect on something (frml)

Ex: However, reflect that every character or form of heading which might feature in a catalogue or index must have a uniquely defined place in a sequence.

Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

"made in Spain" — [+ tool, machine] "fabricado en España"; [+ dress] "confeccionado en España"; [+ nougat, chocolate] "elaborado en España"

he's as cunning as they make 'em * — es de lo más astuto que hay

• they were made for each other — estaban hechos el uno para el otro

• we had the curtains made to measure — nos hicieron las cortinas a medida

• it's made of gold — es de oro, está hecho de oro

Lara made a hundred — (Cricket) Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras

• we made it just in time — llegamos justo a tiempo

sorry, I can't make it — lo siento, no puedo or no me va bien

to make it with sb * — (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

• to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra

• to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto

he'll make somebody a good husband — va a ser or hará un buen marido para algn

• they make a lovely couple — hacen muy buena pareja

• he'll make a good footballer — será buen futbolista

• it makes pleasant reading — es una lectura amena

• it still doesn't make a set — todavía no completa un juego entero

• it made a nice surprise — fue una sorpresa agradable

this one makes 20 — con este son or hacen 20

8 pints make a gallon — 8 pintas hacen or son un galón

the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate — con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse

he made me apologize to the teacher — me hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor

• to make after sb — perseguir a algn, correr tras algn

• he made as if to — + infin hizo como si + subjun, hizo ademán de + infin

• to make good — [ex-criminal] rehabilitar, reformar

• he was making like he didn't have any money — (US) * hacía como si no tuviera dinero

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

he's a reluctant teetotaler — es abstemio a su pesar or a regañadientes

to be reluctant to + INF: she seemed reluctant to tell us parecía reacia or renuente a decírnoslo, no parecía dispuesta a decírnoslo; I'm reluctant to sell this chair — me resisto a vender esta silla

I would make a reluctant secretary — yo trabajaría como secretario con desgana or a regañadientes

he left with Bernstein's reluctant consent — se fue con el consentimiento que Bernstein le había dado a regañadientes or muy a su pesar

he's a reluctant teetotaler — es abstemio a su pesar or a regañadientes

to be reluctant to + INF: she seemed reluctant to tell us parecía reacia or renuente a decírnoslo, no parecía dispuesta a decírnoslo; I'm reluctant to sell this chair — me resisto a vender esta silla

Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.

• vayan tomando [asiento] — please sit down, please be seated frm

• tomar la [pluma] — to pick {o} take up one's pen

• tomar el [pecho] — to feed at the breast, breastfeed

• nos tomaron [declaración] en comisaría — they took (down) our statements {o} they took statements from us at the police station

• tomar [por escrito] — to write down

• el proyecto ya está tomando [forma] — the project is taking shape

• tomar el [aire] {o} el [fresco] — to get some fresh air

• tomar el [sol] — to sunbathe

• lo han tomado a [broma] — they haven't taken it seriously, they are treating it as a joke

• no lo tomes en [serio] — don't take it seriously

¡toma! * —

¡toma ya, vaya tío tan bueno! — wow, what an amazing guy! *

• tomó [y] se fue — off he went, he upped and went