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tormenta de viento

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1 tormenta de viento

(n.) = windstorm

Ex. A hipped roof is stronger in windstorms than a gabled one.

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(n.) = windstorm

Ex: A hipped roof is stronger in windstorms than a gabled one.

Spanish-English dictionary > tormenta de viento
2 tormenta de viento

• windstorm

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tormenta de viento
3 tormenta

f.

storm.

esperar a que pase la tormenta (figurative) to wait until things have calmed down

fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua (figurative) it was a storm in a teacup o (British) a tempest in a teapot (United States)

tormenta de arena sandstorm

tormenta eléctrica electric storm

tormenta de ideas brainstorming session

tormenta de nieve snowstorm

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tormentar.

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tormenta

► nombre femenino

1 storm

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FRASEOLOGÍA

una tormenta en un vaso de agua a storm in a teacup

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noun f.

storm

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SF

1) (Meteo) storm

- una tormenta en un vaso de agua

tormenta de arena — sandstorm

tormenta de nieve — snowstorm

tormenta de polvo — dust storm

2) (=discusión etc) storm; (=trastorno) upheaval, turmoil

desencadenó una tormenta de pasiones — it unleashed a storm of passions

sufrió una tormenta de celos — she was eaten up with jealousy

tormenta de cerebros — brainstorm, brainstorming

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femenino

1) (Meteo) storm

hacer frente a la tormenta — to weather the storm

una tormenta en un vaso de agua — a tempest in a teapot (AmE), a storm in a teacup (BrE)

- tormenta de nieve

2) ( de pasiones) storm; ( de celos) frenzy

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- tormenta de ideas

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= storm, firestorm [fire storm], thunder storm, rainstorm, gale.

Ex. In another example we find: 361 SOCIAL RELIEF IN GENERAL.9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters.91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes.92 floods.93 War, civil war.94 Epidemics.95 Famine.96 fires, conflagrations.

Ex. He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'.

Ex. We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.

Ex. It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.

Ex. Forecasters hope holidaymakers will gain some respite in time for tonight's festivities, but cannot rule out frequent showers and gales.

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* amenaza de tormenta = gathering storm.

* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.

* nube de tormenta = storm cloud.

* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.

* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down, batten down + the hatches.

* tormenta + avecinarse = storm + brew over.

* tormenta causada por un incendio = firestorm [fire storm].

* tormenta de arena = dust storm, sandstorm.

* tormenta de granizo = hailstorm.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* tormenta de nieve = snowstorm, blizzard.

* tormenta de polvo = dust storm.

* tormenta de viento = windstorm.

* tormenta eléctrica = thunderstorm, thunder storm.

* tormenta que se avecina = gathering storm.

* tormenta tropical = tropical storm.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

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femenino

1) (Meteo) storm

hacer frente a la tormenta — to weather the storm

una tormenta en un vaso de agua — a tempest in a teapot (AmE), a storm in a teacup (BrE)

- tormenta de nieve

2) ( de pasiones) storm; ( de celos) frenzy

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- tormenta de ideas

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= storm, firestorm [fire storm], thunder storm, rainstorm, gale.

Ex: In another example we find: 361 SOCIAL RELIEF IN GENERAL.9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters.91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes.92 floods.93 War, civil war.94 Epidemics.95 Famine.96 fires, conflagrations.

Ex: He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'.

Ex: We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.

Ex: It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.

Ex: Forecasters hope holidaymakers will gain some respite in time for tonight's festivities, but cannot rule out frequent showers and gales.

* amenaza de tormenta = gathering storm.

* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.

* nube de tormenta = storm cloud.

* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.

* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down, batten down + the hatches.

* tormenta + avecinarse = storm + brew over.

* tormenta causada por un incendio = firestorm [fire storm].

* tormenta de arena = dust storm, sandstorm.

* tormenta de granizo = hailstorm.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* tormenta de nieve = snowstorm, blizzard.

* tormenta de polvo = dust storm.

* tormenta de viento = windstorm.

* tormenta eléctrica = thunderstorm, thunder storm.

* tormenta que se avecina = gathering storm.

* tormenta tropical = tropical storm.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

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tormenta

feminine

A ( Meteo) storm

se desencadenó la tormenta the storm broke

hacer frente a la tormenta to weather the storm

una tormenta en un vaso de agua a tempest in a teapot ( AmE), a storm in a teacup ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● tormenta de arena

sandstorm

● tormenta de nieve

snowstorm; (con viento) blizzard

● tormenta de viento

windstorm

● tormenta eléctrica

electrical o ( BrE) electric storm

● tormenta tropical

tropical storm

B (de pasiones) storm; (de celos) frenzy

cuando pasó la tormenta me arrepentí de lo que había dicho after it had all blown over I regretted what I'd said

Compuesto:

tormenta de ideas

brainstorming

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tormenta sustantivo femenino
1 (Meteo) storm;
◊ tormenta de nieve snowstorm;

( con viento) blizzard;
◊ hacer frente a la tormenta to weather the storm

2 ( de pasiones) storm;
( de celos) frenzy
tormenta f Meteor storm
familiar una tormenta en un vaso de agua, a storm in a teacup, US a tempest in a teapot
' tormenta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abate
- amagar
- apaciguarse
- aparato
- azotar
- baja
- bajo
- calmarse
- ceder
- cercado
- cielo
- desatarse
- descargar
- formarse
- inclinarse
- levantarse
- parecer
- rayo
- salvar
- sorprender
- violenta
- violento
- aflojar
- amenazar
- borrasca
- desolador
- estallar
- refugiar
- remitir
English:
abate
- blow
- blow over
- blur
- break
- brownout
- calm
- damage
- die down
- disrupt
- electrical storm
- expect
- eye
- flash
- freak
- gale
- gale warning
- gather
- lighten
- quieten
- rage
- raging
- rainstorm
- relent
- sandstorm
- storm
- subside
- sweep away
- teacup
- thunderstorm
- toss about
- toss around
- undeterred
- gathering
- in
- memory
- sand
- snow
- thunder

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tormenta nf

1. [en la atmósfera] storm;
Fig
esperar a que pase la tormenta to wait until things have calmed down;

Comp

fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua it was Br a storm in a teacup o US a tempest in a teapot

Comp
tormenta de arena sandstorm;
tormenta eléctrica electrical storm;

tormenta de ideas brainstorming session;

tormenta magnética magnetic storm;

tormenta de nieve snowstorm;

tormenta de polvo dust storm;

tormenta de verano summer storm

2. [avalancha] [de cambios, críticas] storm;

aquella decisión desató una tormenta de protestas that decision unleashed a storm of protest;

recibió una tormenta de felicitaciones she was deluged o showered with congratulations

3. [crisis] storm;

la tormenta desatada por su dimisión the storm unleashed by her resignation;

la situación ha desatado una pequeña tormenta diplomática the situation has sparked a minor diplomatic storm o row

Comp
Fin tormenta monetaria monetary crisis
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tormenta

f storm

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tormenta nf

1) : storm

tormenta de nieve: snowstorm

2) : turmoil, frenzy

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tormenta n storm

Spanish-English dictionary > tormenta
4 viento

m.

1 wind (aire).

hace viento it's windy

vientos alisios trade winds

viento de cara headwind

viento de costado crosswind

viento fuerte high winds

viento de lado crosswind

viento del norte north o northerly wind

2 guy (rope) (rope).

3 wind (Music).

la sección de viento the wind section

4 course, bearing (Nautical) (rumbo).

5 guy rope, guy.

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viento

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) wind

2 (rumbo) direction

3 (de caza) scent

4 (cuerda) rope, guy

5 familiar (flatulencia) wind, flatulence

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FRASEOLOGÍA

beber los vientos por alguien figurado to be crazy about somebody

contra viento y marea figurado come hell or high water

corren malos vientos figurado the time is not right

gritar algo a los cuatro vientos figurado to shout something from the rooftops

hacer viento / soplar viento to be windy

ir como el viento figurado to fly like the wind

ir viento en popa MARÍTIMO to sail before the wind 2 figurado to do very well

mandar a alguien a tomar viento (fresco) familiar to tell somebody where to go

¿qué viento te trae por aquí? familiar what brings you here?

quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades figurado you reap what you sow

la rosa de los vientos the wind rose

vientos alisios trade winds

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noun m.

wind

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SM

1) (Meteo) wind; (ligero) breeze

corre o hay o hace o sopla (mucho) viento — it is (very) windy

viento en popa — following wind

- beber los vientos por algn

- como el viento

- correr malos vientos para algo

- contra viento y marea

- gritar algo a los cuatro vientos

- echar a algn con viento fresco

¡vete con viento fresco! — go to blazes! *

lo mandé a tomar viento — *I sent him packing

- ir viento en popa

- sorber los vientos por algn

- quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades

viento a favor — tailwind

viento ascendente — (Aer) upcurrent

viento colado — draught, draft (EEUU)

viento contrario — headwind

viento de cara — headwind

viento de cola — tailwind

viento de costado — crosswind, side wind

viento de espalda — tailwind

viento de la hélice — slipstream

viento de proa — headwind

viento en contra — headwind

viento favorable — lead wind; (en atletismo) wind assistance

viento huracanado — hurricane force wind, violent wind

viento lateral — side wind

viento portante — prevailing wind

viento racheado — gusty wind, squally wind

vientos alisios — trade winds

vientos nuevos — (fig) winds of change

viento terral — land breeze

viento trasero — tailwind

2) (Mús) wind instruments [pl], wind section

3) (Camping) guy rope, guy

4) (=ventosidad) wind, flatulence frm

5) (Caza) scent

6) [de perro] sense of smell, keen scent

7) (=vanidad) conceit, vanity

estar lleno de viento — to be puffed up (with conceit)

8) (And) [de cometa] strings (of a kite) [pl]

9) (CAm) (=reuma) rheumatism

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masculino

1) (Meteo) wind

correr or hacer viento — to be windy

un viento helado — an icy wind

viento en contra/a favor or de cola — head/tail wind

a los cuatro vientos: lo proclamó a los cuatro vientos she announced it to all and sundry; beber los vientos por alguien to be crazy about somebody (colloq); contra viento y marea: lo haré contra viento y marea I'll do it come hell or high water; luchó contra viento y marea para salvarlo she fought against all the odds to save it; correr or soplar malos vientos: corren malos vientos para la inversión it's a bad time for investment; echar a alguien con viento fresco (fam) to throw somebody out on his/her ear; mandar a alguien a tomar viento (fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq); tomarse los vientos (RPl fam) to clear off (colloq); viento en popa: con el viento en popa (Náut) with a following wind; todo va viento en popa everything's going extremely well; quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades — he who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind

- vientos alisios

2) (Mús)

instrumento/cuarteto de viento — wind instrument/quartet

3) ( de tienda de campaña) guy (rope)

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= wind.

Ex. Topics covered include geology, satellite imagery, nuclear energy, solar energy, geothermal enery, wind, seismicity, oil and gas resources, and oceanography.

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* agitarse en el viento = rustle.

* anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops, trumpet.

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.

* azotado por el viento = windswept.

* barrido por el viento = windswept.

* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento = wind shear.

* carillón de viento = wind chimes, door chimes.

* con ráfagas de viento = blustery.

* contra el viento = upwind.

* contra viento y marea = at all costs, against (all/the) odds, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.

* cuarteto de viento = woodwind quartet.

* de viento = windy [windier -comp., windiest -sup.].

* dirección del viento = wind direction.

* dispersado por el viento = wind-borne, wind-blown.

* en la dirección del viento = downwind.

* fuerte viento = strong wind.

* haber un viento huracanado = wind + blow great guns.

* hacer un viento huracanado = wind + blow great guns.

* henchirse con el viento = billow.

* hincharse con el viento = billow.

* instrumento de viento = wind instrument.

* irritación de la piel producida por el viento = windburn.

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* libre como el viento = footloose and fancy-free.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* molino de viento = windmill.

* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind.

* palabras al viento = hot air.

* parte azotada por el viento = windward.

* parte expuesta al viento = windward.

* parte protegida del viento = leeward.

* proclamar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops.

* protegido del viento = downwind.

* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.

* ráfaga de viento = gust of wind.

* resistente al viento = windproof.

* soplado por el viento = wind-blown.

* soplar viento = wind + blow.

* tormenta de viento = windstorm.

* transportado por el viento = wind-blown, wind-borne.

* velocidad del viento = wind velocity.

* viento a favor = tailwind.

* viento contrario = headwind.

* viento cortante = biting wind.

* viento de cara = headwind.

* viento de cola = tailwind.

* viento de costado = crosswind.

* viento de frente = headwind.

* viento de lado = crosswind.

* viento del oeste = westerly wind, westerly.

* viento en contra = headwind.

* viento en popa = from strength to strength, full steam ahead.

* viento estelar = stellar wind.

* viento fuerte = high wind.

* viento huracanado = hurricane-force wind, strong wind.

* viento penetrante = biting wind.

* viento racheado = gale.

* vientos alisios = trade winds.

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masculino

1) (Meteo) wind

correr or hacer viento — to be windy

un viento helado — an icy wind

viento en contra/a favor or de cola — head/tail wind

a los cuatro vientos: lo proclamó a los cuatro vientos she announced it to all and sundry; beber los vientos por alguien to be crazy about somebody (colloq); contra viento y marea: lo haré contra viento y marea I'll do it come hell or high water; luchó contra viento y marea para salvarlo she fought against all the odds to save it; correr or soplar malos vientos: corren malos vientos para la inversión it's a bad time for investment; echar a alguien con viento fresco (fam) to throw somebody out on his/her ear; mandar a alguien a tomar viento (fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq); tomarse los vientos (RPl fam) to clear off (colloq); viento en popa: con el viento en popa (Náut) with a following wind; todo va viento en popa everything's going extremely well; quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades — he who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind

- vientos alisios

2) (Mús)

instrumento/cuarteto de viento — wind instrument/quartet

3) ( de tienda de campaña) guy (rope)

* * *

= wind.

Ex: Topics covered include geology, satellite imagery, nuclear energy, solar energy, geothermal enery, wind, seismicity, oil and gas resources, and oceanography.

* agitarse en el viento = rustle.

* anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops, trumpet.

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.

* azotado por el viento = windswept.

* barrido por el viento = windswept.

* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento = wind shear.

* carillón de viento = wind chimes, door chimes.

* con ráfagas de viento = blustery.

* contra el viento = upwind.

* contra viento y marea = at all costs, against (all/the) odds, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.

* cuarteto de viento = woodwind quartet.

* de viento = windy [windier -comp., windiest -sup.].

* dirección del viento = wind direction.

* dispersado por el viento = wind-borne, wind-blown.

* en la dirección del viento = downwind.

* fuerte viento = strong wind.

* haber un viento huracanado = wind + blow great guns.

* hacer un viento huracanado = wind + blow great guns.

* henchirse con el viento = billow.

* hincharse con el viento = billow.

* instrumento de viento = wind instrument.

* irritación de la piel producida por el viento = windburn.

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* libre como el viento = footloose and fancy-free.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* molino de viento = windmill.

* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind.

* palabras al viento = hot air.

* parte azotada por el viento = windward.

* parte expuesta al viento = windward.

* parte protegida del viento = leeward.

* proclamar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops.

* protegido del viento = downwind.

* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.

* ráfaga de viento = gust of wind.

* resistente al viento = windproof.

* soplado por el viento = wind-blown.

* soplar viento = wind + blow.

* tormenta de viento = windstorm.

* transportado por el viento = wind-blown, wind-borne.

* velocidad del viento = wind velocity.

* viento a favor = tailwind.

* viento contrario = headwind.

* viento cortante = biting wind.

* viento de cara = headwind.

* viento de cola = tailwind.

* viento de costado = crosswind.

* viento de frente = headwind.

* viento de lado = crosswind.

* viento del oeste = westerly wind, westerly.

* viento en contra = headwind.

* viento en popa = from strength to strength, full steam ahead.

* viento estelar = stellar wind.

* viento fuerte = high wind.

* viento huracanado = hurricane-force wind, strong wind.

* viento penetrante = biting wind.

* viento racheado = gale.

* vientos alisios = trade winds.

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viento

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Meteo) wind

corre or hace mucho viento it is very windy

soplaba un viento helado an icy wind was blowing, there was an icy wind

tenemos el viento en contra there's a head wind

llevábamos el viento a favor we had a tail wind o a following wind

íbamos or avanzábamos en contra del viento we were heading into the wind

a los cuatro vientos: proclamó la noticia a los cuatro vientos she announced the news to all and sundry, she shouted the news from the rooftops

beber los vientos por algn to be crazy about sb ( colloq)

contra viento y marea: defenderé mis derechos contra viento y marea I will defend my rights come hell or high water

luchó contra viento y marea para salvarlo she fought against all the odds to save it

correr or soplar malos vientos: corren malos vientos para la inversión it's a bad time for investment

echar or largar a algn con viento fresco ( fam); to throw sb out on his/her ear

hacerle a algn lo que el viento a Juárez ( Méx fam): sus insultos me hicieron lo que el viento a Juárez his insults were just like water off a duck's back, his insults just washed over me

mandar a algn con viento fresco or a tomar el viento ( fam); to tell sb to get lost ( colloq)

tomarse los vientos ( RPl fam); to take off ( AmE colloq), to be off ( BrE colloq), to beat it ( colloq)

viento en popa: con el viento en popa ( Náut) with a following wind

todo va or marcha viento en popa everything's going extremely well o ( colloq) swimmingly

quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades he who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind

Compuestos:

● viento de cola

tail wind

● vientos alisios

mpl trade winds (pl)

● viento solar

solar wind

B ( Mús):

instrumentos/cuarteto de viento wind instruments/quartet

C (de una tienda de campaña) guy rope, guy

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viento sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) wind;
correr or hacer viento to be windy;
◊ un viento helado an icy wind;

viento en contra/a favor or de cola head/tail wind;
instrumento de viento wind instrument
2 ( de tienda de campaña) guy (rope)
viento sustantivo masculino
1 wind
hacer viento, to be windy
un fuerte viento, a strong wind
2 Mús (de la orquesta) wind section
♦ Locuciones: beber los vientos por alguien, to be in love
contra viento y marea, come hell or high water
' viento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- amainar
- amarrar
- áspera
- áspero
- atrancar
- azote
- bramar
- bramido
- correr
- cortante
- diabólica
- diabólico
- embravecerse
- este
- frigidez
- fuerte
- glacial
- impulsar
- instrumento
- levantarse
- levante
- moderada
- moderado
- murmurar
- norte
- poniente
- racha
- ráfaga
- rugir
- rugido
- septentrión
- silbar
- silbido
- soplar
- soplo
- sur
- susurrar
- susurro
- torbellino
- ventear
- aflojar
- apacible
- apaciguar
- arrollar
- aullar
- borrascoso
- ceder
- derribar
- feroz
English:
adverse
- balance
- biting
- bitter
- blast
- blow
- blow off
- blow over
- bluster
- bracing
- driving
- drop
- easterly
- fall
- fierce
- flag
- flurry
- fresh
- freshen
- get up
- gust
- headwind
- high
- hood
- icy
- in
- keen
- moderate
- prevailing
- puff
- rise
- roar
- sail
- sharp
- shelter
- shift
- slacken
- slipstream
- south-easterly
- south-westerly
- southerly
- stiffen
- storm
- strength
- sweep
- thick
- whistle
- wild
- wind
- windblown

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viento nm

1. [aire] wind;

viento del norte north o northerly wind;

navegábamos a favor del viento we were sailing with the wind behind us;

navegar contra el viento to sail into the wind;

hace viento it's windy;

mis esperanzas se las llevó el viento my hopes flew out of the window;

Comp

proclamar algo a los cuatro vientos to shout sth from the rooftops;

Comp

contra viento y marea through hell or high water, no matter the difficulties;

defender algo/a alguien contra viento y marea to defend sth/sb in spite of everything;

Comp

despedir o [m5] echar a alguien con viento fresco to send sb packing;

Comp
Fam
tomar vientos: ¡vete a tomar vientos! get lost!, lose yourself!;

lo mandó a tomar vientos she told him to get lost;

Comp

viento en popa splendidly, very nicely;

todo marcha viento en popa everything's going swimmingly o very nicely

Comp
vientos alisios trade winds;
viento de cara headwind;

viento contrario headwind;

viento de costado crosswind;

viento dominante prevailing wind;

viento flojo gentle breeze;

viento fuerte high winds;

viento de lado crosswind;

viento solar solar wind

2. [cuerda] guy (rope)

3. Mús wind;

la sección de viento the wind section

4. Náut [rumbo] course, bearing

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viento

m

1 wind;

hacer viento be windy;

viento en popa fig fam splendidly;

ir o

marchar viento en popa fig go extremely well;

viento de cara o

frente headwind;

contra viento y marea fig come what may;

soplan o

corren malos vientos times are bad;

proclamar a los cuatro vientos fig shout from the rooftops;

quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades they that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind

2 MÚS wind instrument;

los vientos the wind (section)

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viento nm

1) : wind

2)

hacer viento : to be windy

3)

contra viento y marea : against all odds

4)

viento en popa : splendidly, successfully

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viento n wind

hacer viento to be windy

hace mucho viento it's very windy

Spanish-English dictionary > viento
5 tormenta de nieve

snowstorm; ( con viento) blizzard

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(n.) = snowstorm, blizzard

Ex. 'What happened yesterday?' 'Well, as you know, we usually close in bad snowstorms'.

Ex. After a long, hard winter whose storms and blizzards have kept readers away from bookshops, booksellers are looking forward to heavier traffic in the summer.

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snowstorm; ( con viento) blizzard

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(n.) = snowstorm, blizzard

Ex: 'What happened yesterday?' 'Well, as you know, we usually close in bad snowstorms'.

Ex: After a long, hard winter whose storms and blizzards have kept readers away from bookshops, booksellers are looking forward to heavier traffic in the summer.

Spanish-English dictionary > tormenta de nieve
6 ceder

v.

1 to hand over.

2 to give up (rendirse) (conceder).

ceder a to give in to

ceder en to give up on

Ricardo cedió su casa a su primo Richard ceded his house to his cousin.

3 to abate.

4 to give way (venirse abajo).

la puerta finalmente cedió the door finally gave way

5 to give, to become loose.

ha cedido el jersey the jersey has gone baggy

6 to decrease in intensity, to abate, to lessen, to subside.

La tormenta eléctrica cedió al fin The thunderstorm abated at last.

7 to yield, to give in, to give way, to cede.

Ricardo cedió ante su insistencia Richard yielded in view of her insistence.

Las vigas cedieron ante el peso The beams yielded to the weight.

8 to demise.

Ricardo cedió su poder por un mes Richard demised his power for a month.

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ceder

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar) to cede, give

■ deberías ceder tu asiento a esa señora anciana you ought to give up your seat to that old lady

■ cedió sus tierras al Ayuntamiento he gave his land to the city council

2 DEPORTE (balón) to pass

► verbo intransitivo

1 (rendirse) to yield (a, to), give way (a, to)

■ cedió a sus deseos he yielded to her wishes

■ no cedas don't make any concessions, don't give in

2 (caerse) to fall, give way

■ cedieron las paredes the walls caved in

3 (disminuir) to diminish, slacken, go down

■ la fiebre ha cedido his temperature has gone down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ceder el paso AUTOMÓVIL to give way, US yield

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verb

1) to cede, hand over

2) give in, yield

3) diminish, abate

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1. VT

1) [+ propiedad] to transfer; [+ territorio] to cede frm, hand over

me cedió el asiento — she let me have her seat, she gave up her seat (for me)

cedió los derechos de autor a su familia — she gave up o over the authorial rights to her family

el director ha cedido el puesto a su colaborador — the director has decided to hand over the post to his colleague

• ceder la palabra a algn — to give the floor to sb frm, call upon sb to speak

• "ceda el paso" — "give way", "yield" (EEUU)

• ceder terreno a algn/algo — to give ground to sb/sth

2) (Dep) [+ balón] to pass

2. VI

1) (=transigir) to give in, yield frm

los negociadores tendrán que ceder — the negotiators will have to give way o yield

• ceder a algo — to give in to sth, yield to sth

ceder al chantaje — to give in o yield to blackmail

• ceder ante algn/algo — to give in to sb/sth, yield to sb/sth

no cederemos a o ante sus amenazas — we will not give in to o yield to his threats

• ceder en algo, no ceden en su empeño de ganar la liga — they're not giving in o up in their endeavour to win the league

2) (=disminuir) [viento] to drop, die down; [lluvia] to ease up; [frío] to abate, ease up; [fiebre] to go down; [dolor] to lessen

3) [suelo, viga] to give way, give

el techo cedió y se derrumbó — the roof gave (way) and collapsed

4) (=dar de sí) [zapatos, prenda, elástico] to stretch, give

el tejido ha cedido y me queda ancho — the material has stretched o given and now it's too big for me

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < derecho> to transfer, assign; < territorio> to cede; <puesto/título> ( voluntariamente) to hand over; ( obligatoriamente) to give up

me cedió el asiento — he let me have his seat; palabra 3b, paso 1b

b) <balón/pelota> to pass

2) ( prestar) < jugador> to loan

me cedieron una casa en el pueblo — they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village
2.
ceder vi

1) ( cejar) to give way

cedieron ante sus amenazas — they gave in to his threats

no cedió ni un ápice — she didn't give o yield an inch

ceder en algo — to give something up

ceder a algo — to give in to something

2) fiebre to go down; dolor to ease; tormenta to ease up; viento to drop

3)

a) muro/puente/cuerda to give way

b) zapatos/muelles to give

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= give over, give, hand over, cede, yield, pass over, sign away, buckle, remit, compromise, give in, cave in (to).

Ex. The old building is now given over to children and young people.

Ex. Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.

Ex. She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.

Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex. The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.

Ex. The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.

Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex. The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.

Ex. At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

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* ceder ante = give + way (to), bow to.

* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.

* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.

* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* ceder el relevo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.

* ceder + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.

* no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.

* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < derecho> to transfer, assign; < territorio> to cede; <puesto/título> ( voluntariamente) to hand over; ( obligatoriamente) to give up

me cedió el asiento — he let me have his seat; palabra 3b, paso 1b

b) <balón/pelota> to pass

2) ( prestar) < jugador> to loan

me cedieron una casa en el pueblo — they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village
2.
ceder vi

1) ( cejar) to give way

cedieron ante sus amenazas — they gave in to his threats

no cedió ni un ápice — she didn't give o yield an inch

ceder en algo — to give something up

ceder a algo — to give in to something

2) fiebre to go down; dolor to ease; tormenta to ease up; viento to drop

3)

a) muro/puente/cuerda to give way

b) zapatos/muelles to give

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ceder (ante)

(v.) = give + way (to), bow to

Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.

Ex: In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do.

= give over, give, hand over, cede, yield, pass over, sign away, buckle, remit, compromise, give in, cave in (to).

Ex: The old building is now given over to children and young people.

Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.

Ex: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.

Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex: The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.

Ex: The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.

Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.

Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

* ceder ante = give + way (to), bow to.

* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.

* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.

* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* ceder el relevo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.

* ceder + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.

* no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.

* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

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ceder [E1 ]

vt

A

1 (entregar) ‹derecho› to transfer, assign, cede ( frml); ‹territorio› to cede, transfer

cedieron las tierras al Estado they transferred the lands to o made the lands over to o ceded the lands to the State

el campeón no quiere ceder su título the champion doesn't want to give up his title

cederá la dirección de la empresa a los empleados he will hand over o transfer the running of the company to the employees

me cedió el asiento he let me have his seat, he gave up his seat for me

palabra, paso¹ (↑ paso (1))

2 ‹balón/pelota› to pass

B (prestar)

1 ‹obra› to loan

me cedieron una casa en el pueblo they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village

2 ‹jugador› to loan

■ ceder

vi

A (cejar) to give way

manténte firme y no cedas stand your ground and don't give way o give in

tuvieron que ceder ante sus amenazas they had to give in to his threats

no cedió ni un ápice she didn't give o yield an inch

ceder EN algo to give sth up

tuvo que ceder en su empeño she had to give up o abandon the undertaking

ceder A algo to give in TO sth

no cedió a la tentación she did not give in to o yield to temptation

B

1 «fiebre» to go down; «dolor» to ease, lessen; «tormenta» to ease up, abate; «viento» to drop, die down, abate; «frío» to abate, ease

2 «valor/divisa» to ease, drift

C

1 «muro/puente/cuerda» (romperse, soltarse) to give way

las tablas cedieron por el peso the boards gave way under the weight

el elástico ya está cediendo the elastic is starting to go o is getting loose

2 «cuero/zapatos/muelles» (dar de sí) to give

me está un poco estrecho, pero ya cederá it's a bit tight but it'll give

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ceder ( conjugate ceder) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ derecho› to transfer, assign;

‹ territorio› to cede;
‹puesto/título› ( voluntariamente) to hand over;
( a la fuerza) to give up;
◊ ceder el poder to hand over power;

me cedió el asiento he let me have his seat;
See Also→ paso 1b
b) ‹balón/pelota› to pass

2 ( prestar) ‹ jugador› to loan
verbo intransitivo
1 ( cejar) to give way;
◊ no cedió ni un ápice she didn't give o yield an inch;

cedió en su empeño she gave up the undertaking;
ceder a algo to give in to sth
2 [fiebre/lluvia/viento] to ease off;
[ dolor] to ease
3 [muro/puente/cuerda] to give way;
[zapatos/muelle] to give
ceder
I vtr (voluntariamente) to hand over
ceder la palabra, to give sb the right to speak
(obligatoriamente) to give
ceder el paso, to give way, US to yield
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una cuerda, un cable) to give way
2 (una tormenta, epidemia, etc) to diminish, slacken
3 (transigir) to give in
' ceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- capitular
- condescender
- plegarse
- residir
- plegar
English:
assign
- back down
- budge
- cave in
- climb down
- compromise
- decentralize
- give
- give in
- give up
- relent
- resist
- sign away
- way
- weaken
- yield
- cede
- climb
- ground
- knuckle

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ceder

♦ vt

1. [traspasar, transferir] to hand over;

las tierras fueron cedidas a los campesinos the land was handed over to the peasants;

el gobierno central cederá a los ayuntamientos el control de la política cultural central government will hand control of cultural policy to the town halls

2. [conceder] to give up;

ceder el paso to give way;

me levanté para ceder mi asiento a una anciana I stood up and gave my seat to an old lady;

el actual campeón cedió dos segundos con respecto al ganador the reigning champion was two seconds slower than the winner

3. [pelota] to pass

♦ vi

1. [venirse abajo] to give way;

la puerta finalmente cedió the door finally gave way;

el suelo del escenario cedió por el peso del decorado the stage floor gave way under the weight of the scenery

2. [rendirse] to give up;

cedió a sus ruegos he gave in to their pleading;

no cederemos a las amenazas we won't give in to threats;

cedió ante las presiones de la comunidad internacional he gave way to international pressure;

no deben ceder a la tentación de tomarse la justicia por su mano they mustn't give in to the temptation to take the law into their own hands;

ceder en to give up on;

cedió en lo esencial he gave in on the important issues

3. [destensarse] to give;

el jersey ha cedido the jersey has gone baggy

4. [disminuir] to abate, to ease up;

por fin cedió la tormenta at last the storm eased up;

la fiebre ha cedido the fever has gone down

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ceder

I v/t give up; ( traspasar) transfer, cede;

ceder el paso AUTO yield, Br give way

II v/i

1 give way, yield

2 de viento, lluvia ease off

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ceder vi

1) : to yield, to give way

2) : to diminish, to abate

3) : to give in, to relent

ceder vt

: to cede, to hand over

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ceder vb

1. (rendirse) to give in [pt. gave; pp. given]

se lo pedimos con mucha educación, pero no cedió we asked him very nicely, but he wouldn't give in

cedió a mis peticiones she gave in to my requests

2. (romperse) to give way

las vigas han cedido por un exceso de carga the beams have given way due to excess weight

3. (dejar) to give up

un joven le cedió su asiento a mi madre a young man gave up his seat to my mother

4. (intensidad, fuerza) to die down

no salimos hasta que cedió la tromenta we didn't go out until the storm had died down

la fiebre cedió his temperature went down

ceder el paso to give way

Spanish-English dictionary > ceder
7 arreciar

v.

1 to get worse (temporal, lluvia).

2 to get stronger, to get heavier, to augment, to increase.

Los vientos arreciaron The winds got stronger.

3 to intensify, to increase.

Me arreció la fiebre My fever increased.

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arreciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to get stronger, get worse

■ la tormenta arreció y la vela mayor se rompió the storm got worse and the mainsail broke

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1.

VI [tormenta] to get worse, intensify; [viento] to get stronger; [demanda] to intensify

2.

See:

arreciarse

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verbo intransitivo

a) tormenta to grow worse; viento to get stronger

b) críticas to become more intense o severe

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verbo intransitivo

a) tormenta to grow worse; viento to get stronger

b) críticas to become more intense o severe

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arreciar [A1 ]

vi

1 «tormenta» to grow worse, get more severe; «viento» to get stronger

2 «críticas» to become more intense o severe

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arreciar vi (el temporal) to get worse
' arreciar' also found in these entries:
English:
freshen
- rise

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arreciar vi

1. [temporal, lluvia] to get worse;
[viento] to get stronger, to pick up
2. [críticas] to intensify

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arreciar

v/i de tormenta get worse; de viento get stronger

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arreciar vi

: to intensify, to worsen

Spanish-English dictionary > arreciar
8 aflojar

v.

1 to reduce.

2 to fork out (informal) (money).

3 to abate, to die down.

4 to ease off.

5 to loosen, to let down, to let loose, to loose hold of.

Elsa aflojó sus cuerdas Elsa loosened his ropes.

El relajamiento afloja los músculos Relaxation loosens the muscles.

6 to relax, to slack, to ease away, to ease.

El descanso afloja la tensión Rest relaxes stress.

7 to relent, to yield, to placate.

Le aflojó el dolor His pain relented=Her pain yielded.

8 to let up, to lose one's courage, to lose impulse.

9 to lose hold.

Ricardo aflojó y cayó Richard lost hold and fell.

10 to ante up.

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aflojar

► verbo transitivo

1 (soltar) to loosen

2 figurado (esfuerzo) to relax

3 familiar figurado (dinero) to pay up

► verbo intransitivo

1 (disminuir) to let up

■ el calor ha aflojado the heat has let up

► verbo pronominal aflojarse

1 to come loose

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aflojar la mosca familiar to fork out, cough up

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verb

to loosen, slacken

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1. VT

1) (=dejar suelto) [+ corbata, cinturón, nudo] to loosen; [+ tuerca, rosca] to slacken, loosen; [+ disciplina, restricción, política, presión] to relax

se sentó y se aflojó (el nudo de) la corbata — he sat down and loosened (the knot in) his tie

2) (=relajar) [+ cuerda] to slacken; [+ músculo] to relax

3) (=ralentizar)

caminamos sin aflojar el paso o la marcha o el ritmo — we walked without slackening our pace o without slowing down

nuevas medidas para aflojar la marcha de la economía — new measures to slow down the economy

4) * [+ vientre] to loosen

5) * [+ dinero] to fork out *, cough up *

2. VI

1) (Meteo) [viento] to drop; [lluvia] to ease off; [calor] to let up

2) [fiebre] to subside; [tensión] to ease, subside

3) [ventas] to tail off

el negocio afloja en agosto — business slows down o eases up in August

4) [al andar, correr, competir] to ease up, let up

no aflojó hasta conseguir la victoria — he did not ease up o let up until he won

3.

See:

aflojarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <cinturón/tornillo> to loosen; <cuerda/riendas> to slacken; <presión/tensión> to ease; <marcha/paso> to slow down

2) (fam) < dinero> to hand over

no aflojó ni un centavo — he didn't part with a cent

3) (AmL) < motor> to run in
2.
aflojar vi

1) tormenta to ease off; fiebre/viento to drop; calor to let up; tensión/presión to ease off

2) ( ceder) to budge, give way

no les aflojes — don't give in to them

aflójale un poco al pobre chico — ease up on the poor boy a little
3.
aflojarse v pron

1)

a) (refl) < cinturón> to loosen

b) tornillo/tuerca to come o work loose

2) (Méx) estómago

se me aflojó el estómago — I got diarrhea

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= loosen, slacken, remit, dish out.

Ex. Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.

Ex. The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.

Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex. Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.

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* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* aflojar guita = shell out + money, shell out.

* aflojar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.

* aflojar la marcha = slow down, slow up.

* aflojarse = come + unstuck, come + loose.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <cinturón/tornillo> to loosen; <cuerda/riendas> to slacken; <presión/tensión> to ease; <marcha/paso> to slow down

2) (fam) < dinero> to hand over

no aflojó ni un centavo — he didn't part with a cent

3) (AmL) < motor> to run in
2.
aflojar vi

1) tormenta to ease off; fiebre/viento to drop; calor to let up; tensión/presión to ease off

2) ( ceder) to budge, give way

no les aflojes — don't give in to them

aflójale un poco al pobre chico — ease up on the poor boy a little
3.
aflojarse v pron

1)

a) (refl) < cinturón> to loosen

b) tornillo/tuerca to come o work loose

2) (Méx) estómago

se me aflojó el estómago — I got diarrhea

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= loosen, slacken, remit, dish out.

Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.

Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.

Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex: Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.

* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* aflojar guita = shell out + money, shell out.

* aflojar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.

* aflojar la marcha = slow down, slow up.

* aflojarse = come + unstuck, come + loose.

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aflojar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹cinturón/nudo/tornillo› to loosen; ‹cuerda› to slacken (off); ‹puño/mandíbula› to unclench

la cuerda está muy tensa, aflójala the rope's very tight, let out some slack

afloja la tensión nerviosa it eases nervous tension

sin aflojar la marcha or el paso without slowing down

B ( fam); ‹dinero› to hand over

no aflojó ni un centavo para la colecta he didn't part with o give a penny o ( AmE) a cent for the collection

C ( AmL) ‹motor› to run in

■ aflojar

vi

A «tormenta» to ease off; «fiebre/viento» to drop, ease

mañana aflojará el calor the temperature will drop o ease tomorrow

B (ceder) to budge, give way

diles que no y no les aflojes por más que insistan say no and don't give in to them no matter how much they insist

¡aflójale al acelerador! ease up on the accelerator

aflójale un poco al pobre chico ease up on the poor boy a little, don't be so hard on the poor boy

■ aflojarse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) ‹cinturón› to loosen

2 «tornillo/tuerca» to come o work loose

B

( Méx) «estómago»: se me aflojó el estómago or ( fam) la panza I got diarrhea o ( colloq) the runs

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aflojar ( conjugate aflojar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹cinturón/tornillo› to loosen;
‹cuerda/riendas› to slacken;
‹presión/tensión› to ease;
‹marcha/paso› to slow
2 (fam) ‹ dinero› to hand over
3 (AmL) ‹ motor› to run in
verbo intransitivo [ tormenta] to ease off;
[fiebre/viento] to drop;
[ calor] to let up;
[tensión/presión] to ease off
aflojarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ‹ cinturón› to loosen

b) [tornillo/tuerca] to come o work loose

aflojar
I verbo transitivo
1 to loosen
2 fam (soltar, dar): afloja la pasta, que eres un rácano, pay up, you mean devil
II vi (perder fuerza) to weaken, grow weak
' aflojar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mosca
- rienda
- soltar
English:
fork out
- let up
- loosen
- slacken
- slow
- cough
- ease

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aflojar

♦ vt

1. [presión, tensión] to reduce;
[cinturón, corbata, tornillo] to loosen; [cuerda] to slacken;
aflojar el ritmo to slow down, to slacken one's pace

Comp

aflojar las riendas to ease up

2. Fam [dinero] to cough up;

por fin aflojó los 100 pesos que me debía he finally coughed up the 100 pesos he owed me

3. Comp
RP Fam
aflojar la lengua to let the cat out of the bag

♦ vi

1. [disminuir] to abate, to die down;

por fin aflojó el viento finally the wind died down

2. [ceder] to ease off;

el corredor aflojó en la última vuelta the runner eased off on the final lap

3. RP Fam [parar] to stop;

aflojá stop it!

♦ See also the pronominal verb aflojarse

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aflojar

I v/t

1 nudo, tornillo loosen

2 fam

dinero hand over

3

:

aflojar el paso slow down

II v/i de tormenta abate; de viento, fiebre drop

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aflojar vt

1) : to loosen, to slacken

2) fam : to pay up, to fork over

aflojar vi

: to slacken, to ease up

♦ See also the reflexive verb aflojarse

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aflojar vb to loosen

se aflojó el cinturón he loosened his belt

aflojar el paso to slow down

Spanish-English dictionary > aflojar
9 levantarse

levantarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (alzarse) to rise

■ el rascacielos se levantaba ante nosotros the skyscraper rose up in front of us

2 (ponerse de pie) to stand up

3 (dejar la cama) to get up, get out of bed

4 (sublevarse) to rebel, rise up

5 (viento, oleaje) to get up

■ se levantó una tormenta violentísima a violent storm got up

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1) to get up

2) stand up

3) rise

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VPR

1) (=alzarse)

a) [de la cama, del suelo] to get up

me levanto todos los días a las ocho — I get up at eight every day

¡venga, levántate! — come on, get out of bed o get up!

se cayó y no podía levantarse — she fell down and couldn't get up

ya se levanta y anda un poco — he's getting up and about now

- levantarse con o

b) [de un asiento] to get up, stand up

se levantaron todos cuando entró el obispo — everyone got up o stood up o rose to their feet frm when the bishop entered

levántense — please stand

nadie se levanta de la mesa hasta que no lo diga yo — no one gets up from the table until I say so

2) (=erguirse) [edificio, monumento] to stand

en la plaza se levanta el monumento a Salazar — in the square stands the monument to Salazar

la torre se levanta por encima de los demás edificios — the tower rises o stands above the other buildings

3) (=despegarse)

a) (Constr) [pintura] to come off, peel off; [baldosa, suelo] to come up

el suelo estaba todo levantado — the floor had all come up

b) [piel] to peel

4) (Meteo)

a) (=disiparse) [niebla, nubes] to lift

b) (=producirse) [viento] to get up

se está levantando un viento terrible — there's a terrible wind getting up

se levantaron olas de tres metros — ten foot waves rose up

5) (=sublevarse) to rise, rise up

6) (Rel) (=resucitar) to rise

7) * (=apoderarse)

levantarse con algo — to make off with sth

8) Col, Perú, Ven * [+ mujer] (=ligarse a) to pick up *; (=acostarse con) to get off with *

* * *

= get up, rise, roll out of + bed, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex. Rising to leave, she indicated that she intended to call a meeting of the staff to see if they had any ideas.

Ex. His son often had trouble rolling out of bed in the morning and making it to school on time.

Ex. She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.

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* levantarse de la cama = get out of + bed.

* levantarse temprano = get up + early, have + an early morning.

* * *

= get up, rise, roll out of + bed, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex: Rising to leave, she indicated that she intended to call a meeting of the staff to see if they had any ideas.

Ex: His son often had trouble rolling out of bed in the morning and making it to school on time.

Ex: She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.

* levantarse de la cama = get out of + bed.

* levantarse temprano = get up + early, have + an early morning.

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■levantarse verbo reflexivo
1 (de una silla, del suelo) to stand up, rise
(de la cama) to get up: está de mal humor, se levantó con el pie izquierdo, he's in a bad mood, he got out of bed on the wrong side
2 (para protestar) to rise, revolt: el pueblo se levantó ante aquel abuso, the people rose up against that abuse
3 (viento, brisa) to get up
(una tormenta) to gather
4 (acabar) to finish: se levantó el embargo, the embargo was lifted
' levantarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alzarse
- elevarse
- segunda
- segundo
- ademán
- arriba
- incorporar
- levantar
- parar
- pie
- temprano
- trabajo
English:
accustom
- arise
- bed
- get up
- lie-in
- mean
- rise
- spring up
- stand
- stand up
- surface
- surge
- tip up
- used
- weak
- blow
- bounce
- clear
- get
- go
- lift
- melt
- spring
- stir
- turn

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vpr

1. [ponerse de pie] to stand up;
[de la cama] to get up;
levantarse de la silla to get up from one's chair;

levantarse tarde to sleep in, to get up late;

Comp

levantarse con el pie izquierdo to get out of bed on the wrong side

2. [pintura, venda] to come off

3. [viento, oleaje] to get up;
[tormenta] to gather;
con el viento se levantó una gran polvareda the wind blew up a huge cloud of dust

4. [sobresalir]
la cúpula de la catedral se levanta sobre la ciudad the dome of the cathedral stands out against o rises up above the rest of the city

5. [sublevarse] to rise up ( contra against);
levantarse en armas to rise up in arms

6. [elevarse] [sol] to climb in the sky;
[niebla] to lift
7. muy Fam [pene]
no se le levanta he can't get it up

8. RP, Ven Fam [ligar]
se levantó una mina espectacular he scored (with) o Br got off with a real babe

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levantarse

v/r

1 get up; ( ponerse de pie) stand up

2 de un edificio, una montaña rise

3 de un telón go up, rise

4 en rebelión rise up

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vr

1) : to rise, to stand up

2) : to get out of bed

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levantarse vb

1. (de la cama) to get up

se levantó temprano he got up early

2. (ponerse de pie) to stand up [pt. & pp. stood]

se levantó para ofrecerle el asiento he stood up to offer her his seat

Spanish-English dictionary > levantarse
10 remitir

v.

1 to send.

remitir algo a to refer something to

2 to forgive, to remit.

Ellos remiten los pedidos They remit the orders.

3 to refer.

4 to subside (disminuir) (tormenta, viento).

5 to cross-refer.

Ellos remitieron a Ricardo a otro Dr They cross-referred Richard to another doctor.

6 to relax in intensity, to relax, to abate, to slacken.

La tormenta remitió The storm relaxed in intensity.

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remitir

► verbo transitivo

1 (enviar) to remit, send

■ han remitido aquí su carta you letter has been sent here

2 (referir) to refer

■ el texto remite a la página dos the text refers us to page two

3 RELIGIÓN to forgive

4 (aplazar) to postpone

5 DERECHO to transfer

6 (ceder) to subside

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ceder) to subside

■ la fiebre ha remitido the fever has subsided

► verbo pronominal remitirse

1 (atenerse) to refer (a, to)

■ se remitió a su propio acuerdo he referred to his own agreement

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verb

1) to dispatch, send

2) refer

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1. VT

1) (=enviar) to send; [+ dinero] to remit, send; (Com) to ship, send

2) [+ lector] to refer (a to)

3) (=aplazar) to postpone

4)

remitir una decisión a algn — to refer a decision to sb

5) (Rel) to forgive, pardon

2.

VI (=disminuir) to slacken, let up

3.

See:

remitirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) ( mandar) to send

adjunto le remito los documentos — please find enclosed the documents

b) (Der) ( transferir) to remit, refer, transfer

c) <lector/estudiante>

remitir A alguien A algo — to refer somebody to something

2) (Der) ( perdonar) to remit
2.
remitir vi

1) fiebre to drop, go down; tormenta to abate, subside

la ola de violencia está remitiendo — the wave of violence is subsiding

2) (a obra, nota)

remitir A algo — to refer to something
3.
remitirse v pron

remitirse A algo — a obra to refer to something

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) ( mandar) to send

adjunto le remito los documentos — please find enclosed the documents

b) (Der) ( transferir) to remit, refer, transfer

c) <lector/estudiante>

remitir A alguien A algo — to refer somebody to something

2) (Der) ( perdonar) to remit
2.
remitir vi

1) fiebre to drop, go down; tormenta to abate, subside

la ola de violencia está remitiendo — the wave of violence is subsiding

2) (a obra, nota)

remitir A algo — to refer to something
3.
remitirse v pron

remitirse A algo — a obra to refer to something

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remitir¹

¹ = dispatch [despatch], send, forward, remit, submit, ship.

Ex: Any surrogates and their arrangement and dispatch to users who can be expected to be interested in the associated document.

Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.

Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.

Ex: The Court has already ruled that it has power to hear and determine the matter without remitting it back to the lower court.

Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.

Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.

* remitir + Alguien + a = refer + Alguien + to.

remitir²

² = remit.

Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

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remitir [I1 ]

vt

A

1 ( frml) (enviar) ‹carta/paquete/mercancías› to send; ‹cable/télex› to send; ‹cheque/pago› to remit ( frml), to send

adjunto le remito los documentos please find enclosed the documents

sírvase remitirnos el pago a vuelta de correo please remit payment immediately o by return

2 ( Der) (transferir) to remit, refer, transfer

3 ‹lector/estudiante› remitir a algn A algo to refer sb TO sth

nos remitió a su último libro she referred us to her latest book

B ( Med) to bring about a remission of o in

C (perdonar)

1 ( Der) to remit

2 ( Relig) to pardon, forgive, remit ( arch)

■ remitir

vi

A «fiebre» to drop, go down; «tormenta» to abate, subside

la ola de violencia está remitiendo the wave of violence is subsiding

B (a una obra, nota) remitir A algo to refer TO sth

■ remitirse

v pron

remitirse A algo ‹a una obra› to refer TO sth

remítanse a la página 50 refer to o see page 50

prueba patrón or de referencia (↑ prueba (1))

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remitir ( conjugate remitir) verbo transitivo
a) (frml) ( mandar) to send

b) ‹lector/estudiante› remitir A algn A algo to refer sb to sth

verbo intransitivo [ fiebre] to drop, go down;
[ tormenta] to abate, subside
remitirse verbo pronominal remitirse A algo ‹ a obra› to refer to sth
remitir
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa a alguien) to send: adjunto le remito la lista de precios, please find enclosed the price list
2 (un asunto, trámite, etc a otra persona) to refer
3 (una condena) to remit
II verbo intransitivo
1 (la intensidad de algo) to subside, drop, go down
2 (un texto a otro texto) to refer
' remitir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mandar
English:
forward
- redirect
- refer to
- send on
- subside
- refer
- remit

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remitir

♦ vt

1. [enviar] to send;

adjunto le remito mi currículum vítae I enclose my CV;

remití el paquete por correo I sent the parcel by mail

2. [trasladar] to refer;

remitiré tu solicitud al jefe I'll refer your application to the boss

3. [perdonar] to forgive, to remit

♦ vi

1. [en texto] to refer (a to)

2. [tormenta, viento] to subside;
[lluvia, calor] to ease off; [temperatura] to go down
3. [fiebre] to go down;
[dolor] to go away; [enfermedad] to go into remission
♦ See also the pronominal verb remitirse

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remitir

I v/t

1 ( enviar) send, ship

2 en texto refer (a to)

II v/i

1 MED go into remission

2 de crisis ease (off)

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remitir vt

1) : to send, to remit

2)

remitir a : to refer to, to direct to

nos remitió al diccionario: he referred us to the dictionary

remitir vi

: to subside, to let up

Spanish-English dictionary > remitir
11 barrer

v.

1 to sweep.

Betty barre la acera Betty sweeps the sidewalk.

El Sr. Fuss barrió las elecciones Mr. Fuss swept the elections.

2 to sweep away.

el huracán barrió todo a su paso the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

3 to scan (computing & medicine).

El grupo barrió la zona buscándolo The group scanned the zone searching it

4 to thrash, to annihilate (informal) (to defeat).

5 to look up and down.

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barrer

► verbo transitivo

1 (suelo) to sweep; (hojas, migas, etc) to sweep up

■ barre el suelo antes de fregarlo sweep the floor before you mop it

■ barrió las migas she swept up the crumbs

2 (dejar sin nada) to clean out

■ entraron ladrones y les barrieron la casa burglars broke in and cleaned them out

3 (limpiar) to sweep away

■ el viento barrió las nubes del cielo the wind swept the clouds from the sky

4 (derrotar) to trounce, wipe the floor with

■ Lewis barrió a todos sus rivales Lewis wiped the floor with his rivals

► verbo intransitivo

1 (arrasar) to sweep the board

■ la canción española barrió the Spanish song swept the board

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

barrer hacia dentro to look after number one

barrer para casa to look out for one's own interests

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verb

to sweep

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1. VT

1) [con escoba] to sweep; [+ suelo] to sweep, sweep clean; [+ habitación] to sweep (out); [+ objeto] to sweep aside, sweep away

2) (Mil, Náut) to sweep o rake ( with gunfire)

3) (=eliminar) [+ obstáculo] to sweep aside, sweep away; [+ rival] to sweep aside, overwhelm; [+ dudas] to sweep aside, dispel

los candidatos del partido barrieron a sus adversarios — the party's candidates swept their rivals aside

- barrer con todo

2. VI

1) (=con escoba) to sweep up

2) (=llevarse)

- barrer para o hacia dentro

- comprar algo al barrer

3.

See:

barrerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <suelo/cocina> to sweep

2)

a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

una ola lo barrió de la cubierta — a wave swept him off the deck

b) < rival> to thrash, trounce

3) (Méx) ( mirar) to look... up and down
2.
barrer vi

1) ( con escoba) to sweep

barrer para dentro — (fam) to look after number one (colloq)

2) ( arrasar) to sweep the board

barrieron en las últimas elecciones — they swept the board in the last election

barrió en la primera etapa — he swept to victory on the first stage

la tormenta barrió con todo — the storm swept everything away

barrió con todos los premios — she walked off with all the prizes
3.
barrerse v pron (Méx)

a) vehículo to skid

b) (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <suelo/cocina> to sweep

2)

a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

una ola lo barrió de la cubierta — a wave swept him off the deck

b) < rival> to thrash, trounce

3) (Méx) ( mirar) to look... up and down
2.
barrer vi

1) ( con escoba) to sweep

barrer para dentro — (fam) to look after number one (colloq)

2) ( arrasar) to sweep the board

barrieron en las últimas elecciones — they swept the board in the last election

barrió en la primera etapa — he swept to victory on the first stage

la tormenta barrió con todo — the storm swept everything away

barrió con todos los premios — she walked off with all the prizes
3.
barrerse v pron (Méx)

a) vehículo to skid

b) (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide

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barrer¹

¹ = sweep, sweep up.

Ex: Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.

Ex: Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.

* barrer hacia dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* barrer para casa = look after + number one, feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* barrer para dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* barrido por el viento = windswept.

barrer²

² = sweep + Nombre + off, trounce.

Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.

Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.

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barrer [E1 ]

vt

A ‹suelo/patio/cocina› to sweep

el viento que barría las llanuras the wind that was sweeping across the plains

B

1

(arrastrar): el viento barrió las nubes the wind swept away the clouds

un golpe de mar lo barrió de la cubierta a large wave swept him off the deck

2 ‹rival› to thrash, trounce, wipe the floor with ( colloq)

C ( Méx) (mirar) to look … up and down

■ barrer

vi

A (con una escoba) to sweep

barrer para dentro ( fam); to put oneself first, look after number one ( colloq)

B

1 (arrasar) to sweep the board

barrieron en las últimas elecciones they swept the board in the last elections

ayer barrió al póquer he cleaned up at poker yesterday ( colloq)

barrió en la primera etapa he swept to victory on the first stage

barrer CON algo:

los vídeos han barrido con la venta de entradas videos have drastically reduced ticket sales

los ladrones barrieron con todo the thieves cleaned the place out ( colloq)

2 barrer CON algn ‹con un rival› to thrash o trounce sb, wipe the floor with sb ( colloq); ‹con un enemigo› to wipe sb out

■ barrerse

v pron

A ( Méx)

1 «vehículo» to skid

2 (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide

B

( Méx) «tornillo/engranaje»: se me barrió el tornillo I've stripped the thread on the screw, the thread has gone on the screw

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barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barrer con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;

barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
' barrer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escalera
- mandar
- escoba
English:
nest
- rake
- sweep
- sweep away
- sweep up

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barrer

♦ vt

1. [con escoba] to sweep

2. [sujeto: viento, olas] to sweep away;

el huracán barrió todo a su paso the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

3. [con escáner] to scan

4. [con la vista] to scan

5. [llevarse]
los ladrones barrieron la casa the thieves cleaned out the house;

el público barrió su última novela the public snapped up every last copy of his latest novel

6. Fam [derrotar] to thrash, to annihilate

♦ vi

1. [con escoba] to sweep;

Comp

barrer para adentro o [m5] casa to look after number one;

ese árbitro siempre barre para casa that referee always favours the home team

2. [llevarse]
barrer con: los invitados barrieron con todas las bebidas the guests made short work of the drink;

el público barrió con su última novela the public snapped up every last copy of his latest novel

3. Fam [arrasar] to sweep the board;

el candidato oficial barrió en las urnas the government candidate swept the board in the election;

el atleta keniata barrió en la final the Kenyan athlete trounced his rivals o Br walked it in the final

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barrer

v/t sweep;

barrer hacia dentro o

para casa look after number one;

barrer algo bajo la alfombra fig sweep sth under the carpet

* * *

barrer v

: to sweep

♦ See also the reflexive verb barrerse

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barrer vb to sweep [pt. & pp. swept]

barrió el suelo she swept the floor

Spanish-English dictionary > barrer
12 fuerte

adj.

1 strong (persona, viento).

un medicamento muy fuerte a very powerful medicine

2 heavy (food) (pesado).

3 loud (alto) (sonido).

está demasiado fuerte it's on too loud

4 tight (nudo).

5 strong.

es una empresa fuerte en el sector the company's strong in this sector

una moneda fuerte a strong currency

6 large, considerable (grande) (cantidad).

una fuerte presencia de artistas europeos a large contingent of European artists

adv.

1 hard (intensamente).

2 a lot (abundantemente) (comer).

3 loudly.

4 strong.

m.

1 fort.

2 strong point, forte (punto fuerte).

su fuerte son las matemáticas mathematics is his forte

3 fortress, fort, bastille, fortification.

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fuerte

► adjetivo

1 (gen) strong

■ un café bien fuerte a good strong coffee

■ un fuerte olor a gas a strong smell of gas

■ tiene un sabor fuerte it has a strong taste

■ una cuerda fuerte a strong rope

■ un acento vasco fuerte a strong Basque accent

■ el euro está muy fuerte the euro is very strong

■ hay una fuerte conexión entre los dos there is a strong connection between them

2 (en asignatura) strong, good

■ está muy fuerte en historia she's very strong on history

3 (viento) strong; (lluvia, nevada) heavy; (tormenta, seísmo) severe; (calor) intense

■ vientos fuertes del norte strong northerly winds

■ los fuertes calores del verano the intense summer heat

4 (escena - violento) violent; (- escandaloso) shocking; (- inquietante) disturbing

5 (dolor, enfermedad) severe, bad

■ una fuerte colitis a severe stomach infection

■ una jaqueca fuerte a splitting headache

6 (golpe) hard, heavy

7 (sonido) loud

8 (subida) steep, sharp; (bajada) sharp

■ el fuerte aumento del paro the steep rise in unemployment

■ un fuerte descenso en el precio del petróleo a sharp fall in the price of oil

9 (discusión) heated, violent; (protesta) violent, vigorous; (polémica) bitter; (aplauso) loud, thunderous

10 (presión) intense; (influencia) powerful, strong

11 (suma de dinero) large

■ pagaron una fuerte suma de dinero they paid a large sum of money

■ tuvo que hacer un fuerte desembolso he had to spend a great deal of money

■ esto requiere una fuerte inversión this requires large-scale investment

12 (comida - pesado) heavy; (- cargado) rich

■ no le gustan las cenas muy fuertes he doesn't like heavy suppers

■ este guiso lo encuentro un poco fuerte I find this stew a little rich

13 (color) intense

14 (contraste) marked, sharp; (tendency) strong, marked

15 (cosa fija) stiff, tight

16 familiar (terrible) awful

► nombre masculino

1 (fortificación) fort

2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point

► adverbio

1 (mucho) a lot

■ comer fuerte to eat a lot

2 (con fuerza) hard

■ empuja fuerte push hard

■ llovía fuerte it was raining hard

■ le pegó fuerte she hit him hard

3 (volumen) loud

■ la música sonaba fuerte the music was loud

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡abrázame fuerte! hold me tight!

estar fuerte en algo to be good at something

¡habla más fuerte! speak up!

* * *
1. adv.
1) hard

2) loudly
2. adj.
1) strong

2) loud
3. noun m.
fort

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1. ADJ

1) [persona]

a) [físicamente] [gen] strong; (=robusto) sturdy, powerfully built; euf (=obeso) large

- fuerte como un roble o un toro

b) [emocionalmente] strong, tough

hemos de ser fuertes ante la adversidad — we must be strong o tough in the face of adversity

c)

estar fuerte en filosofía/historia — [estudiante] to be strong in philosophy/history

2) (=intenso)

a) [sabor, olor, viento] strong; [dolor, calor] intense; [lluvia] heavy; [ejercicio] strenuous

b) [explosión, voz, ruido] loud; [golpe] heavy, hard; [acento] strong, thick

c) [color] (=no pálido) strong; (=llamativo) bright

una blusa de un rosa fuerte — a bright pink blouse

d) [impresión] strong, powerful; [deseo] strong, deep; [fe, objeción] strong; [discusión] heated

los vecinos tuvieron una discusión muy fuerte — the neighbours had a heated argument

en la película se oyen expresiones muy fuertes — the film contains strong language

el taco más fuerte que ha pronunciado — the worst swearword he has ever said

e) [abrazo, beso] big

un beso muy fuerte — [en cartas] lots of love

un fuerte abrazo, Carmen — best wishes, Carmen; [más cariñoso] love, Carmen

3) [bebida, medicamento] strong; [comida] (=pesada) heavy; (=indigesta) indigestible

nunca toma cosas fuertes, solo cerveza y vino — he never drinks spirits o the hard stuff *, just beer and wine

4) (=resistente) [cuerda, tela] strong; [economía, moneda, país] strong

5) (=importante) [aumento, bajada] sharp; [crisis] serious, severe; [pérdidas] large, substantial

la fuerte caída de ventas — the sharp drop in sales

6) (=impactante) [escena] shocking, disturbing

me dijo cosas muy fuertes que no podría repetir ahora — she said some harsh o nasty * things that I couldn't repeat now

-lo llamó a la oficina y lo despidió en el acto -¡qué fuerte! — * "he called him at the office and fired him there and then" - "that's outrageous o appalling!"

7)

hacerse fuerte — (=protegerse) to hole up; (=volverse fuerte) to gain strength

un comando se hizo fuerte en las montañas — a group of commandos holed up in the mountains

el fundamentalismo se hace fuerte otra vez — fundamentalism is gaining strength again

8) [terreno] rough, difficult

9) Chile (=apestoso) [persona] stinky

ser o estar fuerte a algo — to stink of sth

2. ADV

1) (=con fuerza) [golpear] hard; [abrazar] tight, tightly

pegar fuerte al enemigo — to hit the enemy hard

apostar fuerte — to bet heavily

la editorial ha apostado fuerte por los nuevos poetas — the publishing house is backing new poets in a big way

jugar fuerte — (lit) to gamble heavily; (fig) to take a gamble

2) (=en voz alta) [hablar, tocar] loud, loudly

toca muy fuerte — she plays very loud o loudly

¡más fuerte! ¡que no se le oye aquí atrás! — speak up! we can't hear at the back

poner la radio más fuerte — to turn the radio up

3) (=gran cantidad)

desayunar fuerte — to have a big breakfast

comer fuerte — to have a big lunch

3. SM

1) (Mil) fort

2) (Mús) forte

3) (=especialidad) forte, strong point

el canto no es mi fuerte — singing is not my forte o strong point

4) Chile (=bebida) hard liquor, hard stuff *

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I
adjetivo

1) < persona>

a) ( físicamente) strong

de complexión fuerte — well-built

es un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo — he's an exeptionally strong man

b) ( moralmente) strong

hacerse fuerte — to pull oneself together

c) ( en asignatura) strong

no estoy muy fuerte en ese tema/en física — I'm not very strong on that topic/in physics (colloq)

2) ( resistente) <tela/cuerda> strong

una silla bien fuerte — a good sturdy chair

3)

a) < viento> strong; < terremoto> severe; <lluvia/nevada> heavy

b) < dolor> intense, bad; < resfriado> bad

un fuerte golpe — a heavy o hard blow

c) <abrazo/beso> big

4) < ruido> loud

la música está muy fuerte — the music's too loud

5)

a) <olor/sabor> strong

b) <licor/medicina> strong

c) < comida> heavy

6) < acento> strong, thick

7) ( violento) < discusión> violent, heated

tiene escenas muy fuertes — it has some very shocking scenes

me dijo que era un inútil - qué fuerte! — (fam) he said I was useless - that's a bit much (AmE) o (BrE) a bit over the top!

8)

a) ( poderoso) <nación/empresa/equipo> strong

es más fuerte que yo — it's stronger than I am

b) < moneda> strong

c) ( importante)

una fuerte suma de dinero — a large sum of money

un fuerte contingente de la policía — a strong police contingent

un fuerte incremento de precio — a sharp price increase

una fuerte dosis de analgésicos — a heavy dose of painkillers

9) (Ling) < vocal> stressed
II
adverbio

1) <golpear/empujar> hard; <agarrar/apretar> tightly; < llover> heavily

una canción que está pegando fuerte — a song that's a big hit at the moment

2) < hablar> loudly

pon la radio más fuerte — turn the radio up

hable más fuerte — speak up

3) ( mucho)

desayunar fuerte — to have a big breakfast

4) <jugar/apostar> heavily
III
masculino

1) (Mil) fort

2) ( especialidad) strong point, forte

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I
adjetivo

1) < persona>

a) ( físicamente) strong

de complexión fuerte — well-built

es un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo — he's an exeptionally strong man

b) ( moralmente) strong

hacerse fuerte — to pull oneself together

c) ( en asignatura) strong

no estoy muy fuerte en ese tema/en física — I'm not very strong on that topic/in physics (colloq)

2) ( resistente) <tela/cuerda> strong

una silla bien fuerte — a good sturdy chair

3)

a) < viento> strong; < terremoto> severe; <lluvia/nevada> heavy

b) < dolor> intense, bad; < resfriado> bad

un fuerte golpe — a heavy o hard blow

c) <abrazo/beso> big

4) < ruido> loud

la música está muy fuerte — the music's too loud

5)

a) <olor/sabor> strong

b) <licor/medicina> strong

c) < comida> heavy

6) < acento> strong, thick

7) ( violento) < discusión> violent, heated

tiene escenas muy fuertes — it has some very shocking scenes

me dijo que era un inútil - qué fuerte! — (fam) he said I was useless - that's a bit much (AmE) o (BrE) a bit over the top!

8)

a) ( poderoso) <nación/empresa/equipo> strong

es más fuerte que yo — it's stronger than I am

b) < moneda> strong

c) ( importante)

una fuerte suma de dinero — a large sum of money

un fuerte contingente de la policía — a strong police contingent

un fuerte incremento de precio — a sharp price increase

una fuerte dosis de analgésicos — a heavy dose of painkillers

9) (Ling) < vocal> stressed
II
adverbio

1) <golpear/empujar> hard; <agarrar/apretar> tightly; < llover> heavily

una canción que está pegando fuerte — a song that's a big hit at the moment

2) < hablar> loudly

pon la radio más fuerte — turn the radio up

hable más fuerte — speak up

3) ( mucho)

desayunar fuerte — to have a big breakfast

4) <jugar/apostar> heavily
III
masculino

1) (Mil) fort

2) ( especialidad) strong point, forte

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fuerte¹

¹ = fort (ft).

Ex: Had he consulted an Indian history, he would have found, for instance, that what the Britannica called the Fort Phil Kearney massacre the Indians call the 'Battle of the Hundred Slain'.

* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.

fuerte²

² = robust, strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], sturdy [sturdier -comp., sturdiest -sup.], loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], forte, brawny [brawnier -comp., brawniest -sup.], buoyant, hard-wearing, strong point, nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente referido a los sabores.

Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.

Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.

Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.

Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

Ex: This new font had increased contrast and x-height in the lower case and a hefty set of capitals = Este nuevo tipo de letra había aumentado el contraste y el ojo medio de las minúsculas y las mayúsculas eran voluminosas.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex: Statistical analysis has long been a forte of sociological & social research.

Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.

Ex: The foreign relations of the Community will probably remain a buoyant area.

Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.

Ex: One of the strong points of the DIALOG service is the documentation.

Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.

* amarillo fuerte = bright yellow.

* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.

* apretar fuerte = bear down on.

* bebida alcohólica fuerte = hard drink, hard liquor.

* caja fuerte = safe, safety deposit box.

* combinación de la caja fuerte = safe code, safe combination.

* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* delgado y fuerte = wiry.

* demasiado fuerte = over-strong.

* de olor fuerte = strong-smelling.

* fuerte como un roble = as strong as an ox.

* fuerte como un toro = as strong as an ox.

* fuertes lluvias = heavy rain.

* fuerte viento = strong wind.

* golpear fuerte = wallop, whack.

* golpe fuerte = whack.

* hacer más fuerte = toughen.

* hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.

* iluminación fuerte = task lighting.

* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.

* mar fuerte = heavy sea.

* más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.

* más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.

* naranja fuerte = bright orange.

* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* pegar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* pisar fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact, stomp.

* plato fuerte = main dish, strong point, entrée, main entrée.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* punto fuerte = strength.

* sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.

* tener una personalidad muy fuerte = be full of character.

* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.

* un fuerte sentimiento de = a strong sense of.

* viento fuerte = high wind.

fuerte³

³ = tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.].

Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.

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fuerte¹

adjective

A ‹persona›

1 (físicamente) strong

nunca ha sido muy fuerte he has never been very strong

es un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo he's an exceptionally strong man

de complexión fuerte well-built

2 (moralmente) strong

hacerse fuerte to pull oneself together

3 (en una asignatura) strong

no estoy muy fuerte en ese tema I'm not very strong on o well up on that topic ( colloq)

anda muy fuerte en física he's doing very well in physics

B (resistente) ‹tela/cuerda› strong

una caja bien fuerte a good, sturdy o strong box

una valla alta y fuerte a tall, sturdy o strong fence

C

1 ‹viento› strong; ‹terremoto› severe; ‹lluvia/nevada› heavy

2 ‹dolor› intense, bad; ‹resfriado› bad

un fuerte golpe a heavy o hard blow

reinaba un fuerte nerviosismo tension was high

3 ‹abrazo/beso› big

D ‹ruido› loud

la radio está muy fuerte, bájale el volumen the radio's too loud, turn it down

E

1 ‹olor/sabor› strong

2 ‹licor› strong; ‹medicina› strong

3 ‹comida› heavy

F ‹acento› strong, thick

G

(violento): tiene escenas muy fuertes it has some very shocking o disturbing scenes

me dijo que no valía para nada — ¡qué fuerte! ( fam); he said I was absolutely useless — strong o harsh words!

tuvieron una discusión fortísima or fuertísima they had a violent o heated argument

H

1 (poderoso) ‹nación/empresa/equipo› strong

es algo más fuerte que yo, no puedo dejar de hacerlo it's stronger than I am, I can't stop o give it up

2 ‹moneda› strong

3

(importante): una fuerte suma de dinero a large sum of money

un fuerte contingente de la policía a strong police contingent

un fuerte incremento de precio a sharp price increase

le recetó una fuerte dosis de analgésicos she prescribed a heavy dose of painkillers

I ( Ling) ‹vocal› stressed

J

( Chi fam) (hediondo): ¡qué fuerte andas! you stink! ( colloq)

es fuerte de patas his feet stink ( colloq)

fuerte²

adverb

A ‹golpear/empujar› hard; ‹agarrar/apretar› tightly; ‹llover› heavily

una canción que está pegando fuerte a song that's a big hit at the moment

B ‹hablar› loudly

pon la radio más fuerte turn the radio up

hable más fuerte speak up

C

(abundantemente): desayunar fuerte to have a big breakfast

D ‹jugar/apostar› heavily

fuerte³

masculine

A ( Mil) fort

B (especialidad) strong point, forte

C ( Chi fam) (licor) hard stuff ( colloq)

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fuerte adjetivo
1 ( en general) strong;
◊ un equipo/una cuerda fuerte a strong team/rope

2
a) ‹ viento› strong;

‹ terremoto› severe;
‹lluvia/nevada› heavy
b) ‹ dolor› intense, bad;

‹ golpe› heavy;
‹ resfriado› bad;
‹abrazo/beso› big
c) ‹ruido/música› loud

d) ‹olor/sabor/medicina› strong;

‹comida/dosis› heavy
e) ‹ acento› strong, thick

3 ( violento) ‹ discusión› violent, heated;
‹película/escena› shocking
■ adverbio
1 ‹golpear/empujar› hard;
‹agarrar/apretar› tightly;
‹ llover› heavily
2 ‹ hablar› loudly;
◊ pon la radio más fuerte turn the radio up;

habla más fuerte speak up
■ sustantivo masculino
a) (Mil) fort

b) ( especialidad) strong point, forte

fuerte
I adjetivo
1 strong
2 (intenso) (dolor) severe
(color) intense
3 (excesivo) strong
(comida) heavy: el café es muy fuerte para la niña, coffee is too strong for the child
4 (volumen) loud
5 (impactante) (escenas) violent, grisly
(comentarios) serious
II sustantivo masculino
1 (fortificación) fort
2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point
III adv (con fuerza, con violencia) hard: el viento sopla fuerte, the wind is blowing hard
(con intensidad, apretadamente) tight: ¡agárrate fuerte!, hold on tight!
(en cantidad) tienes que desayunar fuerte, you have to have a good breakfast
(más alto) louder: ¡habla más fuerte!, speak up!
' fuerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acento
- agarrarse
- animal
- caja
- campeonato
- conmoción
- débil
- diezmar
- dirigir
- espanto
- estirón
- férrea
- férreo
- frágil
- fulminante
- grande
- hacer
- opresión
- pisar
- plato
- relumbrón
- resistente
- reventar
- sacudida
- suave
- sujetar
- tirón
- torta
- tortazo
- trompazo
- viento
- abrazar
- agarrar
- apariencia
- bajón
- caer
- carácter
- codazo
- combinación
- comida
- constitución
- crecida
- dispositivo
- estridente
- fortín
- golpe
- impulso
- indignación
- indignado
English:
A
- agony
- ale
- aloud
- backbone
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bash
- beat down
- best
- blare
- bond
- boo
- break into
- burly
- crack
- dish
- fluid
- forte
- fresh
- fuck
- great
- grip
- hard
- hard currency
- heady
- heavy
- high
- highlight
- hold
- hold on
- hug
- iron
- keen
- liaison
- loud
- lung
- must
- point
- potent
- powerful
- press
- resilient
- robust
- rugged
- safe
- sing up
- slight
- slog

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fuerte

♦ adj

1. [persona] [físicamente] strong;

Comp

estar fuerte como un roble to be as strong as an ox

2. [persona] [psicológicamente] strong;

tiene un carácter muy fuerte she has a strong character

3.
hacerse fuerte en Mil to make one's stronghold in;
Fig
el equipo se hizo fuerte en su área the team fell back into their own half

4. [material] strong;

necesito un tejido fuerte I need a strong material

5. [viento] strong;
[lluvia] heavy
6. [intenso] [frío, dolor, color] intense;
[golpe, pelea] hard
7. [medicamento] powerful

8. [influyente, sólido] strong;

es una empresa fuerte en el sector the company's strong in this sector;

una moneda fuerte a strong currency;

fuertes razones powerful reasons

9. [violento, impactante] powerful, shocking;

lenguaje fuerte strong language;

un chiste fuerte a crude joke;

algunas de las escenas son muy fuertes some of the scenes are very shocking

10. [grande] large, considerable;

una fuerte cantidad de dinero a large o considerable amount of money;

una fuerte presencia de artistas caribeños a large contingent of Caribbean artists

11. [comida] [pesado] heavy;
[picante] hot
12. [nudo] tight

13. [sílaba] accented, stressed

14. [vocal] strong

15. [versado]
estoy fuerte en idiomas I'm good at languages

16. [alto] [sonido] loud;

la televisión está demasiado fuerte the television is on too loud

17. Fam [increíble] astonishing, amazing;

¡qué fuerte! [fabuloso] wow!, amazing!;
[terrible] how awful!, oh no!;
…y después me insultó – ¡qué fuerte! …and then he insulted me – that's awful o terrible!

♦ adv

1. [intensamente] hard;
[abrazar, agarrar] tight;
está nevando fuerte it's snowing hard o heavily;

lo ató bien fuerte she tied it tight;

chuta fuerte he has a powerful kick

2. [abundantemente] a lot;

en España se suele almorzar fuerte in Spain, people usually have a big meal at lunchtime

3. [en voz alta] loudly;

¿podría hablar más fuerte? could you speak louder?

♦ nm

1. [fortificación] fort

2. [especialidad] strong point, forte;

su fuerte son las matemáticas mathematics is his forte

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fuerte

I adj

1 strong

2 dolor intense; lluvia heavy

3 aumento sharp

4 ruido loud

5

:

estoy fuerte en idiomas I’m good at languages

6 fig pop

incredible fam ;

¡qué fuerte!, ¡esto es muy fuerte! fam God, this is awful! fam

II adv hard;

hablar fuerte speak loudly;

jugar fuerte bet heavily

III m MIL fort;

hacerse fuerte dig o.s. in

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fuerte adv

1) : strongly, tightly, hard

2) : loudly

3) : abundantly

fuerte adj

1) : strong

2) : intense

un fuerte dolor: an intense pain

3) : loud

4) : extreme, excessive

fuerte nm

1) : fort, stronghold

2) : forte, strong point

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fuerte¹ adj

1. (en general) strong

una persona fuerte a strong person

un sabor muy fuerte a very strong taste

2. (dolor) severe

sentí un fuerte dolor en el costado I felt a severe pain in my side

3. (voz, ruido) loud

4. (golpe) hard

5. (comida) heavy [comp. heavier; superl. heaviest]

6. (imágenes) violent

estar fuerte en algo to be good at something

¡qué fuerte! how awful!

fuerte² adv

1. (con fuerza) hard

le pegó fuerte he hit him hard

está lloviendo fuerte it's raining hard

2. (hablar) loud / loudly

no hables tan fuerte don't talk so loud

3. (sujetar) tight

abrázame fuerte hold me tight

4. (comer)

desayuna fuerte antes de salir have a good breakfast before you leave

fuerte³ n

1. (fortificación) fort

2. (punto sobresaliente) strong point

su fuerte son las mates maths are her strong point

Spanish-English dictionary > fuerte
13 anunciar

v.

1 to announce.

hoy anuncian los resultados the results are announced today

Ella anunció su boda ayer She announce her wedding yesterday.

Ella anunció su candidatura She announced her candidacy.

2 to advertise.

3 to herald.

esas nubes anuncian tormenta by the look of those clouds, it's going to rain

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anunciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (avisar) to announce, make public

2 (hacer publicidad) to advertise

► verbo pronominal anunciarse

1 to put an advert (en, in)

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verb

1) to advertise

2) announce

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1. VT

1) (=hacer público) to announce

han anunciado la devaluación del euro — they have announced the devaluation of the euro

el ministro anunció su dimisión — the minister announced that he was resigning

la princesa anunció que se casaba — the princess announced that she was getting married

anunciamos nuestra oposición a las privatizaciones — we declared our opposition to privatization

2) (=convocar) to call

han anunciado una rueda de prensa para hoy — they have called a press conference for today

el gobierno anunciará hoy la convocatoria de elecciones — the government will call elections today

3) (Com) to advertise

4) (=augurar)

no nos anuncia nada bueno — it is not a good sign, it bodes ill for us

este viento anuncia tormenta — this wind means there is a storm coming

el pronóstico del tiempo anuncia nevadas — they're forecasting snow, the weather forecast says there will be snow

5) frm [a una visita] to announce

el mayordomo anunció a la Duquesa de Villahermosa — the butler announced the Duchess of Villahermosa

¿a quién debo anunciar? — who shall I say it is?, what name should I say?

2.

See:

anunciarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <noticia/decisión> to announce, make... public; <lluvias/tormentas> to forecast

b) (frml) < persona> to announce

¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? — whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? (frml)

2) señal/indicio to herald (frml), to announce

esas nubes anuncian tormenta — those clouds presage a storm (liter)

3) < producto> to advertise, promote
2.
anunciarse v pron

a) ( prometer ser) (+ compl)

el debate se anuncia interesante — the debate promises to be interesting

el fin de semana se anuncia lluvioso — the weekend looks like being wet

b) (refl) (frml) persona

sírvase anunciarse en recepción — (frml) kindly report to reception (frml)

se anunció dando un bocinazo — he announced his arrival by tooting the horn

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= advertise [advertize, -USA], announce, foreshadow, herald, make + announcement, post, publicise [publicize, -USA], tout, bill.

Ex. A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.

Ex. Some revisions have already been announced.

Ex. While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.

Ex. The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.

Ex. A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.

Ex. A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.

Ex. A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.

Ex. And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.

Ex. What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.

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* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.

* anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops, trumpet.

* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.

* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.

* se anunciará = to be announced.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <noticia/decisión> to announce, make... public; <lluvias/tormentas> to forecast

b) (frml) < persona> to announce

¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? — whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? (frml)

2) señal/indicio to herald (frml), to announce

esas nubes anuncian tormenta — those clouds presage a storm (liter)

3) < producto> to advertise, promote
2.
anunciarse v pron

a) ( prometer ser) (+ compl)

el debate se anuncia interesante — the debate promises to be interesting

el fin de semana se anuncia lluvioso — the weekend looks like being wet

b) (refl) (frml) persona

sírvase anunciarse en recepción — (frml) kindly report to reception (frml)

se anunció dando un bocinazo — he announced his arrival by tooting the horn

* * *

= advertise [advertize, -USA], announce, foreshadow, herald, make + announcement, post, publicise [publicize, -USA], tout, bill.

Ex: A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.

Ex: Some revisions have already been announced.

Ex: While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.

Ex: The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.

Ex: A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.

Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.

Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.

Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.

Ex: What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.

* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.

* anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops, trumpet.

* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.

* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.

* se anunciará = to be announced.

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anunciar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹noticia/decisión› to announce, make … public; ‹lluvias/tormentas› to forecast

nos anunció su decisión he informed us of o told us of his decision, he announced his decision to us

anunció su compromiso matrimonial he announced his engagement

el acto está anunciado para esta tarde the ceremony is due to take place this afternoon

2 ( frml); ‹persona› to announce

¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? ( frml), what name should I say?

B «señal/indicio» to herald ( frml), to announce

el tintineo de llaves que anunciaba su llegada the jingling of keys which announced his arrival

ese cielo gris anuncia tormenta that gray sky heralds o presages a storm ( liter), that gray sky means there is a storm coming

C ‹producto› to advertise, promote

■ anunciarse

v pron

1 (prometer ser) (+ compl):

la temporada de ópera se anuncia interesante the opera season promises to be interesting

el fin de semana se anuncia lluvioso the weekend looks like being wet, it looks as if the weekend will be wet

2 ( refl) ( frml)

«persona»: sírvase anunciarse en recepción ( frml); kindly report to reception ( frml)

siempre se anunciaba dando un timbrazo largo he always announced his arrival by giving a long ring on the doorbell

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anunciar ( conjugate anunciar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹noticia/decisión› to announce, make … public;

‹lluvias/tormentas› to forecast
b) (frml) ‹ persona› to announce

c) ‹ producto› to advertise, promote

anunciar verbo transitivo
1 (promocionar un producto) to advertise
2 (notificar) to announce
' anunciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
declarar
- gratuitamente
- hablar
- señalar
English:
advertise
- announce
- give out
- herald
- portend
- bill
- spell

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anunciar

♦ vt

1. [notificar] to announce;

hoy anuncian los resultados the results are announced today;

me anunció su llegada por teléfono he phoned to tell me that he would be coming;

anunció que no podría venir she told us she wouldn't be able to come

2. [hacer publicidad de] to advertise

3. [presagiar] to herald;

esas nubes anuncian tormenta by the look of those clouds, there's a storm on the way;

los primeros brotes anunciaban la primavera the first shoots heralded the spring

♦ See also the pronominal verb anunciarse

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anunciar

v/t

1 announce

2 COM advertise

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anunciar vt

1) : to announce

2) : to advertise

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anunciar vb

1. (noticia) to announce

el ministro anunció su dimisión the minister announced his resignation

2. (producto) to advertise

anuncian muchos productos en la televisión many products are advertised on television

Spanish-English dictionary > anunciar
14 aparato

m.

1 machine.

aparato de diálisis kidney machine

aparatos gimnásticos apparatus (en competición, escuela)

aparato de radio radio

aparato de televisión television set

aparato de vídeo video (cassette) recorder

2 plane.

3 aid (medicine) (prótesis).

4 system (anatomy).

aparato circulatorio circulatory system

aparato digestivo digestive system

aparato reproductor reproductive system

aparato respiratorio respiratory system

aparato urinario urinary tract

Aparato respiratorio Respiratory system.

5 machinery (politics).

6 pomp, ostentation.

7 appliance, gadget, mechanism, unit.

8 brace.

9 theatricality, exaggeration.

pres.indicat.

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

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aparato

► nombre masculino

1 (mecanismo) (piece of) apparatus, set; (eléctrico) appliance

■ aparatos eléctricos equipment

2 (dispositivo) device; (instrumento) instrument

3 (teléfono) telephone

■ está al aparato he's on the phone

4 (avión) plane

5 (exageración) exaggeration

6 (ostentación) pomp, display, show

■ con mucho aparato very pompously

7 (tormenta) flashes of lightning plural

■ una tormenta con gran aparato (eléctrico) a storm with tremendous flashes of lightning

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aparato auditivo hearing aid

aparato de radio radio set

aparato de televisión television set

aparato digestivo ANATOMÍA digestive system

aparato ortopédico orthopedic aid

el aparato del estado the State apparatus

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noun m.

1) machine

2) apparatus

3) appliance, set

4) system

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SM

1) (Téc) machine

uno de esos aparatos para hacer café — one of those coffee machines o coffee-making things *

un aparato para medir el nivel de contaminación — a device to measure pollution levels

aparato antirrobo — anti-theft device

aparato de escucha — listening device

aparato de medición — measuring instrument

aparato de relojería — clockwork mechanism

aparato fotográfico — photographic instrument, camera

aparato lector de microfilmes — microfilm reader

aparatos de mando — (Aer) controls

aparatos periféricos — (Inform) peripherals

aparatos sanitarios — bathroom fittings

2) (Elec) (=electrodoméstico) appliance; (=televisor, radio) set

aparato de uso doméstico — domestic appliance

aparato de radio — radio

aparato de televisión — television set

aparato eléctrico — electrical appliance

3) (Telec) phone, telephone

• al aparato, -¿puedo hablar con Pilar Ruiz? -al aparato — "can I speak to Pilar Ruiz?" - "speaking"

¡Gerardo, al aparato! — Gerardo, telephone!

colgar el aparato — to put down the phone, hang up

ponerse al aparato — to come to the phone

tener a algn al aparato — to have sb on the line

4) (Med)

ya respira sin ayuda del aparato — she can now breathe without the apparatus o device

aparato auditivo — hearing aid

aparato circulatorio — circulatory system

aparato dental, aparato de ortodoncia — brace, braces pl (EEUU)

aparato digestivo — digestive system

aparato genital femenino — female genitalia

aparato genital masculino — male genitalia

aparato ortopédico — surgical appliance, orthopaedic aid, orthopedic aid (US)

aparato para sordos — hearing aid

aparato respiratorio — respiratory system

5) (Gimnasia) (=máquina) exercise machine, fitness machine; (=anillas, barras) piece of apparatus

fallaron en casi todos los aparatos — they failed on almost all the apparatus

6) (Aer) aircraft, airplane (EEUU)

7) (=formalismo, artificio)

todo el aparato con el que viaja un rey — all the pomp and ceremony which accompanies a king when he travels

el festival llevaba un gran aparato de protocolo — the festival was accompanied by a great show of protocol

viaja sin aparato ceremonial — he travels without any ceremonial escort

nos lo contó con gran aparato de misterio — she told us all about it with a great air of mystery

8) (Pol) (=estructura) [de base] machine; [de control] machinery

el aparato del partido — the party machine, the party apparatus

un fuerte aparato publicitario — a powerful publicity machine

ven a la Iglesia como un aparato de poder — they see the Church as a power structure

aparato electoral — electoral machine

aparato estatal — state system, government machinery

9) (Meteo)

una tormenta con gran aparato eléctrico — a storm with a great deal of thunder and lightning

10) (=indicios) signs pl, symptoms pl ; (Med) symptoms pl ; (Psic) syndrome

11) (Literat)

aparato crítico — critical apparatus

12) ** (=pene) equipment *; (=vagina) pussy ***

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masculino

1)

a) ( máquina)

uno de esos aparatos para hacer pasta — one of those pasta machines

aparatos eléctricos — electrical appliances

eso requiere aparatos especiales — that requires special equipment

b) ( de televisión) set; ( de radio) receiver

2) ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatus

los aparatos — the apparatus, the equipment

3)

a) ( audífono) tb

aparato auditivo — hearing aid

b) (Odont) tb

aparatos — braces (pl)

4) ( teléfono) telephone

ponerse al aparato — to come to the phone

al aparato! — speaking!

5) (frml) ( avión) aircraft

6) (estructura, sistema) machine

el aparato del partido — the party machine

el aparato represivo — the machinery of repression

7) ( ceremonia) pomp

8) (fam & euf) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq); ( genitales masculinos) equipment (euph)

•

- aparato circulatorio/digestivo/respiratorio

- aparato ortopédico

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= apparatus, device, machine, whatchamacallit, gadget, widget, rig, appliance, unit, contraption.

Ex. The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.

Ex. The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.

Ex. Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.

Ex. In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.

Ex. The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.

Ex. An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.

Ex. People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.

Ex. Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.

Ex. If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.

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* aparato burocrático = bureaucratic apparatus.

* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.

* aparato de grabación = recorder.

* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.

* aparato de lectura = reading machine.

* aparato del partido = party machinery.

* aparato de medición = meter.

* aparato de radio = radio set.

* aparato de televisión = television set, TV set.

* aparato de vídeo = videocassette recorder (VCR), home video recorder, video recorder.

* aparato digestivo = gastrointestinal tract, digestive tract.

* aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.

* aparato electrónico = electronic device.

* aparato motorizado = motorised device.

* aparato óptico = optical device.

* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* aparato para usar Internet = Internet appliance.

* aparato político = machine politics.

* aparato propagandista = propaganda machine.

* aparatos = gadgetry, mechanical equipment.

* aparatos de vídeo = video equipment.

* aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.

* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances, home appliances.

* aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.

* aparato urinario = urinary tract.

* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.

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masculino

1)

a) ( máquina)

uno de esos aparatos para hacer pasta — one of those pasta machines

aparatos eléctricos — electrical appliances

eso requiere aparatos especiales — that requires special equipment

b) ( de televisión) set; ( de radio) receiver

2) ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatus

los aparatos — the apparatus, the equipment

3)

a) ( audífono) tb

aparato auditivo — hearing aid

b) (Odont) tb

aparatos — braces (pl)

4) ( teléfono) telephone

ponerse al aparato — to come to the phone

al aparato! — speaking!

5) (frml) ( avión) aircraft

6) (estructura, sistema) machine

el aparato del partido — the party machine

el aparato represivo — the machinery of repression

7) ( ceremonia) pomp

8) (fam & euf) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq); ( genitales masculinos) equipment (euph)

•

- aparato circulatorio/digestivo/respiratorio

- aparato ortopédico

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= apparatus, device, machine, whatchamacallit, gadget, widget, rig, appliance, unit, contraption.

Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.

Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.

Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.

Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.

Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.

Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.

Ex: People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.

Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.

Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.

* aparato burocrático = bureaucratic apparatus.

* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.

* aparato de grabación = recorder.

* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.

* aparato de lectura = reading machine.

* aparato del partido = party machinery.

* aparato de medición = meter.

* aparato de radio = radio set.

* aparato de televisión = television set, TV set.

* aparato de vídeo = videocassette recorder (VCR), home video recorder, video recorder.

* aparato digestivo = gastrointestinal tract, digestive tract.

* aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.

* aparato electrónico = electronic device.

* aparato motorizado = motorised device.

* aparato óptico = optical device.

* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* aparato para usar Internet = Internet appliance.

* aparato político = machine politics.

* aparato propagandista = propaganda machine.

* aparatos = gadgetry, mechanical equipment.

* aparatos de vídeo = video equipment.

* aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.

* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances, home appliances.

* aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.

* aparato urinario = urinary tract.

* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.

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aparato

masculine

A

1

(máquina): tiene la cocina llena de aparatos eléctricos the kitchen is full of electrical appliances

ese tipo de análisis requiere aparatos especiales that type of test requires special equipment

uno de esos aparatos para hacer zumo one of those juicer machines

el aparato para tomarte la tensión the apparatus for taking your blood pressure

2 (de televisión) set, receiver; (de radio) receiver

B (para gimnasia) piece of apparatus

los aparatos the apparatus, the equipment

Compuesto:

aparato de remo

rowing machine

C

1 (audífono) tb

aparato auditivo hearing aid

2 ( Odont) tb

aparatos braces (pl), brace ( BrE)

D (teléfono) telephone

ponerse al aparato to come to the phone

¡al aparato! speaking!

E ( frml) (avión) aircraft

F (estructura, sistema) machine

el aparato del partido the party machine

el aparato represivo montado por la dictadura the machinery of repression set up under the dictatorship

G

1 (ceremonia) pomp

fue recibido con mucho aparato he was received with great pomp (and ceremony)

todo el aparato que acompañó a la boda del príncipe all the pageantry which accompanied the prince's wedding

2 ( fam) (jaleo, escándalo) fuss ( colloq), to-do ( colloq)

H ( fam euf) (pene) thing ( colloq), weenie ( AmE colloq), willy ( BrE colloq); (genitales masculinos) equipment ( euph)

Compuestos:

● aparato circulatorio

circulatory system

● aparato crítico

critical apparatus

● aparato digestivo

digestive system

● aparato eléctrico

thunder and lightning

una fuerte tormenta acompañada de gran aparato eléctrico a heavy thunderstorm

● aparato ortopédico

surgical appliance

● aparato respiratorio

respiratory system

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aparato sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( máquina):

◊ uno de esos aparatos para hacer pasta one of those pasta machines;

aparatos eléctricos electrical appliances
b) ( de televisión) set;

( de radio) receiver
c) ( dispositivo) device;

◊ aparato ortopédico surgical appliance;

aparato auditivo hearing aid
d) (Odont) tb

◊ aparatos braces (pl)

e) ( teléfono) telephone;

◊ ponerse al aparato to come to the phone

2 ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatus;
◊ los aparatos the apparatus, the equipment

3 (frml) ( avión) aircraft
4 (estructura, sistema) machine;
◊ el aparato del partido the party machine;

aparato circulatorio/digestivo/respiratorio circulatory/digestive/respiratory system
aparato sustantivo masculino
1 (piece of) apparatus
(dispositivo) device
(instrumento) instrument
aparato de radio/televisión, radio/television set
2 Med system
aparato reproductor, reproductive system
3 (lujo, pompa) display, pomp
4 fam (teléfono) phone: ponte al aparato, come to the phone
5 (corrector de los dientes) braces
6 (señal que acompaña a un suceso) fue una tormenta con mucho aparato eléctrico, it was a storm with lots of thunder and lightning
7 (grupo que decide en una organización, Estado, etc) machine
' aparato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloquear
- cable
- chisme
- deshecha
- deshecho
- escacharrarse
- escénica
- escénico
- esfera
- extensor
- extensora
- frigoría
- ingenio
- joder
- lector
- lectora
- palanca
- probar
- programar
- radio
- registrador
- registradora
- sensibilidad
- sensible
- simulador
- simuladora
- soldador
- soldadora
- trastorno
- vídeo
- ala
- arreglar
- artilugio
- asador
- aspirar
- bip
- cacharro
- cámara
- carcacha
- carcasa
- cocina
- compact disc
- cuatrapearse
- dañar
- descomponer
- descompuesto
- desconectar
- digestivo
- digital
- dispositivo
English:
apparatus
- balance
- brace
- built-in
- damage
- detector
- device
- disconnect
- domestic
- fax
- foolproof
- hire
- life-support
- machine
- machinery
- mechanics
- misuse
- perform
- radio set
- scrambler
- set
- setting
- television (set)
- time-saving
- toilet
- transmitter
- try
- useful
- video
- walkie-talkie
- watch
- wire
- appliance
- calipers
- gadget
- system
- two
- widget

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aparato nm

1. [máquina] machine;
[electrodoméstico] appliance;
compró un aparato para medir el viento she bought a device to measure the wind speed

Comp
aparato de diálisis dialysis machine;
aparatos eléctricos electrical appliances;

aparatos electrónicos electronic devices;

aparatos de laboratorio laboratory apparatus;

aparato de radio radio;

aparato de televisión television set;

aparato de vídeo video recorder

2. [teléfono]
¿quién está al aparato? who's speaking?;

¡al aparato! speaking!

3. [avión] plane

4. [prótesis] aid;
[para dientes] braces, Br brace
Comp
aparato para sordos hearing aid
5. [en gimnasia] [en competición, escuela] piece of apparatus;
[en gimnasio privado] exercise machine
Comp
aparatos gimnásticos [en competición, escuela] apparatus;
aparato de remo rowing machine

6. Anat aparato circulatorio circulatory system;

aparato digestivo digestive system;

aparato excretor excretory system;

aparato genital genitalia, genitals;

aparato locomotor locomotor system;

aparato olfativo olfactory system;

aparato reproductor reproductive system;

aparato respiratorio respiratory system;

aparato urinario urinary tract;

aparato visual visual system

7. Pol
el aparato del Estado the machinery of State;

el aparato del partido [altos mandos] the party leadership;
[organización] the party machinery;
el aparato represivo the machinery of repression

8. [ostentación] pomp, ostentation;

una boda con gran aparato a wedding with a lot of pomp and ceremony

9. Meteo aparato eléctrico thunder and lightning;

una tormenta con impresionante aparato eléctrico a storm with an impressive display of thunder and lightning

10. Fam [genitales de hombre] equipment, Br tackle

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aparato

m

1 piece of equipment; doméstico appliance;

al aparato TELEC speaking

2 BIO, ANAT system

3 de partido político machine

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aparato nm

1) : machine, appliance, apparatus

aparato auditivo: hearing aid

aparato de televisión: television set

2) : system

aparato digestivo: digestive system

3) : display, ostentation

sin aparato: without ceremony

4) aparatos nmpl

: braces (for the teeth)

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aparato n

1. (mecanismo) device / thing

es un aparato para medir ángulos it's a thing for measuring angles

2. (doméstico) appliance

una lavadora es un aparato eléctrico a washing machine is an electrical appliance

3. (televisión, radio) set

he comprado un aparato de televisión I've bought a television set

4. (conjunto de órganos) system

el aparato respiratorio the respiratory system

5. (de gimnasio) a piece of apparatus

el potro es un aparato de gimnasio the horse is a piece of gym apparatus

6. (para los dientes) brace

mi hermana tiene que llevar aparato my sister has to wear a brace

Spanish-English dictionary > aparato
15 rugir

v.

1 to roar (animal, mar, viento).

2 to roar at.

Me ruge el tigre The tiger roars at me.

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rugir

Conjugation model [ DIRIGIR], like link=dirigir dirigir

► verbo intransitivo

1 to roar, bellow (viento) to howl; (tripas) to rumble

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verb

to roar

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VI

1) [león etc] to roar; [toro] to bellow; [mar] to roar; [tormenta, viento] to roar, howl, rage; [estómago] to rumble; [persona] to roar

rugir de dolor — to roar o howl with pain

2) ** (=oler mal) to pong *, stink

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verbo intransitivo león/mar/viento to roar

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= roar, rumble, thunder, rage, growl.

Ex. The article was entitled 'The New York Public Library: the lions roar again' = El artículo se titulaba "La Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York: los leones rugen de nuevo".

Ex. As a writer he could not continue to live in Czechoslovakia after the Soviet tanks rumbled into Prague in 1968.

Ex. The juggernaut of 'new British' history thunders on with Smyth's textbook on the United Kingdom between 1660 and 1800.

Ex. The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.

Ex. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.

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verbo intransitivo león/mar/viento to roar

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= roar, rumble, thunder, rage, growl.

Ex: The article was entitled 'The New York Public Library: the lions roar again' = El artículo se titulaba "La Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York: los leones rugen de nuevo".

Ex: As a writer he could not continue to live in Czechoslovakia after the Soviet tanks rumbled into Prague in 1968.

Ex: The juggernaut of 'new British' history thunders on with Smyth's textbook on the United Kingdom between 1660 and 1800.

Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.

Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.

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rugir [I7 ]

vi

1 «león/tigre» to roar

2 ( liter); «mar/viento» to roar

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rugir ( conjugate rugir) verbo intransitivo [león/mar/viento] to roar
rugir verbo intransitivo
1 (un animal) to roar
2 (el viento, etc) to howl, roar
3 fam (las tripas) to rumble
' rugir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bramar
English:
bellow
- growl
- rage
- roar

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rugir vi

1. [animal] to roar

2. Literario [mar, viento] to roar

3. [persona] to bellow

4. [tripas] to rumble;

me rugen las tripas my tummy's rumbling

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rugir

v/i de león roar; de estómago rumble, growl

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rugir {35} vi

: to roar

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rugir vb to roar

Spanish-English dictionary > rugir
16 azotar

v.

1 to beat.

la epidemia azotó la región (figurative) the region was devastated by the epidemic

2 to whip, to lash, to flail, to beat with a lash.

Ricardo azotó al ladrón Richard whipped the thief.

3 to lash against.

El mar azotó la costa de la isla The sea lashed against the island coast.

4 to slam, to batter.

El viento azotó la puerta The wind slammed the door.

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azotar

► verbo transitivo

1 (con látigo) to whip, flog

2 (golpear) to beat down on

3 (viento, olas) to lash

4 figurado (peste, hambre, etc) to ravage

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verb

to whip, lash

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1. VT

1) (=latigar) to whip, flog; (=zurrar) to thrash, spank; (Agr) to beat; [lluvia, olas] to lash

un viento huracanado azota la costa — a hurricane is lashing the coast

2)

- azotar las calles

2.

See:

azotarse

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verbo transitivo

1) ( con látigo) to whip, flog

2) viento/mar to lash

un temporal azota la ciudad — a storm is battering the town

el hambre azotaba la zona — the region was in the grips of famine

3) (Méx) < puerta> to slam

favor de no azotar la puerta — please do not slam the door

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= scourge, paddle, flog, whip, thrash, lash.

Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.

Ex. Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.

Ex. Despite scrutinizing the evidence minutely, he reaches no conclusion as to the veracity of the incident in which Lawrence depits himself as being flogged by a Turkish bey.

Ex. He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.

Ex. Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.

Ex. Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.

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verbo transitivo

1) ( con látigo) to whip, flog

2) viento/mar to lash

un temporal azota la ciudad — a storm is battering the town

el hambre azotaba la zona — the region was in the grips of famine

3) (Méx) < puerta> to slam

favor de no azotar la puerta — please do not slam the door

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= scourge, paddle, flog, whip, thrash, lash.

Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.

Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.

Ex: Despite scrutinizing the evidence minutely, he reaches no conclusion as to the veracity of the incident in which Lawrence depits himself as being flogged by a Turkish bey.

Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.

Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.

Ex: Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.

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azotar [A1 ]

vt

A (con un látigo) to whip, flog

B «viento/mar» to lash

un fuerte temporal azota la ciudad a violent storm is battering the town

el hambre/un intenso frío azotaba la zona the region was in the grips of famine/a severe cold spell

las olas azotaban las rocas the waves lashed (against) the rocks

C ( Méx) ‹puerta› to slam

[ S ] favor de no azotar la puerta please do not slam the door

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azotar ( conjugate azotar) verbo transitivo
1 ( con látigo) to whip, flog
2 (Méx) ‹ puerta› to slam
azotar verbo transitivo
1 (con la mano) to beat
(con el látigo) to whip, flog
2 (una tormenta) to lash
' azotar' also found in these entries:
English:
flog
- lash
- sweep
- thrash
- whip

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azotar

♦ vt

1. [en el trasero] to smack, to slap

2. [con látigo] to whip

3. [viento, olas] to lash;

el viento le azotaba la cara the wind lashed her face

4. [devastar] to devastate;

la epidemia azotó la región the region was devastated by the epidemic;

una región azotada por las guerras a war-torn region

5. Méx [cerrar bruscamente] to slam

♦ See also the pronominal verb azotarse

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azotar

v/t

1 con látigo whip, flog; con mano smack

2 de enfermedad, hambre grip

3 Méx

puerta slam

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azotar vt

1) : to whip, to flog

2) : to lash, to batter

3) : to devastate, to afflict

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azotar vb to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten] / to whip [pt. & pp. whipped]

Spanish-English dictionary > azotar
17 derribar

v.

1 to knock down, to demolish.

Ella derribó la puerta She knocked down the door.

2 to overthrow.

El pueblo derribó al tirano The country overthrew the tyrant.

3 to down, to bring down.

Ella derriba las paredes She downs the walls.

4 to blow down, to blow over.

5 to crush.

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derribar

► verbo transitivo

1 (demoler) to pull down, demolish, knock down

■ derribar un edificio to demolish a building, knock down a building

2 (hacer caer a una persona) to knock over; (de un caballo) to throw

■ el viento derribó a cuatro transeúntes four people were blown over by the wind

■ el caballo lo derribó the horse threw him

3 (avión, enemigo) to shoot down, bring down

4 (una puerta) to batter down

5 figurado (gobierno) to overthrow; (ministro) to topple

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verb

1) to demolish

2) shoot down

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1. VT

1) (=derrumbar) [+ edificio] to knock down, pull down; [+ puerta] to batter down; [+ barrera] to tear down

van a derribar la fábrica — they are going to knock down o pull down the factory

el huracán derribó varias casas — the hurricane blew down o brought down a number of houses

2) [+ persona] to knock down; (Boxeo) to floor

3) (Aer) to shoot down, bring down

fue derribado sobre el lago — he was shot down over the lake

4) (Caza) to shoot, bag

5) [+ gobierno] to bring down, topple

6) [+ pasión] to subdue

2.

See:

derribarse

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verbo transitivo

a) <edificio/muro> to demolish, knock down; < puerta> to break down

b) < avión> to shoot down, bring down

c) < persona> to floor, knock... down; < novillo> to knock... over

d) viento to bring down

e) < gobierno> to overthrow, topple

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= knock out, tear down, smash, pull down, topple, bulldoze, knock down, fell, raze, lay + Nombre + low.

Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.

Ex. Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex. The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.

Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.

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* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.

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verbo transitivo

a) <edificio/muro> to demolish, knock down; < puerta> to break down

b) < avión> to shoot down, bring down

c) < persona> to floor, knock... down; < novillo> to knock... over

d) viento to bring down

e) < gobierno> to overthrow, topple

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= knock out, tear down, smash, pull down, topple, bulldoze, knock down, fell, raze, lay + Nombre + low.

Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.

Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.

Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.

* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.

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derribar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹edificio/muro› to demolish, knock down, pull down; ‹puerta› to break down

2 ‹avión› to shoot down, bring down, down ( colloq)

3 ‹persona› to floor, knock … down, lay … out ( colloq); ‹novillo› to knock … over

4 «viento» to bring down

el viento derribó varios árboles the wind brought down several trees

5 ‹gobierno› to overthrow

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Multiple Entries:
derribar
derribar algo
derribar ( conjugate derribar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹edificio/muro› to demolish, knock down;

‹ puerta› to break down
b) ‹ avión› to shoot down, bring down

c) ‹ persona› to floor, knock … down;

‹ novillo› to knock … over
d) [ viento] to bring down

e) ‹ gobierno› to overthrow, topple

derribar verbo transitivo
1 (un edificio) to pull down
(a una persona) to knock down
(un avión) to shoot down
2 (un gobierno) to bring down
' derribar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatir
- echar
- tirar
- botar
English:
blow down
- blow over
- bowl over
- break down
- bring down
- bulldoze
- demolish
- fell
- floor
- kick down
- knock down
- pull down
- shoot down
- tear down
- bowl
- bring
- down
- knock
- shoot
- topple
- unseat

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derribar vt

1. [construcción, edificio, muro, pared] to knock down, to demolish;
[puerta] to break down, to smash down;
derribó el castillo de naipes she knocked down the house of cards

2. [árbol] [sujeto: leñador] to cut down, to fell;
[sujeto: viento, tormenta] to uproot
3. [avión, jugador, res] to bring down;
[púgil, luchador] to knock down, to floor; [jinete] to unseat
4. [gobierno, gobernante] to overthrow

5. [en equitación] [obstáculo] to knock over o down

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derribar

v/t

1 edificio, persona knock down

2 avión shoot down

3 POL bring down

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derribar vt

1) demoler, derrumbar: to demolish, to knock down

2) : to shoot down, to bring down (an airplane)

3) derrocar: to overthrow

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derribar vb

1. (edificio) to demolish / to pull down

han derribado aquella casa vieja that old house has been pulled down

2. (persona) to knock down

el boxeador fue derribado en el primer asalto the boxer was knocked down in the first round

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18 azote

m.

1 whip, scourge.

2 lash (latigazo).

3 whipping, lash, spank, stroke of the whip.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: azotar.

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azote

► nombre masculino

1 (instrumento) whip, scourge

2 (golpe) lash, stroke (of the whip)

3 (manotada) smack

4 (del viento, del agua) lashing

5 figurado scourge

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noun m.

whip, lash

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SM

1) (=látigo) whip, scourge

2) (=golpe) [de látigo] stroke, lash; [de mano] spanking

ser condenado a 100 azotes — to be sentenced to 100 lashes

azotes y galeras — the same old stuff

3) (=calamidad) scourge

Atila, el azote de Dios — Attila, the Scourge of God

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masculino

1)

a) ( látigo) whip, lash; ( latigazo) lash

b) (fam) ( a un niño)

te voy a dar unos azotes — I'm going to spank you

2) (del viento, mar)

los azotes de las olas — the lashing of the waves

la ciudad sufre los azotes de los temporales — the city is lashed by storms

3) ( calamidad) scourge

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= whiplash, spanking.

Ex. He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 140 whiplashes (75 for steeling a parabolic antenna, and 65 for the possession of alcohol).

Ex. A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.

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* azote, azotaina, zurra, paliza, cachete, tunda = spanking.

* azotes = lashing.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

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masculino

1)

a) ( látigo) whip, lash; ( latigazo) lash

b) (fam) ( a un niño)

te voy a dar unos azotes — I'm going to spank you

2) (del viento, mar)

los azotes de las olas — the lashing of the waves

la ciudad sufre los azotes de los temporales — the city is lashed by storms

3) ( calamidad) scourge

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= whiplash, spanking.

Ex: He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 140 whiplashes (75 for steeling a parabolic antenna, and 65 for the possession of alcohol).

Ex: A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.

* azote, azotaina, zurra, paliza, cachete, tunda = spanking.

* azotes = lashing.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

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azote

masculine

A

1 (látigo) whip, lash; (latigazo) lash

2 ( fam)

(a un niño): te voy a dar unos azotes I'm going to spank you o give you a spanking

B

(del viento, mar): la ciudad sufre cada invierno los azotes de los temporales every winter the city is lashed by storms

los azotes de las olas the lashing of the waves

C (calamidad) scourge

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Del verbo azotar: ( conjugate azotar)

azoté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

azote es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
azotar
azote
azotar ( conjugate azotar) verbo transitivo
1 ( con látigo) to whip, flog
2 (Méx) ‹ puerta› to slam
azote sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( látigo) whip, lash;

( latigazo) lash
b) (fam) ( a un niño):

◊ te voy a dar unos azotes I'm going to spank you

2 ( calamidad) scourge
azotar verbo transitivo
1 (con la mano) to beat
(con el látigo) to whip, flog
2 (una tormenta) to lash
azote sustantivo masculino
1 (golpe con la mano) smacking, beating
(con el látigo) lash, stroke (of the whip)
(de viento) gust of wind
2 fig (desgracia, persona incómoda) scourge
' azote' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
plaga
- palmada
English:
curse
- scourge
- whip

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azote nm

1. [utensilio para golpear] whip, scourge;
Fig
se ha convertido en el azote de los liberales she has become the scourge of liberals

2. [en el trasero] smack, slap;

dar un azote a alguien to smack sb

3. [latigazo] lash

4. [de viento, olas]
la casa sufría el azote de las olas the house was lashed by the waves

5. [calamidad] scourge;

el pueblo sufrió el azote de las inundaciones the town was severely hit by floods

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azote

m

1 con látigo lash; con mano smack;

dar un azote a alguien smack s.o.

2 fig

scourge

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azote nm

1) látigo: whip, lash

2) fam : spanking, licking

3) : calamity, scourge

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azote n smack

su madre le dio un azote his mother gave him a smack

Spanish-English dictionary > azote
19 levantar

v.

1 to raise.

levantar algo del suelo to pick something up off the ground

levantar a alguien del suelo to help somebody up off the ground

levantar a alguien de la cama to get somebody out of bed

levantar la vista o mirada to look up

no ha conseguido levantar cabeza (figurative) he's still not back to his old self

levantar el ánimo to cheer up

Ellos levantan la columna They raise the column.

2 to remove (quitar) (pintura, venda, tapa).

3 to build, to raise (to build) (edificio, muro).

4 to strike (retirar) (campamento).

5 to stir up (provocar) (protestas, polémica).

levantar a alguien contra to stir somebody up against

6 to lift (suprimir) (embargo, prohibición).

levantar el castigo a alguien to let somebody off

7 to bring to an end (sesión) (terminar).

si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting (en reunión)

8 to draw up (redactar) (acta, atestado).

9 to pinch, to swipe (informal) (robar).

10 to wake up.

11 to stir to rebellion.

La injusticia levanta a las masas Injustice stirs the masses to rebellion.

12 to lift up, to lift off, to lift, to elevate.

Ellos levantaron el auto They lifted up the car.

13 to suspend, to adjourn.

Ellos levantaron la sesión They suspended the session.

14 to construct, to build.

Ellos levantaron un rancho They constructed a ranch.

15 to cheer up, to bolster up.

16 to bear up, to put up, to upbear.

Ellos levantaron el estandarte They bore up the banner.

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levantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alzar) to raise, lift

■ no lo puedo levantar, pesa mucho I can't lift it, it's heavy

■ la levantó con una sola mano he lifted her up with just one hand

■ levanta la tapa lift the lid up

■ que levanten la mano los que quieran venir all those who want to come, raise their hands

2 (construir) to erect, build

3 (empresa - hacer rentable) to get off the ground; (- establecer) to set up

4 (despegar) to loosen, unstick

■ la humedad ha levantado el papel the damp has made the wallpaper come off

■ el agua ha levantado el parqué the water lifted the parquet floor

5 (suprimir) to lift

■ levantaron la prohibición de fumar they lifted the ban on smoking

6 (cadáver) to remove

7 (causar) to cause

■ el ruido me ha levantado dolor de cabeza the noise has given me a headache

■ procura no levantar sospechas try not to arouse suspicion

8 (trazar, dibujar) to draw

9 (animal de caza) to flush out

► verbo intransitivo

1 (día) to brighten up; (nubes) to clear

■ si el día levanta, iremos a la playa if the weather brightens up, we'll go to the beach

► verbo pronominal levantarse

1 (alzarse) to rise

■ el rascacielos se levantaba ante nosotros the skyscraper rose up in front of us

2 (ponerse de pie) to stand up

3 (dejar la cama) to get up, get out of bed

4 (sublevarse) to rebel, rise up

5 (viento, oleaje) to get up

■ se levantó una tormenta violentísima a violent storm got up

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

levantar el campamento to strike camp

levantar falsos testimonios contra alguien to bear false witness against somebody

levantar la moral a alguien to cheer somebody up, raise somebody's spirits

levantar la vista to look up

levantar la voz to raise one's voice

levantarse con el pie izquierdo figurado to get out of bed on the wrong side

se levanta la sesión court adjourned

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verb

1) to lift, raise

2) erect

3) arouse

•

- levantarse

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1. VT

1) (=alzar)

a) [+ peso, objeto] to lift; [con una grúa] to hoist

¿puedes levantar un poco la silla? — can you lift the chair up a bit?

era imposible levantarlo del suelo — it was impossible to lift it off the floor

levantemos las copas por los novios — let's raise our glasses to the bride and groom

la grúa levantó el coche hasta la plataforma — the crane hoisted the car onto the platform

b) [+ pierna, cabeza, cejas] to raise

levanta la pierna derecha — raise your right leg

levantemos los corazones — let us lift up our hearts

• levantar la mano — to put one's hand up, raise one's hand

levantó la mano para pedir la vez — she put her hand up o raised her hand to ask for a turn

a mí no me levanta la mano nadie — nobody raises their hand to me

• levantar la mirada o los ojos o la vista — to look up

no levantó la mirada del libro cuando entramos — she didn't raise her eyes from her book o she didn't look up from the book when we came in

- si tu padre levantara la cabeza...

si su mujer levantara la cabeza y lo viera casado otra vez se volvería a morir — his wife would turn in her grave to see him married again
cabeza 1., 2), tapa 1)
c) [+ cortina, falda] to lift, lift up; [+ persiana, telón] to raise

el viento le levantó la falda — the wind lifted her skirt (up)

levantar polvo — to raise dust

2) (=poner de pie)

a)

levantar a algn — [del suelo] to lift sb, lift sb up; [de la cama] to get sb up

pesaba tanto que no pude levantarla del suelo — she was so heavy that I couldn't lift her off the ground

cuando se sienta en ese sofá no hay quien lo levante — once he sits on that sofa no one can get him off it

su actuación levantó al público de sus asientos — her performance brought the audience to their feet

b) [+ objeto caído] to pick up

3) (=erigir) [+ edificio, pared] to put up; [+ monumento] to erect, put up

4) (=fundar) [+ empresa, imperio] to found, establish

levantó un gran imperio comercial — he founded o established a great commercial empire

5) (=dar un empuje) to build up

todos los trabajadores ayudaron a levantar la empresa — all the workers helped to build up the company

tenemos que levantar de nuevo la economía — we've got to get the economy back on its feet

6) [+ ánimo, moral] to lift, raise

necesito algo que me levante la moral — I need something to lift o raise my spirits

7) [+ tono, volumen] to raise

levanta la voz, que no te oigo — speak up - I can't hear you

¡no levantes la voz! — keep your voice down!

a mí nadie me levanta la voz — nobody raises their voice to me

8) (=desmontar) [+ tienda de campaña] to take down

levantar el campamento — to strike camp

levantar la casa — to move out

levantar la mesa — LAm to clear the table

9) (=producir) [+ sospechas] to arouse; [+ dolor] to give; [+ rumor] to spark off

tantos gritos me levantan dolor de cabeza — all this shouting is giving me a headache

el reportaje ha levantado rumores de un posible divorcio — the report has sparked off rumours of a possible divorce

levantar falso testimonio — (Jur) to give false testimony; (Rel) to bear false witness
ampolla
10) (=terminar) [+ prohibición, embargo] to lift; [+ veda] to end

esta semana se levanta la veda — the close season ends this week

se ha levantado la prohibición de la caza de la ballena — the ban on whaling has been lifted

levantar el castigo a algn — to let sb off

se levantará el castigo a los que pidan perdón — those who apologize will be let off (their punishment)

11) (Jur)

a) [+ censo] to take; [+ atestado] to make; [+ sesión] to adjourn

se levanta la sesión — court is adjourned
acta 1)
b) [+ cadáver] to remove

12) (Arquit) [+ plano] to make, draw up

13) (Caza) to flush out
liebre 1), vuelo II, 1)
14) (Mil) [+ ejército] to raise

15) (=sublevar)
(Pol)
la corrupción política levantó al pueblo contra el gobierno — political corruption turned people against the government

16) (Naipes) (=coger) to pick; (=superar) to beat

17) * (=ganar) [+ dinero] to make, earn

18) * (=robar) to pinch *, swipe *

19) Ven ** (=arrestar) to nick **, arrest

20) Col, Perú, Ven * [+ mujer] to pick up *

2. VI

1) hum [persona]

no levanta del suelo más de metro y medio — she's no more than five foot from head to toe

2) (Naipes) to cut the pack

levanta, es tu turno — cut the pack, it's your turn

3.

See:

levantarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick up

b) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raise

levanta la alfombra — lift up the rug

levanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer

c) < persiana> to pull up, raise

levantaron las copas para brindar — they raised their glasses in a toast

d)

sin levantar la vista del libro — without looking up from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo — he raised his eyes to heaven

e) < voz> to raise; < polvo> to raise

f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up

2)

a) < ánimo> to boost; < moral> to raise, boost

levanta el ánimo! — cheer up!

b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up

conseguimos levantar este país — we got this country back on its feet

3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up

4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off

le levantó el castigo — he let him off

se levanta la sesión — the meeting is adjourned

5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause

levantar sospechas — to arouse suspicion

6) (Der)

a) < acta> to prepare

levantar atestado de algo — to write a report on something

b) < cadáver> to remove

7) < censo> to take

8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strike

levantar la cama — to strip the bed

levantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table

9)

a) ( en brazos) < niño> to pick up

b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bed

c) ( poner de pie) to get... up

ayúdame a levantarlo de la silla — help me to get him up out of the chair

el discurso levantó al público de sus asientos — the speech brought the audience to its feet

10) (fam)

a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)

me levantó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)
2.
levantarse v pron

1)

a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1b

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)

¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?

2) polvareda to rise; temporal to brew

se levantó un viento muy fuerte — a strong wind began to blow

3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise

4) pintura to peel

5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)

6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up

7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)

* * *

= erect, lift (up).

Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.

Ex. The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.

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* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.

* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].

* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.

* levantar armas = take up + arms.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar barricadas = barricade.

* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.

* levantar con gato = jack up.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.

* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.

* levantar hato = pull + stakes.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.

* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.

* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.

* levantar la vista = look up.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).

* levantarse en dos patas = buck.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.

* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.

* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick up

b) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raise

levanta la alfombra — lift up the rug

levanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer

c) < persiana> to pull up, raise

levantaron las copas para brindar — they raised their glasses in a toast

d)

sin levantar la vista del libro — without looking up from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo — he raised his eyes to heaven

e) < voz> to raise; < polvo> to raise

f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up

2)

a) < ánimo> to boost; < moral> to raise, boost

levanta el ánimo! — cheer up!

b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up

conseguimos levantar este país — we got this country back on its feet

3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up

4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off

le levantó el castigo — he let him off

se levanta la sesión — the meeting is adjourned

5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause

levantar sospechas — to arouse suspicion

6) (Der)

a) < acta> to prepare

levantar atestado de algo — to write a report on something

b) < cadáver> to remove

7) < censo> to take

8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strike

levantar la cama — to strip the bed

levantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table

9)

a) ( en brazos) < niño> to pick up

b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bed

c) ( poner de pie) to get... up

ayúdame a levantarlo de la silla — help me to get him up out of the chair

el discurso levantó al público de sus asientos — the speech brought the audience to its feet

10) (fam)

a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)

me levantó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)
2.
levantarse v pron

1)

a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1b

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)

¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?

2) polvareda to rise; temporal to brew

se levantó un viento muy fuerte — a strong wind began to blow

3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise

4) pintura to peel

5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)

6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up

7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)

* * *

= erect, lift (up).

Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.

Ex: The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.

* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.

* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].

* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.

* levantar armas = take up + arms.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar barricadas = barricade.

* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.

* levantar con gato = jack up.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.

* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.

* levantar hato = pull + stakes.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.

* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.

* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.

* levantar la vista = look up.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).

* levantarse en dos patas = buck.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.

* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.

* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* * *

levantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹bulto/peso/piedra› to lift, pick up; ‹persiana› to pull up, raise

ayúdame a levantar este baúl help me to lift this trunk o pick this trunk up

levanta la alfombra lift up the rug

levantaron las copas para brindar they raised their glasses in a toast

2 ‹ojos/mirada/vista›

me contestó sin levantar los ojos or la vista del libro she answered me without looking up o without lifting her eyes from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo he raised his eyes to heaven

3 ‹voz› to raise

levantar el tono to raise one's voice

¡a mí no me levantes la voz! don't raise your voice to me!

4 ‹polvo› to raise

el coche levantó una nube de polvo the car raised a cloud of dust

5 (en naipes) ‹carta› to pick up

B

1 ‹ánimos›

esto nos levantó los ánimos/la moral this raised our spirits/our morale

venga, levanta el ánimo come on, cheer up!

2 ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up

a ver si conseguimos levantar este país let's see if we can get this country back on its feet

C ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up

D ‹restricción/embargo/sanción› to lift; ‹huelga› to call off

la madre le levantó el castigo his mother let him off o lifted his punishment

levantar el asedio to raise o lift the siege

se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned

E ‹protestas› to cause, spark, spark off, give rise to; ‹polémica› to cause, arouse; ‹rumor› to give rise to, spark, spark off

su comportamiento levantó sospechas entre los vecinos her behavior aroused o caused suspicion among the neighbors

F ( Der)

1 ‹acta› to prepare

levantó atestado del accidente he wrote a report on the accident

2 ‹cadáver› to remove

G ‹censo› to take

H

(desmontar, deshacer): levantar (el) campamento to strike camp

levantar la cama to strip the bed

levantar la mesa ( AmL); to clear the table

I

1 (en brazos) ‹niño› to pick up

2 (de la cama) to get … up, get … out of bed

3

(poner de pie): ayúdame a levantar al abuelo de la silla help me to get grandpa up out of his chair

un discurso que levantó al público de sus asientos a speech which brought the audience to its feet

J ( fam) (robar) to lift ( colloq), to swipe ( colloq), to pinch ( BrE colloq)

me levantó la novia he went off with o stole o pinched my girlfriend ( colloq)

K ( AmS fam) ‹mujer› to pick up ( colloq)

■ levantarse

v pron

A

1 (de la cama) to get up

nunca se levanta antes de las diez he never gets up o gets out of bed before ten

¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?

ya se levanta un poco por la casa she can get up and move around the house a bit now, she's up and moving around the house a little now

2

(ponerse en pie): al entrar el monarca todos se levantaron everyone rose to their feet as the monarch entered ( frml)

intentó levantarse del suelo he tried to get up off the floor o to stand up

hasta que no terminemos todos no se levanta nadie de la mesa no one is getting up from (the) table until we've all finished

se levantó de su asiento para saludarme she stood up o got up o rose to greet me

B «polvareda» to rise; «temporal» to brew

se ha levantado un viento muy fuerte a strong wind has got up o picked up

C «torre/monumento/edificio» (erguirse) to rise

D «pintura» to peel off, peel, come off

E (sublevarse) to rise up, rise

la nación entera se levantó (en armas) para repeler la invasión the whole nation rose up (in arms) to repel the invasion

F ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up

G ( AmS fam) ‹mujer›

1 (ligar) to pick up ( colloq)

2 (acostarse con) to score with ( colloq), to go to bed with

* * *

levantar ( conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( del suelo) ‹bulto/peso› to lift, pick up

b) ‹tapadera/mantel› to lift (up);

‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹ alfombra› to lift up
c) ‹ persiana› to pull up, raise

d) ( elevar) ‹ voz› to raise;

◊ sin levantar la vista del libro without looking up from her book

e) ‹ polvo› to raise

f) (Jueg) ‹ carta› to pick up

2
a) ‹ ánimo› to boost;

‹ moral› to raise, boost
b) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up

3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;
◊ le levantó el castigo he let him off;

se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹ polémica› to cause;
◊ levantar sospechas to arouse suspicion

6 ‹ campamento› to strike;
◊ levantar la mesa (AmL) to clear the table

7 ( en brazos) ‹ persona› to pick up;
( de la cama) to get … out of bed;
( poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( de la cama) to get up

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml);

◊ ¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? may I leave the table?

2 [ polvareda] to rise;
[ temporal] to brew;
[ viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 ( sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
' levantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acta
- ampolla
- atestado
- batir
- castillo
- cercado
- chillar
- espíritu
- liebre
- pulso
- sesión
- testimonio
- alzar
- animar
- apalancar
- cabeza
- castigo
- coger
- elevar
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- recoger
- voz
- vuelo
English:
adjourn
- boost
- cat
- close
- cock
- erect
- get up
- haul up
- heave
- hoist
- hold up
- jack up
- keep down
- kick up
- lift
- lift up
- pick up
- prick up
- pull up
- put up
- raise
- rear
- set up
- sling
- stick up
- stir up
- swing
- take up
- throw up
- turn up
- up
- bolster
- buck
- clear
- dig
- get
- hold
- jack
- kick
- look
- pick
- prick
- pull
- put
- retract
- set
- stand
- stick
- strain
- take

* * *

levantar

♦ vt

1. [alzar, elevar] to raise;
[objeto pesado, capó, trampilla] to lift (up); [persiana] to pull up;
levantar el telón to raise the curtain;

el que quiera venir conmigo que levante la mano anyone who wants to come with me should put their hand up;

levanta la tapa de la olla y verás qué bien huele lift the lid off the pot and you'll see how good it smells;

levantar algo del suelo to pick sth up off the ground;

levantar a alguien del suelo to help sb up off the ground;

levantó al bebé en alto she lifted the baby up in the air;

el juez ordenó levantar el cadáver the judge ordered the body to be removed;

los perros levantaron el zorro the dogs flushed out the fox;

levantaba polvo al barrer she was raising clouds of dust as she swept;

levantar la vista o [m5] mirada to look up;

levantar la voz to raise one's voice;

Comp

no ha conseguido levantar cabeza he's still not back to his old self

2. [de la cama]
levantar a alguien de la cama to get sb out of bed;

¿no te habré levantado? I hope I didn't wake o get you up

3. [enderezar]
levantar algo to stand sth upright;

levanta la papelera, que se ha vuelto a caer stand the wastepaper basket up, it's fallen over again

4. [construir] [edificio, muro] to build, to construct;
[estatua, monumento] to put up, to erect;
de la nada logró levantar un inmenso imperio empresarial she managed to build a huge business empire from nothing

5. [quitar] [pintura, venda, tapa] to remove

6. [retirar] [campamento] to strike;
[tienda de campaña, tenderete] to take down; [mantel] to take off;
Comp
RP Fam
levantar (el) campamento to hit the road, to make tracks

7. [causar] [protestas, polémica, rumores] to give rise to;

me levanta dolor de cabeza it makes my head ache;

esto levantó las sospechas de la policía this aroused the suspicions of the police

8. [poner fin a] [embargo, prohibición] to lift;
[asedio] to raise;
levantar el castigo a alguien to let sb off;

levantaron el embargo a la isla they lifted the embargo on the island;

el presidente levantó la sesión [terminarla] the chairman brought the meeting to an end;
[aplazarla] the chairman adjourned the meeting;
si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión [en reunión] if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting

9. [realizar] [atestado, plano, mapa] to draw up;

el notario levantó acta del resultado del sorteo the notary recorded the result of the draw;

levantar las actas [de una reunión] to take the minutes

10. [dar un empuje a] [equipo, público] to lift;

el gol levantó al equipo the goal lifted the team;

no ha conseguido levantar la economía he hasn't managed to get the economy back on its feet;

levantar el ánimo to cheer up;

levantar la moral a alguien to boost sb's morale

11. [sublevar]
levantar a alguien contra to stir sb up against

12. Fam [robar] to pinch, to swipe;

levantarle algo a alguien to pinch o swipe sth off sb

13. RP, Ven Fam [ligar] to pick up, Br to pull

♦ vi
[niebla, nubes] to lift;
saldremos cuando levante el día we'll go out when it clears up

♦ See also the pronominal verb levantarse

* * *

levantar

v/t

1raise; bulto lift (up); del suelo pick up;

levantar los ojos raise one’s eyes, look up;

levantar la voz raise one’s voice (a to);

¡levanta los ánimos! cheer up!;

levantar sospechas arouse suspicion;

levantar el vuelo de pájaro fly away, fly off; de avión take off

2 edificio, estatua put up, erect

3 embargo lift

4 fam ( robar) lift fam, Br tb

pinch fam

* * *

levantar vt

1) alzar: to lift, to raise

2) : to put up, to erect

3) : to call off, to adjourn

4) : to give rise to, to arouse

levantar sospechas: to arouse suspicion

♦ See also the reflexive verb levantarse

* * *

levantar vb

1. (alzar) to raise

levantó la mano she raised her hand

no levantes la voz don't raise your voice

2. (subir) to lift / to lift up

levanta los pies lift your feet up

levantar la vista / levantar los ojos to look up

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20 abrigo

m.

1 coat, overcoat (item of clothing).

abrigo de piel fur coat

2 shelter (refugio).

al abrigo de safe from; (peligro, ataque) sheltered from; (lluvia, viento) under the protection of (ley)

3 south wind, Auster, souther.

pres.indicat.

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

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abrigo

► nombre masculino

1 (prenda) coat, overcoat

2 (refugio) shelter

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al abrigo de protected from, sheltered from

al abrigo de la ley under the protection of the law

ser de abrigo figurado to be undesirable

abrigo de pieles fur coat

ropa de abrigo warm clothing, warm clothes plural

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noun m.

1) coat

2) shelter

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SM

1) (=prenda) coat

un abrigo de pieles — a fur coat

un abrigo de visón — a mink coat

2) (=protección)

a) [contra el frío]

¿tienes suficiente abrigo? — are you warm enough?

esta manta te servirá de abrigo — this blanket will keep you warm

esta capa es un buen abrigo para el invierno — this cloak is lovely and warm for the winter

ropa de abrigo — warm clothes

b) [contra el viento, la lluvia] shelter

las rocas nos sirvieron de abrigo — the rocks sheltered us, the rocks gave us shelter

- de abrigo

tiene una bronquitis de abrigo — she has really bad bronchitis

ten cuidado porque es un tipo de abrigo — be careful - he's a dodgy character *

3)

al abrigo de —

a) (=protegido por) [+ seto, roca] in the shelter of; [+ noche, oscuridad] under cover of; [+ ley, poder] under, under the protection of

la ciudad está situada al abrigo de unas colinas — the town is sheltered by hills

charlamos al abrigo de la lumbre — we chatted by the fireside

escaparon al abrigo de la noche — they escaped under cover of darkness

crearon empresas al abrigo de la nueva ley — they set up companies under the protection of the new law

se crearon pequeños bancos al abrigo del proceso de industrialización — the process of industrialization led to the creation of small banks

b) (=protegido de) [+ tormenta, viento] sheltered from; [+ escándalo, desgracias] protected from

nos pusimos al abrigo del viento — we took shelter o we sheltered from the wind

por su posición estaba al abrigo de semejantes infortunios — the nature of his position protected him from such misfortunes

al abrigo de las miradas indiscretas — away from prying eyes

una sociedad al abrigo de amenazas externas — a society immune to outside threats

4) (Náut) natural harbour, natural harbor (EEUU), haven

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masculino

1)

a) ( prenda) coat

abrigo de invierno — winter coat

b) ( calor que brinda la ropa)

necesita más abrigo — she needs to be wrapped up more warmly

con una manta no tengo suficiente abrigo — I'm not warm enough with one blanket

ropa de abrigo — warm clothes

un raído vestido era todo su abrigo — (liter) all she was wearing was a threadbare dress

2) (refugio, protección) shelter

al abrigo de algo/alguien: al abrigo de los árboles sheltered under the trees; al abrigo de la lumbre by the fireside; corrió al abrigo de su madre — she ran to her mother for protection

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= coat, overcoat.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.

Ex. Sometimes I wonder if someday I will meet someone whose presence won't feel like an ill-fitting overcoat, like something heavy in my pocket that I should've left at home.

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* abrigo de pieles = fur coat.

* al abrigo de = on the lee side of.

* ropa de abrigo = warm clothing.

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masculino

1)

a) ( prenda) coat

abrigo de invierno — winter coat

b) ( calor que brinda la ropa)

necesita más abrigo — she needs to be wrapped up more warmly

con una manta no tengo suficiente abrigo — I'm not warm enough with one blanket

ropa de abrigo — warm clothes

un raído vestido era todo su abrigo — (liter) all she was wearing was a threadbare dress

2) (refugio, protección) shelter

al abrigo de algo/alguien: al abrigo de los árboles sheltered under the trees; al abrigo de la lumbre by the fireside; corrió al abrigo de su madre — she ran to her mother for protection

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= coat, overcoat.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.

Ex: Sometimes I wonder if someday I will meet someone whose presence won't feel like an ill-fitting overcoat, like something heavy in my pocket that I should've left at home.

* abrigo de pieles = fur coat.

* al abrigo de = on the lee side of.

* ropa de abrigo = warm clothing.

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abrigo

masculine

A

1 (prenda) coat

abrigo de invierno/entretiempo winter/light coat

un raído vestido era todo su abrigo ( liter); all she was wearing was a threadbare dress

2

(calor que brinda la ropa): este niño necesita más abrigo this child needs to be wrapped up warmer, this child needs some more clothes on

yo con una manta no tengo suficiente abrigo I'm not warm enough with one blanket

ropa de abrigo warm clothes

de abrigo ( Esp fam): es un niño de abrigo he's a real handful ( colloq)

le dieron una paliza de abrigo they gave him a real going-over ( colloq)

B (refugio, protección) shelter

al abrigo de algo/algn: al abrigo de los árboles, esperaron que pasara la lluvia they sheltered under the trees while they waited for the rain to stop

comimos al abrigo de la lumbre we ate by the fireside

siempre se pone al abrigo de los más poderosos he always makes sure he's in with the most influential people

corrió al abrigo de su madre she ran to her mother for protection

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Del verbo abrigar: ( conjugate abrigar)

abrigo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

abrigó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
abrigar
abrigo
abrigar ( conjugate abrigar) verbo transitivo
1 ( con ropa) to wrap … up warm;
◊ el pañuelo me abriga el cuello the scarf keeps my neck warm

2 ‹idea/esperanza› to cherish;
‹sospecha/duda› to harbor^{( conjugate harbor)}, entertain
verbo intransitivo [ ropa] to be warm
abrigarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to wrap up warm
abrigo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( prenda) coat

b) ( calor que brinda la ropa):

◊ necesita más abrigo she needs to be wrapped up more warmly;

con una manta no tengo suficiente abrigo I'm not warm enough with one blanket;
ropa de abrigo warm clothes
2 (refugio, protección) shelter;
◊ al abrigo de la lluvia/los árboles sheltered from the rain/under the trees;

al abrigo de la lumbre by the fireside
abrigar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (dar calor) to keep warm: esta vieja manta ya no abriga mucho, this old blanket isn't very warm
(tapar, cubrir, arropar) to wrap up: abriga bien al abuelo, keep grandfather wrapped up warm
2 (resguardar) to protect, shelter
3 (tener un deseo, un sentimiento) to cherish
(una sospecha) to have, harbour, US harbor
abrigo sustantivo masculino
1 (prenda) coat, overcoat
ropa de abrigo, warm clothes pl
2 (lugar resguardado) shelter u (amparo) shelter
♦ Locuciones: al abrigo de, protected o sheltered from
nos refugiamos al abrigo de los soportales, we took shelter under the arcades
de abrigo: me echaron una bronca de abrigo, they kicked up an almighty row
' abrigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estado
- ir
- precio
- puesta
- puesto
- quedarse
- resguardo
- rota
- roto
- si
- solapa
- trabilla
- tres
- airear
- amplio
- arrimar
- batalla
- cerrar
- colgar
- cruzado
- desabotonarse
- desabrochar
- entretiempo
- espléndido
- forrado
- forro
- gabán
- manga
- modernizar
- molo
- paño
- piel
- salir
- suelto
- tapado
English:
buy
- coat
- cover
- from
- fur coat
- grimy
- hang
- herself
- himself
- leave on
- line
- mink coat
- off
- overcoat
- pick
- ride up
- shelter
- warm
- winnings
- fur
- get
- keep
- over
- take

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abrigo

♦ nm

1. [prenda] coat

Comp
abrigo de piel o pieles fur coat
2. [defensa contra el frío]
ropa de abrigo warm clothing;

esta manta me es de mucho abrigo this blanket keeps me nice and warm

3. [refugio] shelter;

al abrigo de [peligro, ataque] safe from;
[lluvia, viento] sheltered from; [ley] under the protection of;
creció al abrigo de sus abuelos she was brought up in her grandparents' care

♦ de abrigo loc adj
Esp Fam
se organizó una pelea de abrigo a real free-for-all broke out;

es un tipo de abrigo Br he's a dodgy character, US he's a piece of work;

es un niño de abrigo he's a little scamp

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abrigo

m

1 coat;

abrigo de entretiempo light coat

2 ( protección) shelter;

ropa de abrigo warm clothes;

al abrigo de in the shelter of

3

:

de abrigo fam real;

un proyecto de abrigo a huge project

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abrigo nm

1) : coat, overcoat

2) : shelter, refuge

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abrigo n

1. (prenda) coat

2. (protección) shelter

Spanish-English dictionary > abrigo

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