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81 águila de cabeza blanca
(n.) = bald eagleEx. The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.* * *(n.) = bald eagleEx: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.
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82 águila real
f.golden eagle, royal eagle, harpy eagle.* * *golden eagle* * *(n.) = golden eagleEx. The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.* * *(n.) = golden eagleEx: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.
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83 pisco
adj.conceited.* * *ISM And1) (=pavo) turkey2) (=persona) fellow, guy *IISM And, Chile strong grape liquorpisco sauer — And pisco cocktail
* * *masculino ( aguardiente) ≈grappa•• Cultural note:An alcoholic drink, produced by distilling grape juice, originally from Peru but now also characteristic of Chile* * *masculino ( aguardiente) ≈grappa•• Cultural note:An alcoholic drink, produced by distilling grape juice, originally from Peru but now also characteristic of Chile* * *pisco (↑ pisco a1)A (aguardiente) ≈ grappaCompuesto:pisco sauer or sourcocktail made with pisco, lemon, egg white and sugar2 (pavo) turkeyAn alcoholic drink, produced by distilling grape juice, originally from Peru but now also characteristic of Chile.* * *
pisco sustantivo masculino ( aguardiente) ≈ grappa
' pisco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mulita
* * *pisco nm1. [bebida] pisco, = Andean grape brandypisco sour = cocktail of pisco, beaten egg and lemon juice* * *m Chi, Pegrape liquor -
84 pavipollo
m.a young turkey.* * *SM1) (Orn) young turkey2) * (=bobo) twit *, idiot -
85 pavo macho
• male sheep• male turtledove• turkey cock• turkey-gobbler -
86 Colorado
(Sp. model spelled same [koloráðo], perfective participle of Spanish colorar 'to color; to give color to' < Spanish color < Latin color 'color')1) The thirty-eighth state of the union, named after the Colorado River. Hendrickson indicates that Spanish explorers named the river after the red color of its water.2) Carlisle: 1929. Red.3) As Clark observes, it is used as an attributive adjective in many combinations to denote animals (such as the "Colorado potato beetle" and the "Colorado turkey"), plants ("Colorado blue spruce," "Colorado fir," "Colorado grass," "Colorado River hemp") indigenous to the state. It often has a jocular connotation, as in "Colorado turkey," which can be either the great blue heron or the wood ibis, and "Colorado mockingbird" (see below). The combinations pertinent to the cowboy's era or profession are listed below. -
87 moño
1. 'mono m1) Overall m2) ZOOL Affe m2. 'mono adj————————aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda kleide den Affen in Purpur, er bleibt doch ein Affe————————sustantivo masculino————————mona sustantivo femenino2. COCINAmoñomoño ['mo28D7FBEFɲ28D7FBEFo]num7num (loc): quitar moños a alguien jdm einen Dämpfer versetzen; ponerse moños angeben; estar hasta el moño de algo (familiar) die Nase gestrichen voll von etwas dativo haben; se me ha puesto en el moño de... ich habe es mir in den Kopf gesetzt zu... -
88 tener el mono
tener el monoauf Turkey sein -
89 abstinencia
f.abstinence.* * *1 abstinence\síndrome de abstinencia withdrawal symptoms plural* * *SF [gen] abstinence; (Rel) fasting; [de drogas] withdrawal* * *femenino abstinence* * *= abstinence.Ex. The article 'What our children are dying to know: AIDS information dissemination and the library' examines the paternalist approach (which censors information available and advocates abstinence) and the neutralist approach (which is based a respect for adolescent autonomy and reservation of moral judgement).----* abstinencia sexual = sexual abstinence.* padecer del síndrome de abstinencia = suffer from + withdrawal symptoms.* síndrome de abstinencia = withdrawal symptoms.* síntomas de abstinencia = withdrawal symptoms.* * *femenino abstinence* * *= abstinence.Ex: The article 'What our children are dying to know: AIDS information dissemination and the library' examines the paternalist approach (which censors information available and advocates abstinence) and the neutralist approach (which is based a respect for adolescent autonomy and reservation of moral judgement).
* abstinencia sexual = sexual abstinence.* padecer del síndrome de abstinencia = suffer from + withdrawal symptoms.* síndrome de abstinencia = withdrawal symptoms.* síntomas de abstinencia = withdrawal symptoms.* * *abstinence síndrome* * *
abstinencia sustantivo femenino
abstinence
abstinencia sustantivo femenino abstinence
síndrome de abstinencia, withdrawal symptoms pl
' abstinencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mona
- mono
- síndrome
- vigilia
English:
abstinence
- cold turkey
- withdrawal symptoms
- temperance
- withdrawal
* * *abstinencia nfabstinence* * *f abstinence;síndrome de abstinencia MED withdrawal symptoms pl* * *abstinencia nf: abstinence -
90 argot
m.1 slang.2 argot, jargon, slang, slang used in a specific field or by a specific group.* * *1 (popular) slang2 (técnico) jargon* * *[ar'ɡo]SM (pl argots) slang* * ** * *= slang, argot, slang word, cant, lingo.Ex. Some specialized dictionaries cover acronyms, usage, pronunciation, spelling, etymology, slang, rhymes, and so on.Ex. To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.Ex. Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Ex. This essay traces the changing status of cant and vulgar languages in eighteenth-century Britain.Ex. Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.----* argot de los cacos = thieves' cant.* argot de los ladrones = thieves' cant.* argot secreto de los cacos = thieves' cant.* llena de argot = slangy.* * ** * *= slang, argot, slang word, cant, lingo.Ex: Some specialized dictionaries cover acronyms, usage, pronunciation, spelling, etymology, slang, rhymes, and so on.
Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Ex: This essay traces the changing status of cant and vulgar languages in eighteenth-century Britain.Ex: Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.* argot de los cacos = thieves' cant.* argot de los ladrones = thieves' cant.* argot secreto de los cacos = thieves' cant.* llena de argot = slangy.* * *(pl - gots)slangel argot estudiantil student slang* * *
argot sustantivo masculino (pl
argot m (de un grupo social) slang
(de un grupo profesional) jargon
' argot' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alucinar
- alucinante
- anfetamina
- basca
- caballo
- camella
- camello
- cantar
- canuto
- china
- chocolate
- chupa
- chutarse
- chute
- ciega
- ciego
- coca
- colega
- colgada
- colgado
- colocar
- colocarse
- costo
- enganchada
- enganchado
- enrollarse
- esnifar
- forzuda
- forzudo
- goma
- guiri
- hierba
- jerga
- kilo
- lechera
- macarra
- madero
- mangar
- maría
- molar
- mona
- mono
- mujer
- nieve
- picarse
- porro
- privar
- rajar
- talego
- telefonear
English:
beak
- bleeding
- bog
- bomb
- bonkers
- bop
- bozo
- bread
- bust
- buy
- buzz off
- clap
- cock up
- cold turkey
- come
- con
- cookie
- croak
- curtain
- do in
- dope
- dough
- drag
- dude
- dyke
- fairy
- fix
- flaky
- flash
- flog
- flophouse
- funky
- grand
- grass
- groovy
- grope
- grub
- grunge
- gut
- hash
- heavy
- high
- hole
- hooked
- hop
- horny
- hot air
- hot water
- in-your-face
- inside
* * *1. [popular] slang2. [técnico] jargon* * *m slang* * *argot nm: slang* * *argot n1. (coloquial) slang2. (profesional) jargon -
91 cebar
v.1 to fatten (up).La vieja cebó al pavo The old woman fattened the turkey.2 to stoke, to fuel (fuego, caldera).3 to bait (anzuelo).Pedro cebó la trampa Peter baited the trap.4 to prepare, to brew. ( River Plate)5 to prime, to fuel, to stoke.Missy cebó el fuego para calentarse Missy primed the fire to warm up.* * *1 (animal) to fatten, fatten up2 (poner cebo) to bait4 figurado (pasiones etc) to nourish1 figurado (dedicarse) to devote oneself (en, to)2 figurado (ensañarse) to show no mercy (en/con, towards), take it out (en/con, on), vent one's anger (en/con, on)* * *verb1) to bait2) fatten* * *1. VT1) [+ animal] to fatten (up)cuando voy a casa mi madre me ceba — * when I go home my mother feeds me up
2) [+ anzuelo, cepo, trampa] to bait3) [+ fuego, horno] to feed, stoke (up); [+ arma] to prime5) Cono Sur [+ maté] to brew2.VI [tuerca, tornillo] to catch, grip; [clavo] to go in3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < animal> to fatten... up2) <anzuelo/cepo> to bait2.cebarse v prona) ( ensañarse)b) ( alimentarse) to feed* * *= stoke, fatten, bait.Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.Ex. They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.Ex. Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.----* cebarse con = take it out on, lash out (on), go to + town on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < animal> to fatten... up2) <anzuelo/cepo> to bait2.cebarse v prona) ( ensañarse)b) ( alimentarse) to feed* * *= stoke, fatten, bait.Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.Ex: Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.* cebarse con = take it out on, lash out (on), go to + town on.* * *cebar [A1 ]vtA ‹animal› to fatten … upno le des tanto de comer que lo estás cebando ( fam hum); don't give him so much to eat, you'll make him fatB ‹anzuelo/cepo› to baitC ‹motor/bomba› to prime■ cebarse1 (ensañarse) to vent one's angerse cebó en or con su víctima he took his anger out o vented his anger on his victim2(alimentarse): el miedo se ceba en la ignorancia fear feeds on ignorance* * *
cebar ( conjugate cebar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ animal› to fatten … up
2 ‹anzuelo/cepo› to bait
3 (CS) ‹ mate› to prepare ( and serve)
cebar verbo transitivo
1 (a un animal) to fatten
familiar (a una persona) to feed up
2 (un anzuelo, una trampa) to bait
' cebar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engordar
- mate
English:
bait
- prime
- fatten
* * *♦ vt1. [engordar] to fatten (up)2. [fuego, caldera] to stoke, to fuel;[máquina, arma] to prime3. [anzuelo] to bait4. [sentimiento] to feed, to arouse5. RP [mate] to prepare, to brew* * *v/t1 fatten2 anzuelo bait3 TÉC prime4 L.Am.mate prepare* * *cebar vt1) : to bait2) : to feed, to fatten3) : to prime (a pump, etc.) -
92 cortar
v.1 to cut.cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of breadcorta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slicescortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hairElla corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.5 to cut (baraja).6 to curdle (leche).7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)9 to cut (producir un corte).estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)10 to take a short cut.11 to split up.corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.* * *1 (gen) to cut2 (pelo) to cut, trim3 (árbol) to cut down4 (carne) to carve5 (pastel) to cut up6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle8 (piel) to chap, crack9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite10 COSTURA to cut out11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt12 (bloquear) to block13 (suprimir) to cut out1 to cut1 to cut2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?4 (piel) to become chapped5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle6 (comunicación) to be cut off7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy\¡corta el rollo! knock it off!cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebodycortar el apetito to ruin one's appetitecortar el bacalao familiar to be the bosscortar en seco figurado to cut shortcortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomachcortar la palabra to interruptcortar por la mitad to split down the middlecortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures* * *verb1) to cut2) slice3) chop4) trim5) interrupt6) block•- cortarse* * *1. VT1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?
corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces
2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw3) (=dividir) to cutla línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two
4) (=interrumpir)a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to blocklas tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport
b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short5) (=suprimir) to cut6) [frío] to chap, crackel frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips
7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice8) [+ baraja] to cut9) * [+ droga] to cut *2. VI1) (=estar afilado) to cutsano 1)estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
2) (Inform)"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"
3) (Meteo)hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind
4) (=acortar)5)• cortar con (=terminar) —
es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband
ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend
6)rollo 1., 5)¡corta! — * give us a break! *
7) (Naipes) to cut8) (Radio)¡corto! — over!
¡corto y cierro! — over and out!
9) LAm (Telec) to hang up3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.----* abrir cortando = lance.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.* cortar a tajos = hack.* cortar con barricadas = barricade.* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.* cortar con una sierra = saw.* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* cortar el cuello = decapitate.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* cortar en lonchas = slice.* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar en rebanadas = slice.* cortar en rodajas = slice.* cortar en tajos = hack.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* cortar en trocitos = dice.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar la cabeza = behead.* cortar la hierba = mow.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cortar metal = shear.* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.* cortar por = cut across.* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* cortar y secar = cut and dry.* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.* sin cortar = uncut.* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.
Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.* abrir cortando = lance.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.* cortar a tajos = hack.* cortar con barricadas = barricade.* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.* cortar con una sierra = saw.* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* cortar el cuello = decapitate.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* cortar en lonchas = slice.* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar en rebanadas = slice.* cortar en rodajas = slice.* cortar en tajos = hack.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* cortar en trocitos = dice.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar la cabeza = behead.* cortar la hierba = mow.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cortar metal = shear.* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.* cortar por = cut across.* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* cortar y secar = cut and dry.* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.* sin cortar = uncut.* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.* * *cortar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cutcorta el cable aquí cut the wire herecortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted linese pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of papercortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrotsse cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halvescortar algo en trozos to cut sth into piecescortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice stheste queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easilycortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks2 ‹asado› to carve3 ‹leña/madera› to chop4 ‹baraja› to cut5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut throughB (quitar, separar)1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pickcórtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of meloncortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boilla máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machinecortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut outC (hacer más corto) to cutle cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nailscortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grasshay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruningD«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my faceE (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut outF1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut offle cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut offcorta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch itsiempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting momentcórtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)2 ‹calle› (por obras) to closelos manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the roadla policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street3 ‹retirada› to cut offhan cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to trafficla policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut offG ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stemH ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interruptme cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharplyI ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit outJ ‹recta/plano› to crossla Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de GraciaK1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to3 ‹leche› to curdleL ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cutestá cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teethingM( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed■ cortarviA «cuchillo/tijeras» to cuteste cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is bluntB1(por radio): corto y cambio overcorto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out2 ( Cin):¡corten! cut!3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang upno me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me1 «novios» to break up, split upha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sthdecidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the pastD (en naipes) to cutE (en costura) to cut outF (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the squarecortaron por el atajo they took the shortcutG■ cortarseA (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut offse cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut offse ha cortado la luz there's been a power cutno te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach crampcasi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breatheB ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cutiba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my footse cortó afeitándose he cut himself shavingC1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cutse corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hairse cortó una oreja he cut off his earse cortó las venas he slashed his wrists2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to crossE «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdleF( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassedse corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst* * *
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss
* * *♦ vt1. [seccionar] to cut;[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;[gastos] to cut back3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;CSur Fam¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;[calle, territorio] to cut across;el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap7. [baraja] to cut8. [leche] to curdle;9. [película] [escena] to cut;[censurar] to censor10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour11. Fam [avergonzar]este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's aroundme cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence13. Informát to cut;cortar y pegar cut and paste♦ vi1. [producir un corte] to cut;estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);Radcorté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend¡corto y cambio! over!;¡corto y cierro! over and out!5. [en juego de cartas] to cut7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;no corte, por favor hold the line, please* * *I v/t1 cut; electricidad cut off2 calle close3:cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath awayII v/i cut;cortar con alguien split up with s.o.* * *cortar vt1) : to cut, to slice, to trim2) : to cut out, to omit3) : to cut off, to interrupt4) : to block, to close off5) : to curdle (milk)cortar vi1) : to cut2) : to break up3) : to hang up (the telephone)* * *cortar vbten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off3. (calle, carretera) to close -
93 económico2
2 = cheap [cheaper -comp., cheapest -sup.], cost-effective [cost effective], economical, inexpensive, cost-efficient [cost efficient], dollar-saving, money-saving, thrifty [thriftier -comp., thriftiest -sup.], cut-price, cut-rate, affordable.Ex. These indexes are both cheap and quick to produce.Ex. OFFSEARCH is a means of running a search overnight on more than one data base, in a cost-effective mode.Ex. Fixed length fields the are economical on storage space, and records using fixed length fields are quick and easy to code.Ex. a microcomputer will need an inexpensive software package in order to suitable for external communication.Ex. Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.Ex. The article 'Two dollar-saving search tips' explains how to eliminate duplicate citations when printing out search results.Ex. It is ironic that reduced funding may threaten money-saving automation plans.Ex. As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hardworking people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.Ex. Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus.Ex. Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty.Ex. Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.----* alojamiento económico = budget accommodation.* de forma económica = cost-effectively.* de un modo económico = thriftily.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* hotel económico = budget hotel. -
94 engordar
v.1 to fatten up (animal).La vieja cebó al pavo The old woman fattened the turkey.2 to swell (increase).3 to put on weight (person).he engordado seis kilos I've put on six kilos4 to be fattening (comida, bebida).5 to get fat, to fill out, to gain weight, to grow fat.* * *1 to fatten, fatten up, make fat1 (persona) to put on weight, get fatter2 (alimento) to be fattening* * *1. VT1) [+ animal, persona] to fatten (up)2) [+ número] to swell, increase2. VI1) (=ponerse gordo) to get fat; (=aumentar de peso) to put on weight; (Agr) to fatten2) [comida] to be fattening3) * (=enriquecerse) to get rich* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( aumentar) to put on, gainengordar cinco kilos — to put on o gain five kilos
b) pan/azúcar to make... fat2)a) ( cebar) to fatten (up)b) <cifras/estadísticas> to swell2.engordar vib) alimentos to be fattening* * *= grow + fat, fatten, put on + weight, gain + weight.Ex. Having grown fat on federal grants, some libraries have not been able to adjust to the recent lean years of reduced or withdrawn federal funds.Ex. They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.Ex. She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.Ex. Obesity is a well known problem, however some people really want and need to gain weight.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( aumentar) to put on, gainengordar cinco kilos — to put on o gain five kilos
b) pan/azúcar to make... fat2)a) ( cebar) to fatten (up)b) <cifras/estadísticas> to swell2.engordar vib) alimentos to be fattening* * *= grow + fat, fatten, put on + weight, gain + weight.Ex: Having grown fat on federal grants, some libraries have not been able to adjust to the recent lean years of reduced or withdrawn federal funds.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.Ex: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.Ex: Obesity is a well known problem, however some people really want and need to gain weight.* * *engordar [A1 ]vtA(aumentar): ha engordado cinco kilos he's put on o gained five kilosB1 (cebar) to fatten, fatten up2 ‹cifras/estadísticas› to swell■ engordarvi1 «persona» to put on o gain weight; «animales» to fatten2 «alimentos» to be fatteninglas pastas engordan pasta is fattening* * *
engordar ( conjugate engordar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
[ animales] to fatten
engordar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to put on weight, get fat: deberías engordar tres kilos, you should put on three kilos
2 (causar gordura) to be fattening: las hamburguesas engordan mucho, hamburgers are very fattening
II verbo transitivo
1 to fatten (up), make fat: engordan a las gallinas con productos químicos, they feed the chickens on chemical products
2 (aumentar) to swell: la concesión del premio engordó su cuenta, the prize money swelled her bank account
' engordar' also found in these entries:
English:
fat
- fatten
- feed up
- put on
- weight
- put
* * *♦ vt1. [animal] to fatten (up)2. [cifras, estadísticas] to pad;[cuenta bancaria] to fatten♦ vi1. [persona] to put on weight;[animal] to grow fat, to fatten;he engordado 6 kilos I've put on 6 kilos2. [comida, bebida] to be fattening;sólo como cosas que no engorden I only eat non-fattening foods* * *I v/t put on, gainII v/i1 de persona put on weight, gain weight2 de comida be fattening* * *engordar vt: to fatten, to fatten upengordar vi: to gain weight* * *engordar vb2. (alimentos) to be fattening -
95 germen de la discordia, el
(n.) = seed of discord, theEx. The seed of discord between Greece and Turkey might be the lack of energy resources. -
96 hacerse
pron.v.1 to recede, to separate.2 to become, to enter into some new state or condition (llegar a ser).3 to accustom oneself (acostumbrarse).Hacerse de miel, to treat one gently, not to be very severe. Hacerse con alg or de algo, to acquire, to attain; to purchase anything which is wantingHacerse memorable to become memorable, famous, notorious, etc. Hacerse añicos, to take great pains in doing anythingHacerse chiquito to pretend to be modest; to conceal one's knowledgeTodavía no se ha hecho, it still has not been done. Hacer cortesía (mutuamente), to exchange courtesiesHacerse grande to grow tall, to get tall* * *1 (volverse) to become, get2 (crecer) to grow3 (acostumbrarse) to get used (a, to), become accustomed (a, to)4 (resultar) to become, go on, seem■ la película se hizo muy larga the film went on too long, I found the film too long5 (simular) to pretend6 (mandar hacer) to have made, have done* * *1) to become2) get3) pretend, play* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=realizar, crear)hacerse algo — [uno mismo] to make o.s. sth; [otra persona] to have sth made
¿os hicisteis muchas fotos? — did you take a lot of photos?
idea 1), nudo II, 1)•
hacerse pipí — to wet o.s.2) (=cocinarse)3) + infina) (=conseguir)b) (=mandar)4) (=reflexivo)5) [recíproco]6) (=llegar a ser)a) + sustantivo to becomeb) + adjesto se está haciendo pesado — this is getting o becoming tedious
7) (=parecer)se me hizo largo/pesado el viaje — the journey felt long/boring
se me hace que... — esp LAm it seems to me that..., I get the impression that...
se me hace que nos están engañando — it seems to me that o I get the impression that we're being deceived
8) * (=fingirse)9) (=moverse)•
hazte para allá, que me siente — move up that way a bit so I can sit down10) [seguido de preposición]hacerse a (=acostumbrarse) to get used tohacerse con [+ información] to get hold of; [+ ciudad, fortaleza] to take¿te has hecho ya a levantarte temprano? — have you got used to getting up early yet?
* * *(v.) = grow up to be, grow up intoEx. Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* * *(v.) = grow up to be, grow up intoEx: Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.
Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* * *
■hacerse verbo reflexivo
1 (convertirse) to become, grow
hacerse mayor, to grow old
se hizo monja, she became a nun
2 (simular) to pretend: me vio, pero se hizo el despistado, he saw me, but pretended he hadn't
hacerse el sordo, to turn a deaf ear 3 hacerse con, (conseguir) to get hold of
4 (acostumbrarse) to get used [a, to]: enseguida me hice a dormir sola, I soon got used to sleeping alone
me tengo que hacer a la idea, I've got to get used to the idea
' hacerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adueñarse
- agenciarse
- arrumaco
- asegurarse
- boca
- cargar
- cargo
- comprometerse
- curar
- dueña
- dueño
- eco
- idea
- ilusión
- ladearse
- lío
- loca
- loco
- lograr
- mar
- oro
- ovillo
- permanente
- remolón
- remolona
- rogar
- sorda
- sordo
- sueca
- sueco
- suplantar
- taco
- tonta
- tonto
- agujero
- América
- amigo
- análisis
- ánimo
- añicos
- bola
- caca
- camote
- cirugía
- cocer
- competencia
- comprender
- confiar
- control
- correr
English:
appear
- become
- befriend
- break
- break up
- charge
- come
- cook
- corner
- daydream
- deepen
- delude
- drag on
- endear
- evidence
- fall
- fiendish
- get on
- get through
- get-rich-quick
- grow
- grow up
- hard
- impersonate
- join
- kid
- masquerade
- materialize
- move along
- muddle
- part
- part with
- piece
- play
- pose
- possum
- power
- pretend
- pull over
- put out
- run
- sail
- sea
- seize
- shatter
- shoeshine
- sidestep
- smash
- stage
- stake
* * *vpr1. [convertirse en] to become;hacerse musulmán to become a Muslim;se hizo hombre he became a man;hacerse viejo to grow old;hacerse del Universitario to sign for o join Universitario2. [guisarse, cocerse] to cook;el pavo se está haciendo the turkey's in the oveny se hizo la luz [cita bíblica] and there was light4. [resultar] + adj to get;se hace muy pesado it gets very tedious;se me ha hecho muy corto el viaje the journey seemed very short;la clase se me ha hecho eterna the class seemed to go on foreverse hizo un corte en la mano she cut her hand6. [fabricarse] + nombre to make oneself;me hice un vestido [yo mismo] I made myself a dress;[la modista] I had a dress made;se han hecho una casa al lado del mar they've built (themselves) a house by the seacon lo que me has dicho ya me hago una idea de cómo es la escuela from what you've told me I've got a pretty good idea of what the school is like;no me hago una idea de cómo debió ser I can't imagine what it must have been like9. [mostrarse] + "el" + adjse hace el gracioso/el simpático he acts the comedian/the nice guy;hacerse el distraído to pretend to be miles away;¿eres tonto o te lo haces? are you stupid or are you just pretending to be?10.hacerse a [acostumbrarse a] [m5] no consiguió hacerse a la comida británica she couldn't get used to British food;no me hago a su forma de trabajar I can't get used to the way they work;hacerse a una idea to get used to an idea;hazte a la idea de que no vamos a poder ir de vacaciones you'd better start getting used to the idea that we won't be able to go on holiday[vehículo] to pull over12.se hizo con el control de la empresa he took control of the company13. [referido a necesidades fisiológicas][excremento] the baby has dirtied his Br nappy o US diaper; Famel bebé se ha hecho encima [orina] the baby has wet himself;el bebé se ha hecho pipí the baby's wet himselftengo que hacerme de unas llaves para poder entrar I need to get hold of some keys to get in;se hizo de un diploma y salió a buscarse la vida she got herself a qualification and set out to make her fortune;nos hicimos de algo de comida y pasamos el día en el campo we got some food together and spent the day in the country¿y tu prima? ¿qué se hizo? [corto plazo] where has your cousin got to?;[largo plazo] whatever happened to that cousin of yours?17. Am Fam [salir bien]precisaba una beca y por suerte se le hizo she needed a scholarship and luckily she got one;después de años, se me hizo, gané la grande after waiting for years, at last it happened for me, I got the big one18. Méx, RP Fam [creer]¿llegará Pedro? – se me hace que no do you think Pedro will come? – I don't think so* * *v/r2 ( cocinarse) cook3 ( convertirse, volverse) get, become;hacerse viejo get old;hacerse de noche get dark;se hace tarde it’s getting late;¿qué se hizo de aquello? what happened with that?4:hacerse el sordo/el tonto pretend to be deaf/stupid5:hacerse a algo get used to sth6:hacerse con algo get hold of sth* * *vr1) : to become2) : to pretend, to act, to playhacerse el tonto: to play dumb3) : to seemel examen se me hizo difícil: the exam seemed difficult to me4) : to get, to growse hace tarde: it's growing late* * *hacerse vb2. (volverse + adjetivo) to get3. (fingir) to pretend to be4. (parecer) to seem5. (conseguir) to get¿dónde te has hecho con esa camiseta? where did you get that T shirt?7. (acostumbrarse) to get used to8. (apartarse) to move -
97 inyectar
v.1 to inject.le inyectaron insulina they gave him an insulin injection2 to inject.3 to give a shot, to administer a hypodermic injection to, to administer an injection to, to inject.Ella inyecta a María She gives Mary a shot.Ella inyecta insulina She injects insulin.María le inyecta a Ricardo entusiasmo Mary injects Richard enthusiasm.* * *1 to inject (en, into)* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Med) to inject (en into)2) [+ optimismo, dinero] to inject3) (Mec) to inject2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to inject2.le inyectaron morfina — they gave him morphine injections/a shot of morphine
inyectarse v pron (refl) persona to give oneself an injection, inject oneself* * *= inject.Ex. The abstractor injects his opinion and analysis.----* inyectar dinero en = pump + money into.* inyectar dinero en la economía = pump + money into the economy.* * *1.verbo transitivo to inject2.le inyectaron morfina — they gave him morphine injections/a shot of morphine
inyectarse v pron (refl) persona to give oneself an injection, inject oneself* * *= inject.Ex: The abstractor injects his opinion and analysis.
* inyectar dinero en = pump + money into.* inyectar dinero en la economía = pump + money into the economy.* * *inyectar [A1 ]vt1 ( Med) to injectlo inyectó en el músculo he injected it into the musclele inyectaron morfina they gave him morphine injections/a shot of morphine2 ‹energía/entusiasmo› to inject; ‹capital/recursos› to injectinyectó nueva vida a la zona it injected new life into the area( refl) «persona» to give oneself an injection, inject oneselfse inyectó heroína he injected himself with heroin* * *
inyectar ( conjugate inyectar) verbo transitivo
to inject;◊ le inyectaron morfina they gave him morphine injections/a shot of morphine
inyectarse verbo pronominal ( refl) [ persona] to give oneself an injection, inject oneself;
se inyectó heroína he injected himself with heroin
inyectar verbo transitivo to inject [en, into]: inyéctale coñac al pavo, inject the turkey with cognac
' inyectar' also found in these entries:
English:
inject
* * *♦ vt1. [con jeringa] to inject;le inyectaron insulina they gave him an insulin injection;le inyectaron un antídoto en la pierna they injected an antidote into her leg2. [dinero] to inject3. [humor, vitalidad] to inject;su presencia inyectó ánimos a los trabajadores his presence gave the workers new heart* * *v/t1 tbTÉC injectinstil* * *inyectar vt: to inject* * *inyectar vb to inject -
98 mono4
4 = withdrawal symptoms.Ex. When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit 'cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.----* tener el mono = suffer from + withdrawal symptoms. -
99 pagar
v.1 to pay (empleado, persona).pagó dos millones por la casa she paid two million for the houseyo pago la cena I'll pay for dinnersu padre le paga los estudios his father is supporting him through college/universityno iría aunque me lo pagaras I wouldn't go (even) if you paid me¡que Dios se lo pague! God bless you!Ella le paga al jardinero She pays the gardener.Ella pagó al fin She paid at last.Ella pagó mucho dinero She paid a lot of money.Ella pagó la culpa She paid the responsibility.2 to be worth it (informal) (compensar). ( Latin American Spanish)no paga it's not worth it* * *1 to pay1 to pay\pagar al contado to pay cashpagar en metálico to pay cash¡me las pagarás! familiar you'll pay for this!pagarlas todas juntas familiar to pay for one's sins* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=abonar) [+ factura, rescate, sueldo] to pay; [+ compra] to pay for; [+ intereses, hipoteca] to pay off, repayestamos pagando la hipoteca del piso — we're paying off o repaying the mortgage on the flat
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cantidad a pagar — amount payablea pagar en destino — (Correos) postage due
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pagar algo con tarjeta de crédito — to pay for sth by credit card¿lo puede pagar con dólares? — can I pay in dollars?
¿cuánto pagasteis por el coche? — how much did you pay for the car?
pato, plato, vidriohemos pagado un precio muy alto por haberlo traicionado — betraying him cost us dear, we paid a high price for betraying him
2) (=costar) to cost3) (=corresponder) [+ ayuda, favor] to repay; [+ visita] to return¿cómo puedo pagarte lo que has hecho por mis hijos? — how can I repay you for what you've done for my children?
4) (=sufrir las consecuencias de)¡lo pagarás caro! — you'll pay dearly for this!
pagarlas —
¡las vas a pagar! — you've got it coming to you! *, you'll pay for this!
¡me las pagarás todas juntas! — I'll get you for this!
2. VI1) (=satisfacer un pago) to payhoy pago yo — I'm paying today, it's my turn to pay today
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( abonar) <cuenta/alquiler> to pay; < deuda> to pay (off), repay; <comida/entradas/mercancías> to pay for¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? — how much rent do you pay?
ni que me/le paguen — not even if you paid me/him
b) <favor/desvelos> to repayc) ( expiar) <delito/atrevimiento> to pay for2.me las vas a pagar! or ya me las pagarás! — you'll pay for this!
pagar via) (Com, Fin) to paypagan bien — they pay well, the pay's good
b) ( corresponder) to repaypagarle a alguien con la misma moneda — to pay somebody back in their own coin o in kind
c) (Col fam) (rendir, compensar) to pay* * *= pay, reimburse, make + payment, defray + costs, pony up, pay out, pick up + the tab, pay up.Ex. I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.Ex. LC will supply computer services and staff from the MARC Development and Information Systems Offices, all to be reimbursed by RLG.Ex. The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.Ex. The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.Ex. Getting the good doctor to pony up for network security is likely to be your toughest challenge.Ex. Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.Ex. The article ' Who should pick up the tab' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.Ex. Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.----* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* deber pagarse = be payable.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* extar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.* importe a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas = bring + Nombre + to justice.* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.* obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.* pagando = for a fee.* pagando de + Posesivo + bolsillo = at + Posesivo + own expense.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.* pagar capital = repay + capital.* pagar caro = pay + penalty, pay + dearly.* pagar completamente = pay up.* pagar con antelación = prepay.* pagar contrarreembolso = cash on delivery (COD).* pagar demasiado = overbid, pay through + the nose.* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.* pagar deudas = meet + debts.* pagar dinero = fork over + money.* pagar dos veces = double-pay.* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.* pagar el precio = meet + price.* pagar en efectivo = pay in + cash.* pagar en especie = pay in + kind.* pagar en metálico = pay in + cash.* pagar honorarios = pay + fee.* pagar impuestos = pay + taxes.* pagar justos por pecadores = the innocent + suffer + for the guilty, throw + the baby out with the bath water.* pagar la factura = pay + the tab.* pagar la hora a la mitad más de lo normal = get + time-and-a-half.* pagarlas con = take it out on.* pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.* pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).* pagar las deudas = pay + Posesivo + dues.* pagar los gastos = bear + the cost(s).* pagar los platos rotos = carry + the can, pick up + the pieces.* pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* pagar poquísimo = pay + peanuts.* pagar por adelantado = pay + up-front.* pagar por completo = pay off.* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.* pagar precio = pay + cost.* pagarse sus propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.* pagar una deuda = repay + debt, satisfy + debt, pay off + debt, pay up.* pagar una factura = settle + invoice, pay + a bill.* pagar una factura atrasada = pay off + bill.* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.* pagar una multa = pay + fine.* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.* pagar un dineral = pay through + the nose, fork out + lots of money.* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( abonar) <cuenta/alquiler> to pay; < deuda> to pay (off), repay; <comida/entradas/mercancías> to pay for¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? — how much rent do you pay?
ni que me/le paguen — not even if you paid me/him
b) <favor/desvelos> to repayc) ( expiar) <delito/atrevimiento> to pay for2.me las vas a pagar! or ya me las pagarás! — you'll pay for this!
pagar via) (Com, Fin) to paypagan bien — they pay well, the pay's good
b) ( corresponder) to repaypagarle a alguien con la misma moneda — to pay somebody back in their own coin o in kind
c) (Col fam) (rendir, compensar) to pay* * *= pay, reimburse, make + payment, defray + costs, pony up, pay out, pick up + the tab, pay up.Ex: I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.
Ex: LC will supply computer services and staff from the MARC Development and Information Systems Offices, all to be reimbursed by RLG.Ex: The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.Ex: The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.Ex: Getting the good doctor to pony up for network security is likely to be your toughest challenge.Ex: Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.Ex: The article ' Who should pick up the tab' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* deber pagarse = be payable.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* extar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.* importe a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas = bring + Nombre + to justice.* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.* obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.* pagando = for a fee.* pagando de + Posesivo + bolsillo = at + Posesivo + own expense.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.* pagar capital = repay + capital.* pagar caro = pay + penalty, pay + dearly.* pagar completamente = pay up.* pagar con antelación = prepay.* pagar contrarreembolso = cash on delivery (COD).* pagar demasiado = overbid, pay through + the nose.* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.* pagar deudas = meet + debts.* pagar dinero = fork over + money.* pagar dos veces = double-pay.* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.* pagar el precio = meet + price.* pagar en efectivo = pay in + cash.* pagar en especie = pay in + kind.* pagar en metálico = pay in + cash.* pagar honorarios = pay + fee.* pagar impuestos = pay + taxes.* pagar justos por pecadores = the innocent + suffer + for the guilty, throw + the baby out with the bath water.* pagar la factura = pay + the tab.* pagar la hora a la mitad más de lo normal = get + time-and-a-half.* pagarlas con = take it out on.* pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.* pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).* pagar las deudas = pay + Posesivo + dues.* pagar los gastos = bear + the cost(s).* pagar los platos rotos = carry + the can, pick up + the pieces.* pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* pagar poquísimo = pay + peanuts.* pagar por adelantado = pay + up-front.* pagar por completo = pay off.* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.* pagar precio = pay + cost.* pagarse sus propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.* pagar una deuda = repay + debt, satisfy + debt, pay off + debt, pay up.* pagar una factura = settle + invoice, pay + a bill.* pagar una factura atrasada = pay off + bill.* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.* pagar una multa = pay + fine.* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.* pagar un dineral = pay through + the nose, fork out + lots of money.* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.* * *pagar [A3 ]vt1 (abonar) ‹cuenta/alquiler› to pay; ‹deuda› to pay, pay off, repay; ‹comida/entradas/mercancías› to pay fordijo que ya estaba todo pagado he said everything had already been paid for¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?, how much do you pay in rent?los niños pagan sólo medio billete children only pay half fareno me ha pagado la última traducción que le hice she hasn't paid me for the last translation I did for hernos pagaban $100 la hora they paid us $100 an hoursus abuelos le pagan los estudios his grandparents are paying for his education, his grandparents are putting him through collegeno puedo pagar tanto I can't afford (to pay) that muchpagar algo POR algo to pay sth FOR sth¿y pagaste $500 por esa porquería? you mean you paid $500 for that piece of junk?ni que me/le paguen not even if you paid me/himno salgo con él ni que me paguen I wouldn't go out with him if you paid me2 ‹favor/desvelos› to repaynunca podré pagarte lo que has hecho por mí I'll never be able to repay you for what you've done for me¡que Dios se lo pague! God bless you!3 (expiar) ‹delito/atrevimiento› to pay forpagarás cara tu osadía you'll pay dearly for your audacitypagar algo CON algo to pay FOR sth WITH sthlo pagó con su vida he paid for it with his lifepagó su delito con seis años de cárcel her crime cost her six years in prisonel que la hace la paga you've made your bed and now you'll have to lie in it ¡me las vas a pagar! or ¡ya me las pagarás! you'll pay for this!, I'll get you for this!■ pagarvipagar al contado/a plazos to pay cash/in installmentspagué por adelantado I paid in advanceme pagó en efectivo or en metálico she paid me cashnos pagaban en especie they used to pay us in kind¿le has pagado a la limpiadora? have you paid the cleaning lady?pagan bien they pay well, the pay's good2 (corresponder) to repaypagarle a algn con la misma moneda to pay sb back in their own coin o in kindel negocio no paga the business doesn't payno paga pintar estas paredes it's not worth painting these walls* * *
pagar ( conjugate pagar) verbo transitivo
‹ deuda› to pay (off), repay;
‹comida/entradas/mercancías› to pay for;◊ ¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?;
le pagan los estudios they are paying for his education;
no puedo pagar tanto I can't afford (to pay) that much;
pagar algo POR algo to pay sth for sth
pagar algo CON algo to pay for sth with sth;◊ ¡me las vas a pagar! you'll pay for this!
verbo intransitivo (Com, Fin) to pay;
pagar verbo transitivo
1 (abonar) to pay: puedes pagarlo a plazos o al contado, you can pay for it in instalments or in cash
2 (recompensar) to repay: no sé cómo pagarte este favor, I don't know how I can repay you for this favour
3 (expiar) to pay for: tendrás que pagar tu crimen, you must pay for your crime
figurado ¡me las pagarás!, you'll pay for this!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (abonar) ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?, can I pay by card?
2 pagarás por tu intransigencia, you'll pay for your intransigence
' pagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abonar
- adelantada
- adelantado
- cantidad
- cobrarse
- colarse
- competidor
- competidora
- contada
- contado
- ser
- escote
- letra
- matrícula
- metálica
- metálico
- moneda
- pato
- perjuicio
- plato
- retribuir
- sufragar
- teja
- tributo
- urgente
- adelantar
- amortizar
- antelación
- anular
- barbaridad
- billete
- capaz
- cheque
- corriente
- creces
- cumplir
- destinar
- deuda
- disparar
- efectivo
- franquear
- gilipollez
- media
- medio
- paga
- plazo
- poder
- pretender
- sin
- vidrio
English:
afford
- bail out
- by
- can
- check out
- cheque
- default setting
- double
- Dutch
- evict
- fare
- foot
- fork out
- free
- fund
- give
- installment
- instalment
- kind
- nail
- out
- overpay
- pay
- pay back
- pay off
- pay out
- pay up
- pick up
- prepay
- promptly
- rap
- repay
- repayment
- satisfy
- settle
- shout
- suffer
- sufficient
- tab
- tax
- upkeep
- advance
- back
- begrudge
- check
- default
- disconnect
- dodger
- due
- go
* * *♦ vt1. [con dinero] [precio, alquiler, factura] to pay;[deuda, hipoteca] to pay off; [gastos, ronda] to pay for; [dividendo, indemnización] to pay out;pagó dos millones por la casa she paid two million for the house;su padre le paga los estudios his father is supporting him through college/university;yo pago la cena I'll pay for dinner;aún no hemos pagado el reportaje de la boda we still haven't paid for the wedding photos;los jubilados no pagan las medicinas pensioners don't pay for prescriptions;no iría aunque me lo pagaras I wouldn't go (even) if you paid me;¿cómo lo va a pagar? how would you like to pay?;RPpagar derecho de piso to earn one's place in the job o office2. [devolver] [ayuda, favor] to repay;¡que Dios se lo pague! God bless you!3. [expiar] [delito, consecuencias] to pay for;pagarás caro lo que me has hecho I'll make you pay for what you did to me;Famme las pagarás (todas juntas) you'll pay for this;el que la hace la paga he/she/ etc will pay for it in the end;Fampagar el pato/los platos rotos to carry the can;Fampagarla con alguien [injustamente] to take it out on sb♦ vi1. [con dinero] to pay;les pagaron puntualmente they paid them promptly;pagar por adelantado to pay in advance;pagar al contado to pay (in) cash;pagar a plazos to pay in instalments;pagar con tarjeta (de crédito) to pay by credit card;pagar en especie to pay in kind;pagar en pesos/libras to pay in pesos/pounds;esta cantidad queda a pagar this amount is still outstanding o to be paid;pagar a alguien con la misma moneda to give sb a taste of their own medicineese viaje tan largo no paga such a long journey is not worth it;no paga mandar el auto al taller otra vez it's not worth (it) taking the car to the garage again;no paga hacer trampa it doesn't pay to cheat* * *I v/t1 pay;¡me las pagarás! you’ll pay for this!3 favor repayII v/i pay;pagar a escote fam go Dutch fam ;pagar a cuenta pay on account;pagar al contado pay in cash* * *pagar {52} vt: to pay, to pay for, to repaypagar vi: to pay* * *pagar vb¿cómo te lo puedo pagar? how can I repay you?¡me las pagarás! you'll pay for this! -
100 pato
m.1 duck, drake.2 bedpan, chamber pot, potty.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\pagar el pato familiar to carry the canser un pato mareado familiar to be really clumsy————————* * *(f. - pata)noun* * *SM1) (Orn) duckpato real, pato silvestre — mallard, wild duck
2) * (=persona aburrida) bore3) (=torpe)4) * (=aburrimiento) boredom; (=período aburrido) boring time; (=fiesta) bore, drag5) And * (=gorrón) sponger *6) And * (=inocentón) sucker **7) Méx8) Cono Sur*ser un pato o estar pato — to be broke *
9) LAm (=bacineta) bedpan* * *I- ta masculino, femenino (Zool) duckhacerse pato — (Méx fam) to pretend not to know anything
IIpagar el pato — (fam) to get the blame
- ta adjetivo [estar) (CS fam) broke (colloq)III1) (Esp fam) ( persona) clodhopper (colloq)2) (Col fam) ( en una fiesta) gatecrasher (colloq)3) (Andes, Méx) (Med) bedpan* * *= duck.Ex. The textword combined with the descriptor, ' ducks' and 'water birds', resulted in higher precision than when the descriptor alone was used.----* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* * *I- ta masculino, femenino (Zool) duckhacerse pato — (Méx fam) to pretend not to know anything
IIpagar el pato — (fam) to get the blame
- ta adjetivo [estar) (CS fam) broke (colloq)III1) (Esp fam) ( persona) clodhopper (colloq)2) (Col fam) ( en una fiesta) gatecrasher (colloq)3) (Andes, Méx) (Med) bedpan* * *= duck.Ex: The textword combined with the descriptor, ' ducks' and 'water birds', resulted in higher precision than when the descriptor alone was used.
* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* * *masculine, feminine( Zool) duckpato a la naranja ( Coc) duck à l'orangesi te pregunta por mí, tú hazte pato if he asks after me, make out o pretend you don't know anythingcuando se lo recordé se hizo pato when I reminded him of it, he pretended not to know what I was talking aboutsiempre me toca a mí pagar el pato I always end up getting the blame o taking the rap o carrying the canCompuestos:mallard● pato salvaje or silvestrewild duckla llevé a cenar y me quedé pato I took her to dinner and that cleaned me out o and I was completely broke afterward(s) ( colloq)pato3tu prima es un pato, no aprenderá nunca a bailar your cousin has two left feet o is a real clodhopper; she'll never learn to danceC ( Dep) game similar to poloE1 (Andes, Méx) ( Med) bedpan* * *
pato 1◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) duck
pato 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Esp fam) ( persona) clodhopper (colloq)
2 (Andes, Méx) (Med) bedpan
pato m Orn duck
♦ Locuciones: pagar el pato, to carry the can
' pato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
graznido
- graznar
English:
can
- duck
- quack
- rap
- waddle
- drake
* * *pato, -a♦ nm,f[ave] duck; Fam¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;Méx Famno te hagas pato, págame lo que me debes don't mess me around, just pay me what you owe me;Fam Arg, Chile, Méx Famser el pato de la boda to be the one who pays the consequences, to be the one who foots the billpato almizlado muscovy duck;pato arlequín harlequin duck;pato colorado red-crested pochard;pato havelda long-tailed duck;pato mandarín mandarin duck;pato a la naranja duck à l'orange♦ nm* * *m ZO duck;pagar el pato fam take the rap fam, Brcarry the can fam* * *pato, -ta n1) : duck2)pato real : mallard3)* * *pato n duck
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