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41 costar
v.1 to cost (money).¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it?me costó 3.000 pesos it cost me 3,000 pesoscostó muy barato it was very cheapEso cuesta mil dólares That costs a thousand dollars.2 to take (time).nos costó seis horas llegar it took us six hours to get there3 to be difficult to.Cuesta concentrar la atención It is difficult to focus your attention.4 to be expensive, to turn out to be expensive.El mármol cuesta Marble is expensive.5 to find it difficult to, to find it hard to.Me cuesta ser profesor I find it difficult to be a teacher.6 to be hard to do, to be difficult to do, to be hard to accomplish, to cost.La perfección cuesta Perfection is hard to accomplish.* * *1 (valer) to cost■ ¿cuánto costó? how much was it?2 (ser difícil) to be hard, be difficult; (resultar difícil) to be difficult for3 (tiempo) to take\costar barato,-a to be cheapcostar caro,-a to be expensive, cost a lot 2 to pay dearly for somethingcostar mucho / costar trabajo to be difficult, be hard workcostar un ojo de la cara familiar to cost an arm and a legcueste lo que cueste at any cost, whatever it costs* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [en dinero] to costla lámpara cuesta 45 euros — the lamp is o costs 45 euros
¿cuánto te ha costado el libro? — how much did you pay for the book?, how much did the book cost (you)?
¿cuánto cuesta este libro? — how much is this book?, how much does this book cost?
el porte no me ha costado nada — it didn't cost me anything to have it delivered, the delivery didn't cost me anything
2) [en esfuerzo, tiempo]•
costar trabajo, cuesta poco trabajo ser amable — it doesn't take much to be pleasant, it's not so hard to be pleasant¿te ha costado trabajo encontrar la casa? — did you have trouble finding the house?
costar Dios y ayuda —
sangre 2)me costó Dios y ayuda convencerla — I had a hard job o time persuading her
3) [en consecuencias] to costese error te costará el puesto — that mistake will cost you your job o will lose you your job
la violación le costó doce años de cárcel — the rape earned him twelve years in prison, he got twelve years in prison for the rape
2. VI1) [en dinero]2) [en dificultad] to be hard, be difficultal principio cuesta, pero luego se hace más fácil — it's hard o difficult at first but then it gets easier
cuesta reconocerlo, pero es verdad — it's hard o difficult to admit it, but it's true
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costar a algn, lo que más me cuesta es el inglés — the thing I find hardest o most difficult is Englishme cuesta creer que seas hermano suyo — I find it hard o difficult to believe that you are his brother
¿por qué no me llamas? ¡si no te cuesta nada! — why don't you give me a call? it's not so hard o difficult!
3) [en consecuencias]•
costar caro a algn — to cost sb dear* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( en dinero) to cost¿cuánto me costará arreglarlo? — how much will it be o cost to fix it?
2) ( en perjuicios) (+ me/te/le etc)3) ( en esfuerzo)¿qué te cuesta hacerlo? — go on, why don't you do it?
me cuesta trabajo creerlo — I find it hard o difficult to believe
2.lo logró, pero le costó lo suyo — he managed it in the end, but not without a struggle
costar vi1) ( en dinero) to costel reloj me costó caro/barato — the watch cost a lot/didn't cost much
2) ( resultar perjudicial)3) ( resultar difícil)me cuesta creerlo — I find it hard o difficult to believe
nos costó convencerla/dormirnos — we had trouble persuading her/getting to sleep
cuesta un poco/mucho acostumbrarse — it's not easy/it's very hard to get used to
¿te costó mucho encontrarlo? — did you have much trouble finding it?
* * *= cost.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio cost.Ex. The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.----* costar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* costar dinero = cost + money, take + money.* costar el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* costar la vida = cost + life.* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* costar poquísimo = pay + peanuts.* costar trabajo = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.* costar una fortuna = cost + a fortune.* costar un dineral = break + the bank, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a fortune.* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* costar un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, pay through + the nose, cost + a fortune.* cueste lo que cueste = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( en dinero) to cost¿cuánto me costará arreglarlo? — how much will it be o cost to fix it?
2) ( en perjuicios) (+ me/te/le etc)3) ( en esfuerzo)¿qué te cuesta hacerlo? — go on, why don't you do it?
me cuesta trabajo creerlo — I find it hard o difficult to believe
2.lo logró, pero le costó lo suyo — he managed it in the end, but not without a struggle
costar vi1) ( en dinero) to costel reloj me costó caro/barato — the watch cost a lot/didn't cost much
2) ( resultar perjudicial)3) ( resultar difícil)me cuesta creerlo — I find it hard o difficult to believe
nos costó convencerla/dormirnos — we had trouble persuading her/getting to sleep
cuesta un poco/mucho acostumbrarse — it's not easy/it's very hard to get used to
¿te costó mucho encontrarlo? — did you have much trouble finding it?
* * *= cost.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio cost.Ex: The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.
* costar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* costar dinero = cost + money, take + money.* costar el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* costar la vida = cost + life.* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* costar poquísimo = pay + peanuts.* costar trabajo = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.* costar una fortuna = cost + a fortune.* costar un dineral = break + the bank, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a fortune.* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* costar un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, pay through + the nose, cost + a fortune.* cueste lo que cueste = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.* * *vtA (en dinero) to cost¿cuánto te costó la maleta? how much did the suitcase cost you?, how much did you pay for the suitcase?¿cuánto or ( crit) qué costaron las entradas? how much were the tickets?, how much did the tickets cost?¿cuánto me costará arreglar el reloj? how much will it be o cost to fix my watch?B (en perjuicios) (+ me/te/le etc):el atentado que le costó la vida the attack in which he was killed, the attack which cost him his lifeel accidente le costó una pierna he lost a leg in the accidentle costó el puesto it cost him his jobel robo le costó 10 años de cárcel he got 10 years for the robbery¿qué te cuesta invitarla? go on, why don't you invite her?C(en esfuerzo): me ha costado mucho trabajo llegar hasta aquí it has taken me a lot of hard work to get this farme cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believeme costó varias noches sin dormir I lost several nights' sleep over ital fin lo logró — sí, pero le costó lo suyo he managed it in the end — yes, but not without a struggleme costó sangre, sudor y lágrimas terminarlo a tiempo I sweated blood to get it finished on time¿tanto te cuesta pedir perdón? is it really so hard for you to say sorry?cueste lo que cueste at all costs, no matter whatD ( esp Esp) ‹tiempo› to takeme cuesta 45 minutos llegar a la oficina it takes me 45 minutes to get to the office■ costarviA (en dinero) to costel bolso me costó barato/caro the bag was cheap/expensive, the bag didn't cost much/cost a lotB(resultar perjudicial): esto te va a costar caro you're going to pay dearly for thisC(resultar difícil): me cuesta creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believenos costó convencerla it wasn't easy to persuade her, we had trouble o difficulty persuading hercuesta, pero uno se va acostumbrando it's not easy, but you get used to it¿te ha costado mucho encontrar la casa? did you have much trouble o problem finding the house?le cuesta mucho la física he finds physics very difficult o hard* * *
costar ( conjugate costar) verbo transitivo
◊ ¿cuánto me costará arreglarlo? how much will it cost to fix it?b) ( en perjuicios):
le costó el puesto it cost him his jobc) ( en esfuerzo):
cuesta abrirlo it's hard to open;
me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believe
verbo intransitivo
b) ( resultar perjudicial):
c) ( resultar difícil):
no te cuesta nada intentarlo it won't do you any harm to give it a try;
la física le cuesta he finds physics difficult;
me costó dormirme I had trouble getting to sleep
costar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un precio) to cost: ¿cuánto dinero te costó?, how much did it cost you?
2 (llevar tiempo) to take
3 (ser trabajoso) me cuesta hablar alemán, I find it difficult to speak German
nos costó mucho conseguir el empleo, it was really hard to get the job
♦ Locuciones: figurado te va a costar caro, you'll pay dearly for this
cueste lo que cueste, cost what it may
' costar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ojo
- riñón
- salir
- valer
- barato
- barbaridad
- cuánto
English:
be
- bomb
- come to
- cost
- set back
- lose
* * *costar vi1. [dinero] to cost;¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it?;me costó 300 pesos it cost me 300 pesos;costó muy barato it was very cheap;costar caro: esa broma le va a costar caro he's going to pay dearly for that joke2. [tiempo] to take;nos costó seis horas llegar it took us six hours to get there;rellenar ese impreso no te costará ni cinco minutos it won't take you five minutes to fill in that forma este niño le cuesta dormirse this child has difficulty getting to sleep;no le habría costado nada ayudarme it wouldn't have cost him anything to help me;costar trabajo to be difficult, to take a lot of work;me costó (trabajo) acostumbrarme it took me a while to get used to it;cuesta (trabajo) abrir esa puerta this door is difficult to open;le costó mucho tiempo olvidarse de ella it took him a long time to forget her;cueste lo que cueste whatever the cost;le costó la vida/el trabajo it cost him his life/his job;me costó lo mío convencerles I had a real job persuading them, they took a lot of persuading;me costó sangre, sudor y lágrimas terminarlo I sweated blood to get it finished;nos costó Dios y ayuda it took a huge effort* * *I v/t1 en dinero cost;¿cuánto cuesta? how much does it cost?II v/i1 en dinero cost;cueste lo que cueste at all costs;costar caro fig cost dear2:me costó it was hard work* * *costar {19} v: to cost¿cuánto cuesta?: how much does it cost?* * *costar vb¿cuánto te ha costado el billete? how much did your ticket cost?2. (resultar difícil) to be hard -
42 de + Número + a + Número
= Número + through + Número, of + Número + to + NúmeroEx. Program function keys 13 through 24, if available, can be used like PF5 through PF12 to save command chains.Ex. A gap of ten to twelve years is to be expected.* * *= Número + through + Número, of + Número + to + NúmeroEx: Program function keys 13 through 24, if available, can be used like PF5 through PF12 to save command chains.
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43 dominar por completo
(v.) = sweep + the boardEx. It has obtained a quota of twelve awards in an area where purely technologically-based programmes are used to sweeping the board.* * *(v.) = sweep + the boardEx: It has obtained a quota of twelve awards in an area where purely technologically-based programmes are used to sweeping the board.
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44 déspota
adj.despotical, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical.f. & m.despot, tyrant.* * *1 despot, tyrant* * *SMF despotdéspota ilustrado/a — enlightened despot
* * *masculino y femenino (Pol) tyrant, despot* * *= autocrat, despotic, despot, tyrant, dictator, martinet.Ex. He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.Ex. The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.Ex. Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.Ex. In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex. In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.Ex. Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.* * *masculino y femenino (Pol) tyrant, despot* * *= autocrat, despotic, despot, tyrant, dictator, martinet.Ex: He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.
Ex: The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.Ex: Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.Ex: Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.* * *( Pol) tyrant, despotsu marido es un déspota her husband is a real tyrant* * *
déspota sustantivo masculino y femenino
tyrant, despot
déspota mf despot
' déspota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acanallar
English:
despot
* * *déspota nmf1. [gobernante] despot2. [persona autoritaria] tyrant;es un déspota con sus hijos he's a tyrant with his children* * *m/f despot* * *déspota nmf: despot, tyrant -
45 día de Navidad
(n.) = Christmas DayEx. Christmastide is what is traditionally called the Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmas Day is the first day and 5 January is the twelfth day.* * *(n.) = Christmas DayEx: Christmastide is what is traditionally called the Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmas Day is the first day and 5 January is the twelfth day.
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46 esloveno
adj.Slovene.m.Slovene.* * *► adjetivo1 Slovene► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Slovene1 (idioma) Slovene————————1 (idioma) Slovene* * *esloveno, -aADJ SM / F Slovene, Slovenian* * *I- na adjetivo/masculino, femenino SloveneII* * *= Slovenian, Slovene.Ex. This article describes the history and composition of the Slovenian collection at the University of Harvard.Ex. It is at present functioning in twelve languages (Welsh, Irish, Breton, Basque, English, French and Spanish, Scots Gaelic, Italian, Slovene, Frisian and Dutch).* * *I- na adjetivo/masculino, femenino SloveneII* * *= Slovenian, Slovene.Ex: This article describes the history and composition of the Slovenian collection at the University of Harvard.
Ex: It is at present functioning in twelve languages (Welsh, Irish, Breton, Basque, English, French and Spanish, Scots Gaelic, Italian, Slovene, Frisian and Dutch).* * *Slovenian, Slovenemasculine, feminine1 (persona) Slovene2* * *
esloveno,-a
I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Slovene
II m (idioma) Slovene
' esloveno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
eslovena
English:
Slovene
- Slovenian
* * *esloveno, -a♦ adjSlovene♦ nm,f[persona] Slovene♦ nm[lengua] Slovene* * *I adj Slovene, SlovenianII m, eslovena f Slovene, Slovenian* * *esloveno, -na adj & nm: Slovene, Slovenian -
47 finca ganadera
f.cattle ranch.* * *(n.) = cattle ranch, ranchEx. The high accuracy level obtained by validation tests of this model supports its utility for the management of rhea populations in other cattle ranches of the region.Ex. One hundred and twelve farm and ranch operator couples completed surveys that were used to discover their level of retirement preparation.* * *(n.) = cattle ranch, ranchEx: The high accuracy level obtained by validation tests of this model supports its utility for the management of rhea populations in other cattle ranches of the region.
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48 frisio
► adjetivo1 Friesian► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Friesian1 (idioma) Friesian————————1 (idioma) Friesian* * *= Frisian.Ex. It is at present functioning in twelve languages (Welsh, Irish, Breton, Basque, English, French and Spanish, Scots Gaelic, Italian, Slovene, Frisian and Dutch).* * *= Frisian.Ex: It is at present functioning in twelve languages (Welsh, Irish, Breton, Basque, English, French and Spanish, Scots Gaelic, Italian, Slovene, Frisian and Dutch).
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49 gaélico escocés
(adj.) = Scots Gaelic, Scottish GaelicEx. It is at present functioning in twelve languages (Welsh, Irish, Breton, Basque, English, French and Spanish, Scots Gaelic, Italian, Slovene, Frisian and Dutch).Ex. Steps were taken in the late 1960s to achieve a Scottish Gaelic union catalogue to include works held outside Scotland.* * *(adj.) = Scots Gaelic, Scottish GaelicEx: It is at present functioning in twelve languages (Welsh, Irish, Breton, Basque, English, French and Spanish, Scots Gaelic, Italian, Slovene, Frisian and Dutch).
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50 geopolítico
adj.geopolitical.* * *► adjetivo1 geopolitical* * *ADJ geopolitical* * *- ca adjetivo geopolitical* * *= geopolitical.Ex. With the present trend to extending territorial waters, from three miles to twelve miles to two hundred miles, cataloguers are going to need a geopolitical atlas to make some decisions, together with an accurate ruler.* * *- ca adjetivo geopolitical* * *= geopolitical.Ex: With the present trend to extending territorial waters, from three miles to twelve miles to two hundred miles, cataloguers are going to need a geopolitical atlas to make some decisions, together with an accurate ruler.
* * *geopolítico -cageopolitical* * *geopolítico, -a adjgeopolitical* * *geopolítico, -ca adj: geopolitical -
51 grabado en madera
* * *(n.) = woodcut, wood engravingEx. A chapbook is a small book, without covers, containing about eight or twelve pages of popular matter or songs, with usually a woodcut on the title page.Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called ' wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.* * ** * *(n.) = woodcut, wood engravingEx: A chapbook is a small book, without covers, containing about eight or twelve pages of popular matter or songs, with usually a woodcut on the title page.
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52 hacer encaje
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53 hacienda ganadera
f.stock farm.* * *(n.) = cattle ranch, ranchEx. The high accuracy level obtained by validation tests of this model supports its utility for the management of rhea populations in other cattle ranches of the region.Ex. One hundred and twelve farm and ranch operator couples completed surveys that were used to discover their level of retirement preparation.* * *(n.) = cattle ranch, ranchEx: The high accuracy level obtained by validation tests of this model supports its utility for the management of rhea populations in other cattle ranches of the region.
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54 hábito de compra
(n.) = shopping habit, buying habit, purchasing habit, consumption habitEx. The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits.Ex. There are firms that can compile profiles of users' buying habits based on the type of Web transactions and user behaviour recorded from the Web and sell this information on to other bodies.Ex. In the general book market, however, there is still a great deal of variety in purchasing habits.Ex. Between the ages of nine and twelve, children develop consumption habits that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.* * *(n.) = shopping habit, buying habit, purchasing habit, consumption habitEx: The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits.
Ex: There are firms that can compile profiles of users' buying habits based on the type of Web transactions and user behaviour recorded from the Web and sell this information on to other bodies.Ex: In the general book market, however, there is still a great deal of variety in purchasing habits.Ex: Between the ages of nine and twelve, children develop consumption habits that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. -
55 hábito de consumo
(n.) = shopping habit, buying habit, purchasing habit, consumption habitEx. The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits.Ex. There are firms that can compile profiles of users' buying habits based on the type of Web transactions and user behaviour recorded from the Web and sell this information on to other bodies.Ex. In the general book market, however, there is still a great deal of variety in purchasing habits.Ex. Between the ages of nine and twelve, children develop consumption habits that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.* * *(n.) = shopping habit, buying habit, purchasing habit, consumption habitEx: The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits.
Ex: There are firms that can compile profiles of users' buying habits based on the type of Web transactions and user behaviour recorded from the Web and sell this information on to other bodies.Ex: In the general book market, however, there is still a great deal of variety in purchasing habits.Ex: Between the ages of nine and twelve, children develop consumption habits that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. -
56 leer de aquí y allí
(v.) = dip intoEx. Most borrowers, seventeen in all, had read the blurb on the jacket and twelve had dipped into the text before deciding to borrow.* * *(v.) = dip intoEx: Most borrowers, seventeen in all, had read the blurb on the jacket and twelve had dipped into the text before deciding to borrow.
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57 llevarse la palma
to take the biscuit* * *(v.) = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + topEx. It has obtained a quota of twelve awards in an area where purely technologically-based programmes are used to sweeping the board.Ex. Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight.Ex. The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'.Ex. The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.Ex. Health care workers take the cake for high absenteeism.Ex. The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.* * *(v.) = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + topEx: It has obtained a quota of twelve awards in an area where purely technologically-based programmes are used to sweeping the board.
Ex: Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight.Ex: The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'.Ex: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.Ex: Health care workers take the cake for high absenteeism.Ex: The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time. -
58 mediodía
m.noon, midday, high noon, midnoon.* * *1 (las doce) noon, midday2 (hora del almuerzo) lunchtime3 (orientación) South* * *noun m.midday, noon* * *SM1) (=las doce) midday, noon; (=hora de comer) ≈ lunchtimea mediodía — (=a las doce) at midday o noon; (=a la hora de comer) ≈ at lunchtime
2) (Geog) south* * *1)a) ( las doce de la mañana) midday, noona mediodía or al mediodía — at midday
b) ( hora de comer) lunch time2) (Geog) south* * *= afternoon, midday.Ex. Well, you've heard that same thing is going to happen this afternoon.Ex. They still conduct midday business meetings over plates of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and banana pudding.----* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.* al medio día = at midday, at high noon.* descanso del mediodía = midday break.* Día + al mediodía = Día + afternoon.* domingo después del mediodía = Sunday afternoon.* horas posteriores al mediodía = afternoon times.* las doce del mediodía = noon.* * *1)a) ( las doce de la mañana) midday, noona mediodía or al mediodía — at midday
b) ( hora de comer) lunch time2) (Geog) south* * *= afternoon, midday.Ex: Well, you've heard that same thing is going to happen this afternoon.
Ex: They still conduct midday business meetings over plates of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and banana pudding.* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.* al medio día = at midday, at high noon.* descanso del mediodía = midday break.* Día + al mediodía = Día + afternoon.* domingo después del mediodía = Sunday afternoon.* horas posteriores al mediodía = afternoon times.* las doce del mediodía = noon.* * *1 (las doce de la mañana) midday, noona mediodía or al mediodía at midday2 (la hora de comer) lunch timeB ( Geog) southel mediodía francés the French Midi* * *
Multiple Entries:
medio día
mediodía
mediodía sustantivo masculino
a mediodía or al mediodía at midday
mediodía sustantivo masculino
1 (media mañana) midday, lunchtime
(doce de la mañana) midday, noon
' mediodía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
almorzar
- almuerzo
- comida
- meridiana
- meridiano
- saeta
- salir
- tarde
- comer
English:
dinner
- midday
- noon
- shortly
- until
- high
- twelve
* * *mediodía nm1. [hora] midday, noon;a mediodía, al mediodía at midday o noon2. [tiempo del día] lunchtime;a mediodía me suelo quedar en el trabajo I usually stay at work over lunchtime3. [sur] south* * *m midday;* * *mediodía nm: noon, midday* * *mediodía n midday -
59 milla náutica
f.nautical mile.* * *nautical mile* * *(n.) = nautical mileEx. Territorial waters is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve nautical miles from a country's coast.* * *(n.) = nautical mileEx: Territorial waters is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve nautical miles from a country's coast.
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60 nepalés
adj.Nepalese.m.Nepalese, native or inhabitant of Nepal.* * *► adjetivo1 Nepalese, Nepali► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Nepalese, Nepali1 (idioma) Nepalese, Nepali————————1 (idioma) Nepalese, Nepali* * *= Nepalese.Ex. Twelve Nepalese hostages are killed by Islamic militants in Iraq in what Nepal calls a 'barbarian act'.* * *= Nepalese.Ex: Twelve Nepalese hostages are killed by Islamic militants in Iraq in what Nepal calls a 'barbarian act'.
* * *adj/m,fNepalese* * *♦ adjNepalese♦ nm,f[persona] Nepalese♦ nm[lengua] Nepalese* * *I adj NepaleseII m, nepalesa f Nepalese* * *
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Twelve — may refer to: * 12 (film), 2007 film by Russian director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov * 12 (number), the number * 12, the year * December, the 12th month of a year * Twelve (novel), a 2002 novel by Nick McDonell * Twelve (Patti Smith album), 2007 * … Wikipedia
Twelve — Twelve, n. 1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii. [1913 Webster] {The Twelve} (Script.), the twelve… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twelve — bezeichnet: Twelve (Film), US amerikanischer Film von Joel Schumacher (2010) Twelve (Roman), Roman von Nick McDonell (2002) Twelve, Imprint der Hachette Book Group (seit 2007) Twelve ist der Name folgender Personen: John Twelve Hawks, US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
twelve — [twelv] adj. [ME twelfe < OE twelf, akin to Ger zwölf, Goth twalif < PGmc * twa lif < IE bases * dwōu (> TWO) & * likw < base * leikw , to leave behind > LOAN: orig. sense, two left (beyond ten): cf. ELEVEN] totaling two more… … English World dictionary
Twelve — Twelve, a. [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G. zw[ o]lf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t[=o]lf, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv, Goth. twalif, from the root of E. two + the same element as in the second part… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twelve — Патти Смит Дата выпуска 2007 Жанр Рок Длительность 56:41 … Википедия
twelve — [twelv] number [: Old English; Origin: twelf] the number 12 ▪ He received a twelve month jail sentence. ▪ Come at twelve (=12 o clock) . ▪ Their son Dylan is twelve (=12 years old) . >twelfth adj pron ▪ her twelfth birthday ▪ in the twelfth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
twelve — twelve; twelve·mo; twelve·pen·ny; twelve·fold; … English syllables
twelve — [ twelv ] number the number 12 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twelve — O.E. twelf, lit. two left (over ten), from P.Gmc. *twa lif , a compound of the root of TWO (Cf. two) + *lif , root of the verb leave (see ELEVEN (Cf. eleven)). Cf. O.S. twelif, O.N. tolf, O.Fris. twelef, M.Du. twalef … Etymology dictionary
twelve — ► CARDINAL NUMBER ▪ two more than ten; 12. (Roman numeral: xii or XII.) ORIGIN Old English, from the base of TWO(Cf. ↑twofold) + a second element probably expressing the sense left over … English terms dictionary