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21 resquebrajar

v.

1 to crack.

2 to break, to debilitate.

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resquebrajar

► verbo transitivo

1 to crack

► verbo pronominal resquebrajarse

1 to crack

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1.

VT to crack, split

2.

See:

resquebrajarse

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1.
verbo transitivo <loza/roca> to crack; < madera> to split
2.
resquebrajarse v pron loza/roca to crack; madera to split

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= crack.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

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* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.

* resquebrajarse = crack, fracture.

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1.
verbo transitivo <loza/roca> to crack; < madera> to split
2.
resquebrajarse v pron loza/roca to crack; madera to split

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= crack.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.

* resquebrajarse = crack, fracture.

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resquebrajar [A1 ]

vt

‹loza/roca› to crack; ‹madera› to split

■ resquebrajarse

v pron

«loza/roca» to crack; «madera» to split

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resquebrajar ( conjugate resquebrajar) verbo transitivo ‹loza/roca› to crack;
‹ madera› to split
resquebrajarse verbo pronominal [loza/roca] to crack;
[ madera] to split

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resquebrajar

♦ vt
[piedra, loza, plástico] to crack; [madera] to split
♦ See also the pronominal verb resquebrajarse

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resquebrajar

v/t crack

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resquebrajar vt

: to split, to crack

♦ See also the reflexive verb resquebrajarse

Spanish-English dictionary > resquebrajar
22 utilizar

v.

1 to use.

El cartero utiliza un saco The mailman uses a sack.

El traidor utilizó a su novia The traitor used his girlfriend.

2 to spend.

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utilizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to use, make use of

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verb

to use, utilize

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VT

1) (=usar) to use, make use of, utilize frm

¿qué medio de transporte utilizas? — which means of transport do you use?

me dejó utilizar su ordenador — she let me use her computer

2) (=explotar) [+ recursos] to harness; [+ desperdicios] to reclaim

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verbo transitivo to use, utilize (frml)

utilizar los recursos naturales indiscriminadamente — to make indiscriminate use of natural resources

la están utilizando — she's being used

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= adopt, deploy, employ, enlist, exploit, handle, harness, help + Reflexivo, rely on/upon, take in + use, tap, use, utilise [utilize, -USA], find + Posesivo + way (a)round/through + Complemento, draw on/upon, bring to + bear, build on/upon, make + use of, leverage, mobilise [mobilize, -USA], play + Nombre + along.

Ex. The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes.

Ex. The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.

Ex. The size of the collections in which the LCC is currently employed is likely to be a significant factor in its perpetuation.

Ex. Capital letters, and various punctuation symbols eg:,(),' may be enlisted as facet indicators.

Ex. The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.

Ex. An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.

Ex. When computers were first harnessed for information retrieval and cataloguing applications, the information retrieval systems, and some of the cataloguing systems developed in different environments.

Ex. There was a need for more basic information materials, i.e. laymen's guides, so that people could help themselves.

Ex. When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.

Ex. The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.

Ex. It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.

Ex. A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.

Ex. Clearly both tools record controlled indexing languages, but they are utilised in different environments.

Ex. Those familiar with conventional lists of subject headings will have no difficulty in finding their way around a typical thesaurus.

Ex. Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material.

Ex. For such a task the librarian is particularly well fitted by his professional education: bringing to bear the great analytical power of classification should be second nature to him.

Ex. The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.

Ex. The example search in figure 8.3 shows how the statements in an online search make use of Boolean logic operators.

Ex. Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

Ex. It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.

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.

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* confeccionar utilizando un modelo = model.

* empezar a utilizarse = come into + use.

* introducción de datos utilizando un teclado = keypunching.

* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.

* poder utilizarse = be usable.

* que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* utilizar al máximo = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.

* utilizar el dinero sabiamente = spend + wisely.

* utilizar el ordenador = operate + computer.

* utilizar en contra = set against.

* utilizar la red = go + online.

* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

* utilizar los conocimientos de Uno = put + Posesivo + knowledge to work.

* utilizar los recursos del personal propio = insource.

* utilizar para un fin = put to + purpose.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

* utilizar recursos = mobilise + resources, tap + resources, tap into + resources.

* utilizarse con demasiada frecuencia = be overworked.

* utilizarse en = be at home in.

* utilizar una metodología = employ + methodology.

* utilizar un terminal = sit at + terminal.

* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].

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verbo transitivo to use, utilize (frml)

utilizar los recursos naturales indiscriminadamente — to make indiscriminate use of natural resources

la están utilizando — she's being used

* * *

= adopt, deploy, employ, enlist, exploit, handle, harness, help + Reflexivo, rely on/upon, take in + use, tap, use, utilise [utilize, -USA], find + Posesivo + way (a)round/through + Complemento, draw on/upon, bring to + bear, build on/upon, make + use of, leverage, mobilise [mobilize, -USA], play + Nombre + along.

Ex: The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes.

Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.

Ex: The size of the collections in which the LCC is currently employed is likely to be a significant factor in its perpetuation.

Ex: Capital letters, and various punctuation symbols eg:,(),' may be enlisted as facet indicators.

Ex: The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.

Ex: An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.

Ex: When computers were first harnessed for information retrieval and cataloguing applications, the information retrieval systems, and some of the cataloguing systems developed in different environments.

Ex: There was a need for more basic information materials, i.e. laymen's guides, so that people could help themselves.

Ex: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.

Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.

Ex: It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.

Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.

Ex: Clearly both tools record controlled indexing languages, but they are utilised in different environments.

Ex: Those familiar with conventional lists of subject headings will have no difficulty in finding their way around a typical thesaurus.

Ex: Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material.

Ex: For such a task the librarian is particularly well fitted by his professional education: bringing to bear the great analytical power of classification should be second nature to him.

Ex: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.

Ex: The example search in figure 8.3 shows how the statements in an online search make use of Boolean logic operators.

Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

Ex: It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.

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.

* confeccionar utilizando un modelo = model.

* empezar a utilizarse = come into + use.

* introducción de datos utilizando un teclado = keypunching.

* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.

* poder utilizarse = be usable.

* que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* utilizar al máximo = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.

* utilizar el dinero sabiamente = spend + wisely.

* utilizar el ordenador = operate + computer.

* utilizar en contra = set against.

* utilizar la red = go + online.

* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

* utilizar los conocimientos de Uno = put + Posesivo + knowledge to work.

* utilizar los recursos del personal propio = insource.

* utilizar para un fin = put to + purpose.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

* utilizar recursos = mobilise + resources, tap + resources, tap into + resources.

* utilizarse con demasiada frecuencia = be overworked.

* utilizarse en = be at home in.

* utilizar una metodología = employ + methodology.

* utilizar un terminal = sit at + terminal.

* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].

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utilizar [A4 ]

vt

to use, utilize ( frml)

la principal fuente de energía que utilizan es la solar they rely on o use o utilize solar power as their main source of energy, the main source of energy they employ o use o utilize is solar power

utilizan los recursos naturales indiscriminadamente they make indiscriminate use of natural resources

utilizan la religión como instrumento para sus fines they use religion as a means to (achieve) their ends

no se da cuenta de que la están utilizando she doesn't realize that she's being used

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utilizar ( conjugate utilizar) verbo transitivo
to use, utilize (frml)
utilizar verbo transitivo to use, utilize
' utilizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
emplear
- explotar
- manipular
- servirse
- terminar
- usar
- valerse
- encanto
- modelo
- violento
English:
bunk
- deploy
- employ
- exploit
- idle
- instruction
- toilet-train
- toilet-training
- unemployed
- use
- utilize
- discriminate
- harness
- misuse
- stone
- user

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utilizar vt

1. [expresión, método, producto] to use

2. [compañero, amigo] to use;

te está utilizando he's using you

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utilizar

v/t use

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utilizar {21} vt

: to use, to utilize

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utilizar vb to use

Spanish-English dictionary > utilizar
23 barriga

f.

belly.

echar barriga to get a paunch

rascarse o tocarse la barriga (figurative) to twiddle one's thumbs, to laze around

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barriga

► nombre femenino

1 belly, stomach, tummy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar barriga to get a paunch

tocarse la barriga to sit on one's backside, twiddle one's thumbs

dolor de barriga stomach-ache

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noun f.

belly

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SF

1) (Anat) belly; (=panza) paunch

echar barriga — to get middle-age spread

estás echando barriga — you're getting a bit of a belly *

con la cerveza echas barriga — beer makes you fat

me duele la barriga — I have a sore stomach

hacer una barriga a una chica — * to get a girl in the family way

llenarse la barriga — to stuff o.s.

tener barriga — * (=estar encinta) to be in the family way *; (=ser gordo) to be fat

- rascarse o tocarse la barriga

2) (=parte abultada) [de jarra] belly, rounded part; [de muro] bulge

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femenino

1) (fam) ( vientre) belly (colloq), tummy (colloq)

dolor de barriga — bellyache (colloq), tummy ache (colloq)

tiene mucha barriga — she has quite a belly o tummy (colloq)

echar barriga — to develop a paunch o (colloq) gut

rascarse or tocarse la barriga — (fam) to sit on one's backside o (AmE) butt (colloq)

2) ( de vasija) belly, rounded part

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= belly, potbelly, abdomen, tummy, paunch, gut, pop belly.

Nota: Usado con cierta frecuencia en lugar de potbelly, cuyo uso es más aceptado.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Food for the mind, or food for the belly? The Irish famine and the Public Libraries Act of 1850'.

Ex. It is generally normal for toddlers to have potbellies.

Ex. Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg ' abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'Chest and Thoracic duct'.

Ex. Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.

Ex. Much of the fat in a man's paunch is under the abdominal muscles, exactly at his centre of gravity.

Ex. Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.

Ex. Flatten your midsection and get rid of your beer gut and pop belly and get a flat stomach.

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* barriga cervecera = beer belly, beer gut.

* dolor de barriga = tummy ache.

* lifting de barriga = tummy tuck.

* rascarse la barriga = sit on + Posesivo + butt, sit on + Posesivo + backside.

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femenino

1) (fam) ( vientre) belly (colloq), tummy (colloq)

dolor de barriga — bellyache (colloq), tummy ache (colloq)

tiene mucha barriga — she has quite a belly o tummy (colloq)

echar barriga — to develop a paunch o (colloq) gut

rascarse or tocarse la barriga — (fam) to sit on one's backside o (AmE) butt (colloq)

2) ( de vasija) belly, rounded part

* * *

= belly, potbelly, abdomen, tummy, paunch, gut, pop belly.

Nota: Usado con cierta frecuencia en lugar de potbelly, cuyo uso es más aceptado.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Food for the mind, or food for the belly? The Irish famine and the Public Libraries Act of 1850'.

Ex: It is generally normal for toddlers to have potbellies.

Ex: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg ' abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'Chest and Thoracic duct'.

Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.

Ex: Much of the fat in a man's paunch is under the abdominal muscles, exactly at his centre of gravity.

Ex: Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.

Ex: Flatten your midsection and get rid of your beer gut and pop belly and get a flat stomach.

* barriga cervecera = beer belly, beer gut.

* dolor de barriga = tummy ache.

* lifting de barriga = tummy tuck.

* rascarse la barriga = sit on + Posesivo + butt, sit on + Posesivo + backside.

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barriga

feminine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( fam) (vientre) stomach, tummy ( colloq)

dolor de barriga stomachache, tummy ache ( colloq)

tiene mucha barriga she has quite a stomach o tummy

ha echado mucha barriga he's developed quite a paunch o ( colloq) gut o ( colloq) pot

niños desnutridos con la barriga hinchada undernourished children with swollen stomachs o bellies

rascarse or tocarse la barriga ( fam); to sit on one's butt ( AmE) o ( BrE) backside ( colloq)

barriga llena, corazón contento a full stomach makes for a happy heart

B (de una vasija) belly, rounded part

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barriga sustantivo femenino (fam) ( vientre) belly (colloq), tummy (colloq);
◊ dolor de barriga bellyache (colloq), tummy ache (colloq);

echar barriga to develop a paunch o (colloq) gut
barriga sustantivo femenino
1 belly: estoy echando barriga, I'm getting a pot-belly
familiar tummy: me duele la barriga, I've got tummyache
♦ Locuciones: familiar llenarse la barriga, to stuff oneself
rascarse la barriga, to laze around: se pasa el día rascándose la barriga, he spent all his time lazing around

' barriga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guata
- panza
- tripa
English:
belly
- gut
- potbelly
- pot
- stomach
- tummy

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barriga nf

1. Fam [vientre] stomach;
[especialmente en lenguaje infantil] tummy;
me duele la barriga my stomach o tummy hurts;

Comp

rascarse o [m5] tocarse la barriga to twiddle one's thumbs, to laze around;

Comp
RP Fam
ser una barriga resfriada to be a blabbermouth

2. Fam [abultamiento del vientre] paunch;

echar barriga to get a paunch;

tener barriga to have a paunch;

Comp

hacer una barriga a alguien to get sb up the spout o Br duff

3. [de cántaro, vasija] belly

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barriga

f belly;

echar barriga fig fam get a belly o

paunch;

rascarse la barriga fig fam sit on one’s butt fam

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barriga nf

panza: belly, paunch

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barriga n belly [pl. bellies] / tummy [pl. tummies]

le duele la barriga he's got a tummy ache

echar barriga to get a paunch

Spanish-English dictionary > barriga
24 bajo

adj.

1 low.

2 short, small.

3 low, tawdry, base.

4 low, contemptible, lowly, base.

5 low-lying, low-down.

6 hushed, soft, soft-sounding.

adv.

1 softly, in a low voice, low.

Let's talk low because the baby's sleep Hablemos bajo porque el niño duerme.

2 low, in a low position, near ground level, near the floor.

prep.

1 under, below, beneath, underneath.

2 under.

3 under, under the jurisdiction of.

m.

1 bass.

2 bass, double bass, bass guitar.

3 bass singer, bass voice, bass.

4 hem, turn-up, hemline, turnup.

5 low lying ground.

pres.indicat.

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

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bajo

► adjetivo

1 (gen) low

■ una casa baja a low house

■ precios bajos low prices

■ el río está bajo the river is low

■ pon la música, pero baja put the music on low

2 (persona) short, not tall

■ su padre es muy bajo her father is very short

3 (cabeza) bowed, held low; (ojos) lowered, downcast

■ rezaba con la cabeza baja she prayed with her head bowed

4 (marea) out

■ la marea está baja the tide is out

5 (despreciable) despicable, contemptible, base

6 (territorio, río) lower

■ la baja Navarra lower Navarre

7 (época) later

■ la Baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages

8 (inferior) poor, low

■ es de baja calidad it's poor quality

■ tu rendimiento es muy bajo your performance is very poor

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bajo

► nombre masculino

1 (piso) ground floor, US first floor

2 (de prenda) bottoms plural, US cuff

3 MÚSICA (instrumento) bass; (contrabajo) double bass

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 MÚSICA (músico) bass player; (cantante) bass

► adverbio

1 (en el aire) low

■ el avión vuela bajo para evitar el radar the plane flies low to avoid the radar

2 (voz) softly, quietly, in a low voice

■ habla muy bajo she speaks very quietly

► preposición

1 under

■ pasamos la noche bajo las estrellas we spent the night under the stars

■ bajo ningún concepto under no circumstances

■ bajo el yugo del dictador under the yoke of the dictator

2 (temperatura) below

■ 10 grados bajo cero 10 degrees below zero

► nombre masculino plural bajos

1 (planta baja) ground floor; (sótano) basement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por lo bajo (disimuladamente) on the sly 2 (en voz baja) in a low voice 3 (sin exagerar) conservatively

bajas pasiones animal passions

bajos fondos underworld sing

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1. prep.
1) under

2) beneath

3) below
2. adv.
1) low

2) softly, quietly
3. (f. - baja)
adj.

1) low

2) short

3) lower

4) soft

5) base, vile
4. noun m.
1) bass

2) first floor

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1. ADJ

1) (=de poca altura) [objeto] low; [persona] short; [parte] lower, bottom; [tierra] low-lying; [agua] shallow

una silla muy baja — a very low chair

mi hermano es muy bajo — my brother is very short

en la parte baja de la ciudad — in the lower part of the town

planta baja — ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

los bajos fondos — the underworld sing

2) (=inclinado)

contestó con la cabeza baja — she answered with her head bowed

con los ojos bajos — with downcast eyes

3) (=reducido, inferior) [precios, temperaturas, frecuencia] low; [calidad] low, poor

de baja calidad — low-quality, poor-quality

de bajo contenido en grasas — low-fat

bajo en calorías — low-calorie

la temporada baja — the low season

• estar bajo de algo, estar bajo de ánimo o de moral — to be in low spirits

estar bajo de forma (física) — to be unfit, be out of shape

4) [sonido] faint, soft; [voz, tono] low

hablar en voz baja — to speak quietly o in a low voice

decir algo por lo bajo — to say sth under one's breath

hacer algo por lo bajo — to do sth secretly

5) [etapa]

en la baja Edad Media — in the late Middle Ages

bajo latín — Low Latin

6) [oro, plata] with a high level of impurities

7) [color] (=apagado) dull; (=pálido) pale

8) (=humilde) low, humble; [clase] lower; [condición] lowly; [barrio] poor; [tarea] menial

9) pey (=vulgar) common, ordinary; (=mezquino) base, mean

10)

por lo bajo — (=a lo menos) at (the) least

2. SM

1) (Cos) [de vestido] hem; [de pantalones] turn-up, cuff (EEUU)

2) [de edificio] (=piso) ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

vivo en un bajo — I live on the ground floor

bajo comercial — ground-floor o (EEUU) first-floor business premises

3) (Mús) (=instrumento) bass; (=voz) bass; (=guitarrista) bass (guitar) player, bassist

Elena toca el bajo en un grupo — Elena plays bass (guitar) in a group

bajo profundo — basso profundo

4) pl bajos [de edificio] ground floor sing, first floor sing (EEUU); [de coche] underside; euf [del cuerpo] private parts

5) (=hondonada) hollow

6) (Náut) = bajío 1)

3.

ADV [volar] low; [tocar, cantar] quietly, softly

el avión volaba muy bajo — the plane was flying very low

hablar bajo — (=en voz baja) to speak quietly, speak softly; (=tener una voz suave) to be softly spoken, be soft spoken

¡más bajo, por favor! — quieter, please!

4. PREP

1) (=debajo de) under

Juan llevaba un libro bajo el brazo — Juan was carrying a book under his arm

• bajo cero — below zero

estamos a dos grados bajo cero — it's two degrees below zero

• bajo la lluvia — in the rain

• bajo tierra — underground

toda la familia está ya bajo tierra — the whole family are dead and buried

2) (=dependiente de, sometido a) under

bajo Napoleón — under Napoleon

bajo los efectos de la droga — under the influence of drugs

bajo el título de... — under the title of...

bajo mi punto de vista — from my point of view

bajo el reinado de — in the reign of

está bajo la tutela de su tío — her uncle is her legal guardian
fianza 1), juramento 1), llave 1)
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I
- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] < persona> short

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] < techo> low; < tierras> low-lying

b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> low

la parte baja de la estantería — the lower shelves of the bookcase

la marea está baja — the tide is out

c) ( bajado)

tener las persianas bajas — to have the blinds down

caminar con la mirada baja — to walk (along) with one's eyes on the ground

3)

a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> low

una bebida baja en calorías — a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure

artículos de baja calidad — poor-quality goods

b) <volumen/luz> low

en voz baja — quietly, in a low voice

pon la radio bajita — put the radio on quietly

4)

estar bajo DE algo — ( falto de)

están bajos de moral — their morale is low

está bajo de defensas — his defenses are low

5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low

6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, base

caer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!

•

- baja cuna

- baja forma

- baja frecuencia

- bajas presiones

- bajos fondos

- bajo vientre
II
adverbio

a) <volar/pasar> low

b) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietly

habla más bajo! — keep your voice down!
III
masculino

1)

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2)

a) (de falda, vestido) hem

b) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside

3) ( contrabajo) (double) bass
IV
preposición

a) ( debajo de) under

bajo techo — under cover, indoors

tres grados bajo cero — three degrees below zero

bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)

b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

bajo juramento — under oath

bajo los efectos del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

bajo el título... — under the title...

* * *
I
- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] < persona> short

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] < techo> low; < tierras> low-lying

b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> low

la parte baja de la estantería — the lower shelves of the bookcase

la marea está baja — the tide is out

c) ( bajado)

tener las persianas bajas — to have the blinds down

caminar con la mirada baja — to walk (along) with one's eyes on the ground

3)

a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> low

una bebida baja en calorías — a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure

artículos de baja calidad — poor-quality goods

b) <volumen/luz> low

en voz baja — quietly, in a low voice

pon la radio bajita — put the radio on quietly

4)

estar bajo DE algo — ( falto de)

están bajos de moral — their morale is low

está bajo de defensas — his defenses are low

5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low

6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, base

caer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!

•

- baja cuna

- baja forma

- baja frecuencia

- bajas presiones

- bajos fondos

- bajo vientre
II
adverbio

a) <volar/pasar> low

b) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietly

habla más bajo! — keep your voice down!
III
masculino

1)

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2)

a) (de falda, vestido) hem

b) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside

3) ( contrabajo) (double) bass
IV
preposición

a) ( debajo de) under

bajo techo — under cover, indoors

tres grados bajo cero — three degrees below zero

bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)

b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

bajo juramento — under oath

bajo los efectos del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

bajo el título... — under the title...

* * *

bajo¹

¹ = bass.

Nota: Instrumento musical.

Ex: Russian singer Vladimir Ognovenko is one of the most arresting basses on the opera scene today.

bajo²

² = ground floor.

Nota: Piso de un edificio situado al nivel de la calle.

Ex: The ground floor of the library contains a foyer with separate entrance to different departments.

* bajo comercial = commercial premise.

bajo³

³ = low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], lowly [lowlier -comp., lowliest -sup.], sagging, low-lying.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too lowly in terms of salary potential.

Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.

Ex: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* altibajos = ups and downs.

* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.

* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* baja resolución = low resolution.

* baja tecnología = low tech [low-tech].

* baja temperatura = low temperature.

* bajo cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* bajo consumo = low power consumption.

* bajo coste = low cost.

* bajo en ácido = low-acid.

* bajo en calorías = low cal, low-calorie.

* bajo en carbohidratos = low-carb(ohydrate).

* bajo en grasas = low fat.

* bajo en hidratos de carbono = low-carb(ohydrate).

* bajo precio = low cost.

* bajo presión = under the cosh.

* bajos ingresos = low income.

* bajo vientre = lower abdomen.

* barrio bajo = skid row.

* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.

* cuando la marea está baja = at low tide.

* cultura de la clase baja = low culture.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo estatus social = low-status.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de tacón bajo = low-heeled.

* dieta baja en carbohidratos = low-carb diet.

* dieta baja en hidratos de carbono = low-carb diet.

* el más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.

* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.

* fijar precios bajos = price + low.

* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* marea baja = low tide.

* más bien bajo = shortish.

* monte bajo = undergrowth, understorey [understory, -USA], fynbos, shrubland, scrubland.

* Países Bajos, los = Netherlands, the, Low Countries, the.

* período bajo = dry spell.

* período de baja actividad = dry spell.

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* planta baja = ground floor.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* que vuela bajo = low-flying.

* sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure, low pressure system.

* temporada baja = low season.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

bajo⁴

= under.

Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

* acoger bajo la representación de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* acoger bajo la tutela de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* bajo amenaza = under threat.

* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.

* bajo cero = below zero.

* bajo ciertas circunstancias = under certain circumstances.

* bajo ciertas condiciones = under certain conditions.

* bajo coacción = under duress.

* bajo el asesoramiento de = on the advice of.

* bajo el brazo = under + Posesivo + arm.

* bajo el cargo de = on charges of.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bajo el emblema = under the banner.

* bajo el manto de la noche = under the cover of darkness, under the cloak of darkness.

* bajo el patrocinio de = under the aegis of.

* bajo el sol = in the eye of the sun.

* bajo el yugo de = under the yoke of.

* bajo juramento = under oath, sworn.

* bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of, under the guise of.

* bajo la competencia de = under the jurisdiction of.

* bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of.

* bajo las garras de = under the grip of.

* bajo la supervisión de = under the supervision of.

* bajo la tutela = under the auspices of.

* bajo la tutela de = under the aegis of.

* bajo la tutela de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.

* bajo llave = under lock and key.

* bajo los auspicios de = under the aegis of, under the auspices of.

* bajo los auspicios de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.

* bajo los pies = underfoot.

* bajo lupa = under the microscope.

* bajo ninguna circunstancia = under no/any circumstances.

* bajo ningún concepto = on no account, not on any account, under no/any circumstances.

* bajo + Posesivo + custodia = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* bajo presión = under pressure.

* bajo reforma = under reform.

* bajo sospecha = under suspicion.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.

* decretar libertad bajo fianza = remand.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* libertad bajo fianza = bail.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* territorio bajo mandato = mandate.

bajo⁵

⁵ = lowdown, mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.].

Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.

Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.

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bajo¹ -ja

adjective

A [ SER] ‹persona› short

ese chico bajito que trabaja en el bar that short o small guy who works in the bar

B (indicando posición, nivel)

1 [ SER] ‹techo› low; ‹tierras› low-lying

un vestido de talle bajo a low-waisted dress

2 [ ESTAR] ‹lámpara/cuadro› low

las ramas más bajas del árbol the lowest branches of the tree

la parte baja de la estantería the bottom shelf/lower shelves of the bookcase

el nivel de aceite está bajo the oil level is low

¡qué bajo está el río! isn't the river low!

la marea está baja it's low tide, the tide is out

3

(bajado): la casa tenía las persianas bajas the house had the blinds down

caminaba con la mirada baja she walked (along) looking at the ground o with her eyes lowered

C

1 ‹calificación/precio/número› low; ‹temperatura› low

bajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and tar

una bebida baja en calorías a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja he has low blood pressure, his blood pressure is low

liquidaban todo a precios bajísimos they were selling everything off really cheap(ly)

artículos de baja calidad poor-quality goods

por lo bajoor ( RPl) por parte baja at least

les va a costar 10.000 tirando or echando por lo bajo ( fam); it's going to cost them at least 10,000, it's going to cost them 10,000 easily o at (the very) least

2 ‹volumen/luz› low

lo dijo en voz baja he said it quietly o in a low voice

pon la radio bajita put the radio on quietly

3 ‹oro› below 14 karats

D estar bajo DE algo

(falto de): están bajos de moral they're in low spirits, their morale is low

está baja de defensas her defenses are low

E (grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low

F (vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base

caer bajoor en lo bajo: ha caído en lo más bajo she stooped pretty low

¡qué bajo has caído! how could you stoop so low?, how low can you get!

Compuestos:

● baja cuna

feminine humble origins (pl)

● baja Edad Media

feminine:

la bajoa Edad Media the late Middle Ages (pl)

● baja forma

feminine:

estoy en bajoa forma I'm in bad shape, I'm not on form, I'm feeling below par

la bajoa forma del equipo nacional the poor form of the national team

● baja frecuencia

feminine low frequency

● baja policía

feminine ( Per) garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) refuse collection and street cleaning service

● bajas pasiones

fpl animal passions (pl)

● bajas presiones

fpl low pressure

● baja tecnología

feminine low technology

de bajoa tecnología low-technology ( before n), low-tech

● bajo Latín

masculine Low Latin

● bajo relieve

masculine bas-relief

● bajos fondos

mpl underworld

● bajo vientre

masculine:

el bajo vientre the lower abdomen

bajo²

adverb

1 ‹volar/pasar› low

2 ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietly

canta más bajo sing more softly

¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!

bajo³

masculine

A

1 (planta baja) first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor; (local) commercial premises ( on the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor of a building)

2 los bajos mpl ( RPl) the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor

B

1 (de una falda, un vestido) hem; (de un pantalón) cuff ( AmE), turn-up ( BrE)

2 bajos mpl ( Auto) underbody

C (contrabajo) bass, double bass

D

( Chi fam) (fin): darle el bajo a algn to do away with sb ( colloq), to get rid of sb

darle el bajo a algo to polish sth off ( colloq)

bajo⁴

prep

1 (debajo de) under

corrimos a ponernos bajo techo we ran to get under cover

ponte bajo el paraguas get under o underneath the umbrella

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero

cuando yo esté bajo tierra when I'm dead and buried

bajo el cielo estrellado ( liter); beneath the starry sky ( liter)

cantando bajo la lluvia singing in the rain

2 (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

está bajo juramento you are under oath

bajo Alfonso XIII under Alfonso XIII, during the reign of Alfonso XIII

bajo su mando under his command

bajo los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol

bajo ese punto de vista looking at it from that point of view

bajo el título `España hoy' under the title `España hoy'

fianza, garantía, llave² (↑ llave (2)), etc

* * *

Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)

bajo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

bajó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
bajar
bajo
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

( acercándose) to come down;
◊ bajo por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

ya bajo I'll be right down
b) ( apearse) bajo de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;

‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down

2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;

[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
◊ bajo de precio to go down in price

verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3
a) bajo algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);

‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
b) bajo a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

‹ ventanilla› to open
b) ‹ cremallera› to undo

5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajose de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajo 1
◊ -ja adjetivo

1 [ser] ‹ persona› short
2
a) [ser] ‹ techo› low;

‹ tierras› low-lying
b) [estar] ‹lámpara/cuadro/nivel› low;

◊ la marea está baja the tide is out;

están bajos de moral their morale is low;
está bajo de defensas his defenses are low
3
a) ‹calificación/precio/temperatura› low;

◊ bajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and tar;

bajo en calorías low-calorie;
de baja calidad poor-quality
b) ‹volumen/luz› low;

◊ en voz baja quietly, in a low voice

4 ( grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low
5 ( vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base;
◊ los bajos fondos the underworld

bajo 2 adverbio
a) ‹volar/pasar› low

b) ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietly;

◊ ¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!

■ sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

◊ los bajos (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2 ( contrabajo) (double) bass
■ preposición
under;
◊ bajo techo under cover, indoors;

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;
bajo juramento under oath
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.

' bajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auspicio
- baja
- caer
- calificar
- caloría
- circunstancia
- concepto
- confiar
- control
- cuerda
- dominación
- fianza
- fiebre
- guardia
- hundida
- hundido
- imperio
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- insolación
- juramento
- libertad
- llave
- manía
- ministerio
- monte
- murmurar
- par
- pretexto
- próxima
- próximo
- rescoldo
- ropa
- sarro
- so
- tapón
- techo
- tierra
- tono
- vigilancia
- a
- abrasar
- anestesia
- arresto
- ático
- bajar
- bajío
- chato
- chico
- coacción
English:
account
- aloud
- auspice
- bail
- bass
- bass guitar
- below
- beneath
- body
- bottom
- clampdown
- complaint
- conceal
- condition
- content
- control
- cover
- cuff
- custody
- depressed
- distraught
- down
- drunk driving
- DUI
- escrow
- feel
- floodlight
- foresight
- freezing
- ground
- gun
- hand
- honour
- hurtle
- in
- keep down
- lock away
- low
- low-alcohol
- low-budget
- low-calorie
- low-cost
- lower
- Lower Egypt
- lowest
- microscope
- minus
- oath
- observation
- off

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bajo, -a

♦ adj

1. [objeto, cifra] low;
[persona, estatura] short;
es más bajo que su amigo he's shorter than his friend;

el pantano está muy bajo the water (level) in the reservoir is very low;

tengo la tensión baja I have low blood pressure;

tener la moral baja, estar bajo de moral to be in low o poor spirits;

estar en baja forma to be off form;

han mostrado una baja forma alarmante they have shown worryingly poor form, they have been worryingly off form;

los precios más bajos de la ciudad the lowest prices in the city;

tirando o [m5] calculando por lo bajo at least, at the minimum;

de baja calidad poor(-quality);

bajo en calorías low-calorie;

bajo en nicotina low in nicotine (content)

Comp
Elec baja frecuencia low frequency; Arte bajo relieve bas-relief; Informát baja resolución low resolution
2. [cabeza] bowed;
[ojos] downcast;
paseaba con la cabeza baja she was walking with her head down

3. [poco audible] low;
[sonido] soft, faint;
en voz baja softly, in a low voice;

pon la música más baja, por favor turn the music down, please;

por lo bajo [en voz baja] in an undertone;
[en secreto] secretly;
reírse por lo bajo to snicker, to snigger

4. [grave] deep

5. Geog lower;

el bajo Amazonas the lower Amazon

6. Hist lower;

la baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages

7. [pobre] lower-class

Comp
los bajos fondos the underworld
8. [vil] base

9. [soez] coarse, vulgar;

se dejó llevar por bajas pasiones he allowed his baser instincts to get the better of him

10. [metal] base

11. Perú baja policía street cleaners

♦ nm

1. [dobladillo] hem;

meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt

2. [planta baja] [piso] Br ground floor flat, US first floor apartment;
[local] Br premises on the ground floor, US premises on the first floor;
los bajos Br the ground floor, US the first floor

3. Mús [instrumento, cantante] bass;
[instrumentista] bassist
4. Mús [sonido] bass

5. Aut
bajos [de vehículo] underside

6. [hondonada] hollow

7. [banco de arena] shoal, sandbank

♦ adv

1. [hablar] quietly, softly;

ella habla más bajo que él she speaks more softly than he does;

¡habla más bajo, vas a despertar al bebé! keep your voice down or you'll wake the baby up!

2. [caer] low;
Fig
¡qué bajo has caído! how low you have sunk!

3. [volar] low

♦ prep

1. [debajo de] under;

bajo su apariencia pacífica se escondía un ser agresivo beneath his calm exterior there lay an aggressive nature;

bajo cero below zero;
Fig
bajo cuerda o [m5] mano secretly, in an underhand manner;

le pagó bajo mano para conseguir lo que quería he paid her secretly to get what he wanted;

bajo este ángulo from this angle;

bajo la lluvia in the rain;

bajo techo under cover;

dormir bajo techo to sleep with a roof over one's head o indoors

2. [sometido a]
bajo coacción under duress;

bajo control under control;

bajo el régimen de Franco under Franco's regime;

fue encarcelado bajo la acusación de… he was jailed on charges of…;
Der
bajo fianza on bail;

bajo mando de under the command of;

prohibido aparcar bajo multa de 100 euros no parking – penalty 100 euros;

bajo observación under observation;

bajo palabra on one's word;

el trato se hizo bajo palabra it was a purely verbal o a gentleman's agreement;

bajo pena de muerte on pain of death;

bajo tratamiento médico receiving medical treatment;

bajo la tutela de in the care of

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bajo

I adj

1 low;

bajo en sal low in salt

2 persona short

II m

1 MÚS bass

2 piso first floor, Br

ground floor; de edificio first floor apartment, Br

ground floor flat

3 de vestido, pantalón hem

4

:

por lo bajo at least

III adv

1 cantar, hablar quietly, softly

2 volar low

IV prp under;

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;

bajo juramento o

palabra on o under oath

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bajo adv

1) : down, low

2) : softly, quietly

habla más bajo: speak more softly

bajo, -ja adj

1) : low

2) : short (of stature)

3) : soft, faint, deep (of sounds)

4) : lower

el bajo Amazonas: the lower Amazon

5) : lowered

con la mirada baja: with lowered eyes

6) : base, vile

7)

los bajos fondos : the underworld

bajo nm

1) : bass (musical instrument)

2) : first floor, ground floor

3) : hemline

bajo prep

: under, beneath, below

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bajo¹ adj

1. (persona) short

un hombre bajo a short man

2. (muro, mueble, voz) low

un techo bajo a low ceiling

habla en voz baja she speaks in a low voice / she speaks quietly

3. (nivel, precio, número) low

un motor de bajo consumo an engine with low petrol consumption

todo está a bajo precio everything is cheap

bajo² adv

1. (con poca altura) low

ese avión vuela muy bajo that plane is flying very low

2. (con voz suave) quietly

procura hablar más bajo try and speak more quietly

bajo³ n

1. (planta baja) ground floor

tiene el despacho en el bajo his office is on the ground floor

2. (de una prenda) hem

tenía deshilachados los bajos de los pantalones the hems of his trousers were frayed

3. (instrumento, voz) bass

¿quién toca el bajo? who plays the bass?

4. (músico) bass player

bajo⁴ prep under

los submarinos navegan bajo la superficie del mar submarines sail under the surface of the sea

bajo la lluvia in the rain

Spanish-English dictionary > bajo
25 llegar

v.

1 to arrive (to a place).

llegar a un hotel/una ciudad to arrive at a hotel/in a city

llegar a casa to get home

¿falta mucho para llegar o para que lleguemos? is there far to go?

llegaré pronto I'll be there soon

Ellos llegan tarde They arrive late.

2 to come (time).

cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comes

ha llegado el invierno winter has arrived

La oportunidad llegó The opportunity came.

3 to be enough.

4 to receive, to get, to be handed.

Te llegó un carta You received a letter.

5 to be the host for.

Nos llegó mucha gente We were the host for a lot of people.

6 to come to, to filter through to.

Nos llegó la noticia The news filtered through to us.

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LLEGAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(g changes to gu before e)

Past Indicative

llegué, llegaste, llegó, llegamos, llegasteis, llegaron.

Present Subjunctive

llegue, llegues, llegue, lleguemos, lleguéis, lleguen.

Imperative

llega (tú), llegue (él/Vd.), lleguemos (nos.), llegad (vos.), lleguen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to arrive

2) appear

3) come

4) suffice

•

- llegar a ser

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Para las expresiones llegar al alma, llegar lejos, llegar a las manos, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [movimiento, destino, procedencia] to arrive

Carmen no ha llegado todavía — Carmen hasn't arrived yet

llegaron cubiertos de barro — they arrived covered in mud

avíseme cuando llegue — tell me when he arrives {o} comes

está recién llegado de Roma — he recently arrived from Rome

por fin hemos llegado — we're here at last

el vuelo llegará a las 14:15 — the flight gets in at 14:15

llegará en tren/autobús — he will come by train/bus

no llegues tarde — don't be late

• llegar [a], cuando llegamos a Bilbao estaba lloviendo — when we got to {o} arrived in Bilbao it was raining

¿a qué hora llegaste a casa? — what time did you get home?

los vehículos están llegando a la línea de salida — the cars are approaching the starting line

• llegarle [a alguien], ¿te ha llegado ya el paquete? — have you got the parcel yet?

•[estar] al llegar, Carlos debe de estar al llegar — Carlos should be arriving any minute now

el verano está al llegar — summer is just around the corner

•[hacer] llegar algo a algn, hacer llegar una carta a algn — to send sb a letter

¿le puedes hacer llegar este recado? — could you give her this message?

¿le has hecho llegar el dinero? — did you get the money to her?

llegarle LAm —

le llegó el año pasado — he died last year

- me llega

- el que primero llegue, ese la calza
santo
2) (=alcanzar)

a) [con las manos] to reach

¿me puedes quitar la cortina? yo no llego — could you take the curtain down for me? I can't reach

no llego al estante de arriba — I can't reach the top shelf

b) [indicando distancia, nivel]

esta cuerda no llega — this rope isn't long enough, this rope won't reach

me llegó muy hondo lo que me dijo — what she said made a very deep impression on me

el tema de la película no me llega — the subject of the film does nothing for me {o} leaves me cold

• llegar [a] {o} [hasta] — to come up to

el agua me llegaba hasta las rodillas — the water came up to my knees

soy bajita y justo le llego al hombro — I'm short and I only just come up to his shoulder

el vestido le llega hasta los pies — the dress comes {o} goes down to her feet

los pies no le llegaban al suelo — her feet weren't touching the floor

la cola llegaba hasta la puerta — the queue went {o} reached back as far as the door

el tren solo llega hasta Burgos — the train only goes as far as Burgos

• me llega al [corazón] ver tanto sufrimiento — seeing so much suffering touches me to the heart

- ¡hasta allí podíamos llegar!

a tanto no llego —

soy bastante inteligente pero a tanto no llego — I'm reasonably clever, but not enough to do that

podría dejarle un millón, pero dos no, a tanto no llego — I might let her have a million, but not two, I'm not prepared to go as far as that
camisa 1), suela 1)
c) [indicando duración] to last

el pobrecito no llegará a las Navidades — the poor thing won't make it to {o} last till Christmas

este abrigo no te llega al próximo invierno — this coat won't last till next winter

le falta un año para llegar a la jubilación — he has a year to go till {o} before he retires

3) llegar a ({+ sustantivo})

a) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo, conclusión] to reach, come to

llegó a la felicidad completa — she attained total happiness

¿cómo has conseguido llegar a la fama? — how did you manage to achieve fame {o} become famous?

le costó pero llegó a arquitecto — it wasn't easy, but he eventually managed to become an architect

por fin ha llegado a catedrático — he's finally made it to professor

b) [con cantidades] to come to

los gastos totales llegaron a 1.000 euros — the total expenditure came to 1,000 euros

el importe llega a 50 pesos — the total is 50 pesos

el público no llegaba a 200 espectadores — there were fewer than 200 spectators there

la audiencia de este programa ha llegado a cinco millones — (Radio) as many as five million people have listened to this programme; (TV) the viewing figures for this programme have been as high as five million

4) llegar a ({+ infin})

a) (=conseguir)

llegó a conocer a varios directores de cine — she met {o} got to know several film directors

no llego a comprenderlo — I just can't understand it

el producto puede llegar a tener éxito — the product could be a success

• si lo llego a [saber] — if I had known

• llegar a [ser] famoso/el jefe — to become famous/the boss

Julia llegó a ser presidenta — Julia became president

• llegar a [ver], no llegó a ver la película terminada — he never saw the film finished

el proyecto no llegó a ver la luz — the project never saw the light of day

temí no llegar a ver el año nuevo — I feared I wouldn't live to see the new year, I feared I wouldn't make it to the new year

b) [como algo extremo]

llegué a estar tan mal, que casi no podía moverme — I got so bad, I could hardly move

llegamos a sospechar de él — we came to suspect him

• puede llegar a [alcanzar] los 300km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 300km/h

este pez puede llegar a alcanzar los dos metros de largo — this fish can grow as long as two metres

la popularidad que un actor puede llegar a alcanzar a través de la televisión — the popularity an actor can come to attain from being on television

• ¿llegó a [creer] que sería campeón del mundo? — did you ever believe you'd be world champion?

yo había llegado a creer que estábamos en el camino de superar ese problema — I had really started to believe that we were on the way to overcoming that problem

llegué a creérmelo — I came to believe it

• llegó al [punto] de robarle — he even went so far as to rob her

5) (=bastar) to be enough

con dos euros no me llega — two euros isn't enough

con ese dinero no le va a llegar — you won't have enough money

no me llega para ropa nueva — I can't afford to buy new clothes

•[hacer] llegar el sueldo a fin de mes — to make ends meet

hacer llegar el dinero — to make one's money last

6) [momento, acontecimiento] to come

llegará un día en que sea rico — the day will come when I'm rich

cuando llegó la paz — when peace came

se fueron cuando llegó la noche — they left at nightfall

2.

VERBO TRANSITIVO (=acercar) to bring up, bring over

3.

See:

llegarse
LLEGAR Llegar a A la hora de traducir llegar a al inglés, tenemos que diferenciar entre arrive in y arrive at. ► Empleamos arrive in con países, ciudades, pueblos {etc}: Esperamos llegar a Italia el día 11 de junio We expect to arrive in Italy on 11 June Llegaremos a Córdoba dentro de dos horas We'll be arriving in Cordoba in two hours' time ► En cambio, se traduce por arrive at cuando nos referimos a lugares más pequeños, como aeropuertos, estaciones, {etc}. La expresión llegar a casa es una excepción, ya que se traduce por arrive/ get home, es decir, sin preposición: Llegamos al aeropuerto con cuatro horas de retraso We arrived at the airport four hours late Llegué a casa completamente agotada I arrived home completely exhausted Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) persona/tren/carta to arrive

tienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now

llegó (el) último — he was the last to arrive

llegaron cansadísimos — they were exhausted when they arrived

¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?

siempre llega tarde — he's always late

no me llegó el telegrama — I didn't get the telegram

me hizo llegar un mensaje — he got a message to me

llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at

los que llegaron a la meta — the ones who crossed the finishing line

llegar a casa — to arrive o get home

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde — the rumor reached the mayor

la carta llegó a su destino — the letter reached its destination

¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?

llegar de — to arrive from

2)

a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)

llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as

b) (ir)

llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor

3) día/invierno to come, arrive

ha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...

cuando llegue la estación de las lluvias — when the rainy season starts

cuando llegó la noche — when night fell

4)

a) ( alcanzar) to reach

llegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something

llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...

los pies no le llegan al suelo — her feet don't touch the floor

la falda le llegaba a los tobillos — her skirt came down to her ankles

el agua le llegaba al cuello — the water came up to her neck

su voz llegaba al fondo del teatro — her voice carried to the back of the theater

b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enough

no me llega el dinero — I don't have enough money

c) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)

no llega a los dos metros — it is less than two meters

no sé si llegará a tanto — I don't know if it would be as much as that

no llegaban a 50 personas — there weren't even 50 people there

d) ( expresando logro)

llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way

así no vas a llegar a ningún lado — you'll never get anywhere like that

llegó a convencerme — he managed to convince me

quiero que llegues a ser alguien — I want you to make something of yourself

nunca llegó a (ser) director — he never became director

e) ( en el tiempo)

no llegará a las próximas elecciones — he won't survive till the next elections

llegar a viejo — to live to old age

llegué a conocerlo mejor — I got to know him better

¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?

llegó a ser de gran utilidad — it proved (to be) very useful

5) llegar a + inf

a) ( a un extremo)

llegó a amenazarme — she even threatened me

llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...

no llegó a pegarme — he didn't actually hit me

las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...

puede llegar a ganarle — he might beat him

b) ( en oraciones condicionales)

si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know

6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)

su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style

un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
2.
llegarse v pron (fam)

se llegó hasta aquí para dármelo — she came all the way here to give it to me (colloq)

llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber — run out to the store and get something to drink

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= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.

Ex. The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.

Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex. Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.

Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.

Ex. With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.

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* al llegar = on arrival.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.

* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* haber llegado = be upon us.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.

* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.

* llegar a casa = get + home.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.

* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.

* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.

* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.

* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.

* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.

* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.

* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.

* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

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

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

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

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.

* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.

* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* llegar a ser = become, develop into.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

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

* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.

* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.

* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.

* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.

* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.

* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.

* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.

* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.

* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.

* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.

* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.

* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.

* llegar la hora de = time + come.

* llegar lejos = get + far.

* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.

* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.

* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.

* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).

* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.

* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* momento + llegar = time + approach.

* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.

* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.

* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) persona/tren/carta to arrive

tienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now

llegó (el) último — he was the last to arrive

llegaron cansadísimos — they were exhausted when they arrived

¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?

siempre llega tarde — he's always late

no me llegó el telegrama — I didn't get the telegram

me hizo llegar un mensaje — he got a message to me

llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at

los que llegaron a la meta — the ones who crossed the finishing line

llegar a casa — to arrive o get home

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde — the rumor reached the mayor

la carta llegó a su destino — the letter reached its destination

¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?

llegar de — to arrive from

2)

a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)

llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as

b) (ir)

llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor

3) día/invierno to come, arrive

ha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...

cuando llegue la estación de las lluvias — when the rainy season starts

cuando llegó la noche — when night fell

4)

a) ( alcanzar) to reach

llegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something

llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...

los pies no le llegan al suelo — her feet don't touch the floor

la falda le llegaba a los tobillos — her skirt came down to her ankles

el agua le llegaba al cuello — the water came up to her neck

su voz llegaba al fondo del teatro — her voice carried to the back of the theater

b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enough

no me llega el dinero — I don't have enough money

c) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)

no llega a los dos metros — it is less than two meters

no sé si llegará a tanto — I don't know if it would be as much as that

no llegaban a 50 personas — there weren't even 50 people there

d) ( expresando logro)

llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way

así no vas a llegar a ningún lado — you'll never get anywhere like that

llegó a convencerme — he managed to convince me

quiero que llegues a ser alguien — I want you to make something of yourself

nunca llegó a (ser) director — he never became director

e) ( en el tiempo)

no llegará a las próximas elecciones — he won't survive till the next elections

llegar a viejo — to live to old age

llegué a conocerlo mejor — I got to know him better

¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?

llegó a ser de gran utilidad — it proved (to be) very useful

5) llegar a + inf

a) ( a un extremo)

llegó a amenazarme — she even threatened me

llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...

no llegó a pegarme — he didn't actually hit me

las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...

puede llegar a ganarle — he might beat him

b) ( en oraciones condicionales)

si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know

6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)

su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style

un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
2.
llegarse v pron (fam)

se llegó hasta aquí para dármelo — she came all the way here to give it to me (colloq)

llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber — run out to the store and get something to drink

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= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.

Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.

Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex: Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.

Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.

Ex: With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.

* al llegar = on arrival.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.

* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* haber llegado = be upon us.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.

* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.

* llegar a casa = get + home.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.

* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.

* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.

* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.

* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.

* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.

* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.

* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.

* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

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

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

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

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.

* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.

* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* llegar a ser = become, develop into.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

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

* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.

* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.

* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.

* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.

* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.

* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.

* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.

* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.

* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.

* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.

* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.

* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.

* llegar la hora de = time + come.

* llegar lejos = get + far.

* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.

* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.

* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.

* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).

* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.

* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* momento + llegar = time + approach.

* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.

* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.

* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

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llegar [A3 ]

vi

A «persona/tren/carta» to arrive

tienen que estar al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now

¿cuándo llegan tus primos? when are your cousins arriving?, when do your cousins arrive?

¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?

¿a qué hora llega el avión? what time does the plane arrive o get in?

siempre llega tarde he's always late

llegó (el) primero/(el) último he was the first/the last to arrive, he arrived first/last

llegaron cansadísimos they were exhausted when they arrived

no me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram, the telegram didn't get to me o didn't reach me

nos llega una noticia de última hora we have a late news item

me hizo llegar un mensaje he got a message to me

sus palabras me llegaban con mucho ruido de fondo there was a lot of background noise when I was talking to him

llegar A (a un país, una ciudad) to arrive in; (a un edificio) to arrive at

llegó a Bogotá en un vuelo de Avianca he arrived in Bogotá on an Avianca flight

llegó al aeropuerto a las dos she arrived at o got to the airport at two o'clock

el primer corredor que llegó a la meta the first runner to cross o reach the finishing line

llegamos a casa a las dos we got o arrived home at two o'clock

llegué a su casa de noche I got to o reached his house at night

la carta nunca llegó a mis manos the letter never reached me

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor

¿adónde quieres llegar con tantas preguntas? what are you getting at o driving at with all these questions?

llegar DE to arrive from

acaba de llegar de Hamburgo he's just arrived from o got(ten) ( o flown etc) in from Hamburg

B

1 «camino/ruta» (extenderse) llegar HASTA; to go all the way to, go as far as

ahora la carretera llega hasta San Pedro the road goes all the way to o goes as far as San Pedro now

2 (ir) llegar A/ HASTA:

este autobús no llega hasta or a Las Torres this bus doesn't go as far as o all the way to Las Torres

sólo llega al tercer piso it only goes (up) to the third floor

C «día/invierno» to come, arrive

el invierno llegó temprano winter came early

cuando llegue la estación de las lluvias when the rainy season starts

ha llegado el momento de tomar una decisión the time has come to make a decision

pensé que nunca llegaría este momento I thought this moment would never come o arrive

llegará el día en que se dé cuenta de su error the day will come when he'll realize his mistake

cuando llegó la noche todavía estaban lejos when night fell o at nightfall they were still a long way away

D

1 (alcanzar) to reach

no llego ni con la escalera I can't even reach with the ladder

llegar A algo to reach sth

tiene que subirse a una silla para llegar al estante he has to stand on a chair to reach the shelf

las cosas han llegado a tal punto, que … things have got to o have reached such a point that …

los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the floor

esa cuerda no llega al otro lado that rope won't reach to the other side

la falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to o reached her ankles

su voz llegaba al fondo del teatro her voice carried to the back of the theater

el agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neck

por ambos métodos llegamos al mismo resultado both methods lead us to the same result, we arrive at o reach the same result by both methods

llegué a la conclusión de que me habías mentido I reached o came to the conclusion that you had been lying to me

no se llegó a ningún acuerdo no agreement was reached

sé algo de electrónica, pero a tanto no llego I know something about electronics but not that much o but my knowledge doesn't extend that far

ahí

2 «dinero/materiales» (ser suficiente) to be enough

con un kilo llega para todos a kilo's enough o a kilo will do for all of us

no me llega el dinero I don't have enough money

3

(alcanzar a medir, costar, etc): este trozo de tela no llega a los dos metros this piece of material is less than two meters

me sorprendería si llegara a tanto I'd be surprised if it came to that much o if it was as much as that

no llegaban a 500 personas there weren't even 500 people there

4

(expresando logro): llegará lejos she'll go far o a long way

como sigas así no vas a llegar a ningún lado if you carry on like this, you'll never get anywhere

no creo que llegues a convencerme I don't think you'll manage to convince me

quiero que llegues a ser alguien I want you to be someone o to make something of yourself

nunca llegó a (ser) director he never became director, he never made it to director ( colloq)

5

(en el tiempo): este gobierno no llegará a las próximas elecciones this government won't survive till the next elections

como sigas fumando así no llegarás a viejo if you go on smoking like that you won't live to old age

con los años llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better over the years

¿llegaste a verlo? did you manage o did you get to see it?

¿llegó a saber quién era su padre? did she ever find out who her father was?

el invento puede llegar a ser de gran utilidad the invention could prove to be very useful

E

1 (como intensificador) llegar A + INF:

llegó a amenazarme con el despido she even threatened to fire me, she went so far as to threaten to fire me

llegué a pensar que me engañaba I even began to think he was deceiving me

no llegó a pegarme, pero … he didn't actually hit me, but …

llegó a aburrirme con sus constantes quejas I grew tired of o I got bored with his constant complaining

puede incluso llegar a ganarle he might even beat him

2

(en oraciones condicionales): si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know

si lo llegas a perder, te mato if you lose it, I'll kill you, if you go and lose it o if you manage to lose it, I'll kill you ( colloq)

F

«estilo/música» (ser entendido, aceptado): tiene un estilo que no llega a la gente people can't relate to o understand his style

emplea un lenguaje que llega a la juventud he uses language that gets through to o means something to young people

■ llegarse

v pron

( fam):

llégate hasta su casa y dale este paquete run over to her house and give her this parcel ( colloq)

llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber run out o over to the store and get something to drink, nip o pop out to the shop and get something to drink ( BrE colloq)

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llegar ( conjugate llegar) verbo intransitivo
1 [persona/tren/carta] to arrive;
tienen que estar por or al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now;
◊ llegaron cansadísimos they were exhausted when they arrived;

¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?;
siempre llega tarde he's always late;
no me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram;
llegar a algo ‹a país/ciudad› to arrive in sth;

‹ a edificio› to arrive at sth;
◊ llegar a casa to arrive o get home;

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor
2 [camino/ruta/tren] (ir) llegar a or hasta to go all the way to, go as far as;
◊ solo llega al tercer piso it only goes (up) to the third floor

3 [día/invierno] to come, arrive;
◊ ha llegado el momento de … the time has come to …

4
a) ( alcanzar) to reach;

llegar a algo ‹a acuerdo/conclusión› to reach sth, come to sth;
‹a estante/techo› to reach;
◊ llegué a la conclusión de que… I reached o came to the conclusion that …;

los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the floor;
la falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to her ankles;
el agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neck;
las cosas llegaron a tal punto que … things reached such a point that …
b) ( expresando logro):

◊ llegará lejos she'll go far o a long way;

así no vas a llegar a ningún lado you'll never get anywhere like that;
llegó a (ser) director he became director;
llegar a viejo to live to old age;
llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better
5 llegar a + inf
a) ( al extremo de):

◊ llegó a amenazarme she even threatened me;

no llegó a pegarme he didn't actually hit me
b) ( en oraciones condicionales):

◊ si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have come;

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
llegar verbo intransitivo
1 to arrive: llegué la última, I arrived last
está al llegar, she's about to arrive
llegar a la ciudad, to arrive at the town
2 (momento, acontecimiento) llegó la hora de..., the time has come to...
llegaron las heladas, the frosts came
3 (alcanzar) to reach: no llego al último estante, I can't reach the top shelf
(una meta) llegar a la cumbre, he reached the peak
4 (ser suficiente) to be enough
5 ( llegar a + infinitivo) to go so far as to: llegué a creerlo, I even believed it
llegaron a insultarnos, they went so far as to abuse us
figurado llegar a las manos, to come to blows
llegar a ser, to become
♦ Locuciones: estar al llegar, to be about to arrive
llegar a buen puerto, to reach a satisfactory conclusion o to arrive safely
no llegar la sangre al río, to not have serious consequences
no llegar a la suela del zapato, not to be able to hold a candle to
' llegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- achantarse
- alcanzar
- anticiparse
- apercibirse
- atrasarse
- aviar
- caer
- concesión
- dialogar
- dirigir
- excusa
- lejos
- moderar
- odisea
- oído
- plantarse
- puerto
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- sangre
- santa
- santo
- seguir
- sentir
- suela
- última
- último
- vadear
- venir
- acuerdo
- ánimo
- antes
- aparecer
- atrasar
- bueno
- cuánto
- cuestión
- culminar
- demorar
- erigir
- improviso
- indicación
- indicar
- instrucción
- junto
- lujo
- mano
- mayoría
- novedad
English:
accessible
- age
- agree
- agreement
- amount to
- arrive
- bear
- bottom
- call
- check in
- close
- come
- come in
- come through
- come to
- come up to
- compromise
- deal
- decide
- decision
- draw in
- end
- fail
- filter out
- filter through
- first
- fog
- gallop up
- get
- get in
- get into
- get up to
- grip
- half-way
- head
- home
- hope
- in
- just
- late
- leak out I
- make
- master
- only
- place
- power
- pull in
- reach
- roll in
- roll up

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llegar

♦ vi

1. [persona, vehículo, medio de transporte] to arrive (de from);
llegar a un hotel/al aeropuerto to arrive at a hotel/at the airport;

llegar a una ciudad/a un país to arrive in a city/in a country;

llegar a casa to get home;

llegar a la meta to cross the finishing line;

cuando llegué a esta empresa… when I arrived at o first came to this company…;

llegaremos a la estación de Caracas a las dos we will be arriving at Caracas station at two o'clock;

nosotros llegamos primero o [m5] los primeros we arrived first;

el atleta cubano llegó primero the Cuban athlete came first;

llegaban muy contentos they were very happy when they arrived, they arrived very happy;

llegaré pronto I'll be there early;

este avión llega tarde this plane is late;

estar al llegar: deben de estar al llegar they must be about to arrive, they're bound to arrive any minute now;

los Juegos Olímpicos están al llegar the Olympics are coming up soon;

¿falta mucho para llegar o [m5] para que lleguemos? is there far to go?;

así no llegarás a ninguna parte you'll never get anywhere like that;
Fig
llegará lejos she'll go far

2. [carta, recado, mensaje] to arrive;

llegarle a alguien: no me ha llegado aún el paquete the parcel still hasn't arrived, I still haven't received the parcel;

ayer me llegó un mensaje suyo por correo electrónico I got o received an e-mail from him yesterday;

hacer llegar un mensaje o [m5] recado a alguien to pass a message on to sb;

si llega a oídos de ella… if she gets to hear about this…

3. [tiempo, noche, momento] to come;

cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comes;

ha llegado el invierno winter has come o arrived

4. [alcanzar]
llegar a to reach;

no llego al techo I can't reach the ceiling;

el barro me llegaba a las rodillas the mud came up to my knees, I was up to my knees in mud;

quiero una chaqueta que me llegue por debajo de la cintura I want a jacket that comes down to below my waist;

llegar a un acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement;

llegamos a la conclusión de que era inútil seguir we came to o reached the conclusion that it wasn't worth continuing;

llegar hasta to reach up to;

esta carretera sólo llega hasta Veracruz this road only goes as far as Veracruz;

el ascensor no llega a o [m5] hasta la última planta the Br lift o US elevator doesn't go up to the top floor

5. [ascender]
el importe total de la reparación no llega a 5.000 pesos the total cost of the repairs is less than o below 5,000 pesos;

los espectadores no llegaban ni siquiera a mil there weren't even as many as a thousand spectators there

6. [ser suficiente] to be enough ( para for);
el dinero no me llega para comprarme una casa the money isn't enough for me to buy a house

7. [lograr]
llegar a (ser) algo to get to be sth, to become sth;

llegó a ser campeón de Europa he became European champion;

llegar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;

pesaba mucho, pero al final llegué a levantarlo it was very heavy, but I managed to lift it up in the end;

nunca llegó a (entrar en) las listas de éxitos she never made it into the charts;

nunca llegué a conocerlo I never actually met him;

si llego a saberlo… [en el futuro] if I happen to find out…;
[en el pasado] if I had known…
8. [al extremo de]
llegó a decirme… he went as far as to say to me…;

hemos llegado a pagar 4.000 euros at times we've had to pay as much as 4,000 euros;

cuesta llegar a creerlo it's very hard to believe it;

Comp

¡hasta aquí o [m5] ahí podíamos llegar! this is beyond a joke o absolutely outrageous!

9. [causar impresión, interesar]
tiene una imagen que no llega al electorado she fails to project a strong image to the electorate;

son canciones sencillas que llegan a la gente they are simple songs that mean something to people;

lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck home

10. [durar]
llegar a o [m5] hasta to last until;

este año las rebajas llegarán hasta bien entrado febrero the sales this year will last until well into February;

está muy enferma, no creo que llegue a las Navidades she's very ill, I doubt whether she'll make it to Christmas

11. Méx Fam
voy a llegarle [ya me voy] I'm off home;

¡llégale! [no hay problema] no problem!, don't worry!

12. Méx Fam
llegarle a alguien [pedirle salir] to ask sb out

♦ See also the pronominal verb llegarse

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llegar

v/i

1 arrive;

ha llegado la primavera spring is here, spring has arrived;

está al llegar he’ll arrive momentarily, he’s about to arrive

2 ( alcanzar) reach;

me llega hasta las rodillas it comes down to my knees;

el agua me llegaba a la cintura the water came up to my waist;

no llego a comprender por qué … I don’t understand why …;

la comida no llegó para todos there wasn’t enough food for everyone;

¡hasta ahí podíamos llegar! fam that’s going too far!, that’s a bit much! fam ;

llegar a saber find out;

llegar a ser get to be;

llegar a viejo live to a ripe old age;

llegar a presidente get to be president, become president

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llegar {52} vi

1) : to arrive, to come

2)

llegar a : to arrive at, to reach, to amount to

3)

llegar a : to manage to

llegó a terminar la novela: she managed to finish the novel

4)

llegar a ser : to become

llegó a ser un miembro permanente: he became a permanent member

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llegar vb

1. (en general) to arrive / to get

acabo de llegar I've just arrived / I've just got here

¿a qué hora llegaréis a Londres? what time will you arrive in London?

llegué a la estación a las once I arrived at the station at eleven o'clock

cuando lleguemos a Tudela, cenaremos we'll have dinner when we get to Tudela

todavía no ha llegado a casa he's not home yet

llegarás tarde you'll be late

2. (alcanzar) to reach

¿llegas? can you reach?

3. (tiempo) to come [pt. came; pp. come]

llegará el momento en el que tengamos que decidir qué hacemos the time will come when we have to decide what to do

¡ha llegado la primavera! spring is here!

4. (altura) to come

el agua nos llegaba a las rodillas the water came up to our knees

la falda te llega hasta los tobillos your skirt comes down to your ankles

5. (alcanzar una cantidad) to come to

no llega a las dos mil pesetas it comes to just under two thousand pesetas

el melón no llega a los tres kilos the melon weighs less than three kilos

6. (ser suficiente) to be enough

los bocadillos no llegaron para todos there weren't enough sandwiches for everyone

no me llega el dinero I haven't got enough money

llegar a hacer algo to manage to do something

llegar a ser to become [pt. became; pp. become]

por fin ha llegado a ser presidente he's finally become president

Spanish-English dictionary > llegar
26 responder

v.

1 to answer.

Ella le responde a Ricardo She answers Richard.

2 to answer back.

3 to respond.

Ellos responden pronto They respond soon.

4 to hit back, to fight back.

El chico responde The boy hits back.

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responder

► verbo transitivo

1 (contestar) to answer

► verbo intransitivo

1 (contestar) to answer, reply

■ respondió a la pregunta she answered to the question

2 (replicar) to answer back

3 (corresponder) to answer, respond to

■ tengo que responder a su amabilidad I have to respond to his kindness

4 (tener el efecto deseado) to respond

■ el motor respondió bien the engine responded well

5 (rendir) to go well, do well

■ este campo responde this field is very productive

6 (ser responsable) to answer (de, for), accept responsibility (de, for)

■ responderás de sus faltas you'll answer for her mistakes

7 (garantizar) to guarantee, vouch (de, for)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

responder a un tratamiento to respond to a course of treatment

responder a una descripción to answer a description, fit a description

responder a una necesidad to answer a need, meet a need

responder al nombre de... (animal) to answer to the name of... 2 (persona) to go by the name of...

■ responde al nombre de Ana she goes by the name of Ana

responder de alguien to be responsible for somebody

responder por alguien to vouch for somebody, act as a guarantor for somebody

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verb

to answer, reply, respond

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1. VI

1) (=contestar) [a pregunta, llamada] to answer; [en diálogo, carta] to reply

la mayor parte de los encuestados respondió afirmativamente — the majority of people surveyed said yes o frm answered positively

aunque llamen al timbre varias veces no respondas — even if they ring the bell a number of times don't answer

respóndame lo antes posible — please reply as soon as possible

respondió de forma contundente — he gave a forceful reply

responder a — [+ pregunta] to answer; [+ carta] to reply to, answer; [+ críticas, peticiones] to respond to, answer

la primera ministra eludió responder a las acusaciones de la oposición — the prime minister avoided answering the opposition's accusations

responder al nombre de — [persona] to go by the name of; [animal] to answer to the name of

el detenido, cuyo nombre responde a las iniciales A. M.,... — the person under arrest, whose initials are A.M.,...

2) (=replicar) to answer back

no me respondas — don't answer me back

3) (=reaccionar) to respond

nunca se imaginó que la gente fuera a responder tan bien — he never imagined that people would respond so well

los frenos no respondieron — the brakes didn't respond

si las abonas bien verás qué bien responden — if you feed them well you'll see how well they respond

responder a, no respondió al tratamiento — he did not respond to the treatment

el pueblo respondió a su llamada — the population answered his call o más frm responded to his call

4) (=rendir) [negocio] to do well; [máquina] to perform well; [empleado] to produce results

debes preparar un equipo de profesionales que responda — you must train a team of professionals that can produce results o come up with the goods *

5) (=satisfacer)

responder a — [+ exigencias, necesidades] to meet; [+ expectativas] to come up to

este tipo de productos no responde ya a las exigencias del mercado — this type of product no longer meets market demands

el equipo italiano no ha respondido a las expectativas — the Italian team has not come up to expectations

la construcción de esta nueva carretera responde a una necesidad social — this new road has been built in response to public need

6) (=corresponder)

responder a — [+ idea, imagen, información] to correspond to; [+ descripción] to answer, fit

una imagen de fragilidad que no responde a la realidad — an image of fragility that does not correspond to reality

uno de los detenidos responde a la descripción del sospechoso — one of those arrested answers o fits the description of the suspect

7) (=responsabilizarse)

yo ya te avisé, así que no respondo — I warned you before, I'm not responsible

responder de — [+ acto, consecuencia] to answer for; [+ seguridad, deuda] to be responsible for; [+ honestidad] to vouch for

cada cual debe responder de sus actos — every person must answer for his or her actions

tendrá que responder de su gestión económica ante un tribunal — he will have to answer for his financial management in a court of law

yo no respondo de lo que pueda pasar — I cannot answer for the consequences

la empresa no responde de la seguridad del edificio — the company is not responsible for the security of the building

8)

responder por algn — to vouch for sb

yo respondo por él — I can vouch for him

9) [material] to be workable, be easily worked

2.

VT (=contestar) [+ pregunta, llamada] to answer

responde algo, aunque sea al azar — give an answer o say something, even if it's a guess

- no quiero -respondió — "I don't want to," he replied

me respondió que no sabía — she told me that she didn't know, she replied that she didn't know

le respondí que sí — I said yes

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)

respondió con una evasiva — he gave an evasive reply

respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)

responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)

b) ( replicar) to answer back

2) ( reaccionar) to respond

responder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something

no respondía a los mandos — it was not responding to o obeying the controls

responde al nombre de Kurt — he answers to the name of Kurt

3)

a) ( corresponder)

responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety

b) ( estar motivado por algo)

responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her

4) ( responsabilizarse)

si ocurre algo yo no respondo — if anything happens I will not be held responsible

responder ante la justicia — to answer for one's acts in a court of law

responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody
2.
responder vt

a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)

respondió que no le interesaba — he replied that he was not interested

b) < pregunta> to answer

c) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)

* * *

= answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.

Ex. The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.

Ex. This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.

Ex. The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.

Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.

Ex. She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.

Ex. A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.

Ex. The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.

Ex. This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.

Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.

Ex. And he rejoined: "Do as you please".

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* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.

* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* que se puede responder = answerable.

* responder (a) = respond (to).

* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.

* responder a una invitación = RSVP.

* responder a una necesidad = address + need.

* responder a una pregunta = field + question.

* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.

* responder a un comentario = field + comment.

* responder de = vouch (for).

* responder de Algo = be held to account.

* responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.

* responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.

* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.

* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* responder positivamente = respond + favourably.

* responder preguntas = take + questions.

* responder rápidamente = shoot back.

* responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.

* respondiendo a = be responsive to.

* sin responder = unanswered.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)

respondió con una evasiva — he gave an evasive reply

respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)

responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)

b) ( replicar) to answer back

2) ( reaccionar) to respond

responder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something

no respondía a los mandos — it was not responding to o obeying the controls

responde al nombre de Kurt — he answers to the name of Kurt

3)

a) ( corresponder)

responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety

b) ( estar motivado por algo)

responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her

4) ( responsabilizarse)

si ocurre algo yo no respondo — if anything happens I will not be held responsible

responder ante la justicia — to answer for one's acts in a court of law

responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody
2.
responder vt

a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)

respondió que no le interesaba — he replied that he was not interested

b) < pregunta> to answer

c) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)

* * *

= answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.

Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.

Ex: This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.

Ex: The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.

Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.

Ex: She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.

Ex: A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.

Ex: The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.

Ex: This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.

Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.

Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please".

* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.

* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* que se puede responder = answerable.

* responder (a) = respond (to).

* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.

* responder a una invitación = RSVP.

* responder a una necesidad = address + need.

* responder a una pregunta = field + question.

* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.

* responder a un comentario = field + comment.

* responder de = vouch (for).

* responder de Algo = be held to account.

* responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.

* responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.

* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.

* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* responder positivamente = respond + favourably.

* responder preguntas = take + questions.

* responder rápidamente = shoot back.

* responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.

* respondiendo a = be responsive to.

* sin responder = unanswered.

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responder [E1 ]

vi

A

1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)

respondió con una evasiva he gave an evasive reply

respondió afirmativamente/negativamente she said yes/no, she gave a positive/negative reply, she responded in the affirmative/negative ( frml)

responder A algo to reply TO sth, to answer sth, to respond TO sth ( frml)

no respondieron a mis cartas they didn't reply to o respond to o answer my letters

la hembra responde a este reclamo the female responds to o answers this call

2 (replicar) to answer back

B (reaccionar) to respond

mis amigos no respondieron como había esperado my friends didn't respond as I had hoped

el motor no respondió the engine didn't respond

responder A algo ‹a una amenaza/un estímulo/un ruego› to respond TO sth

no respondió al tratamiento she didn't respond to the treatment

respondió a estos insultos con una sonrisa he responded to o answered these insults with a smile

no respondía a los mandos it was not responding to o obeying the controls

el perro responde al nombre de Kurt the dog answers to the name of Kurt

C

1 (corresponder) responder A algo:

responde al estereotipo del estudiante radical he corresponds to o matches the stereotype of the radical student

no responden a la descripción they do not fit o answer the description

las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation o do not correspond to reality

responde a las actuales exigencias de confort y seguridad it meets present-day demands for comfort and safety

2 responder A algo

(estar motivado por algo): responde a la necesidad de controlar esta escalada it is a response o an answer to the need to control this escalation

su viaje respondía al deseo de conocerlos personalmente her trip was motivated by the desire to get to know them personally

D

(responsabilizarse): si ocurre algo yo no respondo I will not be held responsible o I refuse to accept responsibility if anything happens

tendrán que responder ante la justicia they will have to answer for their acts in a court of law

responder DE algo:

yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity

su tío respondió de las deudas her uncle took responsibility for her debts

no respondo de lo que haya hecho mi hijo I will not answer for o be answerable for o be held responsible for what my son may have done

responder DE QUE + SUBJ:

yo respondo de que se presente en comisaría I will take responsibility for ensuring that he reports to the police

responder POR algn to vouch FOR sb

■ responder

vt

1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)

respondió que no le interesaba he replied that he was not interested

2 ‹pregunta› to answer

3 ‹llamada/carta› to answer, reply to, respond to ( frml)

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responder ( conjugate responder) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml);

◊ respondió con una evasiva he gave an evasive reply

b) ( replicar) to answer back

2 ( reaccionar) to respond;
responder A algo ‹a amenaza/estímulo› to respond to sth
3 ( corresponder):
◊ no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description;

las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation
4 ( responsabilizarse):
◊ si ocurre algo, yo no respondo if anything happens I will not be held responsible;

responder ante la justicia to answer for one's acts in a court of law;
yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity;
no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did;
responder POR algn to vouch for sb
verbo transitivo
a) ( contestar) to reply, answer

b) ‹ pregunta› to answer

c) ‹llamada/carta› to answer, reply to

responder
I verbo transitivo to answer, reply
II verbo intransitivo
1 (a una acción, pregunta, etc) to answer, reply: respondió con evasivas, he didn't give a straight answer, nunca responde a mis cartas, she never answers my letters
2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo, etc) to respond
3 (de un error o falta) to pay for: el asesino debe responder de sus crímenes, the murderer must pay for his crimes
4 (por una persona) to vouch for: yo respondo de su inocencia, I will vouch for his innocence
5 (de un acto, de una cosa) to be responsible for, to answer for: yo no puedo responder de sus actos, I can't take responsibility for his actions
6 (un negocio) to go well
7 (una cosa a otra) to correspond: los resultados no respondieron a las expectativas, the results didn't fulfil the expectations
' responder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cable
- enredarse
- enrollarse
- vacilar
- concluyente
English:
account for
- answer
- answer back
- answer for
- definitive
- give
- guideline
- handle
- parting
- reply
- respond
- retaliate
- shoot back
- vouch
- acknowledge
- attempt
- counter
- fit
- pattern
- perform

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responder

♦ vt
[contestar] to answer; [con insolencia] to answer back;
respondió que sí/que no she said yes/no;

respondió que lo pensaría she said that she'd think about it

♦ vi

1. [contestar]
responder (a algo) [pregunta, llamada, carta, saludo] to answer (sth);

no responde nadie [al llamar] there's no answer;

responde al nombre de Toby he answers to the name of Toby

2. [replicar] to answer back;

¡no respondas a tu madre! don't answer your mother back!

3. [reaccionar] to respond (a to);
el paciente no responde al tratamiento the patient isn't responding to the treatment;

la nueva máquina responde bien the new machine is performing well;

los mandos no (me) responden the controls aren't responding;

el delantero no respondió a las provocaciones de su marcador the forward didn't react to his marker's attempts to provoke him

4. [responsabilizarse]
si te pasa algo yo no respondo I can't be held responsible if anything happens to you;

responder de algo/por alguien to answer for sth/for sb;

yo respondo de su inocencia/por él I can vouch for his innocence/for him;

responderá de sus actos ante el parlamento she will answer for her actions before Parliament;

¡no respondo de mis actos! I can't be responsible for what I might do!;

yo no respondo de lo que pueda pasar si se autoriza la manifestación I won't be held responsible for what might happen if the demonstration is authorized

5. [corresponder]
las medidas responden a la crisis the measures are in keeping with the nature of the crisis;

un producto que responde a las necesidades del consumidor medio a product which meets the needs of the average consumer;

no ha respondido a nuestras expectativas it hasn't lived up to our expectations

6. [ser consecuencia de]
responder a algo to reflect sth;

las largas listas de espera responden a la falta de medios the long waiting lists reflect the lack of resources

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responder

I v/t answer

II v/i

1

:

responder a answer, reply to; MED respond to; descripción fit, match; ( ser debido a) be due to;

responder al nombre de … answer to the name of …

2

:

responder de take responsibility for

3

:

responder por alguien vouch for s.o.

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responder vt

: to answer

responder vi

1) : to answer, to reply, to respond

2)

responder a : to respond to

responder al tratamiento: to respond to treatment

3)

responder de : to answer for, to vouch for (something)

4)

responder por : to vouch for (someone)

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responder vb

1. (pregunta, teléfono, etc) to answer

responde a la pregunta answer the question

2. (carta) to answer / to reply [pt. & pp. replied]

no ha respondido a mis cartas he hasn't replied to my letters

3. (reaccionar) to respond

el paciente responde a la medicación the patient is responding to the medicine

Spanish-English dictionary > responder
27 acuerdo

m.

1 agreement (pacto).

llegar a un acuerdo to reach (an) agreement

acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

acuerdo marco (industry) framework agreement

acuerdo sobre productividad (industry) productivity agreement

acuerdo tácito tacit agreement

2 resolution.

3 settlement of a claim.

pres.indicat.

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

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acuerdo

► nombre masculino

1 agreement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡de acuerdo! all right!, O.K.!

de acuerdo con in accordance with

de común acuerdo by mutual agreement, by common consent

estar de acuerdo to agree ( con, with)

llegar a un acuerdo to come to an agreement

ponerse de acuerdo to agree

acuerdo marco framework agreement

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noun m.

agreement, deal, understanding

- de acuerdo
- de acuerdo con
- estar de acuerdo
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SM

1) (=decisión conjunta) agreement; [implícito, informal] understanding; [de negocios] deal

ambas partes quieren llegar a un acuerdo — both parties wish to come to o reach an agreement

tenemos una especie de acuerdo para no hacernos la competencia — we have a sort of understanding that we will not become competitors

llegaron a un acuerdo sin necesidad de acudir a juicio — they settled out of court

• de común acuerdo — by mutual agreement, by mutual consent

• de o por mutuo acuerdo — by mutual agreement, by mutual consent

• tomar un acuerdo, no tomaron ni un solo acuerdo en la reunión — nothing was agreed on in the meeting

se tomó el acuerdo de ofrecer ayuda a los países afectados — it was agreed to give aid to the affected countries

acuerdo de desarme — disarmament agreement, arms agreement

acuerdo de pago respectivo — (Com) knock-for-knock agreement, no-fault agreement (EEUU)

acuerdo de paz — peace agreement

acuerdo de pesca — fishing agreement

acuerdo de principio — agreement in principle

acuerdo entre caballeros — gentlemen's agreement

Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles Aduaneros y Comercio — General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

acuerdo marco — framework agreement

acuerdo prematrimonial — prenuptial agreement

acuerdo tácito — unspoken agreement, tacit agreement

acuerdo verbal — verbal agreement

2)

• de acuerdo —

a) [independiente] OK, all right

sí, de acuerdo — yes, OK, yes, all right

cada uno pondremos 40 euros ¿de acuerdo? — we'll each put in 40 euros, OK o all right?

b)

• estar de acuerdo — to agree, be in agreement frm

en eso estamos de acuerdo — we agree on that, we're in agreement on that frm

sigo sin estar de acuerdo — I still don't agree

estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo — I totally agree with you

estoy de acuerdo con que deberíamos mudarnos de casa — I agree that we should move house

c)

• ponerse de acuerdo — to come to an agreement, reach (an) agreement

aún no nos hemos puesto de acuerdo — we still haven't come to an agreement, we still haven reached (an) agreement

no se ponían de acuerdo en nada — they couldn't agree on anything

d)

• de acuerdo con — according to, in accordance with frm

todo se hizo de acuerdo con las reglas — everything was done according to o frm in accordance with the regulations

de acuerdo con el artículo 27 — as laid down in article 27, in accordance with article 27 frm

de acuerdo con estas fuentes, las dos mujeres fueron secuestradas — according to these sources, the two women were kidnapped

una casa de acuerdo con sus necesidades — a house to suit their needs

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masculino

1)

a) ( arreglo) agreement

llegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo — to reach an agreement

de común acuerdo — by mutual agreement

b) ( pacto) agreement

acuerdo de paz — peace agreement o (frml) accord

2) (en locs)

a)

de acuerdo: estar de acuerdo to agree; ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement; estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something; estamos de acuerdo en que... we all agree o we're all agreed that...; estar de acuerdo con alguien/algo to agree with somebody/something; no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't think we should pay him so much; ¿mañana a las ocho? - de acuerdo — (indep) tomorrow at eight? - OK o all right

b)

de acuerdo con or a — in accordance with

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= agreement, arrangement, compromise, convention, partnership, understanding, covenant, accord, partnering, pact, accommodation, bargaining, settlement.

Ex. Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.

Ex. This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

Ex. A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.

Ex. Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.

Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.

Ex. A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.

Ex. The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.

Ex. Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.

Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.

Ex. Issues discussed at some length included problems arising from a recent copyright pact with the USA and how each country can obtain access to the best literature of the other.

Ex. Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.

Ex. These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.

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* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.

* acuerdo bilateral = bilateral agreement.

* acuerdo con el fiscal = plea bargaining.

* acuerdo con el juez = plea bargaining, plea bargaining.

* acuerdo contractual = contractual agreement.

* acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.

* acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.

* acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.

* acuerdo de paz = peace agreement.

* acuerdo económico = financial arrangement.

* acuerdo escrito = written agreement.

* acuerdo financiero = financial arrangement.

* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

* acuerdo internacional = modus vivendi.

* acuerdo legal = legal agreement, legal settlement.

* acuerdo multilateral = multilateral agreement.

* acuerdo muto = meeting of (the) minds.

* acuerdo salarial = salary agreement.

* acuerdo secreto = secret deal.

* acuerdo sindical = union contract.

* acuerdo sobre el precio mínimo de los libros = net book agreement.

* acuerdo verbal = verbal agreement.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* celebrar un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.

* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.

* concertar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.

* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* críticos + no estar de acuerdo = critics + be divided.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, judging from.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + view.

* dependiendo del acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* elaborar un acuerdo = draw up + agreement.

* establecer un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.

* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, jive with.

* estar de acuerdo (con = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.

* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.

* estar totalmente de acuerdo con = be all for.

* firmar acuerdo = write + agreement.

* firmar un acuerdo = tie + the knot.

* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.

* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.

* negociar un acuerdo = negotiate + agreement.

* no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.

* no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ratificar un acuerdo = ratify + convention.

* renegociar un acuerdo = renegotiate + agreement.

* respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.

* tener acuerdos con = have + deals with.

* todos + estar de acuerdo = agree on + all hands.

* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( arreglo) agreement

llegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo — to reach an agreement

de común acuerdo — by mutual agreement

b) ( pacto) agreement

acuerdo de paz — peace agreement o (frml) accord

2) (en locs)

a)

de acuerdo: estar de acuerdo to agree; ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement; estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something; estamos de acuerdo en que... we all agree o we're all agreed that...; estar de acuerdo con alguien/algo to agree with somebody/something; no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't think we should pay him so much; ¿mañana a las ocho? - de acuerdo — (indep) tomorrow at eight? - OK o all right

b)

de acuerdo con or a — in accordance with

* * *

= agreement, arrangement, compromise, convention, partnership, understanding, covenant, accord, partnering, pact, accommodation, bargaining, settlement.

Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.

Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

Ex: A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.

Ex: Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.

Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.

Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.

Ex: The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.

Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.

Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.

Ex: Issues discussed at some length included problems arising from a recent copyright pact with the USA and how each country can obtain access to the best literature of the other.

Ex: Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.

Ex: These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.

* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.

* acuerdo bilateral = bilateral agreement.

* acuerdo con el fiscal = plea bargaining.

* acuerdo con el juez = plea bargaining, plea bargaining.

* acuerdo contractual = contractual agreement.

* acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.

* acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.

* acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.

* acuerdo de paz = peace agreement.

* acuerdo económico = financial arrangement.

* acuerdo escrito = written agreement.

* acuerdo financiero = financial arrangement.

* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

* acuerdo internacional = modus vivendi.

* acuerdo legal = legal agreement, legal settlement.

* acuerdo multilateral = multilateral agreement.

* acuerdo muto = meeting of (the) minds.

* acuerdo salarial = salary agreement.

* acuerdo secreto = secret deal.

* acuerdo sindical = union contract.

* acuerdo sobre el precio mínimo de los libros = net book agreement.

* acuerdo verbal = verbal agreement.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* celebrar un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.

* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.

* concertar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.

* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* críticos + no estar de acuerdo = critics + be divided.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, judging from.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + view.

* dependiendo del acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* elaborar un acuerdo = draw up + agreement.

* establecer un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.

* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, jive with.

* estar de acuerdo (con = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.

* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.

* estar totalmente de acuerdo con = be all for.

* firmar acuerdo = write + agreement.

* firmar un acuerdo = tie + the knot.

* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.

* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.

* negociar un acuerdo = negotiate + agreement.

* no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.

* no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ratificar un acuerdo = ratify + convention.

* renegociar un acuerdo = renegotiate + agreement.

* respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.

* tener acuerdos con = have + deals with.

* todos + estar de acuerdo = agree on + all hands.

* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.

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acuerdo

masculine

A

1 (arreglo) agreement

llegar a or alcanzar un acuerdo to reach an agreement

se separaron de común acuerdo they separated by mutual agreement

2 (pacto) agreement

un acuerdo verbal a verbal agreement

los acuerdos de paz the peace agreements o ( frml) accords

Compuestos:

● acuerdo de asociación

(UE) association agreement

● acuerdo marco

outline agreement

● acuerdo prematrimonial

prenuptial agreement

● acuerdo salarial

wage settlement

B ( en locs)

1

de acuerdo ( loc adv): todos estamos de acuerdo we all agree

al final se pusieron de acuerdo in the end they came to o reached an agreement

de acuerdo EN algo:

están de acuerdo en todo they agree on everything

estamos de acuerdo en que va a ser difícil we all agree o we're all agreed that it's going to be difficult

estar de acuerdo CON algn/algo to agree WITH sb/sth

sobre ese punto estoy de acuerdo con ellos I agree with them on that point

no estoy de acuerdo contigo I don't agree with you, I disagree with you

no estoy de acuerdo con pagarle tanto I don't agree o I disagree with paying him so much

no estoy de acuerdo con lo que acabas de decir I don't agree with what you've just said

2

de acuerdo ( indep) OK, okay

¿mañana a las ocho? — de acuerdo tomorrow at eight? — OK o all right

salimos a las 6 ¿de acuerdo? we leave at 6, OK o okay?

3

de acuerdo con or a ( loc prep) in accordance with

de acuerdo con lo establecido en el contrato in accordance with what is laid down in the contract ( frml), as laid down in the contract

* * *

Del verbo acordar: ( conjugate acordar)

acuerdo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
acordar
acuerdo
acordar ( conjugate acordar) verbo transitivo ‹ términos› to agree;
‹precio/fecha› to agree (on)
■ verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( recordar) acuerdole a algn de hacer algo/que haga algo to remind sb to do sth
acordarse verbo pronominal
to remember;
◊ si mal no me acuerdo if I remember right;

acuerdose de algn/algo to remember sb/sth;
no quiero ni acuerdome I don't even want to think about it;
acuerdose de hacer algo (de una acción que hay/había que realizar) to remember to do sth;

( de una acción que ya se realizó) to remember o recall doing sth;
◊ se acordó de haberlo visto allí she remembered o recalled seeing him there;

acuerdose (de) que … to remember that …
acuerdo sustantivo masculino
a) (arreglo, pacto) agreement;

◊ llegar a un acuerdo to reach an agreement; acuerdo de paz peace agreement o (frml) accord

b)

◊ estar de acuerdo to agree;

ponerse de acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement;
estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on something;
estar de acuerdo con algn/algo to agree with sb/sth;
¿mañana a las ocho? — de acuerdo ( indep) tomorrow at eight? — OK o all right
c) de acuerdo con or a in accordance with

acordar verbo transitivo to agree: los sindicatos acordaron convocar una huelga, the trade unions agreed to call a strike ➣ Ver nota en agree
acuerdo sustantivo masculino
1 agreement
acuerdo marco, framework agreement
2 (conformidad) estoy de acuerdo contigo, I agree with you
estoy de acuerdo en que es un disparate, I agree that it's ridiculous
estábamos de acuerdo en vender la casa, we agreed to sell the house
nunca se ponen de acuerdo, they never agree ➣ Ver nota en agree
3 excl (asentimiento) ¡de acuerdo!, all right!, O.K.! ➣ Ver nota en all right
♦ Locuciones: de acuerdo con, (según) in accordance with
de común acuerdo, by common consent
' acuerdo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordarse
- aunar
- bien
- bilateral
- botepronto
- cerrar
- cierta
- cierto
- coincidir
- compromisaria
- compromisario
- compromiso
- comulgar
- común
- concesión
- conforme
- cumplir
- dialogar
- dinamitar
- entendimiento
- entorpecer
- estar
- excepto
- luego
- misma
- mismo
- prematrimonial
- refrendar
- saldar
- según
- sellar
- suscribir
- tácita
- tácito
- tardía
- tardío
- tratado
- tripartita
- tripartito
- unitaria
- unitario
- vendedor
- vendedora
- verificarse
- vulnerar
- acordar
- alcanzar
- aplicar
- aprobación
- aprobar
English:
accord
- accordance
- advantageous
- affirm
- agree
- agreeable
- agreement
- all right
- altogether
- amicable
- approve
- approve of
- arms control
- arrangement
- assent
- back away
- beg
- blank
- bond
- compromise
- concur
- convenient
- deadlock
- deal
- disagree
- enter into
- equitable
- fall through
- few
- formalize
- fulfillment
- fulfilment
- full
- go along with
- grant
- hammer out
- honourable
- hope
- horn
- how
- informal
- issue
- keep
- keeping
- lip
- long-standing
- many
- most
- OK
- okay

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acuerdo

♦ ver acordar

♦ nm

1. [determinación, pacto] agreement;

un acuerdo verbal a verbal agreement;

llegar a un acuerdo to reach (an) agreement;

tomar un acuerdo to make a decision;

no hubo acuerdo they did not reach (an) agreement;

de común acuerdo by common consent

Comp
acuerdo arancelario tariff agreement;
acuerdo comercial trade agreement;

Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;
Informát acuerdo de licencia licence agreement;
acuerdo marco general o framework agreement;

acuerdo de paz peace agreement o deal;
Fin acuerdo de recompra repurchase agreement;
acuerdo salarial pay agreement, pay deal;

acuerdo tácito tacit agreement

2. Am [recuerdo]
hazme acuerdo de comprar pan remind me to buy some bread

3. Méx [reunión] staff meeting

♦ de acuerdo loc adv

1. [conforme]
estar de acuerdo (con algo/alguien) to agree (with sth/sb);

estar de acuerdo en algo to agree on sth;

estamos de acuerdo en que es necesario encontrar una solución we agree that we have to find a solution;

ponerse de acuerdo (con alguien) to agree (with sb), to come to an agreement (with sb)

2. [bien, vale] all right;

lo traeré mañana – de acuerdo I'll bring it tomorrow – all right o fine;

de acuerdo, me has convencido, lo haremos a tu manera all right, you've convinced me, we'll do it your way

3.
de acuerdo con [conforme a] in accordance with;

de acuerdo con cifras oficiales… according to official figures…

* * *

acuerdo

m

1 agreement;

acuerdo comercial trade agreement;

estar de acuerdo con agree with, be in agreement with;

llegar a un acuerdo, ponerse de acuerdo come to o reach an agreement ( con with);

tomar un acuerdo reach an agreement;

de común acuerdo by mutual agreement;

¡de acuerdo! all right!, OK!

2

:

de acuerdo con algo in accordance with sth

* * *

acuerdo nm

1) : agreement

2)

estar de acuerdo : to agree

3)

de acuerdo con : in accordance with

4)

de acuerdo : OK, all right

* * *

acuerdo n agreement

de acuerdo all right / OK

estar de acuerdo to agree

ponerse de acuerdo to agree

Spanish-English dictionary > acuerdo
28 cautivador

adj.

captivating, bewitching, winning, enchanting.

* * *

cautivador

► adjetivo

1 captivating

2 (encantador) charming

* * *

(f. - cautivadora)

adj.

captivating

* * *

- dora adjetivo captivating

* * *

= charming, compelling, absorbing, winning, beguiling, luscious, ever-dashing, smouldering [smoldering, -USA], enchanting.

Ex. 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.

Ex. This article examines the facets of the fee-or-free controversy and presents a compelling case that the issue is far from resolved.

Ex. Administration of reference services is an absorbing challenge.

Ex. Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.

Ex. There is a real need for beguiling stories that accurately describe what it is like to be a human being in modern China.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex. Princess Cinderella and the ever-dashing Prince Charming are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary - and all the kingdom's abuzz!.

Ex. We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.

Ex. 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.

* * *

- dora adjetivo captivating

* * *

= charming, compelling, absorbing, winning, beguiling, luscious, ever-dashing, smouldering [smoldering, -USA], enchanting.

Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.

Ex: This article examines the facets of the fee-or-free controversy and presents a compelling case that the issue is far from resolved.

Ex: Administration of reference services is an absorbing challenge.

Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.

Ex: There is a real need for beguiling stories that accurately describe what it is like to be a human being in modern China.

Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex: Princess Cinderella and the ever-dashing Prince Charming are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary - and all the kingdom's abuzz!.

Ex: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.

Ex: 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.

* * *

cautivador - dora

adjective

captivating

* * *

cautivador
◊ - dora adjetivo

captivating
cautivador,-ora adjetivo captivating

' cautivador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cautivadora
English:
prepossessing
- beguiling

* * *

cautivador, -ora

♦ adj

captivating, enchanting

♦ nm,f

charmer

* * *

cautivador

adj captivating

* * *

cautivador, - dora adj

: captivating

Spanish-English dictionary > cautivador
29 crisis económica

f. s.&pl.

economic crisis, slump, depression, financial crisis.

* * *

crisis económica

economic crisis, recession

* * *

(n.) = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums

Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.

Ex. During the economic crisis of the inter-war years, the development of Polish libraries was hampered by lack of funds and the inflationary cost of books.

Ex. In 1893 when the nation was deep in one of its worst financial crises, librarians across the land were emphasizing the public library's role as a conservator of order.

Ex. The article 'After the crash: librarians take stock following the market's recent nosedive' discusses the possible effects of the recent stock market crash on U.S. libraries and suggests how libraries can protect themselves during economic recession.

Ex. With rare exceptions, law firms prosper during good and bad economic times.

Ex. There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Book acquisition programme in libraries and information centres under the financial crunch'.

Ex. The mysterious decline in the profitability of the children's book market has less to do with an economic slump than with shifts in market share between established players and the newcomers.

Ex. This sector has been something of a social 'shock absorber' in recent difficult economic times.

Ex. Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.

Ex. People on both sides noted sardonically that economic doldrums were forcing Croats to turn to Serbs to help save them.

* * *

(n.) = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums

Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.

Ex: During the economic crisis of the inter-war years, the development of Polish libraries was hampered by lack of funds and the inflationary cost of books.

Ex: In 1893 when the nation was deep in one of its worst financial crises, librarians across the land were emphasizing the public library's role as a conservator of order.

Ex: The article 'After the crash: librarians take stock following the market's recent nosedive' discusses the possible effects of the recent stock market crash on U.S. libraries and suggests how libraries can protect themselves during economic recession.

Ex: With rare exceptions, law firms prosper during good and bad economic times.

Ex: There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Book acquisition programme in libraries and information centres under the financial crunch'.

Ex: The mysterious decline in the profitability of the children's book market has less to do with an economic slump than with shifts in market share between established players and the newcomers.

Ex: This sector has been something of a social 'shock absorber' in recent difficult economic times.

Ex: Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.

Ex: People on both sides noted sardonically that economic doldrums were forcing Croats to turn to Serbs to help save them.

Spanish-English dictionary > crisis económica
30 desempeñar bien una función

(v.) = perform + well

Ex. Under pressure from colleagues, superiors, and families to perform well, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

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(v.) = perform + well

Ex: Under pressure from colleagues, superiors, and families to perform well, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Spanish-English dictionary > desempeñar bien una función
31 difundir

v.

1 to spread (noticia, doctrina, epidemia).

2 to spread out, to broadcast, to blaze abroad, to diffuse.

La prensa difunde las noticias The press spreads out the news.

El cono difundía energía The cone diffused energy.

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difundir

► verbo transitivo

1 (luz, calor) to diffuse

2 figurado (noticia, enfermedad) to spread

3 RADIO TELEVISIÓN to broadcast

► verbo pronominal difundirse

1 (luz, calor) to be diffused

2 figurado (noticia, enfermedad) to spread

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verb

1) to broadcast

2) spread out

* * *

1. VT

1) (=extender) [+ calor, luz] to diffuse; [+ gas] to give off

2) (=propagar) [+ programa, imagen] to broadcast, transmit; [+ teoría, ideología] to spread, disseminate

difundir una noticia — to spread a piece of news

2.

See:

difundirse

* * *

verbo transitivo <noticia/rumor> to spread; <ideas/doctrina> to spread, disseminate; < comunicado> to issue

la noticia fue difundida por la radio — the news was broadcast on the radio

difundir la cultura — to disseminate culture

son creencias muy difundidas — such beliefs are very widespread

* * *

= disseminate, promulgate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, diffuse, propagate out to, cascade, propagate, bruit, trumpet.

Ex. The UKLDS or the UK Library Database System is a proposal from the Cooperative Automation Group (CAG) which was first disseminated in a discussion paper published in 1982.

Ex. This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time.

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

Ex. Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.

Ex. As everywhere, research in library and information science in Australia is diffused over the myriad topics that make up the field.

Ex. We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.

Ex. This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.

Ex. The update, once started, propagates through the database, respecting local integrity rules for each affected object.

Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.

Ex. Just weeks after trumpeting the results of a military offensive, the Pakistan army suddenly finds itself under attack on multiple fronts.

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* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* difundir el conocimiento = spread + knowledge.

* difundir el evangelio = spread + the gospel.

* difundir información = hand out + information.

* difundir la imagen = spread + the good word, pass on + the good word.

* difundir la noticia = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.

* difundir mentiras = spread + lies.

* difundir noticias = broadcast + news.

* difundirse = find + Posesivo + way, percolate.

* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.

* difundir un rumor = spread + rumour.

* noticias + difundirse = news + spread.

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verbo transitivo <noticia/rumor> to spread; <ideas/doctrina> to spread, disseminate; < comunicado> to issue

la noticia fue difundida por la radio — the news was broadcast on the radio

difundir la cultura — to disseminate culture

son creencias muy difundidas — such beliefs are very widespread

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= disseminate, promulgate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, diffuse, propagate out to, cascade, propagate, bruit, trumpet.

Ex: The UKLDS or the UK Library Database System is a proposal from the Cooperative Automation Group (CAG) which was first disseminated in a discussion paper published in 1982.

Ex: This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time.

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

Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.

Ex: As everywhere, research in library and information science in Australia is diffused over the myriad topics that make up the field.

Ex: We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.

Ex: This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.

Ex: The update, once started, propagates through the database, respecting local integrity rules for each affected object.

Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.

Ex: Just weeks after trumpeting the results of a military offensive, the Pakistan army suddenly finds itself under attack on multiple fronts.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* difundir el conocimiento = spread + knowledge.

* difundir el evangelio = spread + the gospel.

* difundir información = hand out + information.

* difundir la imagen = spread + the good word, pass on + the good word.

* difundir la noticia = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.

* difundir mentiras = spread + lies.

* difundir noticias = broadcast + news.

* difundirse = find + Posesivo + way, percolate.

* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.

* difundir un rumor = spread + rumour.

* noticias + difundirse = news + spread.

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difundir [I1 ]

vt

‹noticia/rumor› to spread; ‹ideas/doctrina› to spread, diffuse, disseminate

difundían el temor entre la población they were spreading fear among the population

se difundió un comunicado desmintiendo el rumor a communiqué was issued denying the rumor

la noticia fue difundida por la radio the news was broadcast on the radio

una institución que se encarga de difundir la cultura an institution responsible for disseminating culture

son creencias difundidas en esta región such beliefs are widespread in this area

la lámpara difundía una luz tenue the lamp gave off a dim light

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difundir ( conjugate difundir) verbo transitivo ‹noticia/rumor› to spread;
‹ideas/doctrina› to spread, disseminate;
‹ cultura› to disseminate;
‹ comunicado› to issue;
( por radio) to disseminate;
◊ muy difundidas very widespread

difundir vtr, difundirse verbo reflexivo to spread

' difundir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
difundirse
- sembrar
English:
bandy about
- broadcast
- diffuse
- propagate
- radiate
- spread

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difundir

♦ vt

1. [divulgar] [noticia, pánico, religión] to spread;
[comunicado, informe] to publish; [cultura, costumbres] to spread, to diffuse
2. [sujeto: emisora radiofónica, canal televisivo] to broadcast;

una cadena argentina difundió las imágenes an Argentinian channel broadcast the pictures

3. [extender] [epidemia, olor] to spread;
[sonido, ondas] to diffuse, to propagate;
la estufa difunde muy bien el calor the stove heats the place up well

♦ See also the pronominal verb difundirse

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difundir

v/t

1 spread

2 programa broadcast

* * *

difundir vt

1) : to diffuse, to spread out

2) : to broadcast, to spread

* * *

difundir vb

1. (en general) to spread [pt. & pp. spread]

2. (radio, televisión) to broadcast [pt. & pp. broadcast]

Spanish-English dictionary > difundir
32 distintivo

adj.

distinctive, typical, characteristic, peculiar.

m.

1 emblem, badge, symbol.

2 distinctive quality, distinctive factor, hallmark.

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distintivo

► adjetivo

1 distinctive, distinguishing

► nombre masculino distintivo

1 (insignia) badge, emblem; (marca) mark

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FRASEOLOGÍA

rasgo distintivo characteristic feature

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distintivo

► nombre masculino

1 (insignia) badge, emblem; (marca) mark

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(f. - distintiva)

adj.

distinctive

* * *

1.

ADJ [rasgo, carácter] distinctive; [signo] distinguishing

2.

SM (=insignia) [de policía] badge, button (EEUU); [de equipo] emblem, badge; [de empresa] emblem, logo

distintivo de minusválido — disabled sticker

* * *
I
- va adjetivo <rasgo/característica> distinctive
II
masculino ( insignia) emblem; ( símbolo) sign

es un distintivo de calidad — it is a sign of quality

* * *

= distinctive, differencing, distinguishing.

Ex. In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.

Ex. To deal with problems of inflexions in languages such as German, it is necessary to develop a more detailed set of differencing operators.

Ex. The article 'Till the end of time' predicts that automated record processing will be the major distinguishing feature of libraries at the close of this century.

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* característica distintiva = distinctive feature.

* colores distintivos = livery.

* distintivo de impuesto de circulación = road tax disc.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* marca distintiva = distinguishing mark.

* no distintivo = nondistinctive.

* * *
I
- va adjetivo <rasgo/característica> distinctive
II
masculino ( insignia) emblem; ( símbolo) sign

es un distintivo de calidad — it is a sign of quality

* * *

= distinctive, differencing, distinguishing.

Ex: In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.

Ex: To deal with problems of inflexions in languages such as German, it is necessary to develop a more detailed set of differencing operators.

Ex: The article 'Till the end of time' predicts that automated record processing will be the major distinguishing feature of libraries at the close of this century.

* característica distintiva = distinctive feature.

* colores distintivos = livery.

* distintivo de impuesto de circulación = road tax disc.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* marca distintiva = distinguishing mark.

* no distintivo = nondistinctive.

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distintivo¹ -va

adjective

‹rasgo/característica› distinctive

los caracteres distintivos de ciertas especies the distinguishing o distinctive features of certain species

distintivo²

masculine

1 (insignia) emblem

el distintivo de su equipo his club's emblem o badge

2 (símbolo) sign

es un distintivo de calidad it is a sign of quality

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distintivo 1
◊ -va adjetivo ‹rasgo/característica› distinctive

distintivo 2 sustantivo masculino ( insignia) emblem;

( símbolo) sign
distintivo,-a
I adjetivo distinctive, distinguishing
II sustantivo masculino distinctive sign o mark
' distintivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brazalete
- distintiva
- divisa
- insignia
- marca
- rasgo
- chapa
- sello
English:
distinctive
- distinguishing
- hallmark
- distinguish
- hall

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distintivo, -a

♦ adj
[elemento, rasgo, característica] distinctive; [señal] distinguishing
♦ nm

1. [señal] badge

2. [marca] distinguishing mark o characteristic

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distintivo

I adj distinctive

II m emblem; MIL insignia

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distintivo, -va adj

: distinctive, distinguishing

Spanish-English dictionary > distintivo
33 instalación

f.

1 installation, setting-up, foundation, settling.

2 facility, complex.

3 installation, factory, industrial plant, plant.

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instalación

► nombre femenino

1 (de un aparato) installation

■ ¿quién le hizo la instalación del gas? who did the gas installation?, who installed the gas?

2 (de personas) settling in; (de empresas) establishment, setting up

■ ha aumentado la instalación en nuestro suelo de empresas extranjeras more foreign companies have set up here

► nombre femenino plural instalaciones

1 (de un servicio) facilities plural

■ el nuevo complejo deportivo tiene unas instalaciones fabulosas the new sports complex has fabulous facilities

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FRASEOLOGÍA

instalación deportiva sports centre

instalación eléctrica electrical system, electrics plural

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noun f.

installation

* * *

SF

1) (=conexión) [de equipo, luz] installation

el técnico se encargará de hacer la instalación eléctrica — the technician will put in the electrics o frm take care of the electrical installation

2) (=montaje) [de oficina, fábrica] setting up; [de tienda de campaña] pitching

3) (=equipo) [de luz, gas] system

han venido a arreglar la instalación de la luz — they've come to mend the electrical system o the wiring

instalación de fuerza — power plant

instalación eléctrica — electricity system, wiring

instalación sanitaria — sanitation facilities pl

4) pl instalaciones

a) (=recinto) installations

durante su recorrido por las instalaciones del museo — during her visit round the museum

b) (=servicios) facilities

el centro deportivo cuenta con excelentes instalaciones — the sports centre has excellent facilities

instalaciones deportivas — (=recinto) sports grounds; (=servicios) sports facilities

instalaciones portuarias — harbour installations

instalaciones recreativas — (=recinto) recreational areas; (=servicios) recreational facilities

5) (Arte) installation

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femenino

a) ( colocación) installation

b) (equipo, dispositivo) system

la instalación sanitaria — the plumbing

c) instalaciones femenino plural ( dependencias) installations (pl)

las instalaciones portuarias — the port installations

instalaciones deportivas — sports facilities

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= facility, installation, set-up, bedding down, physical facility.

Ex. Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.

Ex. Bureaux can be useful for access to a specific desired software package, which would demand too much hardware for the library to contemplate its own installation.

Ex. Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.

Ex. This article describes the needs addressed by GRAVITY, the bedding down of the system and its integration into the library's procedures.

Ex. The physical facilities have been upgraded, the whole collection is being catalogued, and use of the Library of Congress Classification is under consideration = Se han mejorado las intalaciones, se está catalogando toda la colección y se está estudiando el uso de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso.

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* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambio de instalación eléctrica = rewiring.

* facilidad de instalación = ease of installation.

* instalación deportiva = sports facility, athletic facility.

* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.

* instalación para el ejercicio físico = physical facility.

* * *

femenino

a) ( colocación) installation

b) (equipo, dispositivo) system

la instalación sanitaria — the plumbing

c) instalaciones femenino plural ( dependencias) installations (pl)

las instalaciones portuarias — the port installations

instalaciones deportivas — sports facilities

* * *

= facility, installation, set-up, bedding down, physical facility.

Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.

Ex: Bureaux can be useful for access to a specific desired software package, which would demand too much hardware for the library to contemplate its own installation.

Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.

Ex: This article describes the needs addressed by GRAVITY, the bedding down of the system and its integration into the library's procedures.

Ex: The physical facilities have been upgraded, the whole collection is being catalogued, and use of the Library of Congress Classification is under consideration = Se han mejorado las intalaciones, se está catalogando toda la colección y se está estudiando el uso de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambio de instalación eléctrica = rewiring.

* facilidad de instalación = ease of installation.

* instalación deportiva = sports facility, athletic facility.

* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.

* instalación para el ejercicio físico = physical facility.

* * *

instalación

feminine

1 (colocación) installation

2 (equipo, dispositivo) system

la instalación sanitaria the plumbing

la instalación eléctrica the electrical installation o system

3 instalaciones fpl (dependencias) installations (pl)

las instalaciones portuarias the port installations

instalaciones deportivas sports facilities

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instalación sustantivo femenino
a) ( colocación) installation

b) (equipo, dispositivo) system;

◊ la instalación sanitaria the plumbing

c)

◊ instalaciones sustantivo femenino plural ( dependencias) installations (pl);

instalaciones deportivas sports facilities
instalación sustantivo femenino
1 installation 2 instalaciones, (deportivas, etc) facilities
' instalación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cañería
- salina
- saneamiento
- eléctrico
- planta
- revisar
- revisión
English:
connection
- installation
- plumbing
- rewire
- wiring
- fixture

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instalación nf

1. [acción] installation;
[de local, puesto] setting up;
han anunciado la instalación de un hipermercado en las afueras de la ciudad they have announced that a hypermarket is to be built on the outskirts of town

2. [aparatos] system

Comp
instalación de aire acondicionado air-conditioning system;
instalación eléctrica wiring;

instalación del gas gas pipes;

instalación sanitaria plumbing

3. [lugar]
el acto se celebró en las instalaciones de la empresa the ceremony took place on company premises;

instalaciones deportivas sports facilities;

instalaciones militares military installations;

instalaciones portuarias port facilities o installations;

instalaciones nucleares nuclear installations o plants

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instalación

f acto installation

* * *

instalación nf, pl - ciones : installation

* * *

instalación n installation

instalación eléctrica wiring

Spanish-English dictionary > instalación
34 localización

f.

1 location, place, position, site.

2 localization, determination of the exact position.

3 localization, software localization.

4 fertilizer placement.

* * *

localización

► nombre femenino

1 (determinación del lugar) localization

■ la localización de un donante llevó varias horas it took several hours to find a donor

2 (limitación) restriction

■ la localización del brote será difícil it will be difficult to restrict the spread of the outbreak

* * *

SF

1) [de supervivientes] finding

el temporal dificultó la localización del naufragio — the storm made it difficult to find o locate the wreck

2) [de llamada] tracing

la localización de la llamada fue cuestión de segundos — it took a matter of seconds to trace the call

3) [de enfermedad, dolor] localization

4) frm (=ubicación) siting, location, placing

* * *

femenino

a) ( acción)

la tormenta dificultó la localización del pesquero — the storm made it difficult to locate o to find the fishing boat

b) ( lugar) location

* * *

= address, address, location, whereabouts, localisation [localization, -USA], siting.

Ex. Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex. The accession number or an address pertaining to a given document is then entered under each of these index terms.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. Such lists may be general, just giving an overall outline of the subjects present in the stock of the library, and diagrammatic or coded guides to the whereabouts of the documents on those subjects.

Ex. The intention is to develop a mechanism for online ordering and localisation of documents for the benefit of all users.

Ex. Therefore careful siting is an important factor when considering the way the service will be used.

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* de localización = locational.

* índice de localización = localisation index.

* información sobre localización y existencias = copy-specific holdings and location information.

* localización de datos = addressing.

* localización en la red = network address.

* localización geográfica = geolocation.

* * *

femenino

a) ( acción)

la tormenta dificultó la localización del pesquero — the storm made it difficult to locate o to find the fishing boat

b) ( lugar) location

* * *

= address, address, location, whereabouts, localisation [localization, -USA], siting.

Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex: The accession number or an address pertaining to a given document is then entered under each of these index terms.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: Such lists may be general, just giving an overall outline of the subjects present in the stock of the library, and diagrammatic or coded guides to the whereabouts of the documents on those subjects.

Ex: The intention is to develop a mechanism for online ordering and localisation of documents for the benefit of all users.

Ex: Therefore careful siting is an important factor when considering the way the service will be used.

* de localización = locational.

* índice de localización = localisation index.

* información sobre localización y existencias = copy-specific holdings and location information.

* localización de datos = addressing.

* localización en la red = network address.

* localización geográfica = geolocation.

* * *

localización

feminine

1

(acción): la tormenta dificultó la localización del pesquero the storm made it difficult to locate o to find the fishing boat

2 (lugar) location

* * *

localización sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( acción):

◊ la localización del barco the finding of the ship

b) ( lugar) location

2 ( de productos) localization
localización sustantivo femenino
1 (acción o resultado de localizar) finding, tracking down
2 (emplazamiento) location
' localización' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- de
- ubicación
English:
localization

* * *

localización nf

1. [acción] tracking down;

la localización de los montañeros extraviados fue difícil it proved difficult to track down o find the mountaineers

2. [emplazamiento]
la localización del tumor hace difícil la intervención the position of the tumour makes it a difficult operation;

buscan una localización para la central nuclear they are searching for a site for the nuclear power station

3. Informát [de software] localization

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localización

f

1 location

2 INFOR localization

* * *

localización nf, pl - ciones

1) : locating, localization

2) : location

Spanish-English dictionary > localización
35 resolver un problema

(v.) = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink

Ex. I think the plans to develop networking and an online authority file will do much to resolve the issue.

Ex. RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.

Ex. The examples in figure 4.4 show some of the approaches to solving these problems.

Ex. Reading literature is a game-playing activity in which we 'try out' various possible solutions to life- problems and see how they might be worked out before having to tackle them in reality.

Ex. Each is currently a vogue word (often a vague word as well), and each is suddenly all-important to the unlocking of social problems.

Ex. The librarian should rely on policy to settle routine problems, and reserve the big problems for thorough analysis.

Ex. Initial responses from parish clerks indicated that problems did not exist, but interviews with all the households in one parish revealed that 59% said that they had to sort out a problem in the last few months.

Ex. The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.

Ex. She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex. A number of approaches have been developed in the field of medicine that seek to address these limitations.

Ex. Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Ex. She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely.

Ex. The new geothermal system still has a few kinks that need to be worked out.

* * *

(v.) = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink

Ex: I think the plans to develop networking and an online authority file will do much to resolve the issue.

Ex: RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.

Ex: The examples in figure 4.4 show some of the approaches to solving these problems.

Ex: Reading literature is a game-playing activity in which we 'try out' various possible solutions to life- problems and see how they might be worked out before having to tackle them in reality.

Ex: Each is currently a vogue word (often a vague word as well), and each is suddenly all-important to the unlocking of social problems.

Ex: The librarian should rely on policy to settle routine problems, and reserve the big problems for thorough analysis.

Ex: Initial responses from parish clerks indicated that problems did not exist, but interviews with all the households in one parish revealed that 59% said that they had to sort out a problem in the last few months.

Ex: The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.

Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex: A number of approaches have been developed in the field of medicine that seek to address these limitations.

Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely.

Ex: The new geothermal system still has a few kinks that need to be worked out.

Spanish-English dictionary > resolver un problema
36 surgir de

v.

to come from, to be born from.

* * *

(v.) = arise out of, be rooted in, develop out of, emanate from, grow out of, stem from, spin off, come out of, spring off from, be born of

Ex. Code revision is occurring as a series of proposals which arise out of study teams.

Ex. There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.

Ex. The session on library and information services to people with disabilities addressed on agenda developed out of the feedback from various regional groups.

Ex. Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.

Ex. This article describes a new idea for national resource sharing which has grown out of current discussions on sector-orientated library and information services.

Ex. Both these general criticisms stemmed from more specific problems with the code.

Ex. A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.

Ex. Perhaps the most outstanding model to come out of the NIC project was that of Detroit's community information service, which was given the name 'The Information Place', TIP.

Ex. Such writing can spring off from things that happen in the local community such as robberies, things that happen in the local community: robberies, street accidents, big sports events, a strike and the like.

Ex. According to Tolstoy, one's sadness is born of despair (sadness over the apparent meaninglessness of life or of life as one has lived it).

* * *

(v.) = arise out of, be rooted in, develop out of, emanate from, grow out of, stem from, spin off, come out of, spring off from, be born of

Ex: Code revision is occurring as a series of proposals which arise out of study teams.

Ex: There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.

Ex: The session on library and information services to people with disabilities addressed on agenda developed out of the feedback from various regional groups.

Ex: Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.

Ex: This article describes a new idea for national resource sharing which has grown out of current discussions on sector-orientated library and information services.

Ex: Both these general criticisms stemmed from more specific problems with the code.

Ex: A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.

Ex: Perhaps the most outstanding model to come out of the NIC project was that of Detroit's community information service, which was given the name 'The Information Place', TIP.

Ex: Such writing can spring off from things that happen in the local community such as robberies, things that happen in the local community: robberies, street accidents, big sports events, a strike and the like.

Ex: According to Tolstoy, one's sadness is born of despair (sadness over the apparent meaninglessness of life or of life as one has lived it).

Spanish-English dictionary > surgir de
37 desarrollado

adj.

developed, advanced, civilized.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: desarrollar.

* * *

desarrollado

► participio pasado

1→ link=desarrollar desarrollar

► adjetivo

1 developed

■ es un país desarrollado it's a developed country

■ este niño está muy desarrollado para su edad this boy is quite grown up for his age

* * *

ADJ developed

bien desarrollado — well-developed

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) <país/economía> developed

b) <niña/niño> well-developed; < sentido> developed

* * *

= developed.

Ex. Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.

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* desarrollado por uno mismo = self-developed.

* de un país desarrollado = first world.

* identificador de campo desarrollado = long field label.

* insuficientemente desarrollado = poorly developed [poorly-developed].

* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].

* mundo desarrollado, el = developed world, the.

* país desarrollado = developed country, first-world nation.

* pobremente desarrollado = poorly developed [poorly-developed].

* subdesarrollado = underdeveloped.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) <país/economía> developed

b) <niña/niño> well-developed; < sentido> developed

* * *

= developed.

Ex: Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.

* desarrollado por uno mismo = self-developed.

* de un país desarrollado = first world.

* identificador de campo desarrollado = long field label.

* insuficientemente desarrollado = poorly developed [poorly-developed].

* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].

* mundo desarrollado, el = developed world, the.

* país desarrollado = developed country, first-world nation.

* pobremente desarrollado = poorly developed [poorly-developed].

* subdesarrollado = underdeveloped.

* * *

desarrollado -da

adjective

1 ‹país/economía› developed

2 ‹niña/niño› well-developed

* * *

Del verbo desarrollar: ( conjugate desarrollar)

desarrollado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
desarrollado
desarrollar
desarrollado
◊ -da adjetivo

developed;
un niño muy/poco desarrolladoa well-developed/an underdeveloped child
desarrollar ( conjugate desarrollar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to develop
2
a) ( exponer) ‹teoría/tema› to explain

b) ( llevar a cabo) ‹actividad/labor› to carry out

desarrollarse verbo pronominal
1 ( en general) to develop
2 [acto/entrevista/escena] to take place
desarrollado,-a adjetivo developed
país desarrollado, industrialised country
desarrollar verbo transitivo
1 to develop: ha desarrollado su musculatura desde que hace deporte, he has become more muscular since he started doing sport
(un proyecto, teoría) han desarrollado un nuevo modelo de ordenador portátil, they've developed a new type of portable computer
2 (exponer con mayor detalle) to explain
' desarrollado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desarrollar
- desarrollada
- adelantado
English:
developed
- full-blown
- full-fledged
- rounded
- full
- sophisticated
- under

* * *

desarrollado, -a adj

1. [país, proyecto] developed;

una sociedad desarrollada a developed society

2. [niño] well-developed

Spanish-English dictionary > desarrollado
38 abierto

adj.

1 open.

2 sincere, candid, frank, out-front.

3 open to communication, tolerant, receptive.

4 open, unprotected from the wind, exposed.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: abrir.

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abierto

► participio pasado

1→ link=abrir abrir

► adjetivo

1 open, unlocked

2 (grifo) (turned) on

■ dejó el grifo abierto she left the tap running

3 figurado (sincero) open, frank

4 (tolerante) open-minded

5 LINGÚÍSTICA open

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

abierto,-a al mar seaward-looking

abierto,-a de par en par wide open

quedarse con la boca abierta figurado to be left speechless

* * *

(f. - abierta)

adj.

open

* * *

1.

PP de abrir

2. ADJ

1) [puerta, armario, boca, herida] open

tenía el libro abierto por la página 23 — she had the book open at page 23

la puerta estaba un poco abierta — the door was ajar

me miró con los ojos muy abiertos — he looked at me with his eyes wide-open, he looked at me with wide-open eyes

llevas la bragueta abierta — your flies are undone o open

dejar abierto — [+ ventana, cortina, válvula] to leave open; [+ grifo] to leave running, leave on

dejó el tarro abierto — he left the top off the jar
boca, brazo, libro
2) [comercio, museo, oficina] open

abierto — open

estar abierto las 24 horas — to be open 24 hours

estar abierto al público — to be open to the public

3) (=sin obstáculos) [competición, billete] open

un campeonato abierto a todos los menores de 25 años — a championship open to all those under 25

en campo abierto — in the open

4) (=extrovertido) [persona] open, outgoing; [carácter, mentalidad] open

tiene una mentalidad muy abierta — he's very open-minded, he's got a very open mind

5)

estar abierto a — [+ sugerencias, ideas] to be open to

tienen una actitud abierta al diálogo — they are open to dialogue

6) (=directo) [contradicción, oposición] open; [desafío] direct

se encuentran en abierto desacuerdo con él — they openly disagree with him

7) (TV)

en abierto: emitir un programa en abierto — to broadcast a programme unscrambled

emisión en abierto — unscrambled programme

8) (Ling) [vocal, sonido] open

3.

SM
(Dep)
el Abierto — the Open

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) <ventana/boca> open

está abierto — it's open

con los ojos muy abiertos — with eyes wide open

no dejes la botella abierta — don't leave the top off the bottle

un sobre abierto — an unsealed envelope

la carta venía abierta — the letter was already open when it arrived

los espacios abiertos de la ciudad — the city's open spaces

b) [estar] < válvula> open

dejaste la llave abierto — you left the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap running o on

c) ( desabrochado) undone

llevas la blusa abierta — your blouse is undone

d) < herida> open; <madera/costura> split

2) <comercio/museo> open

estar abierto al público — to be open to the public

3) (Ling) < vocal> open

4)

a) [ser] ( espontáneo) open

tiene un carácter muy abierto — she has a very open nature

b) ( receptivo) open-minded

abierto a algo — open to something

es muy abierta al diálogo — she's very open to dialogue

estoy abierto a toda sugerencia — I'm open to suggestions

5) (manifiesto, directo) open
II
masculino

1) (Dep) open (tournament)

2) (Col) ( claro) clearing

* * *

= receptive, open, overt, outgoing, open-ended, candid, wide open, up-front [up front], free-flowing, avowed, unreserved, unlocked.

Ex. The greatest handicap was the fact that we weren't as receptive to change as we should have been and I think we're now on a different track.

Ex. In natural language indexing which uses a stop-list only, the indexing language is open.

Ex. Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.

Ex. University librarians must adopt a more outgoing strategy to convince staff and students of the value of their collections.

Ex. New systems incorporating such resources will produce an information environment that is dynamic and open-ended.

Ex. To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.

Ex. The key to this broader world is the possession of books, but if the door stands wide open there is no need of a key.

Ex. The author recommends the up-front negotiation of ownership accompanied by a written agreement to eliminate the possibility of doubt as to the identity of the owner.

Ex. Creating an innovative organisation requires a sponsor followed by guidance by example and gradual change aided by free-flowing communication.

Ex. Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.

Ex. I will be thankful to the readers for their unreserved comments on the book.

Ex. Theft or attempted theft of belongings is excluded if your car has been left unlocked, left with the keys in it or with a window or roof open.

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* abierto al público = open for public viewing.

* abierto a ofertas = ono [or nearest offer].

* abierto de par en par = wide open.

* abierto por la noche = late night.

* acceso abierto = open access (OA).

* aplicación de código abierto = open source software.

* cajón abierto = tray.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* cirugía a corazón abierto = open heart surgery.

* curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* de plan abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* diseño abierto = open plan.

* en mar abierto = on the open sea.

* estar abierto a = be open to.

* fractura abierta = open fracture, compound fracture.

* jornada de puertas abiertas = open day.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mar abierto = open sea, open ocean.

* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.

* plan abierto = openness, open plan.

* pregunta abierta = open-ended question.

* programa de código abierto = open source software.

* puertas abiertas = open house.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.

* ser un libro abierto = be an open book.

* software abierto = open software.

* software de código abierto = open source software.

* temporada abierta = open season.

* tener la bragueta abierta = fly + be undone.

* tienes la bragueta abierta = you've got egg on your chin.

* zona abierta = open area.

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) <ventana/boca> open

está abierto — it's open

con los ojos muy abiertos — with eyes wide open

no dejes la botella abierta — don't leave the top off the bottle

un sobre abierto — an unsealed envelope

la carta venía abierta — the letter was already open when it arrived

los espacios abiertos de la ciudad — the city's open spaces

b) [estar] < válvula> open

dejaste la llave abierto — you left the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap running o on

c) ( desabrochado) undone

llevas la blusa abierta — your blouse is undone

d) < herida> open; <madera/costura> split

2) <comercio/museo> open

estar abierto al público — to be open to the public

3) (Ling) < vocal> open

4)

a) [ser] ( espontáneo) open

tiene un carácter muy abierto — she has a very open nature

b) ( receptivo) open-minded

abierto a algo — open to something

es muy abierta al diálogo — she's very open to dialogue

estoy abierto a toda sugerencia — I'm open to suggestions

5) (manifiesto, directo) open
II
masculino

1) (Dep) open (tournament)

2) (Col) ( claro) clearing

* * *

= receptive, open, overt, outgoing, open-ended, candid, wide open, up-front [up front], free-flowing, avowed, unreserved, unlocked.

Ex: The greatest handicap was the fact that we weren't as receptive to change as we should have been and I think we're now on a different track.

Ex: In natural language indexing which uses a stop-list only, the indexing language is open.

Ex: Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.

Ex: University librarians must adopt a more outgoing strategy to convince staff and students of the value of their collections.

Ex: New systems incorporating such resources will produce an information environment that is dynamic and open-ended.

Ex: To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.

Ex: The key to this broader world is the possession of books, but if the door stands wide open there is no need of a key.

Ex: The author recommends the up-front negotiation of ownership accompanied by a written agreement to eliminate the possibility of doubt as to the identity of the owner.

Ex: Creating an innovative organisation requires a sponsor followed by guidance by example and gradual change aided by free-flowing communication.

Ex: Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.

Ex: I will be thankful to the readers for their unreserved comments on the book.

Ex: Theft or attempted theft of belongings is excluded if your car has been left unlocked, left with the keys in it or with a window or roof open.

* abierto al público = open for public viewing.

* abierto a ofertas = ono [or nearest offer].

* abierto de par en par = wide open.

* abierto por la noche = late night.

* acceso abierto = open access (OA).

* aplicación de código abierto = open source software.

* cajón abierto = tray.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* cirugía a corazón abierto = open heart surgery.

* curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* de plan abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* diseño abierto = open plan.

* en mar abierto = on the open sea.

* estar abierto a = be open to.

* fractura abierta = open fracture, compound fracture.

* jornada de puertas abiertas = open day.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mar abierto = open sea, open ocean.

* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.

* plan abierto = openness, open plan.

* pregunta abierta = open-ended question.

* programa de código abierto = open source software.

* puertas abiertas = open house.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.

* ser un libro abierto = be an open book.

* software abierto = open software.

* software de código abierto = open source software.

* temporada abierta = open season.

* tener la bragueta abierta = fly + be undone.

* tienes la bragueta abierta = you've got egg on your chin.

* zona abierta = open area.

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abierto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 ‹ventana/ojos/boca› open

la puerta estaba abierta de par en par the door was wide open

¡entra! está abierto come in! it's open

me miró con los ojos muy abiertos she looked at me with eyes wide open

no dejes la botella abierta don't leave the top off the bottle

mándalo en un sobre abierto send it in an unsealed envelope

la carta venía abierta the letter was already open o had already been opened when it arrived

dejó el libro abierto sobre la mesa he left the book open on the table

deja las cortinas abiertas leave the curtains open

los espacios abiertos de la ciudad the city's open spaces

2 ‹válvula› open

has dejado el grifo abierto you've left the tap running o on

3 (desabrochado) undone

llevas la blusa abierta your blouse is undone

4 ‹herida› open

5 ‹madera/costura› split

tengo todas las puntas abiertas I have a lot of split ends

B ‹comercio/museo/tienda› open

no había un solo restaurante abierto there wasn't a single restaurant open

estará abierta al público a partir del próximo lunes it will be open to the public from next Monday

C ( Ling) ‹vocal› open

D

1 (espontáneo) open

tiene un carácter muy abierto she has a very open nature

2 (receptivo) open-minded

tiene una mente muy abierta she has a very open mind, she's very open-minded

abierto A algo open TO sth

es una persona muy abierta al diálogo/a ideas nuevas she's very open to dialogue/to new ideas

estoy abierto a toda clase de sugerencias I'm open to all kinds of suggestions

E (manifiesto, directo) open

la orden se dio con la abierta oposición de los militares the order was given despite overt o open opposition from the military

se convirtió en un enfrentamiento bélico abierto it escalated into open warfare

F

(Méx, Per vulg): ésa ya está abierta she's lost her cherry ( vulg)

abierto²

masculine

A ( Dep) open, open tournament ( o championship etc)

B ( Col) (claro) clearing

* * *

Del verbo abrir: ( conjugate abrir)

abierto es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
abierto
abrir
abierto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo

1
a) ‹ventana/boca› open;

◊ está abierto it's open;

con los ojos muy abiertos with eyes wide open;
un sobre abierto an unsealed envelope;
los espacios abiertos de la ciudad the city's open spaces
b) [estar] ‹ válvula› open;

◊ dejaste la llave abierto you left the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap running

c) ( desabrochado) undone

d) ‹ herida› open;

‹madera/costura› split
2 [estar] ‹comercio/museo› open
3 (Ling) ‹ vocal› open
4
a) [ser] ( espontáneo) open

b) ( receptivo) open-minded;

abierto a algo open to sth
5 (manifiesto, directo) open
abierto 2 sustantivo masculino (Dep) open (tournament)
abrir ( conjugate abrir) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to open;
‹ paraguas› to open, put up;
‹ mapa› to open out, unfold;
‹ cortinas› to open, draw back;
‹ persianas› to raise, pull up;
‹ cremallera› to undo
2 ‹llave/gas› to turn on;
‹ válvula› to open;
‹ cerradura› to unlock
3
a) ‹zanja/túnel› to dig;

‹ agujero› to make
b) (fam) ‹ paciente› to open … up (colloq)

4
a) ‹comercio/museo› ( para el quehacer diario) to open;

( inaugurar) to open (up);
◊ ¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? what time does the box office open?

b) ‹carretera/aeropuerto› to open;

‹ frontera› to open (up)
5
a) ( iniciar) ‹ cuenta bancaria› to open;

‹ negocio› to start, set up;
‹ suscripción› to take out;
‹ investigación› to begin, set up;
◊ no han abierto la matrícula aún registration hasn't begun yet;

abierto fuego to open fire
b) ‹acto/debate/baile› to open

c) ‹desfile/cortejo› to head, lead

d) ‹paréntesis/comillas› to open

6 ‹ apetito› to whet
abrirse verbo pronominal
1
a) [puerta/ventana] to open;

abiertose a algo ‹a jardín/corredor› to open onto sth
b) [flor/almeja] to open;

[ paracaídas] to open
2 ( refl) ‹chaqueta/cremallera› to undo
3
a) [ porvenir] to lie ahead;

[ perspectivas] to open up;
◊ con este descubrimiento se abren nuevos horizontes this discovery opens up new horizons

b) [período/era] to begin

abierto,-a adjetivo
1 open
(grifo) (turned) on: dejaste la ventana abierta de par en par, you left the window wide open
2 (sin restricciones, cercas, límites) open: salimos a campo abierto, we went out to the open
el europeo es un mercado abierto, Europe is an open market
3 (sin tapujos) clear: es una abierta declaración de intenciones, it's an open declaration of her intentions
carta abierta al señor ministro, an open letter to the minister
4 (persona receptiva) open-minded
(extrovertido) open
5 Dep open
abrir
I verbo transitivo
1 (separar, permitir el acceso, desplegar) to open
(una cerradura) to unlock
(una cremallera) to undo
2 (una llave, un grifo) to turn on
3 (hacer una zanja, un túnel, etc) to dig
(hacer un ojal, el agujero de una ventana) to make: abriremos una ventana en esta pared, we'll make an opening for a window on this wall
4 (iniciar un discurso, una actividad) to open, start: van a abrir una tienda en la esquina, they're going to open a shop on the corner
tienes que abrir una cuenta en este banco, you've got to open an account at this bank
5 (ampliar, expandir) to open: deberíamos abrir nuestro mercado, we should open up our market
6 (rajar) to slit: cuando abrimos la sandía resultó que no estaba madura, when we cut open the watermelon we realised that it wasn't ripe
abrieron la res en canal, they slit open the animal
7 Jur a Álvarez le han abierto un expediente, they have started investigating Álvarez
II verbo intransitivo
1 to open
♦ Locuciones: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, in the twinkling of an eye
' abierto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abrir
- accesible
- brecha
- cerrar
- cielo
- expansiva
- expansivo
- plaza
- apetito
- carácter
- entre
- mar
- mina
- operación
- par
English:
all-night
- clash
- door
- establish
- gate
- half-open
- lest
- nowhere
- open
- outspoken
- raw
- restricted
- revolving credit
- run
- undone
- upfront
- wide
- wide open
- all
- beer
- gape
- gaping
- on
- overt
- somewhere
- undisguised
- work

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abierto, -a

♦ participio
ver abrir
♦ adj

1. [puerta, boca, tienda] open;

dejar el grifo abierto to leave the Br tap o US faucet on o running;

bien o [m5] muy abierto wide open;

abierto de par en par wide open;

abierto de 9 a 5 [en letrero] opening hours: 9 to 5;

abierto hasta tarde open late;

abierto al público open to the public;

la cabaña está en pleno campo abierto the cabin is in open country

2. [herida] open

3. [desabrochado] undone;

llevas abierta la camisa your shirt is undone

4. Informát [archivo] open

5. [cheque] open

6. [claro] open;

mostró su abierta oposición al proyecto he was openly opposed to the project;

existe una abierta enemistad entre los dos políticos the two politicians are quite openly enemies

7. Ling [vocal] open

8. [liberal, tolerante] open-minded;

tiene una mentalidad muy abierta she's very open-minded;

estar abierto a cualquier sugerencia to be open to suggestions

9. [franco, sincero] open;

es una persona muy abierta, nunca oculta nada she's very open, she never hides anything

10. [sin decidir] open;

promete ser una final muy abierta it promises to be a very open o evenly contested final

11. TV
un programa en abierto = on pay TV, a programme which is not scrambled so that non-subscribers may also watch it

12. Ven [generoso] generous

♦ nm

1. Dep open (tournament)

Comp
el abierto británico the British Open;
el abierto USA the US Open

2. Col [terreno] cleared land

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abierto

I part → abrir

II adj tb persona open;

está abierto a nuevas ideas fig he’s open to new ideas

* * *

abierto pp abrir

abierto, -ta adj

1) : open

2) : candid, frank

3) : generous

♦ abiertamente adv

* * *

abierto adj

1. (en general) open

la ventana está abierta the window's open

¿está abierta la tienda? is the shop open?

2. (grifo, gas) on

no dejes el grifo abierto don't leave the tap on

3. (persona) open / open minded

es una persona muy abierta he's a very open person

Spanish-English dictionary > abierto
39 grupo

m.

1 group (conjunto).

en grupo in a group

grupo de discusión discussion group; (computing) focus group (marketing)

grupo electrógeno ( Elec) generator

grupo de empresas (commerce) (corporate) group

grupo ecologista environmental group

grupo de estudio study group

grupo de música pop pop group

grupo de noticias (computing) newsgroup

grupo parlamentario (politics) parliamentary group

grupo de presión (politics) pressure group, lobby

grupo de riesgo group at risk

grupo de rock rock group

grupo sanguíneo (medicine) blood group

2 group of people, bevy, circle, group.

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grupo

► nombre masculino

1 group

2 TÉCNICA unit, set

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en grupo together, en masse

■ todos bajaron en grupo a quejarse they all went down together to complain

grupo electrógeno power plant

grupo sanguíneo blood group

* * *

noun m.

1) group

2) band

•

- grupo de presión

* * *

SM

1) [gen] group; (=equipo) team; [de árboles] cluster, clump

discusión en grupo — group discussion

reunirse en grupos — to gather in groups

grupo de contacto — (Pol) contact group

grupo de control — control group

grupo de encuentro — encounter group

grupo de estafas — (Policía) fraud squad

grupo de estupefacientes — (Policía) drug squad

grupo de homicidios — (Policía) murder squad

grupo de investigación — research team, team of researchers

grupo del dólar — dollar block

grupo de lectura — reading group

grupo de noticias — newsgroup

grupo de presión — pressure group, special interest group (EEUU)

grupo de riesgo — high-risk group

grupo de trabajo — working party

grupo sanguíneo — blood group

grupo testigo — control group

2) (Elec, Téc) unit, plant; (=montaje) assembly

grupo compresor — compressor unit

grupo electrógeno, grupo generador — generating set, power plant

3) Cono Sur (=trampa) trick, con *

* * *

masculino

a) (de personas, empresas, países) group; ( de árboles) clump

grupos sociales — social groups

en grupo — <salir/trabajar> in a group/in groups

b) (Mús) tb

grupo musical — group, band

- grupo de control

- grupo de interés or presión

- grupo de trabajo

- grupo sanguíneo

* * *

= aggregate, bank, batch [batches, -pl.], body, class, cluster, clutch, congeries, grouping, pack, cohort, camp, set, group, gang, bunch, corps, band, class group, combine, constituent group, collective, ensemble, bevy, line-up, cluster, segment, pod, order, mob.

Ex. The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.

Ex. The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex. The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.

Ex. The local system is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a single library or those of a library cluster.

Ex. This approach does tend to lead to small clutches of periodicals on a given subject.

Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex. The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

Ex. This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.

Ex. This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.

Ex. SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.

Ex. The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.

Ex. In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.

Ex. They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.

Ex. Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.

Ex. In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.

Ex. If the panel members represent class groups, they must canvass for suggestions.

Ex. 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.

Ex. Different constituent groups tend to rate aspects of the library quite differently.

Ex. These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.

Ex. DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.

Ex. It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.

Ex. The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex. Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.

Ex. No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex. The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

Ex. The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.

Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.

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* admitir a Alguien en un grupo = adopt + Nombre + into the fold.

* análisis de grupo = cohort analysis.

* atacar en grupo = swarm.

* camaradería de grupo = group ride.

* cena de grupo = dinner party.

* cena en grupo = group dinner, dinner party.

* como grupo = collectively.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* debate de grupo = group discussion.

* debate en grupo = group discussion.

* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.

* empresa de nuestro grupo = sister company, sister organisation.

* empresa de un grupo = operating company.

* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.

* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.

* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* entrevista en grupo = group interview.

* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.

* formar un grupo = set up + group.

* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.

* G7 (Grupo de los Siete), el = G7 (Group of Seven), the.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* grupo activista = faction group.

* grupo al Algo que va dirigido = target group.

* grupo alimenticio = food group.

* grupo asesor = advisory group.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* grupo chantajista = extortion racket.

* grupo cívico = civic group.

* grupo consultivo = advisory group.

* grupo coordinador = steering group.

* grupo cultural = cultural group.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.

* grupo de autoayuda = self-help group, self-help group, self-help group.

* grupo de cantantes femenino = girl band.

* grupo de cantantes masculino = boy band.

* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.

* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.

* grupo de control = control group.

* grupo de datos = data set [dataset].

* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.

* grupo de dirección = management.

* grupo de discusión = discussion group.

* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].

* grupo de empresas = business group.

* grupo de estanterías = stack, stack range.

* grupo de estudio = study circle.

* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.

* grupo defensor = interest group.

* grupo de gestión = management team.

* grupo de incondicionales, el = hard core, the.

* grupo de intelectuales = intelligentsia.

* grupo de interés = focus group, interest group.

* grupo de investigación = research group.

* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).

* grupo de la oposición = opposition group.

* grupo de los 20 = G-20.

* grupo de los ocho, el = G8, the.

* grupo del proyecto = project team.

* grupo de negociación = bargaining unit.

* grupo de normalización = standards group.

* grupo de opinión = focus group.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* grupo de poder = power group.

* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.

* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* grupo de recursos = clump.

* grupo de referencia = reference group.

* grupo de representantes = focus group.

* grupo de rock = rock group.

* grupo de seguidores = fandom.

* grupo de términos de búsqueda relacionados = search hedge, subject hedge.

* grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.

* Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) = Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.

* Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociaci = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).

* grupo de tres = threesome.

* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* grupo disidente = splinter group, splinter party.

* grupo dominante = dominant group.

* grupo eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.

* grupo electrógeno = electrical generator, power unit, power generator.

* grupo especial = special interest group.

* grupo específico = niche.

* grupo etario = age bracket.

* grupo étnico = ethnic group, racial group, cultural group.

* grupo experimental = experimental group.

* grupo extremista = extremist group.

* grupo incondicional, el = hard core, the.

* grupo influyente = force.

* grupo instrumental = ensemble.

* grupo integrante = constituent group.

* grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.

* grupo intérprete = executant body.

* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.

* grupo marginal = disadvantaged community, marginalised group.

* grupo mayoritario = majority group.

* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.

* grupo minoritario = minority group.

* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.

* grupo musical en directo = live band.

* grupo político = political group.

* grupo principal de usuarios = primary user group.

* grupo profesional = occupational group.

* grupo racial = racial group.

* grupo racista = hate group.

* grupo referente = reference group.

* grupo religioso = denominational body, religious group.

* grupos = quarters.

* grupo sanguíneo = blood group, blood type.

* grupos de diez = tens of.

* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].

* grupo social = community group, social group.

* grupo supervisor = steering group.

* grupo temáticamente afín = subject-related group.

* grupo terrorista = terrorist group.

* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.

* perfil de grupo = group profile.

* por grupos = in batches.

* presión del grupo = peer pressure.

* relativo a un grupo = group-related.

* reunión de grupo = group meeting.

* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).

* rodear en grupo = swarm.

* SDI por grupos = group SDI.

* sentimiento de grupo = togetherness.

* sesión de grupo = group session.

* tarifa de grupo = group rate.

* técnica de grupo nominal = nominal group technique.

* terapia de grupo = group therapy.

* trabajar en grupo = team.

* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).

* una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.

* un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.

* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.

* un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.

* un grupo variado de = a collection of.

* violación en grupo = gang rape.

* * *

masculino

a) (de personas, empresas, países) group; ( de árboles) clump

grupos sociales — social groups

en grupo — <salir/trabajar> in a group/in groups

b) (Mús) tb

grupo musical — group, band

- grupo de control

- grupo de interés or presión

- grupo de trabajo

- grupo sanguíneo

* * *

= aggregate, bank, batch [batches, -pl.], body, class, cluster, clutch, congeries, grouping, pack, cohort, camp, set, group, gang, bunch, corps, band, class group, combine, constituent group, collective, ensemble, bevy, line-up, cluster, segment, pod, order, mob.

Ex: The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.

Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.

Ex: The local system is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a single library or those of a library cluster.

Ex: This approach does tend to lead to small clutches of periodicals on a given subject.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

Ex: This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.

Ex: This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.

Ex: SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.

Ex: The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.

Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.

Ex: They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.

Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.

Ex: In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.

Ex: If the panel members represent class groups, they must canvass for suggestions.

Ex: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.

Ex: Different constituent groups tend to rate aspects of the library quite differently.

Ex: These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.

Ex: DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.

Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.

Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex: Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.

Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.

Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.

* admitir a Alguien en un grupo = adopt + Nombre + into the fold.

* análisis de grupo = cohort analysis.

* atacar en grupo = swarm.

* camaradería de grupo = group ride.

* cena de grupo = dinner party.

* cena en grupo = group dinner, dinner party.

* como grupo = collectively.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* debate de grupo = group discussion.

* debate en grupo = group discussion.

* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.

* empresa de nuestro grupo = sister company, sister organisation.

* empresa de un grupo = operating company.

* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.

* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.

* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* entrevista en grupo = group interview.

* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.

* formar un grupo = set up + group.

* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.

* G7 (Grupo de los Siete), el = G7 (Group of Seven), the.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* grupo activista = faction group.

* grupo al Algo que va dirigido = target group.

* grupo alimenticio = food group.

* grupo asesor = advisory group.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* grupo chantajista = extortion racket.

* grupo cívico = civic group.

* grupo consultivo = advisory group.

* grupo coordinador = steering group.

* grupo cultural = cultural group.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.

* grupo de autoayuda = self-help group, self-help group, self-help group.

* grupo de cantantes femenino = girl band.

* grupo de cantantes masculino = boy band.

* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.

* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.

* grupo de control = control group.

* grupo de datos = data set [dataset].

* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.

* grupo de dirección = management.

* grupo de discusión = discussion group.

* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].

* grupo de empresas = business group.

* grupo de estanterías = stack, stack range.

* grupo de estudio = study circle.

* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.

* grupo defensor = interest group.

* grupo de gestión = management team.

* grupo de incondicionales, el = hard core, the.

* grupo de intelectuales = intelligentsia.

* grupo de interés = focus group, interest group.

* grupo de investigación = research group.

* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).

* grupo de la oposición = opposition group.

* grupo de los 20 = G-20.

* grupo de los ocho, el = G8, the.

* grupo del proyecto = project team.

* grupo de negociación = bargaining unit.

* grupo de normalización = standards group.

* grupo de opinión = focus group.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* grupo de poder = power group.

* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.

* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* grupo de recursos = clump.

* grupo de referencia = reference group.

* grupo de representantes = focus group.

* grupo de rock = rock group.

* grupo de seguidores = fandom.

* grupo de términos de búsqueda relacionados = search hedge, subject hedge.

* grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.

* Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) = Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.

* Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociaci = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).

* grupo de tres = threesome.

* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* grupo disidente = splinter group, splinter party.

* grupo dominante = dominant group.

* grupo eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.

* grupo electrógeno = electrical generator, power unit, power generator.

* grupo especial = special interest group.

* grupo específico = niche.

* grupo etario = age bracket.

* grupo étnico = ethnic group, racial group, cultural group.

* grupo experimental = experimental group.

* grupo extremista = extremist group.

* grupo incondicional, el = hard core, the.

* grupo influyente = force.

* grupo instrumental = ensemble.

* grupo integrante = constituent group.

* grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.

* grupo intérprete = executant body.

* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.

* grupo marginal = disadvantaged community, marginalised group.

* grupo mayoritario = majority group.

* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.

* grupo minoritario = minority group.

* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.

* grupo musical en directo = live band.

* grupo político = political group.

* grupo principal de usuarios = primary user group.

* grupo profesional = occupational group.

* grupo racial = racial group.

* grupo racista = hate group.

* grupo referente = reference group.

* grupo religioso = denominational body, religious group.

* grupos = quarters.

* grupo sanguíneo = blood group, blood type.

* grupos de diez = tens of.

* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].

* grupo social = community group, social group.

* grupo supervisor = steering group.

* grupo temáticamente afín = subject-related group.

* grupo terrorista = terrorist group.

* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.

* perfil de grupo = group profile.

* por grupos = in batches.

* presión del grupo = peer pressure.

* relativo a un grupo = group-related.

* reunión de grupo = group meeting.

* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).

* rodear en grupo = swarm.

* SDI por grupos = group SDI.

* sentimiento de grupo = togetherness.

* sesión de grupo = group session.

* tarifa de grupo = group rate.

* técnica de grupo nominal = nominal group technique.

* terapia de grupo = group therapy.

* trabajar en grupo = team.

* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).

* una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.

* un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.

* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.

* un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.

* un grupo variado de = a collection of.

* violación en grupo = gang rape.

* * *

grupo

masculine

A

1 (de personas) group; (de empresas, países) group; (de árboles) clump

los grupos sociales marginados marginalized social groups

un grupo de casas a group o cluster of houses

se dividieron en grupos de (a) cuatro they split into groups of four

en grupo ‹salir/trabajar› in a group/in groups

2 ( Mús) tb

grupo musical group, band

3 ( Quím) group

Compuestos:

● grupo de apoyo

support group

● grupo de asesores

advisory group, think tank

● grupo de constructoras

construction consortium

● grupo de control

control group

● grupo de empresas

consortium

● grupo de hoteles

hotel chain

● grupo de interés or presión

pressure group

● grupo de jazz

jazz group o band

● grupo de la red

internet forum

● grupo de la prensa

press consortium

● grupo de los Ocho

( Pol) Group of Eight

● grupo de noticias

newsgroup

● grupo de trabajo

working party

● grupo de usuarios

user group

● grupo electrógeno

generator

● grupo escolar

facilities shared between two or more schools

● grupo fónico/tónico

phonic/tonic group

● grupo objetivo

target group

● grupo paritario

( frml); peer group

● grupo parlamentario

parliamentary group

● grupo sanguíneo

blood group

tener el grupo sanguíneo Rh or Rhesus positivo/negativo to be Rhesus positive/negative

¿qué grupo sanguíneo tiene? what blood group are you?

tengo el grupo sanguíneo A/AB/B positivo/negativo I'm blood group A/AB/B positive/negative

● grupo testigo

control group

B ( Chi arg) (mentira) lie; (engaño) trick

* * *

grupo sustantivo masculino
a) (de personas, empresas, países) group;

( de árboles) clump;
◊ grupo sanguíneo blood group;

grupos sociales social groups;
de grupo ‹terapia/trabajo› group ( before n);
en grupo ‹salir/trabajar› in a group/in groups
b) (Mús) tb

◊ grupo musical group, band

grupo sustantivo masculino
1 g roup: no queda sangre del groupo B+, there is no B+ blood left
tiene mi grupo sanguíneo, he has the same blood group as I do
grupo de trabajo, working party
terapia de grupo, group therapy
2 Mús group, band
3 Elec grupo electrógeno, power generator o electric generating set
' grupo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparato
- argot
- beatería
- cada
- clase
- comando
- componente
- conjunta
- conjunto
- contra
- cuerpo
- delirio
- descolgarse
- desfilar
- dirigirse
- disolver
- disolverse
- dispersar
- dispersarse
- ecologista
- entrada
- equipo
- escolta
- estamento
- exclusión
- figurar
- fuerza
- GEO
- guerrilla
- incorporarse
- iniciar
- jerga
- junta
- manifestarse
- maquinaria
- mayoría
- minoritaria
- minoritario
- ninguna
- ninguno
- núcleo
- nutrido-a
- panel
- paquete
- patrulla
- pertenencia
- pesar
- piña
- readmitir
- relevo
English:
address
- army
- back
- band
- bear down on
- blood group
- body
- bracket
- breakaway
- bunch
- camp
- chain gang
- class
- cliquey
- clump
- cluster
- collection
- collective
- combine
- come under
- commission
- contra
- crowd
- demo
- dense
- drummer
- dynamics
- fervent
- flagship
- flock
- foursome
- fraternity
- frenzied
- gather
- group
- guard
- heterogeneous
- homogeneous
- huddle
- inbred
- Ivy League
- join
- knot
- lead
- leadership
- lobby
- make up
- manager
- manageress
- motley

* * *

grupo nm

1. [conjunto] group;
[de árboles] cluster;
grupo (de empresas) (corporate) group;

en grupo in a group;

el grupo de cabeza [en carrera] the leading group

Comp
Pol grupo de contacto contact group; Econ grupo de control control group; Informát grupo de discusión discussion group;
grupo ecologista environmental group;

grupo de edad age group;

grupo empresarial (business) group o combine;

grupo de estudio study group;
Pol grupo mixto = independent MPs and MPs from minor parties in Spanish parliament; Informát grupo de noticias newsgroup;
el grupo de los ocho (grandes) the G8 countries;

grupo parlamentario parliamentary group;
Pol grupo de presión pressure group, lobby;
grupo de riesgo group at risk;
UE Grupo de Sabios Committee of Wise Men;
grupo sanguíneo blood group;

el grupo de los siete (grandes) the G7 countries;
Informát grupo de usuarios user group
2. [de músicos] group, band

3. Tec unit, set

Comp
Elec grupo electrógeno generator
4. Quím group

5. Ling grupo consonántico consonant cluster;

grupo fónico phonic group;

grupo nominal noun phrase;

grupo de palabras word group;

grupo vocálico vowel cluster

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grupo

m group;

en grupos in groups

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grupo nm

: group

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grupo n group

un grupo de música pop a pop group

el trabajo en grupo group work

grupo sanguíneo blood group

Spanish-English dictionary > grupo
40 salir

v.

1 to go out (ir fuera).

¡sal aquí fuera! come out here!

salir de to go/come out of

¿salimos al jardín? shall we go out into the garden?

Yo salí I went out.

2 to go out (ser novios).

están saliendo they are going out (together)

3 to turn out.

ha salido muy estudioso he has turned out to be very studious

¿qué salió en la votación? what was the result of the vote?

salir elegida actriz del año to be voted actress of the year

salir premiado to be awarded a prize

salir bien/mal to turn out well/badly

salir ganando/perdiendo to come off well/badly

me ha salido mal it didn't go very well; (examen, entrevista) it didn't turn out very well; (plato, dibujo) I got the wrong result (cuenta)

¿qué tal te ha salido? how did it go?

4 to go out.

salen mucho a cenar they eat out a lot

5 to come out (surgir) (luna, estrellas, planta).

le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda her back has come out in a rash

El plan me salió mal The plan came out bad.

6 to come out (aparecer) (publicación, producto, traumas).

¡qué bien sales en la foto! you look great in the photo!

ha salido en los periódicos/en la tele it's been in the papers/on TV

salir de (Cine & Teatro) to appear as

7 to come up.

8 to turn up, to come along (presentarse) (ocasión, oportunidad).

9 to work out.

salir caro to be expensive; (de dinero) to be costly (por las consecuencias)

10 to lead.

te toca salir a ti it's your lead

11 to come out.

la mancha de vino no sale the wine stain won't come out

12 to get out, to escape.

Me salió una espinilla I got a pimple.

13 to slip out.

Se me salió una imprudencia Something improper slipped out.

14 to get away.

El chico salió The boy got away.

15 to step out, to pull out, to step outside.

Ellos salieron con dificultad They pulled out with difficulty.

16 to come up against, to encounter.

Nos salió un problema We encountered a problem [came up against a problem]

17 to be out, to come out.

La luna sale a veces The moon comes out sometimes.

18 to appear to.

Nos salió un fantasma A ghost appeared to us.

19 to work out for.

20 to match.

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SALIR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen.

Future Indicative

saldré, saldrás, saldrá, saldremos, saldréis, saldrán.

Conditional

saldría, saldrías, saldría, saldríamos, saldríais, saldrían.

Present Subjunctive

salga, salgas, salga, salgamos, salgáis, salgan.

Imperative

sal (tú), salga (él/Vd.), salgamos (nos.), salid (vos.), salgan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to go out, get out

2) depart, leave

3) come out, appear

4) turn out

5) become, be elected

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- salir a

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Para las expresiones salir adelante, salir ganando, salir perdiendo, salir de viaje, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=partir) [persona] to leave; [transportes] to leave, depart frm; (Náut) to leave, sail

el autocar sale a las ocho — the coach leaves at eight

sale un tren cada dos horas — there is a train every two hours

• salir [de] — to leave

salimos de Madrid a las ocho — we left Madrid at eight

saldremos del hotel temprano — we'll leave the hotel early

quiere salir del país — she wants to leave the country

¿a qué hora sales de la oficina? — what time do you leave the office?

salgo de clase a las cinco — I finish school at five

• salir [para] — to set off for

después de comer salimos para Palencia — after we had eaten we set off for Palencia

2) (=no entrar) (=ir fuera) to go out; (=venir fuera) to come out; [a divertirse] to go out

sal ahí fuera a recoger la pelota — go out there and get the ball back

sal aquí al jardín con nosotros — come out into the garden with us

salió a la calle a ver si venían — she went outside {o} she went out into the street to see if they were coming

-¿está Juan? -no, ha salido — "is Juan in?" - "no, I'm afraid he's gone out"

¿vas a salir esta noche? — are you going out tonight?

nunca he salido al extranjero — I've never been abroad

la pelota salió fuera — (Ftbl) the ball went out (of play)

los rehenes salieron por la ventana — the hostages got out through the window

• salió [corriendo] (del cuarto) — he ran out (of the room)

• salir [de], nos la encontramos al salir del cine — we bumped into her when we were coming out of the cinema

¿de dónde has salido? — where did you appear {o} spring from?

salir de un apuro — to get out of a jam

salir del coma — to come out of a coma

• salir de [paseo] — to go out for a walk

- de esta no salimos

salir de pobre —

no salió nunca de pobre — he never stopped being poor

3) [al mercado] [revista, libro, disco] to come out; [moda] to come in

el libro sale el mes que viene — the book comes out next month

acaba de salir un disco suyo — an album of his has just come out {o} been released

4) [en medios de comunicación]

la noticia salió en el periódico de ayer — the news was {o} appeared in yesterday's paper

sus padres salieron en los periódicos — her parents were in the papers

salir por la televisión — to be {o} appear on TV

5) (=surgir) to come up

en el debate no salió el tema del aborto — the subject of abortion didn't come up in the debate

si sale un puesto apropiado — if a suitable job comes up

cuando salga la ocasión — when the opportunity comes up {o} arises

¡ya salió aquello! — we know all about that!

salirle algo a algn: le ha salido novio/un trabajo — she's got herself a boyfriend/a job

6) (=aparecer) [agua] to come out; [sol] to come out; [mancha] to appear

no sale agua del grifo — there's no water coming out of the tap

ha salido una mancha en el techo — a damp patch has appeared on the ceiling

me sale sangre — I'm bleeding

7) (=nacer) [diente] to come through; [planta, sol] to come up; [pelo] to grow; [pollito] to hatch

me está saliendo una muela del juicio — one of my wisdom teeth is coming through

ya le ha salido un diente al niño — the baby already has one tooth

le han salido muchas espinillas — he's got a lot of blackheads

nos levantamos antes de que saliera el sol — we got up before sunrise

8) (=quitarse) [mancha] to come out, come off

el anillo no le sale del dedo — the ring won't come off her finger, she can't get the ring off her finger

9) (=costar)

la calefacción de gas saldría más barata — gas heating would work out cheaper

• salir [a], sale a ocho euros el kilo — it works out at eight euros a kilo

salimos a 10 libras por persona — it works out at £10 each

• salir [por], me salió por 1.000 pesos — it cost me 1,000 pesos

10) (=resultar)

¿cómo salió la representación? — how did the performance go?

espero que todo salga como habíamos planeado — I hope everything goes to plan

la prueba salió positiva — the test was positive

salió triunfador de las elecciones — he was victorious in the elections

la secretaria salió muy trabajadora — the secretary turned out to be very hard-working

¿qué número ha salido premiado en la lotería? — what was the winning number in the lottery?

salió alcalde por tres votos — he was elected mayor by three votes

tenemos que aceptarlo, salga lo que salga — we have to accept it, whatever happens

• salir [bien], el plan salió bien — the plan worked out well

espero que todo salga bien — I hope everything works out all right

¿salió bien la fiesta? — did the party go well?

ha salido muy bien de la operación — she's come through the operation very well

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did your exam go?

• salir [mal], salió muy mal del tratamiento — the treatment wasn't at all successful

la celebración salió mal por la lluvia — the celebrations were spoiled by the rain

les salió mal el proyecto — their plan didn't work out

¡qué mal me ha salido el dibujo! — oh dear! my drawing hasn't come out very well!

11)

salirle algo a algn —

a) (=poder resolverse)

he intentado resolver el problema pero no me sale — I've tried to solve the problem but I just can't do it

este crucigrama no me sale — I can't do this crossword

b) (=resultar natural)

no me sale ser amable con ella — I find it difficult being nice to her

c) (=poder recordarse)

no me sale su apellido — I can't think of his name

12)

• salir [a] — [calle] to come out in, lead to

esta calle sale a la plaza — this street comes out in {o} leads to the square

13)

• salir [a] algn — (=parecerse) to take after sb

ha salido a su padre — he takes after his father

14)

• salir [con] algn — to go out with sb

está saliendo con un compañero de clase — she's going out with one of her classmates

salen juntos desde hace dos años — they've been going out (together) for two years

15)

• salir [con] algo — [al hablar] to come out with sth

y ahora sale con esto — and now he comes out with this

ahora me sale con que yo le debo dinero — and now he starts complaining that I owe him money

16)

• salir [de] — [proceder] to come from

el aceite que sale de la aceituna — oil which comes from olives

17)

• salir [por] algn — (=defender) to come out in defence of sb, stick up for sb; [económicamente] to back sb financially

cuando hubo problemas, salió por mí — when there were problems, she stuck up for me {o} came out in my defence

18) (Teat) to come on

sale vestido de policía — he comes on dressed as a policeman

"sale el rey" — [acotación] "enter the king"

19) (=empezar) (Dep) to start; (Ajedrez) to have first move; (Naipes) to lead

salir con un as — to lead an ace

salir de triunfo — to lead a trump

20) (Inform) to exit

21) (=sobresalir) to stick out

el balcón sale unos dos metros — the balcony sticks out about two metres

22) (=pagar)

salir a los gastos de algn — to meet {o} pay sb's expenses

2.

See:

salirse
SALIR Para precisar la forma de salir Aunque salir (de ) se suele traducir por come out (of ) o por go out (of) según la dirección del movimiento, cuando se quiere especificar la forma en que se realiza ese movimiento, estos verbos se pueden reemplazar por otros como run out, rush out, jump out, tiptoe out, climb out {etc}: Se vio a tres hombres enmascarados salir del banco corriendo Three masked men were seen running out of the bank Salió del coche con un salto He jumped out of the car Salió de puntillas de la habitación He tiptoed out of the room Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) ( partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale tu tren/tu vuelo? — what time is your train/flight?

el jefe había salido de viaje — the boss was away

salió corriendo or disparada — (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq)

salir de algo — to leave from something

¿de qué andén sale el tren? — what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete — I leave home at seven

salir para algo — to leave for something

2) ( al exterior - acercándose al hablante) to come out; (- alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo — don't go out without a coat

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado — I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir de algo — to come out/get out of something

sal de ahí! — come out of there!

sal de aquí! — get out of here!

sal ya de la cama — get out of bed

¿tú de dónde has salido? — where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? — where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España — he's never been out of Spain

no puede salir del país — she can't leave the country

salir por algo — to leave by something

salió por la puerta de atrás — he went out o left by the back door

tuvo que salir por la ventana — she had to get out through the window

salir a algo: salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden; salir a + inf to go out/come out to + inf; ¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?; salió a hacer las compras — she's gone out (to do the) shopping

3) ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete — I don't finish o leave work until seven

¿a qué hora sales de clase? — what time do you get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital? — when is he coming out of (the) hospital?

4)

a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir — he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera — they went out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out

salen juntos — they're going out together

salir con alguien — to go out with somebody

¿estás saliendo con alguien? — are you going out with anyone?

5) (a calle, carretera)

¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? — can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? — does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

6) clavo/tapón to come out; anillo to come off

Sentido II

7) (aparecer, manifestarse)

a) cana/sarpullido to appear; (+ me/te/le etc)

me empiezan a salir canas — I'm starting to go gray

ya le ha salido el primer diente — her first tooth has already come through

le están saliendo los dientes — she's teething

me ha salió una ampolla — I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido — he came out in a rash

me salieron granos — I broke out o (BrE) come out in spots

¿te sale sangre? — are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz — my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas — the plant's putting out new leaves

b) sol ( por la mañana) to rise, come up; ( de detrás de una nube) to come out

c) ( surgir) tema/idea to come up

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él — I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

ya salió aquello — you (o he etc) had to bring that up; (+ me/te/le etc)

le salió así, espontáneamente — he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán — it came o I said it in German

me salió otro compromiso — something (else) came up

d) carta ( en naipes) to come up

¿ha salido ya el 15? — have they called number 15 yet?

8)

a) ( tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc)

me salió un tema que no había estudiado — I got a subject I hadn't studied

b) ( en un reparto)

salir a algo — to get something

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno — we get two cakes each

salen a tres mil el par — it works out at three thousand a pair

9) mancha ( aparecer) to appear; ( quitarse) to come out

10)

a) revista/novela to come out; disco to come out, be released

salir al mercado — to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

salió en primera página — it appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión — she was o appeared on television

c) ( en una foto) to appear; (+ compl)

qué bien saliste en esta foto! — this photo of you is really good

d) ( desempeñando un papel)

sale de pastor — he plays o he is a shepherd

11) (expresando irritación, sorpresa)

ya salió la niña! — her again!

salir con algo: mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?; no me salgas ahora con eso — don't give me that (colloq)

Sentido III

12) ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te salió el crucigrama? — did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación — I can't do this equation

no te sale bien el acento — you haven't got the accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre — (fam) I can't think of her name right now

no le salían las palabras — he couldn't get his words out

13) ( resultar)

de aquí no va a salir nada bueno — no good is going to come of this

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 — how do you get 40? I make it 42; (+ compl)

las cosas salieron bien — things turned out o worked out well

el plan no salió como esperábamos — the plan didn't work out as we expected

no salió ninguna de las fotos — none of the photographs came out

la foto salió movida — the photograph has come out blurred

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga — we have to finish it no matter how it turns out

sale muy caro — it works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero — he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? — what was the winning number?

salir bien/mal en un examen — (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam; (+ me/te/le etc)

el postre no me salió bien — the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien — things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo mal — don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did you get on o do in the exam?

el niño les salió muy inteligente — their son turned out (to be) really bright

14) (de situación, estado)

salir de algo: para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation; está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll pull through; no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one; me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression; (+ compl) salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well; salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident; salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors; salir adelante negocio to stay afloat, survive; propuesta to prosper; fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante — it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

15) ( con preposición)

a) salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b) salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

c) salir de (Col, Ven) ( deshacerse de) to get rid of
2.
salirse v pron

1)

a) (de recipiente, límite)

cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua — turn off the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche — don't let the milk boil over

salirse de algo: el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road; el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks; la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went into touch o out of play; procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget; te estás saliendo del tema — you're getting off the point

b) (por orificio, grieta) agua/tinta to leak (out), come out; gas to escape, come out

salirse de algo: se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire; se me salió el hilo de la aguja — the needle's come unthreaded

c) (Chi, Méx) pluma/recipiente to leak

2) ( soltarse) to come off; (+ me/te/le etc)

estos zapatos se me salen — these shoes are too big for me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

3) ( irse) to leave

salirse de algo — de asociación to leave something

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película — she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya — to get one's (own) way

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= come out, debouch, depart, exit, go out of, make + departure, march off, quit, take + departure, leave, issue out, start out, go out and about, go out, pop, head out, socialise [socialize, -USA], be out and about, get out and about, go forth.

Ex. Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.

Ex. As they debouched into the street and hurried back to the library, Jergens thanked Meek for being someone she could share her concerns with.

Ex. He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.

Ex. Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.

Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

Ex. Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary.

Ex. Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.

Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex. 'I'm sure we'll be in touch a lot this week!' Suttie took her departure, repeating the offer.

Ex. 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.

Ex. He bade her good day and issued out into the street.

Ex. He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.

Ex. Thursday 22 August is your opportunity to go out and about - seeing at first hand the great variety of library and information centres located in the Central Belt of Scotland.

Ex. They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.

Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex. It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

Ex. She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.

Ex. But if you' re out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.

Ex. Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.

* aventurarse a salir = venture forth.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* hacer salir = push out, flush out.

* imposibilitado para salir de casa = housebound [house-bound], homebound [home-bound].

* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* salir a = propagate out to, crash to, be out to.

* salir a borbotones = gush out, spurt.

* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.

* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir adelante = make + ends meet, keep + the wolves from the door, get + unstuck.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salir adelante por uno mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir adelante sin la ayuda de nadie = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a flote = make + ends meet.

* salir a fumarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a hurtadillas = steal away.

* salir airoso = pass + muster, pass with + flying colours.

* salir airoso de = ride out.

* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* salir a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir a la superficie = surface.

* salir ampollas = blister.

* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salir apresuradamente = dash off, shoot off.

* salir a subasta = come up for + auction.

* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir bramando = roar out of.

* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.

* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* salir de = get out of, walk out of, climb out of, break out of, break through, strike out from.

* salir de casa = leave + home.

* salir de copas = go out for + a drink.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir de fiesta = party.

* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* salir de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de juerga = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de la cárcel = release from + jail.

* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

* salir de la rutina tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* salir de la situación = extricate + Reflexivo.

* salir del cascarón = come out of + Posesivo + shell.

* salir del círculo = break out of + circle.

* salir del trabajo = clock off + work.

* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* salir de parranda = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir de perlas = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir desapercibido = sneak out of.

* salir desde = set out from.

* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir de un impás = circumvent + impasse.

* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir disparado de = shoot out of.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* salir en desbandada = stampede.

* salir en estampida = stampede.

* salir en forma radial de = radiate from.

* salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.

* salir en pareja con = date.

* salir en tropel = stampede.

* salir escaldado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir fatal = go + pear-shaped.

* salir fuera = be out and about, get out and about.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, win, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir grietas = develop + cracks.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir huyendo = make off, do + a bunk.

* salir ileso = escape + injury, leave without + a scratch.

* salir impune = get away with it, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salir inadvertidamente = sneak out of.

* salir juntos = be an item.

* salir los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* salir malparado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir perjudicado = pay + the price, pay + the penalty.

* salir pitando = take off, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir por los cerros de Ubeda = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, fly off on + a tangent.

* salir por piernas = make + a hasty exit.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir resueltamente = sally forth.

* salir rugiendo = roar out of.

* salir sangre = draw + blood.

* salirse con la de Uno = have + Posesivo + way (with), get away with it.

* salirse con las de Uno = get + Posesivo + (own) way, have + Posesivo + own way, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salirse de = depart from, opt out of, step out of, spill out of.

* salirse de convencionalismos = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salirse de la carretera = go off + the road.

* salirse del molde = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salir según lo planeado = go off + as planned.

* salir según lo previsto = go off + as planned.

* salirse por la tangente = go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic.

* salir sigilosamente = steal away, slither out of.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* salir sin ser visto = sneak out of, slip out, steal away.

* salir sin un rasguño = leave without + a scratch.

* salir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir todo redondo = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir una gotera = spring + a leak.

* salir un momento a = pop down to.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* sol + salir por = sun + rise on.

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) ( partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale tu tren/tu vuelo? — what time is your train/flight?

el jefe había salido de viaje — the boss was away

salió corriendo or disparada — (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq)

salir de algo — to leave from something

¿de qué andén sale el tren? — what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete — I leave home at seven

salir para algo — to leave for something

2) ( al exterior - acercándose al hablante) to come out; (- alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo — don't go out without a coat

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado — I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir de algo — to come out/get out of something

sal de ahí! — come out of there!

sal de aquí! — get out of here!

sal ya de la cama — get out of bed

¿tú de dónde has salido? — where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? — where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España — he's never been out of Spain

no puede salir del país — she can't leave the country

salir por algo — to leave by something

salió por la puerta de atrás — he went out o left by the back door

tuvo que salir por la ventana — she had to get out through the window

salir a algo: salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden; salir a + inf to go out/come out to + inf; ¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?; salió a hacer las compras — she's gone out (to do the) shopping

3) ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete — I don't finish o leave work until seven

¿a qué hora sales de clase? — what time do you get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital? — when is he coming out of (the) hospital?

4)

a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir — he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera — they went out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out

salen juntos — they're going out together

salir con alguien — to go out with somebody

¿estás saliendo con alguien? — are you going out with anyone?

5) (a calle, carretera)

¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? — can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? — does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

6) clavo/tapón to come out; anillo to come off

Sentido II

7) (aparecer, manifestarse)

a) cana/sarpullido to appear; (+ me/te/le etc)

me empiezan a salir canas — I'm starting to go gray

ya le ha salido el primer diente — her first tooth has already come through

le están saliendo los dientes — she's teething

me ha salió una ampolla — I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido — he came out in a rash

me salieron granos — I broke out o (BrE) come out in spots

¿te sale sangre? — are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz — my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas — the plant's putting out new leaves

b) sol ( por la mañana) to rise, come up; ( de detrás de una nube) to come out

c) ( surgir) tema/idea to come up

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él — I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

ya salió aquello — you (o he etc) had to bring that up; (+ me/te/le etc)

le salió así, espontáneamente — he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán — it came o I said it in German

me salió otro compromiso — something (else) came up

d) carta ( en naipes) to come up

¿ha salido ya el 15? — have they called number 15 yet?

8)

a) ( tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc)

me salió un tema que no había estudiado — I got a subject I hadn't studied

b) ( en un reparto)

salir a algo — to get something

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno — we get two cakes each

salen a tres mil el par — it works out at three thousand a pair

9) mancha ( aparecer) to appear; ( quitarse) to come out

10)

a) revista/novela to come out; disco to come out, be released

salir al mercado — to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

salió en primera página — it appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión — she was o appeared on television

c) ( en una foto) to appear; (+ compl)

qué bien saliste en esta foto! — this photo of you is really good

d) ( desempeñando un papel)

sale de pastor — he plays o he is a shepherd

11) (expresando irritación, sorpresa)

ya salió la niña! — her again!

salir con algo: mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?; no me salgas ahora con eso — don't give me that (colloq)

Sentido III

12) ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te salió el crucigrama? — did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación — I can't do this equation

no te sale bien el acento — you haven't got the accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre — (fam) I can't think of her name right now

no le salían las palabras — he couldn't get his words out

13) ( resultar)

de aquí no va a salir nada bueno — no good is going to come of this

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 — how do you get 40? I make it 42; (+ compl)

las cosas salieron bien — things turned out o worked out well

el plan no salió como esperábamos — the plan didn't work out as we expected

no salió ninguna de las fotos — none of the photographs came out

la foto salió movida — the photograph has come out blurred

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga — we have to finish it no matter how it turns out

sale muy caro — it works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero — he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? — what was the winning number?

salir bien/mal en un examen — (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam; (+ me/te/le etc)

el postre no me salió bien — the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien — things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo mal — don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did you get on o do in the exam?

el niño les salió muy inteligente — their son turned out (to be) really bright

14) (de situación, estado)

salir de algo: para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation; está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll pull through; no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one; me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression; (+ compl) salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well; salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident; salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors; salir adelante negocio to stay afloat, survive; propuesta to prosper; fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante — it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

15) ( con preposición)

a) salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b) salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

c) salir de (Col, Ven) ( deshacerse de) to get rid of
2.
salirse v pron

1)

a) (de recipiente, límite)

cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua — turn off the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche — don't let the milk boil over

salirse de algo: el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road; el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks; la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went into touch o out of play; procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget; te estás saliendo del tema — you're getting off the point

b) (por orificio, grieta) agua/tinta to leak (out), come out; gas to escape, come out

salirse de algo: se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire; se me salió el hilo de la aguja — the needle's come unthreaded

c) (Chi, Méx) pluma/recipiente to leak

2) ( soltarse) to come off; (+ me/te/le etc)

estos zapatos se me salen — these shoes are too big for me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

3) ( irse) to leave

salirse de algo — de asociación to leave something

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película — she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya — to get one's (own) way

* * *

= come out, debouch, depart, exit, go out of, make + departure, march off, quit, take + departure, leave, issue out, start out, go out and about, go out, pop, head out, socialise [socialize, -USA], be out and about, get out and about, go forth.

Ex: Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.

Ex: As they debouched into the street and hurried back to the library, Jergens thanked Meek for being someone she could share her concerns with.

Ex: He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.

Ex: Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.

Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

Ex: Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary.

Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.

Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex: 'I'm sure we'll be in touch a lot this week!' Suttie took her departure, repeating the offer.

Ex: 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.

Ex: He bade her good day and issued out into the street.

Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.

Ex: Thursday 22 August is your opportunity to go out and about - seeing at first hand the great variety of library and information centres located in the Central Belt of Scotland.

Ex: They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.

Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

Ex: She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.

Ex: But if you' re out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.

Ex: Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.

* aventurarse a salir = venture forth.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* hacer salir = push out, flush out.

* imposibilitado para salir de casa = housebound [house-bound], homebound [home-bound].

* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* salir a = propagate out to, crash to, be out to.

* salir a borbotones = gush out, spurt.

* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.

* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir adelante = make + ends meet, keep + the wolves from the door, get + unstuck.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salir adelante por uno mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir adelante sin la ayuda de nadie = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a flote = make + ends meet.

* salir a fumarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a hurtadillas = steal away.

* salir airoso = pass + muster, pass with + flying colours.

* salir airoso de = ride out.

* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* salir a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir a la superficie = surface.

* salir ampollas = blister.

* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salir apresuradamente = dash off, shoot off.

* salir a subasta = come up for + auction.

* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir bramando = roar out of.

* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.

* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* salir de = get out of, walk out of, climb out of, break out of, break through, strike out from.

* salir de casa = leave + home.

* salir de copas = go out for + a drink.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir de fiesta = party.

* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* salir de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de juerga = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de la cárcel = release from + jail.

* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

* salir de la rutina tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* salir de la situación = extricate + Reflexivo.

* salir del cascarón = come out of + Posesivo + shell.

* salir del círculo = break out of + circle.

* salir del trabajo = clock off + work.

* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* salir de parranda = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir de perlas = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir desapercibido = sneak out of.

* salir desde = set out from.

* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir de un impás = circumvent + impasse.

* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir disparado de = shoot out of.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* salir en desbandada = stampede.

* salir en estampida = stampede.

* salir en forma radial de = radiate from.

* salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.

* salir en pareja con = date.

* salir en tropel = stampede.

* salir escaldado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir fatal = go + pear-shaped.

* salir fuera = be out and about, get out and about.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, win, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir grietas = develop + cracks.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir huyendo = make off, do + a bunk.

* salir ileso = escape + injury, leave without + a scratch.

* salir impune = get away with it, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salir inadvertidamente = sneak out of.

* salir juntos = be an item.

* salir los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* salir malparado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir perjudicado = pay + the price, pay + the penalty.

* salir pitando = take off, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir por los cerros de Ubeda = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, fly off on + a tangent.

* salir por piernas = make + a hasty exit.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir resueltamente = sally forth.

* salir rugiendo = roar out of.

* salir sangre = draw + blood.

* salirse con la de Uno = have + Posesivo + way (with), get away with it.

* salirse con las de Uno = get + Posesivo + (own) way, have + Posesivo + own way, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salirse de = depart from, opt out of, step out of, spill out of.

* salirse de convencionalismos = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salirse de la carretera = go off + the road.

* salirse del molde = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salir según lo planeado = go off + as planned.

* salir según lo previsto = go off + as planned.

* salirse por la tangente = go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic.

* salir sigilosamente = steal away, slither out of.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* salir sin ser visto = sneak out of, slip out, steal away.

* salir sin un rasguño = leave without + a scratch.

* salir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir todo redondo = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir una gotera = spring + a leak.

* salir un momento a = pop down to.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* sol + salir por = sun + rise on.

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* * *

salir [ I29 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ salir (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A partir

B salir al exterior

C

1 habiendo terminado algo

2 Informática

D

1 como entretenimiento

2 tener una relación

E a una calle, carretera

F salir: clavos, tapones etc

Sentido II

A

1 aparecer, manifestarse

2 salir: sol

3 surgir

4 en naipes

B

1 tocar en suerte

2 en un reparto

C salir: manchas

D

1 salir: revista, novela etc

2 en televisión, el periódico

3 en una foto

4 desempeñando un papel

E expresando irritación, sorpresa

Sentido III

A expresando logro

B resultar

C de una situación, un estado

D parecerse a

E salir con, combinar con

F salir de, deshacerse de

■ salirse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de un recipiente, un límite

2 por un orificio, una grieta

3 salirse: recipientes etc

B soltarse

C irse

vi

Sentido I

A (partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale el tren/tu vuelo? what time does the train/your flight leave?, what time is your train/flight?

salieron a toda velocidad they went off at top speed, they sped off

¿está Marcos? — no, ha salido de viaje can I speak to Marcos? — I'm afraid he's away at the moment

salió corriendo or pitando or disparada ( fam); she was off like a shot ( colloq), she shot off ( colloq)

salir DE algo to leave FROM sth

¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven

salir PARA algo to leave FOR sth

los novios salieron para las Bahamas the newlyweds left for the Bahamas

B (al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out; (— alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo don't go out without a coat

ha salido she's gone out, she's out

ya puedes salir que te he visto you can come on out now, I can see you

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir DE algo to come out/get out OF sth

¡sal de ahí! come out of there!

¡sal de aquí! get out of here!

sal de debajo de la mesa come out from under the table

no salió de su habitación en todo el día he didn't come out of o leave his room all day

sal ya de la cama get out of bed

de aquí que no salga ni una palabra not a word of this to anyone

¿tú de dónde has salido? where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España/del pueblo he's never been out of Spain/the village

está en libertad bajo fianza y no puede salir del país she's out on bail and can't leave the country

para impedir que salgan más capitales del país to prevent more capital flowing out of o leaving the country

salir POR algo to leave BY sth

tuvo que salir por la ventana she had to get out through the window

acaba de salir por la puerta de atrás he's just left by the back door, he's just gone out the back door

salir A algo:

salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden

salen al mar por la noche they go out to sea at night

¿quién quiere salir a la pizarra? who wants to come up to the blackboard?

el equipo salió al terreno de juego the team took the field o came onto the field

¿quién te salió al teléfono? who answered (the phone)?

salir A + INF to go out/come out to + INF

¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?

ha salido a hacer la compra she's gone out (to do the) shopping

C

1 (habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete I don't finish o leave work until seven

empezó a trabajar aquí recién salido de la escuela he started working here just after he left school

¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you come out of class o get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital/de la cárcel? when is he coming out of (the) hospital/(the) prison?

2 ( Informática) (del sistema) to log off, log out; (de una aplicación) to quit

D

1 (como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera they went out for dinner, they had dinner out

2 (tener una relación) to go out

hace tiempo que salen juntos they've been going out together for a while

salir CON algn to go out WITH sb

¿estás saliendo con alguien? are you going out with anyone?, are you seeing anyone? ( AmE)

E

(a una calle, carretera): ¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? will this street take me to the Paseo Colón?, does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

F «clavo/tapón» to come out; «anillo» to come off

el anillo no me sale my ring won't come off, I can't get my ring off

Sentido II

A (aparecer, manifestarse)

1 «cana/sarpullido» to appear

(+ me/te/le etc): ya me empiezan a salir canas I'm starting to go gray, I'm getting gray hairs

ya le han salido los dientes de abajo she's already got o she's already cut her bottom teeth, her bottom teeth have already come through

me ha salido una ampolla I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash

le ha salido un chichón en la frente a bump's come up on her forehead

si como chocolate me salen granos if I eat chocolate I break out o ( BrE) come out in spots

a ver ¿te sale sangre? let's have a look, are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves, the plant has some new leaves coming out

2 «sol» (por la mañana) to rise, come up; (de detrás de una nube) to come out

parece que quiere salir el sol it looks as though the sun's trying to come out

3 (surgir) «tema/idea» to come up

¿cómo salió eso a la conversación? how did that come up in the conversation?

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

(+ me/te/le etc): le salió así, espontáneamente he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán it came out in German, I said it in German

no me salió nada mejor nothing better came up o turned up

¿has visto el novio que le ha salido? ( fam); have you seen the boyfriend she's found herself? ( colloq)

no voy a poder ir, me ha salido otro compromiso I'm afraid I won't be able to go, something (else) has come up o cropped up

4 «carta» (en naipes) to come up

el as de diamantes todavía no ha salido the ace of diamonds hasn't come up yet

¿ya ha salido el 15? have they called number 15 yet?, has number 15 gone yet?

B

1 (tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):

me salió un tema que no había estudiado I got a subject I hadn't studied

me salió un cinco I got a five

2 ( Esp) (en un reparto) salir A algo; to get sth

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno we get two cakes each, it works out as two cakes each

son tres hermanos, así que salen a tres mil cada uno there are three brothers, so they each end up with o get three thousand

C «mancha» (aparecer) to appear; (quitarse) to come out

D

1 «revista» to come out; «novela» to come out, be published; «disco» to come out, be released

un producto que acaba de salir al mercado a new product which has just come on to the market

2 (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

la noticia salió en primera página the news appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión she was o appeared on television

ayer salió mi primo en or por la televisión my cousin was on (the) television yesterday

3 (en una foto) to appear

no sale en esta foto he doesn't appear in o he isn't in this photograph

(+ compl): ¡qué bien saliste en esta foto! you've come out really well in this photograph, this is a really good photograph of you

4

(desempeñando un papel): ¿tú sales en la obra de fin de curso? are you in the end-of-term play?

sale de pastor he plays o he is a shepherd

me salió de testigo en el juicio ( RPl); he testified on my behalf

le salí de testigo cuando se casó ( RPl); I was a witness at her wedding

E (expresando irritación, sorpresa) salir + GER:

y ahora sale diciendo que no lo sabía and now he says he didn't know

salir CON algo:

¡mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?

no me salgas ahora con eso don't give me that ( colloq)

y ahora me sale con que no quiere ir and now he tells me he doesn't want to go!

¡a veces sale con cada cosa más graciosa! sometimes she comes out with the funniest things!

Sentido III

A (expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):

¿te salió el crucigrama? did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación/cuenta I can't do this equation/sum

¿me ayudas con este dibujo que a mí no me sale? can you help me with this drawing? I can't get it right

no te sale el acento mexicano you're not very good at the Mexican accent, you haven't got the Mexican accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre ( fam); I can't think of her name right now

estaba tan entusiasmado que no le salían las palabras he was so excited he couldn't get his words out

B

(resultar): de aquí no va a salir nada bueno no good is going to come of this

van a lo que salga, nunca hacen planes they just take things as they come, they never make plans

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 how do you get 40? I make it 42

(+ compl): las cosas salieron mejor de lo que esperábamos things turned out/worked out better than we expected

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga we have to finish it, no matter how it turns out

no ha salido ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs has come out

la foto ha salido movida the photograph has come out blurred

mandarlo certificado sale muy caro sending it registered mail works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?

salió beneficiado en el reparto he did well out of the division o ( BrE) share-out

(+ me/te/le etc): el postre no me salió bien the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo al revés don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

si lo haces sin regla te va a salir torcido if you do it without a ruler it'll come out crooked

así te va a salir muy caro it'll work out very expensive for you that way

¿cómo te salió el examen? how did you get on o do in the exam?, how did the exam go?

el niño les salió muy inteligente their son turned out (to be) really bright

C (de una situación, un estado) salir DE algo:

para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation

está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll make it o if she'll pull through

no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one

luchan por salir de la miseria en que viven they struggle to escape from the poverty in which they live

me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression

a este paso no vamos a salir nunca de pobres the way we're going we're never going to stop being poor

(+ compl): salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well

salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident

salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors*

salir bien/mal en un examen ( Chi) ( Educ) to pass/fail an exam

salir adelante: fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

para que el negocio salga adelante if the business is to stay afloat o survive

la propuesta cuenta con pocas posibilidades de salir adelante the proposal is unlikely to prosper

paso¹ (↑ paso (1))

D salir a (parecerse a) to take after

es gordita, sale a la madre she's chubby, she takes after her mother

¡tiene a quien salir! you can see who she takes after!

en lo tozudo sale a su padre he gets his stubbornness from his father

E salir con ( Col) (combinar con) to go with

F salir de ( Col) (deshacerse de) to get rid of

no han podido salir de él they haven't been able to get rid of him

■ salirse

v pron

A

1

(de un recipiente, un límite): cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua turn off the faucet ( AmE) o ( BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche don't let the milk boil over

salirse DE algo:

el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road, the truck left the road

el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks

no te salgas de las líneas keep inside the lines

la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went out of play o into touch

procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget

te estás saliendo del tema you're getting off the point

2 (por un orificio, una grieta) «agua/tinta» to leak, leak out, come out; «gas» to escape, come out

está rajado y se sale el aceite it's cracked and the oil leaks out

salirse DE algo:

se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire*

se me ha salido el hilo de la aguja the needle's come unthreaded

3 (Chi, Méx) «recipiente/pluma» to leak

B (soltarse) to come off

se ha salido el pomo de la puerta the knob has come off the door

(+ me/te/le etc): estos zapatos se me salen these shoes are too big for me

se le ha salido una rueda it's lost a wheel, one of the wheels has come off

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas his eyes were popping out of his head o were out on stalks

C (irse) to leave salirse DE algo ‹de una asociación› to leave sth

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya to get one's (own) way

* * *

salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;

el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
salir de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
salir para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
◊ no salgas sin abrigo don't go out without a coat;

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
salir de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
salir por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;

¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out;

◊ salir a cenar to go out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out;

salir con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
a) [cana/sarpullido] to appear;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ me empiezan a salir canas I'm starting to go gray;

le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
b) [ sol] ( por la mañana) to rise, come up;

( de detrás de una nube) to come out
c) ( surgir) [tema/idea] to come up

d) [ carta] ( en naipes) to come up

2
a) [revista/novela] to come out;

[ disco] to come out, be released;
◊ salir al mercado to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, en el periódico) to appear

c) ( en una foto) to appear;

(+ compl)
◊ saliste muy bien en la foto you came out very well in the photo

1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ no me sale esta ecuación I can't do this equation;

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
a) ( costar) to work out;

◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensive

b) ( resultar):

◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;

salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
salir bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ el postre no me salió bien the dessert didn't come out right

3 (de situación, estado) salir de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
◊ salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident;

salir adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;

[ propuesta] to prosper;
◊ lograron salir adelante they managed to get through it

4 ( con preposición)
a)

◊ salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b)

◊ salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

salirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (de borde, límite) [ agua] to overflow;

[ leche] to boil over;
salirse de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
◊ el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks;

procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
b) (por orificio, grieta) [agua/tinta] to leak (out), come out;

[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ estos zapatos se me salen these shoes are too big for me

3 ( irse) to leave;
salirse de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;
◊ salirse con la suya to get one's (own) way

salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' salir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acampada
- ahora
- airosa
- airoso
- al
- asomarse
- atusar
- boca
- cabronada
- casa
- con
- concebir
- contraluz
- coscorrón
- cuenta
- dar
- dejar
- desalojar
- desfilar
- desorbitar
- dimanar
- echar
- entrar
- estar
- gatas
- grabar
- gracia
- gustar
- hondura
- irse
- niqui
- palestra
- para
- parada
- parado
- paso
- pico
- pierna
- pitar
- portazo
- puntilla
- quite
- rana
- relucir
- revés
- rodada
- rodado
- salida
- sangrar
- señora
English:
after
- appear
- as
- ask out
- average out at
- back out
- be
- blow off
- boomerang
- bootstrap
- break
- break out
- break through
- call away
- can
- check out
- chicken out
- clean up
- climb
- come away
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come up
- crowd
- dash off
- dash out
- date
- depart
- discipline
- do
- doll
- doubtfully
- downpour
- draw out
- drive-through
- emerge
- even
- exit
- fancy
- flounce
- forward
- genie
- get about
- get along
- get away
- get away with
- get off
- get out
- go

* * *

salir

♦ vi

1. [ir fuera] to go out;
[venir fuera] to come out;
¡sal aquí fuera! come out here!;

no pueden salir, están atrapados they can't get out, they're trapped;

¿salimos al jardín? shall we go out into the garden?;

salieron al balcón they went out onto the balcony;

salió a la puerta she came/went to the door;

salir a escena [actor] to come/go on stage;

salir a pasear/tomar el aire to go out for a walk/for a breath of fresh air;

salir a hacer la compra/de compras to go shopping;

salir de to go/come out of;

me lo encontré al salir del cine I met him as I was coming out of the cinema;

¡sal de aquí! get out of here!;

¡sal de ahí! come out of there!;

salimos por la escalera de incendios/la puerta trasera we left via the fire escape/through the back door;

Comp
Fam
porque me sale/no me sale de las narices because I damn well feel like it/damn well can't be bothered;

Comp
muy Fam
porque me sale/no me sale de los huevos because I bloody well feel like it/because I can't be arsed

2. [marcharse] to leave ( para for);
cuando salimos de Quito/del país when we left Quito/the country;

salí de casa/del trabajo a las siete I left home/work at seven;

¿a qué hora o [m5] cuándo sale vuestro vuelo? when does your flight leave?;

¿a qué hora o [m5] cuándo sales de trabajar? what time do you leave o finish work?;

salir corriendo to run off;
Fam
salir pitando to leg it;

salir de vacaciones to go (away) on Br holiday o US vacation;

salir de viaje to go away (on a trip)

3. [ser novios] to go out ( con with);
están saliendo they are going out (together);

¿desde cuándo llevan saliendo? how long have they been going out (together)?

4. [ir a divertirse] to go out;

suelo salir el fin de semana I usually go out at the weekend;

salen mucho a cenar they eat out a lot

5. [librarse]
salir de la droga to get off drugs;

Marisa ha salido de la depresión Marisa has got over o come through her depression;

salir de la miseria to escape from poverty;

salir de un apuro to get out of a tight spot;

le he ayudado a salir de muchos líos I've helped him out of a lot of tricky situations;

no sé si podremos salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one;

con este dinero no vamos a salir de pobres this money isn't exactly enough for us never to have to work again

6. [desembocar] [calle, sendero, carretera]
¿a dónde sale esta calle? where does this street come out?

7. [separarse]
este anillo sale fácilmente this ring comes off easily;

este corcho no sale this cork won't come out

8. [resultar] to turn out;

ha salido muy estudioso he's turned out to be very studious;

¿cómo salió la fiesta? how did the party go?;

¿qué salió en la votación? what was the result of the vote?;

a mí me sale un total de 35.000 pesos I've got a total of 35,000 pesos, I make it 35,000 pesos in total;

salió (como) senador por California he was elected (as) senator for California;

salió elegida actriz del año she was voted actress of the year;

salió herido/ileso del accidente he was/wasn't injured in the accident;

salir premiado to be awarded a prize;

salir bien/mal [examen, entrevista] to go well/badly;
[plato, dibujo] to turn out well/badly;
¿qué tal te ha salido? how did it go?;

me ha salido bien/mal [examen, entrevista] it went well/badly;
[plato, dibujo] it turned out well/badly; [cuenta] I got it right/wrong;
normalmente me sale a la primera I normally get it right first time;

a mí la paella no me sale tan bien como a ti my paella never turns out as well as yours does;

¿te salen las cuentas? do all the figures tally?;

salir ganando/perdiendo to come off well/badly

9. [en sorteo, juego] [número, nombre] to come up;

no me ha salido un as en toda la partida I haven't got o had a single ace in the whole game

10. [proceder]
salir de to come from;

el vino sale de la uva wine comes from grapes;

salió de él (lo de) regalarte unas flores it was his idea to get you the flowers

11. [surgir, brotar] [luna, estrellas] to come out;
[sol] to rise; [flores, hojas] to come out; [dientes] to come through;
le han salido varias flores al rosal the rose bush has got several flowers now;

le están saliendo canas he's getting grey hairs, he's going grey;

le están saliendo los dientes her teeth are starting to come through, she's teething;

me salen los colores con tanto cumplido all these compliments are making me blush;

le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda her back has come out in a rash;

te está saliendo sangre you're bleeding;

me ha salido un grano en la nariz I've got a spot on my nose

12. [aparecer] [publicación, producto, modelo] to come out;
[disco] to come out, to be released; [moda, ley] to come in; [trauma, prejuicios] to come out; [tema, asunto] to come up;
una revista que sale los jueves a magazine that comes out on Thursdays;

su nuevo disco saldrá al mercado en otoño her new record comes out o will be released in the autumn;

salieron (a relucir) todos sus miedos all his fears came out;

¡qué bien sales en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;

ha salido en los periódicos/en la tele it's been in the papers/on TV;

salir de/en [en película, serie, obra de teatro] to appear as/in;

salía de extra en “Ben-Hur” he appeared as o was an extra in “Ben-Hur”;

salir en defensa de alguien to come to sb's defence

13. [presentarse, ofrecerse] [ocasión, oportunidad] to turn up, to come along;
[puesto, empleo] to come up; [problema] to arise; [contratiempo] to occur;
le ha salido una plaza de profesor en Tegucigalpa a job has come up for him as a teacher in Tegucigalpa;

Comp

a lo que salga, salga lo que salga whatever happens

14. [costar]
salimos a 20 dólares por cabeza it came to o worked out at $20 each;

¿por cuánto me saldría una moto de segunda mano? how much would a second-hand motorbike cost me o come to?;

en botella te saldrá más barata la cerveza the beer works out cheaper if you buy it bottled;

salir caro [económicamente] to be expensive;
[por las consecuencias] to be costly
15. [decir u obrar inesperadamente]
nunca se sabe por dónde va a salir you never know what she's going to come out with/do next;

el jefe sale con cada tontería… the boss comes out with some really stupid remarks;

salió con que era un incomprendido y nadie le hacía caso he claimed he was misunderstood and that no one ever took any notice of him;

¿y ahora nos sales con ésas? now you tell us!

16. [parecerse]
salir a alguien to take after sb;

eres un vago, en eso has salido a tu padre you're a layabout, just like your father

17. [en juegos] to lead;

te toca salir a ti it's your lead;

salió con un as she led with an ace;

salen blancas [en damas, ajedrez] white goes first

18. [desaparecer] to come out;

la mancha de vino no sale the wine stain won't come out

19. Informát [instrucción] to quit, to exit;

salir de un programa to quit o exit a program

20.
salir adelante [persona, empresa] to get by;
[proyecto, propuesta, ley] to be successful;
la familia lo está pasando muy mal para salir adelante the family is struggling to get by o to make ends meet

♦ See also the pronominal verb salirse

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salir

v/i

1 leave, go out;

salir de (ir fuera de) leave, go out of; ( venir fuera de) leave, come out of;

salir a Avda. América come out onto Avda. América; de calle lead to Avda. América;

salir de apuros get out of difficulties;

salir corriendo run off;

salir con alguien date s.o., go out with s.o.

2 ( aparecer) appear, come out

3

:

salir a bolsa float, be floated

4 DEP en carrera start;

salir fuera de pelota go out

5 INFOR de programa quit, exit

6 ( parecerse a)

:

salir a alguien de bebé take after s.o.

7 ( resultar)

:

salir bien/mal turn out well/badly;

salió caro tb fig it worked out expensive;

salir ileso escape unharmed;

salir perdiendo end up losing;

salir a 1000 colones cost 1000 colons;

a lo que salga any old how

8

:

¡ya salió aquello! fam why did you have to bring that up?;

salir con algo fam come out with sth;

¿y ahora me sales con que no tienes dinero? and you’re telling me now that you don’t have any money?

9 ( conseguir)

:

el dibujo no me sale fam I can’t get this drawing right;

no me salió el trabajo I didn’t get the job

10

:

salir por alguien stand up for s.o.

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salir {73} vi

1) : to go out, to come out, to get out

salimos todas las noches: we go out every night

su libro acaba de salir: her book just came out

2) partir: to leave, to depart

3) aparecer: to appear

salió en todos los diarios: it came out in all the papers

4) : to project, to stick out

5) : to cost, to come to

6) resultar: to turn out, to prove

7) : to come up, to occur

salga lo que salga: whatever happens

salió una oportunidad: an opportunity came up

8)

salir a : to take after, to look like, to resemble

9)

salir con : to go out with, to date

♦ See also the reflexive verb salirse

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salir vb

1. (en general) to go out

Rafa ha salido Rafa has gone out

salí con mis amigos I went out with my friends

Ana sale con Miguel Ana is going out with Miguel

2. (partir) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

el tren sale a las nueve the train leaves at nine o'clock

salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven o'clock

salieron para Bilbao they left for Bilbao

3. (aparecer) to be

me gustaría salir por la tele I'd like to be on TV

¿por qué no sales tú en la foto? why aren't you in the photo?

4. (publicarse) to come out [pt. came; pp. come]

¿cuándo sale esa revista? when does that magazine come out?

5. (sol amanecer) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen]

¿a qué hora sale el sol? what time does the sun rise?

6. (sol verse) to come out

el sol salió después de comer the sun came out after lunch

7. (surgir) to get

si me sale este trabajo... if I get this job...

le ha salido un diente she's got one tooth

8. (resultar) to turn out / to work out

al final, todo salió bien everything turned out all right at the end

la tortilla te ha salido perfecta your omelette has turned out perfect

salir ganando to do well out of something

salir perdiendo to lose out [pt. & pp. lost]

Spanish-English dictionary > salir

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