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1 infame
adj.1 vile, base.2 infamous, wicked.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: infamar.* * *► adjetivo1 (vil) despicable, vile2 (muy malo) awful, terrible* * *1.ADJ (=odioso) [persona] odious; [tarea] thankless2.SMF vile person, villain* * *Ia) (vil, cruel) < persona> loathsome, despicable; <acción/comportamiento> unspeakable, disgracefulb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) horrible, terribleIImasculino y femenino loathsome o despicable person* * *= slanderous, infamous, despicable, unholy, notorious, dastardly, beyond evil, loathsome.Ex. That's slanderous; they're not the names of the people.Ex. The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.Ex. Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex. Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.Ex. A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.Ex. What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.----* coalición infame = unholy alliance.* * *Ia) (vil, cruel) < persona> loathsome, despicable; <acción/comportamiento> unspeakable, disgracefulb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) horrible, terribleIImasculino y femenino loathsome o despicable person* * *= slanderous, infamous, despicable, unholy, notorious, dastardly, beyond evil, loathsome.Ex: That's slanderous; they're not the names of the people.
Ex: The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex: Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.Ex: What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* coalición infame = unholy alliance.* * *1 (vil, cruel) ‹persona› loathsome, despicable; ‹acción/comportamiento› monstrous, unspeakable, disgraceful2 ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) horrible, terriblehizo un tiempo infame we had foul o terrible o vile o horrible weather ( colloq)loathsome o despicable person* * *
Del verbo infamar: ( conjugate infamar)
infamé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
infame es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
infamar
infame
infame
I adjetivo
1 (pésimo, horrible) dreadful, awful
una obra de teatro infame, a dreadful play
2 (persona) infamous, vile
II mf vile person
' infame' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indigna
- indigno
English:
base
- infamous
- vile
- wicked
* * *infame adj1. [persona] vile, basevivían en una casa infame they lived in a dreadful house* * *adj vile, loathsome; ( terrible) dreadful, awful* * *infame adj1) : infamous2) : loathsome, viletiempo infame: terrible weather -
2 coalición infame
(n.) = unholy allianceEx. Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.* * *(n.) = unholy allianceEx: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.
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3 impuro
adj.1 impure, dirty, contaminated, degraded.2 alloyed.3 unchaste, lustful, lewd, sinful.* * *► adjetivo1 impure* * *(f. - impura)adj.* * *ADJ1) [sustancia, agua] impure2) [persona, pensamiento] impure* * *- ra adjetivoa) <aire/mineral> impureb) (Relig) < pensamientos> impure, unwholesome* * *= unholy, unclean.Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex. The causes were accumulated dust on the books and an influx of unprocessed and unclean materials into the room.* * *- ra adjetivoa) <aire/mineral> impureb) (Relig) < pensamientos> impure, unwholesome* * *= unholy, unclean.Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.
Ex: The causes were accumulated dust on the books and an influx of unprocessed and unclean materials into the room.* * *impuro -ra1 ‹aire/mineral› impure2 ( Relig) ‹pensamientos› impure, unwholesome* * *
impuro◊ -ra adjetivo
impure
impuro,-a adjetivo impure
' impuro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impura
English:
impure
- unclean
* * *impuro, -a adj1. [aire, agua] impure2. [inmoral] impure* * *adj impure* * *impuro, -ra adj: impure -
4 profano
adj.profane, worldly, irreligious.f. & m.1 lay person, non-specialist.2 layman.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: profanar.* * *► adjetivo1 (no sagrado) profane, secular2 (no experto) lay► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\ser profano,-a en la materia to know nothing about the subject* * *profano, -a1. ADJ1) (=laico) profane, secular2) (=irrespetuoso) irreverent3) (=no experto) lay, uninitiated; (=ignorante) ignorantsoy profano en música — I don't know anything about music, I'm a layman when it comes to music
4) (=deshonesto) indecent, immodest2.SM / F (=inexperto) layman/laywoman; (=ajeno) outsider* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) ( no sagrado) <escritor/música> secular, profane (frml); < fiesta> secularb) ( antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent2) ( no especializado)II- na masculino, femenino1) (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman2) ( no especialista) non-specialist* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], outsider, lay, lay person [layperson], unholy, pedestrian.Ex. Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.Ex. If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.Ex. Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.Ex. This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex. The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.----* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) ( no sagrado) <escritor/música> secular, profane (frml); < fiesta> secularb) ( antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent2) ( no especializado)II- na masculino, femenino1) (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman2) ( no especialista) non-specialist* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], outsider, lay, lay person [layperson], unholy, pedestrian.Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
Ex: If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.Ex: Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.Ex: This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex: The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.* * *A1 (no sagrado) ‹escritor/música› secular, profane ( frml); ‹fiesta› secular2 (antirreligioso) profane, irreverentB(no especializado): soy profano en la materia I'm not an expert on the subjectmasculine, feminineB (no especialista) non-specialistsu nombre no dice demasiado a los profanos his name doesn't mean much to the non-specialist o the layperson o the layman* * *
Del verbo profanar: ( conjugate profanar)
profano es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
profanó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
profanar
profano
profanar ( conjugate profanar) verbo transitivo ‹templo/sepultura› to desecrate, defile
profano◊ -na adjetivo
1
‹ fiesta› secular
2 ( no especializado):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Relig) (m) layman;
(f) laywoman
2 ( no especialista) non-specialist
profanar verbo transitivo to desecrate
profano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no sacro) profane, secular
2 (no experto) ignorant, lay
II sustantivo masculino y femenino layperson
(hombre) layman
(mujer) laywoman
' profano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
profana
- temporal
English:
lay
- profane
- secular
* * *profano, -a♦ adj1. [no sagrado] profane, secular;literatura/música profana secular literature/music2. [ignorante] ignorant, uninitiated;soy profano en la materia I'm a layman when it comes to that subject, I know nothing about the subject♦ nm,flayman, f laywoman;soy un profano en cuestiones de economía I'm a layman when it comes to economics, I know nothing about economics* * *I adj figlay atrII m layman* * *profano, -na adj1) : profane2) : worldly, secularprofano, -na n: nonspecialist -
5 adiestrar
v.to train.adiestrar a alguien en algo/para hacer algo to train somebody in something/to do somethingEl entrenador disciplina al perro The trainer disciplines the dog.* * *1 to train, instruct* * *1.VT [+ animal] to train; (Mil) (=entrenar) to drill; (=guiar) to guide, lead2.See:* * *verbo transitivo <animal/persona> to train* * *= train, groom, school.Ex. The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex. Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.Ex. Apprenticeship is more realistic than expecting everyone to be schooled by a parent at home.* * *verbo transitivo <animal/persona> to train* * *= train, groom, school.Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.
Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.Ex: Apprenticeship is more realistic than expecting everyone to be schooled by a parent at home.* * *adiestrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹animal› to train2 ‹persona› to train adiestrar a algn EN algo to train sb IN sth* * *
adiestrar ( conjugate adiestrar) verbo transitivo
to train
adiestrar verbo transitivo to train
' adiestrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amaestrar
- instruir
English:
school
- train
* * *adiestrar vtto train;adiestrar a alguien en algo/para hacer algo to train sb in sth/to do sth* * *v/t train* * *adiestrar vt: to train* * *adiestrar vb to train -
6 al-Qaeda
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7 coalición
f.coalition, confederacy, league, cartel.* * *1 coalition* * *noun f.* * *SF coalition* * *femenino coalition* * *= alliance, coalition, combine, cartel.Ex. This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.Ex. Kansas City Public Library has been a part of the coalition since its beginning.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. Such alliances, however, may eventually lead to monopoly or oligopoly in a region and cartel over the world.----* coalición infame = unholy alliance.* Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC) = International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).* coalición política = coalition politics, political coalition.* creación de coaliciones = coalition building.* crear una coalición = forge + coalition.* política de coaliciones = coalition politics.* * *femenino coalition* * *= alliance, coalition, combine, cartel.Ex: This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.
Ex: Kansas City Public Library has been a part of the coalition since its beginning.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: Such alliances, however, may eventually lead to monopoly or oligopoly in a region and cartel over the world.* coalición infame = unholy alliance.* Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC) = International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).* coalición política = coalition politics, political coalition.* creación de coaliciones = coalition building.* crear una coalición = forge + coalition.* política de coaliciones = coalition politics.* * *coalitiongobierno de coalición coalition governmentformar una coalición to form a coalition* * *
coalición sustantivo femenino
coalition;
coalición sustantivo femenino coalition
' coalición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
unión
English:
coalition
* * *coalición nfcoalition;formar (una) coalición con to form a coalition with* * *f coalition* * * -
8 formar
v.1 to form.Sus manos formaron bolitas Her hands formed little balls.formar una bola con algo to make something into a ballformar un equipo to make up a teamformar una asociación cultural to set up a cultural organizationformar parte de to form o be part offorma parte del equipo she's a member of the team2 to train, to educate.Los maestros forman a los alumnos The teachers educated the students.3 to form up (military).4 to fall in (military).¡a formar! fall in!5 to instruct, to shape.El entrenador formó a los jugadores The coach instructed the players.* * *1 (gen) to form2 (integrar, constituir) to form, constitute3 (educar) to bring up4 (enseñar) to educate1 MILITAR (colocarse) to form up1 (desarrollarse) to grow, develop2 (educarse) to be educated, be trained\¡a formar! MILITAR fall in!* * *verb1) to form2) educate, train3) constitute•- formarse* * *1. VT1) [+ figura] to form, makelos barracones se disponen formando un cuadrado — the barrack huts are arranged forming o making a square
los curiosos formaron un círculo a su alrededor — the onlookers formed o made a circle around him
2) (=crear) [+ organización, partido, alianza] to form¿cómo se forma el subjuntivo? — how do you form the subjunctive?
3) (=constituir) to make uplos chiitas forman el 60% de la población — the Shiites make up o form 60% of the population
las dos juntas formaban un dúo de humoristas insuperable — the two of them together made an unbeatable comedy duo
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estar formado por — to be made up ofla asociación está formada por parados y amas de casa — the association is made up of unemployed and housewives
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formar parte de — to be part ofnuestros soldados formarán parte de las tropas de paz — our soldiers will be part of the peace-keeping force
el edificio forma parte del recinto de la catedral — the building is o forms part of the cathedral precinct
4) (=enseñar) [+ personal, monitor, técnico] to train; [+ alumno] to educate5) [+ juicio, opinión] to form6) (Mil) to order to fall inel sargento formó a los reclutas — the sergeant had the recruits fall in, the sergeant ordered the recruits to fall in
2. VI1) (Mil) to fall in¡a formar! — fall in!
2) (Dep) to line uplos equipos formaron así:... — the teams lined up as follows:...
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) personas <círculo/figura> to make, form; <asociación/gobierno> to form, set up; barricada to set upformen parejas — ( en clase) get into pairs o twos; ( en baile) take your partners
b) (Ling) to formc) (Mil) < tropas> to have... fall in2) ( componer) to make upformar parte de algo — to be part of something, to belong to something
está formada por tres provincias — it is made up of o it comprises three provinces
forman un ángulo recto — they form o make a right angle
3) <carácter/espíritu> to form, shape4) ( educar) to bring up; ( para trabajo) to train2.formar vi (Mil) to fall in3.formarse v pron1)a) (hacerse, crearse) to formse formó una cola — a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed
b) ( desarrollarse) niño/huesos to developc) <idea/opinión> to form2) ( educarse) to be educated* * *= fall into, form, make up, train, coach, make, populate, pull together, groom.Ex. Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.Ex. Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.Ex. Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.Ex. The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex. The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.Ex. This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..Ex. One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.Ex. This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.Ex. Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.----* a medio formar = half-formed.* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.* formado por británicos = British-trained.* formar el núcleo = form + the nucleus.* formar en su conjunto = weave + to form.* formar fila = line up.* formar la base = form + the foundation.* formar la base de = form + the basis of.* formar parejas = pair up, pair off.* formar parte = form + part.* formar parte de = be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall under.* formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.* formar parte de un comité = serve on + committee.* formar parte integral = form + an integral part.* formar parte integral de = be part and parcel of, be an integral part of.* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.* formar personal = produce + personnel.* formar remolinos = swirl.* formarse = shape up.* formarse una opinión = form + impression.* formar una cola = form + queue.* formar una colección = build + collection.* formar un comité = set up + committee.* formar un consorcio = form + consortium.* formar un grupo = set up + group.* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.* formar un piquete frente a = picket.* integrar formando un todo = articulate.* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado = jury duty.* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.* que forma parte en = involved in.* seda formando aguas = watered silk.* volver a formarse = reform.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) personas <círculo/figura> to make, form; <asociación/gobierno> to form, set up; barricada to set upformen parejas — ( en clase) get into pairs o twos; ( en baile) take your partners
b) (Ling) to formc) (Mil) < tropas> to have... fall in2) ( componer) to make upformar parte de algo — to be part of something, to belong to something
está formada por tres provincias — it is made up of o it comprises three provinces
forman un ángulo recto — they form o make a right angle
3) <carácter/espíritu> to form, shape4) ( educar) to bring up; ( para trabajo) to train2.formar vi (Mil) to fall in3.formarse v pron1)a) (hacerse, crearse) to formse formó una cola — a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed
b) ( desarrollarse) niño/huesos to developc) <idea/opinión> to form2) ( educarse) to be educated* * *= fall into, form, make up, train, coach, make, populate, pull together, groom.Ex: Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.
Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..Ex: One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.Ex: This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.* a medio formar = half-formed.* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.* formado por británicos = British-trained.* formar el núcleo = form + the nucleus.* formar en su conjunto = weave + to form.* formar fila = line up.* formar la base = form + the foundation.* formar la base de = form + the basis of.* formar parejas = pair up, pair off.* formar parte = form + part.* formar parte de = be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall under.* formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.* formar parte de un comité = serve on + committee.* formar parte integral = form + an integral part.* formar parte integral de = be part and parcel of, be an integral part of.* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.* formar personal = produce + personnel.* formar remolinos = swirl.* formarse = shape up.* formarse una opinión = form + impression.* formar una cola = form + queue.* formar una colección = build + collection.* formar un comité = set up + committee.* formar un consorcio = form + consortium.* formar un grupo = set up + group.* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.* formar un piquete frente a = picket.* integrar formando un todo = articulate.* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado = jury duty.* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.* que forma parte en = involved in.* seda formando aguas = watered silk.* volver a formarse = reform.* * *formar [A1 ]vtA1 «personas» ‹círculo/figura› to make, form; ‹asociación› to form, set upformen fila a la entrada, por favor form a line o ( BrE) queue at the entrance, pleaselos estudiantes formaron barricadas the students set up barricadesformar gobierno to form a governmentel partido se formó a principios de siglo the party came into being o was formed at the turn of the centuryse formaron varios comandos terroristas en la zona several terrorist cells were established in the area2 ( Ling) to formpalabras que forman el plural añadiendo una `s' words which form the plural by adding an `s'3 ( Mil) ‹tropas› to have … fall in, order … to fall inB (componer) to make upestá formada por tres provincias it is made up of o it comprises three provincesal juntarse forman un ángulo recto they form o make a right angle where they meetlas distintas partes forman un todo indivisible the separate elements make up o form an indivisible wholeel jurado está formado por nueve personas the jury is made up of nine peopleC ‹carácter/espíritu› to form, shape■ formarvito fall inbatallón: ¡a formar! squad, fall in!■ formarseA1 (hacerse, crearse) to formse ha formado hielo en las carreteras ice has formed on the roadsse formó una cola de varios kilómetros a tailback several kilometers long built up2 (desarrollarse) «niño/huesos» to develop3 (forjarse) to formformarse una idea/opinión to form an idea/opinioncreo que se ha formado una impresión errónea I think he has got the wrong impressionB (educarse) to be educated* * *
formar ( conjugate formar) verbo transitivo
1
‹asociación/gobierno› to form, set up;
‹ barricada› to set up;◊ ¡formen parejas! ( en clase) get into pairs o twos!;
( en baile) take your partners!b) (Ling) to form
2 ( componer) to make up;
formar parte de algo to be part of sth, to belong to sth
3 ‹carácter/espíritu› to form, shape
4 ( educar) to bring up;
( para trabajo) to train
verbo intransitivo (Mil) to fall in
formarse verbo pronominal
1
◊ se formó una cola a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed
2 ( educarse) to be educated;
( para trabajo) to be trained
formar verbo transitivo
1 to form
2 (criar) to bring up
(instruir) to educate, train
' formar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adherirse
- agruparse
- componer
- constituir
- correligionaria
- correligionario
- integrar
- piña
- sindicar
- a
- abultar
- agrupar
- capacitar
- emparejar
- hogar
- pareja
- parte
- pertenecer
- sindicalizarse
English:
coalition
- come under
- do
- form
- marshal
- more
- most
- pair up
- preclude
- shall
- shape
- should
- split off
- to
- train
- will
- arch
- co-opt
- draw
- eddy
- fall
- make
- mold
- muster
- pair
- parade
- picket
- put
- ring
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer] to form;formar una bola con algo to make sth into a ball;formar un equipo to make up a team;formar gobierno to form a government;formó una asociación cultural he set up a cultural organization;los manifestantes formaron una cadena the demonstrators formed a human chain;formar parte de to form o be part of;forma parte del equipo del colegio she's a member of the school team2. [educar] to train, to educate3. Mil to form up♦ viMil to fall in;¡a formar! fall in!* * *v/t1 form; asociación form, set up2 ( educar) educate* * *formar vt1) : to form, to make2) constituir: to constitute, to make up3) : to train, to educate* * *formar vb1. (crear) to form / to make3. (educar alumnos) to educate / to train -
9 guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A.
(n.) = meter maidEx. The article is entitled 'From prostitutes to meter maids - unholy sources of urban information'.* * *(n.) = meter maidEx: The article is entitled 'From prostitutes to meter maids - unholy sources of urban information'.
Spanish-English dictionary > guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A.
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10 preparar
v.1 to prepare.voy a preparar la cena/el arroz I'm going to get dinner ready/cook the ricele hemos preparado una sorpresa we've got a surprise for himElla prepara la ropa She prepares the clothes.Ella preparó la carne ayer She prepared=seasoned the meat yesterday.2 to prepare for (examen).3 to train (sport).La agencia preparó al espía The Agency trained the spy.4 to arrange for, to organize, to prepare.Ella prepara el viaje She arranges for the trip.* * *1 to prepare, get ready■ ¿habéis preparado el viaje? have you arranged the trip?2 (enseñar) to teach3 DEPORTE (entrenar) to train, coach4 (estudiar) to revise for, work for■ ¿has preparado el examen de inglés? have you studied for the English exam?\preparar oposiciones to study for competitive exams* * *verb1) to prepare2) coach, train* * *1. VT1) (=dejar listo) [+ comida] to make, prepare; [+ habitación, casa] to prepare, get ready; [+ compuesto, derivado] (Quím) to prepare, make upestoy preparando la cena — I'm making o preparing dinner, I'm getting dinner ready
¿te preparo un café? — shall I make you a coffee?
terreno 2., 4)¿me puedes preparar la cuenta, por favor? — can you make my bill up, please?
2) (=organizar) [+ acción, viaje] to prepare; [+ ejemplar, revista] to prepare, work ontardaron semanas en preparar el atraco — it took them weeks to set up o prepare the robbery
estamos preparando el siguiente número de la revista — we're working on o preparing the next issue of the magazine
3) (=instruir) [para un partido] to train, coach; [para examen, oposición] to coach, tutorlleva meses preparando al equipo — he has been training o coaching the team for months
la están preparando en una academia — they are preparing o coaching her in a private school, she is being tutored in a private school
4) [+ examen, prueba] to study for, prepare forllevo semanas preparando este examen — I have been studying o preparing for this exam for weeks
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < plato> to make, prepare; < comida> to prepare, get... ready; < medicamento> to prepare, make up; < habitación> to prepare, get... ready; < cuenta> to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)2) <examen/prueba> to prepare3) < persona> ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE); ( para partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para tarea, reto) to prepare2.prepararse v pron1) tormenta/crisis to brew2) (refl) ( disponerse)se preparó para darle la mala noticia — he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news
3) (refl) ( formarse) to prepareprepararse para algo — <para examen/competición> to prepare for something
* * *= draw, draw up, gear (to/toward(s)/for), prepare, put together, train, marshal, set + aside, brief, coach, tool up, groom, brew, ready, concoct, gird for.Ex. For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.Ex. At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex. The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex. The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.Ex. We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.Ex. This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.Ex. The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.Ex. The article is entitled ' Tooling up for a revolution'.Ex. Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.Ex. The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.Ex. A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.Ex. Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.----* preparar a la brasa = grill, broil.* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* preparar a la plancha = griddle.* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* preparar en el microondas = microwave.* preparar la comida = cook + meal.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.* prepararse = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + ready.* prepararse para = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* preparar una ensalada = toss + a salad.* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.* prepárate = get + ready.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < plato> to make, prepare; < comida> to prepare, get... ready; < medicamento> to prepare, make up; < habitación> to prepare, get... ready; < cuenta> to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)2) <examen/prueba> to prepare3) < persona> ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE); ( para partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para tarea, reto) to prepare2.prepararse v pron1) tormenta/crisis to brew2) (refl) ( disponerse)se preparó para darle la mala noticia — he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news
3) (refl) ( formarse) to prepareprepararse para algo — <para examen/competición> to prepare for something
* * *= draw, draw up, gear (to/toward(s)/for), prepare, put together, train, marshal, set + aside, brief, coach, tool up, groom, brew, ready, concoct, gird for.Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.
Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex: The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.Ex: This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.Ex: The article is entitled ' Tooling up for a revolution'.Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.Ex: A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.Ex: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.* preparar a la brasa = grill, broil.* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* preparar a la plancha = griddle.* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* preparar en el microondas = microwave.* preparar la comida = cook + meal.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.* prepararse = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + ready.* prepararse para = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* preparar una ensalada = toss + a salad.* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.* prepárate = get + ready.* * *preparar [A1 ]vtA ‹plato› to make, prepare; ‹comida› to prepare, get … ready; ‹medicamento› to prepare, make uptengo que preparar la comida I have to get lunch ready o make lunchnos había preparado un postre riquísimo he had made a delicious dessert for uspreparó la habitación para los invitados she prepared the room o got the room ready for the guestsverás la sorpresa que te tengo preparada just wait till you see the surprise I've got (waiting) for youprepáreme la cuenta por favor can you draw up my check, please? ( AmE), can you make up my bill, please? ( BrE)B ‹examen/prueba› to prepareha preparado la asignatura a fondo she's prepared the subject very thoroughlyprepara su participación en los campeonatos he is training o preparing for the championshipsC ‹persona› (para un examen) to tutor, coach ( BrE); (para un partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para una tarea, un reto) to prepareno ha sabido preparar a los hijos para la vida he has failed to prepare his children for life¿sabes quién la prepara para el examen? do you know who's tutoring o coaching her for the exam?antes de darle la noticia habrá que prepararla the news will have to be broken to her gentlyno estaba preparada para esa grata sorpresa she wasn't prepared for o expecting such a pleasant surpriseA «tormenta» to brewse prepara una crisis en la zona there's a crisis brewing in the regionB ( refl)(disponerse): prepárate que me vas a escuchar just you listen to me!prepararse PARA algo to get ready FOR sthse preparó para darle la mala noticia he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad newsC ( refl) (formarse) to preparese prepara para el examen de ingreso en la Universidad she's preparing for the University entrance examinationse prepara para las Olimpiadas he is training o preparing for the Olympicsno se ha preparado bien (para) la prueba she hasn't studied hard enough o done enough work for the test, she isn't well enough prepared for the test* * *
preparar ( conjugate preparar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ plato› to make, prepare;
‹ comida› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ medicamento› to prepare, make up;
‹ habitación› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ cuenta› to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)
2 ‹examen/prueba› to prepare
3 ‹ persona› ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE);
( para partido) to train, coach, prepare;
(para tarea, reto) to prepare
prepararse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( disponerse): prepararse PARA algo to get ready for sth
2 ( refl) ( formarse) to prepare;
prepararse para algo ‹para examen/competición› to prepare for sth
preparar verbo transitivo
1 to prepare, get ready
preparar una fiesta, to prepare a party
2 Dep to train, coach
' preparar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capacitar
- despreocuparse
- disponer
- planear
- sabática
- sabático
- terrena
- terreno
- urdir
- arreglar
- corresponder
- hacer
English:
brew
- coach
- concoct
- cook
- detailed
- draw up
- fix
- get
- groom
- lay out
- make
- make out
- make up
- microwave
- mix
- prep
- prepare
- prime
- rind
- roll out
- set
- study
- way
- whip up
- add
- can
- curry
- dispense
- do
- draft
- draw
- dress
- ease
- equip
- gear
- mount
- plan
- put
- ready
- run
* * *♦ vt1. [disponer, elaborar] to prepare;[trampa] to set, to lay; [maletas] to pack;estaban preparando un robo they were planning a robbery;voy a preparar la cena/el arroz I'm going to get dinner ready/cook the rice;nos preparó una cena estupenda she made o cooked a delicious evening meal for us;¿quién prepara la comida en tu casa? who does the cooking in your household?;le hemos preparado una sorpresa we've got a surprise for you2. [examen, oposiciones, prueba] to prepare for3. [entrenar, adiestrar] [físicamente] to train;[tácticamente] to coach; [alumnos] to coach; [animales] to train;no nos habían preparado para solucionar este tipo de problemas we hadn't been taught to solve this type of problem* * *v/t prepare, get ready* * *preparar vt1) : to prepare, to make ready2) : to teach, to train, to coach* * *preparar vb1. (en general) to prepare / to get ready2. (entrenar) to train / to coach -
11 prostituta
f.prostitute.* * *1 prostitute* * *f., (m. - prostituto)* * *= prostitute, whore, slut, courtesan, tart, hooker, slag, slapper, strumpet.Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex. In penitentiaries, nuns & whores shared a similar lifestyle & regimen, reducing the social & moral space between them.Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex. This essay examines the status of courtesans in the Roman Empire.Ex. She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.Ex. The actual quotation from Castro's 1992 speech reads as follows: 'There are hookers, but prostitution is not allowed in our country'.Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex. She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.----* conductor que busca los servicios de una prostituta = kerb-crawler [curb-crawler, -USA].* solicitar los servicios de una prostituta desde el coche = kerb-crawling [curb-crawling, -USA].* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.* * *= prostitute, whore, slut, courtesan, tart, hooker, slag, slapper, strumpet.Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.
Ex: In penitentiaries, nuns & whores shared a similar lifestyle & regimen, reducing the social & moral space between them.Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex: This essay examines the status of courtesans in the Roman Empire.Ex: She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.Ex: The actual quotation from Castro's 1992 speech reads as follows: 'There are hookers, but prostitution is not allowed in our country'.Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex: She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.* conductor que busca los servicios de una prostituta = kerb-crawler [curb-crawler, -USA].* solicitar los servicios de una prostituta desde el coche = kerb-crawling [curb-crawling, -USA].* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.* * *
prostituta sustantivo femenino prostitute
' prostituta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
macarra
- zorra
- golfa
- puta
English:
call-girl
- kerb-crawling
- prostitute
- solicit
- soliciting
- streetwalker
- hooker
* * *prostituta nfprostitute* * *f prostitute* * *prostituta n prostitute -
12 proxeneta
f. & m.pimp, (f) procuress.* * ** * *SMF pimp, procurer/procuress* * *(m) procurer (frml), pimp (colloq); (f) procuress (frml), pimp (colloq)* * *= pimp.Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.* * *(m) procurer (frml), pimp (colloq); (f) procuress (frml), pimp (colloq)* * *= pimp.Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.
* * *masculine, feminine* * *
proxeneta sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) procurer (frml), pimp (colloq);
(f) procuress (frml), pimp (colloq)
proxeneta mf procurer, familiar pimp
' proxeneta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chula
- chulo
- cabrón
* * *proxeneta nmfpimp, f procuress* * *m pimp* * *proxeneta nmf: pimp m -
13 maridaje
m.1 union.2 living together, concubinage, liaison.3 married life, conjugal life.4 illicit association, close association, unholy alliance.* * *1 (entre parejas) married life, marriage2 (entre empresas) close cooperation* * *SM1) (=unión) marriage, combinationun maridaje de tradiciones orientales y españolas — a marriage o combination of oriental and Spanish traditions
2) (=conexión) close association; (Pol) pey unholy alliance3) (=matrimonio) (=vida) conjugal life; (=unión) marriage ties pl* * ** * ** * *1 (combinación) combination, marriage2 (conexión) close association o connection* * *maridaje nm[unión] union;un perfecto maridaje entre música celta y ritmos africanos a perfect fusion of Celtic music and African rhythms* * *m fig(good) combination* * *maridaje nm: marriage, union -
14 natura
f.nature.contra natura against nature, unnaturaluna alianza contra natura an unholy alliance* * *1 nature\contra natura against nature* * *natureactos contra natura unnatural actsel parricidio es un crimen contra natura parricide is a crime against naturelo que natura non da Salamanca non presta ( hum); if you don't have the brains, no amount of studying will make you intelligent* * *natura nfnature;una alianza contra natura an unholy alliance -
15 chulo1
1 = pimp, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], thug, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, show-off, showboat, hot dog, ruffian, hoodlum, supercilious.Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex. Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex. Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex. The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.Ex. Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion. -
16 contubernio
m.1 conspiracy.2 collusion, conspiracy, cahoots.3 concubinage, cohabitation.4 illicit association, unholy alliance.* * *1 (cohabitación) cohabitation2 figurado (confabulación) conspiracy, collusion* * *SM1) (=confabulación) conspiracy2) (=cohabitación) cohabitation* * *masculino (frml) conspiracy* * *= connivance, collusion.Ex. There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.Ex. There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.----* en contubernio (con) = in cahoots (with).* * *masculino (frml) conspiracy* * *= connivance, collusion.Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.* en contubernio (con) = in cahoots (with).* * *( frml)conspiracy* * *
contubernio m pey collusion, complicity
* * *contubernio nmPey [alianza] conspiracy, ring* * *contubernio nm: conspiracy -
17 alianza
f.1 alliance (pacto, parentesco).2 wedding ring (anillo).* * *1 (pacto) alliance2 (anillo) wedding ring* * *noun f.1) alliance2) covenant* * *SF1) (=pacto) alliancela Alianza — (Rel) the Covenant
la Alianza Atlántica — the Atlantic Alliance, NATO
2) (=anillo) wedding ring* * *1) (pacto, unión) alliance2) ( anillo) wedding ring* * *1) (pacto, unión) alliance2) ( anillo) wedding ring* * *alianza11 = alliance, coalition, combine, partnership.Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.Ex: This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.
Ex: Kansas City Public Library has been a part of the coalition since its beginning.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: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.* crear alianzas = form + alliances, make + alliances.* crear una alianza = forge + alliance.* establecer alianzas = make + alliances.alianza22 = wedding ring, wedding band.Ex: In out search for Mom's wedding ring, we left no stone unturned.
Ex: The custom of wearing a wedding band is European and has now spread widely across the world.* * *A (pacto, unión) allianceCompuestos:la Alianza Atlántica the Atlantic Alliance, NATOB (anillo) wedding ring* * *
alianza sustantivo femenino
alianza sustantivo femenino
1 (pacto) alliance
2 (anillo de boda) wedding ring
' alianza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arca
- argolla
- entrada
- forjar
English:
alliance
- ark
- league
- wedding
* * *alianza nf1. [pacto, parentesco] alliance;una alianza contra natura an unholy alliancela Alianza Atlántica NATO;alianza matrimonial [vínculo] marriage bond;[boda] wedding; Hist Alianza Popular = former name of Partido Popular, Spanish party to the right of the political spectrum2. [anillo] wedding ring* * *f1 POL alliance2 anillo wedding band, wedding ring* * *alianza nf: alliance* * *alianza n1. (unión) alliance2. (anillo) wedding ring -
18 chulo
adj.1 nice, neat.2 good-looking.3 bragging, braggart.4 not fashionable.5 festive, jaunty.m.1 pimp.2 braggart, brag, flashy harry, flashy type.3 free-rider.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (descarado) cocky, cheeky■ ¡qué vestido tan chulo! what a nice dress!► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar (presuntuoso) show-off, swank1 familiar (proxeneta) pimp\ponerse chulo,-a familiar to get cocky, get cheeky————————1 familiar (proxeneta) pimp* * *1. ADJ *1) (=arrogante) cocky *vino uno muy chulo y me insultó — this guy comes up to me all cocky o bold as brass and insulted me *
una mujer se abanicaba, muy chula ella, en la ventana — a woman was fanning herself in the window, bold as brass o as brazen as you like
ponerse chulo: se puso en plan chulo — he got all cocky *
2) (=bonito)¡qué vestido más chulo! — what a lovely dress!
¡qué chulo me ha quedado el dibujo! — my drawing looks great!
chica, estás chulísima — LAm you look gorgeous
2.ADV CAm, Méx * well3.SMF ( Hist) typical working-class person from Madrid4. SM2) Col * (=buitre) vulture, buzzard (EEUU)3) (Taur) bullfighter's assistant* * *I- la adjetivo1) (fam) ( bonito)a) (Esp, Méx) <vestido/casa> neat (AmE colloq), lovely (BrE)qué chulas flores te regalaron! — (Méx) what nice flowers they gave you!
¿por qué llora, chula? — why are you crying, sweetheart o love?
2) (Esp fam) ( bravucón) nervy (AmE colloq), cocky (BrE colloq)no te me pongas chulo — don't get nervy o cocky with me (colloq)
3) (Esp) (satisfecho, garboso)4) (Chi fam) ( de mal gusto) tacky (colloq)II IIImasculino (Esp fam)1) ( proxeneta) tb2) (Col) (Zool) black vulture3) (Col) ( signo) check mark (AmE), tick (BrE)* * *I- la adjetivo1) (fam) ( bonito)a) (Esp, Méx) <vestido/casa> neat (AmE colloq), lovely (BrE)qué chulas flores te regalaron! — (Méx) what nice flowers they gave you!
¿por qué llora, chula? — why are you crying, sweetheart o love?
2) (Esp fam) ( bravucón) nervy (AmE colloq), cocky (BrE colloq)no te me pongas chulo — don't get nervy o cocky with me (colloq)
3) (Esp) (satisfecho, garboso)4) (Chi fam) ( de mal gusto) tacky (colloq)II IIImasculino (Esp fam)1) ( proxeneta) tb2) (Col) (Zool) black vulture3) (Col) ( signo) check mark (AmE), tick (BrE)* * *chulo11 = pimp, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], thug, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, show-off, showboat, hot dog, ruffian, hoodlum, supercilious.Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.
Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.chulo22 = neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], funky [funkier -comp., funkiest -sup.], swish.Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
Ex: Another reason why this is nifty is because this site has plenty of resources available for your use, so you're not having to re-invent the wheel should you decide to adopt this assignment for your course.Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.Ex: The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.* lo chulo = coolness.* ser chulo = be cool.* * *tiene una casa más chula … she has a gorgeous house!, she has a neat o lovely house!¡qué chulas flores te regalaron! ( Méx); what nice flowers they gave you!mira qué niño tan chulo what a lovely-looking o cute o sweet little boy¿por qué llora, chula? why are you crying, sweetheart o love?B ( Esp fam) (bravucón) nervy ( AmE colloq), smart ( AmE colloq), mouthy ( AmE colloq), cocky ( BrE colloq), cheeky ( BrE colloq)no te me pongas chulo don't get nervy o cocky with me ( colloq)C( Esp) (satisfecho, garboso): ¡mira qué chula va con su vestido nuevo! doesn't she look pretty parading around in her new dress!masculine, feminineA (proxeneta) tbchulo de putas pimp* * *
chulo 1◊ -la adjetivo
1 (fam) ( bonito)
‹ mujer› pretty, cute (esp AmE)
2 (Esp fam) ( bravucón) nervy (AmE colloq), cocky (BrE colloq)
3 (Chi fam) ( de mal gusto) tacky (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam) ( bravucón) flashy type
chulo 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp fam)
1 ( proxeneta) pimp
2 (Col) (Zool) black vulture
3 (Col) ( signo) check mark (AmE), tick (BrE)
chulo,-a familiar
I m,f (presuntuoso) show-off
(insolente) cocky: tu primo me pareció un chulo, your cousin's a bit of a show-off
II adjetivo
1 (insolente, fanfarrón) se puso muy chulo con nosotros, he got all cocky with us
2 (bonito) smashing: familiar llevas un collar muy chulo, that's a great necklace you've got on
III sustantivo masculino (proxeneta) pimp
' chulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chula
- rufián
English:
cocky
- in-your-face
- neat
* * *chulo, -a♦ adjponerse chulo to get cockyesta es la canción más chula del disco this is the coolest song on the record;lo más chulo del verano es que los días son más largos the coolest thing about summer is that the days are longer;Famir más chulo que un ocho to have one's glad rags on♦ nm,fEsp1. [descarado] cocky person;Vulges un chulo de mierda he's a cocky little bastard2. [madrileño] = lower-class native of 18th-19th century Madrid♦ nmEsp [proxeneta] pimp* * *famI adj1 fantastic fam, great fam3 ( presuntuoso) cocky fam ;ponerse chulo get cockyII m pimp* * *chulo, -la adj* * *chulo adj2. (bonito) smart -
19 impío
• blasphemous• godhead• godlessness• impious• sinful• ungodly• unholy• worldliness• worldly-minded -
20 malvado
• devilish• evildoer• fiendish• pervasive• perverse action• unholy• villain• wicked• wrong timing• wrongdoing
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