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81 producción lechera
f.dairy industry, milk production.* * *(n.) = milk yield, milk productionEx. Similarly the Zoologist will not be particularly interested in having with Zoology documents on, say, milk yields for Friesian cows in England and Wales.Ex. Statistics are also available on yields of individual fruit and vegetable crops, monthly meat and milk production, and chick hatchings.* * *(n.) = milk yield, milk productionEx: Similarly the Zoologist will not be particularly interested in having with Zoology documents on, say, milk yields for Friesian cows in England and Wales.
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82 puesto de fruta
(n.) = fruit standEx. The professions included auto mechanic, snack bar employee at a beach club, vegetable and fruit stand owner, bus person at a restaurant, meteorologist, and land surveyor.* * *(n.) = fruit standEx: The professions included auto mechanic, snack bar employee at a beach club, vegetable and fruit stand owner, bus person at a restaurant, meteorologist, and land surveyor.
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83 segundo plato
(n.) = a little something on the side, entrée, main entréeEx. For a man who has created a nearly perfect life for himself, what harm could there be if he discreetly indulges in a little something on the side?.Ex. It can be made from any mashed starchy vegetable and used as an accompaniment for a meat or fish entree.Ex. At least 20 different main entree items, side entree items and appetizers will be made available to taste.* * *(n.) = a little something on the side, entrée, main entréeEx: For a man who has created a nearly perfect life for himself, what harm could there be if he discreetly indulges in a little something on the side?.
Ex: It can be made from any mashed starchy vegetable and used as an accompaniment for a meat or fish entree.Ex: At least 20 different main entree items, side entree items and appetizers will be made available to taste. -
84 silbón
= wigeon [widgeon].Ex. Wigeons feed almost entirely on vegetable matter such as leaves, stems, seeds and roots of aquatic plants and grasses.----* ánade silbón = wigeon [widgeon].* ánade silbón americano = American wigeon.* ánade silbón europeo = Eurasian wigeon.* silbón americano = American wigeon.* silbón europeo = Eurasian wigeon.* * *= wigeon [widgeon].Ex: Wigeons feed almost entirely on vegetable matter such as leaves, stems, seeds and roots of aquatic plants and grasses.
* ánade silbón = wigeon [widgeon].* ánade silbón americano = American wigeon.* ánade silbón europeo = Eurasian wigeon.* silbón americano = American wigeon.* silbón europeo = Eurasian wigeon. -
85 tubérculo
m.1 root vegetable, tubercle, nodule, tuber.2 tubercle, swelling, tuberculum.* * *1 BOTÁNICA tuber2 MEDICINA tubercle* * *SM1) (Bot) tuber; (=patata) potato2) (Anat, Med) tubercle* * ** * *= tuber, root crop.Ex. The notation 633.4 is used to specify particular types of root crop, eg 633.49 tubers, which is itself extended to specify Potatoes at 633.491.Ex. The notation 633.4 is used to specify particular types of root crop, eg 633.49 Tubers, which is itself extended to specify Potatoes at 633.491.* * ** * *= tuber, root crop.Ex: The notation 633.4 is used to specify particular types of root crop, eg 633.49 tubers, which is itself extended to specify Potatoes at 633.491.
Ex: The notation 633.4 is used to specify particular types of root crop, eg 633.49 Tubers, which is itself extended to specify Potatoes at 633.491.* * *1 (Bot) tuber* * *
tubérculo sustantivo masculino ( Bot) tuber
tubérculo m Bot tuber
' tubérculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
yuca
English:
tuber
* * *tubérculo nm1. [planta] tuber, root vegetable2. [tumor] tubercle* * *m BOT tuber* * *tubérculo nm: tuber -
86 ácido graso saturado
(n.) = saturated fatty acidEx. The low saturated fatty acid concentration of rape oil relative to other vegetable oils has resulted in a favourable market share for rape.* * *(n.) = saturated fatty acidEx: The low saturated fatty acid concentration of rape oil relative to other vegetable oils has resulted in a favourable market share for rape.
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87 ánade silbón
m.widgeon.* * *wigeon* * *(n.) = wigeon [widgeon]Ex. Wigeons feed almost entirely on vegetable matter such as leaves, stems, seeds and roots of aquatic plants and grasses.* * *(n.) = wigeon [widgeon]Ex: Wigeons feed almost entirely on vegetable matter such as leaves, stems, seeds and roots of aquatic plants and grasses.
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88 reino animal/mineral/vegetal
animal/mineral/vegetable kingdom* * *animal/mineral/vegetable kingdom -
89 salpicón
m.1 splash, spatter.2 mincemeat, ground beef, minced meat, salmagundi.* * *1 (salpicadura) splash, spatter2 COCINA cocktail\salpicón de mariscos seafood cocktail* * *SM1) = salpicadura 1)2) (Culin)3) And (=jugos mixtos) cold mixed fruit juice* * *masculino (de pescado, ave) chopped seafood or meat with onion, tomato and peppers* * *masculino (de pescado, ave) chopped seafood or meat with onion, tomato and peppers* * *1 (de pescado, ave) chopped seafood or meat with onion, tomato and peppers2 (de frutas) fruit salad* * *
salpicón sustantivo masculino (de pescado, ave) chopped seafood or meat with onion, tomato and peppers
salpicón sustantivo masculino Culin salpicón de marisco, seafood cocktail
* * *salpicón nm1. [plato] = cold dish of chopped fish or meat, seasoned with pepper, salt, vinegar and onion2. Col, Ecuad [refresco] fruit juice* * * -
90 verdulera
f.1 fishwife (informal pejorative) (ordinaria).2 market woman who sells vegetables, woman vegetable merchant.* * ** * *SF pey fishwife, coarse womanverdulero* * *
verdulero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino greengrocer
* * *verdulera nf* * *m, verdulera f (fruit and) vegetable seller, Brgreengrocer -
91 ensaladilla
• diced vegetable salad• gallimaufry• grab at• grab bucket• hod• hod carrier• hodgepodge• hodgepodge of inheritance• mishmash• mixed assortment of sweets• mixed bag• mélange• salmagundi• vegetable salad -
92 frutihorticultor
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93 granjero hortifrutícola
m.vegetable and fruit farmer, vegetable and fruit grower. -
94 hortofruticultor
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95 hortofruticultuta
m.fruit and vegetable cultivation, fruit and vegetable growing. -
96 alimenticio
adj.1 nutritious, food, nourishing, alimentary.2 dietary.* * *► adjetivo1 (nutritivo) nutritious, nutritive2 (de la comida) food\hábitos alimenticios eating habitsproductos alimenticios foodstuffs, food products* * *ADJ1) (=nutritivo) nourishing, nutritive2) (=relativo a comida) food antes de svalor alimenticio — food value, nutritional value
* * *a) < industria> food (before n)* * *= nutritional, dietary.Ex. This paper presents a hedge (a list of terms, synonyms or variant spellings, of words, compiled and verified once, then saved in the memory of the host computer) for searching nutritional aspects of disease on MEDLINE.Ex. Specifically, he found 25 biomedical articles central to the argument that dietary fish oil causes certain blood changes.----* alergia alimenticia = food allergy.* colorante alimenticio = food colouring.* complemento alimenticio = food supplement.* grupo alimenticio = food group.* industria alimenticia = food industry.* pensión alimenticia = alimony.* producción alimenticia = food production.* producto alimenticio = food product.* productos alimenticios = food supply, supply of food, supply of food.* suplemento alimenticio = food supplement.* * *a) < industria> food (before n)* * *= nutritional, dietary.Ex: This paper presents a hedge (a list of terms, synonyms or variant spellings, of words, compiled and verified once, then saved in the memory of the host computer) for searching nutritional aspects of disease on MEDLINE.
Ex: Specifically, he found 25 biomedical articles central to the argument that dietary fish oil causes certain blood changes.* alergia alimenticia = food allergy.* colorante alimenticio = food colouring.* complemento alimenticio = food supplement.* grupo alimenticio = food group.* industria alimenticia = food industry.* pensión alimenticia = alimony.* producción alimenticia = food production.* producto alimenticio = food product.* productos alimenticios = food supply, supply of food, supply of food.* suplemento alimenticio = food supplement.* * *1 ‹industria› food ( before n)productos alimenticios foodstuffslas leyes que regulan la industria alimenticia the laws which regulate the food industryel cultivo de esta planta con fines alimenticios the cultivation of this plant as a foodstuffla introducción de este tubérculo en los hábitos alimenticios europeos the introduction of this root vegetable into the European dietha tenido que cambiar sus hábitos alimenticios she's had to change her eating habits o her diet2 (nutritivo) ‹valor› nutritional; ‹comida/plato› nutritious, nourishing* * *
alimenticio◊ - cia, alimentario -ria adjetivo
hábitos alimenticios eating habits
‹comida/plato› nutritious, nourishing
alimenticio,-a adjetivo nutritious
productos alimenticios, food products, foodstuffs
' alimenticio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alimenticia
- alimento
- suero
- producto
English:
cud
- nutritious
* * *alimenticio, -a adj1. [nutritivo] nourishing;esta sopa es muy alimenticia this soup is very nutritious;un desorden alimenticio an eating disorder2. [alimentario] food;la industria alimenticia the food industry;una dieta alimenticia a diet;productos alimenticios foodstuffs;hábitos alimenticios eating habits;pensión alimenticia maintenance* * *adj food atr ;industria alimentaria food industry;producto alimentario foodstuff* * *alimenticio, - cia adj1) : nutritional, food, dietary2) : nutritious, nourishing* * *alimenticio adj food -
97 bacalao
m.1 cod.bacalao a la vizcaína (cooking) = Basque dish of salt cod cooked in a tomato and red pepper saucebacalao al pil-pil (cooking) = Basque dish of salt cod cooked with olive oil and garlicbacalao salado salt cod2 cod fish, hapuka wreckfish, cod, codfish.3 cobia, cobia fish, Rachycentron canadum.* * *1 cod\cortar el bacalao to be the boss, give the orders, wear the trousers¡te conozco bacalao! you can't fool me!bacalao salado salt cod* * *SM1) (=pez) cod, codfish- ¡te conozco, bacalao!- ser un bacalao2) Cono Sur miser, scrooge *3) Esp *** cunt **** * *masculino cod, codfish (AmE)* * *= cod, codfish.Ex. This article gives an overview of the state of culture in a time of acute economic crisis in the Faroe Islands occasioned by the disappearance of the cod fishing industry.Ex. The burbot is the only freshwater species of codfish.----* aceite de hígado de bacalao = cod-liver oil.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* partir el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* * *masculino cod, codfish (AmE)* * *= cod, codfish.Ex: This article gives an overview of the state of culture in a time of acute economic crisis in the Faroe Islands occasioned by the disappearance of the cod fishing industry.
Ex: The burbot is the only freshwater species of codfish.* aceite de hígado de bacalao = cod-liver oil.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* partir el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* * *cod, codfish ( AmE)bacalao seco salt cod(aunque vengas disfrazao,) te conozco bacalao ( Esp fam); I can see straight through you o you can't fool mecortar or partir el bacalao ( Esp fam): en casa mi madre es la que corta el bacalao my mother's the one who wears the pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers around the housela que realmente corta el bacalao es su ayudante the one who really calls the shots o the tune is his assistant ( colloq)* * *
bacalao sustantivo masculino
cod, codfish (AmE);
bacalao m Zool cod
♦ Locuciones: cortar el bacalao, to call the shots: Juan es el que corta el bacalao en esa empresa, Juan calls the shots in this company
' bacalao' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desmenuzar
- lecho
- salado
- seco
English:
cod
- fish
* * *bacalao nmcod;Esp Fam bacalao al pil-pil = Basque dish of salt cod cooked with olive oil and garlic;bacalao salado salt(ed) cod;bacalao a la vizcaína = Basque dish of salt cod cooked in a tomato and red pepper sauce* * *m cod;cortar el bacalao fam call the shots fam* * *bacalao nm: cod (fish)* * * -
98 camote
m.1 sweet potato. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)2 mess (informal) (complicación). (Mexican Spanish)meterse en un camote to get into a mess o pickle3 lover, sweetheart (informal) (novio). (Perú)* * *SM2) CAm, Cono Sur (Med) bump, swelling3) Cono Sur (=piedra) large stone4) Cono Sur (=persona) bore5) CAm [de pierna] calf6) CAm * (=molestia) nuisance, bother9) Cono Sur (=mentirilla) fib11) LAm** * *1) (Bot)a) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potatohacerse camote — (Méx fam) to get mixed up, get in a muddle (colloq)
poner a alguien como camote — (Méx fam); ( reprenderlo) to give somebody a telling off
ser un camote — (Chi, Méx fam) to be a pain in the neck (colloq)
b) (Méx) ( cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tuber2) (Andes, Méx) ( lío) mess (colloq), fix (colloq)3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( con una persona) crush (colloq)* * *= sweet potato, yam, cocoyam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.* * *1) (Bot)a) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potatohacerse camote — (Méx fam) to get mixed up, get in a muddle (colloq)
poner a alguien como camote — (Méx fam); ( reprenderlo) to give somebody a telling off
ser un camote — (Chi, Méx fam) to be a pain in the neck (colloq)
b) (Méx) ( cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tuber2) (Andes, Méx) ( lío) mess (colloq), fix (colloq)3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( con una persona) crush (colloq)* * *= sweet potato, yam, cocoyam.Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.* * *A ( Bot)1 (Andes, Méx) (batata) sweet potatoponer a algn como camote ( Méx fam) (darle una paliza) to beat sb up ( colloq) (reprenderlo fuertemente) to give sb a telling off ( colloq), to tear sb off a strip ( colloq), to tear into sb ( AmE colloq)tragar camote ( Méx arg) (callarse, aguantarse) to bite one's tongue; (estar distraído) to have one's head in the clouds2 ( Méx) (cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tubertiene un camote bárbaro con ese muchacho she's got a terrible crush on that boyF* * *
camote sustantivo masculino (Bot) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potato;◊ hacerse camote (Méx fam) to get in a muddle (colloq)
camote sustantivo masculino LAm
1 (batata) sweet potato
2 familiar (enamoramiento) crush
' camote' also found in these entries:
English:
sweet
* * *♦ nm1. Andes, CAm, Méx [batata] sweet potato3. Andes, CAm, Méx [bulbo] tuber, bulbPerúdonde camotes se asaron, cenizas quedaron love will never diemeterse en un camote to get into a mess o picklehacerse camote to get into a muddle;poner a alguien como camote to make mincemeat of sb;tragar camote [balbucir] to stammer;[andar con rodeos] to beat about the bush; [pagar consecuencias] to pay the price;ese bocón tendrá que tragar camote con sus palabras that bigmouth will have to pay for what he said♦ adjAndes Fam [enamorado] Méx Fam* * *m Andes, C.Am., Méxsweet potato* * *camote nm1) : root vegetable similar to the sweet potato2) -
99 cogollo
m.1 heart.2 shoot (brote).3 center, heart, core, nucleus.* * *1 (de lechuga etc) heart2 (brote) shoot3 figurado heart, centre (US center)4 el cogollo figurado the cream, the best\hasta el cogollo familiar to the core* * *SM1) (Bot) [de lechuga, col] heart; [de árbol] top; LAm [de caña de azúcar] sugar-cane top; (=brote) shoot, sprout2) (=lo mejor) best part, cream3) [de asunto, problema] heart, crux; [de ciudad] centre, center (EEUU)4) Caribe (=sombrero) straw hat* * *1) (Bot)a) (de lechuga, col) heart; ( de hinojo) bulbb) ( brote) bud2) (fam) ( meollo) heart3) (Ven fam) ( de organización) bigwigs (pl) (colloq)* * *Ex. They serve a range of Spannish dishes like a heart of lettuce served with filet of whitefish and fresh vegetables.----* cogollo de lechuga = heart of lettuce.* * *1) (Bot)a) (de lechuga, col) heart; ( de hinojo) bulbb) ( brote) bud2) (fam) ( meollo) heart3) (Ven fam) ( de organización) bigwigs (pl) (colloq)* * *Ex: They serve a range of Spannish dishes like a heart of lettuce served with filet of whitefish and fresh vegetables.
* cogollo de lechuga = heart of lettuce.* * *A ( Bot)1 (de una lechuga, col) heart; (de hinojo) bulb2 (brote) bud3 (tallo) shootel cogollo de la cuestión the heart o crux of the matterD ( Chi)* * *
cogollo sustantivo masculino (de lechuga, col) heart;
( de hinojo) bulb
cogollo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una lechuga) heart
2 (de un asunto) core, heart: vamos al cogollo del asunto, let's get to the heart of the matter
' cogollo' also found in these entries:
English:
heart
* * *cogollo nm1. [de lechuga] heartcogollo de Tudela gem lettuce2. [brote] shootel cogollo de la cuestión the heart o crux of the matter* * *m de lechuga, figheart* * *cogollo nm1) : heart (of a vegetable)2) : bud, bulb3) : core, cruxel cogollo de la cuestión: the heart of the matter -
100 comenzar
v.to start, to begin.comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do somethingcomenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing something“hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”el partido comenzó tarde the game started lateLa fiesta empezó tarde The party began late.* * *1 to begin, start1 to begin, start■ comenzó a reír he began to laugh, he began laughing\comenzar con to begin withcomenzar + gerund to start by + gerund■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...comenzar por + inf to begin by +-ing■ comenzó por decir que... he began by saying that...comenzar por el principio to begin at the beginning, start at the beginning————————to start by + gerund■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...* * *verbto begin, start* * *1.VT to begin, start, commence frmcomenzamos el rodaje ayer — we began o started o commenced frm filming yesterday
comenzó la charla con un agradecimiento — she began o started the talk with a word of thanks
2.VI [proyecto, campaña, historia, proceso] to begin, start¿puedo comenzar? — may I start o begin?, can I start o begin?
el partido comienza a las ocho — the match starts o begins at eight
comenzó a los diez años haciendo recados — he began o started at the age of ten as a messenger boy
al comenzar el año — at the start o beginning of the year
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comenzar a hacer algo — to start o begin doing sth, start o begin to do sthla nieve comenzó a caer de nuevo — the snow started falling again, the snow began to fall again
comencé a trabajar a los dieciocho años — I started o began working at eighteen
aquel día comenzó a tener problemas con el oído — that day she began having trouble with her hearing
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comenzar con algo, la película comienza con una pelea — the film starts o begins with a fight•
para comenzar — to start withpara comenzar, una sopa de verduras — to start with, vegetable soup
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comenzar por, no sé por dónde comenzar — I don't know where to start o beginla reforma ha comenzado por la educación — reform has started o begun with education
comenzó por agradecernos nuestra presencia — she started o began by thanking us for coming
para sentirte mejor, comienza por comer bien — in order to feel better, start by eating well
todos sois culpables, comenzando por ti — you're all guilty, starting with you
* * *1.verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)2.comenzar vi to begincomenzar + ger — to begin by -ing
comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf
comenzaron a disparar — they started firing o to fire
comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing
* * *= begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.Ex. This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.Ex. 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.Ex. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.Ex. The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.Ex. If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.Ex. The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.Ex. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.Ex. One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex. The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.Ex. The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.Ex. The article 'ALA campaign takes flightthe local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA
.Ex. The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.Ex. CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.----* al comenzar = at startup.* comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.* comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.* comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.* comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.* comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.* comenzar desde = set out from.* comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.* comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.* comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.* comenzar pronto = make + an early start.* comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.* comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* * *1.verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)2.comenzar vi to begincomenzar + ger — to begin by -ing
comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf
comenzaron a disparar — they started firing o to fire
comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing
* * *= begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.
Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.Ex: One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.Ex: The article 'ALA campaign takes flight \@ the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.Ex: CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.* al comenzar = at startup.* comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.* comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.* comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.* comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.* comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.* comenzar desde = set out from.* comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.* comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.* comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.* comenzar pronto = make + an early start.* comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.* comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* * *comenzar [A6 ]vtto begin, commence ( frml)■ comenzarvito beginal comenzar el día at the beginning of the daycomenzaré contigo I will begin o start with youcomenzar + GER to begin BY -INGcomenzó diciendo que … she began o ( frml) commenced by saying that …comenzar A + INF:comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire, they opened firecomenzar POR algo to begin WITH sthcomencemos por la catedral let us begin with the cathedralcomenzar POR + INF to begin BY -INGcomenzaron por amenazarme they began by threatening me* * *
comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo
to begin, commence (frml)
verbo intransitivo
to begin;
comenzar haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire;
comenzar por algo to begin with sth
comenzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to begin, start
(a realizar una acción) comenzó a decir barbaridades, he started talking nonsense
(una serie de acciones) comenzamos por mostrar nuestro desacuerdo, we started by showing our disagreement ➣ Ver nota en begin y start
' comenzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- desencadenarse
- despuntar
- entrar
- iniciarse
- comience
English:
afresh
- begin
- come on
- commence
- dawn
- emigrate
- foot
- go-ahead
- open
- set in
- start
- start off
* * *♦ vtto start, to begin;comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…♦ vito start, to begin;comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;“hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”;el partido comenzó tarde the game started late* * *v/t begin* * *comenzar {29} vempezar: to begin, to start* * *
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