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1 velvet
'velvitnoun, adjective((of) a type of cloth made from silk etc with a soft, thick surface: Her dress was made of velvet; a velvet jacket.) terciopelo- velvetyvelvet n terciopelotr['velvɪt]1 terciopelovelvet ['vɛlvət] adj1) : de terciopelo2) velvetyvelvet n: terciopelo madj.• aterciopelado, -a adj.• de terciopelo adj.n.• piel velluda s.f.• terciopelo s.m.• vello s.m.• velludo s.m.'velvət, 'velvɪtmass noun terciopelo m['velvɪt]1.N terciopelo m ; (on antlers) piel f velluda, vello m2.ADJ (=of velvet) de terciopelo; (=velvety) aterciopelado* * *['velvət, 'velvɪt]mass noun terciopelo m -
2 trim
trim
1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) cortar, recortar; arreglar; (jardinería) podar2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) adornar, guarnecer3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) orientar
2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) corte
3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) arreglado, aseado, cuidado- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim
trim vb recortartr[trɪm]1 (neat, tidy) (bien) arreglado,-a, ordenado,-a, cuidado,-a2 (person, figure) esbelto,-a, delgado,-a1 (cut) recorte nombre masculino■ I'd like a trim, please ¿me puede cortar las puntas?2 (decoration - on clothes) adornos nombre masculino plural; (- along edges) ribete nombre masculino; (upholstery) tapicería3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL asiento, estiba2 (reduce by cutting back) recortar, reducir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in trim / in good trim estar en forma, estar en buena forma1) decorate: adornar, decorar2) cut: recortar3) reduce: recortar, reducirto trim the excess: recortar el exceso1) slim: esbelto2) neat: limpio y arreglado, bien cuidadotrim n1) condition: condición f, estado mto keep in trim: mantenerse en buena forma2) cut: recorte m3) trimming: adornos mplv.• afinar v.• afrailar v.• atusar (Pelo) v.• bordear v.• chapodar v.• cortar v.• desbarbar v.• escamondar v.• mondar v.• podar v.• recortar v.• ribetear v.adj.• acicalado, -a adj.• aseado, -a adj.• en buen estado adj.• pulcro, -a adj.n.• adorno s.m.• chambrana s.f.• estado s.m.• orientación s.f.• recorte s.m.
I trɪma) ( slim) <figure/person> esbelto, estilizadob) ( neat) <uniform/suit> elegante, de buen corte
II
1) u ( good condition)to be in (good) trim — estar* en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
swimming keeps me in trim — la natación me mantiene en forma or en buen estado físico
2) c ( cut) recorte mjust a trim, please — córteme sólo las puntas, por favor
4) ( on bodywork of car) banda f lateral; ( inside car) tapicería f
III
1)a) ( cut) \<\<hair/beard/edges\>\> recortar; \<\<bush/branches\>\> recortar, podarb) ( reduce) \<\<staff\>\> reducir*, recortar; \<\<budget/spending\>\> recortar2)a) ( decorate) \<\<dress/hat\>\> adornartrimmed with velvet — con adornos de terciopelo; ( round edge) con ribetes de terciopelo, ribeteado de terciopelo
3) ( Naut) \<\<sail\>\> orientar4) ( defeat decisively) (AmE colloq) darle* una paliza a (fam)[trɪm]1. ADJ(compar trimmer) (superl trimmest)1) (=neat) [garden] bien cuidado, arreglado; [person] arreglado; [clothes] de corte elegante; [moustache, beard] bien cuidado2) (=slim) [person, figure] esbelto; [waist] delgado2. N1) (=cut)to get or have a trim — cortarse un poco el pelo; (on long hair) cortarse solo las puntas
to give the lawn/hedge a trim — recortar el césped/el seto
2) (=good physical condition)to be in (good) trim — [person] estar en buena forma or en buen estado físico; [car, house] estar en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
to get in or into trim — ponerse en forma
to keep (o.s.) in (good) trim — mantenerse en buena forma or en buen estado físico
to keep sth in (good) trim — mantener algo en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
3) (=decoration)a) (Sew) adorno m ; (on edge) ribete m, reborde ma coat with a fur trim — un abrigo con ribetes or rebordes de piel
b) (Aut) (on outside of car) embellecedor m (Sp)leather trim — tapizado m de cuero
wheel trim — tapacubos m inv, embellecedor m de la rueda (Sp)
3. VT1) (=clip) [+ hair, beard, moustache] recortar; [+ hedge] cortar, podar; [+ lamp, wick] despabilarto trim back — [+ plant, shoot] podar
trim excess fat from or off the chops — quitar el exceso de grasa de las chuletas
2) (=reduce) [+ costs, prices] recortar, reducir; [+ profits] recortar; [+ programme, policy] hacer recortes en; (also: trim back) [+ workforce] recortar, reducir3) (=slim) [+ hips, thighs] adelgazar4) (=decorate) [+ dress, hat] adornar; [+ Christmas tree] decorara dress trimmed with feathers/lace — un vestido adornado con plumas/con adornos de encaje
5) (Naut) [+ sails] orientar; [+ boat] equilibrar- trim one's sails6) (Aer) equilibrar7) (Orn) orientar- trim off* * *
I [trɪm]a) ( slim) <figure/person> esbelto, estilizadob) ( neat) <uniform/suit> elegante, de buen corte
II
1) u ( good condition)to be in (good) trim — estar* en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
swimming keeps me in trim — la natación me mantiene en forma or en buen estado físico
2) c ( cut) recorte mjust a trim, please — córteme sólo las puntas, por favor
4) ( on bodywork of car) banda f lateral; ( inside car) tapicería f
III
1)a) ( cut) \<\<hair/beard/edges\>\> recortar; \<\<bush/branches\>\> recortar, podarb) ( reduce) \<\<staff\>\> reducir*, recortar; \<\<budget/spending\>\> recortar2)a) ( decorate) \<\<dress/hat\>\> adornartrimmed with velvet — con adornos de terciopelo; ( round edge) con ribetes de terciopelo, ribeteado de terciopelo
3) ( Naut) \<\<sail\>\> orientar4) ( defeat decisively) (AmE colloq) darle* una paliza a (fam) -
3 black
blæk
1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) negro2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) negro, oscuro3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) negro4) (without milk: black coffee.) solo5) (evil: black magic.) negro, negra6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) negro7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro
2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) negro2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) negro3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) negro
3. verb(to make black.) ennegrecer, volver negro- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist
4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) poner en la lista negra
5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) chantaje- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white
black1 adj1. negro2. solo / sin lecheblack2 n negrotr[blæk]1 negro,-a2 (gloomy) aciago,-a, negro,-a3 (dirty) sucio,-a4 (threatening) amenazador,-ra1 (colour) negro2 (person) negro,-a1 (make black) ennegrecer2 (boycott) boicotear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLblack and white blanco y negroto put something down in black and white familiar poner algo por escritoto black somebody's eye ponerle a alguien el ojo amoratadoto be in somebody's black books estar en la lista negra de alguiento give somebody a black look apuñalar a alguien con la miradato look black no ser nada prometedor,-rato wear black (be in mourning) estar de lutoas black as pitch/coal/night negro,-a como el carbónBlack Africa Africa Negrablack beetle cucarachablack box SMALLAVIATION/SMALL caja negrablack economy economía sumergidablack eye ojo morado, ojo a la funeralaBlack Forest SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL Selva NegraBlack Forest gâteau tarta de la Selva NegraBlack Friar fraile nombre masculino dominicoblack hole agujero negroblack humour humor nombre masculino negroblack ice hieloblack magic magia negrablack mark mala notablack market mercado negroblack marketeer estraperlista nombre masulino o femeninoBlack power movimiento de poder negroblack pepper SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pimienta negrablack pudding morcillaBlack Sea Mar Negroblack sheep figurative use oveja negrablack velvet cóctel de champán y cerveza negra, black velvet nombre masculinoblack ['blæk] vt: ennegrecerblack adj1) : negro (color, raza)2) soiled: sucio3) dark: oscuro, negro4) wicked: malvado, perverso, malo5) gloomy: negro, sombrío, deprimenteblack n1) : negro m (color)2) : negro m, -gra f (persona)adj.• negro, -a adj.• sardo, -a adj.n.• luto s.m.• negro s.m.v.• embetunar v.
I blækadjective -er, -est1)a) <dress/hair/ink> negro; < sky> oscuro, negroblack cloud — nubarrón m, nube f negra
to beat somebody black and blue — (colloq) darle* una tremenda paliza a alguien (fam)
b) ( dirty) (pred) negro, sucísimoc) < coffee> negro (AmL), solo (Esp), tinto (Col), puro (Chi); < tea> solo, sin leche, puro (Chi)3) (sad, hopeless) negrothings were looking pretty black — las cosas tomaban mal cariz or se estaban poniendo feas; paint II c)
4) ( illegal)the black economy — la economía informal or paralela (AmL), la economía sumergida (Esp)
II
1) u ( color) negro m2) c also3) ( freedom from debt)to be in the black — no estar* en números rojos
III
a) ( bruise)to black somebody's eye — ponerle* un ojo morado a alguien
b) ( boycott) (BrE) boicotearPhrasal Verbs:[blæk]1. ADJ(compar blacker) (superl blackest)1) (in colour) negro(accident) black spot — (Aut) punto m negro
black and white photo — foto f en blanco y negro
black and white TV — TV f monocromo
- swear black and blue2) (of race) negroblack woman — negra f
3) (=dark) oscuro, tenebrosoas black as pitch, as black as your hat — oscuro como boca de lobo
4) (=dirty) sucio; (with smoke) negro, ennegrecido5) (Brit) (trade union parlance)6) (fig) [day, event] negro, funesto, aciago; [outlook] negro; [forecast] pesimista; [thought] malévolo; [rage] negro; [look] ceñudo, de desaprobación2. N1) (=colour) negro m, color m negroin black and white —
there it is in black and white! — ¡ahí lo tiene en letras de molde!
2) (=person) negro(-a) m / f3) (=mourning) luto mto be in black, wear black — estar de luto
4) (=darkness) oscuridad f, noche f5)3. VT1) ennegrecer; [+ shoes] limpiar, lustrarto black sb's eye — poner a algn el ojo amoratado, poner a algn el ojo a la funerala (Sp) *
2) (Brit) (trade union parlance) boicotear4.CPDblack arts NPL — magia f negra
black bass N — perca f negra, perca f truchada
black belt N — (Sport) cinturón m negro
black box N — (Aer) caja f negra
black cab N — (Brit) taxi m negro (el típico británico)
black coffee N — café m solo, tinto m (Col); (large) café m americano
black college N — (US) universidad para gente de color
black comedy N — comedia f negra
Black Country N — región industrial al noroeste de Birmingham (Inglaterra)
Black Death N — peste f negra
black economy N — economía f negra
Black English N — (US) inglés hablado por los negros americanos
Black Forest N — Selva f Negra
Black Forest gâteau N — pastel de chocolate, nata y guindas
black goods NPL — géneros mpl sujetos a boicoteo
black grouse N — gallo m lira
black hole N — (Astron) agujero m negro
black humour N — humor m negro
black ice N — hielo invisible en la carretera
black line N — raya f en negro
black magic N — magia f negra
Black Maria N — (Brit) coche m or furgón m celular
black mark N — señal f roja; (fig) nota f adversa, punto m negativo
black market N — mercado m negro, estraperlo m (Sp)
black marketeer N — estraperlista mf (Sp)
Black Moslem N — musulmán m negro
Black Nationalism N — nacionalismo m negro
Black Panthers NPL — Panteras fpl negras
black pepper N — pimienta f negra
Black Power N — poder m negro
black pudding N — (Brit) morcilla f, moronga f (Mex)
Black Rod N — (Brit) (Parl) dignatario de la Cámara de los Lores encargado de reunir a los Comunes en la apertura del Parlamento
black sheep (of the family) N — oveja f negra
Black Studies N — (US) estudios de la cultura negra americana
"black tie" — (on invitation) "de etiqueta"
black tie dinner N — cena f de etiqueta
Black Watch N — (Brit) (Mil) regimiento escocés
black widow (spider) N — viuda f negra
* * *
I [blæk]adjective -er, -est1)a) <dress/hair/ink> negro; < sky> oscuro, negroblack cloud — nubarrón m, nube f negra
to beat somebody black and blue — (colloq) darle* una tremenda paliza a alguien (fam)
b) ( dirty) (pred) negro, sucísimoc) < coffee> negro (AmL), solo (Esp), tinto (Col), puro (Chi); < tea> solo, sin leche, puro (Chi)3) (sad, hopeless) negrothings were looking pretty black — las cosas tomaban mal cariz or se estaban poniendo feas; paint II c)
4) ( illegal)the black economy — la economía informal or paralela (AmL), la economía sumergida (Esp)
II
1) u ( color) negro m2) c also3) ( freedom from debt)to be in the black — no estar* en números rojos
III
a) ( bruise)to black somebody's eye — ponerle* un ojo morado a alguien
b) ( boycott) (BrE) boicotearPhrasal Verbs: -
4 iron
1. noun1) ((also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) hierro2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) plancha3) (a type of golf-club.) palo de hierro
2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) planchar- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
- strike while the iron is hot
iron1 adj de hierroiron2 n1. hierro2. planchairon3 vb planchartr['aɪən]1 (metal) hierro2 (appliance) plancha3 (for golf) hierro, palo de hierro1 de hierro1 (clothes) planchar1 planchar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have an iron constitution ser de hierro, tener una salud de hierroto have a will of iron / have an iron will tener una voluntad de hierroto have many irons in the fire tener muchas cosas entre manosto put/clap somebody in irons encadenar a alguiento strike while the iron is hot lo mejor es actuar de inmediatoIron Age Edad de HierroIron Cross cruz nombre femenino de hierroIron Curtain telón nombre masculino de aceroiron foundry fundición nombre femenino (de hierro)iron grey gris oscuroiron lung pulmón nombre masculino de aceroiron maiden dama de hierroiron ore mineral nombre masculino de hierroiron ['aɪərn] v: planchariron n1) : hierro m, fierro ma will of iron: una voluntad de hierro, una voluntad férrea2) : plancha f (para planchar la ropa)adj.• de hierro adj.• férreo, -a adj.n.• hierro s.m.• plancha s.f.n.m.• hierro (Química) s.m.v.• herrar v.• planchar v.
I 'aɪərn, 'aɪən1) ua) ( metal) hierro m, fierro m (AmL)as hard as iron — (duro) como el acero
the ground will be as hard as iron after all this frost — la tierra va a estar como piedra después de esta helada
to strike while the iron is hot: there's nothing like striking while the iron's hot lo mejor es actuar de inmediato; (before n) the Iron Age — la Edad de Hierro
b) ( in food) hierro m2) ( for clothes) plancha f3)a) ( branding iron) hierro m de marcarto have several/too many irons in the fire — tener* varias/demasiadas cosas entre manos
b) ( golf club) hierro mc) ( gun) (AmE sl) pistola f, pusca f (Esp arg)
II
a) ( made of iron) de hierrob) ( strong) (before n) < constitution> de hierro, fuerte como un roble; <will/resolve> férreo, de hierro
III
transitive/intransitive verb plancharPhrasal Verbs:- iron out['aɪǝn]1. N1) (=metal) hierro m, fierro m (LAm)corrugated iron — chapa f ondulada
with an iron hand or fist — con mano de hierro
a will of iron — una voluntad férrea or de hierro
- have a lot of/too many irons in the fire- strike while the iron is hotto put or clap sb in irons — poner grilletes or grillos a algn, aherrojar a algn
3) (Golf) hierro m4) (for ironing clothes) plancha f5) (for branding) hierro m candente6) * (=gun) pistola f2.VT [+ clothes] planchar3.VI [person] planchar4.CPD [bridge, bar, tool] de hierro, de fierro (LAm); (fig) [will, determination] férreoIron Cross N — cruz f de hierro
the Iron Curtain N — (Hist) (Pol) el telón de acero, la cortina de hierro (LAm)
iron foundry N — fundición f, fundidora f (LAm)
the Iron Lady N — (Brit) (Pol) la Dama de Hierro
iron lung N — (Med) pulmón m de acero
iron oxide N — óxido m de hierro
iron pyrites N — pirita f ferruginosa
iron rations NPL — ración f or víveres mpl de reserva
- iron out* * *
I ['aɪərn, 'aɪən]1) ua) ( metal) hierro m, fierro m (AmL)as hard as iron — (duro) como el acero
the ground will be as hard as iron after all this frost — la tierra va a estar como piedra después de esta helada
to strike while the iron is hot: there's nothing like striking while the iron's hot lo mejor es actuar de inmediato; (before n) the Iron Age — la Edad de Hierro
b) ( in food) hierro m2) ( for clothes) plancha f3)a) ( branding iron) hierro m de marcarto have several/too many irons in the fire — tener* varias/demasiadas cosas entre manos
b) ( golf club) hierro mc) ( gun) (AmE sl) pistola f, pusca f (Esp arg)
II
a) ( made of iron) de hierrob) ( strong) (before n) < constitution> de hierro, fuerte como un roble; <will/resolve> férreo, de hierro
III
transitive/intransitive verb plancharPhrasal Verbs:- iron out
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