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21 volverse a reunir
(v.) = reconveneEx. According to this model, managers meet to identify goals and objectives and then reconvene after a given time to rate their levels of accomplishment.* * *(v.) = reconveneEx: According to this model, managers meet to identify goals and objectives and then reconvene after a given time to rate their levels of accomplishment.
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22 volverse a unir a
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23 volverse chalado
(v.) = go off + Posesivo + rockerEx. I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.* * *(v.) = go off + Posesivo + rockerEx: I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.
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24 volverse chiflado
(v.) = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rockerEx. That adults have gone potty over Potter is probably motivated less by Rowling's prose than by the fact that, finally, here is a book we can easily read.Ex. I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.* * *(v.) = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rockerEx: That adults have gone potty over Potter is probably motivated less by Rowling's prose than by the fact that, finally, here is a book we can easily read.
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25 volverse ciego
v.to turn blind, to go blind.* * *(v.) = become + blindEx. The author describes how a school librarian in Canada who became blind overcame her handicap to continue her library work.* * *(v.) = become + blindEx: The author describes how a school librarian in Canada who became blind overcame her handicap to continue her library work.
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26 volverse cruel
(v.) = become + viciousEx. There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.* * *(v.) = become + viciousEx: There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.
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27 volverse en contra de
(v.) = turn againstEx. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.* * *(v.) = turn againstEx: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
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28 volverse estúpido
(v.) = go off + Posesivo + rockerEx. I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.* * *(v.) = go off + Posesivo + rockerEx: I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.
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29 volverse etéreo
(v.) = etherealise [etherealize, -USA]Ex. The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and ' etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.* * *(v.) = etherealise [etherealize, -USA]Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and ' etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.
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30 volverse frenético
v.to go amok, to run amuck, to go amuck, to run amok.* * *(v.) = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a latherEx. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.Ex. The boy's mother got angry as a hornet and obtained a lawyer, who also has worked up a lather over this grievous injustice.* * *(v.) = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a latherEx: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.Ex: The boy's mother got angry as a hornet and obtained a lawyer, who also has worked up a lather over this grievous injustice. -
31 volverse ilegible
(v.) = become + unreadableEx. The 'Recover Data Index' utility attempts to reconstruct a data diskette that for some reason has become unreadable to the system.* * *(v.) = become + unreadableEx: The 'Recover Data Index' utility attempts to reconstruct a data diskette that for some reason has become unreadable to the system.
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32 volverse loco de alegría
(v.) = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pinkEx. The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product.Ex. Obviously I' m chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out.Ex. She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers.* * *(v.) = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pinkEx: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product.
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33 volverse loco por
(v.) = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over)Ex. A historical work such as this might help us keep from being swept off our feet by every 'new' panacea.Ex. Indonesians people should not go gaga over Obama and the fact he once lived in Indonesia.* * *(v.) = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over)Ex: A historical work such as this might help us keep from being swept off our feet by every 'new' panacea.
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34 volverse líquido
v.to turn into liquid, to turn to a liquid state, to condense, to turn liquid.* * *(v.) = turn to + liquidEx. Boks were placed in ordinary freezers before being vacuum frozen to remove ice crystals from pages before they turned to liquid.* * *(v.) = turn to + liquidEx: Boks were placed in ordinary freezers before being vacuum frozen to remove ice crystals from pages before they turned to liquid.
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35 volverse majareta
(v.) = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rockerEx. That adults have gone potty over Potter is probably motivated less by Rowling's prose than by the fact that, finally, here is a book we can easily read.Ex. For this reason, he did not die, but rather went out of his mind.Ex. He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.Ex. I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.* * *(v.) = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rockerEx: That adults have gone potty over Potter is probably motivated less by Rowling's prose than by the fact that, finally, here is a book we can easily read.
Ex: For this reason, he did not die, but rather went out of his mind.Ex: He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.Ex: I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies. -
36 volverse marrón
(v.) = turn + brownEx. Collect the seed heads when they are turning brown by cutting them from the plants and drying them on a tray made of very fine wire mesh.* * *(v.) = turn + brownEx: Collect the seed heads when they are turning brown by cutting them from the plants and drying them on a tray made of very fine wire mesh.
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37 volverse obscuro
(v.) = turn + darkEx. For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.* * *(v.) = turn + darkEx: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.
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38 volverse obsoleto
v.to fall into disuse.La garantía caducó The warranty expired.* * *(v.) = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesceEx. Information in the humanities does not readily go out of date.Ex. Academic libraries may become obsolete as the commercial market takes over control of information.Ex. Sawn-in cords, giving flat spines, were common in the mid seventeenth century, but then went out of fashion until they were reintroduced in about 1760.Ex. The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and 'etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.* * *(v.) = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesceEx: Information in the humanities does not readily go out of date.
Ex: Academic libraries may become obsolete as the commercial market takes over control of information.Ex: Sawn-in cords, giving flat spines, were common in the mid seventeenth century, but then went out of fashion until they were reintroduced in about 1760.Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and 'etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services. -
39 volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar
(v.) = become + obsoleteEx. Academic libraries may become obsolete as the commercial market takes over control of information.* * *(v.) = become + obsoleteEx: Academic libraries may become obsolete as the commercial market takes over control of information.
Spanish-English dictionary > volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar
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40 volverse oscuro
(v.) = turn + darkEx. For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.* * *(v.) = turn + darkEx: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.
См. также в других словарях:
volverse — tornar; cambiar; llegar a ser; cf. ponerse, volverse loco; se volvió mala la fiesta , no te vuelvas triste, por favor ■ volverse loco … Diccionario de chileno actual
volverse loco — enloquecer; enfurecerse; desesperarse; perder el control; enrabiarse; cf. chalarse, envenarse, volverse; el hijo de la Catita se volvió loco; pobrecita ¿no? ¿No será pobrecito? , si sigo en este trabajo me voy a volver loca , me volví loca cuando … Diccionario de chileno actual
volverse las tornas — Dar un vuelco, sufrir un cambio radical una situación: La explicación de la expresión hay que buscarla en las labores agrícolas. Las son, en el antiguo Reino de León, los surcos que se hacen en la tierra para regarla. Cambiar las tornas no era… … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
volverse la tortilla — pop. Igual que Darse vuelta la tortilla … Diccionario Lunfardo
volverse la vaca toro — pop. Reaccionar una persona a la que se creía indefensa o incapaz de ello … Diccionario Lunfardo
volverse mono — pop. Estar en dificultades o problemas y tener obstáculos para salir de ellos// tener obstáculos para conseguir lo que se desea … Diccionario Lunfardo
volverse sobre sus pasos — pop. Arrepentirse; corregirse … Diccionario Lunfardo
volverse algo contra — ► locución coloquial Ponerse las cosas de manera que perjudican a una persona: ■ el tiempo se volvió algo contra nosotros y no pudimos salir a navegar … Enciclopedia Universal
volverse atrás — ► locución coloquial Desdecirse de la promesa o palabra dada: ■ iba a participar en el concurso, pero en el último momento se volvió atrás … Enciclopedia Universal
volverse contra — ► locución coloquial 1. Dirigirse a atacar a una persona o una cosa: se volvió contra el joven que se reía y le dio un puñetazo . 2. Echar la culpa o enfadarse con una persona por un contratiempo sufrido: se volvió contra mí en el juicio por… … Enciclopedia Universal
volverse loco por algo o alguien — coloquial Desearlo o agradar intensamente lo que se expresa: ■ se vuelve loco por las motos; se volvió loco por aquella mujer … Enciclopedia Universal