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21 misericordia
f.1 compassion.pedir misericordia to beg for mercypara obras de misericordia for charity2 pity, compassion, leniency, mercy.* * *1 mercy* * *SF compassion, mercySeñor, ten misericordia de nosotros — (Rel) Lord, have mercy upon us
* * *femenino mercy, compassion* * *= mercy.Ex. According to Walker, if a just system permits mercy, it nearly always becomes, pari passu, unjust.----* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* sin misericordia = ruthlessly.* * *femenino mercy, compassion* * *= mercy.Ex: According to Walker, if a just system permits mercy, it nearly always becomes, pari passu, unjust.
* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* sin misericordia = ruthlessly.* * *A (compasión) mercy, compassionlo perdonaron por misericordia they pardoned him on compassionate groundsSeñor, ten misericordia de nostros Lord, have mercy (up)on usB (asiento) misericord, misericorde* * *
misericordia sustantivo femenino
mercy, compassion
misericordia sustantivo femenino mercy, compassion
' misericordia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rogar
English:
mercy
* * *misericordia nfcompassion;pedir misericordia to beg for mercy;para obras de misericordia for charity* * *f mercy, compassion* * *misericordia nfcompasión: mercy, compassion* * *misericordia n mercy -
22 paralelamente
adv.parallel.* * *ADV1) (=en la misma dirección)2) (=al mismo tiempo)los ministros de finanzas se reunieron paralelamente en Washington — the Finance Ministers held a parallel meeting in Washington
paralelamente a esta expansión económica tuvieron lugar importantes cambios sociales — significant social changes occurred in parallel with the economic expansion
paralelamente, los rebeldes prosiguen su campaña de terror — similarly, the rebels are continuing with their campaign of terror
* * *adverbio <correr/extenderse> parallelparalelamente A algo — <crecer/subir> in line with something
* * *= concomitantly, pari passu.Ex. Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases.Ex. According to Walker, if a just system permits mercy, it nearly always becomes, pari passu, unjust.* * *adverbio <correr/extenderse> parallelparalelamente A algo — <crecer/subir> in line with something
* * *= concomitantly, pari passu.Ex: Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases.
Ex: According to Walker, if a just system permits mercy, it nearly always becomes, pari passu, unjust.* * *‹correr/extenderse› parallel paralelamente A algo:los salarios han ido subiendo paralelamente a la inflación salaries have risen in line with inflationparalelamente a estos actos in parallel with these events* * *paralelamente adv1. [en el espacio] parallel;la carretera discurre paralelamente al río the road runs parallel to the river2. [en el tiempo] at the same time;paralelamente, otro grupo se encarga de estudiar el presupuesto at the same time, another group will study the budget -
23 piedad
f.1 pity.tener piedad de to take pity on2 piety.3 Pietà (art).4 Pietá.5 Piedad.* * *1 (misericordia) pity, mercy2 (devoción religiosa) piety\¡por piedad! for pity's sake!tener piedad de alguien to have mercy on somebody* * *SF1) (=compasión, pena) pityten un poco de piedad con el pobrecillo — show some pity o sympathy for the poor boy
¡por piedad! — for pity's sake!
mover a algn a piedad — frm to move sb to pity, arouse compassion in sb
2) (=clemencia) mercy¡Dios, ten piedad de mi! — God, have mercy on me!
3) (Rel) piety4) † (=respeto) respect5) (Arte)* * *a) ( compasión) mercyno tiene piedad or es un hombre sin piedad — he's merciless
b) ( devoción) devotionc) (Art) pietàla Piedad — the Descent from the Cross, the Pietà
* * *= piety, mercy.Ex. Library history has too often been written in a spirit of piety.Ex. According to Walker, if a just system permits mercy, it nearly always becomes, pari passu, unjust.----* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* ¡Piedad! = Mercy!.* sin piedad = ruthlessly, remorseless, mercilessly.* * *a) ( compasión) mercyno tiene piedad or es un hombre sin piedad — he's merciless
b) ( devoción) devotionc) (Art) pietàla Piedad — the Descent from the Cross, the Pietà
* * *= piety, mercy.Ex: Library history has too often been written in a spirit of piety.
Ex: According to Walker, if a just system permits mercy, it nearly always becomes, pari passu, unjust.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* ¡Piedad! = Mercy!.* sin piedad = ruthlessly, remorseless, mercilessly.* * *1 (compasión) mercyten piedad de nosotros have mercy on usno tiene piedad or es un hombre sin piedad he's merciless, he shows no mercy¡por piedad, te lo ruego! please o for pity's sake, I beg you!2 (devoción) devotion3 ( Art) pietàla Piedad the Descent from the Cross, the Pietà* * *
piedad sustantivo femenino
es un hombre sin piedad he's merciless;
¡por piedad! for pity's sake!
piedad sustantivo femenino
1 (fervor religioso) devotion, piety
2 (lástima) mercy: no tuvo piedad con ellos, he showed them no mercy
3 Arte Pietà
' piedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conmover
- humanidad
English:
grill
- mercy
- pawnshop
- pity
- rebellion
- viciously
- piety
* * *piedad nf1. [compasión] pity;tener piedad de to take pity on;siento piedad por los que sufren I feel sorry for those who suffer;ten piedad de nosotros have mercy on us2. [religiosidad] piety3. Arte Pietà* * *f1 ( compasión) pity2 ( clemencia) mercy3 REL piety* * *piedad nf1) compasión: mercy, pity2) devoción: piety, devotion* * *piedad n mercy -
24 senderista
ISMF (Dep) rambler, hill walkerII Perú ( Pol)1.2.* * *masculino y femenino1) (Dep) hiker* * *= trekker, hill-goer, hiker.Ex. Inspired by the 1990 International Trans-Atlantic Expedition, the librarian of the Huntsville-Madison County library's bookmobile has founded a reading club, called the Polar trekkers Club, to familiarise children with the expedition, and the Antarctic environment.Ex. Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.Ex. The greatest numbers of deaths occurred in hikers who were three times more likely to be involved in an accident than climbers.* * *masculino y femenino1) (Dep) hiker* * *= trekker, hill-goer, hiker.Ex: Inspired by the 1990 International Trans-Atlantic Expedition, the librarian of the Huntsville-Madison County library's bookmobile has founded a reading club, called the Polar trekkers Club, to familiarise children with the expedition, and the Antarctic environment.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.Ex: The greatest numbers of deaths occurred in hikers who were three times more likely to be involved in an accident than climbers.* * *A ( Dep) hiker* * *senderista nmf1. [caminante] hiker, Br hillwalker2. [miembro de Sendero Luminoso] = follower of the Peruvian guerrilla movement, the Shining Path* * *m/f walker, hiker -
25 supervisor
adj.supervisory, overseeing, supervising.m.supervisor, foreman, inspector, examiner.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 supervisor* * *(f. - supervisora)noun* * *supervisor, -aSM / F supervisor* * *- sora masculino, femenino supervisor* * *= superintendent, supervisor, supervisory, housekeeper [house-keeper], floor walker, approver, enforcer, overseer.Ex. But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.Ex. Before assuming her present position with Case Western, she worked successively as Serials Cataloger, supervisor of Science Libraries, and Information Systems Specialist at the University of Rochester.Ex. The European Economic Community (EEC) Treaty of 25 March 1957 endowed the European Parliament with 'advisory and supervisory powers'.Ex. A software agent named SiteHelper is designed to act as a housekeeper for the Web server and as a helper for a Web user to find relevant information at a particular site.Ex. Frank Hatt championed the idea of libraries being closely concerned with what the user reads, advocating such things as floor walkers and records of books read.Ex. The Kentucky state agency adopted a helping role as advisor, approver, and provider of technical assistance.Ex. They merely act as a conduit of state funds rather than an enforcer of the rules meant to guarantee the lawful use of those funds.Ex. At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.----* grupo supervisor = steering group.* supervisor de la disciplina = disciplinarian.* supervisor de la libertad condicional = probation officer.* * *- sora masculino, femenino supervisor* * *= superintendent, supervisor, supervisory, housekeeper [house-keeper], floor walker, approver, enforcer, overseer.Ex: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.
Ex: Before assuming her present position with Case Western, she worked successively as Serials Cataloger, supervisor of Science Libraries, and Information Systems Specialist at the University of Rochester.Ex: The European Economic Community (EEC) Treaty of 25 March 1957 endowed the European Parliament with 'advisory and supervisory powers'.Ex: A software agent named SiteHelper is designed to act as a housekeeper for the Web server and as a helper for a Web user to find relevant information at a particular site.Ex: Frank Hatt championed the idea of libraries being closely concerned with what the user reads, advocating such things as floor walkers and records of books read.Ex: The Kentucky state agency adopted a helping role as advisor, approver, and provider of technical assistance.Ex: They merely act as a conduit of state funds rather than an enforcer of the rules meant to guarantee the lawful use of those funds.Ex: At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.* grupo supervisor = steering group.* supervisor de la disciplina = disciplinarian.* supervisor de la libertad condicional = probation officer.* * *masculine, femininesupervisor* * *
supervisor◊ - sora sustantivo masculino, femenino
supervisor
supervisor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino supervisor
' supervisor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
editor
- editora
- sobrestante
- superintendente
- supervisora
- sobrecargo
English:
supervisor
- supervisory
- exacting
- foreman
- make
- marshal
* * *supervisor, -ora♦ adjsupervisory♦ nm,fsupervisor* * *m, supervisora f supervisor* * *supervisor, - sora n: supervisor, overseer* * *supervisor n supervisor -
26 andariego
adj.1 restless, of a roving disposition.2 fond of walking, fond of travelling, footloose, good at walking.* * *► adjetivo1 (que anda) fond of walking2 (que viaja) fond of travelling (US traveling)► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (andador) good walker2 (viajero) person who likes travelling (US traveling)* * *ADJ fond of travelling, restless* * *- ga adjetivo fond of walking* * *- ga adjetivo fond of walking* * *andariego -gafond of o ( BrE) keen on walking* * *andariego, -a, andarín, -ina adjfond of walking;es muy andariego he's a very keen walker* * *adj fond of walking -
27 pollera
f.1 skirt. (Southern Cone)2 chicken coop, henhouse.3 baby walker.4 chicken seller.* * *1 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO skirt* * *SF1) [para pollos] (=criadero) hencoop, chicken run; (=cesto) basket for chickens2) LAm (=falda) skirt, overskirt3) Cono Sur (Rel) soutane4) (=aparato) walkerpollero* * *a) (CS) (Indum) skirtun lío de polleras — woman trouble, some trouble with a woman
* * *a) (CS) (Indum) skirtun lío de polleras — woman trouble, some trouble with a woman
* * *1 (CS) ( Indum) skirtun lío de polleras woman trouble, some trouble with a womanCompuestos:(CS) split skirt* * *
pollera sustantivo femenino (CS) (Indum) skirt
pollera f LAm skirt
' pollera' also found in these entries:
English:
kilt
- skirt
* * *pollera nfpollera acampanada full skirt;pollera escocesa kilt;pollera fruncida gathered skirt;pollera pantalón culottes, divided skirt;pollera plisada pleated skirt [with accordion pleats];pollera portafolio wrapover skirt;pollera recta straight skirt;pollera tableada pleated skirt [with knife pleats];pollera tubo pencil skirt;pollera de volados ruffled skirt* * *f L.Am.skirt* * *pollera nf1) : chicken coop2) : skirt -
28 volatinero
m.tight rope walker, aerialist acrobat, aerialist, tumbler.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 acrobat* * *volatinero, -aSM/ F tightrope walker* * *- ra masculino, femenino acrobat* * *- ra masculino, femenino acrobat* * *volatinero -ramasculine, feminineacrobat* * *
volatinero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino acrobat
' volatinero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equilibrista
- volatinera
* * *volatinero, -a nm,facrobat -
29 tragaleguas
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30 funámbula
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31 andador
• fast walker• good use• good weather• quick walker -
32 W
f.1 w, letter w.2 W, tungsten.* * *W► símbolo* * *I['uβe 'doβle]LAm ['doβle be] SF (=letra) W, w II ABR* * ** * *----* operador (W) = (W) operator.* w (vatio) = watt (w).* * ** * *w (vatio)(n.) = watt (w)Ex: The power requirement ranged from 45.48 to 51.60 watts.
* operador (W) = (W) operator.* w (vatio) = watt (w).* * *W, w(the letter) W, w* * *
Multiple Entries:
W
w.
W,◊ w sustantivo femenino ( read as /'doBle Be/, /'doBle u/ or (Esp) /'doBle 'uBe/, /'uBe 'ðoBle/) the letter W, w
W, w f (letra) W, w
'W' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
O
- doble
- O.
- uve
- w.
English:
afterwards
- anyone
- award
- awash
- awoke
- awoken
- baby-walker
- bewildered
- bewildering
- bewitch
- bewitching
- bodywork
- bourgeois
- bourgeoisie
- brushwood
- busywork
- byword
- catchword
- chairwoman
- chihuahua
- co-worker
- countrywoman
- daisywheel
- dishwasher
- dishwasherproof
- dishwater
- Dutchwoman
- earthworm
- earwig
- Englishwoman
- everyone
- eyewash
- eyewitness
- firewood
- fireworks
- forewarn
- foreword
- forward
- four-wheel drive
- freewheel
- Frenchwoman
- freshwater
- glow-worm
- handiwork
- hero-worship
- iguana
- Irishwoman
- jaywalk
- jaywalker
- jaywalking
* * *W, w nf[letra] W, w* * *w nf: twenty-fourth letter of the Spanish alphabet -
33 caminar
v.1 to walk.nosotros iremos caminando we'll walk, we'll go on footcaminar hacia el desastre to be heading for disasterRicardo anduvo por las calles Richard walked along the streets.2 to work. ( Latin American Spanish)3 to travel, to cover (una distancia).4 to run.Este carro no camina This car doesn't run.* * *1 (andar) to walk2 (viajar) to travel3 figurado (seguir su curso) to move, make its way1 (recorrer) to cover, travel* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=andar) to walkhemos venido caminando — we walked (here), we came on foot
caminar sin rumbo — to walk o wander about aimlessly
2) (=progresar) to move3) LAm (=funcionar) to work2.VT to walk* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( andar) to walkle gusta caminar por el campo — he likes going for walks o (going) walking in the country
podemos ir caminando — we can walk, we can go on foot
camina derecho! — stand up straight when you walk, don't slouch
a ti te hace falta alguien que te haga caminar derecho — what you need is someone to keep you in line (colloq)
b) (hacia una meta, fin)2) (AmL) reloj/motor to work; asunto (fam)2.el asunto va caminando — the matter is progressing, things are moving (colloq)
caminar vt1) < distancia> to walk2) (Col fam) < persona> to chase (colloq)* * *= walk, walking, take + a walk, trek.Ex. The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.Ex. Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.Ex. Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.Ex. It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject.----* caminando relajado = at a strolling pace.* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).* caminar con los hombros caídos = slouch.* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).* caminar con pesadez = trudge.* caminar con resolución = march.* caminar dormido = sleep-walking, sleep walk.* caminar encorbado = slouch.* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + a tightrope, walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.* caminar suavemente = pad.* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( andar) to walkle gusta caminar por el campo — he likes going for walks o (going) walking in the country
podemos ir caminando — we can walk, we can go on foot
camina derecho! — stand up straight when you walk, don't slouch
a ti te hace falta alguien que te haga caminar derecho — what you need is someone to keep you in line (colloq)
b) (hacia una meta, fin)2) (AmL) reloj/motor to work; asunto (fam)2.el asunto va caminando — the matter is progressing, things are moving (colloq)
caminar vt1) < distancia> to walk2) (Col fam) < persona> to chase (colloq)* * *= walk, walking, take + a walk, trek.Ex: The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.
Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.Ex: Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.Ex: It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject.* caminando relajado = at a strolling pace.* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).* caminar con los hombros caídos = slouch.* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).* caminar con pesadez = trudge.* caminar con resolución = march.* caminar dormido = sleep-walking, sleep walk.* caminar encorbado = slouch.* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + a tightrope, walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.* caminar suavemente = pad.* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.* * *caminar [A1 ]viA1 (andar) to walkle gusta caminar por el campo he likes going for walks o (going) walking in the countrysalieron a caminar they went out for a walkqueda muy cerca, podemos ir caminando it's very close, we can walk o we can go on footel nene ya camina the baby's walking nowtú corre si quieres, yo voy caminando you run if you want to, I'm walking o going to walk¡camina derecho! stand up straight when you walk o don't sloucha ti te hace falta alguien que te haga caminar derecho what you need is someone to keep you in line ( colloq)2(hacia una meta, fin): caminamos hacia una nueva era social our society is moving into a new ageun actor que camina hacia la fama an actor heading for fameB ( AmL)1 «reloj/motor» to work2 ( fam)«asunto»: el asunto va caminando the matter is progressing o ( colloq) things are movingsi no tienes un conocido allí, el trámite no camina if you don't know someone who works there, it's difficult to get things moving■ caminarvtA ‹distancia› to walkcaminamos dos kilómetros todos los días we walk two kilometers every daysiempre camino ese trecho I always walk that bit, I always do that bit on foot* * *
caminar ( conjugate caminar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( andar) to walk;
podemos ir caminando we can walk, we can go on foot;
caminar hacia algo ‹hacia meta/fin› to move toward(s) sth
2 (AmL) [reloj/motor] to work;◊ el asunto va caminando (fam) things are moving (colloq)
verbo transitivo ‹ distancia› to walk
caminar
I verbo intransitivo to walk
II verbo transitivo (recorrer a pie) to cover,walk: camino un par de kilómetros diarios, I walk two kilometres every day
' caminar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cojear
- raqueta
- vacilante
- andar
- bastón
- brazo
- campo
- cansado
- derecha
- encoger
- marchar
- rumbo
- tropezar
English:
shuffle
- sleep-walk
- slog
- tramp
- trek
- trudge
- walking pace
- walking shoes
- get
- mince
- pace
- plod
- sleepwalk
- swagger
- tiptoe
- waddle
- wade
- walk
- walker
* * *♦ vi1. [andar] to walk;me gusta caminar I like walking;nosotros iremos caminando we'll walk, we'll go on foot;caminar de un lado para otro to walk up and down, to walk to and fro;¡camina derecho! don't slouch!;Figes difícil caminar siempre derecho it's not easy always to keep to the straight and narrow;caminar de puntillas to tiptoe2. [seguir un curso]el río camina por el valle hacia la desembocadura the river passes o flows through the valley on its way to the seacaminar hacia el desastre to be heading for disaster;caminamos hacia una nueva época we are entering a new erasi no conoces a nadie, no caminas if you don't know the right people, you won't get anywhere♦ vtto walk;caminamos 20 kilómetros we walked 20 kilometres* * *I v/i1 walk; figmove;caminando on foot2 L.Am. ( funcionar) workII v/t walk* * *caminar viandar: to walk, to movecaminar vt: to walk, to cover (a distance)* * *caminar vb to walk -
34 comparsa
f.1 extras (Teatro).2 retinue, committee, accompaniment, following.3 walker-on.f. & m.1 extra (Teatro).2 also-ran.no es más que un comparsa he's just there to make up the numbers* * *1 (de teatro) extras plural2 (de carnaval) masquerade, group of people in fancy dress1 walk-on, extra* * *1. SF1) [de carnaval] group2) (Teat)la comparsa — the extras pl
3) (=persona subordinada) puppet2. SMF1) (Teat) extra2) Caribe (=bailadores) dance troupe* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Teatr) extrafui a la reunión de comparsa — (fam) I just sat in on the meeting
b) comparsa femenino ( conjunto musical) group; ( en carnaval) krewe (AmE) ( group of people participating in a carnival parade)* * *= entourage, cortege, retinue.Ex. Rumors have begun to circulate about a possible film focusing on Vincent Chase and his entourage.Ex. Next day, he drove down to Annapolis followed by a cortege of a dozen cars bearing his numerous family and friends to attend a regatta.Ex. The honey bee queen produces pheromones in order to attract a retinue of male workers around her.----* una comparsa de = a cavalcade of.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Teatr) extrafui a la reunión de comparsa — (fam) I just sat in on the meeting
b) comparsa femenino ( conjunto musical) group; ( en carnaval) krewe (AmE) ( group of people participating in a carnival parade)* * *= entourage, cortege, retinue.Ex: Rumors have begun to circulate about a possible film focusing on Vincent Chase and his entourage.
Ex: Next day, he drove down to Annapolis followed by a cortege of a dozen cars bearing his numerous family and friends to attend a regatta
.Ex: The honey bee queen produces pheromones in order to attract a retinue of male workers around her.* una comparsa de = a cavalcade of.* * *1 ( Teatr) extrafui a la reunión de comparsa ( fam); I just sat in on the meeting2* * *
comparsa sustantivo femenino (conjunto musical) group
* * *♦ nf1. Teatro extras2. [en carnaval] = group of people at carnival in same costume and with masks♦ nmf1. Teatro extra2. [en carreras] also-ran;[en competiciones] minnow;no es más que un comparsa he's just there to make up the numbers* * *I f TEA:la comparsa the extras plII m/f TEA extra; figrank outsider -
35 despacio
adv.1 slowly (lentamente).2 quietly (en voz baja, sin hacer ruido). (especially Latin American Spanish)intj.easy now, easy.m.DSPACE.* * *► adverbio1 (gen) slowly2 (silenciosamente) quietly1 slow down!, take it easy!* * *adv.slow, slowly* * *ADV1) (=lentamente) slowlycosa 5), b)¿puede hablar más despacio? — can you speak more slowly?
2) (=silenciosamente)habla despacio que están durmiendo — speak quietly, they're asleep, keep your voice down, they're asleep
3) (=suavemente) gently* * *1) ( lentamente) slowly2)a) (CS) ( en voz baja) quietly, softly; ( sin hacer ruido) quietlyb) (Chi) ( con poca fuerza) gently* * *= slowly.Ex. However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.----* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.* muy despacio = very slowly.* que crece despacio = slowly growing.* * *1) ( lentamente) slowly2)a) (CS) ( en voz baja) quietly, softly; ( sin hacer ruido) quietlyb) (Chi) ( con poca fuerza) gently* * *= slowly.Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.
* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.* muy despacio = very slowly.* que crece despacio = slowly growing.* * *A (lentamente) slowlyhabla más despacio que no te entiendo speak more slowly, I can't understand youBhabla despacio para que no te oigan keep your voice down so they don't hear youentró despacio para no despertarlos he crept in so as not to wake them¡despacito! el bebé está durmiendo shh! the baby's asleep ( colloq)2 ( Chi) (con poca fuerza) gently* * *
despacio adverbio
1 ( lentamente) slowly
2 (CS) ( en voz baja) quietly, softly;
( sin hacer ruido) quietly
despacio adverbio
1 (lentamente) slowly
2 LAm (en voz baja) quietly
' despacio' also found in these entries:
English:
dead
- ease off
- ease up
- mooch
- slow
- slowly
- walker
- easy
- saunter
- so
* * *♦ adv1. [lentamente] slowly;¿podría hablar más despacio, por favor? could you speak more slowly, please?;vamos muy despacio con las reformas en la casa the alterations to the house are going very slowly[sin hacer ruido] quietly;hablen despacio, que hay gente durmiendo keep your voices down, there are people sleeping;abrió la puerta con cuidado y salió despacio she opened the door carefully and quietly crept out♦ interjtake it easy!;¡despacio, que lo rompes! take it easy! o steady on! o gently! you'll break it!* * *adv1 slowly;¡despacio! slow down!* * *despacio advlentamente, lento: slowly, slow¡despacio!: take it easy!, easy does it!* * *despacio adv slowly -
36 gamberra
f.whore, street-walker, hooker, prostitute.* * *= ladette, yobette.Ex. In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as ' ladettes' or 'yobettes'.Ex. In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or ' yobettes'.* * *= ladette, yobette.Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as ' ladettes' or 'yobettes'.
Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or ' yobettes'.* * *
gamberro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino hooligan, familiar yob
II adjetivo uncouth
* * *m, gamberra f lout, troublemaker -
37 loba
f.1 ridge between furrows.2 long gown worn by clergymen and students.3 she-wolf.4 whore, prostitute, hooker, street-walker.5 loba.* * *f., (m. - lobo)* * *SF1) (Zool) she-wolf2) (Agr) ridge (between furrows)* * *= she-wolf.Ex. Rome has long been known as the Eternal City, was founded with the contribution of a she-wolf and is currently dominated by stray cats!.* * *= she-wolf.Ex: Rome has long been known as the Eternal City, was founded with the contribution of a she-wolf and is currently dominated by stray cats!.
* * *
lobo,-a sustantivo masculino
1 Zool wolf 2 un lobo de mar, an old sea dog 3 hombre lobo, werewolf
♦ Locuciones: ver las orejas al lobo, to realise something is wrong
como boca de lobo, pitch-dark
* * *f she-wolf -
38 meretriz
f.1 prostitute.2 meretrix, harlot, street-walker, prostitute.* * *► nombre femenino (pl meretrices)1 prostitute* * *SF prostitute* * *femenino (frml) prostitute* * *= courtesan.Ex. This essay examines the status of courtesans in the Roman Empire.* * *femenino (frml) prostitute* * *= courtesan.Ex: This essay examines the status of courtesans in the Roman Empire.
* * *( frml)prostitute* * *meretriz nfFormal prostitute* * *f fmlprostitute -
39 peatón
m.pedestrian, passerby, walker, footslogger.* * *1 pedestrian* * *(f. - peatona)noun* * *SM pedestrianpaso de peatones — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)
* * *masculino pedestrian* * *= pedestrian.Ex. A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'How can my daughter train to be a hairdresser?', 'Do cars or pedestrians have the right of way at a filling-station entrance?', 'Where can I find out just how to make a potpourri?'.----* cruce de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.* pasaje subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* pasaje subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.* paso inferior de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso inferior para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* tránsito de peatones = foot traffic.* * *masculino pedestrian* * *= pedestrian.Ex: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'How can my daughter train to be a hairdresser?', 'Do cars or pedestrians have the right of way at a filling-station entrance?', 'Where can I find out just how to make a potpourri?'.
* cruce de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.* pasaje subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* pasaje subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.* paso inferior de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso inferior para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* tránsito de peatones = foot traffic.* * *pedestrian* * *
peatón sustantivo masculino
pedestrian
peatón,-ona m, f pedestrian
' peatón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
circular
- peatona
- transeúnte
- transitar
English:
jaywalker
- pedestrian
- jay
* * *peatón nmpedestrian* * *m pedestrian* * ** * *peatón n pedestrian -
40 pingo
f. & m.1 brat, rascal, little scamp, imp.2 whore, streetwalker, prostitute, street-walker.m.1 rag (informal) (pingajo). (peninsular Spanish)2 rotter, dog (informal) (persona despreciable).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pingar.* * *\ir hecho,-a un pingo familiar to look a right messser un pingo familiar to be out all the time* * *1.ADJ INV * pey loose *, promiscuous2. SM1) (=harapo) rag; (=prenda) old garmentpingos — * cheap women's clothes
no tengo ni un pingo que ponerme — * I haven't a single thing I can wear
2) * (=callejeador) gadabout; pey (=mujer) slut **4) Méx (=niño) scamp5) Cono Sur (=niño) lively child* * *I1) (Esp fam) (harapo, andrajo) old rag2) (CS fam) ( caballo) horse3) (Méx fam) ( demonio)II- ga masculino, femenino (Méx fam) little scamp o rascal (colloq)* * *= slag, slapper.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.* * *I1) (Esp fam) (harapo, andrajo) old rag2) (CS fam) ( caballo) horse3) (Méx fam) ( demonio)II- ga masculino, femenino (Méx fam) little scamp o rascal (colloq)* * *= slag, slapper.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.* * *poner a algn como un pingo ( fam); to tear sb off a strip ( colloq), to give sb a dressing down ( colloq)Cmasculine, feminine* * *
Del verbo pingar: ( conjugate pingar)
pingo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pingó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
pingo◊ -ga sustantivo masculino, femenino (Méx fam) little scamp o rascal (colloq)
* * *pingo nmir hecho un pingo to look a sight;poner a alguien como un pingo to badmouth sb, Br to slag sb off3. RP [caballo vivo] fast horse4. Chile, Perú [caballo malo] nag* * *m:poner a alguien como un pingo fam give s.o. a piece of one’s mind
См. также в других словарях:
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