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1 aplacar

v.

1 to placate.

2 to soothe, to calm, to deaden, to dim.

María aplacó su dolor con terapia Mary placated her pain with therapy.

El gobierno aplacó una rebelión ayer Government calmed a rebellion yesterday

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aplacar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to placate, calm, soothe

► verbo pronominal aplacarse

1 (persona) to calm down; (viento) to abate, die down

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1.

VT (=apaciguar) [+ persona] to appease, placate; [+ hambre] to satisfy; [+ sed] to quench, satisfy

intenté aplacar los ánimos de todos — I tried to calm everyone down

2.

See:

aplacarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < ira> to soothe

para aplacar a los dioses — to placate the gods

ella supo aplacar los ánimos — she was able to calm people down

b) < sed> to quench; < hambre> to satisfy; < dolor> to soothe
2.
aplacarse v pron persona to calm down; furia to subside; tempestad to abate, die down

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= abate, keep + the edge off + Algo, defuse, still, appease.

Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex. This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.

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* aplacar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* aplacar la sed = slake + Posesivo + thirst.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < ira> to soothe

para aplacar a los dioses — to placate the gods

ella supo aplacar los ánimos — she was able to calm people down

b) < sed> to quench; < hambre> to satisfy; < dolor> to soothe
2.
aplacarse v pron persona to calm down; furia to subside; tempestad to abate, die down

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= abate, keep + the edge off + Algo, defuse, still, appease.

Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.

* aplacar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* aplacar la sed = slake + Posesivo + thirst.

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aplacar [A2 ]

vt

1 ‹ira/enojo› to soothe

para aplacar a los dioses to placate o appease the gods

fue necesaria su intervención para aplacar los ánimos he had to intervene to calm people down

2 ‹sed› to quench; ‹hambre› to satisfy; ‹dolor› to soothe

■ aplacarse

v pron

1 «persona» to calm down; «furia» to subside

2 «tempestad» to abate, die down

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aplacar ( conjugate aplacar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ ira› to soothe;

◊ supo aplacar los ánimos she was able to calm people down

b) ‹ sed› to quench;

‹ hambre› to satisfy;
‹ dolor› to soothe
aplacar verbo transitivo to placate, calm
' aplacar' also found in these entries:
English:
appease
- placate

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aplacar

♦ vt

1. [persona, ánimos] to placate;

aplacaron su ira they appeased his anger

2. [hambre] to satisfy;
[sed] to quench; [dolor] to ease
♦ See also the pronominal verb aplacarse

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aplacar

v/t

1 hambre satisfy; sed quench

2 a alguien calm down, placate fml

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aplacar {72} vt

apaciguar: to appease, to placate

♦ See also the reflexive verb aplacarse

Spanish-English dictionary > aplacar
2 alboroto

m.

1 din (ruido).

2 fuss, to-do (jaleo).

3 lot of noise, brawl, riot, bustle.

4 frolic, noise, hullabaloo.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: alborotar.

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alboroto

► nombre masculino

1 (gritería) din, racket, row

2 (desorden) uproar, commotion, disturbance

3 (sobresalto) shock, alarm

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noun m.

1) disturbance

2) riot

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SM

1) (=disturbio) disturbance; (=vocerío) racket, row; (=jaleo) uproar; (=motín) riot; (=pelea) brawl

armar un alboroto — to cause a commotion

2) (=susto) scare, alarm

3) pl alborotos CAm (=rosetas de maíz) popcorn sing

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masculino

a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitement

b) ( ruido) racket

c) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot

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= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.

Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.

Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.

Ex. The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.

Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.

Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.

Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex. The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.

Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.

Ex. The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.

Ex. No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.

Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

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* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

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masculino

a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitement

b) ( ruido) racket

c) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot

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= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.

Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.

Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.

Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.

Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.

Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.

Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.

Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.

Ex: The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.

Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.

Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

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alboroto

masculine

A

1 (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; (excitación) excitement

2 (ruido) racket

B

1 (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion, ruckus ( AmE colloq)

2 (motín) riot

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Del verbo alborotar: ( conjugate alborotar)

alboroto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

alborotó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
alborotar
alboroto
alborotar ( conjugate alborotar) verbo intransitivo
to make a racket
verbo transitivo
a) ( agitar) to agitate, get … agitated;

( excitar) to get … excited
b) ‹ muchedumbre› to stir up

alborotarse verbo pronominal
a) ( agitarse) to get agitated o upset;

( excitarse) to get excited
b) ( amotinarse) to riot

alboroto sustantivo masculino
a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation;

( excitación) excitement
b) ( ruido) racket

c) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion;

( motín) riot
alborotar
I verbo transitivo
1 (causar agitación) to agitate, work up
2 (revolver, desordenar) to make untidy, turn upside down
II vi (causar jaleo) to kick up a racket
alboroto sustantivo masculino
1 (jaleo) din, racket
2 (disturbios) disturbance, uproar
' alboroto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- armar
- gresca
- mogollón
- organizarse
- barullo
- bochinche
- bronca
- escándalo
- jaleo
- tumulto
English:
commotion
- disturbance
- excitement
- fuss
- hubbub
- pandemonium
- rowdy
- uproar
- up

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alboroto

♦ nm

1. [ruido] din;

había mucho alboroto en la calle there was a lot of noise in the street

2. [jaleo] fuss, to-do;

se armó un gran alboroto there was a huge fuss;

se produjeron alborotos callejeros there were street disturbances

♦ alborotos nmpl
CAm popcorn
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alboroto

m commotion

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alboroto nm

1) : disturbance, ruckus

2) motín: riot

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alboroto n

1. (jaleo) racket

el alboroto en la calle molestó a los vecinos the racket in the street upset the neighbours

2. (disturbio) disturbance / riot

los hinchas provocaron grandes alborotos the fans caused a major disturbance

Spanish-English dictionary > alboroto
3 calmar

v.

1 to relieve.

2 to calm, to soothe.

Los medicamentos calmaron al lunático The medicines calmed the lunatic.

Sus comentarios calmaron su ánimo His comments calmed her mood.

3 to alleviate.

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calmar

► verbo transitivo

1 (persona) to calm (down)

2 (dolor) to relieve, soothe

► verbo intransitivo

1 (estar en calma) to fall calm

► verbo pronominal calmarse

1 (persona) to calm down

2 (dolor etc) to abate, ease off

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verb

to calm, soothe

- calmarse

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1. VT

1) (=relajar) [+ persona] to calm (down); [+ ánimos] to calm; [+ nervios] to calm, steady

intenté calmarla pero seguía llorando — I tried to calm her down but she kept crying

estas pastillas le ayudarán a calmar la ansiedad — these pills will help reduce o relieve your anxiety

esta medida calmará la tensión en el país — this measure will reduce tension in the country

2) (=aliviar) [+ dolor, picor] to relieve; [+ tos] to soothe; [+ sed] to quench

2.

See:

calmarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( tranquilizar) < persona> to calm... down; < nervios> to calm

esto calmó los ánimos — this eased the tension

b) ( aliviar) < dolor> to relieve, ease
2.
calmarse v pron

a) persona to calm down

ahora que los ánimos están más calmados — now that people have calmed down

b) mar to become calm

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= settle down, defuse, quell, soothe, settle, ease, lull, still, assuage, put + Nombre + at ease, appease, quieten.

Ex. Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.

Ex. This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.

Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.

Ex. When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.

Ex. Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.

Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.

Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.

Ex. Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

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* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.

* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.

* calmarse = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down.

* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( tranquilizar) < persona> to calm... down; < nervios> to calm

esto calmó los ánimos — this eased the tension

b) ( aliviar) < dolor> to relieve, ease
2.
calmarse v pron

a) persona to calm down

ahora que los ánimos están más calmados — now that people have calmed down

b) mar to become calm

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= settle down, defuse, quell, soothe, settle, ease, lull, still, assuage, put + Nombre + at ease, appease, quieten.

Ex: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.

Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.

Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.

Ex: When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.

Ex: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.

Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.

Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.

Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.

* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.

* calmarse = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down.

* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.

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calmar [A1 ]

vt

1 (tranquilizar) ‹persona› to calm … down; ‹nervios› to calm

esto calmó las tensiones/los ánimos this eased the tension/calmed people down

2 (aliviar) ‹dolor› to relieve, ease; ‹hambre› to appease ( liter), to take the edge off; ‹sed› to quench

■ calmarse

v pron

1 «persona» to calm down

ahora que están los ánimos más calmados now that feelings aren't running so high, now that people have calmed down

2 «mar» to become calm

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calmar ( conjugate calmar) verbo transitivo
a) ( tranquilizar) ‹ persona› to calm … down;

‹ nervios› to calm;
◊ esto calmó los ánimos this eased the tension

b) ( aliviar) ‹ dolor› to relieve, ease;

‹ sed› to quench;
‹ hambre› to take the edge off
calmarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] to calm down

b) [ mar] to become calm

calmar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to calm (down)
2 (un dolor) to soothe, relieve
' calmar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- apaciguar
- sed
- tranquilizar
- pacificar
English:
calm
- deaden
- defuse
- heat
- lull
- settle
- steady
- assuage
- dull
- ease
- hush
- kill
- quieten
- relieve
- soothe

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calmar

♦ vt

1. [mitigar] to relieve;
[dolor] to relieve, to ease; [hinchazón] to relieve; [quemadura] to soothe; [sed] to quench; [hambre] to take the edge off
2. [tranquilizar] [persona] to calm (down), to soothe;
[situación] to defuse;
tómate esto para calmar los nervios take this to calm your nerves

♦ See also the pronominal verb calmarse

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calmar

v/t

1 calm (down)

2 sed quench

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calmar vt

tranquilizar: to calm, to soothe

♦ See also the reflexive verb calmarse

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calmar vb

1. (nervios) to calm / to calm down

2. (dolor) to relieve

Spanish-English dictionary > calmar
4 acallar

v.

1 to silence.

2 to calm, to hush, to quiet, to appease.

Sus palabras acallaron su miedo His words calmed her fear.

3 to shut up.

Ricardo acalló a los chicos Richard shut up the kids.

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acallar

► verbo transitivo

1 to silence, hush

2 figurado (persona) to pacify; (críticas) to silence

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verb

to quiet, silence

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VT

1) (=silenciar) to silence, quieten, quiet (EEUU)

2) (=calmar) [+ furia] to assuage, pacify; [+ crítica, duda] to silence

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verbo transitivo <voces/gritos> to silence, to quiet (AmE), to quieten (BrE); <rumor/clamor> to quieten down; <críticas/protestas> to silence

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= drown out, mute, quiet, outface, silence, quash, steamroller, hush, still, quieten.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.

Ex. This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.

Ex. Feaver was not about to be outfaced and she retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.

Ex. Some children go through a process of silencing their inner voice and projecting an outward self that conforms to society's expectations.

Ex. The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.

Ex. When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.

Ex. The paintings depict subjects such as terrorists and mothers hushing children.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

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* acallar el debate = stifle + debate.

* acallar la conciencia = stifle + Posesivo + conscience.

* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.

* acallar una emoción = bruise + emotion.

* dinero para acallar la conciencia = conscience money.

* dinero para acallar la consciencia = conscience money.

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verbo transitivo <voces/gritos> to silence, to quiet (AmE), to quieten (BrE); <rumor/clamor> to quieten down; <críticas/protestas> to silence

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= drown out, mute, quiet, outface, silence, quash, steamroller, hush, still, quieten.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.

Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.

Ex: Feaver was not about to be outfaced and she retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.

Ex: Some children go through a process of silencing their inner voice and projecting an outward self that conforms to society's expectations.

Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.

Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.

Ex: The paintings depict subjects such as terrorists and mothers hushing children.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

* acallar el debate = stifle + debate.

* acallar la conciencia = stifle + Posesivo + conscience.

* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.

* acallar una emoción = bruise + emotion.

* dinero para acallar la conciencia = conscience money.

* dinero para acallar la consciencia = conscience money.

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acallar [A1 ]

vt

‹voces/gritos› to silence, to quiet ( AmE), to quieten ( BrE); ‹rumor/clamor› to quieten down; ‹críticas/protestas› to silence

no lograba acallar la voz de su conciencia she couldn't silence the voice of her conscience

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acallar verbo transitivo to silence: el ministro no podía acallar su conciencia, the minister could not silence his conscience
' acallar' also found in these entries:
English:
quieten
- silence
- squash
- still
- hush
- move
- quash
- quell
- quiet
- salve
- scotch
- shush

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acallar vt
[protestas, críticas, armas] to silence; [rumores] to put an end to; [miedos] to calm;
una propuesta para acallar a los rebeldes en el partido a proposal designed to silence the party rebels

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acallar

v/t tb fig

silence

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acallar vt

: to quiet, to silence

Spanish-English dictionary > acallar
5 apaciguar

v.

1 to calm down.

2 to soothe, to balm, to hush, to appease.

Su voz apaciguó a la bestia His voice soothe the beast.

3 to soberize, to make sober, to allay someone's anger, to soberise.

Elsa apaciguó a Ricardo Elsa allayed John's anger.

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apaciguar

Conjugation model [ AVERIGUAR], like link=averiguar averiguar

► verbo transitivo

1 to pacify, appease, placate, calm down

► verbo pronominal apaciguarse

1 (persona) to calm down; (tormenta) to abate; (mar) to become calm

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verb

to appease, pacify, to calm down

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1.

VT (=tranquilizar) to calm down; [+ manifestantes] to pacify, appease, mollify; (Pol) to appease

2.

See:

apaciguarse

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1.
verbo transitivo <persona/ánimos> to pacify

a ver si tú puedes apaciguarlo — see if you can pacify him o calm him down
2.
apaciguarse v pron persona to calm down; mar to become calm; temporal/viento to abate, die down

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= still, assuage, appease, quieten.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.

Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.

Ex. Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

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* apaciguarse = quieten down, abate, mellow.

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1.
verbo transitivo <persona/ánimos> to pacify

a ver si tú puedes apaciguarlo — see if you can pacify him o calm him down
2.
apaciguarse v pron persona to calm down; mar to become calm; temporal/viento to abate, die down

* * *

= still, assuage, appease, quieten.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.

Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.

Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

* apaciguarse = quieten down, abate, mellow.

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apaciguar [ A16 ]

vt

‹persona› to pacify

este gesto apaciguó los ánimos de los manifestantes this gesture pacified o mollified o placated the demonstrators

está furioso, a ver si tú puedes apaciguarlo he's furious, see if you can pacify him o calm him down

los apaciguaron con la promesa de volver a investigar el caso they pacified o placated o appeased them by promising to reopen the case

■ apaciguarse

v pron

1 «persona» to calm down

sus encuentros se han ido apaciguando their encounters have become more peaceful o more relaxed o less fraught

2 «mar» to become calm; «temporal/viento» to abate, die down

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apaciguar ( conjugate apaciguar) verbo transitivo ‹ ánimos› to pacify;
‹ persona› to calm … down, to pacify
apaciguarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to calm down;
[ mar] to become calm;
[temporal/viento] to abate, die down
apaciguar vtr (calmar) to pacify, appease
' apaciguar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amansar
- ánimo
- tranquilizar
English:
appease
- assuage
- placate
- pacify

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apaciguar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to calm down;

su discurso apaciguó los ánimos de la gente his speech calmed people down;

no consiguieron apaciguar su ira they were unable to calm her anger

2. [dolor] to soothe

♦ See also the pronominal verb apaciguarse

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apaciguar

v/t pacify, calm down

* * *

apaciguar {10} vt

aplacar: to appease, to pacify

♦ See also the reflexive verb apaciguarse

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apaciguar vb to calm down

sólo su madre es capaz de apaciguarlos only their mother can calm them down

Spanish-English dictionary > apaciguar
6 pacificar

v.

1 to pacify.

Ella serena su alma She soothes his soul.

2 to calm.

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pacificar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to pacify

2 (calmar) to appease

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1. VT

1) (Mil) to pacify

2) (=calmar) to calm; (=apaciguar) to appease

3) (=reconciliar) to bring together, reconcile

2.

See:

pacificarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo (Mil) to pacify (frml); ( calmar) to pacify, appease

pacificar los ánimos — to calm people down
2.
pacificarse v pron viento to abate; mar to become calm

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= lull, still, appease.

Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo (Mil) to pacify (frml); ( calmar) to pacify, appease

pacificar los ánimos — to calm people down
2.
pacificarse v pron viento to abate; mar to become calm

* * *

= lull, still, appease.

Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.

* * *

pacificar [A2 ]

vt

1 (mediante la fuerza) to pacify ( frml)

enviaron tropas para pacificar la isla they sent troops to restore peace to the island o to pacify the island

2 (serenar, calmar) to pacify, appease

pacificar los ánimos to calm people down

■ pacificarse

v pron

«viento» to abate; «mar» to become calm

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pacificar ( conjugate pacificar) verbo transitivo (Mil) to pacify (frml);
( calmar) to pacify, appease;
◊ pacificar los ánimos to calm people down

pacificar verbo transitivo
1 (una zona en conflicto, etc) to pacify
2 (los ánimos, personas) to appease, calm

' pacificar' also found in these entries:
English:
pacify

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pacificar

♦ vt

1. [país] to pacify

2. [calmar] to calm, to appease;

hicieron un esfuerzo por pacificar a los ánimos they attempted to calm people down;

una serie de resoluciones encaminadas a pacificar a la oposición a series of resolutions designed to appease the opposition

♦ See also the pronominal verb pacificarse

* * *

pacificar

v/t pacify

* * *

pacificar {72} vt

: to pacify, to calm

♦ See also the reflexive verb pacificarse

Spanish-English dictionary > pacificar
7 demorarse

demorarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up

■ me he demorado a causa de la lluvia I was delayed by the rain

2 (detenerse en alguna parte) to stop, linger

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to take a long time

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VPR

1) see VI

2) (=tardar mucho) to take a long time, be slow

¿cuántos días se demora para ir allá? — LAm how many days does it take to get there?

demorarse en hacer algo — to take a long time to do sth, be slow in doing sth

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(v.) = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for)

Ex. The study found that although library media specialists supported the instructional consultant role they lagged in practising it.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.

Ex. Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

Ex. Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.

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(v.) = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for)

Ex: The study found that although library media specialists supported the instructional consultant role they lagged in practising it.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.

Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.

* * *

■demorarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tardar) to be delayed, be held up
2 (detenerse, entretenerse) to linger
' demorarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
eternizarse
- demorar
- dilatarse
- durar
- entretener

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vpr

1. [retrasarse] to be delayed

2. [detenerse] to stop (somewhere);

nos demoramos viendo escaparates we stopped to look at the shops

3. esp Am [tardar] to be late;

no se demoren don't be late

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demorarse

v/r

1 be delayed

2

:

¿cuánto se demora de Concepción a Santiago? how long does it take to get from Concepción to Santiago?

* * *

vr

1) : to be slow, to take a long time

2) : to take too long

Spanish-English dictionary > demorarse
8 jaleo

m.

1 row, rumpus (alboroto).

armar jaleo to kick up a row o fuss

2 mess, confusion.

3 cheering (aplausos, gritos).

4 fuss, babel, racket, row.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: jalear.

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jaleo

► nombre masculino

1 (alboroto) din, racket

■ no se oye nada con este jaleo I can't hear a thing with all this racket

2 (escándalo) fuss, commotion

■ cuando se enteren se va a montar un jaleo tremendo there'll be a terrible fuss when they find out

3 (riña) row

4 (confusión) muddle

■ me he armado tal jaleo que no sé ni dónde estoy I'm so mixed up I don't know whether I'm coming or going

■ menudo jaleo de cuentas tenéis montado you've made a right mess of the accounts

5 MÚSICA Andalusian dance and music

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SM

1) * (=ruido) row, racket

armar un jaleo — to kick up a row

2) * (=confusión) mess, muddle; (=problema) hassle

es un jaleo acordarse de tantos nombres — it's such a hassle having to remember all those names

con tanto botón me armo unos jaleos — I get into such a mess o muddle with all these buttons

se armó un jaleo tremendo — all hell broke loose *

3) * (=juerga) binge *

estar de jaleo — to be having a good time

4) (Mús) shouting and clapping ( to encourage dancers)

5) (Caza) hallooing

* * *

masculino (fam)

a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)

b) ( confusión) muddle, mess; ( desorden) mess; ( problemas) hassle (colloq)

c) ( actividad intensa)

hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa — everything's been very hectic at home

con todo el jaleo de la mudanza — with all the upheaval of the move

d) ( riña) brawl

* * *

= fireworks, buzz, rumpus, hoopla, hubbub, ruckus, commotion, racket, palaver.

Ex. 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.

Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.

Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

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* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.

* * *

masculino (fam)

a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)

b) ( confusión) muddle, mess; ( desorden) mess; ( problemas) hassle (colloq)

c) ( actividad intensa)

hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa — everything's been very hectic at home

con todo el jaleo de la mudanza — with all the upheaval of the move

d) ( riña) brawl

* * *

= fireworks, buzz, rumpus, hoopla, hubbub, ruckus, commotion, racket, palaver.

Ex: 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.

Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.

Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.

* * *

jaleo

masculine

( fam)

1 (alboroto, ruido) racket ( colloq), row ( colloq), ruckus ( AmE colloq)

2 (confusión) muddle, mess; (desorden) mess; (problemas) hassle ( colloq)

me armo un jaleo con estas calles I get into a muddle o I get confused with these streets

perdón por este jaleo, es que acabo de llegar de viaje excuse the mess, I've just got back from a trip

3

(actividad intensa): hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa everything's been very hectic at home

con todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move

4 (riña) brawl

aquí no quiero jaleos I don't want any brawling here

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Del verbo jalear: ( conjugate jalear)

jaleo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

jaleó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
jalear
jaleo
jaleo sustantivo masculino (fam)
a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)

b) ( confusión) muddle, mess;

( desorden) mess;
( problemas) hassle (colloq)
c) ( actividad intensa):

◊ hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa everything's been very hectic at home;

con todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move
d) ( riña) brawl

jalear vtr (animar) to cheer (on)
jaleo sustantivo masculino
1 (ruido) din, racket
armar jaleo, to make a racket
2 (situación confusa) muddle
3 (bronca) row
' jaleo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alborotar
- alboroto
- buena
- bueno
- bulla
- cacao
- escándalo
- folclore
- follón
- lomo
- meter
- montarse
- ruido
- taco
- zarabanda
- armar
- gresca
- pelotera
- quilombo
- revuelta
English:
almighty
- din
- fuss
- racket
- ruckus
- rumpus
- to-do
- ructions
- to

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jaleo nm
Fam
1. [lío] mess, confusion;

había un jaleo enorme a la entrada del estadio it was utter chaos outside the stadium;

no encuentro el documento entre tanto jaleo de papeles I can't find the document amongst all this muddle o jumble of papers;

tengo mucho jaleo en la oficina things are pretty hectic for me at the office just now;

un jaleo de cifras a jumble of figures;

en menudo jaleo te has metido that's a real mess you've landed yourself in;

con este programa me armo mucho jaleo this program is a nightmare

2. [alboroto] row, rumpus;

armar jaleo to kick up a row o fuss

3. [ruido] racket, row;
[aplausos, gritos] cheering;
armar jaleo to make a racket

* * *

jaleo

m

1 ( ruido) racket, uproar;

armar jaleo fam kick up a fuss fam

2 ( lío) mess, muddle

* * *

jaleo nm, fam

1) : uproar, ruckus, racket

2) fam : confusion, hassle

3) : cheering and clapping (for a dance)

* * *

jaleo n

1. (ruido) racket / row

¡no arméis tanto jaleo! stop making such a racket!

2. (problemas) trouble

como se entere tu padre, habrá jaleo there'll be trouble if your dad finds out

Spanish-English dictionary > jaleo
9 armarse de paciencia

armarse de paciencia

to grin and bear it

————————

armarse de paciencia

to summon up patience

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(v.) = arm + Reflexivo + with patience, be extremely patient

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.

* * *

(v.) = arm + Reflexivo + with patience, be extremely patient

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.

Spanish-English dictionary > armarse de paciencia
10 barullo

m.

1 din, racket (ruido).

armar barullo to make a racket

2 mess (desorden).

3 turmoil, hurly-burly, hubbub, racket.

* * *

barullo

► nombre masculino

1 noise, din, racket

* * *

SM

1) (=alboroto) racket; (=confusión) confusion

armar barullo — to make a racket

esta habitación está hecha un barullo — this room is a mess

2)

a barullo — in abundance, in great quantities

* * *

masculino

1) ( alboroto) racket (colloq), ruckus (AmE)

2) ( desorden) muddle, mess; ( confusión)

me armé un barullo — I got all muddled up o (AmE) messed up (colloq)

* * *

= hubbub, rumpus, racket, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

Ex. The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.

Ex. No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.

* * *

masculino

1) ( alboroto) racket (colloq), ruckus (AmE)

2) ( desorden) muddle, mess; ( confusión)

me armé un barullo — I got all muddled up o (AmE) messed up (colloq)

* * *

= hubbub, rumpus, racket, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

Ex: The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.

Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.

* * *

barullo

masculine

A (alboroto) racket ( colloq), ruckus ( AmE)

estos niños siempre están armando barullo these children are always making a racket o creating a ruckus

B (desorden) muddle, mess

(confusión): en el barullo me dejé el bolso in the confusion I left my bag behind

se me ha hecho un barullo en la cabeza I'm in a mess o muddle ( colloq)

me armé un barullo I got into a mess o muddle ( colloq), I got all muddled up o ( AmE) messed up ( colloq)

a barullo ( fam); galore

en enero hay rebajas a barullo there are loads of sales o sales galore in January ( colloq)

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barullo sustantivo masculino ( alboroto) racket (colloq), ruckus (AmE);
( desorden) muddle, mess
barullo m (ruido) row, din
(lío, embrollo, confusión) confusion
' barullo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
belén
- constante
- zafarrancho
- bochinche
English:
hubbub
- din
- scramble

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barullo nm
Fam
1. [ruido] din, racket;

el barullo del tráfico no me deja dormir the din of the traffic is keeping me awake;

armar barullo to make a racket

2. [desorden] mess;

hay un barullo de papeles encima de la mesa there are papers all over the desk;

se armó un barullo con los números he got into a real mess o muddle with the figures;

con tanta información tengo un barullo en la cabeza my head is in a muddle with so much information

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barullo

m uproar, racket

* * *

barullo nm

bulla: racket, ruckus

* * *

barullo n

1. (ruido) racket / row

no puedo dormir con tanto barullo en la calle I can't sleep with all that racket in the street

2. (confusión) confusion / muddle

no se puede encontrar nada en este barullo you can't find anything in this muddle

armar barullo to make a racket

Spanish-English dictionary > barullo
11 bullicio

m.

1 hustle and bustle.

2 noise, riot, bustling, frolic.

* * *

bullicio

► nombre masculino

1 (ruido) noise, racket

2 (tumulto) bustle, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly

* * *

SM

1) (=ruido) din, hubbub

2) (=actividad) activity, bustle

3) (=confusión) confusion

4) (=disturbio) disturbance

* * *

masculino

a) ( ruido) racket, noise

b) (jaleo, actividad)

el bullicio de la gran ciudad — the hustle and bustle of the city

* * *

= bustle, hustle and bustle, hubbub, hurly-burly.

Ex. The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.

Ex. The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.

* * *

masculino

a) ( ruido) racket, noise

b) (jaleo, actividad)

el bullicio de la gran ciudad — the hustle and bustle of the city

* * *

= bustle, hustle and bustle, hubbub, hurly-burly.

Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.

Ex: The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.

* * *

bullicio

masculine

1 (ruido) racket, noise, ruckus ( AmE colloq)

2

(jaleo, actividad): el bullicio de la gran ciudad the hustle and bustle of the city, the hurly-burly of city life

* * *

bullicio sustantivo masculino
a) ( ruido) noise, racket (colloq)

b) ( actividad):

◊ el bullicio de la gran ciudad the hustle and bustle of the city

bullicio sustantivo masculino hubbub
' bullicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animación
- bronca
English:
action
- activity
- bustle
- commotion
- hustle

* * *

bullicio nm

1. [de ciudad, mercado] hustle and bustle

2. [de multitud] hubbub

* * *

bullicio

m

1 ( ruido) hubbub, din

2 ( actividad) bustle

* * *

bullicio nm

1) : ruckus, uproar

2) : hustle and bustle

* * *

bullicio n

1. (ruido) noise / racket

el bullicio se oía desde lejos the noise could be heard a long way off

2. (actividad) hustle and bustle

me gusta el bullicio de las calles I like the hustle and bustle in the streets

Spanish-English dictionary > bullicio
12 entretenerse

entretenerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up

2 (distraerse) to keep oneself occupied

3 (divertirse) to amuse oneself

* * *

to dally

* * *

VPR

1) (=divertirse) to amuse o.s.

se entretenían contando historias — they amused themselves by telling stories, they kept themselves amused by telling stories

2) (=tardar) to hang about

¡no te entretengas! — don't hang about!

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= tarry, spend + Posesivo + leisure time, spend + Posesivo + leisure, linger.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. All the glamour, prestige and indeed wealth make the capital of Britain a hugely attractive place to visit, spend leisure time and do business.

Ex. By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure watching television, listening to the radio, going to the cinema or any of a hundred other forms of recreation.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

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= tarry, spend + Posesivo + leisure time, spend + Posesivo + leisure, linger.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: All the glamour, prestige and indeed wealth make the capital of Britain a hugely attractive place to visit, spend leisure time and do business.

Ex: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure watching television, listening to the radio, going to the cinema or any of a hundred other forms of recreation.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

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■entretenerse verbo reflexivo
1 (divertirse, pasar el rato) to amuse oneself
2 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up
(remolonear) to linger
' entretenerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demorarse
- distracción
- distraer
- divertir
- entretener
- liar
English:
mess about
- mess around
- potter
- amuse
- busy
- dawdle
- putter

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vpr

1. [despistarse] to get distracted

2. [retrasarse] to be held up;

no te entretengas y vuelve rápido don't get held up on the way and come back quickly;

me entretuve hablando o [m5] en hablar con ella y perdí el tren I got held up talking to her and I missed the train

3. [divertirse] to amuse oneself;

se entretiene con cualquier cosa he can keep himself amused with almost anything;

es mayor y ya se entretiene solo he's older and he can keep himself amused now;

me entretenía viendo la tele I passed the time watching TV

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entretenerse

v/r

1 ( divertirse) amuse o.s. ( en hacer algo doing sth;

con algo with sth)

2 ( distraerse) keep o.s. busy

3 ( retrasarse) linger (en over)

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vr

1) : to amuse oneself

2) : to dally

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entretenerse vb

1. (divertirse) to amuse yourself

el niño se entretuvo haciendo un puzzle the little boy amused himself doing a jigsaw

2. (demorarse) to hang about [pt. & pp. hung]

se entretuvo hablando con sus amigos he hung about talking to his friends

Spanish-English dictionary > entretenerse
13 esperar

v.

1 to wait (for).

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for somebody to do something

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming

quien espera desespera (Prov) a watched pot never boils

Elsa espera pacientemente Elsa waits patiently.

2 to hope (tener esperanza de).

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help

esperar que to hope that

espero que sí/no I hope so/not

esperar hacer algo to hope to do something

Esperamos que suceda lo mejor We hope for the best.

3 to expect (tener confianza en).

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction

esperar algo de alguien to expect something from somebody, to hope for something from somebody

como era de esperar as was to be expected

Elsa espera un milagro Elsa expects a miracle.

4 to await, to be in store for (ser inevitable).

le esperan dificultades many difficulties await him

¡me espera una buena en casa! (informal) I'm in for it when I get home!

5 to wait for, to await, to wait.

Elsa espera el tren Elsa waits for the train.

6 to expect to, to look forward to, to hope to, to be expecting to.

Ellos esperan llegar pronto They hope to arrive soon.

7 to await for, to expect, to watch for.

Ellos esperan la noticia They await for the news.

Me espera una sorpresa A surprise awaits for me.

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esperar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tener esperanza) to hope for, expect

■ esperan un milagro they're hoping for a miracle

■ esperar la gloria to hope for glory

2 (contar, creer) to expect

■ no te esperábamos hasta mañana we didn't expect you till tomorrow

■ llegaron tarde como era de esperar they arrived late as expected

3 (aguardar) to wait for, await

■ espera un momento wait a moment

■ espero a mi padre I'm waiting for my father

4 (desear) to hope

■ espero que cantes I hope you'll sing

■ espero verlo I hope to see him

5 (ser inevitable) to await, be ahead

■ mala noche nos espera there's a bad night ahead

6 figurado (bebé) to expect

► verbo intransitivo

1 to wait

■ esperaré hasta que lleguen I'll wait until they get here

► verbo pronominal esperarse

1 (aguardar) to wait

■ espérense en recepción please wait in reception

2 (creer, contar) to expect

■ se espera que seas puntual you're expected to be punctual

3 (desear) to hope

■ se espera que lo hayan pasado bien we hope you've had a good time

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en espera de noticias tuyas we hope to hear from you soon

¡espérate sentado! don't hold your breath!, you'll be waiting till the cows come home!

espero que no I hope not

espero que sí I hope so

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

hacerse esperar to keep people waiting

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

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verb

1) to wait for, await

2) expect

3) hope

•

- esperarse

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1. VT

1) (=aguardar) [+ tren, persona] to wait for

estaba esperando el avión — I was waiting for the plane

esperaban noticias de los rehenes — they were waiting for o awaiting news of the hostages

fuimos a esperarla a la estación — we went to meet her at the station

nos espera un duro invierno — we've got a hard winter ahead of us

¡la que te espera cuando llegues a casa! — you're (in) for it when you get home!

de aquí te espero * —

un lío de aquí te espero — * a tremendous row *

dijo unas tonterías de aquí te espero — he said some really stupid things

2) (=desear) to hope

espero llegar a tiempo — I hope to arrive on time

eso espero — I hope so

han prometido castigar a los culpables y espero que sea así — they've promised to punish those responsible and I hope they will

- ya nos pagará -espero que sea así — "he'll pay us, you'll see" - "I hope you're right o I hope so"

espero que te haya gustado — I hope you liked it

espero que vengas — I hope you'll come

espero que no sea nada grave — I hope it isn't anything serious

-¿vienen a la fiesta? -espero que sí — "are they coming to the party?" - "I hope so"

-¿crees que se enfadará? -espero que no — "do you think she will be angry?" - "I hope not"

3) (=contar con) to expect

¿esperas visita? — are you expecting someone?

espero su llamada en cualquier momento — I expect his call at any moment

no me esperes antes de las siete — don't expect me before seven

¿acaso esperas que pague yo? — you're not expecting me to pay, are you?

llegaron antes de lo que yo esperaba — they arrived sooner than I expected

esperaban que les pidiera perdón — they were expecting him to apologize

¿qué esperas, que encima te lo agradezca? — don't expect me to thank you for it as well

¿qué puedes esperar de él, después de cómo se ha comportado? — what do you expect from him, after the way he has behaved?

• era de esperar — it was to be expected

era de esperar que eso sucediera — it was to be expected that that would happen

era de esperar que no viniera — it was to be expected that he wouldn't come

• no esperaba menos de ti — I expected nothing o no less of you

llamará cuando menos te lo esperes — he'll call when you least expect it

- esperar algo como agua de mayo

4) [+ bebé]

está esperando un hijo — she's expecting (a baby)

está esperando su primer hijo — she's expecting her first child

2. VI

1) (=aguardar) to wait

esperaré aquí — I'll wait here

¡espera un momento, este no es mi libro! — hold on o wait a minute, this isn't my book!

espera en la puerta, ahora mismo voy — wait at the door, I'm just coming

esperar a o hasta que algn haga algo — to wait for sb to do sth

• hacer esperar a algn — keep sb waiting

su respuesta no se hizo esperar — his answer wasn't long in coming

- esperar desesperando

- espera y verás

- puedes esperar sentado

- el que espera desespera

2)

• esperar en algn — to put one's hopes o trust in sb

esperar en Dios — to trust in God

3.

See:

esperarse
ESPERAR Esperar tiene en inglés varias traducciones, entre las que se encuentran wait (for), await, hope y expect. ► Se traduce por wait ( for ) cuando esperar se refiere al hecho de aguardar la llegada de alguien o de un suceso: Hice el examen hace dos meses y todavía estoy esperando los resultados I took the exam two months ago and I'm still waiting for the results La esperó media hora y después se fue a casa He waited half an hour for her and then went home ► El verbo await es un verbo de uso similar a wait for, aunque no requiere el uso de la preposición y no es muy corriente en inglés moderno: Esperaban ansiosamente la llegada del Rey They eagerly awaited the arrival of the King ► Se traduce por hope cuando deseamos que algo suceda, pero no estamos seguros de si ocurrirá o no: Espero que no se enfade mucho conmigo I hope (that) she won't be very annoyed with me Después de terminar la carrera espero conseguir un buen trabajo I hope to get a good job when I finish university ► Traducimos esperar por expect cuando estamos muy seguros de que algo va a suceder o cuando hay una razón lógica para que algo suceda: Espero aprobar porque el examen me salió muy bien I expect to pass o I expect I'll pass because the exam went very well Ha resultado mejor de lo que esperábamos It was better than we expected Está esperando un niño She's expecting (a baby) Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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esperar¹

¹ = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex: Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.

Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.

Ex: ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.

* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.

* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.

* esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.

* hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

esperar²

² = call on/upon, expect, hope, count on, look to, bank on.

Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.

Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.

Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.

Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* decir + esperar = express + hope.

* es de esperar = hopefully.

* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperando que = in hopeful expectation that.

* esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.

* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.

* esperarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* esperarse Algo = come as + no surprise.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

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esperar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for

esperaba el tren/a un amigo he was waiting for the train/a friend

podrías haber esperado un momento más oportuno you could have waited for a better moment

espérame, ya voy wait for me, I'm just coming

la esperé dos horas/en el bar I waited for her for two hours/in the bar

esperaban con impaciencia la llegada de sus amigos they were really looking forward to their friends coming, they couldn't wait for o they were dying for their friends to arrive ( colloq)

le encanta hacerse esperar he loves to keep people waiting

esperar algo/a algn PARA + INF:

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar eat without me o don't wait for me to eat

2 (recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

¿dónde van a esperar el Año Nuevo? where will you be seeing the New Year in?

3 «sorpresa» to await

la reacción del gobierno no se hizo esperar the government was swift to react

como no salgamos temprano ya sabes lo que nos espera a la salida de Madrid if we don't leave early, you know what problems we'll have o you know what it'll be like trying to leave Madrid

le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

¡ya verás la que te espera en casa! ( fam); you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! ( colloq)

B

1 (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it

ven a cenar, te espero alrededor de las nueve come to dinner, I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York I'm expecting a call from New York

esperan un lleno completo they expect a full house

tuvo mayor aceptación de lo que se esperaba it proved to be more popular than had been expected

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

se espera que más de un millón de personas visite la exposición over a million people are expected to visit the exhibition

¿qué esperabas, que te felicitara? what did you expect me to do? congratulate you?

era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail, it was only to be expected that the project would fail

no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind

esperar algo DE algn/algo to expect sth OF sb/sth

esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you

no hay que esperar mucho de las conversaciones we shouldn't expect too much of the talks

de ella no puedes esperar ayuda don't expect her to help, you can't expect to get any help from her

2 ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

esperan el primer hijo para mayo they're expecting their first child in May

está esperando familia she's expecting

C (con esperanza) to hope

¿te vienen a recoger? — eso espero are they coming to collect you? — I hope so

¿quedarán entradas? — espero que sí will there be any tickets left? — I hope so

¿habrá perdido el tren? — espero que no do you think he's missed the train? — I hope not

esperar + INF:

espero poder llegar a la cumbre esta vez I hope to be able to reach the summit this time

espero no haberme olvidado de nada I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

espero que no llueva/que haga buen tiempo I hope it doesn't rain/the weather's nice

espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck

espero que no me haya mentido I hope he hasn't lied to me

esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious

¡y yo que esperaba que estuviera todo listo! and there was I hoping that everything would be ready!

■ esperar

vi

A

1 (aguardar) to wait

lo siento, no podemos esperar más I'm sorry, we can't wait any longer

mientras esperaba corregí los exámenes I corrected the tests while I was waiting

espera, que bajo contigo wait a minute o ( colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

espere un momento, por favor wait a moment, please

espera un momento ¿tú qué haces aquí? just a moment, what are you doing here?

vamos, que el tren no espera come on, the train won't wait for us

esperar A + INF:

espera a estar seguro antes de hablar con ella wait until you're sure before you talk to her

mejor espero a tener un poco más de dinero ahorrado I'd better wait until I've saved a bit more money

esperar ( A) QUE + SUBJ:

el profesor esperó (a) que hubiera silencio the teacher waited for them to be quiet

tiene que esperar (a) que lo llamen you have to wait for them to call you o until they call you

esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in

esperar sentado ( fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming ( colloq)

¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope! o don't hold your breath! o we could be waiting till the cows come home! ( colloq)

quien espera desespera waiting's the worst part, the waiting gets you down

2

«embarazada»: no sabía que estaba esperando I didn't know she was expecting

¿para cuándo espera? when's the baby due?

quedar esperando ( Chi); to get pregnant

B esperar por ( ant) esperar vt A 1.

■ esperarse

v pron

A ( fam) (aguardar) to hang on ( colloq), to hold on ( colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? wait a minute o hang on o hold on! can't you see I'm busy?

B ( fam) (prever) to expect

¿qué te esperabas por ese precio? what did you expect for that price?

no me esperaba esa reacción I hadn't expected her to react like that

¿quién se iba a esperar que saliera elegido él? who would have thought he would be elected?

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esperar ( conjugate esperar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for;

◊ ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

b) ( recibir) to meet;

◊ la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

c) [ sorpresa] to await;

◊ le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

2
a) (contar con, prever) to expect;

◊ tal como esperábamos just as we expected;

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it;
te espero alrededor de las nueve I'll expect you around nine;
¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?;
era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail
b) ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

3 ( con esperanza) to hope;
eso espero or espero que sí I hope so;
◊ espero que no I hope not;

esperar hacer algo to hope to do sth;
espero que no llueva I hope it doesn't rain;
esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious
verbo intransitivo
a) ( aguardar) to wait;

◊ no podemos esperar más we can't wait any longer;

espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure;
esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in
b) [ embarazada]:

◊ estar esperando to be expecting

esperarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)
2 (fam) ( prever) to expect;
◊ ¡quién se lo iba a esperar! who would have thought it!

esperar
I verbo transitivo
1 (aguardar) to wait for: espera un momento, ¿seguro que hablas del mismo Pedro?, wait a minute, are you sure you're talking about the same Peter?
2 (tener esperanza) to hope: espero que todo salga bien, I hope everything turns out well ➣ Ver nota en hope 3 (desear, suponer) to expect
4 fig (un hijo) to expect ➣ Ver nota en expect
II verbo intransitivo to wait: no puedo esperar más, I can't wait any longer
♦ Locuciones: familiar de aquí te espero, incredible, massive: afuera hay un follón de aquí te espero, there's an incredible mess outside
esperar sentado, to have a long wait in store: si creéis que voy a participar en esa locura podéis esperar sentados, if you think that I'm going to have any part of that madness, you'll have to wait a long time
Esperar tiene tres significados básicos, que corresponden a tres verbos ingleses:
Aguardar, en sentido general, se traduce por to wait: Llevo media hora esperándote, I've been waiting for you for half an hour.
Tener esperanza, desear, se traduce por to hope: Espero que vengas mañana. I hope you will come tomorrow. Espero que sí. I hope so.
Suponer, esperar algo sabiendo que es muy probable que ocurra, se traduce por to expect: Espero la visita de un amigo (sabemos que va a venir). I'm expecting a friend to call.
' esperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acecho
- aguardar
- amabilidad
- cruzarse
- ser
- esperanza
- pelaje
- pendiente
- prometerse
- satisfacción
- como
- esperado
- exigir
- favor
- hacer
- mucho
- preferir
English:
aim
- anticipate
- await
- bargain for
- bargain on
- daydream
- eruption
- expect
- hang about
- hang around
- hang on
- hold off
- hold on
- hope
- magic wand
- sit up
- to
- trust
- wait
- wait about
- wait around
- wind
- would
- bear
- bide
- count
- dark
- delay
- duly
- else
- hang
- hold
- mind
- unprepared
- unrealistic

* * *

esperar

♦ vt

1. [aguardar] to wait for;

esperar el autobús to wait for the bus;

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport;

espéranos un minuto wait for us a minute;

¡espérame, que voy contigo! wait for me, I'm coming with you!;

¿a qué estás esperando? what are you waiting for?;

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for sb to do sth;

esperaré a que vuelva I'll wait till she gets back

2. [tener esperanza de]
todos esperamos la victoria we all hope for victory;

esperamos salir al campo el domingo we are hoping to go on a trip to the countryside on Sunday;

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help;

esperar que… to hope that…;

espero que sí/no I hope so/not;

espero que no te hayas ofendido I hope you didn't take offence;

esperamos que no sea nada let's hope it's nothing serious;

ser de esperar: es de esperar que no ocurra ninguna desgracia let's hope nothing terrible happens;

era de esperar que ocurriría esto you could have predicted this would happen;

como era de esperar as was to be expected;

como era de esperar, llovió mucho as was to be expected o as you might expect, there was a lot of rain

3. [tener confianza en] to expect;

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction;

espero que venga esta noche I expect (that) she'll come tonight;

esperar algo de alguien to expect sth from sb, to hope for sth from sb;

espero discreción de usted I expect discretion from you, I expect you to be discreet;

¿y qué esperabas (de alguien así)? what did you expect (from someone like that)?;

no esperaba menos de él I expected no less of him

4. [ser inminente para] to await, to be in store for;

nos esperan un buen baño y una cama there's a nice warm bath and a bed waiting for us;

le esperan dificultades he's in for some problems, there are problems in store for him;
Fam
¡me espera una buena en casa! I'm in for it when I get home!;
Fam
¡no sabes la o [m5] lo que te espera! you don't know what you're in for!

♦ vi

1. [aguardar] to wait;

espera en este despacho wait in this office;

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming;

espera un instante o [m5]momento, ¿no es el famoso Pedro Valverde? hang on o wait a minute, isn't that the famous Pedro Valverde?;

no creo que puedas hacerlo – espera y verás I don't think you'll be able to do it – just (you) wait and see;

su enfado no se hizo esperar it didn't take long for her anger to surface;
Fam
si crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming;

hacer esperar a alguien to keep sb waiting, to make sb wait;

me hiciste esperar una hora you kept me waiting (for) an hour;

Prov

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

2. [estar embarazada] to be expecting;

está esperando desde hace cuatro meses she's four months pregnant

♦ See also the pronominal verb esperarse

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esperar

I v/t

1 ( aguardar) wait for;

hacerse esperar keep people waiting

2 con esperanza hope;

(así) lo espero I hope so, hopefully;

espero que no I hope not, hopefully not;

es de esperar que it is to be hoped that

3 ( suponer, confiar en) expect

4

:

esperar un hijo be expecting a baby

5

:

de aquí te espero fam incredible fam

II v/i ( aguardar) wait;

puedes esperar sentado you’re in for a long wait

* * *

esperar vt

1) aguardar: to wait for, to await

2) : to expect

3) : to hope

espero poder trabajar: I hope to be able to work

espero que sí: I hope so

esperar vi

: to wait

♦ See also the reflexive verb esperarse

* * *

esperar vb

1. (aguardar) to wait / to wait for

¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?

te esperé toda la tarde I waited all afternoon for you

2. (creer, imaginar) to expect

no esperaba que viniera tanta gente I didn't expect so many people to come

las cosas no le fueron tan bien como esperaba things didn't go as well as he'd expected

3. (tener esperanza, desear) to hope

espera ir a la universidad she hopes to go to university

espero que seáis muy felices I hope you'll be very happy

espero que sí I hope so

esperar un niño to be expecting a baby

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

Spanish-English dictionary > esperar
14 esperar1

¹ = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.

Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex. Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.

Ex. Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.

Ex. ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

Ex. A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

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* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.

* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.

* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.

* esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.

* hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

Spanish-English dictionary > esperar1
15 iaceō

iaceō cuī, —, ēre [IA-], to lie, be recumbent, be prostrate, lie at rest: in limine: quorum ad pedes iacuit stratus: mihi ad pedes: in harenā, V.: saxum campo iacebat, V.: gremio mariti, Iu.: somno, V.: humi: lentā sub vite, V.: super corpus, O.— To lie i<*>, be ill: te iacente.—To lie dead, have fallen: Corpora per campos iacebant, V.: inultos imperatores iacere sinere, L.: Arge, iaces! O.: iacuit Catilina cadavere. toto, Iu.—To lie long, linger, tarry, stop: Brundusi.—To lie, be situate: campi, qui Faesulas inter Arretiumque iacent, L.: summo in vertice montis, V.—To lie low, be flat, be level: despiciens terras iacentīs, V.: quaeque iacent valles, O.: Postquam iacuit planum mare, was stilled, Iu.—To lie in ruins, be broken down: fractae et disiectae (arae) iacent, Enn. ap. C.: Thebe iacet, Iu.— To hang loose: crines per colla iacebant, O.: iacentia lora, loose on the neck, O.— Fig., to rest, be inactive, be in retirement: in pace: septimum annum.—To be cast down, be dejected: ut totus iacet: militum iacere animos, L.—To lie prostrate, be powerless: victa iacet pietas, O.: mea numina iacent, V.—To fall, be refuted, be disproved, fail: suis testibus: iacet ratio Peripateticorum. —To lie dormant, be disused, be neglected, be of no avail: omnis hic delectus iacet: iustitia iacet: tibi pecunia.—To be low, be despised, be in no esteem: cum iacerent pretia praediorum, were low: iacere regem pati: pauper ubique iacet, O.—To lie idle, be neglected: cur iacet hoc nomen in adversariis, i. e. is not posted.

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16 П-662

СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ (ВСТАВАТЬ/ ВСТАТЬ, ВСТУПАТЬ/ВСТУПИТЬ) НА ПУТЬ чего, какой VP subj: human or collect indir obj: abstr fixed WO
to begin to act in a certain way (as specified), pursue a certain course of action

X вступил на путь Y-a - X took (embarked on, set out on) the path of Y
(in limited contexts) X took up the ( a) life of Y
X вступил на AdjP путь = X took (embarked on, set out on) a AdjP path.

Позже, когда председатель Тимур Жванба стал на путь прямого мошенничества, на не слишком громкие укоры своей совести он, бывало, злорадно отвечал, что у Маркса тоже кое-какие несоответствия имеются... (Искандер 3). Later on, when Chairman Timur Zhvanba took up the life of an outright swindler, he stilled the none-too-loud reproaches of his conscience with the malicious reply that there were some inconsistencies in Marx, too... (3a).

Сообщая об этом по инстанциям, Васька понимал, на какой опасный путь он вступил... (Войнович 6). Reporting all this to the authorities, Vaska understood how dangerous was the path he had embarked on (6a).

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• СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ (ВСТАВАТЬ/ВСТАТЬ, ВСТУПАТЬ/ВСТУПИТЬ) НА ПУТЬ чего, какой

[VP; subj: human or collect; indir obj: abstr; fixed WO]

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⇒ to begin to act in a certain way (as specified), pursue a certain course of action:

- X вступил на путь Y-a ≈ X took (embarked on, set out on) the path of Y;

- [in limited contexts] X took up the (a) life of Y;

|| X вступил на[AdjP] путь≈ X took (embarked on, set out on) a [AdjP] path.

♦ Позже, когда председатель Тимур Жванба стал на путь прямого мошенничества, на не слишком громкие укоры своей совести он, бывало, злорадно отвечал, что у Маркса тоже кое-какие несоответствия имеются... (Искандер 3). Later on, when Chairman Timur Zhvanba took up the life of an outright swindler, he stilled the none-too-loud reproaches of his conscience with the malicious reply that there were some inconsistencies in Marx, too... (3a).

♦ Сообщая об этом по инстанциям, Васька понимал, на какой опасный путь он вступил... (Войнович 6). Reporting all this to the authorities, Vaska understood how dangerous was the path he had embarked on (6a).

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• СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ (ВСТАВАТЬ/ВСТАТЬ, ВСТУПАТЬ/ВСТУПИТЬ) НА ПУТЬ чего, какой

[VP; subj: human or collect; indir obj: abstr; fixed WO]

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⇒ to begin to act in a certain way (as specified), pursue a certain course of action:

- X вступил на путь Y-a ≈ X took (embarked on, set out on) the path of Y;

- [in limited contexts] X took up the (a) life of Y;

|| X вступил на[AdjP] путь≈ X took (embarked on, set out on) a [AdjP] path.

♦ Позже, когда председатель Тимур Жванба стал на путь прямого мошенничества, на не слишком громкие укоры своей совести он, бывало, злорадно отвечал, что у Маркса тоже кое-какие несоответствия имеются... (Искандер 3). Later on, when Chairman Timur Zhvanba took up the life of an outright swindler, he stilled the none-too-loud reproaches of his conscience with the malicious reply that there were some inconsistencies in Marx, too... (3a).

♦ Сообщая об этом по инстанциям, Васька понимал, на какой опасный путь он вступил... (Войнович 6). Reporting all this to the authorities, Vaska understood how dangerous was the path he had embarked on (6a).

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• СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ (ВСТАВАТЬ/ВСТАТЬ, ВСТУПАТЬ/ВСТУПИТЬ) НА ПУТЬ чего, какой

[VP; subj: human or collect; indir obj: abstr; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ to begin to act in a certain way (as specified), pursue a certain course of action:

- X вступил на путь Y-a ≈ X took (embarked on, set out on) the path of Y;

- [in limited contexts] X took up the (a) life of Y;

|| X вступил на[AdjP] путь≈ X took (embarked on, set out on) a [AdjP] path.

♦ Позже, когда председатель Тимур Жванба стал на путь прямого мошенничества, на не слишком громкие укоры своей совести он, бывало, злорадно отвечал, что у Маркса тоже кое-какие несоответствия имеются... (Искандер 3). Later on, when Chairman Timur Zhvanba took up the life of an outright swindler, he stilled the none-too-loud reproaches of his conscience with the malicious reply that there were some inconsistencies in Marx, too... (3a).

♦ Сообщая об этом по инстанциям, Васька понимал, на какой опасный путь он вступил... (Войнович 6). Reporting all this to the authorities, Vaska understood how dangerous was the path he had embarked on (6a).

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• СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ (ВСТАВАТЬ/ВСТАТЬ, ВСТУПАТЬ/ВСТУПИТЬ) НА ПУТЬ чего, какой

[VP; subj: human or collect; indir obj: abstr; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ to begin to act in a certain way (as specified), pursue a certain course of action:

- X вступил на путь Y-a ≈ X took (embarked on, set out on) the path of Y;

- [in limited contexts] X took up the (a) life of Y;

|| X вступил на[AdjP] путь≈ X took (embarked on, set out on) a [AdjP] path.

♦ Позже, когда председатель Тимур Жванба стал на путь прямого мошенничества, на не слишком громкие укоры своей совести он, бывало, злорадно отвечал, что у Маркса тоже кое-какие несоответствия имеются... (Искандер 3). Later on, when Chairman Timur Zhvanba took up the life of an outright swindler, he stilled the none-too-loud reproaches of his conscience with the malicious reply that there were some inconsistencies in Marx, too... (3a).

♦ Сообщая об этом по инстанциям, Васька понимал, на какой опасный путь он вступил... (Войнович 6). Reporting all this to the authorities, Vaska understood how dangerous was the path he had embarked on (6a).

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