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1 discusión acalorada
(n.) = hand-wavingEx. These will not be easy studies, but facts are a far better basis for planning than are the techno-boosterism and hand-waving that characterize most discussions of these topics.* * *(n.) = hand-wavingEx: These will not be easy studies, but facts are a far better basis for planning than are the techno-boosterism and hand-waving that characterize most discussions of these topics.
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2 aspaviento
m.1 furious gesticulations.2 theatricality, exaggerated display of feeling, fuss, gesticulation.* * *1 fuss\hacer aspavientos to make a great fuss* * *noun m.* * ** * ** * *= fuss.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.----* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* * ** * *= fuss.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.
* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* * *1 (alharaca) fusstanto aspaviento por nada so much fuss about nothing2(movimiento, gesto exagerado): ¡deja de hacer aspavientos y cuéntame qué pasó! stop waving o flapping your arms around and tell me what happenedhacía nerviosos aspavientos con ambos brazos he was waving frantically o wildly with both arms* * *
aspaviento sustantivo masculino:
aspaviento sustantivo masculino hacer aspavientos, to wave one's arms about, to gesticulate
* * *aspaviento nmaspavientos [con gestos] furious gesticulations;¡deja de hacer aspavientos! [con gestos] stop waving your arms around like that!;[con palabras] stop making such a fuss!;intenta nadar sin hacer aspavientos try and swim without thrashing around so much* * *aspaviento nm: exaggerated movement, fuss, flounce -
3 ondulante
adj.undulating.f.waving lotion, waving fluid, waving solution.* * *► adjetivo* * *ADJ1) [movimiento] [gen] undulating; (=de lado a lado) from side to side, (gently) swaying2) [sonido] rising and falling3) = ondulado 1.* * ** * *= flowing, swaying, rolling, slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].Ex. With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.Ex. Amid the pale pink blossoms poised on turquoise green leaves, the swaying image of the sky above has the unreal quality of a dream.Ex. The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.Ex. The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain.* * ** * *= flowing, swaying, rolling, slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.
Ex: Amid the pale pink blossoms poised on turquoise green leaves, the swaying image of the sky above has the unreal quality of a dream.Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.Ex: The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain.* * *‹movimiento› undulatory; ‹terreno› undulating, rolling* * *
ondulante adjetivo ‹ movimiento› undulatory;
‹ terreno› undulating, rolling
ondulante adjetivo undulating
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4 agitar los brazos
(v.) = wave + Posesivo + armsEx. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.* * *(v.) = wave + Posesivo + armsEx: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
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5 agitar una bandera
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6 batuta
f.1 baton.2 conductor's baton, baton, conductor's wand, wand.* * *1 baton\bajo la batuta de... conducted by...llevar la batuta to be the boss* * *SF (Mús) baton* * *femenino batonllevar la batuta — (fam) to be the boss (colloq)
tomar la batuta — (fam) to take charge
* * *= baton.Ex. Instead all they will have is Senators up on stage waving the baton, and using it for their own political gain.----* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.* * *femenino batonllevar la batuta — (fam) to be the boss (colloq)
tomar la batuta — (fam) to take charge
* * *= baton.Ex: Instead all they will have is Senators up on stage waving the baton, and using it for their own political gain.
* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.* * *batonen casa es mi madre la que lleva la batuta my mother's the one who wears the pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers in our house, my mother's the boss in our housetomar la batuta ( fam); to take chargeel hijo tomó la batuta de la empresa his son took charge of o took over the running of the company* * *
batuta sustantivo femenino
baton;◊ llevar la batuta (fam) to be the boss (colloq)
batuta f Mús baton ♦ LOC figurado llevar (alguien) la batuta, to be (somebody) the boss: aquí es Ángel el que lleva la batuta, Angel is the boss round here
' batuta' also found in these entries:
English:
baton
* * *batuta nfbaton;la Orquesta Filarmónica, bajo la batuta de Karajan the Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Karajan;llevar la batuta to call the tune o shots* * *f MÚS baton;bajo la batuta de MÚS under the baton of;llevar la batuta fig fam be the boss fam, rule the roost fam* * *batuta nf1) : baton2)llevar la batuta : to be the leader, to call the tune* * *batuta n baton -
7 chao
intj.ciao, cheerio.* * *1 familiar bye-bye!, cheerio!, so long!, ciao!* * *interjección (fam) bye (colloq), bye-bye (colloq)* * *= ciao.Ex. ' Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.* * *interjección (fam) bye (colloq), bye-bye (colloq)* * *= ciao.Ex: ' Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.
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chao interjección (fam) bye (colloq), bye-bye (colloq)
' chao' also found in these entries:
English:
cheerio
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8 chillar a grito pelado
(v.) = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a bansheeEx. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.Ex. He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.Ex. In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.* * *(v.) = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a bansheeEx: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee. -
9 chillar como un loco
(v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a bansheeEx. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.Ex. He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.Ex. In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.* * *(v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a bansheeEx: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee. -
10 completamente desnudo
(adj.) = stark nakedEx. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.* * *(adj.) = stark nakedEx: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
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11 decir adiós
v.to say goodbye, to say good-bye, to wave farewell, to bid farewell.María se despidió de Ricardo Mary said good-bye to Richard.* * *(v.) = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a byeEx. Datto rose, bid her good-bye, and hurried away.Ex. The article 'Don't kiss Boolean goodbye' criticizes the recent trend away from Boolean searching and towards natural language searching in online systems.Ex. The editorial ' Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.Ex. Imagine my surprise when I turned to see the gentleman waving a bye to me!!.* * *(v.) = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a byeEx: Datto rose, bid her good-bye, and hurried away.
Ex: The article 'Don't kiss Boolean goodbye' criticizes the recent trend away from Boolean searching and towards natural language searching in online systems.Ex: The editorial ' Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.Ex: Imagine my surprise when I turned to see the gentleman waving a bye to me!!. -
12 desgañitarse
pron.v.to shout one's head off, to scream, to scream one's head off.* * *1 familiar to shout oneself hoarse, shout one's head off* * *verbo pronominal (fam) to shout oneself hoarse* * *= shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.* * *verbo pronominal (fam) to shout oneself hoarse* * *= shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.* * *desgañitarse [A1 ]* * *
desgañitarse vr fam to shout oneself hoarse
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13 deslizarse
1 (gen) to slide; (sobre agua) to glide3 (fluir) to flow, run4 (transcurrir) to go by, fly* * *VPR1) (=resbalarse) to slideel coche se deslizó unos metros — the car slid o slipped forward a few metres
gotas de sudor se deslizaban por su frente — beads of sweat ran o slid down his forehead
el esquiador se desliza por la pista — the skier slips o skis down the slope
2) (=avanzar) [serpiente] to slither; [barco] to glide, slipel tren se desliza a 300km/h — the train glides along at 300km/h
* * *(v.) = slither, drift, skid, glideEx. 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.Ex. Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.Ex. As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.Ex. 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.* * *(v.) = slither, drift, skid, glideEx: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
Ex: Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.Ex: As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.Ex: 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.* * *
■deslizarse verbo reflexivo
1 (sobre una superficie) to slide
2 (un río, una corriente) to flow: las lágrimas se deslizaban por su mejilla, tears flowed down her cheeks
3 (en un lugar, silenciosamente) to glide: se deslizó en la oficina y consultó los informes reservados, she slipped into the office and went through the confidential reports
' deslizarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabullirse
- deslizar
- escurrir
English:
glide
- slide
- slip in
- slip into
- slither
- coast
- roll
- skid
* * *vpr1. [resbalar] to slide;deslizarse por to slide along;el barco se deslizaba por la superficie the boat glided along the surface;los esquiadores se deslizaban por la nieve the skiers slid across the snow;los niños se deslizaron por el tobogán the children slid down the chute;las lágrimas se deslizaban por sus mejillas tears ran down his cheeks;el agua se desliza mansamente río abajo the water flows gently downriver2. [escabullirse] to slip;una lagartija se deslizó entre las rocas a lizard slipped in between the rocks;para entrar/salir tuvo que deslizarse sin que lo viera el portero to get in/out he had to slip past the porter without being seen4. [sujeto: tiempo, vida] to slip away o by* * *v/r1 slide;deslizarse sobre el hielo slide over the ice2:se me ha deslizado un error I’ve slipped up* * *vr1) : to slide, to glide2) : to slip away* * *deslizarse vb -
14 discusión
f.1 discussion, talking, confabulation, conversation.2 discussion, debate.3 discussion, altercation, quarrel, dispute.* * *1 (charla) discussion2 (disputa) argument\tener una discusión to argue, have an argument, quarrel* * *noun f.1) argument2) discussion3) dispute* * *SF1) (=riña) argument2) (=debate) discussion* * *a) (de asunto, tema) discussionb) (altercado, disputa) argument* * *= debate, discussion, disputation, dispute, thread, argument, spat, war of words.Ex. The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.Ex. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex. Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.Ex. In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.----* centrar una discusión = focus + discussion.* discusión acalorada = hand-waving.* discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.* discusiones sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument.* discusión + girar en torno a = discussion + centre around.* discusión sin sentido = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.* foro de discusión = newsgroup [news group], electronic forum.* generar discusión = generate + discussion.* grupo de discusión = discussion group.* lista de discusión = discussion list.* no admitir discusión = be out of the question.* panel de discusión = discussion panel.* posponer una discusión = table + discussion.* proponer a discusión = moot.* punto de discusión = bone of contention.* retomar una discusión = pick up + discussion.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* tema de discusión = discussion topic.* * *a) (de asunto, tema) discussionb) (altercado, disputa) argument* * *= debate, discussion, disputation, dispute, thread, argument, spat, war of words.Ex: The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.* centrar una discusión = focus + discussion.* discusión acalorada = hand-waving.* discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.* discusiones sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument.* discusión + girar en torno a = discussion + centre around.* discusión sin sentido = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.* foro de discusión = newsgroup [news group], electronic forum.* generar discusión = generate + discussion.* grupo de discusión = discussion group.* lista de discusión = discussion list.* no admitir discusión = be out of the question.* panel de discusión = discussion panel.* posponer una discusión = table + discussion.* proponer a discusión = moot.* punto de discusión = bone of contention.* retomar una discusión = pick up + discussion.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* tema de discusión = discussion topic.* * *1 (de un asunto, tema) discussioneso no admite discusión alguna that leaves no room for dispute o discussiontras siete horas de discusiones after seven hours of discussionestá en período de discusión it is at the discussion stage2 (altercado, disputa) argumentse enzarzaron or ( AmL) se trenzaron en una violenta discusión they became involved in o got into a violent argument* * *
discusión sustantivo femenino
discusión sustantivo femenino
1 (disputa) argument, dispute: fue una discusión agria, it was an unpleasant argument
2 (debate) discussion, debate
la discusión sobre la conveniencia de estas nuevas medidas, the debate over the need for these new measures
' discusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buscarse
- caliente
- calma
- clara
- claro
- degenerar
- foro
- fragor
- malparada
- malparado
- moderar
- parte
- pelea
- recaer
- regañar
- reñir
- riña
- roce
- saldar
- sumarse
- trapisonda
- zafarrancho
- acalorado
- alegato
- animado
- armar
- áspero
- disgusto
- disputa
- estéril
- excitar
- fin
- fuerte
- interminable
- parado
- pleito
- respaldar
- tener
- terminar
- vano
English:
academic
- argument
- blowup
- breath
- culminate
- disagreement
- discussion
- fierce
- heat up
- heated
- hornet
- limb
- mire
- run-in
- slanging-match
- touch off
- wrangling
- debate
- dispute
- go
* * *discusión nf1. [conversación, debate] discussion;tuvimos una discusión sobre política we had a discussion about politics;en discusión under discussion;eso no admite discusión that's indisputable, there can be no doubt about that;es, sin discusión, el mejor it is, without question, the best2. [pelea] argument;tuvieron una discusión they had an argument* * *f1 discussion2 ( disputa) argument* * *1) : discussion2) altercado, disputa: argument* * *1. (riña) argument2. (debate) discussion -
15 distribuir
v.to distribute.distribuyen comida entre los pobres they give out food to the poor, they distribute food among the poordistribuir las tareas to divide up o share out the tasksElla distribuyó las provisiones She distributed the provisions.Ellos distribuyeron los volantes They distributed=handed out the fliers.* * *1 (repartir) to distribute3 (un piso) to lay out4 (colocar) to arrange, place* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=repartir) [+ víveres, mercancía, película] to distribute; [+ correo] to deliver; [+ trabajo, tarea] to allocate; [+ folletos] [en buzones] to distribute; [en mano] to hand out2) (=entregar) [+ premios] to give out; [+ dividendos] to pay3) (Téc) [+ carga] to stow, arrange; [+ peso] to distribute equally4) (Arquit) to plan, lay out2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <dinero/víveres/panfletos> to hand out, distribute; < ganancias> to distribute; < tareas> to allocate, assign; <carga/peso> to distribute, spreadb) <producto/película> to distributec) canal/conducto < agua> to distributed) (disponer, dividir)2.distribuirse v pron (refl) to divide up* * *= allot, circulate, disperse, distribute, hand (over), host, scatter, spread (over/throughout), propagate out to, hand out, apportion, dispense, pass out, sequence, spread out, lay out, cascade, space out.Ex. Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.Ex. The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.Ex. For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.Ex. A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Ex. Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex. Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.Ex. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex. We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.Ex. The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex. This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.Ex. The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.----* distribuir aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].* distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.* distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.* distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.* distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.* distribuirse = spread over.* distribuir un cuestionario = circulate + questionnaire.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <dinero/víveres/panfletos> to hand out, distribute; < ganancias> to distribute; < tareas> to allocate, assign; <carga/peso> to distribute, spreadb) <producto/película> to distributec) canal/conducto < agua> to distributed) (disponer, dividir)2.distribuirse v pron (refl) to divide up* * *= allot, circulate, disperse, distribute, hand (over), host, scatter, spread (over/throughout), propagate out to, hand out, apportion, dispense, pass out, sequence, spread out, lay out, cascade, space out.Ex: Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.
Ex: The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.Ex: A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex: We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.Ex: The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex: This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.Ex: The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.* distribuir aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].* distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.* distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.* distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.* distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.* distribuirse = spread over.* distribuir un cuestionario = circulate + questionnaire.* * *distribuir [ I20 ]vt1 (repartir) ‹dinero/víveres/panfletos› to hand out, distribute; ‹ganancias› to distribute; ‹tareas› to allocate, assign; ‹carga/peso› to distribute, spreadun país donde la riqueza está muy mal distribuida a country where wealth is very unevenly distributed2 ‹producto/película› to distribute3 «canal/conducto» ‹agua› to distribute4(disponer, dividir): las habitaciones están muy bien distribuidas the rooms are very well laid out o arrangedlos distribuyeron en tres grupos they divided them into three groups( refl) to divide up* * *
Multiple Entries:
distribuir
distribuir algo
distribuir ( conjugate distribuir) verbo transitivo
‹ ganancias› to distribute;
‹ tareas› to allocate, assign;
‹carga/peso› to distribute, spread
distribuirse verbo pronominal ( refl) to divide up
distribuir verbo transitivo
1 (repartir productos) to distribute: ¿quién distribuye esta revista en España?, who distributes this magazine in Spain?
2 (dar la parte correspondiente) to share out: voy a distribuir las pocas patatas que quedan, I'll divide up the few potatoes left
3 (poner varias cosas en un sitio adecuado) to arrange: ¿qué te parece cómo he distribuido los muebles?, how do you like my furniture arrangement?
' distribuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escalonar
- repartir
English:
distribute
- dole out
- give out
- hand round
- issue
- pass out
- syndicate
- deal
- give
- hand
- share
* * *♦ vt1. [repartir] [dinero, alimentos, medicamentos] to distribute, to hand out;[carga, trabajo] to spread; [pastel, ganancias] to divide up; [correo] to deliver;distribuyen comida entre los pobres they give out food to the poor, they distribute food among the poor;distribuir propaganda por los buzones to deliver advertising leaflets through Br letter boxes o US mailboxes;distribuir la riqueza más justamente to share out o distribute wealth more justly;distribuir el trabajo/las tareas to divide up o share out the work/the tasks;trata de distribuir bien tu tiempo try to manage your time carefullyuna empresa que distribuye material de papelería a firm distributing stationery materialsnos distribuyeron en grupos de cinco they divided o split us into groups of five;distribuyó los libros por temas she arranged the books by topic* * *v/t1 distribute; beneficio share out2:distribuir en grupos divide into groups* * *distribuir {41} vt: to distribute* * *distribuir vb1. (en general) to distributehay que distribuir la riqueza, el saber y el poder we must distribute wealth, knowledge and power2. (trabajo) to share out -
16 en bolas
= stark naked, in the nod, in the buffEx. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.Ex. They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.* * *= stark naked, in the nod, in the buffEx: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach. -
17 en cueros
familiar naked* * *(adj.) = in the buff, in the nod, stark nakedEx. They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.Ex. By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.* * *(adj.) = in the buff, in the nod, stark nakedEx: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.
Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. -
18 en pelota(s)
= in the nod, stark naked, in the buffEx. By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.* * *= in the nod, stark naked, in the buffEx: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.
Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach. -
19 enarbolar una bandera
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20 gondolero
m.gondolier.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 gondolier* * *SM gondolier* * *masculino gondolier* * *= gondolier.Ex. 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.* * *masculino gondolier* * *= gondolier.Ex: 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.
* * *gondolier* * *
gondolero sustantivo masculino
gondolier
gondolero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino gondolier
' gondolero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gondolera
* * *gondolero nmgondolier
См. также в других словарях:
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