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1 all ramifications of the plot were not yet known

all ramifications of the plot were not yet known

alle vertakkingen van de samenzwering waren nog niet bekend

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2 in

in [ɪn]

dans ⇒ 1A (a)-(e), 1B (c), 1C (d), 1D (a), 1F (a) à ⇒ 1A (g), 1F (b) en ⇒ 1A (h), 1B (a), 1B (b), 1C (a), 1C (b), 1C (d), 1E (b), 1F (b) chez ⇒ 1C (f) sur ⇒ 1G (b) à l'intérieur ⇒ 2A (a) à la mode ⇒ 2E (b), 3 (a)

1 preposition

A.

(a) (within a defined area or space) dans;

∎ in a box dans une boîte;

∎ what have you got in your pockets? qu'est-ce que tu as dans tes poches?;

∎ she was sitting in an armchair elle était assise dans un fauteuil;

∎ in the house dans la maison;

∎ in Catherine's house chez Catherine;

∎ they're playing in the garden/living room/street ils jouent dans le jardin/le salon/la rue;

∎ we live in a village nous habitons un village;

∎ he's still in bed/in the bath il est encore au lit/dans son bain;

∎ she shut herself up in her bedroom elle s'est enfermée dans sa chambre;

∎ the light's gone in the fridge la lumière du réfrigérateur ne marche plus;

∎ Law in camera à huis clos

(b) (within an undefined area or space) dans;

∎ she trailed her hand in the water elle laissait traîner sa main dans l'eau;

∎ there's a smell of spring in the air ça sent le printemps;

∎ we swam in the sea nous nous sommes baignés dans la mer

(c) (indicating movement) dans;

∎ put it in your pocket mets-le dans ta poche;

∎ throw the letter in the bin jette la lettre à la poubelle;

∎ we headed in the direction of the port nous nous sommes dirigés vers le port

(d) (contained by a part of the body) dans;

∎ he had a knife in his hand il avait un couteau dans ou à la main;

∎ she held her tight in her arms elle la serrait dans ses bras;

∎ with tears in his eyes les larmes aux yeux

(e) (on or behind a surface) dans;

∎ a hole in the wall un trou dans le mur;

∎ there were deep cuts in the surface la surface était marquée de profondes entailles;

∎ a reflection in the mirror un reflet dans la glace;

∎ how much is that jumper in the window? combien coûte ce pull dans la vitrine?;

∎ who's that man in the photo? qui est cet homme sur la photo?

(f) (in a specified institution)

∎ she's in hospital/in prison elle est à l'hôpital/en prison;

∎ he teaches in a language school il enseigne dans une école de langues

(g) (with geographical names)

∎ in Paris à Paris;

∎ in France en France;

∎ in Afghanistan en Afghanistan;

∎ in the States aux États-Unis;

∎ in Portugal au Portugal;

∎ in the Pacific dans l'océan Pacifique;

∎ in the Third World dans les pays du tiers-monde

(h) (wearing) en;

∎ he was in a suit il était en costume;

∎ she was still in her dressing gown elle était encore en robe de chambre;

∎ he always dresses in green il s'habille toujours en vert;

∎ who's that woman in the hat? qui est la femme avec le ou au chapeau?;

∎ in uniform/mourning en uniforme/deuil

(i) (covered by)

∎ sardines in tomato sauce des sardines à la sauce tomate;

∎ beef in a red wine sauce bœuf mijoté dans une sauce au vin rouge;

∎ fish in breadcrumbs poisson pané;

∎ we were up to our waists in mud nous étions dans la boue jusqu'à la taille

B.

(a) (during a specified period of time) en;

∎ in 1992 en 1992;

∎ in March en mars, au mois de mars;

∎ in the thirties dans les années trente;

∎ in (the) summer/autumn/winter en été/automne/hiver;

∎ in (the) spring au printemps;

∎ he doesn't work in the afternoon/morning il ne travaille pas l'après-midi/le matin;

∎ I'll come in the afternoon/morning je viendrai l'après-midi/le matin;

∎ at 5 o'clock in the afternoon/morning à 5 heures de l'après-midi/du matin;

∎ in the future à l'avenir;

∎ in the past autrefois

(b) (within a specified period of time) en;

∎ he cooked the meal in ten minutes il prépara le repas en dix minutes

(c) (after a specified period of time) dans;

∎ I'll be back in five minutes je reviens dans cinq minutes, j'en ai pour cinq minutes

(d) (indicating a long period of time)

∎ we haven't had a proper talk in ages nous n'avons pas eu de véritable conversation depuis très longtemps;

∎ I hadn't seen her in years ça faisait des années que je ne l'avais pas vue

(e) (during a specified temporary situation)

∎ in my absence en ou pendant mon absence;

∎ in the ensuing chaos dans la confusion qui s'ensuivit

C.

(a) (indicating arrangement, shape) en;

∎ in five rows/parts en cinq rangées/parties;

∎ stand in a circle mettez-vous en cercle;

∎ line up in twos mettez-vous par deux;

∎ cut the cake in three/in half coupe le gâteau en trois/en deux;

∎ she had her hair up in a ponytail ses cheveux étaient relevés en queue de cheval

(b) (indicating form, method)

∎ in cash en liquide;

∎ in writing par écrit;

∎ in English/French en anglais/français;

∎ written in ink écrit à l'encre;

∎ do you have these shoes in a 5? est-ce que vous auriez ces chaussures en 38?;

∎ have you got this jacket in a large? est-ce que vous auriez cette veste dans une taille plus grande?;

∎ does it come in red? est-ce que ça existe ou est-ce que ça se fait en rouge?

(c) (indicating state of mind)

∎ she's in a bit of a state elle est dans tous ses états;

∎ to be in love être amoureux;

∎ don't keep us in suspense ne nous tiens pas en haleine plus longtemps;

∎ he watched in wonderment il regardait avec émerveillement

(d) (indicating state, situation) dans, en;

∎ in the present circumstances dans les circonstances actuelles;

∎ in the dark dans l'obscurité;

∎ in this weather par ou avec ce temps;

∎ in the sun au soleil;

∎ in the rain/snow sous la pluie/neige;

∎ in danger/silence en danger/silence;

∎ in my presence en ma présence;

∎ she's got her leg in plaster elle a une jambe plâtrée ou dans le plâtre

(e) (referring to plants and animals)

∎ in blossom en fleur ou fleurs;

∎ in pup/calf/cub plein;

∎ American in heat en chaleur

(f) (among) chez;

∎ a disease common in five-year-olds une maladie très répandue chez les enfants de cinq ans;

∎ the sense of smell is more developed in dogs l'odorat est plus développé chez les chiens

D.

(a) (forming part of) dans;

∎ in chapter six dans le chapitre six;

∎ we were standing in a queue nous faisions la queue;

∎ she's appearing in his new play/film elle joue dans sa nouvelle pièce/son nouveau film;

∎ he has two Picassos in his collection il a deux Picasso dans sa collection;

∎ this is a common theme in Shakespeare's work c'est un thème fréquent dans les œuvres de Shakespeare;

∎ the best player in the team le meilleur joueur de l'équipe;

∎ how many feet are there in a metre? combien de pieds y a-t-il dans un mètre?;

∎ service is included in the price le service est inclus dans le prix

(b) (indicating a personality trait)

∎ she hasn't got it in her to be nasty elle est bien incapable de méchanceté;

∎ I didn't think she had it in her je ne l'en croyais pas capable;

∎ it's the Irish in me c'est mon côté irlandais

(c) (indicating feelings about a person or thing)

∎ she has no confidence in him elle n'a aucune confiance en lui;

∎ they showed no interest in my work mon travail n'a pas eu l'air de les intéresser le moins du monde

(d) (according to)

∎ in my opinion or view à mon avis

E.

(a) (indicating purpose, cause)

∎ he charged the door in an effort to get free dans un effort pour se libérer, il donna un grand coup dans la porte;

∎ in reply or response to your letter... en réponse à votre lettre...;

∎ there's no point in complaining il est inutile de ou ça ne sert à rien de se plaindre

(b) (as a result of) en;

∎ in doing so, you only encourage him en faisant cela, vous ne faites que l'encourager;

∎ in attempting to save her son's life, she almost died en essayant de sauver son fils, elle a failli mourir

(c) (as regards)

∎ it's five feet in length ça fait cinq pieds de long;

∎ the town has grown considerably in size la ville s'est beaucoup agrandie;

∎ a change in direction un changement de direction;

∎ he's behind in maths il ne suit pas en maths;

∎ spinach is rich in iron les épinards sont riches en fer;

∎ we've found the ideal candidate in Richard nous avons trouvé en Richard le candidat idéal

(d) (indicating source of discomfort)

∎ I've got a pain in my arm j'ai une douleur au ou dans le bras

F.

(a) (indicating specified field, sphere of activity) dans;

∎ to be in the army/navy être dans l'armée/la marine;

∎ she's in advertising elle est dans la publicité;

∎ an expert in economics un expert en économie politique;

∎ he's in business with his sister il dirige une entreprise avec sa sœur;

∎ there have been tremendous advances in the treatment of cancer de grands progrès ont été faits dans le traitement du cancer;

∎ a degree in Italian une licence d'italien

(b) (indicating activity engaged in)

∎ our days were spent in swimming and sailing nous passions nos journées à nager et à faire de la voile;

∎ they spent hours (engaged) in complex negotiations ils ont passé des heures en négociations difficiles;

∎ you took your time in getting here! tu en as mis du temps à venir!

G.

(a) (indicating approximate number, amount)

∎ people arrived in droves/in dribs and drabs les gens sont arrivés en foule/par petits groupes;

∎ they came in their thousands ils sont venus par milliers;

∎ he's in his forties il a la quarantaine;

∎ the temperature was in the nineties la température était dans les trente degrés

(b) (in ratios) sur;

∎ one child in three un enfant sur trois;

∎ a one-in-five hill une pente de 20 pour cent;

∎ once in ten years une fois tous les dix ans

2 adverb

A.

(a) (into an enclosed space) à l'intérieur, dedans;

∎ she opened the door and looked in elle ouvrit la porte et regarda à l'intérieur;

∎ he jumped in il sauta dedans

(b) (indicating movement from outside to inside)

∎ breathe in then out inspirez puis expirez;

∎ we can't take in any more refugees nous ne pouvons pas accueillir plus de réfugiés;

∎ she's been in and out of mental hospitals all her life elle a passé presque toute sa vie dans des hôpitaux psychiatriques;

∎ she and I were always in and out of each other's houses nous étions tout le temps fourrées l'une chez l'autre

(c) (at home or place of work)

∎ is your wife/the boss in? est-ce que votre femme/le patron est là?;

∎ it's nice to spend an evening in c'est agréable de passer une soirée chez soi;

∎ to eat/to stay in manger/rester à la maison;

∎ we've got the builders in nous avons des ouvriers à la maison;

∎ he usually comes in about 10 o'clock en général, il est là vers 10 heures;

∎ familiar what's he in for? (in prison) pourquoi est-ce qu'il fait de la tôle?; (in hospital) pourquoi est-ce qu'il est à l'hôpital?^□

B.

(a) (indicating entry)

∎ to go in entrer;

∎ come in! entrez!;

∎ to saunter/to run in entrer d'un pas nonchalant/en courant;

∎ in we go! on y va!

(b) (indicating arrival)

∎ the bus isn't in yet le bus n'est pas encore arrivé;

∎ what time does your train get in? quand est-ce que votre train arrive?

(c) (towards the centre)

∎ the walls fell in les murs se sont écroulés;

∎ the edges bend in le bord est recourbé

(d) (towards the shore)

∎ the tide is in la marée est haute

C.

(a) (indicating transmission)

∎ write in for further information écrivez-nous pour plus de renseignements;

∎ entries must be in by 1 May les bulletins doivent nous parvenir avant le 1 mai;

∎ offers of help poured in les propositions d'aide sont arrivées en masse

(b) (indicating participation, addition)

∎ to be in at the start/finish of sth assister au début/à la fin de qch;

∎ we asked if we could join in nous avons demandé si nous pouvions participer;

∎ stir in the sliced onions ajouter les oignons en lamelles;

∎ fill in the blanks remplissez les espaces vides

D.

(a) Sport (within area of court)

∎ the ball was in la balle était bonne

(b) (in cricket) à l'attaque;

∎ the other side went in first c'est l'autre équipe qui était d'abord à l'attaque

E.

(a) Politics (elected)

∎ he failed to get in at the last election il n'a pas été élu aux dernières élections

(b) (in fashion) à la mode;

∎ short skirts are coming back in les jupes courtes reviennent à la mode

F.

(idioms)

∎ you're in for a bit of a disappointment tu vas être déçu;

∎ he's in for a surprise/shock il va avoir une surprise/un choc;

∎ we're in for a storm nous aurons sûrement de l'orage;

∎ they don't know what they're in for ils ne savent pas ce qui les attend;

∎ now he's really in for it cette fois-ci, il va y avoir droit;

∎ he's in on the secret il est dans le secret;

∎ he's in on it il est dans le coup;

∎ we were all in on the plot on était tous au courant;

∎ I wasn't in on that particular conversation je n'étais pas là pendant cette conversation;

∎ familiar to be in with sb être en bons termes avec qn;

∎ he's trying to get in with the boss il essaie de se faire bien voir du patron

3 adjective familiar

(a) (fashionable) à la mode^□, branché;

∎ that nightclub is very in cette boîte est très à la mode;

∎ it's the in place to go c'est l'endroit branché du moment;

∎ to be the in thing être à la mode;

∎ the in crowd les gens dans le coup

(b) (for a select few)

∎ it's an in joke c'est une plaisanterie entre nous/elles/ etc ^□

4 noun

American familiar (influence)

∎ to have an in avoir de l'influence;

∎ he has an in with the senator il a ses entrées chez le sénateur

5 ins plural noun

∎ the ins and outs (of a situation) les tenants et les aboutissants (d'une situation)

6 in all adverb

en tout;

∎ there are 30 in all il y en a 30 en tout

7 in between

1 adverb

(a) (in intermediate position)

∎ a row of bushes with little clumps of flowers in between une rangée d'arbustes séparés par des petites touffes de fleurs;

∎ he's neither right nor left but somewhere in between il n'est ni de droite ni de gauche mais quelque part entre les deux;

∎ she either plays very well or very badly, never in between elle joue très bien ou très mal, jamais entre les deux

(b) (in time) entretemps, dans l'intervalle

2 preposition

entre

8 in itself adverb

en soi;

∎ the town is not in itself beautiful but it has style la ville n'est pas belle en soi mais elle a de l'allure;

∎ this was in itself an achievement c'était déjà un exploit en soi

9 in that conjunction

puisque;

∎ I'm not badly off in that I have a job and a flat but... je ne peux pas me plaindre puisque j'ai un emploi et un appartement mais...;

∎ we are lucky in that there are only a few of us nous avons de la chance d'être si peu nombreux

►► Computing in box (for e-mail) boîte f de réception, corbeille f d'arrivée

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3 ramification

n. splitsing, vertakking, onderverdeling

ramification

[ ræmiffikkeesjn] 〈 voornamelijk meervoud〉

1 vertakking ⇒ het zich vertakken

2 takken 〈 van boom〉

3 afsplitsing ⇒ vertakking, onderverdeling

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3 all ramifications of the plot were not yet known • alle vertakkingen van de samenzwering waren nog niet bekend

English-Dutch dictionary > ramification
4 acción

f.

1 action, act, deed.

2 share, equity, stock certificate, share certificate.

3 action, acting.

4 action, movement.

5 operation.

6 suit, lawsuit, action, case.

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acción

► nombre femenino

1 action (acto) act, deed

2 (efecto) effect

■ la acción del agua sobre la piel the effect of water on the skin

3 COMERCIO share

4 DERECHO action, lawsuit

5 TEATRO plot

6 MILITAR action

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ejercitar una acción contra alguien DERECHO to bring an action against somebody

entrar en acción MILITAR to go into action

ponerse en acción to start doing something

acción de gracias thanksgiving

acción de guerra act of war

campo de acción field of action

hombre de acción man of action

película de acción adventure film

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noun m.

1) action

2) act, deed

3) share, stock

* * *

SF

1) (=actividad) action

es hora de pasar a la acción — it's time to take action

¡luces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!

el programa de acción — the programme of action

• en acción — in action

puso el plan en acción — he put the plan in action

ponerse en acción — to go into action

• estar en acción — Cuba * to be busy

• hombre de acción — man of action

• película de acción — action film, action movie ( esp EEUU)

acción directa — (Pol) direct action

2) (=acto) act

llevaron a cabo una acción condenable — they committed a reprehensible act

deben ser juzgados por sus acciones y no por sus palabras — they should be judged by their deeds, not by their words

• buena acción — good deed

• mala acción, sufrirán justo castigo por sus malas acciones — they will receive fair punishment for their evil deeds

es incapaz de una mala acción — he would never do anything bad

- unir la acción a la palabra

acción de gracias — thanksgiving

3) (=efecto) [de medicamento, viento] action

su acción sobre el sistema nervioso — its action on the nervous system

por acción química — by chemical action

una crema adelgazante de acción rápida — a fast-acting slimming cream

lo recomiendan por su acción relajante — it is recommended for its relaxing effect

• de acción retardada — [bomba, mecanismo] delayed-action antes de s

4) (Mil) [gen] action; (=operación) operation

han condenado la acción militar estadounidense — the American military action has been condemned

una de las zonas de acción de la guerrilla — one of the areas where the guerrillas are active

una acción que dejó varios heridos — an operation which left several wounded

• muerto en acción — killed in action

• fuerza o brigada de acción rápida — rapid action force

acción de guerra — military operation

5) (Teat, Literat, Cine) (=trama) action

la acción se desarrolla en Italia — the action takes place in Italy

acción aparte — by-play

6) (=movimiento) [de la cara, cuerpo] movement

sus acciones eran cada vez más lentas — her movements were slower and slower

7) (Jur) action

acción judicial, acción legal — [gen] legal action; (=pleito) lawsuit

van a emprender acciones legales — they are going to take legal action

han presentado una acción judicial contra el periódico — they have taken out a lawsuit against the newspaper

acción penal — criminal action

acción popular — people's action

8) (Com, Econ) share

capital en acciones — share capital

emisión de acciones — share issue, stock issue

acción cotizada en bolsa — listed share, quoted share

acción de oro — golden share

acción liberada — fully-paid share

acción ordinaria — ordinary share, common stock (EEUU)

acción preferente — preference share, preferred stock (EEUU)

acción primitiva — ordinary share, common stock (EEUU)

acción prioritaria — priority share

acción sin voto — non-voting share

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femenino

1) (acto, hecho) act

hacer una buena acción — to do a good deed

acciones dignas de elogio — praiseworthy acts o actions

- acción de gracias

2) ( actividad) action

poner algo en acción — to put something into action

novela de acción — adventure story

luces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!

3) (Mil) action

entrar en acción — to go into action

acción defensiva/ofensiva — defensive/offensive action

muerto en acción — killed in action

4) (influencia, efecto) action

está bajo la acción de un sedante — she is under sedation

5) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot

6) (Der) action, lawsuit

7) (Fin) share

acciones — shares o stock

emitir acciones — to issue shares o stock

- acciones nominales/ordinarias

8) (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket

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femenino

1) (acto, hecho) act

hacer una buena acción — to do a good deed

acciones dignas de elogio — praiseworthy acts o actions

- acción de gracias

2) ( actividad) action

poner algo en acción — to put something into action

novela de acción — adventure story

luces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!

3) (Mil) action

entrar en acción — to go into action

acción defensiva/ofensiva — defensive/offensive action

muerto en acción — killed in action

4) (influencia, efecto) action

está bajo la acción de un sedante — she is under sedation

5) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot

6) (Der) action, lawsuit

7) (Fin) share

acciones — shares o stock

emitir acciones — to issue shares o stock

- acciones nominales/ordinarias

8) (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket

* * *

acción¹

¹ = action, action, action project, deed.

Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.

Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex: Action projects include a computer database of all parochial charities in England and Wales, a survey of all charities, and production of a charity newsheet.

Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.

* acción compensatoria = anti-dumping action, countervailing action.

* acción concertada = concerted action project, concerted action.

* acción contra el fuego = fire response.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* acción de ejercer presión = lobbying.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* acción de marcar un número = dialling.

* acción de mejora = improvement action.

* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* acción de volver a tejar = retiling.

* acción directa = direct action project, direct action.

* acciones legales = legal proceedings.

* acciones positivas = affirmative action.

* acción indirecta = indirect action project.

* acción innegable = estoppel.

* acción legal = legal action.

* acción militar = military action.

* acción policial = police response.

* acción popular = class action suit, class action.

* acción positiva = positive action.

* acción transitiva = transitive actions.

* ámbito de acción = territory, sphere of influence.

* amplio radio de acción = broad scope.

* área de acción = remit.

* aventura de acción = action adventure.

* campo de acción = purview, scope.

* con una sola acción = in one action.

* de acción = action-centered.

* dentro del radio de acción = within range.

* ejecutar una acción = effect + execution.

* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.

* emprender una acción = initiate + action.

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* impulsar a la acción = galvanise into + action.

* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.

* investigación-acción = action research.

* libertad de acción = leeway.

* línea de acción = course of action.

* lleno de acción = actionful [action-full], action-packed.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.

* persona de acción = doer.

* radio de acción = radius of + Posesivo + action.

* realizar una acción = perform + action, effect + execution.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* término de acción = action term.

* trazabilidad de las acciones = action tracking.

acción²

² = share, shareholding.

Ex: Shares are generally bought and sold on the stock exchange.

Ex: This article discusses the possibility of joint ventures, with Western companies purchasing a shareholding to give them a say in the running of Soviet organisations.

* acciones = equities, stock, equity shares.

* acciones ordinarias = common stock.

* cartera de acciones = portfolio.

* compra de acciones = shareholding.

* cotización de las acciones = share price.

* opción de compra de acciones = stock option.

* precio de las acciones = share price.

* sacar acciones al mercado = go + public.

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acción

feminine

A (acto, hecho) act

hacer una buena acción to do a good deed

una acción audaz a bold act

acciones dignas de elogio praiseworthy acts o actions

Compuesto:

acción de gracias

thanksgiving

B (actividad) action

pusieron el plan en acción they put the plan into action

pasaron a la acción they took action

mecanismo de acción retardada delayed action mechanism

un hombre de acción a man of action

novela de acción adventure story

¡luces, cámara, acción! lights, camera, action!

C ( Mil) action

entrar en acción to go into action

las acciones del ejército contra los insurgentes the action taken by the army against the rebels, the raids o attacks by the army on the rebels

acción defensiva/ofensiva defensive/offensive action

no se descarta una acción militar contra ellos military action against them has not been ruled out

muerto en acción killed in action

Compuesto:

acción de armas or de guerra

military action

D (influencia, efecto) action

está bajo la acción de un sedante she is under sedation

la acción erosiva del agua the erosive action of water

E ( Cin, Lit) (trama) action, plot

la acción se desarrolla or transcurre en Egipto the action o the story o the plot takes place in Egypt

F ( Der) action, lawsuit

Compuesto:

acción judicial

legal action, lawsuit

G ( Fin) share

acciones en alza rising stocks o shares

tiene el 51% de las acciones she holds 51% of the shares o stock

emitir acciones to issue shares o stock

Compuestos:

● acción con derecho a voto

voting share

● acciones con cotización oficial

fpl listed o quoted stock, listed o quoted shares o stocks (pl)

● acciones en circulación

fpl issued stock, issued shares (pl)

● acciones liberadas

fpl bonus stock, bonus shares (pl)

● acciones nominales or nominativas

fpl registered stock, registered shares (pl)

● acciones ordinarias

fpl ordinary stock, ordinary shares (pl)

● acciones preferentes or de preferencia

fpl preference stock, preference shares (pl)

● acciones prioritarias

priority stock, priority shares (pl)

● acciones sin cotización oficial

fpl unlisted o unquoted stock, unlisted o unquoted shares o stocks (pl)

H ( Per) (de una rifa) ticket

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acción sustantivo femenino
1 (acto, hecho) act;
◊ acciones dignas de elogio praiseworthy acts o actions;

hacer una buena acción to do a good deed;
acción de gracias thanksgiving
2
a) ( actividad) action;

◊ poner algo en acción to put sth into action;

novela de acción adventure story;
una película llena de acción an action-packed movie o (BrE) film
b) (Mil) action

c) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot

3
a) (Der) action, lawsuit

b) (Fin) share;

◊ acciones shares, stock

4 (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket
acción sustantivo femenino
1 action
(acto) act
acción de gracias, thanksgiving
hombre de acción, man of action
película de acción, adventure film
2 Fin share
' acción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuartelamiento
- alquiler
- ampliar
- andar
- arrendamiento
- asesinar
- asesoramiento
- burrada
- campo
- carga
- cierre
- clasificación
- coger
- comenzar
- compinche
- compra
- conducción
- construcción
- continuamente
- dar
- desagüe
- ejercer
- embarcación
- enfoque
- enjuague
- entablar
- envío
- estacionamiento
- estímulo
- estrechamiento
- expandir
- falsificación
- gesto
- hacer
- hasta
- hecha
- hecho
- hilada
- hilado
- impertinencia
- importación
- inocente
- lectura
- limpieza
- localización
- machada
- mezcla
- niñería
- objeto
- obra
English:
about
- acceptance
- accumulation
- accustom
- achievement
- act
- action
- action-packed
- adjourn
- apparition
- appearance
- assignment
- attachment
- begin
- bite
- blameless
- call
- cause
- cold-hearted
- concoct
- corrupt
- cranberry
- crime
- crooked
- cut
- data processing
- decision
- dedication
- delusion
- doing
- duplicate
- elevation
- favor
- favour
- feel
- foolish
- formidable
- fraud
- free rein
- honourable
- imitation
- immodest
- import
- impossible
- inept
- insane
- institute
- institution
- interest
- jaywalking

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acción

♦ nf

1. [efecto de hacer] action;

en acción in action, in operation;

entrar o [m5] ponerse en acción [persona] to go into action;

pasar a la acción to take action;

puso la maquinaria en acción she switched on the machinery;

películas de acción action movies o Br films;

un hombre de acción a man of action

Comp
Pol acción directa direct action
2. [hecho] deed, act;

una buena acción a good deed

Comp
Rel acción de gracias thanksgiving
3. [influencia] effect, action;

la acción de la luz sobre los organismos marinos the effect of sunlight on marine organisms;

rocas erosionadas por la acción del viento rocks eroded by the wind

Comp
acción detergente detergent effect;
acción y reacción action and reaction

4. [combate] action

5. [de relato, película] action;

la acción tiene lugar en Venezuela the action takes place in Venezuela

6. Fin share;

acciones esp Br shares, esp US stock

Comp
acciones en cartera Br shares o US stock in portfolio;
acciones liberadas paid-up Br shares o US stock;

acciones ordinarias Br ordinary shares, US common stock;

acción de oro golden share;

acción al portador bearer share;

acciones preferentes Br preference shares, US preferred stock;

acciones de renta fija Br fixed-interest shares, US fixed-income stock

7. Der acción civil civil action;

acción legal lawsuit;

iniciar acciones legales contra alguien to take legal action against sb;

acción popular action brought by the People

♦ interj

action!;

¡luces!, ¡cámaras!, ¡acción! lights!, camera!, action!

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acción

f

1 action;

entrar en acción come into action;

poner en acción put into action

2 COM share;

acciones pl stock sg, Br shares

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acción nf, pl acciones

1) : action

2) acto: act, deed

3) : share, stock

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acción n

1. (actividad) action

una película de acción an action film

2. (acto) act / deed

una buena acción a good deed

3. (efecto) effect

la acción de la droga the effect of the drug

4. (parte de capital) share

mi padre compró acciones de su empresa my father bought some shares in his company

Spanish-English dictionary > acción
5 Land

n; -(e)s, Länder und Lande

1. nur Sg.; (Grund und Boden) land; (Ackerboden) land, soil; 10 Hektar Land 10 hectares of land; das Land bebauen farm the land; lit. till the soil

2. nur. Sg.; (Ggs. Wasser) land; Land in Sicht NAUT. land ahead; an Land ashore; an Land gehen go ashore, disembark; etw. an Land ziehen land s.th., pull s.th. ashore; umg., fig. land o.s. s.th.; wieder ( festes) Land unter den Füßen haben be back on terra firma ( oder dry land); Land sehen see land; ( wieder) Land sehen umg., fig. see the light at the end of the tunnel; ich sehe noch kein Land fig. there’s no end in sight yet; kein Land mehr sehen fig. be completely at sea, be floundering; unter I, 1

3. nur Sg.; (Ggs. Stadt) country; countryside; auf dem Land in the country; aufs Land fahren go ( oder drive) out into the country(side); aufs Land ziehen move to the country(side); ( draußen) auf dem flachen oder platten Land umg. out in the sticks, in the middle of nowhere

4. Pl. altm. oder hum. Lande; (Gegend) region; (Landschaft) country; hügeliges Land hilly (stretch of) country; durch die Lande reisen oder ziehen travel widely; in deutschen Landen altm., hum. in Germany; ins Land gehen oder ziehen fig., Zeit: pass, elapse

5. Pl. Länder; (geographisches Land) country; (Staat) auch nation, state; lit. land; das Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt hum. the land of milk and honey; das Land meiner / seiner etc. Väter geh. the land of my / his etc. fathers; das Land meiner Träume the land of my dreams; das Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten the land of limitless opportunity; das Land der aufgehenden Sonne the land of the rising sun; das Land der tausend Seen the land of a thousand lakes; andere Länder, andere Sitten Sprichw. when in Rome, do as the Romans do; Land und Leute kennen lernen get to know the country and its people; aus aller Herren Länder from all four corners of the earth; wieder im Lande sein umg., fig. be back again; (unter den Leuten) be back in circulation; bist du wieder mal im Lande? umg., nach langer Abwesenheit: returned from your wanderings, have you?, iro. hello (there), stranger!; zu einem Ausländer etc.: come to see us again, have you?; bei uns zu Land in our country, where we live gelobt, heilig

6. nur Sg.; (Territorium, Lebensraum) territory, land; dieses Gebiet war das Land der Apachen this area was Apache territory ( oder land)

7. Pl. Länder; POL., innerhalb Deutschlands: (federal) state, Land (Pl. Länder); in Österreich: province; die Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland the states ( oder Länder) of the Federal Republic of Germany; das Land Bayern the state of Bavaria; das Land Kärnten the province of Carinthia

8. nur Sg.: Land der Träume etc. fig. land of dreams etc.

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das Land

(Ackerland) soil;

(Gegensatz zu Wasser) land;

(Grund und Boden) land; property;

(Staat) country; state;

(ländliche Gegend) countryside; country

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Lạnd [lant]
nt -(e)s, -er
['lɛndɐ]
1) (= Gelände, Festland) land; (= Landschaft) country, landscape

ein Stück Land — a plot of land or ground

Land bestellen — to till the soil or land

Land bebauen — to cultivate the land

Land gewinnen (lit) (am Meer) — to reclaim land; (Agr) to cultivate land; (fig) to gain ground

an Land gehen — to go ashore

jdn an Land setzen — to put sb ashore

an Land schwimmen — to swim to the shore

Land sehen (lit) — to see or sight land

endlich können wir Land sehen/sehe ich Land (fig) — at last we/I can see the light at the end of the tunnel

kein Land mehr sehen ( können) (fig) — to be completely muddled, to be in a complete muddle

etw an Land ziehen — to pull sth ashore

ein Boot an Land ziehen — to beach a boat

einen Fisch an Land ziehen — to land a fish

einen Millionär/einen Auftrag an Land ziehen (inf) — to land a millionaire/an order

Land in Sicht! — land ahoy!

Land unter! — land submerged!

bei uns/euch zu Lande — back home, where we/you come from or live, in our/your country

2) (= ländliches Gebiet) country

aufs Land — (in)to the country

auf dem Land(e) — in the country

vom Land(e) — from the country

über Land fahren (mit Auto etc) — to drive/travel across country; (Fahrschüler) to drive on country roads; (old

3) (= Staat) country, land (esp liter); (= Bundesland) (in BRD) Land, state; (in Österreich) province

das Land Hessen — the state of Hesse

das Land Tirol — the province of Tyrol, Tyrol province

außer Landes sein/gehen — to be out of/leave the country

Land und Leute kennenlernen — to get to know the country and its inhabitants

das Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten — the new world, the land of limitless opportunity

das Land der aufgehenden Sonne — the land of the rising sun

aus aller Herren Länder(n) — from all over the world, from the four corners of the earth

der Frühling war ins Land gezogen (liter) — spring had arrived

seitdem waren viele Jahre ins Land gegangen or gezogen (liter) — many years had passed since then

bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich (prov) — stay put and prosper

See:

→ Milch

4) pl (poet) lands pl

in fernen Landen (liter) — in distant lands, in faraway lands

durch die Lande ziehen (liter) — to roam abroad

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das

1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land

2) (a country: foreign lands.) land

3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) land

4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) land

5) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) country

6) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) country

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Land

<-[e]s, Länder>

[lant, pl ˈlɛndɐ]

nt

1. (Staat) country, state, nation

aus aller Herren Länder[n] from all corners of the earth

\Land und Leute the country and its people

andere Länder, andere Sitten every country has its own customs

das \Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten the land of opportunity

das \Land der aufgehenden Sonne the land of the rising sun

das \Land der Verheißung, das Gelobte \Land the promised land

das Heilige \Land the Holy Land

durch die \Lande ziehen (geh) to travel around

außer \Landes abroad, out of the country

bei jdm zu \Land where sb comes from, in sb's country

2. (Bundesland) federal state

3. NAUT land

\Land in Sicht! land ahoy!

\Land unter! NORDD land under water!

zu \Lande und zu Wasser on land and at sea

an \Land gehen, \Land sehen to sight land, to go ashore

jdn an \Land setzen to put sb ashore

jdn/etw an \Land spülen to wash sb/sth ashore

jdn/etw an \Land ziehen to pull sb/sth ashore

an \Land ashore

4. kein pl (Gelände) land, property

das \Land bestellen to till the soil

5. kein pl (ländliche Gegend) country

auf dem flachen [o platten] \Land[e] on the plains

aufs \Land ziehen to move to the country

auf dem \Land[e] in the country

6.

▶ das \Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt the land of milk and honey

▶ bleibe im \Lande und nähre dich redlich (prov) enjoy the trappings of home

▶ [wieder] \Land sehen (fam) to get things sorted [again]

endlich sehe ich wieder \Land I'm finally getting things sorted again

▶ etw an \Land ziehen (fam) to land sth fam

▶ ins \Land ziehen [o gehen] (geh) to pass

die Jahre zogen ins \Land the years went by

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das; Landes, Länder od. (veralt.) Lande

1) o. Pl. land no indef. art.

an Land — ashore

Land in Sicht! — (Seemannsspr.) land [ahead]!

‘Land unter!’ melden — report that the land is flooded or under water

[wieder] Land sehen — (fig.) be able to see light at the end of the tunnel (fig.)

[sich (Dat.)] eine Millionärin/antike Truhe/einen fetten Auftrag an Land ziehen — (ugs., oft scherzh.) hook a millionairess/get one's hands on an antique chest/land a fat contract

2) o. Pl. (Grund und Boden) land

ein Stück Land — a plot or piece of land or ground

das Land bebauen/bestellen — farm/till the land

3) Plural Lande (veralt.) (Gegend) country; land

Wochen/Jahre waren ins Land gegangen — weeks/years had passed or gone by

4) o. Pl. (dörfliche Gegend) country no indef. art.

auf dem Land wohnen — live in the country

aufs Land ziehen — move into the country

5) Plural Länder (Staat) country

andere Länder, andere Sitten — (Spr.) every nation has its own ways of behaving

Land und Leute kennen lernen — get to know the country and its people or inhabitants

außer Landes gehen/sich außer Landes befinden — leave the country/be out of the country

wieder im Lande sein — (ugs.) be back again

hier zu Lande — [here] in this country

6) (Bundesland) Land; state; (österr.) province
•• Cultural note:
Land

Germany is a federal republic consisting of 16 member states called Länder or Bundesländer. Five so-called neue Bundesländer were added after reunification in 1990. The Land has a degree of autonomy and is responsible for all educational and cultural affairs, the police, the environment, and local government. The German Länder, including three city-states, and their state capitals are: Baden-Württemberg, capital: Stuttgart; Bayern( Bavaria), capital: München( Munich); Berlin; Brandenburg, capital: Potsdam; Bremen; Hamburg; Hessen (Hesse), capital: Wiesbaden; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), capital: Schwerin; Niedersachsen( Lower Saxony), capital: Hannover( Hanover); Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), capital: Düsseldorf; Rheinland-Pfalz ( Rhineland-Palatinate), capital: Mainz; Saarland, capital: Saarbrücken; Sachsen( Saxony), capital: Dresden; Sachsen-Anhalt ( Saxony-Anhalt), capital: Magdeburg; Schleswig-Holstein, capital: Kiel; Thüringen( Thuringia), capital: Erfurt. Austria is a federal state consisting of 9 Länder: Burgenland; Kärnten( Carinthia); Niederösterreich( Lower Austria); Oberösterreich( Upper Austria); Salzburg; Steiermark( Styria); Tirol (Tyrol); Vorarlberg; Wien( Vienna).The Swiss equivalent of a German or Austrian Land is a Kanton

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Land n; -(e)s, Länder und Lande

1. nur sg; (Grund und Boden) land; (Ackerboden) land, soil;

10 Hektar Land 10 hectares of land;

das Land bebauen farm the land; liter till the soil

2. nur. sg; (Ggs Wasser) land;

Land in Sicht SCHIFF land ahead;

an Land ashore;

an Land gehen go ashore, disembark;

etwas an Land ziehen land sth, pull sth ashore; umg, fig land o.s. sth;

wieder (festes) Land unter den Füßen haben be back on terra firma ( oder dry land);

Land sehen see land;

(wieder) Land sehen umg, fig see the light at the end of the tunnel;

ich sehe noch kein Land fig there’s no end in sight yet;

kein Land mehr sehen fig be completely at sea, be floundering; → unter¹ A, 1

3. nur sg; (Ggs Stadt) country; countryside;

auf dem Land in the country;

aufs Land fahren go ( oder drive) out into the country(side);

aufs Land ziehen move to the country(side);

(draußen) auf dem flachen oder

platten Land umg out in the sticks, in the middle of nowhere

4. pl obs oder hum Lande; (Gegend) region; (Landschaft) country;

hügeliges Land hilly (stretch of) country;

durch die Lande reisen oder

ziehen travel widely;

in deutschen Landen obs, hum in Germany;

ins Land gehen oder

ziehen fig, Zeit: pass, elapse

5. pl Länder; (geografisches Land) country; (Staat) auch nation, state; liter land;

das Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt hum the land of milk and honey;

das Land meiner/seiner etc

Väter geh the land of my/his etc fathers;

das Land meiner Träume the land of my dreams;

das Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten the land of limitless opportunity;

das Land der aufgehenden Sonne the land of the rising sun;

das Land der tausend Seen the land of a thousand lakes;

andere Länder, andere Sitten sprichw when in Rome, do as the Romans do;

Land und Leute kennenlernen get to know the country and its people;

aus aller Herren Länder from all four corners of the earth;

wieder im Lande sein umg, fig be back again; (unter den Leuten) be back in circulation;

bist du wieder mal im Lande? umg, nach langer Abwesenheit: returned from your wanderings, have you?, iron hello (there), stranger!; zu einem Ausländer etc: come to see us again, have you?;

bei uns zu Land in our country, where we live → gelobt, heilig

6. nur sg; (Territorium, Lebensraum) territory, land;

dieses Gebiet war das Land der Apachen this area was Apache territory ( oder land)

7. pl Länder; POL, innerhalb Deutschlands: (federal) state, Land (pl Länder); in Österreich: province;

die Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland the states ( oder Länder) of the Federal Republic of Germany;

das Land Bayern the state of Bavaria;

das Land Kärnten the province of Carinthia

8. nur sg:

Land der Träume etc fig land of dreams etc

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das; Landes, Länder od. (veralt.) Lande

1) o. Pl. land no indef. art.

an Land — ashore

Land in Sicht! — (Seemannsspr.) land [ahead]!

‘Land unter!’ melden — report that the land is flooded or under water

[wieder] Land sehen — (fig.) be able to see light at the end of the tunnel (fig.)

[sich (Dat.)] eine Millionärin/antike Truhe/einen fetten Auftrag an Land ziehen — (ugs., oft scherzh.) hook a millionairess/get one's hands on an antique chest/land a fat contract

2) o. Pl. (Grund und Boden) land

ein Stück Land — a plot or piece of land or ground

das Land bebauen/bestellen — farm/till the land

3) Plural Lande (veralt.) (Gegend) country; land

Wochen/Jahre waren ins Land gegangen — weeks/years had passed or gone by

4) o. Pl. (dörfliche Gegend) country no indef. art.

auf dem Land wohnen — live in the country

aufs Land ziehen — move into the country

5) Plural Länder (Staat) country

andere Länder, andere Sitten — (Spr.) every nation has its own ways of behaving

Land und Leute kennen lernen — get to know the country and its people or inhabitants

außer Landes gehen/sich außer Landes befinden — leave the country/be out of the country

wieder im Lande sein — (ugs.) be back again

hier zu Lande — [here] in this country

6) (Bundesland) Land; state; (österr.) province
•• Cultural note:
Land

Germany is a federal republic consisting of 16 member states called Länder or Bundesländer. Five so-called neue Bundesländer were added after reunification in 1990. The Land has a degree of autonomy and is responsible for all educational and cultural affairs, the police, the environment, and local government. The German Länder, including three city-states, and their state capitals are: Baden-Württemberg, capital: Stuttgart; Bayern (Bavaria), capital: München (Munich); Berlin; Brandenburg, capital: Potsdam; Bremen; Hamburg; Hessen (Hesse), capital: Wiesbaden; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), capital: Schwerin; Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), capital: Hannover (Hanover); Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), capital: Düsseldorf; Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), capital: Mainz; Saarland, capital: Saarbrücken; Sachsen (Saxony), capital: Dresden; Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), capital: Magdeburg; Schleswig-Holstein, capital: Kiel; Thüringen (Thuringia), capital: Erfurt. Austria is a federal state consisting of 9 Länder: Burgenland; Kärnten (Carinthia); Niederösterreich (Lower Austria); Oberösterreich (Upper Austria); Salzburg; Steiermark (Styria); Tirol (Tyrol); Vorarlberg; Wien (Vienna).The Swiss equivalent of a German or Austrian Land is a Kanton

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¨-er n.

country n.

county n.

land n.

terra n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Land
6 enmarañar

v.

1 to entangle, to snag, to enmesh, to tangle up.

El escritor enmaraña la trama The writer tangles up the plot.

Ella enmaraña las lanas She entangles the yarns.

2 to tangle up, to snag, to entangle, to louse up.

El escritor enmaraña la trama The writer tangles up the plot.

3 to swindle.

El estafador enmaraña a sus víctimas The con man swindles his victims.

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enmarañar

► verbo transitivo

1 (enredar) to tangle

2 figurado to embroil, muddle up, confuse

■ ha enmarañado el asunto he's confused the issue

► verbo pronominal enmarañarse

1 (enredarse) to get tangled

■ se le ha enmarañado el pelo her hair's got all tangled

2 figurado to get into a muddle, get confused

3 METEREOLOGÍA to become overcast

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verb

to tangle

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1. VT

1) [+ madeja, hilo] to tangle, tangle up

2) (=complicar) to complicate

sólo logró enmarañar más el asunto — he only managed to make matters worse

3) [+ persona] to confuse, perplex

2.

See:

enmarañarse

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1.
verbo transitivo <pelo/lana> to tangle; < asunto> to complicate; < persona> to confuse
2.
enmarañarse v pron pelo/lana to get tangled; persona

enmarañarse en algo — to get embroiled o entangled in something

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= muddy, snarl up, entangle, knot into, tangle.

Ex. The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.

Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.

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* enmarañado en = enmeshed in.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

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1.
verbo transitivo <pelo/lana> to tangle; < asunto> to complicate; < persona> to confuse
2.
enmarañarse v pron pelo/lana to get tangled; persona

enmarañarse en algo — to get embroiled o entangled in something

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= muddy, snarl up, entangle, knot into, tangle.

Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.

Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.

* enmarañado en = enmeshed in.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

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enmarañar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹pelo/lana› to tangle

2 ‹asunto› to complicate

3 ‹persona› to confuse

■ enmarañarse

v pron

1 «pelo/lana» to get tangled

2 «persona»: enmarañarse EN algo; to get involved o embroiled o entangled IN sth

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enmarañar

♦ vt

1. [enredar] to tangle (up)

2. [complicar] to complicate, to confuse

♦ See also the pronominal verb enmarañarse

* * *

enmarañar

v/t

1 pelo tangle

2 asunto complicate, muddle

* * *

enmarañar vt

1) : to tangle

2) : to complicate

3) : to confuse, to mix up

♦ See also the reflexive verb enmarañarse

Spanish-English dictionary > enmarañar
7 eje

m.

1 axle.

eje vial main road (Am)

2 axis (geometry & astronomy).

eje de abscisas x-axis

eje de ordenadas y-axis

3 central idea, basis (idea central).

es el eje de la empresa she holds the company together

el eje argumental de la novela the central strand of the novel's plot

4 central point, pivotal point, pivot.

5 spindle.

* * *

eje

► nombre masculino

1 (línea, recta) axis

2 TÉCNICA shaft, spindle

3 AUTOMÓVIL axle

4 figurado (zona principal) centre (US center), main area

■ el eje comercial de la ciudad the city's main shopping area

5 figurado (parte esencial) crux, main idea, core

■ el eje de un discurso the core of a speech

6 (calle, carretera) thoroughfare

7 el Eje PLÍTICA the Axis

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

partir por el eje a alguien familiar to kill somebody

eje de abcisas MATEMÁTICAS x-axis

eje de ordenadas MATEMÁTICAS y-axis

eje delantero AUTOMÓVIL front axle

eje trasero AUTOMÓVIL rear axle

* * *

noun m.

1) axis

2) shaft

* * *

SM

1) (Geog, Mat) axis

partir a algn por el eje * —

¿que no vienes?, pues me partes por el eje — so you're not coming? well, that really upsets my plans

me hizo una pregunta que me partió por el eje — he asked me a question which really stumped o floored me *

eje de abscisas — x-axis

eje de ordenadas — y-axis

eje de rotación — axis of rotation

eje de simetría — axis of symmetry

2) [de rueda] axle

eje delantero — front axle

eje trasero — rear axle

3) [de máquina] shaft, spindle

- untar el eje a algn

eje de balancín — rocker shaft

eje de la hélice — propeller shaft

eje de impulsión, eje motor — drive shaft

eje del cigüeñal — crankshaft

4) (=centro)

la economía fue el eje de la conversación — the economy was the main topic of conversation, the conversation centred on the economy

el eje de la doctrina — the central point of the doctrine

5) ( Hist)

el Eje — the Axis

6)

eje vial — Méx (Aut) urban motorway

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Astron, Fís, Mat) axis

partir a alguien por el eje — (fam) ( con cambio) to ruin o mess up somebody's plans; ( con pregunta) to stump o floor somebody (colloq)

b) (Auto, Mec) ( barra) axle

- eje de simetría

- eje de transmisión

- eje vial

2) (de asunto, política) core, central theme

* * *

= axis [axes, -pl.], core, focus, hub, backbone, axle, pivot, shaft, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], locus [loci, -pl.], spindle, swivel.

Ex. If one assumes that the author segment of the author-title entry is on one axis and title on the other, there are 1,000,000 positions in the matrix for the placement of entries.

Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex. Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.

Ex. And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.

Ex. Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.

Ex. The rolling press consisted essentially of a frame in which two large rollers were mounted one above the other, and were turned by means of four large spokes radiating from the axle of the upper one.

Ex. The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.

Ex. The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.

Ex. The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times.

Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

Ex. A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.

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* eje de comunicaciones = communications hub.

* eje delantero = front end.

* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* eje trasero = rear end.

* en el eje = at the core (of).

* en su eje = at its core.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Astron, Fís, Mat) axis

partir a alguien por el eje — (fam) ( con cambio) to ruin o mess up somebody's plans; ( con pregunta) to stump o floor somebody (colloq)

b) (Auto, Mec) ( barra) axle

- eje de simetría

- eje de transmisión

- eje vial

2) (de asunto, política) core, central theme

* * *

= axis [axes, -pl.], core, focus, hub, backbone, axle, pivot, shaft, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], locus [loci, -pl.], spindle, swivel.

Ex: If one assumes that the author segment of the author-title entry is on one axis and title on the other, there are 1,000,000 positions in the matrix for the placement of entries.

Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.

Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.

Ex: Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.

Ex: The rolling press consisted essentially of a frame in which two large rollers were mounted one above the other, and were turned by means of four large spokes radiating from the axle of the upper one.

Ex: The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.

Ex: The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.

Ex: The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times.

Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

Ex: A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.

* eje de comunicaciones = communications hub.

* eje delantero = front end.

* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* eje trasero = rear end.

* en el eje = at the core (of).

* en su eje = at its core.

* * *

eje

masculine

A

1 ( Astron, Fís, Mat) axis

gira sobre su eje it rotates on its axis

partir a algn por el eje ( fam) (con un cambio) to ruin o mess up sb's plans; (con una pregunta) to stump o floor sb ( colloq)

2 ( Auto, Mec) (barra) axle

eje delantero/trasero front/rear axle

Compuestos:

● eje de abscisas

x-axis

● eje de ordenadas

y-axis

● eje de simetría

axis of symmetry

● eje de transmisión

drive shaft, propeller shaft

● eje vial

( Méx) main artery, arterial road

B (de un asunto, una política) core, central theme

el eje de la conversación the focal point of the conversation

C

el Eje ( Hist) the Axis

* * *

eje sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Astron, Fís, Mat) axis

b) (Auto, Mec) ( barra) axle

2 (de asunto, política) core, central theme
eje sustantivo masculino
1 Téc (de una rueda) axle
(de una máquina) shaft
2 Mat Geom axis (pl axes); eje de coordenadas, x and y axes
eje de simetría, axis of symmetry
3 (persona o asunto más importante) la aprobación de los presupuestos fue el eje de la reunión, approval of the budget was the crux of the meeting
4 Hist Pol Eje, Axis: las fuerzas del Eje fueron derrotadas en Normandía, Axis forces were defeated at Normandy
' eje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rodar
- rotar
- vuelta
- descentrado
- sobre
- transversal
English:
axis
- axle
- grease
- hinge
- linchpin
- polar
- shaft
- back
- center
- spindle

* * *

eje nm

1. [de rueda] axle;
[de máquina] shaft
Comp
Aut eje delantero front axle;
eje de transmisión drive shaft;
Aut eje trasero rear axle
2. Geom, Astron & Fís axis;

la Tierra gira sobre su propio eje the Earth rotates on its own axis

Comp
eje de abscisas x-axis;
eje de ordenadas y-axis;

eje de rotación axis of revolution;

eje de simetría axis of symmetry

3. [cosa central] [de obra] central theme;
[de doctrina, teoría] central idea;
es el eje de la compañía she holds the company together;

el eje argumental de la novela the central strand of the novel's plot

Comp
Am eje vial main road
4. Hist
el Eje the Axis

* * *

eje

m

1 axis;

partir a alguien por el eje fig mess up s.o.’s plans

2 TÉC shaft; AUTO de ruedas axle; fig

linchpin

* * *

eje nm

1) : axle

2) : axis

* * *

eje n

1. (de rueda) axle

2. (en geometría, geografía) axis [pl. axes]

Spanish-English dictionary > eje
8 representar

v.

1 to represent.

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper

Ellos representan campiñas They depict fields.

María representa a la madrastra Mary plays the part of the stepmom.

Esto representa lo malo This represents the bad.

2 to represent (actuar en nombre de alguien).

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3 to look.

representa unos 40 años she looks about 40

4 to mean.

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5 to perform (Teatro) (función).

6 to act out, to represent, to act.

Ella representó bien esa escena She acted the scene out very well.

7 to act in someone's representation, to represent, to act in behalf of, to act in representation of.

María representa a Ricardo Mary acts in John's representation.

* * *

representar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to represent

■ esto representa un árbol this represents a tree

■ esta redacción representa varias horas de trabajo this composition represents several hours of work

2 (símbolo) to represent, stand for

■ una paloma representa la paz a dove stands for peace

3 TEATRO (obra) to perform; (papel) to play (the part of)

4 (aparentar) to appear to be, look

■ representa veinte años she looks twenty

5 (importar) to mean

■ la música representaba mucho para él music meant a lot to him

► verbo pronominal representarse

1 (imaginarse) to imagine, picture

* * *

verb

1) to represent

2) perform

3) portray

•

- representarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=actuar en nombre de) [+ país, votantes] to represent; [+ cliente, acusado] to act for, represent

la cantante que representará a España en el festival — the singer who will represent Spain at the festival

el príncipe representó al rey en la ceremonia — the prince attended the ceremony on behalf of the king o representing the king

2) (=simbolizar) to symbolize, represent

Don Quijote representa el idealismo — Don Quixote symbolizes o represents idealism

cuando éramos pequeños nuestros padres representaban el modelo a seguir — when we were small our parents were our role models

3) (=reproducir) to depict

este grabado representa a la amada del pintor — this engraving depicts the painter's lover

nuevas formas de representar el mundo — new ways of representing o portraying o depicting the world

esta columna del gráfico representa los síes — this column of the graph shows o represents those in favour

4) (=equivaler a) [+ porcentaje, mejora, peligro] to represent; [+ amenaza] to pose, represent

obtuvieron unos beneficios de 1,7 billones, lo que representa un incremento del 28% sobre el año pasado — they made profits of 1.7 billion, which represents an increase of 28% on last year

los bantúes representan el 70% de los habitantes de Suráfrica — the Bantu account for o represent 70% of the inhabitants of South Africa

la ofensiva de ayer representa una violación de la tregua — yesterday's offensive constitutes a violation of the truce

no sabes lo mucho que representa este trabajo para él — you don't know how much this job means to him

5) (=requerir) [+ trabajo, esfuerzo, sacrificio] to involve

representa mucho esfuerzo — it involves a great deal of effort

6) (Teat) [+ obra] to perform; [+ papel] to play

el teatro donde se representa la obra — the theatre where the play is being performed

en esta película represento el papel de un abogado — in this film I play the part of a lawyer

¿quién va a representar el papel que tenía antes la URSS? — who's going to play the part o role previously played by the USSR?

7) (=aparentar) [+ edad] to look

no representa los años que tiene — she doesn't look her age

representa unos 55 años — he looks about 55

8) (=hacer imaginar) to point out

nos representó las dificultades con que nos podíamos encontrar — she pointed out the difficulties we might come up against

2.

See:

representarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

* * *

= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex. The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex. Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex. Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex. MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex. The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex. The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex. The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex. This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex. Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex. For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex. In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex. The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

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* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

* * *

= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex: MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex: Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex: For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

* * *

representar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona/organización/país› to represent

no estaba representado por un abogado he was not represented by a lawyer

representó a Suecia en los campeonatos he represented Sweden in the championships, he played ( o swam etc) for Sweden in the championships

los que no puedan asistir deben hacerse representar por alguien those who cannot attend should send a representative o proxy

B ‹obra› to perform, put on; ‹papel› to play

representó el papel de Cleopatra she played Cleopatra o the part of Cleopatra

C (aparentar) to look

no representa la edad que tiene he doesn't look the age he is

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty

no representa lo que costó it doesn't look as expensive as it was

D (simbolizar) to symbolize

la paloma representa la paz the dove symbolizes o is a symbol of peace

E (reproducir) «dibujo/fotografía» to show, depict

la medalla representa a la Virgen the medallion depicts the Virgin Mary

la escena representa una calle de los arrabales the scene shows o depicts a street in the poor quarters

la obra representa fielmente la sociedad de fines de siglo the play accurately portrays society at the turn of the century

F (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% con respecto al año pasado this represents a 5% increase on last year

para él no representa ningún sacrificio it's no sacrifice for him

nos representa un gasto inesperado it means o involves an unexpected expense

introducir la modificación representaría tres días de trabajo introducing the modification would mean o involve three days' work

■ representarse

v pron

to picture

¿te lo puedes representar sin barba? can you picture o imagine him without a beard?

* * *

representar ( conjugate representar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/organización/país› to represent
2 ‹ obra› to perform, put on;
‹ papel› to play
3 ( aparentar) to look;
◊ no representa su edad he doesn't look his age

4 ( simbolizar) to represent, symbolize
5 ( reproducir) [dibujo/fotografía/escena] to show, depict;
[obra/novela] to portray, depict
6 (equivaler a, significar) to represent;
◊ esto representa un aumento del 5% this represents a 5% increase;

eso representaría tres días de trabajo that would mean o involve three days' work
representar verbo transitivo
1 (un símbolo) to symbolize, represent: la paloma representa la paz, the dove stands for peace
2 (un cuadro, fotografía, ilustración) to depict: el cuadro representa una escena de caza, the painting depicts a hunting scene
3 (un ejemplo o modelo) to represent
4 (a una persona, un país, una institución) to represent
5 (una edad) to look: no representa la edad que tiene, she doesn't look her age
6 (en la imaginación) to imagine
7 (en valor, importancia) to mean, represent: su ascenso representó una gran alegría, I/he/she, etc. was overjoyed by his promotion
ese chico no representa nada para mí, that guy means nothing to me
8 Teat (una obra) to perform
(un papel) to play: mi amigo representa al emperador Augusto, my friend plays Emperor Augustus
' representar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- constituir
- hacer
- jugar
- vida
- significar
English:
act
- act out
- depict
- deputize
- do
- enact
- nation
- perform
- picture
- play
- portray
- represent
- role-play
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- pose

* * *

representar vt

1. [simbolizar, ejemplificar] to represent;

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper;

la coma representa los decimales the comma indicates decimal places;

Dalí representa perfectamente el surrealismo Dali is the ultimate surrealist painter

2. [actuar en nombre de] to represent;

el delegado sindical representaba a sus compañeros the shop steward represented his fellow workers;

ha participado en dos festivales representando a su país she has represented her country at two festivals;

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3. [aparentar] to look;

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty;

representa muchos menos años de los que tiene she looks a lot younger than she is

4. [significar] to mean;

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption;

diez millones no representan nada para él ten million is nothing to him;

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5. Teatro [función] to perform;
[papel] to play
6. Com to represent

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representar

v/t

1 ( simbolizar) represent

2 obra put on, perform; papel play

3 ( aparentar)

:

representar menos años look younger

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representar vt

1) : to represent, to act for

2) : to perform

3) : to look, to appear as

4) : to symbolize, to stand for

5) : to signify, to mean

♦ See also the reflexive verb representarse

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representar vb

1. (un papel) to play

representaba el papel de Julieta she played the role of Juliet

2. (una obra) to perform

la compañía representará "Yerma" the company will perform "Yerma"

3. (simbolizar) to represent

la paloma representa la paz the dove represents peace

4. (actuar en nombre de otro) to represent

los abogados representan a sus clientes lawyers represent their clients

5. (aparentar) to look

tu padre representa unos 40 años your father looks about 40 years old

Spanish-English dictionary > representar
9 casi

adv.

1 almost.

casi me muero I almost o nearly died

no comió casi nada she ate almost o practically nothing

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all

casi, casi almost, just about

casi nunca hardly ever

¿qué te pasa? — ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? — my wife only went and left me

lo venden por tres millones -- ¡casi nada! they're selling it for three million - what a snip!

casi siempre almost o nearly always

2 approximately, well-nigh, roughly.

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casi

► adverbio

1 almost, nearly

■ había casi cincuenta personas there were almost fifty people

■ me tropecé y casi me caí I tripped and nearly fell over

■ no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything

■ casi prefiero el vestido rojo I think I prefer the red dress

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casi, casi familiar just about

¡casi nada! familiar peanuts!

■ le tocaron 5 millones, ¡casi nada! he won 5 million, peanuts!

casi no hardly

■ casi no los vemos we hardly see them

casi nunca hardly ever

■ casi nunca llama he hardly ever phones

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adv.

1) almost, nearly

2) hardly (in negative sentences)

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ADV

1) (=indicando aproximación) almost, nearly

está casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished

son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock

¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over

hace casi un año que empezó la guerra — it's almost a year since war broke out

nada ha cambiado en los casi dos años transcurridos — nothing has changed in what is almost two years

despidieron a la casi totalidad de la plantilla — they sacked virtually o practically the entire staff

estaba congelado, o casi — it was frozen, or very near it

ocurre lo mismo en casi todos los países — the same thing happens in virtually o practically all countries

-¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"

• casi nada — almost o virtually nothing, hardly anything

no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on

100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!

• casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never

casi nunca hay sitio en la biblioteca — there is hardly ever any room in the library

• casi siempre — almost always

2) [indicando indecisión] almost

no sé, casi prefiero no ir — I don't know, I think I'd rather not go

casi sería mejor empezar otra vez — it might be better to start again
CASI Las dos traducciones principales de casi en inglés son almost y nearly: Estoy casi lista I'm almost o nearly ready Eran casi las cuatro cuando sonó el teléfono It was almost o nearly four o'clock when the telephone rang Nos vemos casi todos los días We meet almost o nearly every day ► Cuando almost y nearly acompañan a un verbo, se colocan detrás de este si se trata de un verbo auxiliar o modal y delante en el caso de los demás verbos: Casi me rompo la muñeca I almost o nearly broke my wrist Mi hijo ya casi habla My son can almost o nearly talk Sin embargo, hay algunos casos en los que no podemos utilizar nearly: ► delante de adverbios que terminan en -ly "¿Qué estáis haciendo aquí?" nos preguntó casi con enfado "What are you doing here?" he asked almost angrily ► delante de like: Se comporta casi como un niño He behaves almost like a child ► acompañando a adjetivos o sustantivos que, normalmente, no pueden ser modificados: El mono tenía una expresión casi humana The monkey had an almost human expression Me pareció casi un alivio I found it almost a relief ► delante de palabras de sentido negativo, como never, no, none, no-one, nothing y nowhere; en estos casos, muchas veces se traduce también por practically: No dijo casi nada She said almost o practically nothing No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was almost o practically no-one at the party En estos casos también se puede usar la construcción hardly + ever/ any/ anything {etc}: No dijo casi nada She said hardly anything No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was hardly anyone at the party Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

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= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex. Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex. This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex. Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex. Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

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* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

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adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

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= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

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casi

adverb

A

1 (cerca de) almost, nearly

cuesta casi el doble it costs almost o nearly twice as much

ya eran casi las tres it was almost o nearly three o'clock

es casi imposible it's virtually o practically o almost impossible

casi todos son latinoamericanos nearly o almost all of them are Latin American

¡uy! casi me caigo whoops! I nearly fell over

de casi no se muere nadie a miss is as good as a mile

2 ( delante del n) ( frml):

la casi totalidad de la población almost the entire population

los casi tres millones de habitantes del país the country's almost three million inhabitants

B

(en frases negativas): ya casi no tiene fiebre she hardly has a temperature now

casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him

eso no sucede casi nunca that hardly ever happens

no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left, there's almost no bread left

¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all

sólo cuesta $200 — ¡casi nada! ( iró); it only costs $200 — is that all? ( iro)

no había casi nadie there was hardly anyone there, there was almost nobody there

me sentía tan mal que casi no vengo I felt so bad I almost didn't come

sin (el) casi: es casi indecente — sin casi it's almost indecent — almost, no, it is indecent

C

(expresando una opinión tentativa): yo casi te diría que lo vendas I'd be inclined to say, sell it o I think I'd advise you to sell it

casi sería mejor hablar con él antes maybe it would be better to speak to him first

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casi adverbio
1 ( cerca de) almost, nearly;
◊ casi me caigo I nearly fell over

2 ( en frases negativas):
◊ casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him;

casi nunca hardly ever;
no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left;
¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all;
casi no vengo I almost didn't come
3 ( expresando una opinión tentativa):
◊ casi sería mejor venderlo maybe it would be better to sell it

casi adverbio almost, nearly: casi me lo compro, I nearly bought it
casi no se oye, it can hardly be heard
familiar casi, casi, just about
casi cien personas, almost a hundred people
casi nadie, hardly anyone
casi nunca, hardly ever
casi siempre, almost always
casi todos, almost all
' casi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- apenas
- caerse
- cerca
- ir
- gasto
- gay
- inapreciable
- nada
- nadie
- normalmente
- nunca
- respiración
- tener
- acabar
- alcanzar
- calentar
- dormir
- durante
- golpe
- matar
- medir
- mero
- palmo
- sombra
English:
about
- absent
- absorb
- all
- almost
- anything
- barely
- best
- clear
- close
- die
- esquire
- ever
- excel
- fray
- frizzy
- good
- hardly
- narrowly
- nearly
- next
- o'clock
- obtain
- perfect
- practically
- queer
- sloppy
- tall
- tantamount
- by
- certainly
- cripple
- face
- fairly
- fit
- most
- muffle
- near
- near-
- nil
- nine
- one
- out
- reasonably
- skim
- time
- virtually

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casi adv

1. [faltando poco] almost;

casi me muero I almost o nearly died;

casi me caigo I almost o nearly fell;

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all;

el casi millón de refugiados the refugees, who number almost a million;

no llegamos hasta la cumbre pero casi, casi we didn't quite get to the top, but almost;

no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything;

casi nunca hardly ever;

casi siempre almost o nearly always;

está casi olvidado – sin el casi it's all but forgotten – leave out the “all but”

2. [expresando indecisión]
casi me voy a quedar con el rojo I think I'll probably go for the red one;

casi casi preferiría dormir en un albergue que en una pensión I'd almost prefer to sleep in a youth hostel rather than a guesthouse

3. Comp
Irónico
casi nada: ¿qué te pasa? – ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? – my wife's only gone and left me, that's all!;

lo venden por 3 millones – ¡casi nada! they're selling it for 3 million – what a bargain o Br snip!

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casi

adv almost, nearly; en frases negativas hardly

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casi adv

1) : almost, nearly, virtually

2) (in negative phrases) : hardly

casi nunca: hardly ever

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casi adv

1. (en general) nearly / almost

casi he terminado I've nearly finished

tiene casi diez años she's almost ten

casi se cae al río he almost fell in the river

2. (apenas) hardly

casi no nos queda nada we've got hardly anything left

casi no crece it hardly grows

Spanish-English dictionary > casi
10 final

adj.

final, end.

punto final end point

f.

final.

final de la copa (sport) cup final

m.

1 end.

a finales de at the end of

al final in the end (en conclusión)

ya verás como al final acepta she'll agree in the end, you'll see

al final de at the end of

al final del pasillo at the end of the corridor

final feliz happy ending

2 ending, bottom, end, finale.

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final

► adjetivo

1 (último) final, last

► nombre masculino

1 end

2 MÚSICA finale

► nombre femenino

1 DEPORTE final

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al final in the end

al final del día at the end of the day

hasta el final until the end

final de línea terminus

final feliz happy ending

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1. adj.
final
2. noun m.
end, final

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1.

ADJ (=último) [momento, capítulo, resultado, decisión] final; [objetivo] ultimate

los años finales de la dictadura — the final years of the dictatorship

estaban deseando ver el producto final — they were looking forward to seeing the end product
juicio 4), recta, punto 2)
2. SM

1) (=fin) [de ceremonia, vida, aventura, guerra] end; [de obra musical] finale

hasta el final de sus días — till the end of her days

no vi el final de la película — I didn't see the end of the film

• al final — in the end

al final tuve que darle la razón — in the end I had to admit that he was right

• al final de algo — at the end of sth

el anuncio se realizó ayer al final de la reunión — the announcement was made yesterday at the end of the meeting

al final de la calle — at the end of the street

estamos al final de la lista — we are at the bottom of the list

2) (=desenlace) [de película, libro] ending

la novela tiene un final inesperado — the novel has an unexpected ending

un final feliz — a happy ending

3)

• a finales de — at the end of

a finales del siglo XIX — at the end of the 19th century

3.

SF (Dep) final

consiguieron pasar a la final — they managed to get through to the final

• cuartos de final — quarter-finals

final de consolación — third-place play-off

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I
adjetivo < decisión> final; < objetivo> ultimate
II
masculino end

a finales de junio — at the end of June

al final de la película — at the end of the movie

no me gustó el final — I didn't like the ending

un final feliz — a happy ending

al final de la lista — at the bottom of the list

estábamos al final de la cola — we were last in line (AmE) o (BrE) at the back of the queue

al final tendrá que decidirse — he'll have to make his mind up in the end o eventually
III
femenino (Dep)

a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) final

la final de copa — the cup final

pasar a la final — to go through to o make it to the final

b) finales femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)

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I
adjetivo < decisión> final; < objetivo> ultimate
II
masculino end

a finales de junio — at the end of June

al final de la película — at the end of the movie

no me gustó el final — I didn't like the ending

un final feliz — a happy ending

al final de la lista — at the bottom of the list

estábamos al final de la cola — we were last in line (AmE) o (BrE) at the back of the queue

al final tendrá que decidirse — he'll have to make his mind up in the end o eventually
III
femenino (Dep)

a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) final

la final de copa — the cup final

pasar a la final — to go through to o make it to the final

b) finales femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)

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final¹

¹ = completion, end, ending, finale, goodbye [good-bye], output stage, final.

Ex: The time period between the completion of a cycle (e.g. at the end of a volume or a year) and the publication of the associated cumulative indexes should be as short as possible.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.

Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.

Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.

Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.

Ex: A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines.

* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.

* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.

* a finales de = by the end of, in the late + Fecha.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, at the close of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.

* al final = in the end, eventually, in the final count, terminally, ultimately, at the end of the day.

* al final (de) = at the end (of).

* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.

* al final del día = at the close of the day.

* al final de su mandato = lame duck.

* al final resultó que = in the event.

* al principio y al final = both ends.

* al principio y al final de = at each end of.

* balance final, el = bottom line, the.

* cuartos de final = quarter-finals.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* el final de = the close of.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* empezar por el final = work back from.

* estrategia final = endgame.

* fase final = endgame.

* final apoteósico = grandstand finish.

* final de la jornada laboral = close of business.

* final del plazo = closing date, deadline, dateline.

* final feliz = happy ending, happy end.

* final, la = final, the.

* hacia finales del + Siglo = later + Siglo, the.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* incluir al final = append.

* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.

* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* luchar hasta el final = battle + it out, fight until + the end.

* marca de final de campo = delimiter.

* marcar el final = mark + the end.

* marcar + Posesivo + final = mark + Posesivo + end.

* nota al final = endnote.

* nota al final del texto = endnote.

* para finales de = by the end of.

* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* poner punto y final a = sound + the death knell for.

* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* significar el final de = mean + the end of.

* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.

final²

² = concluding, eventual, final, terminal, ultimate, finished, wrap-up.

Ex: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.

Ex: If a concept is recognized in the subject analysis of a document, it will form part of the eventual index description of that document.

Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.

Ex: Numbers may be grouped in columns according to their terminal digit.

Ex: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.

Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.

Ex: The workshop itself will serve as the wrap-up event for a project that has spent the last two years seeking to improve access to environmental information in the Balkan region.

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* cuestionario final = exit survey.

* día del Juicio Final = Judgement Day.

* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.

* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.

* escena final = closing scene.

* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.

* examen final = final, final exam.

* frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line].

* índice final = back-of-the-book index, back-of-book index.

* informe final = final report.

* juicio final = doom.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner punto final a = bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to.

* producto final = end product, finished product, final product.

* producto final, el = finished work, the.

* prueba final = final.

* resultado final = end result.

* sondeo final = exit survey.

* sprint final = last-minute rush.

* usuario final = end user [end-user/enduser], ultimate consumer, ultimate reader.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

la final

= final, the

Ex: Tony was disappointed the last time he was in the finals, and he's determined to leave everything on the dance floor this time.

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final¹

adjective

‹decisión› final; ‹objetivo› ultimate

final²

masculine

end

me quedé hasta el final I stayed to the end

a finales de junio at the end of June

al final de la película ella muere she dies at the end of the movie

no me gustó nada el final I didn't like the ending at all

tiene un final feliz it has a happy ending

están al final de la lista they're at the bottom of the list

estábamos al final de la cola we were last in line ( AmE) o ( BrE) at the back of the queue

vivo al final de la calle I live at the end of the street

al final del partido at the end of the game

al final tendrá que decidirse he'll have to make his mind up in the end

siempre protestando pero al final nunca hace nada he spends his whole time complaining but he never actually does anything

final³

feminine

( Dep)

1 (en fútbol, tenis etc) final

la final de copa the cup final

pasar a la final to go through to o make it to the final

2 finales fpl (en béisbol, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)

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final adjetivo ‹ decisión› final;
‹ objetivo› ultimate
■ sustantivo masculino
end;
◊ a finales de junio at the end of June;

un final feliz a happy ending;
al final de la lista at the bottom of the list;
al final tendrá que decidirse he'll have to make his mind up in the end o eventually
■ sustantivo femenino (Dep)
a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) final;

◊ la final de copa the cup final;

pasar a la final to go through to o make it to the final
b)

◊ finales sustantivo femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)

final
I adjetivo final
la decisión final, the final decision
II sustantivo masculino end
a finales de, at the end of
al final, in the end: nos apetecía mucho, pero al final no fuimos, we really felt like doing it, but in the end we didn't go
final de trayecto, terminus
final feliz, happy ending
III f Dep final
' final' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- avenirse
- cepillarse
- cierre
- cola
- coletilla
- cuarta
- cuarto
- decorado
- disolución
- disputarse
- echarse
- emitir
- fin
- gato
- guinda
- hasta
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incidir
- infarto
- inicial
- judicatura
- juicio
- machacar
- octava
- octavo
- paciencia
- política
- recta
- remate
- retocar
- retoque
- sacacorchos
- servidor
- servidora
- sprint
- total
- traca
- última
- último
- animar
- clasificación
- clasificar
- concho
- conseguir
- contar
- decir
- ensayo
English:
actual
- aggregate
- also
- Armageddon
- back
- best
- bitter
- bottom
- bottom line
- bring round
- close
- doomsday
- end
- ending
- evade
- eventual
- fast forward
- final
- finale
- follow through
- from
- grand finale
- hear of
- in
- last
- late
- light
- listen
- out of
- outsmart
- outtake
- quarter-final
- reckoning
- right
- see
- sit through
- soon
- stage
- still
- straight
- tack on
- tag on
- tail end
- to
- track down
- truth
- turn
- ultimate
- ultimately
- way

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final

♦ adj

1. [último] final, end;

sus palabras finales fueron muy aplaudidas her closing words were loudly applauded;

punto final end point

2. Gram final

♦ nm

1. [terminación] end;

el final del libro es sorprendente the book has a surprise ending;

a finales de at the end of;

al final [en conclusión] in the end;

la cocina está al final del pasillo the kitchen is at the end of the corridor;

responderé preguntas al final de la charla I will answer questions at the end of the talk;

al final siempre tengo que ayudarles I always have to help them in the end;

ya verás como al final acepta she'll agree in the end, you'll see

Comp
final feliz happy ending
2. [examen] final (exam)

♦ nf

final;

cuartos de final quarter finals

Comp
final de consolación 3rd/4th place play-off;
final de la copa cup final;

final a cuatro [en baloncesto] final four

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final

1 f & adj final

final

2 m end;

al final in the end;

a finales de mayo at the end of May

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final adj

: final, ultimate

♦ finalmente adv

final nm

1) : end, conclusion, finale

2) finales nmpl

: play-offs

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final¹ adj final / last

final² n

1. (fin) end

el final de la guerra the end of the war

al final del pasillo at the end of the corridor

2. (de competición) final

la final de copa the cup final

3. (de historia) ending

un final feliz a happy ending

a finales de at the end of

a finales de setiembre at the end of September

al final in the end

Spanish-English dictionary > final
11 drive

I 1. [draɪv]
nome

1) (car journey)

to go for a drive — andare a fare un giro in auto

it's only five minutes' drive from here — è solo a cinque minuti d'auto da qui

it's a 40 km drive to the hospital — ci sono 40 km (di strada) fino all'ospedale

2) (campaign, effort) campagna f., sforzo m. ( against contro; for, towards per; to do per fare)

3) (motivation, energy) iniziativa f., energia f.; (inner urge) pulsione f., istinto m.

the drive to win — la volontà di vincere

4) inform. drive m., unità f.

5) mecc. trasmissione f.

6) (path) (of house) vialetto m., strada f. privata

7) sport (in golf) drive m., colpo m. lungo; (in tennis) drive m., diritto m.
2.
modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissione
II 1. [draɪv]
verbo transitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)

1) [ driver] guidare, condurre [car, bus, train]; pilotare [ racing car]; trasportare [cargo, load, passenger]; percorrere (in auto) [ distance]

to drive sb. home — portare a casa qcn. (in auto)

to drive sth. into — portare qcs. dentro [garage, space]

2) (force, compel) [poverty, urge] spingere [ person] ( to do a fare)

he was driven to drink — fu spinto all'alcolismo (by da)

to be driven out of business — essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari

to drive sb. mad o crazy — colloq. fare impazzire o diventare matto qcn. (anche fig.)

3) (chase or herd) spingere, condurre [herd, cattle]; spingere [ game]

he was driven from o out of the country — fu cacciato dal paese

4) (power, propel) azionare, fare funzionare [engine, pump]

what drives the economy? — qual è il motore dell'economia?

5) (push) [tide, wind] spingere, sospingere [boat, clouds]; [ person] piantare, conficcare [ nail]

to drive sth. into sb.'s head — fig. fare entrare qcs. nella testa di qcn., ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn

6) (force to work hard) incalzare, fare lavorare sodo [pupil, recruit]

7) sport (in golf) colpire, tirare con un driver [ ball]; (in tennis) colpire di diritto [ ball]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)

1) aut. guidare

I took pictures as we drove along — feci delle foto mentre viaggiavamo in auto

you can't drive along the High Street — non è possibile percorrere in auto la via principale

to drive to work — andare a lavorare in auto

to drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]

to drive up, down a hill — salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)

to drive past — passare (con l'auto)

2) sport (in golf) fare un drive; (in tennis) tirare di diritto, fare un drive
3.
verbo riflessivo

1) aut.

the Minister drives himself — il ministro in persona guida l'auto

2) (push oneself)

to drive oneself to do — sforzarsi di fare

to drive oneself too hard — sforzarsi troppo

•

- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

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1. past tense - drove; verb
1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) guidare

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) portare

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) spingere innanzi

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) battere; scagliare

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) azionare
2. noun
1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) gita in automobile

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) viale d'accesso, strada privata

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campagna

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) colpo

6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive, lettore, unità

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- driver
- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on
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drive /draɪv/
n.

1 giro (o viaggio) in macchina: to go for a drive, fare un giro in macchina; to take sb. for a drive, portare q. a fare un giro in macchina; It's two hours' drive there and back, ci sono due ore di macchina per andare e venire; a long and boring drive, un viaggio in macchina lungo e noioso; a 50 mile drive, un percorso in macchina di 50 miglia; The mountains are a short drive away, ci vuole poco in macchina per andare in montagna; a drive in the country [along the coast], un giro in macchina in campagna [lungo la costa]

2 strada carrozzabile; (spec.) viale, vialetto ( di una casa): The house is reached by means of a tree-lined drive, si raggiunge la casa per mezzo di un viale alberato

3 ( in nomi di vie) «drive»: 4 Privet Drive, Privet Drive No 4

4 [u] determinazione, volontà: the drive to succeed, la volontà di riuscire; You need a lot of drive to succeed in business, ci vuole molta determinazione per riuscire in affari

5 [uc] (psic.) pulsione, impulso: basic human drives, le pulsioni fondamentali dell'essere umano; the sex drive, l'impulso sessuale

6 [u] aspirazione: the drive for peace, l'aspirazione alla pace; the drive for perfection [improvement, change], l'aspirazione alla perfezione [al miglioramento, al cambiamento]

7 ( anche comm.) sforzo collettivo, campagna: a recruitment [sales] drive, una campagna di assunzioni [di vendite]; an export drive, una campagna per promuovere le esportazioni; a concerted drive to raise the firm's profile, una campagna comune per far salire il profilo dell'azienda

8 (comput.) drive; ( anche) lettore, unità: hard ( disk) drive, hard disk, disco fisso; disk drive, unità disco

9 ( sport) colpo ( dato a una palla); ( tennis) diritto, drive; ( calcio) tiro; ( golf) colpo lungo, drive; ( pallavolo) attacco, schiacciata: drive against the post, palo ( il tiro sul montante); drive at goal, tiro in porta; drive down the sideline, lungolinea (sost.)

10 [uc] (autom.) guida ( il meccanismo, lo sterzo): left-hand drive, guida a sinistra ( negli automezzi dei paesi in cui il traffico tiene la destra); right-hand drive, guida a destra ( negli automezzi dei paesi in cui il traffico tiene la sinistra)

11 [uc] (autom., mecc.) trazione: front-[rear-]wheel drive, trazione anteriore [posteriore]; four-wheel drive, trazione integrale

12 [uc] (mecc.) comando trasmissione; presa: belt drive, trasmissione a cinghia; direct drive, presa diretta

13 battuta di caccia; inseguimento

14 (mil.) attacco; offensiva

15 [uc] (ind. min.) scavo di galleria; avanzamento; ( anche) galleria in direzione

16 (ingl.: nei giochi di carte) torneo: a whist drive, un torneo di whist

● drive belt, cinghia di trasmissione □ (mecc.) drive gear, ingranaggio conduttore □ (elettr.) drive pulse, impulso di comando □ (mecc.) drive screw, vite autofilettante □ (mecc.) drive wheel, ruota motrice.
♦ (to) drive /draɪv/
(pass. drove, p. p. driven)

A v. t.

1 guidare ( un veicolo); ( sport) pilotare: to drive a car [a van, a bus, a train], guidare una macchina [un furgone, un autobus, un treno]; to drive a racing car, pilotare una vettura da corsa; What do you drive?; che macchina hai?

2 accompagnare, portare (q.) in macchina: to drive sb. home, accompagnare q. a casa in macchina; Can you drive me to the office?, puoi portarmi in macchina in ufficio?

3 (fig.) spingere, portare (q. a qc.): to drive sb. to drink, spingere q. a bere (o a darsi all'alcol); to drive sb. to suicide, spingere q. al suicidio; to drive sb. to despair, portare q. alla disperazione; His insane jealousy drove her to leave him, la sua folle gelosia l'ha spinta a lasciarlo; High interest rates drove them to bankruptcy, gli alti tassi di interesse li hanno portati al fallimento; ( anche fig.) to drive sb. crazy (o mad) fare impazzire q.; (fam.) to drive sb. nuts (o round the bend, round the twist, up the wall) fare impazzire q.

4 spingere, motivare: He is driven by a need to outshine his older brother, è motivato dal bisogno di superare il fratello più grande; I want to find out what drives him, voglio scoprire cos'è che lo motiva; His novels are driven by plot rather than character, i suoi romanzi sono incentrati più sulla trama che sui personaggi

5 condurre un gregge (o una mandria) di: to drive sheep [cattle], condurre un gregge di pecore [una mandria di bovini]

6 (fig.) far lavorare (duro): He drives his employees hard, fa lavorare duro i suoi dipendenti; She drives herself too hard, si dà troppo da fare

7 ( sport) battere, scagliare; ( calcio) spedire ( la palla); ( tennis) colpire di diritto; ( golf) colpire con un driver: ( baseball) The batter drove the ball into the bleachers, il battitore ha scagliato la palla nelle gradinate

8 conficcare, piantare: to drive a stake into the ground [a nail into a wall], piantare un palo per terra [un chiodo nel muro]

9 scavare: to drive a tunnel through a mountain, scavare una galleria attraverso un monte

10 sospingere: The storm drove the boat onto the reef, la tempesta ha sospinto la barca sulla scogliera

11 fare andare, cacciare: The enemy were driven out of the town, i nemici sono stati cacciati dalla città; They drove the animals away by shouting and waving their arms, hanno mandato via gli animali urlando e agitando le braccia; Heavy rain drove them inside, la forte pioggia li ha fatti rientrare in casa; Thousands were driven from their home, migliaia di persone sono state costrette a lasciare la loro casa; Lots of holidaymakers were driven away by the bad weather, il cattivo tempo ha fatto partire in tutta fretta molti vacanzieri

12 (di solito al passivo) azionare; far funzionare: The turbines are driven by water, le turbine sono azionate dall'acqua

13 ( nella caccia) stanare ( la selvaggina); battere ( un terreno)

B v. i.

1 (autom.) guidare: He's learning to drive, sta imparando a guidare; Let me drive, please!, fa' guidare me, per favore; I can't drive, non so guidare; He drives very well [too fast], guida molto bene [troppo forte]; Shall we drive back?, torniamo indietro?; He drove into a wall, è andato a sbattere con la macchina contro un muro; to drive out of the garage, uscire dal garage

2 andare ( con un veicolo privato); andare in macchina: Shall we drive or walk?, andiamo in macchina o a piedi?; They drove to the airport, sono andati all'aeroporto in macchina; We got into the car and drove home, siamo saliti in macchina e siamo andati a casa; I don't drive anymore into town, there's never anywhere to park, non vado più in centro in macchina, non si trova mai parcheggio; After waiting for five minutes, the taxi-driver drove away, dopo avere aspettato cinque minuti, il tassista è andato via

3 ( di veicolo) andare: The car drove into a lamppost, la macchina è andata a sbattere contro un lampione

4 ( della pioggia, ecc.) cadere (forte); battere: The snow was driving down, nevicava forte; Rain was driving against the windows, la pioggia batteva contro le finestre

5 (mil.) spingersi; addentrarsi: Napoleon drove ( ahead) into the plains of Russia, Napoleone si addentrò nelle pianure della Russia

6 (ind. min.) avanzare ( con lo scavo)

7 (naut., spesso to drive along) correre in poppa; fuggire il tempo

● to drive oneself, guidare: She can't drive herself any more, her daughter has to do it, non può più guidare, deve accompagnarla sua figlia □ ( slang USA) to drive the big (o the porcelain) bus, vomitare nella toilette □ (ingl.) to drive a coach and horses through st., mostrare chiaramente tutte le falle di qc.: This verdict drives a coach and horses through the legislation, questo verdetto mostra chiaramente tutte le falle della legislazione □ (autom., GB) to drive with excess alcohol, guidare in stato di ebbrezza □ to drive st. home, chiarire (bene) qc.: to drive home one's point, chiarire bene il proprio punto di vista; I drove home to them what the problem was, gli ho fatto capire qual era il problema □ to drive a hard bargain, fare un accordo molto vantaggioso □ to drive a wedge between, seminare zizzania tra □ (fig.) to drive sb. into a corner, mettere q. alle strette (o con le spalle al muro) □ (fig.) to drive st. into the ground, portare qc. alla rovina: They drove the business into the ground, hanno portato l'azienda alla rovina □ to drive prices through the roof, far salire i prezzi alle stelle.

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I 1. [draɪv]
nome

1) (car journey)

to go for a drive — andare a fare un giro in auto

it's only five minutes' drive from here — è solo a cinque minuti d'auto da qui

it's a 40 km drive to the hospital — ci sono 40 km (di strada) fino all'ospedale

2) (campaign, effort) campagna f., sforzo m. ( against contro; for, towards per; to do per fare)

3) (motivation, energy) iniziativa f., energia f.; (inner urge) pulsione f., istinto m.

the drive to win — la volontà di vincere

4) inform. drive m., unità f.

5) mecc. trasmissione f.

6) (path) (of house) vialetto m., strada f. privata

7) sport (in golf) drive m., colpo m. lungo; (in tennis) drive m., diritto m.
2.
modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissione
II 1. [draɪv]
verbo transitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)

1) [ driver] guidare, condurre [car, bus, train]; pilotare [ racing car]; trasportare [cargo, load, passenger]; percorrere (in auto) [ distance]

to drive sb. home — portare a casa qcn. (in auto)

to drive sth. into — portare qcs. dentro [garage, space]

2) (force, compel) [poverty, urge] spingere [ person] ( to do a fare)

he was driven to drink — fu spinto all'alcolismo (by da)

to be driven out of business — essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari

to drive sb. mad o crazy — colloq. fare impazzire o diventare matto qcn. (anche fig.)

3) (chase or herd) spingere, condurre [herd, cattle]; spingere [ game]

he was driven from o out of the country — fu cacciato dal paese

4) (power, propel) azionare, fare funzionare [engine, pump]

what drives the economy? — qual è il motore dell'economia?

5) (push) [tide, wind] spingere, sospingere [boat, clouds]; [ person] piantare, conficcare [ nail]

to drive sth. into sb.'s head — fig. fare entrare qcs. nella testa di qcn., ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn

6) (force to work hard) incalzare, fare lavorare sodo [pupil, recruit]

7) sport (in golf) colpire, tirare con un driver [ ball]; (in tennis) colpire di diritto [ ball]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)

1) aut. guidare

I took pictures as we drove along — feci delle foto mentre viaggiavamo in auto

you can't drive along the High Street — non è possibile percorrere in auto la via principale

to drive to work — andare a lavorare in auto

to drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]

to drive up, down a hill — salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)

to drive past — passare (con l'auto)

2) sport (in golf) fare un drive; (in tennis) tirare di diritto, fare un drive
3.
verbo riflessivo

1) aut.

the Minister drives himself — il ministro in persona guida l'auto

2) (push oneself)

to drive oneself to do — sforzarsi di fare

to drive oneself too hard — sforzarsi troppo

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- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

English-Italian dictionary > drive
12 intorno

1. prep : intorno a around

( circa) (round) about, around

( riguardo a) about

2. adv around

tutt'intorno all around

guardarsi intorno look around

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intorno [cfr. attorno ]: c'era un gran silenzio intorno, there was deep silence all around; per un chilometro intorno, for half a mile around; non ama avere gente intorno, he doesn't like having people around; guardare, guardarsi intorno, to look around (o about): guardiamoci un po' intorno, let's have a look around; non c'era un'anima intorno, there wasn't a soul around (o about) // qui intorno, round here // lì intorno, round there // tutt'intorno, all around: c'è uno steccato tutt'intorno, there's a fence all (a)round; si sedettero tutt'intorno, they sat all around // d'ogni intorno, on every side (o on all sides) // levati d'intorno!, get out of the way!; levatemelo d'intorno!, get him out of my sight! // andare intorno, (a zonzo) to go around // avere qlcu. sempre intorno, (averlo alle costole) to have s.o. around (o under one's feet) all the time

◆ agg. (circostante) surrounding (attr.): la valle, i paesi intorno, the surrounding valleys, villages

◆ s.m. (mat.) neighbourhood.

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[in'torno]
1. avv

around, round

qui/lì intorno — round here/there

qui intorno non c'è neanche un giornalaio — there's isn't even a paper shop round here

c'è un castello e tutt'intorno un giardino — there is a castle with a garden surrounding it

un giardino con una siepe intorno — a garden with a hedge round it

2.

1)

intorno a prep

2) (attorno a, circa) (a)round about

smettila di girarmi intorno — stop hanging around me

erano seduti intorno al tavolo — they were sitting round the table

successe intorno al 1910 — it happened (a)round about 1910

3) (riguardo) about

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[in'torno] 1.
avverbio

1) (attorno) around, round

avere gente intorno — to have people around

guardarsi intorno — to look around (anche fig.)

qui intorno — hereabout, around here

tutt'intorno — all around

2) intorno a (luogo) around, round

un viaggio intorno al mondo — a trip round the world; (approssimativamente)

intorno alle 9 — round about 9 am

intorno a mezzanotte — around o round midnight

dev'essere intorno ai 20 anni — he must be about 20

intorno al 1850 — around 1850

la spesa si aggira intorno ai 3 milioni — it will cost about 3 million; (argomento)

la storia si sviluppa intorno a due temi principali — the plot develops around two main themes

lavorare intorno a un progetto — to work on a project
2.
aggettivo invariabile (circostante)

il paesaggio intorno — the surrounding landscape

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intorno

/in'torno/

I avverbio

1 (attorno) around, round; avere gente intorno to have people around; guardarsi intorno to look around (anche fig.); qui intorno hereabout, around here; tutt'intorno all around

2 intorno a (luogo) around, round; un viaggio intorno al mondo a trip round the world; (approssimativamente) intorno alle 9 round about 9 am; intorno a mezzanotte around o round midnight; dev'essere intorno ai 20 anni he must be about 20; intorno al 1850 around 1850; la spesa si aggira intorno ai 3 milioni it will cost about 3 million; (argomento) la storia si sviluppa intorno a due temi principali the plot develops around two main themes; lavorare intorno a un progetto to work on a project

II aggettivo invariabile

(circostante) il paesaggio intorno the surrounding landscape.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > intorno
13 granuja

adj.

rascally, impish, mischievous.

f. & m.

1 rogue, scoundrel (pillo).

2 rascal, little wretch, urchin, gamin.

3 loose grape separate from the bunch.

4 seeds of the grape and other small fruits.

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granuja

► nombre femenino

1 (uva) grapes plural

► nombre masculino

1 (pilluelo) ragamuffin, urchin

2 (estafador) crook, trickster

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1.

SMF (=bribón) rogue; [dicho con afecto] rascal; (=pilluelo) urchin, ragamuffin

2.

SF (=uvas) loose grapes pl ; (=semilla) grape seed

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masculino y femenino rascal

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= shyster, miscreant, villain, tearaway, lager lout, street urchin, slum urchin, urchin, street arab, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, ragamuffin, ruffian, hoodlum, swine, pig, crook.

Ex. When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster.

Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.

Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.

Ex. He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.

Ex. It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.

Ex. The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.

Ex. Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.

Ex. This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys.

Ex. Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.

Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

Ex. He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.

Ex. The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.

Ex. Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.

Ex. In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.

Ex. He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

Ex. The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.

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masculino y femenino rascal

* * *

= shyster, miscreant, villain, tearaway, lager lout, street urchin, slum urchin, urchin, street arab, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad, ragamuffin, ruffian, hoodlum, swine, pig, crook.

Ex: When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster.

Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.

Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.

Ex: He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.

Ex: It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.

Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.

Ex: Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.

Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys.

Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.

Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.

Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.

Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.

Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.

Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.

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granuja

masculine and feminine

rascal

¿dónde se habrá metido este granujilla? where's that little rascal o monkey got(ten) to?

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granuja sustantivo masculino y femenino
rascal
granuja sustantivo masculino
1 (pícaro) urchin
2 (estafador, truhán) swindler
' granuja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bandida
- bandido
- pájaro
- sinvergüenza
- canalla
- pajarraco
- rufián
English:
rascal
- rogue

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granuja nmf

1. [pillo] rogue, scoundrel

2. [canalla] trickster, swindler

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granuja

m/f rascal

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granuja nmf

pilluelo: rascal, urchin

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granuja adj rascal

Spanish-English dictionary > granuja
14 inquilino

m.

1 tenant, inmate, lodger, occupant.

2 inquiline.

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inquilino

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 tenant

* * *

(f. - inquilina)

noun

tenant

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inquilino, -a
SM / F (=arrendatario) tenant; (Com) lessee; Chile (Agr) tenant farmer
inquilino de renta antigua — long-standing tenant, protected tenant

* * *

- na masculino, femenino

a) ( arrendatario) tenant

el actual inquilino de la Casa Blanca — the current occupant of the White House

b) (Chi) (Agr) tenant farmer

* * *

= resident, tenant, occupant, sharecropper, roomer, boarder, lodger, householder, renter.

Ex. Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.

Ex. This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/ tenant problems.

Ex. The administrative assistant position is a new one, and its first occupant, Booth Slye, has been on the job one week.

Ex. The south London 'white trash' it portrays are as marginalized in their council flats as any poor sharecroppers, but the novel neither condescends toward them nor sentimentalizes their plight.

Ex. In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.

Ex. In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.

Ex. The plot has the serial killer hiding out as a lodger in an upstanding family's home.

Ex. It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.

Ex. As a first time vacation home renter, the experience was like home away from home.

----

* asociación de inquilinos = tenants' association.

* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.

* * *

- na masculino, femenino

a) ( arrendatario) tenant

el actual inquilino de la Casa Blanca — the current occupant of the White House

b) (Chi) (Agr) tenant farmer

* * *

= resident, tenant, occupant, sharecropper, roomer, boarder, lodger, householder, renter.

Ex: Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.

Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/ tenant problems.

Ex: The administrative assistant position is a new one, and its first occupant, Booth Slye, has been on the job one week.

Ex: The south London 'white trash' it portrays are as marginalized in their council flats as any poor sharecroppers, but the novel neither condescends toward them nor sentimentalizes their plight.

Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.

Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.

Ex: The plot has the serial killer hiding out as a lodger in an upstanding family's home.

Ex: It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.

Ex: As a first time vacation home renter, the experience was like home away from home.

* asociación de inquilinos = tenants' association.

* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.

* * *

inquilino -na

masculine, feminine

A

1 (arrendatario) tenant

el actual inquilino de la Casa Blanca the current occupant of the White House

2 ( Chi) ( Agr) tenant farmer

B

inquilino masculine ( fam euf) (piojo) louse, lodger ( colloq euph) (gusano) worm

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inquilino
◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino ( arrendatario) tenant

inquilino,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino tenant

' inquilino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desahuciar
- desahuciada
- desahuciado
- desalojar
- desalojo
- inquilina
English:
occupier
- only
- tenant
- lodger
- occupant

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inquilino, -a

♦ nm,f

tenant;

el inquilino de 10 Downing Street the current occupant of number 10 Downing Street

♦ nm
Biol inquiline
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inquilino

m, inquilina f tenant

* * *

inquilino, -na n

: tenant, occupant

* * *

inquilino n tenant

Spanish-English dictionary > inquilino
15 terruño

m.

homeland, native land.

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terruño

► nombre masculino

1 (masa de tierra) clod

2 (tierra natal) homeland, native land

3 (terreno) piece of land

4 (tierra que se trabaja) land

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SM

1) (=parcela de tierra) plot, piece of ground; (=tierra nativa) native soil, home (ground)

apego al terruño — attachment to one's native soil

2) (=terrón) lump, clod

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masculino

a) ( tierra natal)

volver al terruño — to return to one's native land o (liter) soil

b) ( tierras propias) land, plot of land ( which is the source of one's livelihood)

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masculino

a) ( tierra natal)

volver al terruño — to return to one's native land o (liter) soil

b) ( tierras propias) land, plot of land ( which is the source of one's livelihood)

* * *

terruño¹

¹ = homeland.

Ex: A great number of these publications were significantly influenced by the political scene in their respective homelands.

terruño²

² = terroir.

Ex: In reference to wine, terroir refers to all the natural conditions that come together to influence the composition of a grape and consequently a wine.

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terruño

masculine

1

(tierra natal): añoraba volver al terruño he yearned to return to his native land o soil, he yearned to return to his native Galicia ( o Spain etc)

2 (tierras propias) land, plot of land ( which is the source of one's livelihood)

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terruño sustantivo masculino
1 (tierra natal) homeland
2 (terreno pequeño) piece of land

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terruño nm

1. [terreno] plot of land

2. Fam [patria] homeland

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terruño

m

1 ( patria) home ground, native soil

2 tierra lot, Br

plot of land

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terruño nm

: native land, homeland

Spanish-English dictionary > terruño
16 running

adjective

1) (of or for running: running shoes.) para correr

2) (continuous: a running commentary on the football match.) continuo, en directo

running¹ adj

1. corriente

running water agua corriente

2. seguido / consecutivo

three years running tres años seguidos

running² n correr / atletismo

he loves running le encanta correr

running

tr['rʌnɪŋ]

noun

1 (action) el correr; (sport) atletismo

■ running is good for you el correr es bueno para la salud

2 (management) dirección nombre femenino

adjective

1 (water) corriente

2 (continuous) continuo,-a

adverb

1 seguido,-a

■ five days running cinco días seguidos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in the running tener posibilidades de ganar

to be out of the running no tener posibilidades de ganar

running board estribo

running commentary comentario en directo

running costs (of car) gastos nombre masculino plural de mantenimiento 2 (of company) gastos nombre masculino plural de operación

running mate SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL candidato,-a a la vicepresidencia

running shoes zapatillas nombre femenino plural para correr

running track pista de atletismo

running ['rʌnɪŋ] adj

1) flowing: corriente

running water: agua corriente

2) continuous: continuo

a running battle: una lucha continua

3) consecutive: seguido

six days running: por seis días seguidos

running

adj.

• corredizo, -a adj.

• corriente adj.

• lanzado, -a adj.

• manantial adj.

• seguido, -a adj.

n.

• funcionamiento s.m.

I 'rʌnɪŋ
mass noun

a) ( exercise)

running is a good form of exercise — correr es muy buen ejercicio

to be in/out of the running (for something): there are five candidates in the running for the post hay cinco candidatos compitiendo or en liza por el puesto; this has put him out of the running for the nomination esto descarta la posibilidad de que sea nominado; to make (all) the running ( Sport) ir* en cabeza; you can't expect him to make o do all the running no puedes pretender que él lo haga todo or tome todas las iniciativas; (before n) < shorts> de deporte; running shoes zapatillas fpl de deporte; running track — pista f de atletismo

b) ( of machine) funcionamiento m, marcha f

c) ( management) gestión f, dirección f

II

adjective (before n, no comp)

1)

a) ( done on the run)

protestors were involved in a running battle with the police — hubo escaramuzas or refriegas entre la policía y los manifestantes

running game — ( in US football) ofensiva f terrestre

to take a running jump — saltar tomando carrera or (Esp) carrerilla

go take a running jump! — (colloq) anda y vete por ahí! (fam), vete por un tubo! (Méx fam)

b) ( continuous) < joke> continuo

I don't need a running commentary on each news item! — no necesito que me comentes todas las noticias a medida que las dan!

running water — agua f‡ corriente

2) ( discharging) < sore> supurante

III

adverb

the third day running — el tercer día consecutivo or seguido

['rʌnɪŋ]
1. ADJ

1) (=flowing) [water] corriente; [tap] abierto; [stream] de agua corriente

hot and cold running water — agua corriente caliente y fría

2) (=continuous) continuo

a running battle — (lit) continuos enfrentamientos mpl; (fig) una lucha continua

a running commentary (on sth) — (TV, Rad) un comentario en directo (sobre algo)

we can do without a running commentary on the plot, thank you! — iro ¡podemos pasar perfectamente sin que nos cuentes el argumento de la película a cada paso!

a running joke — una broma continua
long-running
3) (Med) [nose] que moquea; [sore] que supura

2.

ADV

for five days running — durante cinco días seguidos or consecutivos

for the third year running, the weather was awful — por tercer año consecutivo el tiempo era horroroso

3. N

1) (=management) [of business, organization, school] gestión f, dirección f; [of country] gestión f

2) (=operation) [of machine, car] funcionamiento m, marcha f

to be in running order — [vehicle] estar en buen estado

3) (=activity, sport)

running is not allowed in the school corridors — no está permitido correr por los pasillos del colegio

his hobby is running — le gusta correr

• running gear — ropa f de correr

• he started professional running eight years ago — empezó a correr profesionalmente hace ocho años

4) (fig)

• to be in the running for sth, she's in the running for promotion — tiene posibilidades de que la asciendan

• to make the running — (esp Brit) (Sport) ir a la cabeza; (fig) tomar la iniciativa

• to be out of the running — (lit, fig) estar fuera de combate

his illness put him out of the running for the presidency — su enfermedad lo ha dejado fuera de combate en lo que respecta a la presidencia, su enfermedad ha acabado con sus posibilidades de conseguir la presidencia

he's out of the running for the job now — ahora no tiene posibilidades de conseguir el trabajo

4.

CPD

running board N — (Aut) estribo m

running costs, running expenses NPL — (esp Brit) [of business] gastos mpl corrientes; [of car] gastos mpl de mantenimiento

running head N — (Typ, Comput) título m de página

running in N — (Aut) rodaje m

running jump N — (Sport) salto m con carrerilla

to take a running jump — (lit) saltar tomando carrerilla

- he can go take a running jump!

running mate N — (US) (Pol) [of presidential candidate] candidato(-a) m / f a la vicepresidencia

running repairs NPL — reparaciones fpl provisionales

running shoe N — zapatilla f de correr or de deporte

running stitch N — (countable) puntada f de bastilla; (uncountable) bastilla f

running time N — [of film] duración f

running total N — suma f parcial

to keep a running total (of sth) — llevar la cuenta del total (de algo)

running track N — pista f (de atletismo)

* * *

I ['rʌnɪŋ]
mass noun

a) ( exercise)

running is a good form of exercise — correr es muy buen ejercicio

to be in/out of the running (for something): there are five candidates in the running for the post hay cinco candidatos compitiendo or en liza por el puesto; this has put him out of the running for the nomination esto descarta la posibilidad de que sea nominado; to make (all) the running ( Sport) ir* en cabeza; you can't expect him to make o do all the running no puedes pretender que él lo haga todo or tome todas las iniciativas; (before n) < shorts> de deporte; running shoes zapatillas fpl de deporte; running track — pista f de atletismo

b) ( of machine) funcionamiento m, marcha f

c) ( management) gestión f, dirección f

II

adjective (before n, no comp)

1)

a) ( done on the run)

protestors were involved in a running battle with the police — hubo escaramuzas or refriegas entre la policía y los manifestantes

running game — ( in US football) ofensiva f terrestre

to take a running jump — saltar tomando carrera or (Esp) carrerilla

go take a running jump! — (colloq) anda y vete por ahí! (fam), vete por un tubo! (Méx fam)

b) ( continuous) < joke> continuo

I don't need a running commentary on each news item! — no necesito que me comentes todas las noticias a medida que las dan!

running water — agua f‡ corriente

2) ( discharging) < sore> supurante

III

adverb

the third day running — el tercer día consecutivo or seguido

English-spanish dictionary > running
17 gamberro

m.

1 troublemaker, hooligan, rowdy, hangdog.

2 thug, violent uncouth person.

* * *

gamberro

► adjetivo

1 loutish, rowdy

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 vandal, hooligan, lout

* * *
gamberro, -a
1. ADJ

1) pey loutish, ill-bred

2) (=bromista) joking, teasing

2. SM / F

1) pey hooligan, troublemaker

hacer el gamberro — to act like a hooligan

2) (=bromista) joker

* * *

- rra masculino, femenino (Esp) ( grosero) lout; ( vándalo) hooligan

* * *

= vandal, thug, hooligan, yob, yobbo, lout, tearaway, lager lout, rowdy, laddish.

Ex. Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.

Ex. Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.

Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are ' hooligans'.

Ex. Some politicians firmly believe that parents are to blame for yobs on our streets.

Ex. It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.

Ex. It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.

Ex. He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.

Ex. It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.

Ex. He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.

Ex. In Britain such attitudes are referred to as ' laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or 'yobettes'.

* * *

- rra masculino, femenino (Esp) ( grosero) lout; ( vándalo) hooligan

* * *

= vandal, thug, hooligan, yob, yobbo, lout, tearaway, lager lout, rowdy, laddish.

Ex: Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.

Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.

Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are ' hooligans'.

Ex: Some politicians firmly believe that parents are to blame for yobs on our streets.

Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.

Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.

Ex: He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.

Ex: It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.

Ex: He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.

Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as ' laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or 'yobettes'.

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gamberro¹ - rra

adjective

( Esp): era tan gamberro que lo tuve que echar he was such a troublemaker that I had to throw him out

unos tíos gamberros estaban montando una bronca some louts o rowdies o hooligans were making trouble

gamberro² - rra

masculine, feminine

( Esp) (con énfasis — en la falta de modales) lout, rowdy, troublemaker, yob ( BrE); (— en lo violento) thug, hooligan; (— en lo destructivo) vandal, hooligan

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gamberro
◊ - rra sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp) ( grosero) lout;

( vándalo) hooligan
gamberro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino hooligan, familiar yob
II adjetivo uncouth
' gamberro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gamberra
- vándalo
English:
hooligan
- lout
- punk
- vandal
- yob
- yobbo
- hoodlum

* * *

gamberro, -a Esp

♦ adj

loutish;

es muy gamberro he's a real lout o Br yob

♦ nm,f
[persona] hooligan, lout, Br yob;
hacer el gamberro to behave loutishly, to cause trouble

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gamberro

m, gamberra f lout, troublemaker

* * *

gamberro n hooligan / vandal

Spanish-English dictionary > gamberro
18 soñar

m.

sonar (Nautical).

El sonar detectó un submarino The sonar detected a submarine.

v.

1 to sound, to make a sound, to sound off.

La música suena bien The music sounds good.

El timbre suena sin parar The doorbell rings endlessly.

2 to sound.

La música suena bien The music sounds good.

3 to ring.

4 to peal, to clang.

5 to break down completely, to break down.

La máquina sonó The machine broke down completely.

6 to ring a bell on.

Ese asunto me suena That thing rings a bell on me.

7 to clobber, to bludgeon, to thump, to bemaul.

Lo sonó He clobbered him.

8 to beat, to defeat, to vanquish, to thrash.

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sonar

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO sonar

————————

sonar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (hacer ruido) to sound

2 (timbre, teléfono, etc) to ring

3 (alarma, reloj) to go off

4 (instrumento) to play

5 (letra) to be pronounced

■ esa letra no suena that letter is not pronounced

6 (mencionarse) to be mentioned

7 (tener apariencia) to look (a, like), sound (a, like), seem (a, like)

■ el proyecto sonaba a estafa the project sounded like a con

► verbo transitivo

1 (conocer vagamente) to sound familiar, ring a bell

■ no me suena esa calle that street doesn't ring a bell

2 (nariz) to blow

3 (timbre etc) to ring; (bocina) to blow, sound; (instrumento) to play

► verbo pronominal sonarse

1 (nariz) to blow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tal y como suena literally, just as I'm telling you

* * *

verb

1) to sound

2) ring

* * *

1. VI

1) (=producir sonido)

a) [campana, teléfono, timbre] to ring; [aparato electrónico] to beep, bleep

este timbre no suena — this bell doesn't work o ring

está sonando el busca — the pager is beeping o bleeping

el reloj de la iglesia no sonó — the church clock did not chime

acaban de sonar las diez — it has just struck ten

hacer sonar — [+ alarma, sirena] to sound; [+ campanilla, timbre] to ring; [+ trompeta, flauta] to play

hace sonar su vieja gaita en las grandes ocasiones — he plays his old bagpipes on special occasions

haz sonar el claxon — blow o beep the horn

b) [alarma, sirena] to go off

a las seis sonó el despertador — the alarm clock went off at six

c) [máquina, aparato] to make a noise; [música] to play

¡cómo suena este frigorífico! — what a noise this fridge makes!

sonaron tres disparos — three shots were heard

empezó a sonar el himno nacional — the national anthem started to play

le sonaban las tripas — his stomach was rumbling

- ni sonar ni tronar
flauta, río
2) (Ling) [fonema, letra] to be pronounced; [frase, palabra] to sound

la h de "hombre" no suena — the h in "hombre" is not pronounced o is silent

escríbelo tal como suena — write it as it sounds

3) (=parecer por el sonido) to sound

sonaba extraño viniendo de él — it sounded strange coming from him

cantan en inglés y suenan muy bien — they sing in English and they sound very good

ese título suena bien — that sounds like a good title

• sonar a — to sound like

suena a metálico — it sounds like metal

eso me suena a excusa — that sounds like an excuse to me

sus palabras sonaban a falso — his words rang o sounded false

sonar a hueco — to sound hollow

- así como suena

le dijo que se fuera, así como suena — he told him to go, just like that

se llama Anastasio, así como suena — he's called Anastasio, believe it or not

- me suena a chino

4) (=ser conocido) to sound familiar, ring a bell *

¿no te suena el nombre? — isn't the name familiar?, doesn't the name sound familiar o ring a bell?

a mí su cara no me suena de nada — his face isn't at all familiar to me o doesn't look at all familiar to me

5) (=mencionarse)

su nombre suena constantemente en relación con este asunto — her name is always coming up o being mentioned in connection with this affair

no quiere que suene su nombre — he doesn't want his name mentioned

6) And, Cono Sur * (=fracasar) to come to grief *

sonamos en la prueba de francés — we came to grief in the French test *

ahora sí que sonamos — now we're really in trouble

7) Cono Sur * (=morirse) to kick the bucket *, peg out *

8) Cono Sur * (=estropearse) to pack up *

9)

hacer sonar — Cono Sur * [gen] to wreck; [+ dinero] to blow *

10)

hacer sonar a algn — Cono Sur * (=derrotar) to thrash sb *; (=castigar) to do sb **; (=suspender) to fail, flunk (EEUU) *

lo van a hacer sonar si lo pillan — he'll get done for it if they catch him **

2. VT

1) (=hacer sonar) [+ campanilla] to ring; [+ trompeta] to play; [+ alarma, sirena] to sound

2)

sonar la nariz a algn — to blow sb's nose

3) Méx, Ven * (=pegar) to clobber *

4) Méx, Ven * (=ganar) to thrash *

3.

See:

sonarse

* * *
I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) teléfono/timbre to ring; disparo to ring out

el despertador sonó a las cinco — the alarm went off at five o'clock

cuando suena la sirena — when the siren goes

sonaron las doce en el reloj — the clock struck twelve

cómo me suenan las tripas! — (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)

2) (+ compl)

a) motor/instrumento to sound; persona to sound

suena a hueco/a metal — it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

b) palabra/expresión to sound

se escribe como suena — it's spelled as it sounds

(así) como suena — just like that, as simple as that

3)

a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc)

me suena tu cara — your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre? — where do I know that name from?

¿te suena este refrán? — does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?

b) ( parecer)

sonar A algo — to sound like something

me suena a una de sus invenciones — it sounds to me like one of his stories

4)

a) (AmL fam) ( fracasar)

soné en el examen — I blew the exam (colloq), I blew it in the exam (colloq)

sonamos — we've had it now, we've blown it now (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up (colloq)

c) (CS fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
2.
sonar vt

1)

a) (+ me/te/le etc) < nariz> to wipe

suénale la nariz — wipe her nose for her, will you?

b) < trompeta> to play

2) (Méx fam)

a) ( pegar) < persona> to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)
3.
sonarse v pron: tb

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose
II
masculino sonar

* * *

= dream.

Ex. This has brought us nearer to UBC than anyone would have dreamed possible thirty years ago.

----

* soñar despierto = daydream.

* * *
I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) teléfono/timbre to ring; disparo to ring out

el despertador sonó a las cinco — the alarm went off at five o'clock

cuando suena la sirena — when the siren goes

sonaron las doce en el reloj — the clock struck twelve

cómo me suenan las tripas! — (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)

2) (+ compl)

a) motor/instrumento to sound; persona to sound

suena a hueco/a metal — it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

b) palabra/expresión to sound

se escribe como suena — it's spelled as it sounds

(así) como suena — just like that, as simple as that

3)

a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc)

me suena tu cara — your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre? — where do I know that name from?

¿te suena este refrán? — does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?

b) ( parecer)

sonar A algo — to sound like something

me suena a una de sus invenciones — it sounds to me like one of his stories

4)

a) (AmL fam) ( fracasar)

soné en el examen — I blew the exam (colloq), I blew it in the exam (colloq)

sonamos — we've had it now, we've blown it now (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up (colloq)

c) (CS fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
2.
sonar vt

1)

a) (+ me/te/le etc) < nariz> to wipe

suénale la nariz — wipe her nose for her, will you?

b) < trompeta> to play

2) (Méx fam)

a) ( pegar) < persona> to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)
3.
sonarse v pron: tb

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose
II
masculino sonar

* * *

sonar¹

¹ = beep, sound, go off, chime.

Ex: If neither crossreferences or documents are associated with the entry, the terminal beeps and a message is displayed.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.

Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.

Ex: The delay seems even longer with the second doorbell that I have set to chime once, as opposed to the front doorbell which chimes twice.

* alarma + sonar = alarm + go off.

* campana + sonar = bell + ring.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* despertador + sonar = alarm + go off, alarm clock + go off.

* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.

* hacer sonar una alarma = sound + alarm.

* hacer sonar un cascabel = jingle.

* hacer sonar un clic = click.

* que suena = ringing.

* sonar a = smack of.

* sonar conocido = ring + a bell.

* sonar el teléfono = telephone + ring.

* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.

* sonarse = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse los mocos = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonar un cascabel = jingle.

* * *

sonar¹ [ A10 ]

vi

A

1 «teléfono/timbre» to ring

la alarma estuvo sonando toda la noche the alarm was ringing all night

el despertador sonó a las cinco the alarm went off at five o'clock

sonó un disparo there was a shot, a shot rang out, I/you/he heard a shot

cuando suena la sirena when the siren goes, when you hear the siren

sonaron las doce en el reloj del Ayuntamiento the Town Hall clock struck twelve

¡cómo me suenan las tripas! ( fam); my tummy's rumbling ( colloq)

2

«letra»: la `e' final no suena you don't pronounce the final `e', the final `e' is not pronounced o is silent

B (+ compl)

1 «motor/instrumento» to sound; «persona» to sound

suena raro it sounds funny

sonaba preocupada she sounded worried

suena a hueco/a metal it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

2 «palabra/expresión» to sound

se escribe como suena it's spelled as it sounds

me suena fatal it sounds awful to me

¿te suena bien esto? does this sound all right to you?

(así) como suena just like that, as simple as that

me dijo que me largara, así como suena she told me to get out, just like that o as simple as that

C

1 (resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc):

me suena tu cara I know your face from somewhere, your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre/esa canción? where do I know that name from/that song from?

me suena haberlo oído antes it rings a bell o it sounds familiar

¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?, have you heard this proverb before?, do you know this proverb?

2 (parecer) sonar A algo to sound like sth

me suena a una de sus invenciones it sounds to me like one of his stories

D

(mencionarse): su nombre suena mucho en el mundo de la moda his name is on everybody's lips o everybody's talking about him, in the fashion world

sé discreto, que mi nombre no suena para nada be discreet, I want my name kept out of this o I don't want my name mentioned

E

1

( AmL fam) (fracasar): soné en el examen I blew the exam ( colloq), I blew it in the exam ( colloq)

sonamos, se largó a llover now we've had it o now we're in trouble, it's started to rain ( colloq)

estamos sonados, perdimos el tren we've had it now o we've blown it now, we've missed the train ( colloq)

2 (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up ( colloq)

3 (CS fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak (sl)

■ sonar

vt

A

1 (+ me/te/le etc) ‹nariz› to wipe

suénale la nariz wipe her nose for her, will you?

2 ‹trompeta› to play

B (CS fam) ‹alumno› to fail, flunk ( AmE)

C ( Méx fam)

1 (pegar) ‹persona› to thump ( colloq), to clobber ( colloq)

2 (en una competición) ‹persona/equipo› to beat, thrash ( colloq)

■ sonarse

v pron

tb sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose

sonar²

masculine

sonar

* * *

Multiple Entries:
sonar
soñar
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo
1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring;
[ disparo] to ring out;
◊ el despertador sonó a las cinco the alarm went off at five o'clock;

soñaron las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve;
me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)
2 (+ compl)
a) [motor/instrumento] to sound;

[ persona] to sound;
◊ suena raro it sounds funny;

sonaba preocupada she sounded worried;
suena a hueco it sounds hollow
b) [palabra/expresión] to sound

3
a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;

¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?
b) ( parecer) soñar A algo to sound like sth

4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):
◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);

sonamos we've blown it now (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1
a) (+ me/te/le etc) ‹ nariz› to wipe

b) ‹ trompeta› to play

2 (Méx fam)
a) ( pegar) ‹ persona› to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)

sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
◊ soñarse la nariz to blow one's nose

soñar ( conjugate soñar) verbo transitivo
a) ( durmiendo) to dream

b) ( fantasear) to dream;

◊ la casa soñada her/his/their dream house

verbo intransitivo
a) ( durmiendo) to dream;

soñar con algo/algn to dream about sth/sb;
◊ que sueñes con los angelitos (fr hecha) sweet dreams

b) ( fantasear) to dream;

◊ soñar despierto to daydream;

soñar con algo to dream of sth
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried
(un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize
soñar
I verbo transitivo
1 to dream: soñé que vivía en una isla desierta, I dreamt I was living on a desert island
2 (imaginar) to imagine: la boda fue tal como la había soñado, her wedding was just like in her dreams
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dormido) sueñas en voz alta, you talk in your sleep
esta noche soñé con él, last night I had a dream about him
2 (imaginar) deja de soñar (despierto), stop daydreaming
no sueñes con que te invite, don't expect to be invited
3 (desear) sueña con volver a su tierra natal, she dreams of returning to her homeland
' soñar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- repicar
- sonar
- tocar
- a
- explorar
- soñado
- suena
English:
and
- blare
- blow
- chime
- clang
- clank
- clash
- daydream
- dream
- fantasize
- go off
- jangle
- moon over sb
- must
- rattle
- reverie
- ring
- set off
- sonar
- sound
- buzz
- go
- set

* * *

sonar¹

♦ vi

1. [producir sonido] [timbre, teléfono, campana, despertador, alarma] to ring;

sonó una explosión there was an explosion;

sonó un disparo a shot rang out;

sonaba a lo lejos una sirena you could hear (the sound of) a siren in the distance;

hicieron sonar la alarma they set off the alarm;

sonaron las diez (en el reloj) the clock struck ten;

suena (a) hueco it sounds hollow;

suena a los Beatles it sounds like the Beatles;

suena falso/a chiste it sounds false/like a joke;
Fig
no me gusta nada como suena esto I don't like the sound of this at all;

(así o [m5] tal) como suena [literalmente] literally, in so many words;

me llamó mentirosa, así como suena she literally called me a liar;

su nombre se escribe como suena you spell her name like it sounds;

Comp
Fam
sonar la flauta: sonó la flauta y aprobé el examen it was a fluke that I passed the exam;

si suena la flauta… with a bit of luck…

2. [ser conocido, familiar]
me suena it rings a bell;

esa cara me suena I know that face, I've seen that face somewhere before;

¿te suena de algo este número de teléfono? does this telephone number mean anything to you o ring a bell?;

no me suena su nombre I don't remember hearing her name before;

un nombre que suena mucho en círculos políticos a name that is often mentioned in political circles

3. [pronunciarse] to be pronounced;

la letra “h” no suena the “h” is silent

4. [mencionarse, citarse] to be mentioned;

su nombre suena como futuro ministro his name is being mentioned as a future minister

5. [rumorearse] to be rumoured;

suena por ahí que lo van a echar it is rumoured that he is going to be sacked

6. CSur Fam [fracasar] to come a cropper, US to mess up;

si no te preparás para ese examen vas a sonar if you don't revise for the exam you're going to come a cropper;

no supieron llevar la empresa correctamente y sonaron they mismanaged the company and came to grief

7. RP Fam [morir] to kick the bucket

♦ vt

sonar la nariz a alguien to wipe sb's nose

♦ See also the pronominal verb sonarse

* * *

sonar

I v/i

1 ring out

2 de música play;

así, tal como suena fig as simple as that, just like that

3

:

sonar a sound like

4

:

me suena esa voz I know that voice, that voice sounds familiar

II v/t la nariz wipe

* * *

sonar {19} vi

1) : to sound

suena bien: it sounds good

2) : to ring (bells)

3) : to look or sound familiar

me suena ese nombre: that name rings a bell

4)

sonar a : to sound like

sonar vt

1) : to ring

2) : to blow (a trumpet, a nose)

♦ See also the reflexive verb sonarse

* * *

sonar vb

1. (teléfono, timbre) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

sonaba el teléfono the telephone was ringing

2. (despertador, alarma) to go off

¿ha sonado el despertador? has the alarm clock gone off?

3. (letra) to be pronounced

en español la "h" no suena in Spanish the "h" is not pronounced

Lo más normal sería decir the "h" is silent

4. (resultar conocido) to be familiar / to ring a bell [pt. rang; pp. rung]

su nombre me suena his name sounds familiar / his name rings a bell

su cara me suena her face is familiar

5. (tener un aspecto) to sound

eso suena a falso that sounds false

el argumento suena interesante the plot sounds interesting

así como suena / tal como suena just like that

Spanish-English dictionary > soñar
19 experto

adj.

expert, crafty, deft, masterful.

m.

1 expert, old hand, ace, adept.

2 expert witness.

* * *

experto

► adjetivo

1 expert

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 expert

* * *

(f. - experta)

noun adj.

expert

* * *
experto, -a
1.

ADJ expert

es experta en la materia — she's an expert on the subject

ser experto en hacer algo — to be an expert at doing sth

son expertos en restaurar muebles — they are experts at restoring furniture

eres experto en meterte en líos — you're an expert at getting into trouble

2.

SM / F expert

se dejó asesorar por un experto — he sought the advice of an expert, he sought expert advice

ser un experto en algo — to be an expert on o in sth

experto/a contable — auditor, chartered accountant

experto/a tributario/a — tax expert

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

es experto en casos de divorcio — he's an expert on divorce cases

mi marido es experto en cocina — my husband is an expert at cooking

experto en + inf — very good at -ing
II
- ta masculino, femenino expert

un experto en física nuclear — an authority o an expert in nuclear physics

Juan es el experto en política — Juan is the expert on politics

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

es experto en casos de divorcio — he's an expert on divorce cases

mi marido es experto en cocina — my husband is an expert at cooking

experto en + inf — very good at -ing
II
- ta masculino, femenino expert

un experto en física nuclear — an authority o an expert in nuclear physics

Juan es el experto en política — Juan is the expert on politics

* * *

experto¹

¹ = expert, referee, talent, expert witness, pundit, publication referee, techie, peer reviewer, technie, leading expert, hired gun, scholar.

Ex: Standard reference works and experts may be consulted.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: The company sponsoring the award wants to find out how much can be done in terms of effective public relations and publicity using only local library talent.

Ex: Appearing as an expert witness the librarian proved that, between 1943-55, a librarian following standard library practices of the time could have identified and located literature on the subject of the health effects of exposure to asbestos and the means of controlling dust in the mining and milling of asbestos.

Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.

Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.

Ex: The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.

Ex: All papers undergo blind review by external peer reviewers.

Ex: The information superhighway is more than just a technies' playground.

Ex: Each session will be chaired by a leading expert on the topic.

Ex: Why not get a 'hired gun' who will do the job in the least time and give us the opinion we're looking for?.

Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.

* círculo de expertos = network.

* comité de expertos = professional committee.

* como un experto = expertly.

* consultar con otro experto = get + a second opinion.

* encuentro entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.

* evaluación por expertos = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.

* evaluación por expertos abierta = open refereeing.

* evaluación por expertos anónima = blind refereeing.

* evaluado por expertos = peer-reviewed, expertly appraised, refereed.

* evaluar por expertos = referee.

* evaluar por expertos doblemente = double referee.

* experto bibliotecario = library expert.

* experto empresarial = industry observer.

* experto en = well versed in.

* experto en conservación = preservationist.

* experto en desactivación de bombas = detonation expert.

* experto en desactivación de explosivos = detonation expert.

* experto en dietética = dietitian [dietician], diet expert.

* experto en informática = computer expert.

* experto en la confección de documentos web = text mark-up expert.

* experto en la materia = subject expert.

* experto en medicina = medical expert.

* experto en nutrición = nutritionist.

* experto en recursos = resource person [resource people -pl.].

* experto en tecnología = technologist.

* experto fiscal = fiscal officer.

* experto jurídico = legal expert.

* expertos, los = experienced, the.

* experto técnico = technical expert.

* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.

* panel de expertos = expert panel.

* predicciones de expertos = punditry.

* previsiones de expertos = punditry.

* procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.

* pronósticos de expertos = punditry.

* pronunciamientos de expertos = punditry.

* reunión de expertos = expert meeting [experts' meeting].

* revista evaluada por expertos = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.

* ser un experto en = be knowledgeable about.

* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.

* someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.

* toma de contacto entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.

experto²

² = adept, experienced, master, skilled, trained, seasoned, qualified, virtuoso, expert, deft, technically minded.

Ex: The machine is indeed quite adept at creating alternate access points and customized sequences.

Ex: Thus, complex and irrational arrangements can be tolerated, since only relatively experienced staff need to be able to locate items.

Ex: The plot for 99.9 percent represents about the norm for good master typists.

Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.

Ex: The WILSONDISC system appears easier to the trained searcher who can gather a great body of relevant material by using Boolean free text searching.

Ex: At the same time, seasoned librarians are faced with new learning requirements for computer seaching.

Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.

Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.

Ex: A situation involving the dangerous or apparently dangerous person (perhaps someone reportedly carrying a gun or knife) requires the librarian to summon expert help.

Ex: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.

Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).

* conocimiento experto = expertise.

* enviar a un asesor experto = refer.

* inexperto = naive [naïve].

* mecanógrafo experto = master typist.

* no experto = non-expert [nonexpert].

* parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type.

* persona no experta = non-scholar.

* ser experto en = be skilled at.

* sistema experto = expert system, knowledge-base system.

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experto¹ -ta

adjective

[ SER]:

es experto en casos de divorcio he's an expert on divorce cases

experto EN + INF very good AT -ING

es experta en manipular a la gente she's very good at manipulating people, she's an expert when it comes to manipulating people

es experto en meter la pata ( hum); he's very good at putting his foot in it ( iro)

experto² -ta

masculine, feminine

expert experto EN algo:

los expertos en explosivos the explosives experts

una experta en la materia an authority o an expert on the subject

mira cómo lo hace, es todo un experto watch how he does it, he's a real expert o he's really good at it

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experto
◊ -ta adjetivo: es experto en casos de divorcio he's an expert on divorce cases;

experto en hacer algo very good at doing sth
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
expert
experto,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino expert [en, at/in]

' experto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canto
- como
- dictamen
- en
- experta
- interpretación
- preparada
- preparado
- profana
- profano
- autoridad
- entendido
- especialista
- perito
English:
accomplished
- adept
- authority
- connoisseur
- environmentalist
- expert
- master
- no
- oats
- practiced
- practised
- pundit
- purport
- skilled
- have
- profess
- professional
- professionally
- untrained

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experto, -a

♦ adj

expert;

es experta en temas medioambientales she's an expert on environmental matters;

es experto en hacer diabluras he's an expert at getting up to mischief

♦ nm,f

expert;

un experto en electrónica an electronics expert;

déjese aconsejar por un experto seek expert advice;

un comité o [m5] una comisión de expertos a committee of experts;

¿poner pañales? ¡soy todo un experto! changing Br nappies? o US diapers? I'm quite the expert o Br a dab hand!

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experto

I adj expert;

experto en hacer algo expert o very good at doing sth

II m, experta f expert (en on)

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experto, -ta adj & n

: expert

* * *

experto n expert

un experto en música an expert on music / a music expert

Spanish-English dictionary > experto
20 histoire

histoire [istwaʀ]

feminine noun

   a. ( = science, événements) l'histoire history

• tout cela, c'est de l'histoire ancienne all that's ancient history

• l'histoire de l'art art history

• pour la petite histoire incidentally

   b. ( = leçon) history lesson

   c. ( = récit, conte) story

• une histoire vraie a true story

• histoire de revenants ghost story

• histoire d'amour love story

• histoire drôle funny story

• histoire à dormir debout tall story

• c'est une histoire de fous ! it's absolutely crazy!

• qu'est-ce que c'est que cette histoire ? just what is all this about?

   d. ( = mensonge) (inf) story

• tout ça, ce sont des histoires that's just a lot of fibs (inf)

• tu me racontes des histoires you're pulling my leg

   e. ( = affaire, incident) (inf) il vient de lui arriver une drôle d'histoire something funny has just happened to him

• ils se sont disputés pour une histoire d'argent they quarrelled about money

• ça, c'est une autre histoire ! that's another story!

• j'ai pu avoir une place mais ça a été toute une histoire I managed to get a seat but it was a real struggle

• faire des histoires à qn to make trouble for sb

• sans histoires [personne] ordinary ; [vie, enfance] uneventful ; [se dérouler] uneventfully

   f. ( = chichis) fuss

• quelle histoire pour si peu ! what a fuss over so little! (inf)

• faire un tas d'histoires to make a whole lot of fuss

• au lit, et pas d'histoires ! off to bed, and I don't want any fuss!

   g. (locutions) (inf) histoire de faire just to do

• histoire de prendre l'air just for a breath of fresh air

• histoire de rire just for a laugh

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istwaʀ
nom féminin

1) ( discipline) history

l'histoire de France/Chine — French/Chinese history

l'histoire de l'art/de la littérature — the history of art/of literature

entrer dans or marquer l'histoire — to go down in history

un lieu chargé d'histoire — a place steeped in history

l'histoire jugera — posterity will be the judge

c'est de l'histoire ancienne — ( c'est sans intérêt) that's ancient history; ( mieux vaut l'oublier) that was a long time ago

la petite histoire veut que... — it is said that...

pour la petite histoire... — history has it that...

2) ( récit) story

tout ça, c'est des histoires! — (colloq) that's all fiction!

une histoire à dormir debout — a tall story

raconter des histoires — to tell fibs

c'est une histoire de fous — ( c'est incroyable) it's absolutely crazy!; ( sur les fous) it's a joke about mad people

3) (aventure, affaire)

histoire d'amour — love affair

histoire de famille — family matter

c'est sûrement une histoire d'argent — there must be money involved

il m'est arrivé une drôle d'histoire — a funny thing happened to me

4) ( embarras) fuss [U]; ( ennuis) trouble [U]

en voilà des histoires! — what a to-do!, what a fuss!

elle fait toujours des histoires — she's always making a fuss

ça va faire des histoires — it will cause trouble

il n'y a pas de quoi en faire une histoire — there's no need to get worked up about it

c'est une femme à histoires — she's a troublemaker

une vie sans histoires — an uneventful life

ça va faire des histoires avec elle si... — she'll be upset if...

ça a été toute une histoire pour faire — it was a terrible job doing

chercher des histoires à quelqu'un — to go on (colloq) at somebody

au travail, et pas d'histoires! — (colloq) get on with it, no messing about! (colloq)

5) (colloq)

prends quelques jours de repos, histoire de te changer les idées — take a few days' rest, just to have a break from everything

histoire de rire or s'amuser — just for fun

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istwaʀ
1. nf

1) (= science, événements) history

un cours d'histoire — a history lesson

histoire de l'art — history of art

l'histoire de France — French history, the history of France

l'histoire sainte — biblical history

2) (= anecdote, récit) story

Ce roman raconte l'histoire de deux enfants. — This novel tells the story of two children.

3) (= affaire) business no pl

une histoire de... — a question of...

2. histoires nfpl

1) (= ennuis) trouble sg

2) (= mensonges)

raconter des histoires — to tell fibs

Il nous raconte des histoires! — He's having us on!

3) (= chichis) fuss no pl

Ne fais pas d'histoires! — Don't make a fuss!

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histoire nf

1 ( discipline) history; aimer/enseigner/étudier l'histoire to like/teach/study history; élève qui n'est pas bon en histoire pupil who is bad at history; l'histoire de France/Chine French/Chinese history; l'histoire de l'art/de la littérature the history of art/of literature; entrer dans or marquer l'histoire to go down in history; un lieu chargé d'histoire a place steeped in history; l'histoire jugera or se fera juge posterity will be the judge; c'est de l'histoire ancienne ( c'est sans intérêt) that's ancient history; ( mieux vaut l'oublier) that was a long time ago; la petite histoire veut que… it is said that…; pour la petite histoire… history has it that…;

2 ( récit) story; raconter une histoire de fantômes à qn to tell sb a ghost story; c'est l'histoire d'une grande découverte it's the story of a great discovery; c'est toujours la même histoire fig it's always the same old story; c'est une autre/une tout autre histoire it's another/quite another story; tout ça, c'est des histoires○! that's all fiction!; une histoire à dormir debout a tall story; raconter des histoires to tell fibs; ne me raconte pas d'histoires! you're making it up!; c'est une histoire de fous ( c'est incroyable) it's/it was absolutely crazy!; ( sur les fous) it's a joke about mad people; ⇒ coudre;

3 (aventure, affaire) histoire d'amour love affair; c'est sûrement une histoire d'argent/de fesses○ there must be money/sex involved; se disputer pour une histoire d'argent/de voiture/d'héritage to fight over money/a car/an inheritance; histoire de famille family matter; le plus beau/drôle de l'histoire, c'est que… the best/funniest part of it is that…; il m'est arrivé une drôle d'histoire a funny thing happened to me;

4 (difficulté, problème) en voilà des histoires! what a to-do!, what a fuss!; elle fait toujours des histoires she's always making a fuss; il n'y a pas de quoi en faire une histoire there's no need to get worked up about it; il nous a fait toute une histoire pour un carreau cassé he went on○ at us in the most ridiculous way about a broken window; c'est une femme à histoires she's a troublemaker; un locataire/voisin sans histoires a perfectly good tenant/neighbour^GB; un brave type sans histoires a nice straightforward chap GB, a regular guy US; une vie sans histoires an uneventful life; je ne veux pas d'histoires avec le propriétaire I don't want any trouble with the landlord; il faut toujours qu'il s'attire des histoires he's always getting into trouble; ça va faire des histoires avec elle si… she'll be upset if…; ça a été toute une histoire pour faire it was a terrible job doing; chercher des histoires à qn to go on at sb; au travail, et pas d'histoires○! get on with it, no messing about○!;

5 ○ histoire de faire just to do; prends quelques jours de repos, histoire de te changer les idées take a few days' rest, just to have a break from everything; si je l'ai critiquée, c'était histoire de voir sa réaction I only criticized her to see how she would take it; histoire de rire or s'amuser just for fun.

Composés

histoire naturelle Sci natural history; histoires de brigands cock and bull stories.

[istwar] nom féminin

1. [passé] history

un lieu chargé d'histoire a place steeped in history

2. [mémoire, postérité] history

rester dans l'histoire to go down in history ou in the history books

l'histoire dira si nous avons eu raison history will tell whether we were right

3. [période précise] history

l'histoire et la préhistoire history and prehistory

4. [discipline]

l'Histoire avec un grand H History with a capital H

l'histoire de l'art/la littérature art/literary history

l'histoire ancienne/du Moyen Âge Ancient/Medieval History

tout ça, c'est de l'histoire ancienne (figuré) that's all ancient history

l'histoire contemporaine contemporary history

histoire naturelle BIOLOGIE (vieilli) natural history

l'Histoire sainte Biblical history

licence d'histoire ≃ History degree (UK), ≃ BA in History

pour la petite histoire for the record

sais-tu, pour la petite histoire, qu'il est né au Pérou? do you know that he was born in Peru, by the way?

5. [récit, écrit] story

elle a écrit une histoire du village she wrote a history of the village

je leur raconte une histoire tous les soirs every night I tell them a story

l'histoire de la pièce the plot ou story of the play

c'est une histoire vraie it's a true story

nous avons vécu ensemble une belle histoire d'amour we had a wonderful romance

attends, je ne t'ai pas encore dit le plus beau ou le meilleur de l'histoire! wait, the best part ou bit is still to come!

une histoire drôle a joke, a funny story

histoire à dormir debout (familier) cock and bull story, tall story

6. [mensonge]

tout ça, c'est des histoires (familier) that's a load of (stuff and) nonsense, that's all hooey ou baloney (US)

raconter des histoires to tell tall stories

allez, tu me racontes des histoires! come on, you're pulling my leg!

7. (familier) [complications] trouble, fuss

faire des histoires to make a fuss

ça va faire toute une histoire there'll be hell to pay

c'est toute une histoire tous les matins pour la coiffer what a palaver ou struggle doing her hair every morning

elle en a fait (toute) une histoire she kicked up a (huge) fuss about it

sans faire d'histoire ou d'histoires without (making) a fuss

8. [ennuis] trouble

faire des histoires (à quelqu'un) to cause ou to make trouble (for somebody)

si tu ne veux pas avoir d'histoires if you want to keep ou to stay out of trouble

tu vas nous attirer ou nous faire avoir des histoires you'll get us into trouble

taisez-vous toutes les trois, j'en ai assez de vos histoires! shut up you three, I've had enough of you going on like that!

9. [question, problème]

pourquoi démissionne-t-elle? — oh, une histoire de contrat why is she resigning? — oh, something to do with her contract

se fâcher pour une histoire d'argent to fall out over a question of money

ne pensons plus à cette histoire let's forget the whole thing ou business

qu'est-ce que c'est que cette histoire? what's this I hear?, what's all this about?

c'est toujours la même histoire it's always the same (old) story

c'est une (toute) autre histoire that's quite a different matter

10. (familier & locution)

histoire de [afin de] just to

on va leur téléphoner, histoire de voir s'ils sont là let's ring them up, just to see if they're there

histoire de dire quelque chose for the sake of saying something

sans histoires locution adjectivale

[gens] ordinary

[voyage] uneventful, trouble-free

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