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we found the execution scene very disturbing

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1 impresionar

v.

1 to impress.

El anuncio impacta a los jóvenes The ad has impact on young people.

2 to expose (photography).

3 to make an impression.

4 to put oneself over.

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impresionar

► verbo transitivo

1 (causar admiración) to impress

■ nos impresionó su facilidad de palabra we were impressed by her articulateness

■ me impresionó mucho el libro cuando lo leí por primera vez the first time I read the book it made a great impression on me

■ sus hazañas bélicas no me impresionan ni lo más mínimo his war exploits don't impress me in the slightest

2 (afectar) to affect; (inquietar) to disturb

■ su muerte me impresionó mucho I was greatly affected by his death

■ la escena de la ejecución nos dejó impresionados we found the execution scene very disturbing

3 (película) to expose

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verb

to impress

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1. VT

1) (Téc) [+ disco] to cut; [+ foto] to expose

película sin impresionar — unexposed film

2) [+ persona] (=causar impresión a) to impress, strike; (=conmover) to move, affect; (=horrorizar) to shock

no se deja impresionar fácilmente — he is not easily impressed

la noticia de su muerte me impresionó mucho — the news of his death had a profound effect on me

2.

VI (=causar impresión) to make an impression

lo hace sólo para impresionar — he does it just to impress

3.

See:

impresionarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( causar buena impresión)

París me impresionó — I was really taken with Paris

me impresionó muy bien — (RPl) he made a very good impression (on me)

b) ( conmover) to move

verlo llorar me impresionó mucho — seeing him cry really moved me o made a deep impression on me

c) ( alarmar) to shock

me impresionó verla tan delgada — it shocked me to see her looking so thin

d) ( sorprender) to strike

lo que más me impresionó fue... — what struck me most was...

2) (Fot) < película> to expose
2.
impresionar vi to impress

te lo dice para impresionar — he's only saying it to impress you
3.
impresionarse v pron to be shocked (o moved etc)

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= move, strike + Pronombre Personal, dazzle, shock, bedazzle, wow, impress, touch + Posesivo + life, make + a splash.

Ex. Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.

Ex. 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.

Ex. The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.

Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

Ex. Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.

Ex. He makes science easy to understand and ' wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.

Ex. When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.

Ex. Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter.

Ex. Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.

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* para impresionar = for effect.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( causar buena impresión)

París me impresionó — I was really taken with Paris

me impresionó muy bien — (RPl) he made a very good impression (on me)

b) ( conmover) to move

verlo llorar me impresionó mucho — seeing him cry really moved me o made a deep impression on me

c) ( alarmar) to shock

me impresionó verla tan delgada — it shocked me to see her looking so thin

d) ( sorprender) to strike

lo que más me impresionó fue... — what struck me most was...

2) (Fot) < película> to expose
2.
impresionar vi to impress

te lo dice para impresionar — he's only saying it to impress you
3.
impresionarse v pron to be shocked (o moved etc)

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= move, strike + Pronombre Personal, dazzle, shock, bedazzle, wow, impress, touch + Posesivo + life, make + a splash.

Ex: Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.

Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.

Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.

Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

Ex: Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.

Ex: He makes science easy to understand and ' wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.

Ex: When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.

Ex: Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter.

Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.

* para impresionar = for effect.

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impresionar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona›

ver a mi padre llorar me impresionó mucho seeing my father cry really affected me o moved me o made a deep impression on me

me impresionó mucho verla tan delgada it really shocked me to see her looking so thin

lo que más me impresionó fue el estado lamentable del edificio what struck me most was the terrible state the building was in

me impresionó muy bien ( RPl); he made a very good impression (on me), he really impressed me

B

1 ( Fot) ‹película› to expose

2 ‹disco› to press

■ impresionar

vi

to impress

te lo dice para impresionar he's only saying it to impress you

■ impresionarse

v pron

to be shocked ( o moved etc)

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impresionar ( conjugate impresionar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( causar buena impresión):

◊ París me impresionó I was really taken with Paris

b) ( afectar) to affect;

◊ verlo llorar me impresionó mucho seeing him cry really affected o moved me

c) ( alarmar) to shock;

◊ me impresionó verla tan delgada it shocked me to see her looking so thin

d) ( sorprender) to strike

2 (Fot) ‹ película› to expose
verbo intransitivo
to impress
impresionar
I verbo transitivo
1 (causar admiración) to impress
(sobrecoger) to shock
(conmover) me impresionó ver llorar a mi padre, seeing my father cry made a deep impression on me
2 Fot to expose
II verbo intransitivo to impress
' impresionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afectar
- calar
- sacudir
- apantallar
- impactar
English:
effect
- flex
- impress
- name-dropper
- shock
- shake

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impresionar

♦ vt

1. [asombrar] to amaze, to astonish

2. [emocionar] to move;
[conmocionar, horrorizar] to shock;
me impresiona mucho ver sangre the sight of blood horrifies me;

le impresionó mucho ver el cadáver seeing the body was a real shock to him

3. [maravillar] to impress

4. Fot to expose

5. RP [causar impresión en]
me impresionó muy bien/mal he made a very good/bad impression on me

♦ vi

1. [asombrar] to be amazing o astonishing

2. [emocionar] to be moving;
[conmocionar, horrorizar] to be shocking
3. [maravillar] to make an impression

4. [fanfarronear]
lo dice sólo para impresionar he's just saying that to show off o impress

♦ See also the pronominal verb impresionarse

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impresionar

v/t

:

impresionarle a alguien impress s.o.; ( conmover) move s.o.; ( alterar) shock s.o.

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impresionar vt

1) : to impress, to strike

2) : to affect, to move

impresionar vi

: to make an impression

♦ See also the reflexive verb impresionarse

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impresionar vb

1. (causar admiración) to impress

me impresionó el paisaje the scenery impressed me

el decorado impresiona the set is impressive

2. (inquietar) to shock

nos impresionó su delgadez we were shocked at how thin he was

las películas de Buñuel impresionaron a mucha gente Buñuel's films shocked a lot of people

Spanish-English dictionary > impresionar
2 encontrar

v.

1 to find.

lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleeping

Ella encuentra monedas en la calle She finds coins in the street.

Ella encontró su destino She found her destiny.

2 to encounter (dificultades).

3 to find.

no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people say

no sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter

4 to meet, to encounter, to come upon, to find.

Ella encontró a su media naranja She met her better half.

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encontrar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to find

2 (una persona sin buscar) to come across, meet, bump into

3 (dificultades) to run into, come up against

4 (creer) to think, find

■ no lo encuentro adecuado I don't think it's suitable

5 (notar) to find

■ lo encuentro más difícil I find it more difficult

■ lo encuentro muy salado it tastes too salty

■ la encontré muy cambiada she has changed a lot

6 (chocar) to collide

► verbo pronominal encontrarse

1 (estar) to be

■ se encuentra enfermo he's ill

2 (persona) to meet; (por casualidad) to bump into, run into, meet

■ nos encontraremos allí we'll meet there

3 (dificultades) to run into

4 (chocar) to collide

5 figurado (sentirse) to feel, be

■ me encuentro mal I feel bad

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FRASEOLOGÍA

encontrarse con ganas de hacer algo / encontrarse con fuerzas para hacer algo to feel like doing something

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verb

1) to find

2) meet

3) encounter

•

- encontrarse

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1. VT

1) (=hallar buscando) to find

al final encontré la casa — I finally found the house

ha encontrado trabajo — he has found work o a job

no encuentro las llaves — I can't find the keys

no encontramos ningún sitio para alojarnos — we couldn't find anywhere to stay

no encuentro mi nombre en la lista — I can't find o see my name on the list

ya no vas a encontrar entradas — you won't get any tickets now

2) [por casualidad] [+ objeto, dinero] to find, come across; [+ persona] to meet, run into

han encontrado unos restos romanos — they have found some Roman remains

acabo de encontrar 50 euros — I've just found 50 euros

le encontraron un tumor — they found him to have a tumour, he was found to have a tumour

encontró la muerte en un accidente de tráfico — he met his death in a road accident

• encontrar a algn haciendo algo — to find sb doing sth

la encontré llamando por teléfono — I found her making a phone call

cuando llegué a casa lo encontré durmiendo — when I got home I found him asleep

3) [+ oposición] to meet with, encounter; [+ problema] to find, encounter, come across

hasta el momento sus actividades no han encontrado oposición — so far their activities haven't met with o encountered any opposition

no encontré oposición alguna para acceder a su despacho — no one tried to stop me from getting into his office

encontrar dificultades — to encounter difficulties, run into trouble

no encontramos ninguna dificultad para llegar hasta allí — we didn't have any trouble getting there

4) (=percibir) to see

no le encuentro sentido a lo que dices — I can't see the sense in what you're saying

no le encuentro ninguna lógica a esta situación — I can't make any sense of this situation

no sé lo que le encuentran — I don't know what they see in her

5) (=considerar) to find

¿encuentras el libro fácil de leer? — do you find the book easy to read?

yo la encuentro bastante atractiva — I find her quite attractive

¿cómo encontraste a tus padres después del viaje? — how did you find your parents after the trip?

encuentro muy correctos sus comentarios — I think his comments are absolutely right

¿qué tal me encuentras? — how do I look?

te encuentro estupendamente — you look fantastic

2.

See:

encontrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to find

no encontré entradas para el teatro — I couldn't get tickets for the theater

no le encuentro lógica — I can't see the logic in it

b) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across

2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover

3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounter

allí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there

Sentido II

4) (+ compl)

te encuentro muy cambiado — you look very different

qué bien te encuentro! — you look so well!

lo encuentro ridículo — I find it ridiculous

¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?

encontré la puerta cerrada — I found the door shut
2.
1) encontrarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( por casualidad)

encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)

b) (refl) (Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

3) (recípr)

a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)

quedamos en encontrarnos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

b) carreteras/líneas to meet

4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across

se encontró la casa patas arriba — he found the house in a terrible state

me encontré con que todos se habían ido — I found they had all gone

Sentido II

5) (frml) ( estar) to be

me encuentro mejor — I am feeling better

se encuentra indispuesto — he's unwell

se encuentra detenido en la comisaría — he's being detained in the police station

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación — the hotel is (located) near the station

la crisis en que nos encontramos — the crisis in which we find ourselves (frml)

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= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex. Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex. He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex. Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.

Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.

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* buscar y encontrar = match.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.

* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.

* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.

* encontrar casa = find + a home.

* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.

* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.

* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.

* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.

* encontrar expresión = find + expression.

* encontrar información = dredge up + information.

* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.

* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.

* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.

* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.

* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

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

* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.

* encontrarse en casa = be in.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.

* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* encontrar tiempo = find + time.

* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.

* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.

* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to find

no encontré entradas para el teatro — I couldn't get tickets for the theater

no le encuentro lógica — I can't see the logic in it

b) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across

2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover

3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounter

allí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there

Sentido II

4) (+ compl)

te encuentro muy cambiado — you look very different

qué bien te encuentro! — you look so well!

lo encuentro ridículo — I find it ridiculous

¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?

encontré la puerta cerrada — I found the door shut
2.
1) encontrarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( por casualidad)

encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)

b) (refl) (Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

3) (recípr)

a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)

quedamos en encontrarnos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

b) carreteras/líneas to meet

4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across

se encontró la casa patas arriba — he found the house in a terrible state

me encontré con que todos se habían ido — I found they had all gone

Sentido II

5) (frml) ( estar) to be

me encuentro mejor — I am feeling better

se encuentra indispuesto — he's unwell

se encuentra detenido en la comisaría — he's being detained in the police station

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación — the hotel is (located) near the station

la crisis en que nos encontramos — the crisis in which we find ourselves (frml)

* * *

= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.

Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.

* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.

* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.

* encontrar casa = find + a home.

* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.

* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.

* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.

* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.

* encontrar expresión = find + expression.

* encontrar información = dredge up + information.

* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.

* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.

* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.

* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.

* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

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

* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.

* encontrarse en casa = be in.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.

* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* encontrar tiempo = find + time.

* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.

* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.

* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.

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encontrar [ A10 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (buscando) ‹casa/trabajo/persona› to find

por fin encontró el vestido que quería she finally found the dress she wanted

no encuentro mi nombre en la lista I can't see o find my name on the list

¿dónde puedo encontrar al director? where can I find the manager?

no encontré entradas para el teatro I couldn't get tickets for the theater

yo a esto no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in this

lo encontré llorando I found him crying

2 (casualmente) ‹cartera/billete› to find, come across, come upon o on

lo encontré (de casualidad) I found it o came across it o came on o upon it (by chance)

B (descubrir) ‹falta/error› to find, spot; ‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover

le encontraron un tumor they found o discovered that he had a tumor

C ‹obstáculo/dificultad› to meet with, meet, encounter

no encontró ninguna oposición a su plan his plan didn't meet with o come up against o encounter any opposition

el accidente donde encontró la muerte ( period); the accident in which he met his death

Sentido II (+ compl):

te encuentro muy cambiado you've changed a lot, you look very different

¡qué bien te encuentro! you look so well!

encuentro ridículo todo este protocolo I find all this formality ridiculous, all this formality seems ridiculous to me

¿cómo encontraste el país después de tantos años? what did you make of the country o how did the country seem to you after all these years?

encontré muy acertadas sus intervenciones I found his comments very relevant, I thought his comments were very relevant

la encuentro muy desmejorada she seems a lot worse

lo encuentro muy aburrido I find him very boring, I think he is very boring

encontré la puerta cerrada I found the door shut

■ encontrarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (por casualidad) encontrarse CON algn to meet sb, bump o run INTO sb ( colloq)

2 ( refl) ( Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo to find oneself

B ( recípr)

1 (reunirse) to meet; (por casualidad) to meet, bump o run into each other ( colloq)

hemos quedado en encontrarnos en la estación we've arranged to meet at the station

2 «carreteras/líneas» to meet

C ( enf) (inesperadamente) ‹persona› to meet, bump o run into ( colloq); ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across, come on

cuando volvió se encontró la casa patas arriba when he returned he found the house in a mess

encontrarse CON algo:

cuando volví me encontré con que todos se habían ido I got back to find that they had all gone, when I got back I found they had all gone

Sentido II ( frml) (estar)

A (en un estado, una situación) to be

hoy me encuentro mucho mejor I am feeling a lot better today

el enfermo se encuentra fuera de peligro the patient is out of danger

la oficina se encontraba vacía the office was empty

no se encuentra con fuerzas para continuar he doesn't have the strength to go on

B (en un lugar) to be

el jefe se encuentra en una reunión the boss is in a meeting

la catedral se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad the cathedral is situated in the city center

entre las obras expuestas se encuentra su famosa Última Cena among the works on display is his famous Last Supper

en este momento el doctor no se encuentra the doctor is not here o is not in at the moment

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encontrar ( conjugate encontrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( buscando) ‹casa/trabajo/persona› to find;

◊ no encontré entradas para el teatro I couldn't get tickets for the theater;

no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in it
b) ( casualmente) ‹cartera/billete› to find, come across

c) ( descubrir) ‹falta/error› to find, spot;

‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover
d) ‹obstáculo/dificultad› to meet (with), encounter

2 (+ compl):
◊ te encuentro muy cambiado you look very different;

lo encuentro ridículo I find it ridiculous;
¿cómo encontraste el país? how did the country seem to you?
encontrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por casualidad) encontrarse con algn to meet sb, bump into sb (colloq)
2 ( recípr)
a) ( reunirse) to meet;

( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)
b) [carreteras/líneas] to meet

3 ( enf) ( inesperadamente) ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across;
◊ me encontré con que todos se habían ido I found they had all gone

4 (frml) ( estar) to be;
◊ me encuentro mejor I am feeling better;

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación the hotel is (located) near the station
encontrar verbo transitivo
1 (algo/alguien buscado) to find: no encuentro el momento adecuado para decírselo, I can't find the right time to tell him
2 (tropezar) to meet: encontré a Luisa en el cine, I met Luisa at the cinema
encontrarás serias dificultades, you'll come up against serious difficulties
3 (considerar, parecer) lo encuentro de mal gusto, I find it in bad taste
' encontrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- aparecer
- aterrizar
- atinar
- colocarse
- desconocer
- discografía
- fórmula
- hallar
- horma
- mariposear
- parte
- buscar
- dar
- encuentra
- esquivo
- solución
- ver
English:
bear
- difficulty
- dig around
- discover
- find
- fit in
- flesh
- forgetful
- get
- grade
- housekeeper
- intensify
- intimate
- locate
- lodging
- loophole
- pent-up
- replacement
- scrabble
- speed up
- store up
- strike
- traceable
- trail
- try
- be
- come
- encounter
- explain
- fumble
- high
- meet
- run
- seek
- solve
- spot
- stumble
- time
- word
- work

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encontrar

♦ vt

1. [buscando, por casualidad] to find;

he encontrado el paraguas I've found my umbrella;

encontré el libro que buscaba I found the book I was looking for;

le han encontrado un cáncer they've diagnosed her as having cancer;

encontré la mesa puesta I found the table already set;

lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleeping;

no encuentro palabras para expresar mi gratitud I can't find the words to express my gratitude;

Comp
CSur Fam
encontrar la vuelta a algo to get to grips with sth

2. [dificultades] to encounter;

no encontraron ninguna oposición al proyecto they encountered no opposition to the project

3. [juzgar, considerar] to find;

encontré muy positivos tus comentarios I found your comments very positive;

encuentro infantil tu actitud I find your attitude childish;

encuentro la ciudad/a tu hermana muy cambiada the city/your sister has changed a lot, I find the city/your sister much changed;

no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people say;

no sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter

♦ See also the pronominal verb encontrarse

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encontrar

v/t find

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encontrar {19} vt

1) hallar: to find

2) : to encounter, to meet

♦ See also the reflexive verb encontrarse

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encontrar vb to find [pt. & pp. found]

no encuentro el libro que me dejaste I can't find the book you lent me

¿has encontrado las llaves? have you found your keys?

Spanish-English dictionary > encontrar
3 tono

m.

1 tone.

¡no me hables en ese tono! don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)!

subir el tono, subir de tono to get o grow louder; (volumen, ruido) to get angrier and angrier (situación)

tono de voz tone of voice

tono de llamada dialing o (de teléfono) (British) dial tone (United States)

2 shade, tone.

tono de piel complexion

3 tone.

tono muscular muscle tone

4 key (Music) (tonalidad).

tono mayor major key

tono menor minor key

5 vigor, strength, vigour.

6 hue, tone, shade, color.

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tono

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) tone

■ el tono de su discurso the tone of her speech

■ no me hables en ese tono don't speak to me in that tone

2 (energía) energy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a tono con in tune with, in harmony with

bajar de tono / bajar el tono to lower one's voice 2 figurado to tone down

dar tono / dar buen tono figurado to give class, give prestige

darse tono figurado to put on airs

de buen tono (elegante) elegant, stylish 2 (cortés) gentlemanly

de mal tono figurado vulgar

en tono airado in an angry tone

fuera de tono figurado inappropriate, out of place

sin venir a tono figurado for no good reason

subir de tono / subir el tono to speak louder 2 figurado to warm up

tono alto MÚSICA high pitch

tono bajo MÚSICA low pitch

tono mayor MÚSICA major key

tono menor MÚSICA minor key

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noun m.

1) tone

2) key, pitch

3) shade

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SM

1) [de sonido] tone

en tono bajo — in low tones, in a low tone

baja/sube un poco el tono del televisor — turn down/up the television a little

tono de discado Cono Sur —

tono de marcar — (Telec) dialling tone, dial tone (EEUU)

tono de llamada — (Telec) ringtone

tono de voz — tone of voice

lo noté por el tono de su voz — I could tell from his tone of voice

-ya me he dado cuenta -dijo, alzando el tono de voz — "I can see that," he said, raising his voice

2) [de palabras, discusión, escrito] tone

le molestó el tono de mi carta — she was upset by the tone of my letter

¡cómo hablas en ese tono a tu padre! — how dare you speak to your father in that tone (of voice)!

esa expresión tiene un tono despectivo — that expression sounds insulting

contestó con tono de enfado — she replied angrily

intenté tratar la cuestión en tono de broma — I tried to treat the whole matter lightheartedly

nos habló con un tono distante — her voice was rather distant as she spoke to us

un disco de tono más intimista — a record with a more intimate feel (to it)

• bajar el tono — to soften one's tone

bajar el tono de algo — to soften the tone of sth, tone sth down

• cambiar de tono — to change one's tone

cuando le dije eso se serenó y cambió de tono — when I told him that he calmed down and changed his tone o his tone changed

fue él quien cambió el tono de la conversación — it was him that changed the tone of the conversation

la reunión cambió de tono pasadas las nueve de la noche — the tone of the meeting changed after nine o'clock

• a este tono — in the same vein

• fuera de tono — [respuesta, comentario, actitud] uncalled for

• subir de tono — [discusión, conversación] to grow o become heated; [conflicto] to intensify; [quejas] to grow louder

las voces empezaron a subir de tono — they began to raise their voices

la oposición está subiendo el tono de sus ataques al gobierno — the opposition is stepping up o intensifying its attacks on the government

chistes subidos de tono — racy jokes

3)

• a tono — matching

ropa náutica y accesorios a tono — sailing gear and matching accessories

• estar a tono con algo — [color] to match sth; [diseño, comentarios] to be in keeping with sth

una escena final divertida, muy a tono con el resto de la película — an amusing final scene, very much in keeping with the rest of the film

una ideología más a tono con los tiempos — an ideology more in tune with the times

• ponerse a tono — (=prepararse físicamente) to get (o.s.) into shape; (=animarse) to perk o.s. up *

voy a tomarme un whisky doble, a ver si me pongo a tono — I'm going to have a double whisky to perk myself up *

4) (=clase, distinción)

• una familia de tono — a good family

eso no es de tono — that's just not done

• ser de buen/mal tono: ir a los balnearios era entonces una actividad de buen tono — visiting spas was quite the done thing then

una fiesta de buen tono — a fashionable party

es de mal tono hablar de esos temas — it is bad form to talk about such matters, it's (simply) not done to talk about such things

- darse tono

5) [de color] shade, tone

en tonos grises y azules — in shades of grey and blue, in grey and blue tones

• tonos pastel — pastel shades, pastel tones

6) (Anat, Med) tone

tono muscular — muscle tone

7) (Mús) (=intervalo) tone; (=tonalidad) key; (=altura) pitch

tono mayor — major key

tono menor — minor key

8) (Mús) (=diapasón) tuning fork; (=corredera) slide

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masculino

1) ( altura de la voz) pitch, tone; ( manera de expresarse) tone

tono grave — serious tone

en tono cariñoso — in an affectionate tone of voice

se lo he dicho en todos los tonos — I've tried telling him every way I can think of

en tono de reproche — reproachfully

el tono en que lo dijo — the way he said it

2) (tendencia, matiz) tone

a tono con la ocasión — in keeping with the occasion

para estar a tono con los tiempos — to keep up with the times

fuera de tono — < reacción> uncalled-for; < comentario> inopportune

no venir a tono — to be out of place

ponerse a tono — (fam) to get in the mood (colloq)

ser de buen/mal tono — to be in good/bad taste

3) ( de color) shade

subido de tono — risqué

4) (Mús) key

5) (Audio, Rad, TV) tone

bajar el tono — ( reducir el volumen) to turn the volume down; ( hablar con menos arrogancia)

baja el tonito conmigo — don't take that tone with me

subir el tono — ( elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; ( insolentarse) to raise one's voice

6) ( del teléfono) tone

este teléfono no tiene tono — I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone

- tono de marcar or de discado or de discar

- tono de ocupado

7) ( de músculos) tone

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= tenor, tone, overtone, quality, shading, pitch, undertone, chime.

Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.

Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.

Ex. 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.

Ex. Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.

Ex. 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.

Ex. The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.

Ex. The heading PITCH (Music) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento TONO (Música) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.

Ex. Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.

Ex. After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.

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* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* con un tono + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + tone.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar un tono = give + effect.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de tono + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + in tone.

* en tono cáustico = scathingly.

* en tono mordaz = scathingly.

* en tono reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.

* en tono sarcástico = sardonically.

* establecer el tono = set + the theme.

* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.

* recitar en tono monótono = chant.

* relativo al tono = tonal.

* subido de tono = risqué, racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.].

* tener un tono + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + quality.

* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.

* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.

* tono apagado = flat tone.

* tono auditivo = audio tune.

* tono continuo modulado = half-tone.

* tono de llamada = dial tone.

* tono de voz = tone of voice.

* tono ligero = light touch.

* tono muscular = muscle tone.

* tono rojizo = reddishness.

* tono superficial = light touch.

* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.

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masculino

1) ( altura de la voz) pitch, tone; ( manera de expresarse) tone

tono grave — serious tone

en tono cariñoso — in an affectionate tone of voice

se lo he dicho en todos los tonos — I've tried telling him every way I can think of

en tono de reproche — reproachfully

el tono en que lo dijo — the way he said it

2) (tendencia, matiz) tone

a tono con la ocasión — in keeping with the occasion

para estar a tono con los tiempos — to keep up with the times

fuera de tono — < reacción> uncalled-for; < comentario> inopportune

no venir a tono — to be out of place

ponerse a tono — (fam) to get in the mood (colloq)

ser de buen/mal tono — to be in good/bad taste

3) ( de color) shade

subido de tono — risqué

4) (Mús) key

5) (Audio, Rad, TV) tone

bajar el tono — ( reducir el volumen) to turn the volume down; ( hablar con menos arrogancia)

baja el tonito conmigo — don't take that tone with me

subir el tono — ( elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; ( insolentarse) to raise one's voice

6) ( del teléfono) tone

este teléfono no tiene tono — I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone

- tono de marcar or de discado or de discar

- tono de ocupado

7) ( de músculos) tone

* * *

= tenor, tone, overtone, quality, shading, pitch, undertone, chime.

Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.

Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.

Ex: 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.

Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.

Ex: 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.

Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.

Ex: The heading PITCH (Music) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento TONO (Música) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.

Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.

Ex: After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* con un tono + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + tone.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar un tono = give + effect.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de tono + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + in tone.

* en tono cáustico = scathingly.

* en tono mordaz = scathingly.

* en tono reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.

* en tono sarcástico = sardonically.

* establecer el tono = set + the theme.

* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.

* recitar en tono monótono = chant.

* relativo al tono = tonal.

* subido de tono = risqué, racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.].

* tener un tono + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + quality.

* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.

* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.

* tono apagado = flat tone.

* tono auditivo = audio tune.

* tono continuo modulado = half-tone.

* tono de llamada = dial tone.

* tono de voz = tone of voice.

* tono ligero = light touch.

* tono muscular = muscle tone.

* tono rojizo = reddishness.

* tono superficial = light touch.

* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.

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tono

masculine

A (altura de la voz) pitch, tone; (timbre) tone; (manera de expresarse) tone

tono grave serious tone

en tono cariñoso in an affectionate tone of voice

se lo he dicho en todos los tonos I've told him time and time again, I've tried telling him every way I can think of

en tono de reproche reproachfully

—me da igual —contestó en tono despectivo it's all the same to me, she answered scornfully

no es lo que me dijo, sino el tono en que lo dijo it isn't what he said, it's the way he said it o it's the tone he used

B (tendencia, matiz) tone

el tono general de la conversación fue amistoso the general tone of the conversation was friendly

a tono con in keeping with, in tune with

no estuvo muy a tono con la ocasión it wasn't very in keeping with the occasion

para estar a tono con los tiempos to keep up with the times

fuera de tono: su reacción estuvo bastante fuera de tono her reaction was rather out of place

siempre hace comentarios fuera de tono he's always making inopportune remarks

no venir a tono to be out of place

ponerse a tono ( fam); to get in the mood ( colloq)

ser de buen/mal tono to be in good/bad taste

C (de un color) shade

éste es un tono de gris más oscuro this is a darker shade of gray

tonos pastel pastel shades

subido de tono risqué

D ( Mús) key

Compuesto:

tono mayor/menor

major/minor key

E ( Audio, Rad, TV) tone

bajar el tono (reducir el volumen) to lower the volume, turn the volume down

(hablar con menos arrogancia): baja el tonito que soy tu madre don't take that tone with me, I'm your mother

subir el tono (elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; (insolentarse) to raise one's voice

F (del teléfono) tone

este teléfono no tiene or no da tono I can't get a dial tone ( AmE) o ( BrE) dialling tone on this phone

Compuestos:

● tono de discado

( AmL) tono de discar

● tono de discar or marcar

dial tone ( AmE), dialling tone ( BrE)

● tono de llamada

ringing tone

● tono de ocupado

busy signal ( AmE), engaged tone ( BrE)

G (de músculos) tone

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tono sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) tone;

◊ en tono cariñoso in an affectionate tone of voice;

en tono de reproche reproachfully;
el tono en que lo dijo the way he said it;
el tono general de la conversación the general tone of the conversation
b) (Rad, Telec, TV) tone;

este teléfono no da or tiene tono I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone;
tono de marcar or (AmL) de discado or (AmS) de discar dial tone (AmE), dialling tone (BrE);
◊ tono de ocupado busy signal (AmE), engaged tone (BrE);

no venir a tono to be out of place
2 ( de color) shade;
◊ subido de tono risqué

3 (Mús) key
tono sustantivo masculino
1 (de la voz: intensidad) tone, pitch
un tono alto/bajo, a high/low pitch
(: modo) lo dijo en tono despectivo, he said it in a contemptuous tone
2 (de un color) shade, tone
diferentes tonos de verde, different shades of green
3 Mús key
4 (del teléfono) tone
♦ Locuciones: familiar darse tono, to put on airs
a tono con, in tune with
a tono con los tiempos, in keeping with the times
de buen/mal tono, in good/bad taste
fuera de tono, inappropiate, out of place
figurado (algo grosero, obsceno) subido de tono, arrogant, (altanero) haughty
' tono' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acre
- agradar
- aguda
- agudo
- alta
- alto
- atonía
- bajar
- clave
- grave
- inflexión
- jovial
- rebajar
- salida
- sarcástica
- sarcástico
- sorna
- suave
- suavidad
- subida
- subido
- abrupto
- ácido
- agrio
- amigable
- atenuar
- bajo
- brusco
- burlón
- cálido
- cansado
- cantarín
- cortante
- decidido
- despectivo
- destemplado
- disuasivo
- elevar
- endulzar
- familiar
- humilde
- imperativo
- impertinente
- irónico
- magistral
- pastoso
- resuelto
- sequedad
- tajante
- teatral
English:
abrupt
- bawdy
- chord
- emphatic
- friendly
- hue
- injured
- key
- measured
- menace
- off-color
- off-colour
- pitch
- pose
- shade
- subdued
- talk down
- tone
- tune
- unnatural
- urgent
- coloring
- critically
- dial
- gentle
- high
- lilt
- monotone
- name
- note
- off
- pastel
- pleasantly
- racy
- rise
- risqué
- show
- step
- talk
- tint
- valentine

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tono nm

1. [de sonido] tone;

bajar el tono to lower one's voice;

dar el tono to set the tone

Comp
tono continuo [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone; Andes, RP tono de discado o de discar [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone;
tono de llamada [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone;

tono de marcado o de marcar [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone;

tono de ocupado Br engaged tone, US busy signal

2. [de palabras, escrito, discurso] tone;

el tono con el que lo dijo the tone she said it in, the tone in which she said it;

¡no me hables en ese tono! don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)!;

habló con tono serio he spoke in a serious tone of voice;

lo dijo en tono de broma she said it jokingly;

la novela es de tono humorístico the novel is humorous in tone;

bajar de tono to quieten down;

cambiar de tono: la reunión fue cambiando de tono the tone o atmosphere of the meeting gradually changed;

aquí el texto cambia de tono at this point in the text the tone changes;

subir el tono, subir de tono [volumen, ruido] to get o grow louder;
[situación] to get angrier;
el murmullo/la protesta subió de tono the murmuring/the protests grew louder;

la conversación subió de tono the conversation got more heated;

subido de tono [atrevido, picante] risqué;
[impertinente] impertinent
3. [de color] shade, tone;

en tonos ocres/pastel in ochre/pastel shades o tones;

tono de piel complexion

4. [de músculo] tone

Comp
tono muscular muscle tone
5. Mús [tonalidad] key;
[altura] pitch; [intervalo] tone, US step
Comp
tono agudo high pitch;
tono grave low pitch;

tono mayor major key;

tono menor minor key;

tono puro simple tone

6. Informát tono continuo continuous tone

7. [en frases]
a tono: cortinas y cojines a tono matching curtains and cushions;

estar a tono con to suit;

un traje/discurso a tono con las circunstancias a dress/speech appropriate to o in keeping with the circumstances;

Comp
Fam
ponerse a tono [emborracharse] to get in the mood;

Comp

de buen tono elegant, tasteful;

Comp

ser de buen tono to be the done thing;

no es de buen tono mencionar la guerra it is not done to mention the war;

Comp

de mal tono crass, vulgar;

Comp
Fam
darse tono to give oneself airs;

Comp

fuera de tono out of place

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tono

m MÚS, MED, PINT tone;

cambiar de tono fig: al hablar change one’s tone;

fuera de tono comentario, respuesta inappropriate;

estar a tono con algo be in harmony with sth;

ponerse a tono get into the mood

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tono nm

1) : tone

tono muscular: muscle tone

2) : shade (of colors)

3) : key (in music)

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tono n

1. (de sonido, voz) tone

siempre habla en el mismo tono he always speaks in the same tone of voice

2. (de color) shade

me gustan los tonos claros I like light shades

bajar el tono de voz to lower your voice

Spanish-English dictionary > tono
4 a nosotros

= us

Ex. To us at first it seemed very large, but as we got into the research we found it was very small, so we did unofficial studies.

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= us

Ex: To us at first it seemed very large, but as we got into the research we found it was very small, so we did unofficial studies.

Spanish-English dictionary > a nosotros
5 destrucción

f.

destruction, devastation, ruin, havoc.

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destrucción

► nombre femenino

1 destruction

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noun f.

destruction

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SF destruction

destrucción del empleo — job losses pl

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femenino destruction

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= destruction, ruin, devastation, demolition, obliteration, decimation, wiping out.

Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex. Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.

Ex. Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.

Ex. The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.

Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.

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* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.

* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.

* destrucción medioambiental = environmental destruction.

* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

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femenino destruction

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= destruction, ruin, devastation, demolition, obliteration, decimation, wiping out.

Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.

Ex: Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.

Ex: The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.

Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.

* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.

* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.

* destrucción medioambiental = environmental destruction.

* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

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destrucción

feminine

destruction

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destrucción sustantivo femenino
destruction
destrucción sustantivo femenino destruction
' destrucción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
secuela
- ADM
- arma
- total
English:
arms race
- destruction
- nail
- wholesale
- demolition
- wake
- weapon

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destrucción nf

destruction;

causar destrucción to cause destruction;

causar la destrucción de algo to destroy sth

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destrucción

f destruction

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destrucción nf, pl - ciones : destruction

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destrucción n destruction

Spanish-English dictionary > destrucción
6 eclosión

f.

1 hatching, eclosion.

2 emergence.

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eclosión

► nombre femenino

1 ZOOLOGÍA hatching, emergence

2 BOTÁNICA blossoming

3 figurado upsurge, flowering, emergence

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SF

1) (=aparición) bloom, blooming

hacer eclosión — [huevos, larva] to hatch

el modernismo hizo eclosión en Latinoamérica muy pronto — modernism burst onto the scene very early in Latin America

2) (Entomología) hatching, emerging

hacer eclosión — to hatch, emerge

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femenino

a) (frml) ( de larva) hatching, eclosion (tech)

b) (aparición, comienzo)

la eclosión de la primavera — (liter) the dawn of spring (liter)

la crisis hizo eclosión en julio — (period) the crisis broke o emerged in July

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= blossoming, hatching.

Nota: Referido a animales.

Ex. There has been a blossoming in new consumer health information services.

Ex. In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.

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femenino

a) (frml) ( de larva) hatching, eclosion (tech)

b) (aparición, comienzo)

la eclosión de la primavera — (liter) the dawn of spring (liter)

la crisis hizo eclosión en julio — (period) the crisis broke o emerged in July

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= blossoming, hatching.

Nota: Referido a animales.

Ex: There has been a blossoming in new consumer health information services.

Ex: In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.

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eclosión

feminine

1 ( frml) (de una larva) hatching, eclosion ( tech)

2

(aparición, comienzo): la eclosión de la primavera ( liter); the dawn of spring ( liter)

la crisis hizo eclosión en julio ( period); the crisis broke o emerged in July

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eclosión nf

1. [de huevo] hatching, Espec eclosion

2. [aparición] rise

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eclosión

f

1 ZO hatching

2 fig

sudden emergence o

appearance

Spanish-English dictionary > eclosión
7 extraoficial

adj.

unofficial.

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extraoficial

► adjetivo

1 unofficial, informal

2 (declaración etc) off-the-record

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ADJ unofficial, informal

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adjetivo unofficial

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= unofficial, off the record.

Ex. To us at first it seemed very large, but as we got into the research we found it was very small, so we did unofficial studies.

Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.

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adjetivo unofficial

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= unofficial, off the record.

Ex: To us at first it seemed very large, but as we got into the research we found it was very small, so we did unofficial studies.

Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.

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extraoficial

adjective

unofficial

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extraoficial adjetivo
unofficial
extraoficial adjetivo unofficial
' extraoficial' also found in these entries:
English:
moonlight

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extraoficial adj

unofficial

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extraoficial

adj unofficial

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extraoficial adj

oficioso: unofficial

♦ extraoficialmente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > extraoficial
8 probabilidad

f.

probability (gen) & (Mat).

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probabilidad

► nombre femenino

1 probability

■ tengo muchas probabilidades de conseguir la beca I've a good chance of getting the grant

■ las probabilidades de que ganen son mínimas they have a very slim chance of winning

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noun f.

probability, likelihood

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SF

1) (=capacidad de suceder) likelihood, probability

según toda probabilidad — in all probability

nubes y claros con pocas probabilidades de lluvia — cloud and sunny periods with little likelihood of rain

2) (=oportunidad) chance, prospect

hay pocas probabilidades de que venga — there is little prospect of his coming

tenemos grandes probabilidades de ganar — we've got a good chance of winning

apenas tiene probabilidades — he hasn't much chance

probabilidades de vida — expectation of life, life expectancy

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femenino (Mat) probability

con toda probabilidad — in all probability o likelihood

¿qué probabilidades tiene de ganar? — what are her chances of winning?

existen pocas probabilidades de que sea encontrado con vida — (frml) the possibility of him being found alive is very remote (frml)

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= chance, likelihood, probability, incidence, odds, maybe.

Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.

Ex. The intercession of the external agency places a further link in the chain between author and end-user, and hence must increase the likelihood of delay.

Ex. Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.

Ex. This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.

Ex. If the author was known but not the title the odds in favour of a positive response were two to one.

Ex. Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of ' maybe's' involved.

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* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* con toda probabilidad = in all probability, probability.

* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.

* distribución de probabilidades = possibility distribution, probability distribution.

* error de probabilidad = probability of error.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* índice de probabilidad = expectancy ratio.

* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* ninguna probabilidad = fat chance.

* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.

* plantear una probabilidad = pose + possibility.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* probabilidad de citación = citability.

* probabilidades a favor de = odds in favour of.

* probabilidades de = odds in favour of.

* probabilidades desfavorables = odds against.

* probabilidades en contra de = odds against.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.

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femenino (Mat) probability

con toda probabilidad — in all probability o likelihood

¿qué probabilidades tiene de ganar? — what are her chances of winning?

existen pocas probabilidades de que sea encontrado con vida — (frml) the possibility of him being found alive is very remote (frml)

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= chance, likelihood, probability, incidence, odds, maybe.

Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.

Ex: The intercession of the external agency places a further link in the chain between author and end-user, and hence must increase the likelihood of delay.

Ex: Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.

Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.

Ex: If the author was known but not the title the odds in favour of a positive response were two to one.

Ex: Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of ' maybe's' involved.

* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* con toda probabilidad = in all probability, probability.

* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.

* distribución de probabilidades = possibility distribution, probability distribution.

* error de probabilidad = probability of error.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* índice de probabilidad = expectancy ratio.

* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* ninguna probabilidad = fat chance.

* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.

* plantear una probabilidad = pose + possibility.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* probabilidad de citación = citability.

* probabilidades a favor de = odds in favour of.

* probabilidades de = odds in favour of.

* probabilidades desfavorables = odds against.

* probabilidades en contra de = odds against.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.

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probabilidad

feminine

( Mat) probability

es una posibilidad más que una probabilidad it's more a possibility than a probability

con toda probabilidad llegará mañana in all probability o likelihood it will arrive tomorrow

¿qué probabilidad or probabilidades tiene de ganar? what are her chances of winning?

existe poca probabilidad or existen pocas probabilidades de que sea encontrado con vida ( frml); the possibility of him being found alive is very remote ( frml), there is little possibility that he will be found alive, there is little prospect of finding him alive

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probabilidad sustantivo femenino (Mat) probability;
◊ con toda probabilidad in all probability o likelihood;

¿qué probabilidades tiene de ganar? what are her chances of winning?
probabilidad sustantivo femenino probability: tenía pocas probabilidades de ganar, he didn't have much chance of winning
♦ Locuciones: con toda probabilidad, in all likelihood

' probabilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poder
- seguramente
- deber
English:
likelihood
- may
- must
- ought
- probability
- reasonable
- should
- work out
- would
- to

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probabilidad nf

1. [posibilidad] probability, likelihood;

existe la probabilidad de que acabemos antes de tiempo it's probable o likely that we'll finish early;

la probabilidad de que sobreviva es muy escasa there's little possibility o chance that he'll survive, it's highly unlikely that he'll survive;

con toda probabilidad acabaremos mañana in all probability o likelihood we'll finish tomorrow

2. Mat probability

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probabilidad

f probability

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probabilidad nf

: probability

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probabilidad n chance

tiene pocas probabilidades de ganar he hasn't got much chance of winning

Spanish-English dictionary > probabilidad
9 provecho

m.

1 benefit.

sus explicaciones nos fueron de gran provecho we found her explanations very helpful

de provecho worthy (persona)

en provecho propio in one's own interest, for one's own benefit

hacer provecho a alguien to do somebody good

sacar provecho de to make the most of, to take advantage of; (aprovecharse de) to benefit from, to profit from (beneficiarse de)

no saqué nada de provecho de su conferencia I didn't learn o gain anything useful from her lecture

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!

2 profit, dividend, usufruct.

pres.indicat.

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

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provecho

► nombre masculino

1 (beneficio) benefit

■ tanto dinero le ha hecho más daño que provecho so much money has done him more harm than good

■ le ha sacado el máximo provecho a la herencia he has made the most of his inheritance

2 (aprovechamiento) use

■ es lamentable que no se le saque provecho a estos campos it's a shame that these fields aren't put to better use

■ ha estudiado con provecho he has benefitted from his studies

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!

de provecho (persona) likely 2 (experiencia) worthwhile

en provecho de alguien for somebody's benefit

en provecho propio for one's own benefit

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noun m.

gain, profit

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SM (=ventaja) advantage; (=beneficio) benefit; (Econ) (=ganancia) profit

de provecho — [negocio] profitable; [actividad] useful; [persona] worthy, honest

¡buen provecho! — enjoy your meal!

¡buen provecho le haga! — and much good may it do him!

en provecho de — to the benefit of

un pueblo que lucha consigo mismo, en provecho de otros — a people who fight amongst themselves, to the benefit o advantage of others

en provecho del prójimo — for the benefit of others

en provecho propio — for one's own benefit, to one's own advantage

sacar provecho de algo — to benefit from sth, profit by o from sth

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masculino

a) (beneficio, utilidad) benefit

no sacó ningún provecho del curso — he derived no benefit from the course

le sacó mucho provecho a su estancia — she got a lot out of her stay

sólo piensa en su propio provecho — he's only out for himself (colloq)

un estudiante de provecho — a hardworking student

una experiencia/visita de provecho — a worthwhile experience/visit

b) ( en la mesa)

buen provecho! — ( dicho por uno mismo) bon appetit!; ( dicho por camarero) enjoy your meal!

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= benefit, payoff [pay-off], mileage.

Ex. The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.

Ex. Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.

Ex. Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.

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* con provecho = with profit.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de provecho = successful, rewarding.

* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.

* en provecho de = for the benefit of, for the good of.

* obtener provecho = get + Posesivo + money's worth out of.

* sacando provecho de = on the coattails of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* sacar provecho a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar provecho de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.

* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

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masculino

a) (beneficio, utilidad) benefit

no sacó ningún provecho del curso — he derived no benefit from the course

le sacó mucho provecho a su estancia — she got a lot out of her stay

sólo piensa en su propio provecho — he's only out for himself (colloq)

un estudiante de provecho — a hardworking student

una experiencia/visita de provecho — a worthwhile experience/visit

b) ( en la mesa)

buen provecho! — ( dicho por uno mismo) bon appetit!; ( dicho por camarero) enjoy your meal!

* * *

= benefit, payoff [pay-off], mileage.

Ex: The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.

Ex: Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.

Ex: Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.

* con provecho = with profit.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de provecho = successful, rewarding.

* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.

* en provecho de = for the benefit of, for the good of.

* obtener provecho = get + Posesivo + money's worth out of.

* sacando provecho de = on the coattails of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* sacar provecho a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar provecho de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.

* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

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provecho

masculine

1 (beneficio, utilidad) benefit

no sacó ningún provecho del curso he got nothing out of the course, he derived no benefit from the course

le sacó mucho provecho a su estancia en el extranjero she got a lot out of her stay abroad

sólo piensa en su propio provecho he's only out for himself ( colloq), everything he does is done for his own benefit

fue una visita de mucho provecho para los alumnos it was a very worthwhile visit for the students

es un estudiante de provecho, llegará lejos he's a hardworking student, he'll go far

espero que sea una experiencia de provecho I hope it will be a profitable o beneficial o worthwhile experience

2

(de un alimento): come mucho pero no le hace provecho he eats a lot but he doesn't gain weight

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!, bon appetit!

hacer provecho or provechito ( RPl fam) «bebé» to burp ( colloq), to bring up wind

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provecho sustantivo masculino
a) (beneficio, utilidad) benefit;

◊ no sacó mucho provecho de la experiencia she didn't benefit much from the experience;

le sacó mucho provecho a su estancia she got a lot out of her stay;
solo piensa en su propio provecho he's only out for himself (colloq);
de provecho ‹ estudiante› hardworking;

‹experiencia/visita› worthwhile
b) ( en la mesa):

◊ ¡buen provecho! ( dicho por uno mismo) bon appetit!;

( dicho por camarero) enjoy your meal!
provecho m (beneficio, utilidad) benefit
sacar provecho de algo, to profit o benefit from sthg, en provecho propio, to one's own advantage, una visita de provecho, a worthwhile visit ♦ LOC ¡buen provecho!, bon appetit! o enjoy your meal!
' provecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficio
- bien
- conveniencia
- desperdicio
- fruto
- interés
- bueno
- interesado
- partido
- sacar
English:
benefit
- boon
- capital
- capitalize
- draw on
- exploit
- interest
- profit
- unrewarding
- advantage
- most

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provecho nm

1. [beneficio] benefit;

un hombre de provecho a useful member of society;

sólo busca el provecho personal all he is interested in is personal gain;

sus explicaciones nos fueron de gran provecho we found her explanations very helpful;

en provecho propio in one's own interest, for one's own benefit;

hacer provecho a alguien to do sb good;

sacar provecho de [aprovecharse de] to make the most of, to take advantage of;
[beneficiarse de] to benefit from, to profit from;
no saqué nada de provecho de su conferencia I didn't learn o gain anything useful from her lecture;

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!

2. RP [eructo] burp;

ya hizo provecho she has already burped

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provecho

m benefit;

¡buen provecho! enjoy (your meal)!;

sacar provecho de benefit from;

de provecho useful

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provecho nm

: benefit, advantage

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provecho n benefit

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!

Spanish-English dictionary > provecho
10 provechoso

adj.

1 beneficial, desirable, fruitful, helpful.

2 profitable, paying.

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provechoso

► adjetivo

1 (beneficioso) beneficial; (lucrativo) profitable

2 (de utilidad) useful, worthwhile

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ADJ (=ventajoso) advantageous; (=beneficioso) beneficial, useful; (=rentable) profitable

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- sa adjetivo profitable

no ha hecho nada provechoso en su vida — he's never done a useful thing in his life

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= advantageous, beneficial, fruitful, profitable, rewarding.

Ex. Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.

Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.

Ex. Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that might prove fruitful, or that are related to the searcher's initial search term.

Ex. With this type of facility search strategy can be refined to give the most profitable output.

Ex. Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.

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* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* provechoso para ambos = mutually beneficial.

* provechoso para los dos = mutually beneficial.

* ser muy provechoso = pay off + handsomely.

* * *

- sa adjetivo profitable

no ha hecho nada provechoso en su vida — he's never done a useful thing in his life

* * *

= advantageous, beneficial, fruitful, profitable, rewarding.

Ex: Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.

Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.

Ex: Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that might prove fruitful, or that are related to the searcher's initial search term.

Ex: With this type of facility search strategy can be refined to give the most profitable output.

Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* provechoso para ambos = mutually beneficial.

* provechoso para los dos = mutually beneficial.

* ser muy provechoso = pay off + handsomely.

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provechoso -sa

adjective

ese vago no ha hecho nada provechoso en su vida that good-for-nothing has never done anything worthwhile in his life o has never done a useful thing in his life

un contrato muy provechoso para la empresa a very profitable contract for the company

fue una conversación muy provechosa it was a very profitable o useful conversation

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provechoso
◊ -sa adjetivo

profitable, fruitful
provechoso,-a adjetivo
1 beneficial, useful
2 Fin profitable

' provechoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buena
- bueno
- filón
- provechosa
- saludable
- conveniente
English:
advantageous
- fruitful
- good
- profitable
- rewarding
- move

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provechoso, -a adj

1. [ventajoso] beneficial, advantageous;

sus consejos nos fueron muy provechosos we found his advice very helpful

2. [lucrativo] profitable

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provechoso

adj beneficial, useful

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provechoso, -sa adj

beneficioso: beneficial, profitable, useful

♦ provechosamente adv

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provechoso adj useful / beneficial

Spanish-English dictionary > provechoso
11 ruina

f.

1 ruin (quiebra).

dejar en o llevar a la ruina a alguien to ruin somebody

estar en la ruina to be ruined

su negocio es una ruina his business is swallowing up his money

2 destruction.

amenazar ruina to be about to collapse (edificio)

el alcohol será su ruina drink will be the ruin o ruination of him

3 wreck (person).

estar hecho una ruina to be a wreck

4 bankruptcy, crash, smashup.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ruinar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ruinar.

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ruina

► nombre femenino

1 ruin, collapse

2 figurado fall, end, downfall

► nombre femenino plural ruinas

1 ruins

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FRASEOLOGÍA

amenazar ruina to be on the point of collapsing, be on the verge of collapsing

estar hecho,-a una ruina figurado to be a wreck

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noun f.

1) ruin

2) downfall, collapse

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SF

1) (Econ) ruin

estaba al borde de la ruina — he was on the brink of (financial) ruin

la empresa le llevó a la ruina — the venture ruined him (financially)

estar en la ruina — to be ruined

tanto gastar en viajes va a ser mi ruina — spending all this money on travel is going to cost me a fortune

2) [de edificio] collapse

amenazar ruina — to threaten to collapse, be about to fall down

3) [de imperio] fall, decline; [de persona] ruin, downfall

el alcohol va a ser mi ruina — alcohol will be the ruin of me, alcohol will be my downfall

esto contribuyó a su ruina política — this contributed to his political downfall

4) (=persona ajada)

estar hecho una ruina — to be a wreck, look a wreck

5) pl ruinas ruins

han descubierto unas ruinas romanas — they have discovered some Roman ruins

el castillo está en ruinas — the castle is in ruins

6) (Jur) ** bird **, prison sentence

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femenino

1)

a) ( estado)

la región quedó sumida en la ruina — the area was left in ruins o was devastated

dejar a alguien en la ruina — to ruin somebody

eso lo condujo a la ruina — that brought about his downfall

estar hecho una ruina — (fam) to be a wreck (colloq)

b) ( bancarrota) ruin

dejar a alguien en la ruina — to ruin somebody

la compañía está en la ruina — the company has collapsed

c) (causa, origen)

el juego va a ser su ruina — gambling will be the ruin of her

este coche es una ruina — this car is costing me a fortune

2) ( acción) collapse

la casa amenaza ruina — the house is on the point of collapse

3) ruinas femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl)

en ruina — in ruins

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= destruction, ruin, downfall, undoing, bust, obliteration, bane, labefaction, rack and ruin.

Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex. Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.

Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex. At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.

Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.

Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.

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* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.

* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.

* en la ruina = in chapter 11, in dire straits.

* en ruinas = in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside down.

* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* la ruina de = the bane of.

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femenino

1)

a) ( estado)

la región quedó sumida en la ruina — the area was left in ruins o was devastated

dejar a alguien en la ruina — to ruin somebody

eso lo condujo a la ruina — that brought about his downfall

estar hecho una ruina — (fam) to be a wreck (colloq)

b) ( bancarrota) ruin

dejar a alguien en la ruina — to ruin somebody

la compañía está en la ruina — the company has collapsed

c) (causa, origen)

el juego va a ser su ruina — gambling will be the ruin of her

este coche es una ruina — this car is costing me a fortune

2) ( acción) collapse

la casa amenaza ruina — the house is on the point of collapse

3) ruinas femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl)

en ruina — in ruins

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= destruction, ruin, downfall, undoing, bust, obliteration, bane, labefaction, rack and ruin.

Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.

Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.

Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.

Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.

* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.

* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.

* en la ruina = in chapter 11, in dire straits.

* en ruinas = in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside down.

* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* la ruina de = the bane of.

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ruina

feminine

A

1

(estado, situación): la compañía está/se ha quedado en la ruina the company is in a terrible mess, the company is in dire straits

conduce al protagonista a la ruina it brings about the protagonist's downfall

tras la guerra, esta región quedó sumida en la ruina when the war ended this area was left in ruins o was devastated

los dejó en la ruina it ruined them

dejaron la economía en la ruina they left the economy in ruins

estar hecho una ruina ( fam); to be a wreck ( colloq)

2

(causa de perdición, desastre): el juego va a ser su ruina gambling will be the ruin of her

este hijo mío es una ruina this son of mine is ruining me

este coche es mi ruina this car is costing me a fortune o is going to bankrupt me ( colloq)

B (acción) collapse

la casa amenaza ruina the house is on the point of collapse

C ruinas fpl (de un edificio, una ciudad) ruins (pl)

en ruina in ruins

la casa estaba en ruinas the house was in ruins

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ruina sustantivo femenino
a) ( bancarrota) ruin;

◊ dejar a algn en la ruina to ruin sb;

estar en la ruina [ empresario] to be ruined;

[ país] to be in financial ruin;
◊ la compañía está en la ruina the company has collapsed

b) ( perdición) downfall;

◊ el juego fue su ruina gambling was his downfall

c) ( hundimiento) collapse;

◊ la casa amenaza ruina the house is on the point of collapse

d)

◊ ruinas sustantivo femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl);

en ruinas in ruins
ruina sustantivo femenino
1 ruin
amenazar ruina, to be about to fall down
2 (económica) ruin: la empresa está en la ruina, the company has collapsed o gone bankrupt
3 (de una persona) downfall, ruin: el juego fue su ruina, gambling was his downfall 4 estar hecho una ruina, to be a wreck
5 en ruinas, in ruins
' ruina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abocada
- abocado
- buscarse
- ser
- significar
- borde
- calle
English:
destruction
- ruin
- wreck
- write-off
- down
- make

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ruina nf

1. [quiebra] ruin;

su negocio es una ruina his business is swallowing up his money;

la caída de la Bolsa causó su ruina the collapse of the Stock Exchange ruined him;

dejar en o [m5] llevar a la ruina a alguien to ruin sb;

estar en la ruina to be ruined;

la epidemia ha supuesto la ruina de muchos ganaderos the epidemic has ruined many cattle farmers;

vamos a la ruina we are going to wrack and ruin

2. [destrucción] destruction;

el alcohol será su ruina drink will be the ruin o ruination of him

3.
ruinas [de una construcción] ruins;

un puente en ruinas a bridge in ruins;

amenazar ruina [edificio] to be about to collapse

4. [persona] wreck;

estar hecho una ruina to be a wreck

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ruina

f

1 ( quiebra) ruin;

amenazar ruina be on the point of collapse;

llevar a alguien a la ruina bankrupt s.o.;

estar en la ruina be in dire straits

2 persona

:

estar hecho una ruina be a wreck

3 de edificio

:

ruinas pl ruins

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ruina nf

1) : ruin, destruction

2) : downfall, collapse

3) ruinas nfpl

: ruins, remains

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ruina n (edificio) ruin

todas las casas están en ruinas all the houses are in ruins

estar en la ruina (persona) to be broke (empresa) to be bankrupt

Spanish-English dictionary > ruina
12 subida

f.

1 hill (cuesta).

2 ascent, climb.

3 increase, rise (aumento).

se espera una subida de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to rise

subida de precios price increase

subida de sueldo pay rise

4 pick-up, recovery in prices.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: subir.

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subida

► nombre femenino

1 (ascenso) ascent, climb

2 (pendiente) slope, hill

3 (automovilismo) hill climb

4 figurado (aumento - gen) increase; (- de temperatura) rise; (- de precios, salario) rise, increase

5 argot (drogas) high

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noun f.

1) rise

2) ascent, climb

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SF

1) (=ascensión) [de montaña, cuesta] ascent

dirigió la primera subida al Kilimanjaro — he led the first ascent on Kilimanjaro

es una subida difícil — it's a tough ascent o climb

una subida en globo — a balloon ascent

a la subida tuvimos que parar varias veces — we had to stop several times on the way up

2) (=pendiente) slope, hill

3) (=aumento) rise, increase

una subida de los precios — a price rise o increase

se espera una subida de las temperaturas — temperatures are expected to rise

subida salarial — pay rise, wage increase

4) * [de drogas] high *

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femenino

a) ( pendiente) rise, climb

b) ( a montaña) ascent, climb; ( al poder) rise

la subida fue muy dura — going up was very hard

c) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase

la fuerte subida del yen — the sharp rise in the value of the yen

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= climb, flow, rise, rise, upturn, climb up, raise, upward spiral, upswing, escalation, spiral, hike, ascent, mark-up [markup].

Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.

Ex. The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.

Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.

Ex. Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.

Ex. The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.

Ex. Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.

Ex. The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.

Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.

Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex. Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.

Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex. The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate.

Ex. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.

Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.

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* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.

* subida acusada = sharp rise.

* subida al poder = seizure of power.

* subida de las tasas = rate increase.

* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.

* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.

* subida de temperatura = heat gain.

* subida espectacular = steep rise.

* subida salarial = pay increase, salary increase, pay rise, salary rise, salary hike, raise.

* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.

* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.

* subida vertiginosa = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].

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femenino

a) ( pendiente) rise, climb

b) ( a montaña) ascent, climb; ( al poder) rise

la subida fue muy dura — going up was very hard

c) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase

la fuerte subida del yen — the sharp rise in the value of the yen

* * *

= climb, flow, rise, rise, upturn, climb up, raise, upward spiral, upswing, escalation, spiral, hike, ascent, mark-up [markup].

Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.

Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.

Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.

Ex: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.

Ex: Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.

Ex: The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.

Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.

Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex: Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.

Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex: The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate.

Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.

Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.

* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.

* subida acusada = sharp rise.

* subida al poder = seizure of power.

* subida de las tasas = rate increase.

* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.

* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.

* subida de temperatura = heat gain.

* subida espectacular = steep rise.

* subida salarial = pay increase, salary increase, pay rise, salary rise, salary hike, raise.

* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.

* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.

* subida vertiginosa = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].

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subida

feminine

A

1 (pendiente) rise, climb

ir de or ( AmL) en subida to go uphill

2 (a una montaña) ascent, climb; (al trono) ascent; (al poder) rise

la subida fue más dura que la bajada the ascent was harder than the descent o going up was harder than coming down

3 (de precios, salarios) rise, increase; (de temperatura) rise, increase

se registró una fuerte subida del yen there was a sharp rise in the value of the yen, the yen rose sharply o substantially

la subida del río supuso un peligro the river rose to a dangerous level

B ( Inf) upload

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subida sustantivo femenino
a) ( pendiente) rise, slope

b) ( a montaña) ascent, climb;

( al poder) rise
c) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase

subido,-a adj fam (intenso) un rojo subido, a deep red
♦ Locuciones: una conversación subida de tono, a risqué conversation
subida sustantivo femenino
1 (incremento de precios, temperatura, etc) rise, increase
2 (cuesta, pendiente) slope, hill
3 (a una montaña) ascent
' subida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ascenso
- negociar
- protesta
- protestar
- subido
- brusco
- crecida
- escalada
- trabajoso
English:
ascent
- climb
- demand
- escalation
- gazumping
- increase
- jump
- pay increase
- rise
- scramble
- way
- hike
- raise
- soar
- up

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subida nf

1. [cuesta] hill

2. [ascensión] ascent, climb;

el tenista australiano se impuso en sus subidas a la red the Australian player showed his superiority when he came to the net

3. [aumento] increase, rise;

se espera una subida de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to rise

Comp
subida de sueldo Br pay rise, US pay raise
4. Comp
RP Fam
una subida al carro an attempt to jump on the bandwagon

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subida

f rise, ascent;

subida de los precios rise in prices

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subida nf

1) : ascent, climb

2) : rise, increase

3) : slope, hill

ir de subida: to go uphill

* * *

subida n

1. (aumento) rise

una subida en el precio de los alimentos a rise in the price of food

2. (ascenso) ascent / climb

al ciclista se le hizo muy difícil la subida the cyclist found the ascent very difficult

3. (cuesta) hill / slope

esta subida es muy pronunciada this is a very steep hill

Spanish-English dictionary > subida
13 un amplio espectro de

= a broad band of, a broad spectrum of, a wide band of

Ex. Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the damaging of their children.

Ex. Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.

Ex. In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.

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= a broad band of, a broad spectrum of, a wide band of

Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the damaging of their children.

Ex: Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.

Ex: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.

Spanish-English dictionary > un amplio espectro de
14 útil

adj.

useful, profitable, helpful, effective.

m.

utensil, implement.

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útil

► adjetivo

1 useful

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FRASEOLOGÍA

día útil working day

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útil

► nombre masculino

1 (herramienta) tool, instrument

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

útiles de escritorio writing materials

útiles de labranza agricultural implements

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adj.

useful, helpful

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=de utilidad) useful; (=servible) usable, serviceable

es muy útil saber conducir — it is very useful to be able to drive

las plantas útiles para el hombre — plants which are useful to man

el coche es viejo pero todavía está útil — the car is old but it is still serviceable

es muy útil tenerlo aquí cerca — it's very handy having it close by here

¿en qué puedo serle útil? — can I help you?, what can I do for you?

2)

día útil — (=hábil) working day, weekday

3) (Mil)

útil para el servicio — [persona] fit for military service; [vehículo] operational

2.

pl útiles
SMPL tools, equipment sing
útiles de chimenea — fire irons

útiles escolares — LAm school equipment sing

útiles de labranza — agricultural implements

útiles de pesca — fishing tackle

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adjetivo useful

* * *

adjetivo useful

* * *

útil¹

¹ = tool, utensil.

Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.

Ex: Chinese bronze utensils have been unearthed that not only provide data on China's ancient metallurgy, but also have inscriptions that are archival in nature.

* útil de trabajo = tool.

* útiles de oficina = office supplies.

* útiles de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

útil²

² = helpful, useful, profitable, handy [handier -comp., handiest -sup.].

Ex: If concepts in the A/Z subject index entries were listed in the same citation order employed in the classification of these subjects the result would be much less helpful.

Ex: The subject approach is also useful for nonfiction, but has little value for fiction.

Ex: With this type of facility search strategy can be refined to give the most profitable output.

Ex: The volumes can be used as handy desk references.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* área útil = floor area.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* hacerse útil = come into + Posesivo + own.

* metros útiles = square footage.

* muy útil = highly valuable.

* poco útil = unhelpful.

* resultar útil = prove + fruitful, hold + Nombre + in good stead, stand + Nombre + in good stead.

* ser útil = hold + Nombre + in good stead, stand + Nombre + in good stead, come in + useful, come into + Posesivo + own.

* ser útil para = be of service to.

* vida útil = shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* * *

útil

adjective

useful

llévate el mapa, te puede ser útil take the map, you might find it useful o ( colloq) it might come in handy

tu consejo me fue muy útil your advice was very useful, I found your advice very helpful

* * *

útil adjetivo
useful
útil
I adjetivo
1 (práctico) useful
2 (laborable) día útil, working day
II m (de labranza, etc) tool
' útil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
devaneo
- ninguna
- ninguno
- servir
- valer
- sello
English:
good
- handy
- helpful
- practical
- serve
- serviceable
- specially
- try
- useful
- glad
- life
- pack
- skill
- stead
- use

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útil

♦ adj

useful;

hacer algo útil para la sociedad to do sth useful for society;

guardo todo lo que me es útil para mis investigaciones I keep everything that is useful for my investigations;

este hallazgo podría ser muy útil en el tratamiento del cáncer this discovery may be useful in the treatment of cancer;

es útil para cargar maletas it comes in handy for carrying suitcases;

50.000 metros cuadrados de superficie útil a usable area of 50,000 square metres;

todavía está útil it's still usable o serviceable

♦ nm
[herramienta] tool; [de labranza] implement;
útiles de cocina kitchen utensils;
Am
útiles escolares school writing materials;

útiles de pesca fishing tackle

* * *

útil

I adj useful;

día útil working day

II m tool;

útiles de pesca pl fishing tackle sg

* * *

útil adj

: useful, handy, helpful

* * *

útil adj useful

Spanish-English dictionary > útil
15 hallado

adj.

found.

Bien hallado very familiar, welcome, easy, contented

Mal hallado uneasy, not at ease, constrained

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: hallar.

* * *

hallado

► participio pasado

1→ link=hallar hallar

► adjetivo

1

■ bien hallado,-a at ease, in one's element

■ mal hallado,-a uneasy, uncomfortable

Spanish-English dictionary > hallado
16 bengala Very

• Very light

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > bengala Very
17 bengala Very

f.

Very light.

Spanish-English dictionary > bengala Very
18 mise en scene [misansén]

f

• režie

• uvedení na scénu

Diccionario español-checo > mise en scene [misansén]
19 gustar

v.

1 to be pleasing.

me gusta ir al cine I like going to the cinema

me gustan las novelas I like novels

así me gusta, has hecho un buen trabajo that's what I like to see, you've done a fine job

hazlo como más te guste do it whichever way you see fit, do it however you like

El buen vino gusta mucho Good wine is pleasing.

2 to taste, to try.

3 to like, to be fond of, to enjoy, to dig.

Me gusta el buen vino I like a good wine.

4 to like to, to enjoy, to love to, to go in for.

Nos gusta viajar We like to travel.

5 to be desirable, to be desired.

El cuadro caro gusta The expensive picture is desirable.

6 to like it.

Nos gusta We like it.

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gustar

► verbo transitivo

1 (agradar) to like

■ me gusta el vino I like wine

2 (probar) to taste, try

■ gusté una pizca para ver si estaba salado I tasted a little bit to see if it was too salty

► verbo intransitivo

1 (tener complacencia) to enjoy (de, -)

■ gusta del buen comer she enjoys good food

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cuando guste / cuando gustes formal whenever you want

¿gustas? formal would you like some?

¿Ud. gusta? formal would you like some?

* * *

verb

1) to like

2) be pleasing

* * *

1. VI

1) [con complemento personal]

a) [con sustantivo]

me gusta el té — I like tea

¿te gustó México? — did you like Mexico?

no me gusta mucho — I don't like it very much

le gustan mucho los niños — she loves children, she's very fond of children, she likes children a lot

¿te ha gustado la película? — did you enjoy the film?

el rojo es el que más me gusta — I like the red one best

eso es, así me gusta — that's right, that's the way I like it

• me gusta como canta — I like the way she sings

b) + infin

¿te gusta jugar a las cartas? — do you like playing cards?

no me gusta nada levantarme temprano — I hate getting up early, I don't like getting up early at all

no me gustaría nada estar en su lugar — I'd hate to be o I really wouldn't like to be in his place o shoes

le gusta mucho jugar al fútbol — he's a keen footballer, he likes playing o to play football

le gusta llegar con tiempo de sobra a una cita — she likes to get to her appointments with time to spare

c)

• gustar que + subjun —

no le gusta que lo llamen Pepe — he doesn't like being o to be called Pepe

le gusta que la cena esté en la mesa cuando llega a casa — he likes his supper to be on the table when he gets home

no me gustó que no invitaran a mi hija a la boda — I didn't like the fact that o I was annoyed that my daughter wasn't invited to the wedding

me gusta mucho que me den masajes — I love having massages

¿te gustaría que te llevara al cine? — would you like me to take you to the cinema?, would you like it if I took you to the cinema?

d) (=sentir atracción por)

a mi amiga le gusta Carlos — my friend fancies * o likes o is keen on Carlos

2) [sin complemento explícito]

es una película que siempre gusta — it's a film that never fails to please

la obra no gustó — the play was not a success

mi número ya no gusta — my act isn't popular any more

3) [en frases de cortesía]

¿gusta usted? — would you like some?, may I offer you some?

si usted gusta — if you please, if you don't mind

como usted guste — as you wish, as you please †

cuando gusten — [invitando a pasar] when you're ready

puede venir por aquí cuando guste — you can come here whenever you like o wish

4)

• gustar de algo — to like sth

vivía recluido y no gustaba de compañía — he was a recluse and did not like company

la novela ideal para quienes no gusten de obras largas — the ideal novel for people who don't like o enjoy long books

• gustar de hacer algo — to like to do sth

Josechu, como gustan de llamarlo en su familia — Josechu, as his family like to call him

una expresión que gustan de repetir los escritores del XVIII — an expression that 18th century writers like to use o are fond of using frequently

2. VT

1) (=probar) to taste, sample

después de gustar la buena vida — after tasting the good life

2) LAm

gusto un café — I'd like a coffee

¿gustaría un poco de vino? — would you like some wine?

si gustan pasar a la sala de espera — would you like to go through to the waiting room?

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te gustó el libro? — did you like o enjoy the book?

me gusta su compañía — I enjoy her company

no me/te/nos gustan los helados — I/you/we don't like ice cream

le gusta mucho la música — he likes music very much

así me gusta! — that's what I like to see (o hear etc)!

creo que a Juan le gusta María — I think Juan likes María

hazlo como te guste — do it however you like

es el que más me gusta — he's/it's the one I like best

b)

gustarle a alguien + inf: le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE); le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq); me gusta mucho jugar al tenis I love playing o to play tennis; nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch; ¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? — would you like to visit the castle?

c)

gustarle a alguien que + subj: no le gusta que le toquen sus papeles he doesn't like people touching o to touch his papers; me gustaría que vinieras temprano — I'd like you to come early

2)

a) ( en frases de cortesía) to wish (frml)

puede llamar o escribir, como guste — you may call or write, as you wish

cuando usted guste — whenever it is convenient for you

¿usted gusta? están muy buenas — would you like some? they're very nice

b)

gustar de algo — to like something

no gusta de bromas — he doesn't like jokes

c)

gustar de + inf — to like to + inf (AmE), to like -ing (BrE)

gusta de jugar a las cartas — he likes to play o he likes playing cards
2.
gustar vt

a) (liter) ( saborear) to taste

gustaron las mieles del triunfo — they tasted the sweet taste of victory (liter)

b) (AmL) ( querer) to like

¿gustan tomar algo? — would you like something to drink?

* * *

= appreciate, be fond of, like, wish, love, please, have + a liking for, be keen on, be into, strike + Posesivo + fancy, fancy, get + a buzz from, take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

Ex. Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.

Ex. MARIAN EVANS, who wrote as GEORGE ELIOT, was at times fond of identifying herself as MRS. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, and eventually actually became MRS. JOHN WALTER CROSS.

Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex. Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve.

Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.

Ex. By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.

Ex. I have a liking for novels which use techniques for disturbing the usual steady flow of sequential narrative with perhaps a flashback or two.

Ex. Librarians were most keen on the self-help aspects of community information.

Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.

Ex. Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.

Ex. He was popular because he was good at sport and talked a lot about girls he fancied.

Ex. How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.

Ex. He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.

Ex. She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.

Ex. He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.

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* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* ciertamente me gustaría = I sure wish.

* dejar de gustar = go off.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* gustar la ceremonia = stand on + ceremony.

* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* gustar las faldas = be a bit of a lad.

* gustarle a uno algo = be amused by, be amused by.

* gustar los formalismos = stand on + ceremony.

* gustar muchísimo = love + Nombre + to bits.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* gustar una hartá = love + Nombre + to bits.

* gustar + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* me gustaría = I shoud like.

* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.

* no gustar = have + a dislike for, dislike, be uncomfortable + Gerundio, be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio.

* nos gusten o no = like them or not.

* nos guste o no = like it or not.

* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.

* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te gustó el libro? — did you like o enjoy the book?

me gusta su compañía — I enjoy her company

no me/te/nos gustan los helados — I/you/we don't like ice cream

le gusta mucho la música — he likes music very much

así me gusta! — that's what I like to see (o hear etc)!

creo que a Juan le gusta María — I think Juan likes María

hazlo como te guste — do it however you like

es el que más me gusta — he's/it's the one I like best

b)

gustarle a alguien + inf: le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE); le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq); me gusta mucho jugar al tenis I love playing o to play tennis; nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch; ¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? — would you like to visit the castle?

c)

gustarle a alguien que + subj: no le gusta que le toquen sus papeles he doesn't like people touching o to touch his papers; me gustaría que vinieras temprano — I'd like you to come early

2)

a) ( en frases de cortesía) to wish (frml)

puede llamar o escribir, como guste — you may call or write, as you wish

cuando usted guste — whenever it is convenient for you

¿usted gusta? están muy buenas — would you like some? they're very nice

b)

gustar de algo — to like something

no gusta de bromas — he doesn't like jokes

c)

gustar de + inf — to like to + inf (AmE), to like -ing (BrE)

gusta de jugar a las cartas — he likes to play o he likes playing cards
2.
gustar vt

a) (liter) ( saborear) to taste

gustaron las mieles del triunfo — they tasted the sweet taste of victory (liter)

b) (AmL) ( querer) to like

¿gustan tomar algo? — would you like something to drink?

* * *

= appreciate, be fond of, like, wish, love, please, have + a liking for, be keen on, be into, strike + Posesivo + fancy, fancy, get + a buzz from, take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

Ex: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.

Ex: MARIAN EVANS, who wrote as GEORGE ELIOT, was at times fond of identifying herself as MRS. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, and eventually actually became MRS. JOHN WALTER CROSS.

Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex: Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve.

Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.

Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.

Ex: I have a liking for novels which use techniques for disturbing the usual steady flow of sequential narrative with perhaps a flashback or two.

Ex: Librarians were most keen on the self-help aspects of community information.

Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.

Ex: Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.

Ex: He was popular because he was good at sport and talked a lot about girls he fancied.

Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.

Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.

Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.

Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* ciertamente me gustaría = I sure wish.

* dejar de gustar = go off.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* gustar la ceremonia = stand on + ceremony.

* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* gustar las faldas = be a bit of a lad.

* gustarle a uno algo = be amused by, be amused by.

* gustar los formalismos = stand on + ceremony.

* gustar muchísimo = love + Nombre + to bits.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* gustar una hartá = love + Nombre + to bits.

* gustar + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* me gustaría = I shoud like.

* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.

* no gustar = have + a dislike for, dislike, be uncomfortable + Gerundio, be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio.

* nos gusten o no = like them or not.

* nos guste o no = like it or not.

* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.

* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.

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gustar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (+ me/te/le etc):

¿te gustó el libro? did you like o enjoy the book?

me gusta su compañía I enjoy her company, I like being with her

no me/te/nos gustan los helados I/you/we don't like ice cream

le gusta mucho la música he's very fond of music, he likes music very much

¡así me gusta! that's what I like to see ( o hear etc)!, that's the spirit!

creo que a Juan le gusta María I think Juan likes María, I think Juan fancies o is keen on María ( BrE colloq)

me gusta como sonríe I like the way she smiles

hazlo como te guste do it however you like

un cantante que gusta mucho a very popular singer

éste es el que más me gusta this is the one I like best

2 gustarle a algn + INF:

le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar ( AmE), she likes playing the guitar ( BrE)

le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling o ( BrE) keen on travelling ( colloq)

me gusta mucho jugar al tenis I'm a keen tennis player, I love playing o to play tennis

nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch

¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? would you like to visit the castle?

3 gustarle a algn QUE + SUBJ:

no le gusta que le toquen sus papeles he doesn't like people touching o to touch his papers

no me gusta que salgas con ellos I don't like you going out o to go out with them

me gustaría que vinieras temprano I'd like you to come early, I'd like for you to come early ( AmE)

B «persona»

1 (en frases de cortesía) to wish ( frml)

puede llamar o escribir, como guste you may call or write, as you wish o whichever you prefer

pásese por nuestras oficinas cuando usted guste please call at our offices when convenient

para lo que usted guste mandar ( ant); at your service ( frml)

¿gusta? están muy buenas would you like some? they're very nice

2 gustar DE algo to like sth

es muy serio, no gusta de bromas he is very serious, he doesn't like jokes

no gusta de alabanzas she doesn't like to be praised, she doesn't like o enjoy being praised

gusta de la chica de pelo largo ( RPl); he likes the girl with long hair, he is keen on the girl with long hair ( BrE colloq)

gustar DE + INF to like to + INF ( AmE), to like -ING ( BrE)

gusta de jugar a las cartas he likes to play o he likes playing cards

■ gustar

vt

1 ( liter) (saborear) to taste

gustaron las mieles del triunfo they tasted the fruits of victory ( liter)

2 ( AmL) (querer) to like

¿gustan tomar algo? would you like something to drink?

si gustan pasar a la mesa would you like to go through to eat?

* * *

gustar ( conjugate gustar) verbo intransitivo
1 (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ¿te gustó el libro? did you like o enjoy the book?;

me gusta su compañía I enjoy her company;
los helados no me/te/nos gustan I/you/we don't like ice cream;
le gusta mucho la música he likes music very much;
a Juan le gusta María Juan likes María;
le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE);
le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq);
nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch;
¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? would you like to visit the castle?;
me gustaría que vinieras temprano I'd like you to come early
2 ( en frases de cortesía) to wish (frml);
◊ como guste as you wish;

cuando usted guste whenever it is convenient for you
verbo transitivo (AmL) ( querer) to like;
◊ ¿gustan tomar algo? would you like something to drink?

gustar
I verbo intransitivo 1 me gusta el pan, I like bread
me gustaba su compañía, I used to like his company
(con infinitivo) me gusta escribir, I like to write o I like writing
me gustaría ir, I would like to go ➣ Ver nota abajo
2 frml cortesía: cuando gustes, whenever you like
¿gustas?, would you like some?
3 frml (sentir agrado o afición) gustar de, to enjoy: gusta de salir a pasear por las mañanas, he likes to have a walk in the morning
II vtr (degustar, probar) to taste
Gustar se traduce por to like: Me gusta esta música. I like this music. Sin embargo, recuerda que en español el sujeto del verbo gustar es lo que nos gusta (esta música), mientras que en inglés el sujeto del verbo to like es I.
Si quieres añadir un verbo como complemento del verbo to like (me gusta nadar), debes emplear el gerundio, que siempre sugiere algo placentero: I like swimming. Pero si más que gustarte simplemente te parece una buena idea o lo haces por tu propio bien puedes usar el infinitivo: I like to go to the dentist twice a year. Me gusta ir al dentista dos veces al año. Sería muy difícil que alguien dijera I like going to the dentist, porque significaría que disfruta haciéndolo.
En el modo condicional ( I would like) sólo se puede usar el infinitivo: I would like to go out tonight. Me gustaría salir esta noche.

' gustar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adorar
- apetecer
- chiflar
- encantar
- enloquecer
- entusiasmar
- privar
- satisfacer
- tirar
- atraer
- latir
- tincar
English:
care for
- like
- thrive
- grow
- turn

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gustar

♦ vi

1. [agradar]
me gusta esa chica I like that girl;

me/te/le gustan las novelas I like/you like/she likes novels;

las fresas me gustan con locura I'm mad about strawberries, I adore strawberries;

¿te gustó la película? did you like o enjoy the movie o Br film?;

no me gustó nada I didn't like it at all;

no me gusta la playa I don't like the seaside;

me gusta ir al cine I like going to the cinema;

me gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properly;

me hubiera gustado ser famoso como él I would have liked to be famous, like him;

me gusta como juega I like the way he plays;

sus declaraciones no gustaron a los dirigentes del partido her comments didn't go down too well with the party leaders;

el tipo de película que gusta al público the sort of film that the audience likes;

la comedia no gustó the comedy didn't go down well;

no nos gusta que pongas la música tan fuerte we don't like you playing your music so loud;

así me gusta, has hecho un buen trabajo that's what I like to see, you've done a fine job;

hazlo como más te guste do it whichever way you see fit, do it however you like

2. [atraer]
me gustas mucho I like you a lot, I really like you;

Andrés y Lidia se gustan Andrés and Lidia fancy each other o are pretty keen on each other

3. [en fórmulas de cortesía]
como/cuando guste as/whenever you wish;

para lo que usted guste mandar at your service;

¿gustas? [¿quieres?] would you like some?

4. Formal
gustar de hacer algo to like o enjoy doing sth;

gusta de pasear por las mañanas she likes o enjoys going for a walk in the mornings;

no gusta de bromas durante el horario laboral he doesn't like people joking around during working hours;

gusta de recordar sus tiempos de embajador he likes to reminisce about his time as ambassador

♦ vt

1. [saborear, probar] to taste, to try;

gustó el vino y dio su aprobación she tasted o tried the wine and said it was fine

2. Am Formal [querer]
¿gusta sentarse? would you like to sit down?

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gustar

v/i

:

me gusta viajar, fml

me gusta de viajar I like to travel, I like o enjoy traveling;

¿te gusta el ajo? do you like garlic?;

no me gusta I don’t like it;

me gusta Ana I like Ana, Br tb I fancy Ana fam ;

me gustaría … I would like …;

cuando guste whenever you like;

¿Vd. gusta? would you like some?

II v/t taste

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gustar vt

1) : to taste

2) : to like

¿gustan pasar?: would you like to come in?

gustar vi

1) : to be pleasing

me gustan los dulces: I like sweets

a María le gusta Carlos: Maria is attracted to Carlos

no me gusta que me griten: I don't like to be yelled at

2)

gustar de : to like, to enjoy

no gusta de chismes: she doesn't like gossip

3)

como guste : as you wish, as you like

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gustar vb

1. (en general) to like

esta música me gusta I like this music

a Susana le gusta leer Susana likes reading

¿te gustó la película? sí, me gustó mucho did you like the film? yes, I liked it a lot

me gustaría ir a Irlanda I'd like to go to Ireland

2. (persona) to like / to fancy [pt. & pp. fancied]

me gustas I like you

a Juana le gusta Carlos Juana fancies Carlos

gustar más to prefer

¿cuál te gusta más? which one do you prefer?

me gusta más el otro I prefer the other one

Spanish-English dictionary > gustar
20 ser

m.

1 being (ente).

ser humano human being

los seres vivos living things

2 ens.

v.

1 to be (to be in some place or situation, to originate in, to belong to, to pertain, to exist really).

fue aquí it was here

lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision

ser de to be made of; (estar hecho de) to be from; (provenir de) to belong to; (ser propiedad de) to be a member of (formar parte de)

¿de dónde eres? where are you from?

los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's

es alto/gracioso he is tall/funny

es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult

es un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the owner

Yo soy buena I am good.

2 to be (to be worth, quantity).

¿cuánto es? how much is it?

son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos

¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?

mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July

¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?

son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm)

3 to be (joined to nouns which signify employment or occupation).

soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress

son estudiantes they're students

4 to be (to happen, to occur, to fall out).

es muy tarde it's rather late

era de noche/de día it was night/day

5 to be (auxiliary verb, by which the passive is formed).

fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness

6 to exist, to live.

7 to be for.

Me es muy fácil aprender español It is very easy for me to learn Spanish.

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SER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son.

Imperfect Subjunctive

era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran.

Past Indicative

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Future Indicative

seré, serás, será, seremos, seréis, serán.

Conditional

sería, serías, sería, seríamos, seríais, serían.

Present Subjunctive

sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean.

Imperfect Subjunctive

fuera, fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fuerais, fueran;

fuese, fueses, fuese, fuésemos, fueseis, fuesen.

Future Subjunctive

fuere, fueres, fuere, fuéremos, fuereis, fueren.

Imperative

sé (tú), sea (él/Vd.), seamos (nos.), sed (vos.), sean (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

sido.

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SER

► abreviatura

1 RADIO ( Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) Spanish private broadcasting company

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1. verb
to be

- ser de
2. noun m.
being

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SF ABR Esp
= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión radio network
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I 1.
cópula

1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be

[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

es bajo — he's short

es muy callada — she's very quiet

mi padre es calvo — my father's bald

es sorda de nacimiento — she was born deaf

es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

2) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

es madre de dos niños — she's a mother of two

ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

el que fuera presidente — the former president

años más tarde sería mi asistente — years later she would become my assistant

por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one

ya no soy lo que era — I'm not what I used to be

4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

esos zapatos son de plástico — those shoes are (made of) plastic

soy de Córdoba — I'm from Cordoba

es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here

ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

5) (hipótesis, futuro)

será un error — it must be a mistake

¿será cierto? — can it be true?

pero será animal! — he must be a complete idiot
2.
ser vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

2)

a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

la fiesta va a ser en su casa — the party is going to be (held) at her house

¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

b) ( en preguntas)

ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

3) ( sumar)

¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight

somos diez en total — there are ten of us altogether

4) (causar, significar) to be

aquello fue su ruina — that was his downfall

5) ( resultar)

me va a ser imposible venir — I'm not going to be able to come

me fue muy difícil entenderlo — I found it very difficult to understand

6) ( consistir en) to be

lo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part

7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

ser para algo — to be for something

este agua es para beber — this water is for drinking

este traje no es para usarlo mucho — this suit is not for frequent wear

Sentido II

8) ( usado para enfatizar)

así es como queda mejor — like that it looks best

fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

era él el que quería — he was the one who wanted to

fueron los bancos los que se beneficiaron — it was the banks that benefited

fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

9)

es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

10)

lo que es... — (fam)

lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

11) (en locs)

a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

Sentido III

12) ( en el tiempo) to be

¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

es miércoles — it's Wednesday

serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
3.
ser v impers to be

era primavera — it was spring(time)

es demasiado tarde para llamar — it's too late to phone
4.
ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)

ser + pp — to be + pp

fue construido en 1900 — it was built in 1900
II
masculino

1)

a) ( ente) being

seres sobrenaturales — supernatural beings

b) (individuo, persona)

un ser querido — a loved one

un ser muy especial — a very special person

- ser humano/vivo

2)

a) ( naturaleza)

desde lo más profundo de mi ser — from the bottom of my heart

b) ( carácter esencial) essence

3) (Fil) being

la mujer que te dio el ser — the woman who brought you into this world

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I 1.
cópula

1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be

[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

es bajo — he's short

es muy callada — she's very quiet

mi padre es calvo — my father's bald

es sorda de nacimiento — she was born deaf

es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

2) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

es madre de dos niños — she's a mother of two

ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

el que fuera presidente — the former president

años más tarde sería mi asistente — years later she would become my assistant

por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one

ya no soy lo que era — I'm not what I used to be

4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

esos zapatos son de plástico — those shoes are (made of) plastic

soy de Córdoba — I'm from Cordoba

es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here

ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

5) (hipótesis, futuro)

será un error — it must be a mistake

¿será cierto? — can it be true?

pero será animal! — he must be a complete idiot
2.
ser vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

2)

a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

la fiesta va a ser en su casa — the party is going to be (held) at her house

¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

b) ( en preguntas)

ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

3) ( sumar)

¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight

somos diez en total — there are ten of us altogether

4) (causar, significar) to be

aquello fue su ruina — that was his downfall

5) ( resultar)

me va a ser imposible venir — I'm not going to be able to come

me fue muy difícil entenderlo — I found it very difficult to understand

6) ( consistir en) to be

lo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part

7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

ser para algo — to be for something

este agua es para beber — this water is for drinking

este traje no es para usarlo mucho — this suit is not for frequent wear

Sentido II

8) ( usado para enfatizar)

así es como queda mejor — like that it looks best

fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

era él el que quería — he was the one who wanted to

fueron los bancos los que se beneficiaron — it was the banks that benefited

fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

9)

es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

10)

lo que es... — (fam)

lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

11) (en locs)

a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

Sentido III

12) ( en el tiempo) to be

¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

es miércoles — it's Wednesday

serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
3.
ser v impers to be

era primavera — it was spring(time)

es demasiado tarde para llamar — it's too late to phone
4.
ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)

ser + pp — to be + pp

fue construido en 1900 — it was built in 1900
II
masculino

1)

a) ( ente) being

seres sobrenaturales — supernatural beings

b) (individuo, persona)

un ser querido — a loved one

un ser muy especial — a very special person

- ser humano/vivo

2)

a) ( naturaleza)

desde lo más profundo de mi ser — from the bottom of my heart

b) ( carácter esencial) essence

3) (Fil) being

la mujer que te dio el ser — the woman who brought you into this world

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ser¹

¹ = being, creature.

Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.

Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.

* abducción por seres extraterrestres = alien abduction.

* alimentación del ser humano = human nutrition.

* llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.

* nutrición del ser humano = human nutrition.

* ser consecuente con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.

* ser extraterrestre = alien creature.

* ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.

* ser humano = human being, human, human person.

* ser inteligente = intelligent being.

* ser pensante = sentient being.

* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.

* ser supremo = supreme being.

* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.

* ser vivo = living being, sentient being.

* todo ser humano = every living soul.

* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

* trata de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

ser²

² = be, take + the form of, stand as.

Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.

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.

* anhelar ser = ache to be.

* a no ser que = unless.

* así es = that's how it is.

* así sea = amen.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.

* clonación del ser humano = human cloning.

* como es el caso de = as it is with.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.

* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.

* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* demostrar ser = prove + to be.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* dinero + ser para = money + go towards.

* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

* el ser barato = cheapness.

* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* es = it's [it is].

* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.

* es de deducir que = it follows that.

* es de destacar que = significantly.

* es de esperar = hopefully.

* es de esperar que = all being well.

* es de resaltar que = significantly.

* es de suponer que = presumably.

* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* es evidente = clearly.

* es importante destacar = importantly.

* es inevitable que = inevitably.

* es interesante que = interestingly.

* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* es más = more important, moreover.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.

* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.

* es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.

* es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.

* es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.

* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.

* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.

* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.

* la razón de ser = the reason for being.

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* llegar a ser = become, develop into.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* lo que es aun peor = worse still.

* lo que es peor = what's worse.

* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que + ser = what + be like.

* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.

* no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.

* no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.

* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.

* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.

* no ser cobarde = be no chicken.

* no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.

* no ser deseable = be undesirable.

* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.

* no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.

* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.

* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.

* no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no ser sino = be nothing but.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.

* no ser verdad = be untrue.

* no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.

* no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* para ser franco = in all honesty.

* para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.

* posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.

* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.

* puede muy bien ser = could well be.

* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.

* que fue = one-time.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.

* ser reconocido = gain + recognition.

* resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.

* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.

* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.

* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).

* sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.

* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.

* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.

* sentido del ser humano = human sense.

* ser accesible a través de = be available through.

* ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.

* ser acertado = be spot on.

* ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.

* ser acorde con = be commensurate with.

* ser acuciante = be acute.

* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.

* ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.

* ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.

* ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.

* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* ser aficionado a = be fond of.

* ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.

* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.

* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.

* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.

* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.

* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.

* ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.

* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.

* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.

* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.

* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.

* ser algo por ver = be an open question.

* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.

* ser amado = loved-one.

* ser amigo de = be buddies with.

* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.

* ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.

* ser apropiado = be right.

* ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.

* ser arrestado = be under arrest.

* ser asequible = be available, become + available.

* ser asequible a = be amenable to.

* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.

* ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.

* ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.

* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.

* ser atribuible a = be attributable to.

* ser aun más = be all the more.

* ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.

* ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.

* ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.

* ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.

* ser capaz de = be capable of.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* ser característico de = be emblematic of.

* ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.

* ser caro = be steep.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* ser chulo = be cool.

* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.

* ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.

* ser coherente = cohere.

* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser como mínimo = be no less than.

* ser como una esfera = wrap around.

* ser como un círculo = wrap around.

* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.

* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.

* ser complementarios = be integral one to another.

* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.

* ser completo = be all inclusive.

* ser común = be the case (with).

* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.

* ser confuso = be deceiving.

* ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.

* ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.

* ser consciente = sentient being.

* ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].

* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.

* ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.

* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.

* ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.

* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.

* ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.

* ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.

* ser cortés con = be civil towards.

* ser costumbre = be customary.

* ser creativo = be inventive.

* ser creíble = invoke + belief.

* ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.

* ser crucial (para) = be central (to).

* ser cuestión de = come down to.

* ser culpable = be to blame.

* ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).

* ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.

* ser de = be a native of.

* ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.

* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.

* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.

* ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.

* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.

* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.

* ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.

* ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.

* ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.

* ser de dominio público = be public domain.

* ser deficiente = be wanting.

* ser definitivo = be final.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.

* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.

* ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).

* ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.

* ser de la izquierda = be of the left.

* ser de la noche = night creature.

* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.

* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.

* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.

* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.

* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.

* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.

* ser demasiado común = be all too common.

* ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.

* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.

* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser de número limitado = be limited in number.

* ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.

* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.

* ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.

* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* ser desconocido para = be alien to.

* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.

* ser desoído = be unheeded.

* ser despiadado = play + hardball.

* ser detenido = be under arrest.

* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.

* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).

* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.

* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.

* ser de utilidad = be of use.

* ser de utilidad a = be of service to.

* ser diestro en = be skilled at.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser digno de = merit.

* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.

* ser diplomático = say + the right thing.

* ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.

* ser dogmático = be dogmatic.

* ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.

* ser dudoso = be doubtful.

* ser duro = play + hardball.

* ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.

* ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.

* ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.

* ser el asunto = be the point.

* ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.

* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

* ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.

* ser el capitán = skipper, captain.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.

* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.

* ser elegido = get in.

* ser elevado = be steep.

* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.

* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).

* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* ser el límite = be the limit.

* ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.

* ser el máximo = be the limit.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.

* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.

* ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.

* ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.

* ser el origen de = provide + the material for.

* ser el paraje natural de = be home to.

* ser el preludio = usher in.

* ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.

* ser el primero en = lead + the way in.

* ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.

* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.

* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.

* ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.

* ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.

* ser el último grito = be all the rage.

* ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.

* ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.

* ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.

* ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* ser enviado a = have + the lead to.

* ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.

* ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.

* ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.

* ser esclavo de = be slave to.

* ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.

* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.

* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.

* ser experto en = be skilled at.

* ser expulsado de = be dropped from.

* ser extraño para = be alien to.

* ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* ser fácil = be easy.

* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.

* ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.

* ser factible de = be amenable to.

* ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.

* ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.

* ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.

* ser favorable = be a plus.

* ser ficticio = be fiction.

* ser fiel a = cleave to.

* ser fructífero = come to + fruition.

* ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.

* ser grosero con = be abusive of.

* ser hábil para = be adroit at.

* ser habitual = be customary.

* ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.

* ser hipertenso = be hyper.

* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.

* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.

* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).

* ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser idóneo para = be suited to.

* ser ignorado = be unheeded.

* ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.

* ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.

* ser ilegal = be against the law.

* ser ilimitado = be boundless.

* ser implacable = play + hardball.

* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.

* ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.

* ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.

* ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).

* ser imposible = be dead meat.

* ser imprescindible = be a must.

* ser improcedente = be out of order.

* ser imprudente = be reckless.

* ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.

* ser incapaz de = be unable to.

* ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.

* ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).

* ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.

* ser increíble = beggar + belief.

* ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.

* ser indescriptible = beggar + description.

* ser indispensable = be a must.

* ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.

* ser infundado = be unfounded.

* ser inherente a = inhere in.

* ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.

* ser inminente = be on the cards.

* ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.

* ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.

* ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.

* ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.

* ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.

* ser insignificante de = be slight in.

* ser inteligente = be talented.

* ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).

* ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.

* ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser interminable = there + be + no end to.

* ser intransigente = play + hardball.

* ser inútil = fire + blanks.

* ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.

* ser justo = play + fair.

* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.

* ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.

* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser justo que = there + be + justice in.

* ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ser la abreviatura de = be short for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* ser la ciudad de = be home to.

* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.

* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.

* ser la costumbre = be customary.

* ser la cuestión = be the point.

* ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.

* ser la culpa de = be the fault of.

* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.

* ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.

* ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.

* ser la excepción = be the exception.

* ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.

* ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.

* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.

* ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.

* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.

* ser la intención = be the intention.

* ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.

* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.

* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.

* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.

* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.

* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.

* ser lamentable = be a pity.

* ser la minoría = be in the minority.

* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.

* ser la novedad = be on the scene.

* ser la obra de = be the work of.

* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.

* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.

* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.

* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.

* ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.

* ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.

* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.

* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.

* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.

* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.

* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.

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

* ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.

* ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.

* ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.

* serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.

* ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.

* ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.

* ser maravilloso = sound + great.

* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ser más interno = inner being.

* ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.

* ser mayor = be older.

* ser mejor en = be better at.

* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.

* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* ser menor = be less.

* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.

* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

* ser molesto = be disturbing.

* ser moroso = be in default.

* ser motivador = be motivating.

* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.

* ser muy alto = be metres high.

* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.

* ser muy antiguo = go ba

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SER

/ser/

feminine

= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión

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ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;

es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ siempre le he sido fiel I've always been faithful to her;

ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ el mayor es casado the oldest is married;

es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
◊ soy abogada I'm a lawyer;

ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
◊ esos zapatos son de plástico those shoes are (made of) plastic;

soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
◊ será un error it must be a mistake;

¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …

2
a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):

◊ la fiesta va a ser en su casa the party is going to be (held) at her house;

¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?
b) ( en preguntas):

◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;

¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):
◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;

son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) ser para algo to be for sth;
◊ este agua es para beber this water is for drinking

( en locs)
◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;

¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;
◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;

serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
ser v impers to be;
◊ era primavera it was spring(time)

ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( ente) being;

◊ ser humano/vivo human/living being

b) (individuo, persona):

◊ un ser querido a loved one

2 ( naturaleza):
◊ desde lo más profundo de mi ser from the bottom of my heart

ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' ser' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acceder
- además
- aficionada
- aficionado
- alardear
- alcanzar
- alimentar
- alta
- alto
- ambicionar
- antigüedad
- aparición
- arma
- atinar
- atorarse
- aúpa
- babear
- básica
- básico
- bendición
- caber
- cacho
- cada
- cafetera
- cafetero
- calco
- callo
- canela
- cansada
- cansado
- cantar
- capaz
- capirote
- carácter
- cardo
- carne
- carné
- caso
- cero
- colarse
- comida
- comidilla
- comido
- conmigo
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- contagiarse
- contemplar
- contienda
English:
accountable
- addicted
- adjust
- allow
- allowance
- ambition
- amount to
- anathema
- anomaly
- arduous
- around
- aspire
- aware
- bad
- be
- beating
- being
- belong
- betray
- big
- bill
- bind over
- bird
- booby trap
- boring
- bounce
- can
- carry
- catch up
- cerebral
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- charm
- chip
- claim
- come into
- come under
- connoisseur
- court
- degree
- deserve
- destroy
- differ
- do
- dodger
- doubly
- due
- ear
- easy
- edit

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ser The auxiliary verb ser is used with the past participle of a verb to form the passive (e.g. la película fue criticada the movie was criticized).

♦ v aux
[para formar la voz pasiva] to be;
fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness;

la propuesta es debatida o [m5] está siendo debatida en el parlamento the proposal is being debated in parliament

♦ v copulativo

1. [con adjetivos, sustantivos, pronombres] [indica cualidad, identidad, condición] to be;

es alto/gracioso he's tall/funny;

soy chileno/chiapaneco I'm Chilean/from Chiapas;

es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult;

sé discreta/paciente be discreet/patient;

es un amigo/el dueño he's a friend/the owner;

son unos amigos míos they're friends of mine;

es el cartero/tu madre it's the postman o US mailman/your mother;

soy yo, ábreme open up, it's me;

soy Víctor [al teléfono] it's Víctor;

la casa es aquella de ahí the house is that one over there;

es un tipo muy simpático he's a very nice guy;

¿es eso verdad? is that true?;

eso no es cierto that isn't true;

es obvio que le gustas it's obvious that he likes you;

no es necesario ir it isn't necessary to go;

es posible que llueva it may rain;

no está mal para ser de segunda mano it's not bad considering it's second-hand;

no pierde sus derechos por ser inmigrante just because he's an immigrant doesn't mean he doesn't have any rights;

te lo dejo en la mitad por ser tú seeing as o because it's you, I'll let you have it half-price;

por ser usted, señora, 15 euros to you, madam, 15 euros;

que seas muy feliz I wish you every happiness, I hope you'll be very happy;

¡será imbécil el tipo! the guy must be stupid!;

este restaurante ya no es lo que era this restaurant isn't as good as it used to be o isn't what it used to be;
RP Fam
ser loco por algo to be wild about sth

2. [con sustantivos, adjetivos] [indica empleo, dedicación, estado civil, religión] to be;

soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress;

son estudiantes they're students;

para ser juez hay que trabajar mucho you have to work very hard to be o become a judge;

es padre de tres hijos he's a father of three;

es soltero/casado/divorciado he's single/married/divorced;

era viuda she was a widow;

son budistas/protestantes they are Buddhists/Protestants;

el que fuera gobernador del estado the former governor of the state;

Comp
Am Fam
¿tú eres o te haces? are you stupid or what?;

Comp
RP Fam
¿vos sos o te hacés? are you stupid or what?

3. [con "de"] [indica material, origen, propiedad]
ser de [estar hecho de] to be made of;
[provenir de] to be from; [pertenecer a] to belong to;
un juguete que es todo de madera a completely wooden toy, a toy made completely of wood;

¿de dónde eres? where are you from?;

estas pilas son de una linterna these batteries are from a torch;

¿es de usted este abrigo? is this coat yours?, does this coat belong to you?;

los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's;

portarse así es de cobardes only cowards behave like that, it's cowardly to behave like that

4. [con "de"] [indica pertenencia a grupo]
ser de [club, asociación, partido] to be a member of;

¿de qué equipo eres? [aficionado] which team o who do you support?;

soy del Barcelona I support Barcelona;

ser de los que… to be one of those people who…;

ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike;

no es de las que se asustan por cualquier cosa she's not one to get scared easily

♦ vi

1. [ocurrir, tener lugar] to be;

fue aquí it was here;

¿cuándo es la boda? when's the wedding?;

la final era ayer the final was yesterday;

¿cómo fue lo de tu accidente? how did your accident happen?;

¿qué fue de aquel amigo tuyo? what happened to that friend of yours?;

¿qué es de Pablo? how's Pablo (getting on)?

2. [constituir, consistir en] to be;

fue un acierto que nos quedáramos en casa we were right to stay at home;

lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision;

su ambición era dar la vuelta al mundo her ambition was to travel round the world;

tratar así de mal a la gente es buscarse problemas treating people so badly is asking for trouble

3. [con fechas, horas] to be;

¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?;

hoy es jueves today's Thursday, it's Thursday today;

¿qué (fecha) es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;

mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July;

¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?;

son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm);

serán o [m5] deben de ser las tres it must be three (o'clock)

4. [con precios] to be;

¿cuánto es? how much is it?;

son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos;

¿a cómo son esos tomates? how much are those tomatoes?

5. [con cifras, en operaciones] to be;

ellos eran unos 500 there were about 500 of them;

11 por 100 son 1.100 11 times 100 is 1,100

6. [servir, ser adecuado]
ser para to be for;

este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows;

este libro es para niños this book is for children;

la ciudad no es para mí the city isn't for me

7. [con "de" más infinitivo] [indica necesidad, posibilidad]
es de desear que… it is to be hoped that…;

era de esperar que pasara algo así it was to be expected that something like that would happen;

es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up;

es de temer cuando se enoja she's really scary when she gets angry

8. [para recalcar, poner énfasis]
ése es el que me lo contó he's the one who told me;

lo que es a mí, no me llamaron they certainly didn't call me, they didn't call me, anyway;

¿es que ya no te acuerdas? don't you remember any more, then?, you mean you don't remember any more?

9. [indica excusa, motivo]
es que no me hacen caso but o the thing is they don't listen to me;

es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill, I didn't come because I was ill, you see;

¿cómo es que no te han avisado? how come they didn't tell you?

10. Literario [existir]
Platón, uno de los grandes sabios que en el mundo han sido Plato, one of the wisest men ever to walk this earth

11. [en frases]
a no ser que venga unless she comes;

tengo que conseguirlo (sea) como sea I have to get it one way or another;

hay que evitar (sea) como sea que se entere we have to prevent her from finding out at all costs o no matter what;

hazlo cuando sea do it whenever;

de no ser/haber sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;

de no ser por él no estaríamos vivos if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive;

de no ser así otherwise;

de ser así if that should happen;

déjalo donde sea leave it anywhere o wherever;

érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time;

dile lo que sea, da igual tell her anything o whatever, it doesn't make any difference;

haré lo que sea para recuperar mi dinero I will do whatever it takes o anything to get my money back;

se enfadó, y no era para menos she got angry, and not without reason;

no sea que…, no vaya a ser que… in case…;

la llamaré ahora no sea que luego me olvide I'll call her now in case I forget later;

Estados Unidos y Japón, o sea, las dos economías mundiales más importantes the United States and Japan, that is to say o in other words, the two most important economies in the world;

50 euros, o sea unas 8.300 pesetas 50 euros, that's about 8,300 pesetas;

o sea que no quieres venir so you don't want to come then?;

por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough;

habla con quien sea talk to anyone;

sea quien sea no abras la puerta don't open the door, whoever it is;

si no fuera/hubiera sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
Am
siendo que… seeing that o as…, given that…;
Am
siendo que tienes la plata, cómprate el vestido más caro seeing as o since you've got the money, buy yourself the more expensive dress

♦ v impersonal
[indica tiempo] to be;
es muy tarde it's rather late;

era de noche/de día it was night/day

♦ nm

1. [ente] being;

seres de otro planeta beings from another planet

Comp
ser humano human being;
Ser Supremo Supreme Being;

los seres vivos living things

2. [persona] person;

sus seres queridos his loved ones

3. [existencia]
mis padres me dieron el ser my parents gave me my life

4. [esencia, naturaleza] being;

la quiero con todo mi ser I love her with all my being o soul

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SER

f abr (= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) network of independent Spanish radio stations

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ser {77} vi

1) : to be

él es mi hermano: he is my brother

Camila es linda: Camila is pretty

2) : to exist, to live

ser, o no ser: to be or not to be

3) : to take place, to occur

el concierto es el domingo: the concert is on Sunday

4) (used with expressions of time, date, season)

son las diez: it's ten o'clock

hoy es el 9: today's the 9th

5) : to cost, to come to

¿cuánto es?: how much is it?

6) (with the future tense) : to be able to be

¿será posible?: can it be possible?

7)

ser de : to come from

somos de Managua: we're from Managua

8)

ser de : to belong to

ese lápiz es de Juan: that's Juan's pencil

9)

es que : the thing is that

es que no lo conozco: it's just that I don't know him

10)

¡sea! : agreed!, all right!

11)

sea... sea : either... or

ser v aux (used in passive constructions) : to be

la cuenta ha sido pagada: the bill has been paid

él fue asesinado: he was murdered

ser nm

: being

ser humano: human being

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ser¹ n (ente) being

ser humano human being

ser vivo living creature

ser² vb

1. (en general) to be

mi amigo es alemán my friend is German

es médico he's a doctor

el cuadro es de Picasso the painting is by Picasso

cinco más cinco son diez five plus five are ten

serán quince euros that'll be fifteen euros

somos cinco there are five of us

la fiesta es el sábado the party is on Saturday

el presidente fue asesinado the president was murdered

2. (estar hecho) to be made

la mesa es de madera the table is made of wood

3. (pertenecer) to belong

este libro es de María this book belongs to María / this book is María's

a no ser que unless

a no ser que llueva unless it rains

érase una vez once upon a time

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