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1 closely
adverb Look closely at him; She resembles her father closely.) mucho, detenidamente, estrechamentetr['kləʊslɪ]1 (connect) estrechamente, muy2 (resemble) muchoclosely ['klo:sli] adv: cerca, de cercaadv.• apretadamente adv.• de cerca adv.• estrechamente adv.'kləʊsli1) <connected/associated> estrechamente2)a) ( at a short distance) <follow/mark> de cercab) ( carefully) <study/examine> detenidamente; < watch> de cerca, atentamente; < question> a fondo3)a) ( in approximation)b) ( nearly equally)a closely fought o contested game — un partido muy reñido
['klǝʊslɪ]ADV1) (=carefully) [look, examine] atentamente, de cercato watch closely — fijarse, prestar mucha atención
to listen closely — escuchar con atención, escuchar atentamente
2) (=nearly)to resemble sth/sb closely — parecerse mucho a algo/algn
closely related/connected — estrechamente relacionado/unido
closely packed — [case] repleto
* * *['kləʊsli]1) <connected/associated> estrechamente2)a) ( at a short distance) <follow/mark> de cercab) ( carefully) <study/examine> detenidamente; < watch> de cerca, atentamente; < question> a fondo3)a) ( in approximation)b) ( nearly equally)a closely fought o contested game — un partido muy reñido
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2 related
1) (belonging to the same family (as): I'm related to the Prime Minister; The Prime Minister and I are related.) emparentado2) (connected: other related topics.) relacionadorelated adj1. relacionado2. emparentadotr[rɪ'leɪtɪd]1 (connected) relacionado,-a2 (relatives) emparentado,-a3 (plants, animals, languages, etc) de la misma familiarelated [ri'leɪt̬əd] adj: emparentadoto be related to: ser pariente deadj.• afín adj.• allegado, -a adj.• conexo, -a adj.• emparentado, -a adj.• pariente adj.• relacionado, -a adj.rɪ'leɪtəd, rɪ'leɪtɪda) ( of same family) (pred)to be related (TO somebody) — ser* pariente (de alguien), estar* emparentado (con alguien)
she's related to them by marriage — es parienta política suya, es parienta suya por afinidad (frml)
b) <ideas/questions/subjects> relacionado, afín[rɪ'leɪtɪd]ADJ1) (=connected) [subject] relacionado, afín; [language] afín; [issue, problem, offence] relacionado2) (=attached by family)a) [people]they are related — son parientes, están emparentados
are you two related? — ¿sois familia?, ¿sois parientes?
we are closely/distantly related — somos parientes cercanos/lejanos
are you related to the prisoner? — ¿es usted pariente del prisionero?
to be related to sb by or through marriage — ser pariente político de algn
b) [animals, plants]termites are closely related to cockroaches — las termitas son de la misma familia que las cucarachas
* * *[rɪ'leɪtəd, rɪ'leɪtɪd]a) ( of same family) (pred)to be related (TO somebody) — ser* pariente (de alguien), estar* emparentado (con alguien)
she's related to them by marriage — es parienta política suya, es parienta suya por afinidad (frml)
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3 estrechamente
estrechamente adverbio
1 (íntimamente) closely, intimately: están estrechamente relacionados, they are closely related
2 (fuertemente) strongly ' estrechamente' also found in these entries: Spanish: vincular English: closely - interrelated -
4 alligator
'æliɡeitə(a kind of large reptile closely related to the crocodile, found mainly in the rivers of the warmer parts of America.) caimánalligator n caimántr['ælɪgeɪtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 caimán nombre masculinoalligator ['ælə.geɪt̬ər] n: caimán mn.• caimán s.m.• jacaré s.m.• lagarto s.m.• yacaré s.m.'æləgeɪtər, 'ælɪgeɪtə(r)count noun aligátor m, caimán m['ælɪɡeɪtǝ(r)]N caimán m* * *['æləgeɪtər, 'ælɪgeɪtə(r)]count noun aligátor m, caimán m -
5 distant
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) distante, alejado, lejos (de)2) (not close: a distant relation.) distante3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distante, fríodistant adj lejano / remototr['dɪstənt]1 (place) lejano,-a, distante, remoto,-a, apartado,-a; (time, past) lejano,-a, remoto,-a; (look) distraído,-a, ausente; (cousin, relative) lejano,-a2 (cold, aloof) distante, frío,-adistant ['dɪstənt] adj1) far: distante, lejano2) remote: distante, lejano, remoto3) aloof: distante, fríoadj.• apartado, -a adj.• arrinconado, -a adj.• ausente adj.• distante adj.• esquivo, -a adj.• lejano, -a adj.• ligero, -a adj.'dɪstənt1)a) ( in space) <spot/country> distante, lejanob) ( in time)in the distant past/future — en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano
3) < relative> lejano; <resemblance/connection> remoto4)a) ( aloof) distante, fríob) ( absentminded) <expression/tone> ausente, ido['dɪstǝnt]ADJ•
the school is 2km distant from the church — la escuela está a 2km (de distancia) de la iglesia•
in a distant part of the country — en una remota región del país•
we had a distant view of the sea — veíamos el mar a lo lejos2) (in time) [future, past, ancestor] lejanoin the not too or very distant future — en un futuro no demasiado or no muy lejano
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in the distant past — en un lejano pasado, en un pasado remoto•
at some distant point in the future — en algún momento del futuro lejano3) (=not closely related) [relative, cousin] lejano; [connection] remoto4) (=aloof) [person, manner, voice] distante5) (=removed)all this seems so distant from the Spain of today — todo esto parece muy alejado de la realidad española de hoy, todo esto parece no tener nada que ver con la España de hoy
Steve gradually became more distant from reality — poco a poco, Steve se iba alejando cada vez más de la realidad
he has become somewhat distant from the day-to-day operations of the department — se ha distanciado un tanto de las operaciones diarias del departamento
6) (=distracted) [person, look] ausente* * *['dɪstənt]1)a) ( in space) <spot/country> distante, lejanob) ( in time)in the distant past/future — en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano
3) < relative> lejano; <resemblance/connection> remoto4)a) ( aloof) distante, fríob) ( absentminded) <expression/tone> ausente, ido -
6 dolphin
'dolfin(a type of sea-animal about two and a half to three metres long, closely related to the porpoise.) delfíndolphin n delfíntr['dɒlfɪn]1 delfín nombre masculinodolphin ['dɑlfən, 'dɔl-] n: delfín mn.• delfín s.m.'dɑːlfən, 'dɒlfɪn['dɒlfɪn]N delfín m* * *['dɑːlfən, 'dɒlfɪn] -
7 dog
doɡ
1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) perro
2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) macho
3. verb(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) seguir (de cerca)- dogged- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chance
dog n perrotr[dɒg]1 (gen) perro,-a2 (male canine) macho■ dirty dog canalla, sinvergüenza1 (pursue) perseguir1 las carreras nombre femenino plural de galgos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa dog's life una vida de perrosit's dog eat dog hay una competencia despiadadaevery dog has his/its day a todos les llega su momento de glorialet sleeping dogs lie peor es meneallo, deja las cosas como estánto be dressed up like a dog's dinner estar hecho,-a un mamarrachonot to have a dog's chance no tener ni la más remota posibilidadto go to the dogs venirse abajoto put on the dog darse pistodog biscuit galleta para perrosdog tag placa de identificacióndog paddle estilo perrodog sled / dog sledge trineothe dog days la canículathe Dog Star Sirioto dog someone's footsteps: seguir los pasos de alguiendogged by bad luck: perseguido por la mala suertedog n: perro m, -rra fadj.• perruno, -a adj.n.• can s.m.• lobo s.m.• perro s.m.• zorro s.m.v.• perseguir v.
I dɔːg, dɒga dog's life — una vida de perros
dressed o done up like a dog's dinner — (BrE) todo emperifollado (fam)
not to have o stand a dog's chance — no tener* ni la más remota posibilidad
to go to the dogs — venirse* abajo
the country's going to the dogs — el país se viene abajo
to treat somebody like a dog — tratar a alguien como a un perro
give a dog a bad name (and hang it) — (BrE) por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — loro viejo no aprende a hablar; (before n)
dog show — exposición f canina
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a) ( trouble) (often pass) perseguir*we've been dogged by bad luck from the beginning — la mala suerte nos ha perseguido desde el principio
b) ( follow closely) perseguir*[dɒɡ]to dog somebody's footsteps o heels — pisarle los talones a alguien
1. N1) (Zool) perro(-a) m / fdog eat dog —
- go to the dogsto have a dog's chance —
- be dressed up like a dog's dinner- be a dog in the manger- put on the dog- be top dogyou dog! — ¡canalla!; hum ¡tunante!
4) ** (=unattractive girl) callo m (malayo) *5) * (=person)you lucky dog! — ¡qué suerte tienes!
6)the dogs — (Brit) * (=greyhounds) las carreras de galgos
See:see cultural note GREYHOUND RACING in greyhound7) (Brit) ** (=telephone) teléfono m2.VT (=follow closely) seguir (de cerca)3.CPDdog basket N — cesto m del perro
dog biscuit N — galleta f de perro
dog breeder N — criador(a) m / f de perros
dog collar N — collar m de perro; (Rel) hum gola f, alzacuello(s) m inv
dog fancier N — (=connoisseur) entendido(-a) m / f en perros; (=breeder) criador(a) m / f de perros
dog guard N — (Aut) reja f separadora
dog handler N — (Police) adiestrador(a) m / f de perros
dog kennel N — (Brit) perrera f
dog licence N — permiso m para perros
dog-paddledog paddle N — braza f de perro (forma de nadar)
dog rose N — escaramujo m, rosal m silvestre
dog show N — exposición f canina
dog tag N — (US) (Mil) placa f de identificación
dog track N — (Sport) canódromo m
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I [dɔːg, dɒg]a dog's life — una vida de perros
dressed o done up like a dog's dinner — (BrE) todo emperifollado (fam)
not to have o stand a dog's chance — no tener* ni la más remota posibilidad
to go to the dogs — venirse* abajo
the country's going to the dogs — el país se viene abajo
to treat somebody like a dog — tratar a alguien como a un perro
give a dog a bad name (and hang it) — (BrE) por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron
you can't teach an old dog new tricks — loro viejo no aprende a hablar; (before n)
dog show — exposición f canina
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a) ( trouble) (often pass) perseguir*we've been dogged by bad luck from the beginning — la mala suerte nos ha perseguido desde el principio
b) ( follow closely) perseguir*to dog somebody's footsteps o heels — pisarle los talones a alguien
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8 distantly
tr['dɪstəntlɪ]1 (see, hear) a lo lejos, de lejos3 (connected) vagamentedistantly ['dɪstəntli] adv1) loosely: aproximadamente, vagamente2) coldly: fríamente, con frialdad'dɪstəntlia) ( in the distance) <hear/see> en la lejaníab) ( loosely)a distantly remembered episode — un incidente que recordaba (or recordaban etc) vagamente
c) ( coldly) <nod/greet> con frialdadd) ( absentmindedly)yes, she replied distantly — -sí -respondió distante
['dɪstǝntlɪ]ADV1) (=not closely) [resemble] ligeramente2) (=far away)Rose heard a buzzer sound distantly — Rose oyó el sonido de un timbre a lo lejos or en la distancia
he looked down at the pigeons flying distantly below — miró hacia abajo a las palomas que volaban muy por debajo de él
3) (=in a detached manner) [greet, say] con frialdad, fríamente4) (=distractedly) [smile, nod] distraídamente* * *['dɪstəntli]a) ( in the distance) <hear/see> en la lejaníab) ( loosely)a distantly remembered episode — un incidente que recordaba (or recordaban etc) vagamente
c) ( coldly) <nod/greet> con frialdadd) ( absentmindedly)yes, she replied distantly — -sí -respondió distante
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9 allied
see allytr['ælaɪd]1 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL aliado,-a2 (related) relacionado,-a, afínadj.• aliado, -a adj.• coligado, -a adj.• conjunto, -a adj.'ælaɪd1) ( combined) (pred)allied with o to something — unido or sumado a algo
2)a) <nations/groups> aliadob) Allied ( of the Allies) aliado3) ( related) <subjects/industries> relacionado, afín['ælaɪd]to be allied to something — estar* relacionado con algo, ser* afín a algo
1. ADJ1) (Mil, Pol)a) (=united, in league) [troops, countries, parties] aliadoallied against sb/sth — aliado en contra de algn/algo
a group closely allied to General Pera's faction — un grupo estrechamente ligado a la facción del General Pera
allied with sth/sb — aliado con algo/algn
b)Allied — (Hist) [nations, tanks, operation, casualties] aliado
2) (=associated) [subjects, products, industries] relacionado, afínallied to sth — relacionado con algo, afín a algo
lectures on subjects allied to health — conferencias sobre temas relacionados con or afines a la salud
3) (=coupled)allied to or with sth — combinado con algo
his sense of humour allied to or with his clean-cut looks — su sentido del humor combinado con su cuidado aspecto
2.CPDallied health professional N — (US) profesional de la medicina o la enfermería que trabaja para una mutua
* * *['ælaɪd]1) ( combined) (pred)allied with o to something — unido or sumado a algo
2)a) <nations/groups> aliadob) Allied ( of the Allies) aliado3) ( related) <subjects/industries> relacionado, afínto be allied to something — estar* relacionado con algo, ser* afín a algo
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