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21 bestial
adj.1 animal, brutal (brutal).2 terrific (informal) (formidable).3 bestial, beast-like, beastly.* * *► adjetivo1 (brutal) beastly, bestial3 familiar (extraordinario) great, fantastic* * *ADJ1) (=violento) beastly, bestialinstintos bestiales — beastly o bestial instincts
fue un crimen bestial — it was a beastly o brutal crime
2) * (=enorme) terrific *, tremendous *la máquina hacía un ruido bestial — the machine made a terrific o tremendous noise *
3) Esp * (=estupendo) smashing *, super *¡es un tío bestial! — he's a smashing o super guy! *
pasamos un rato bestial — we had a smashing o super time *, we had a whale of a time *
* * *adjetivo (fam) ( muy grande)* * *adjetivo (fam) ( muy grande)* * *( fam)1tiene una capacidad bestial para el trabajo she has a huge capacity for workhizo un calor bestial it was incredibly hot* * *
bestial adjetivo (fam) ( muy grande):
hace un frío bestial it's incredibly cold
bestial adjetivo
1 bestial
2 fam (muy grande) huge, tremendous
un error bestial, a monumental mistake
(estupendo, maravilloso) fantastic, terrific
* * *bestial adj1. [brutal] animal, brutaltengo unas ganas bestiales de ir I'm absolutely dying to gosu último disco es bestial her latest album is terrific* * *adj famtremendous fam* * *bestial adj1) : bestial, beastlyhace un frío bestial: it's terribly cold* * *bestial adj1. (muy grande) huge / enormous2. (muy bueno) brilliant / fantastic -
22 bailar
v.1 to dance.bailar una rumba to dance a rumbaes difícil bailar esta música it's difficult to dance to this music¿bailas? would you like to dance?sacar a alguien a bailar to ask somebody to dance o for a dancees otro que tal baila (informal figurative) he's just the same, he's no differentMaría ascendió a la cima Mary climbed to the top.2 to be loose.le baila un diente he has a loose toothlos pies me bailan (en los zapatos) my shoes are too big* * *1 to dance2 (hacer girar) to spin1 to dance■ ¿bailas? do you want to dance?, would you like to dance?2 (girar) to spin3 (ser grande) to be too big4 (moverse; cosa) to wobble; (persona) to move about, fidget5 (estar suelto) to be loose\bailar al son que le tocan to swim with the tideir a bailar to go dancingotro,-a que tal baila he's (she's) no differentque me (te, le, etc) quiten lo bailado they can't take the memories away from me (you, him, her, etc)sacar a alguien a bailar to ask somebody to dance* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=danzar) to dancesacar a algn a bailar — to ask sb to dance, ask sb for a dance
- ¡que me quiten lo bailado o bailao!bailar con la más fea —
bailar al son que tocan —
los políticos bailan al son que le tocan los militares — the politicians toe the line given them by the military
2) [peonza] to spin (round)3) [mueble] to be wobbly, be unsteady4) * [ropa, calzado] to be miles too big *he adelgazado y me bailan los pantalones — I've lost weight and my trousers are miles too big for me *
2. VT1) (=danzar) to dancebailar el vals — to waltz, dance the waltz
2) [+ peonza] to spin3) LAm* (=timar)3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (Mús) to danceque me quiten lo bailado! — (fam) I'm going to enjoy myself while I can
2) trompo/peonza to spin3) (fam) ( estar flojo) (+ me/te/le etc)4) (Méx fam)2.bailar vt1) (Mús) to dance2) (Méx fam) (quitar, robar) to swipe (colloq), to pinch (BrE colloq)3.bailarse v pron (Méx fam)* * *= execute + Baile, dance, trip the light fantastic, hoof, shake + a leg.Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.Ex. The article is entitled ' Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.Ex. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.Ex. Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.----* bailar el swing = jive.* bailar jazz = jive.* bailar la danza del vientre = belly-dance.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (Mús) to danceque me quiten lo bailado! — (fam) I'm going to enjoy myself while I can
2) trompo/peonza to spin3) (fam) ( estar flojo) (+ me/te/le etc)4) (Méx fam)2.bailar vt1) (Mús) to dance2) (Méx fam) (quitar, robar) to swipe (colloq), to pinch (BrE colloq)3.bailarse v pron (Méx fam)* * *= execute + Baile, dance, trip the light fantastic, hoof, shake + a leg.Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.Ex: The article is entitled ' Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.Ex: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.Ex: Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.* bailar el swing = jive.* bailar jazz = jive.* bailar la danza del vientre = belly-dance.* * *bailar [A1 ]viA ( Mús) to dancesalir a bailar to go out dancingla sacó a bailar he asked her to dance¿bailas? or ¿quieres bailar? do you want o would you like to dance?bailar suelto to dance (without holding on to one's partner, as at a discotheque)bailar agarrado to dance ( holding on to one's partner)otro que tal baila ( fam); another one who's just as bad¡que me quiten lo bailado or bailao! ( fam); I'm going to enjoy myself while I canB «trompo/peonza» to spintus zapatos me quedan bailando your shoes are miles too big for me ( colloq)Dmientras tanto la firma del contrato queda bailando meanwhile the contract is still up in the air■ bailarvtA ( Mús) to dancebailar un tango/vals to tango/waltz, to dance a tango/waltzme bailaron dos mil pesos I had two thousand pesos pinched■ bailarse* * *
bailar ( conjugate bailar) verbo intransitivo
1 (Mús) to dance;
la sacó a bailar he asked her to dance
2 [trompo/peonza] to spin
3 (fam) ( quedar grande) (+ me/te/le etc):
verbo transitivo
to dance;
bailar
I verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to dance: no le gusta bailar, she doesn't like to dance
II verbo intransitivo
1 (moverse, no encajar bien) to move, to wobble: esta mesa baila mucho, this table wobbles a lot
♦ Locuciones: baila al son que le tocan, she always goes with the flow o she always adapts to the circumstances
fig fam otro que tal baila, he's just as bad
familiar ¡que nos quiten lo bailado!, nobody can take away the good times we've had!
bailarle el agua a alguien, to flatter o to suck up to someone: siempre le está bailando el agua al jefe, he's always sucking up to his boss
' bailar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- cojear
- dejar
- encasquetar
- hartarse
- hincharse
- inflarse
- poema
- quebrar
- sacar
- son
- sosaina
- agarrado
- claqué
- danzar
- gracia
- lindo
- paso
- público
- tango
- vals
English:
also
- boogie
- dance
- fox trot
- intro
- sit out
- straw
- study
- tap dance
- tight
- waltz
- as
- like
- mood
- partner
- perform
- sit
- wall
- whom
- wobble
* * *♦ vt1. [música] to dance;bailar una rumba to dance a rumba;es difícil bailar esta música it's difficult to dance to this music;Famque me quiten lo bailado: aunque nos pusimos perdidos, que nos quiten lo baila(d)o even though we got lost, it didn't spoil our enjoyment2. [peonza] to spin♦ vi1. [danzar] to dance;¿bailas? would you like to dance?;bailar agarrado to dance cheek to cheek;sacar a alguien a bailar [bailar] to dance with sb;[pedir] to ask sb to dance o for a dance; Fames otro que tal baila he's just the same, he's no different;el padre era un mujeriego y el hijo es otro que tal baila the father was a womanizer and his son's a chip off the old block;bailar con la más fea: siempre me toca a mí bailar con la más fea I always seem to get the short straw;bailar al son que tocan: ése baila al son que le tocan los de arriba he does whatever his bosses tell him to do2. [no encajar] to be loose;le baila un diente he has a loose tooth;los pies me bailan (en los zapatos) my shoes are too big;esta falda me baila this skirt is loose on me o too big for me3. [peonza] to spin4. [variar] [cifras] to fluctuate;los resultados de las encuestas bailan entre el 5 y el 15 por ciento the results of the polls range from 5 to 15 percent* * *I v/i1 dance;bailar al son que le tocan toe the line;bailar con la más fea draw the short straw2 de zapato be looseII v/t dance;se lo bailó Méx fam he swiped it fam ;bailarle a alguien el agua suck up to s.o.;¡que me quiten lo bailado! nobody can take away the good times I’ve had* * *bailar vt: to dancebailar vi1) : to dance2) : to spin3) : to be loose, to be too big* * *bailar vb to dance¿bailas? do you want to dance?bailamos un vals we danced a waltz / we waltzed -
23 increíble
adj.incredible, unbelievable, beyond belief.intj.unbelievable, no shit, forsooth.* * *► adjetivo1 incredible, unbelievable* * *adj.incredible, unbelievable* * *ADJ incredible, unbelievablees increíble que... — it is incredible o unbelievable that...
* * *adjetivo incredible, unbelievable* * *= extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, terrific, unbelievable, fantastical, astonishing, beyond belief, out of this world, marvel.Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.Ex. I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.Ex. However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.Ex. The development of digital technology has hastened this process until the point where we are today: the capacity to produce unbelievable volumes of information.Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.Ex. It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex. His conclusion is both beyond belief and in conflict with common sense.Ex. I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.Ex. It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.----* aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* parecer increíble = beggar + belief.* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* ser increíble = beggar + belief.* * *adjetivo incredible, unbelievable* * *= extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, terrific, unbelievable, fantastical, astonishing, beyond belief, out of this world, marvel.Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.Ex: I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.Ex: However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.Ex: The development of digital technology has hastened this process until the point where we are today: the capacity to produce unbelievable volumes of information.Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex: His conclusion is both beyond belief and in conflict with common sense.Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.* aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* parecer increíble = beggar + belief.* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* ser increíble = beggar + belief.* * *‹historia› incredible, unbelievable* * *
increíble adjetivo
incredible, unbelievable
increíble adjetivo incredible, unbelievable: tuvimos una suerte increíble, we had an amazing piece of luck
familiar es un actor increíble, he's an exceptional actor
' increíble' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
novelesca
- novelesco
- pachorra
- alucinante
English:
amazing
- astonishing
- awesome
- belief
- beyond
- extraordinary
- incredible
- unbelievable
- astounding
- odds
- phenomenal
- terrific
- world
* * *increíble adj1. [inconcebible] unbelievable;es increíble que pasen cosas así it's hard to believe that such things can happen;me parece increíble que no te haya llamado I think it's unbelievable that she hasn't called you2. [extraordinario] incredible;hace un calor increíble it's incredibly hot;tuvimos una suerte increíble we were incredibly lucky* * *adj incredible* * *increíble adj: incredible, unbelievable♦ increíblemente adv* * *increíble adj incredible / unbelievable -
24 maravilloso
adj.marvelous, wonderful, divine, marvellous.intj.that's great, marvellous, marvelous, wonderful.* * *► adjetivo1 wonderful, marvellous* * *(f. - maravillosa)adj.marvelous, wonderful* * *ADJ1) (=magnífico) wonderful, marvellous, marvelous (EEUU)tengo dos hijos maravillosos — I have two wonderful o marvellous children
he tenido una maravillosa idea — I've had a wonderful o marvellous idea
2) (=mágico) magic* * *- sa adjetivo marvelous*, wonderful* * *= amazing, marvellous [marvelous, -USA], wonderful, exquisite, gee whiz [gee wizz], gorgeous, wondrous, many splendoured, light fantastic, delightful, heavenly, picture-perfect, divine, swell.Ex. However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.Ex. The National Library of Canada in its automation development has done a remarkable and marvelous thing in terms of its interpretation and use of the MARC format.Ex. A wonderful grin spread over the manager's face.Ex. The idea was exquisite but full of terror.Ex. He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.Ex. The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.Ex. It may be fun to discuss wondrous new products, but they won't make much difference in the world if they are too expensive.Ex. In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market.Ex. The article is entitled 'Networking the light fantastic. CD-ROMs on LANs'.Ex. Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.Ex. The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.Ex. Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.Ex. I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.----* de manera maravillosa = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* experiencia maravillosa = experience of a lifetime.* ser maravilloso = sound + great.* * *- sa adjetivo marvelous*, wonderful* * *= amazing, marvellous [marvelous, -USA], wonderful, exquisite, gee whiz [gee wizz], gorgeous, wondrous, many splendoured, light fantastic, delightful, heavenly, picture-perfect, divine, swell.Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.
Ex: The National Library of Canada in its automation development has done a remarkable and marvelous thing in terms of its interpretation and use of the MARC format.Ex: A wonderful grin spread over the manager's face.Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.Ex: He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.Ex: It may be fun to discuss wondrous new products, but they won't make much difference in the world if they are too expensive.Ex: In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market.Ex: The article is entitled 'Networking the light fantastic. CD-ROMs on LANs'.Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.* de manera maravillosa = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* experiencia maravillosa = experience of a lifetime.* ser maravilloso = sound + great.* * *maravilloso -samarvelous*, wonderfulse me ha ocurrido una idea maravillosa I've had a marvelous o wonderful ideanos hizo un tiempo maravilloso we had splendid o marvelous o wonderful weather* * *
maravilloso◊ -sa adjetivo
marvelous( conjugate marvelous), wonderful
maravilloso,-a adjetivo wonderful, marvellous, US marvelous
' maravilloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
- bárbaro
- bestial
- maravillosa
- fabuloso
English:
awesome
- blissful
- dreamy
- forehand
- marvellous
- marvelous
- out-of-sight
- wonderful
- wondrous
- glorious
- gorgeous
- that
* * *maravilloso, -a adj1. [extraordinario] marvellous, wonderful2. [milagroso] miraculous;la maravillosa intervención del portero evitó el gol the goalkeeper's miraculous save prevented a goal* * *adj marvelous, Brmarvellous, wonderful* * *maravilloso, -sa adjestupendo: wonderful, marvelous♦ maravillosamente adv* * *maravilloso adj wonderful -
25 película
f.1 movie, film, picture, motion picture.2 film.3 pellicle.* * *1 film\allá películas familiar too badde película fantasticechar/poner una película to show a film■ ¿qué película echan hoy en la tele? what film's on the telly today?no saber de qué va la película familiar to have no idea, not have a cluepelícula de miedo horror filmpelícula de suspense thrillerpelícula en blanco y negro black-and-white filmpelícula en color colour filmpelícula del oeste westernpelícula muda silent movie* * *noun f.1) film2) movie* * *SF1) (Cine) film, movie (EEUU)hoy echan o ponen una película de Hitchcock por la tele — there's a Hitchcock film on TV tonight
película de la serie B — B film, B movie ( esp EEUU)
película en color — colour film, color film (EEUU)
2) (Fot) film3) (Téc) filmpelícula autoadherible — Méx Clingfilm ®, Saran Wrap ® (EEUU)
4) * (=narración) story, catalogue of events; (=cuento) tall story, tale¡cuánta película! — what a load of rubbish! *
* * *1)a) (Cin, TV) movie, film (BrE)hoy dan or (Esp) echan or ponen una película de aventuras — there's an adventure movie o film on today, they're showing an adventure movie o film today
de película — (fam) fantastic (colloq)
una chica de película — a gorgeous o fantastic girl
una casa de película — a dream house (colloq)
b) (Fot) film- película2) ( capa fina - de aceite) film; (- de polvo) thin layer* * *= cinefilm, feature film, film, footage, film, movie, feature-length film, flick.Ex. A cinefilm is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex. The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.Ex. A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, etc.).Ex. IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.Ex. The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.Ex. Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.Ex. A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.Ex. He googled her and went ballistic when up popped a credit for a porno flick.----* banda sonora de película = film music.* basado en película = film-based [film based].* bobina de película = film reel.* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.* carrete de película = film reel.* ciclo de películas = film series.* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC) = British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).* con una película de resina = resin-coated.* créditos de película = film credits.* crítica de película = film review.* de película = fantastic, gorgeous, amazing, incredible, fabulous, picture-perfect.* fragmento de película = film clip, movie clip.* guión de película = screenplay.* película biográfica = biopic.* película cinematográfica = motion picture, motion picture film.* película con personajes de guiñol = puppet film.* película de 16 milímetros = 16mm film.* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.* película de acetato = safety film, acetate film.* película de alquiler = rental movie.* película de cine = moving picture.* película de culto = cult movie.* película de diazo = diazo film.* película de dibujos animados = cartoon film.* película de haluro de plata = silver halide film.* película del oeste = Western film.* película de medianoche = midnight film.* película de nitrato = nitrate film.* película de nitrato de celulosa = cellulose nitrate film.* película de policías = crime film.* película de seguridad = safety film.* película de suspense = suspense film.* película de terror = horror movie.* película fotográfica = photographic film.* película gore = splatter film.* película muda = silent film.* película policíaca = crime film.* película química = chemical film.* película sangrienta = splatter film.* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].* película sonora = sound movie.* película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.* película vesicular = vesicular film.* proyección de película = film show, film showing.* reserva de películas = film booking.* rollo de película = roll film.* * *1)a) (Cin, TV) movie, film (BrE)hoy dan or (Esp) echan or ponen una película de aventuras — there's an adventure movie o film on today, they're showing an adventure movie o film today
de película — (fam) fantastic (colloq)
una chica de película — a gorgeous o fantastic girl
una casa de película — a dream house (colloq)
b) (Fot) film- película2) ( capa fina - de aceite) film; (- de polvo) thin layer* * *= cinefilm, feature film, film, footage, film, movie, feature-length film, flick.Ex: A cinefilm is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.
Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, etc.).Ex: IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.Ex: A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.Ex: He googled her and went ballistic when up popped a credit for a porno flick.* banda sonora de película = film music.* basado en película = film-based [film based].* bobina de película = film reel.* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.* carrete de película = film reel.* ciclo de películas = film series.* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC) = British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).* con una película de resina = resin-coated.* créditos de película = film credits.* crítica de película = film review.* de película = fantastic, gorgeous, amazing, incredible, fabulous, picture-perfect.* fragmento de película = film clip, movie clip.* guión de película = screenplay.* película biográfica = biopic.* película cinematográfica = motion picture, motion picture film.* película con personajes de guiñol = puppet film.* película de 16 milímetros = 16mm film.* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.* película de acetato = safety film, acetate film.* película de alquiler = rental movie.* película de cine = moving picture.* película de culto = cult movie.* película de diazo = diazo film.* película de dibujos animados = cartoon film.* película de haluro de plata = silver halide film.* película del oeste = Western film.* película de medianoche = midnight film.* película de nitrato = nitrate film.* película de nitrato de celulosa = cellulose nitrate film.* película de policías = crime film.* película de seguridad = safety film.* película de suspense = suspense film.* película de terror = horror movie.* película fotográfica = photographic film.* película gore = splatter film.* película muda = silent film.* película policíaca = crime film.* película química = chemical film.* película sangrienta = splatter film.* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].* película sonora = sound movie.* película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.* película vesicular = vesicular film.* proyección de película = film show, film showing.* reserva de películas = film booking.* rollo de película = roll film.* * *hoy dan or ( Esp) echan or ponen una película de aventuras there's an adventure movie o film on today, they're showing an adventure movie o film todayfue un gol de película it was a tremendous o fantastic goal ( colloq)una chica de película a gorgeous o fantastic girluna casa de película a dream house ( colloq)ayer me pasó algo de película something incredible happened to me yesterdayCompuestos:action movie or filmcartoonWesternhorror movie o filmthrillerhorror movie o filmWesternsilent movie o filmsnuff movie ( colloq)talking picture, talkieX-certificate movie o filmB ( Fot) filmC (capa fina) filmuna película de aceite a film of oiluna película de polvo a thin covering/layer of dust* * *
película sustantivo femenino
1
hoy dan or (Esp) echan or ponen una película there's a movie o film on today, they're showing a movie o film today;
película del Oeste or de vaqueros Western;
película de miedo or de terror horror movie o film;
película de suspenso or (Esp) suspense thriller;
película muda silent movie o filmb) (Fot) film
2 ( capa fina — de aceite) film;
(— de polvo) thin layer
película sustantivo femenino
1 Cine film, movie
echar una película, to show a film
película de miedo/terror, horror film
2 (carrete, bobina) film
3 (capa fina) film, thin layer
♦ Locuciones: contar una película, to tell stories
de película, fabulous, great
' película' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabose
- acción
- ambientar
- amputar
- basarse
- bastante
- bélica
- bélico
- caca
- censurar
- cepillarse
- continuar
- corta
- corto
- crítica
- dedicar
- director
- directora
- dirigir
- doblar
- documentalista
- duración
- emocionante
- empalagosa
- empalagoso
- empezar
- ser
- erotizar
- exhibir
- exhibición
- ficha
- ir
- hasta
- incondicional
- infarto
- interés
- intermedia
- intermedio
- intragable
- intriga
- larga
- largo
- miedo
- mirar
- montar
- novelar
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- peor
- pestiño
English:
about
- adult
- appropriate
- B movie
- backwards
- baddy
- blockbuster
- blue
- bomb
- boring
- by
- censor
- clip
- cult movie
- direct
- downbeat
- downtown
- duplicate
- effect
- engrossed
- enjoyable
- epic
- extra
- eye-opener
- fact
- fail
- fair
- family film
- feeling
- film
- fit
- forthcoming
- funny
- gore
- grip
- hero
- heroine
- hilarious
- horror film
- impact
- in-flight
- last
- location
- make
- making
- minor
- monster
- motion picture
- movie
- moving
* * *♦ nf1. [de cine] movie, Br film;una película de Scorsese a Scorsese movie;película de acción action movie o Br film;película de animación animated feature film;película de dibujos animados feature-length cartoon;película de época period o costume drama;película del Oeste western;película porno porn movie;Esp película de suspense thriller; Am película de suspenso thriller;2. [fotográfica] film;una película en blanco y negro/color a black-and-white/colour filmpelícula fotográfica photographic film;película virgen unexposed film3. [capa] filmmontarse una película to dream up an incredible story♦ de película loc adjFamtienen una casa de película they've got a dream house;pasamos unas vacaciones de película we had the holiday of our dreams♦ de película loc advFamcanta/baila de película she's a fabulous singer/dancer* * *f1 movie, film;de película fam awesome fam, fantastic fam2 FOT film* * *película nf1) : movie, film2) : (photographic) film3) : thin covering, layer* * *película n film -
26 muerte
f.1 death (fin de la vida).fallecer de muerte natural to die of natural causesfallecer de muerte violenta to die a violent deathha sido herido de muerte he has been fatally woundedla odio a muerte I hate her with all my heart, I absolutely loathe herun susto de muerte a terrible shockde mala muerte (informal) third-rate, lousymuerte cerebral brain death2 murder (homicidio).se le acusa de la muerte de varias mujeres he has been accused of murdering o of the murder of several women* * *1 death2 (asesinato) murder3 la muerte death\a vida o muerte life-and-deathdar muerte a alguien to kill somebodyde mala muerte familiar grotty, crummy, rottena muerte to the deathhasta que la muerte nos separe till death do us partodiar a muerte to detest, loathemuerte cerebral brain death* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=por enfermedad, accidente) deathtuvo una buena muerte — he had a good death, he died a good death
murió de muerte natural — he died a natural death o of natural causes
•
una lucha a muerte — a fight to the deathodiar algo/a algn a muerte — to detest sth/sb, loathe sth/sb
•
causar la muerte a algn — to kill sb, cause the death of sblas heridas que le causaron la muerte — the injuries that killed him o caused his death
•
encontrar la muerte — to die, meet one's death•
herido de muerte — fatally injured•
pena de muerte — death sentence•
estar a las puertas de la muerte — to be at death's door•
un susto de muerte — a terrible frightme diste un susto de muerte — you scared me to death, you gave me a terrible fright
era un hotel de mala muerte — the hotel was a real dump **, the hotel was really grotty **
muerte clínica, en situación de muerte clínica — clinically dead
vida 1)muerte súbita — (Med) sudden death; (Tenis) tie-break; (Golf) sudden death play-off; (Ftbl) sudden death
2) (=asesinato) murder•
dar muerte a algn — to kill sb3) (=desaparición) [de imperio, civilización] death, demise frmla muerte de las civilizaciones indígenas — the death o demise of native civilizations
* * *a) ( de ser vivo) deathmuerte natural/repentina — natural/sudden death
me dio un susto de muerte — (fam) she scared the living daylights out of me (colloq), she scared me to death (colloq)
odiar a muerte — to loathe, detest
cada muerte de obispo — (AmL fam) once in a blue moon
de mala muerte — (fam) < pensión> grotty (colloq), cheesy (AmE colloq)
un pueblo de mala muerte — a dump (colloq), a really grotty place
ser de muerte lenta — (Ven fam) to be fantastic (colloq)
ser la muerte — (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic (colloq)
b) ( homicidio)dar muerte a alguien — (frml) to kill somebody
c) ( fin) death* * *= death, loss of life, last breath, passing, fatality, die-off.Ex. Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.Ex. The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.Ex. When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.Ex. The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.Ex. A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.Ex. We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.----* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.* apedrear hasta la muerte = stone to + death.* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* condenado a muerte = death row.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death.* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.* corredor de la muerte = death row.* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.* dar un susto de muerte = frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.* dar un susto de muerto = scare + the living daylights out of.* derecho a la muerte = right to die.* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* enemistad a muerte = blood feud.* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.* escuadrón de la muerte = death squadron, death squad.* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.* firmar la sentencia de muerte = sound + the death knell for.* firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).* frío de muerte = freezing cold.* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].* lucha a muerte = fight to death.* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* muerte accidental = accidental death.* muerte aparente = suspended animation.* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.* muerte cerebral = brain death.* muerte clínica = brain death, clínical death.* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.* muerte digna = dignified death.* muerte embrionaria = embryonal death.* muerte fetal = foetal death.* muerte, la = Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the.* muerte natural = natural death.* muerte neonatal = neonatal death.* muerte por suicidio = suicidal death.* muerte prematura = premature death, untimely death.* muerte súbita = cot death, crib death, sudden death.* pelea a muerte = fight to death.* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.* pelear hasta la mueerte = fight to + death.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* penado con la muerte = punishable by death.* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* pulsión de muerte = death-wish.* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* sentencia de muerte = death sentence, death warrant, death knell.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentenciar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS) = sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].* vida or muerte = life or death.* * *a) ( de ser vivo) deathmuerte natural/repentina — natural/sudden death
me dio un susto de muerte — (fam) she scared the living daylights out of me (colloq), she scared me to death (colloq)
odiar a muerte — to loathe, detest
cada muerte de obispo — (AmL fam) once in a blue moon
de mala muerte — (fam) < pensión> grotty (colloq), cheesy (AmE colloq)
un pueblo de mala muerte — a dump (colloq), a really grotty place
ser de muerte lenta — (Ven fam) to be fantastic (colloq)
ser la muerte — (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic (colloq)
b) ( homicidio)dar muerte a alguien — (frml) to kill somebody
c) ( fin) death* * *la muerte= Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, theEx: The film parades a frenzy between an old woman being taken by the Reaper and being saved continuously by a playboy doctor with a team of pin-up nurses.
Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.= death, loss of life, last breath, passing, fatality, die-off.Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.
Ex: The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.Ex: When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.Ex: The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.Ex: A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.Ex: We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.* apedrear hasta la muerte = stone to + death.* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* condenado a muerte = death row.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death.* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.* corredor de la muerte = death row.* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.* dar un susto de muerte = frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.* dar un susto de muerto = scare + the living daylights out of.* derecho a la muerte = right to die.* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* enemistad a muerte = blood feud.* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.* escuadrón de la muerte = death squadron, death squad.* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.* firmar la sentencia de muerte = sound + the death knell for.* firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).* frío de muerte = freezing cold.* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].* lucha a muerte = fight to death.* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* muerte accidental = accidental death.* muerte aparente = suspended animation.* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.* muerte cerebral = brain death.* muerte clínica = brain death, clínical death.* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.* muerte digna = dignified death.* muerte embrionaria = embryonal death.* muerte fetal = foetal death.* muerte, la = Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the.* muerte natural = natural death.* muerte neonatal = neonatal death.* muerte por suicidio = suicidal death.* muerte prematura = premature death, untimely death.* muerte súbita = cot death, crib death, sudden death.* pelea a muerte = fight to death.* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.* pelear hasta la mueerte = fight to + death.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* penado con la muerte = punishable by death.* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* pulsión de muerte = death-wish.* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.* sentencia de muerte = death sentence, death warrant, death knell.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentenciar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS) = sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].* vida or muerte = life or death.* * *1 (de un ser vivo) deathmuerte natural/repentina natural/sudden deathel veneno le produjo la muerte instantánea the poison killed him instantly200 personas encontraron la muerte en el incendio 200 people lost their lives o ( liter) met their death in the firecondenado a muerte sentenced to deathamenaza de muerte death threathasta que la muerte nos separe till death us do parta la muerte de su padre heredó una fortuna she inherited a fortune on her father's death o when her father diedherido de muerte fatally woundedme dio un susto de muerte ( fam); she scared the living daylights out of me ( colloq), she scared me to death ( colloq)luchó or se debatió varios días con la muerte he was at death's door o fighting for his life for several daysodiar a muerte to loathe, detestes un pueblo de mala muerte it's a dump o a hole ( colloq), it's a really grotty placeser la muerte ( fam) (ser atroz) to be hell o murder ( colloq); (ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic ( colloq)meterse de profesor es la muerte en vida it's murder going into teaching ( colloq)se cree/te crees la muerte he thinks he's/you think you're the bee's knees o the cat's whiskers ( colloq)2(homicidio): lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas he is accused of killing three people o of causing the deaths of three peopledar muerte a algn ( frml); to kill sb3 (fin) deathla muerte de una civilización the death o demise of a civilizationCompuestos:brain deathcertificaron la muerte clínica dos horas despúes he/she was pronounced clinically dead two hours latercot death, sudden infant death syndrome ( tech)violent death* * *
muerte sustantivo femenino
death;
a la muerte de su padre on her father's death;
muerte de cuna crib death (AmE), cot death (BrE);
me dio un susto de muerte (fam) she scared me to death (colloq);
dar muerte a algn (frml) to kill sb;
de mala muerte (fam) ‹pueblo/hotel› grotty (colloq);
ser la muerte (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq);
( ser estupendo) to be fantastic (colloq)
muerte sustantivo femenino
1 death: murió de muerte natural, she died a natural death
2 (homicidio) killing
(asesinato) murder: al criminal se le imputan tres muertes, the criminal is charged with three murders
♦ Locuciones: a muerte, to death: defender a muerte, to defend to the death
odiar a muerte, to loathe sb
familiar de mala muerte, lousy, rotten
(buenísimo) de muerte, fantastic, great
' muerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- afectar
- amenazar
- borde
- cabecilla
- caer
- condenar
- condenada
- condenado
- conmutar
- desafiar
- ejecución
- enloquecer
- enterada
- enterado
- garito
- garrote
- genuina
- genuino
- hasta
- instantánea
- instantáneo
- lamentar
- lecho
- local
- mal
- marcar
- obsesionar
- origen
- palo
- pena
- pérdida
- puerta
- reciente
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sacudir
- semblante
- sentida
- sentido
- simbolizar
- sobreponerse
- tugurio
- vida
- violenta
- violento
- amenaza
- apenar
- baja
- desafío
English:
afterlife
- anarchy
- brain death
- cheat
- commute
- curtain
- cutthroat
- death
- death penalty
- death row
- death squad
- deathbed
- demise
- dice
- doom
- drive
- dump
- early
- fatal
- fatally
- get
- hole
- inquest
- lead to
- matter
- meet
- misadventure
- mortally
- mourn
- natural
- opposed
- pain
- penalty
- point
- punishable
- register
- release
- scare
- sentence
- shock
- silly
- snuff movie
- squad
- upset
- wit
- accidental
- against
- bereaved
- bereavement
- blow
* * *muerte nf1. [fin de la vida] death;la malaria le produjo la muerte malaria was the cause of death;ha sido herido de muerte he has been fatally wounded;una lucha a muerte a fight to the death;la odio a muerte I hate her with all my heart, I absolutely loathe her;hasta que la muerte nos separe till death us do part;tener una muerte dulce to die peacefully;Am Famcada muerte de obispo once in a blue moon;Famde muerte: vas a agarrar un resfriado de muerte you're going to catch your death of cold;me he llevado un susto de muerte I got the fright of my life;hace un frío de muerte it's absolutely freezing;esta sopa está de muerte this soup is yummy;Famde mala muerte [cine, restaurante] third-rate;un bar de mala muerte a dive;un pueblo/una casa de mala muerte a hole, a dump;Ven Famser de muerte [muy bueno] to be fantastic;[muy malo] to be the pits muerte aparente suspended animation;muerte cerebral brain death;Der muerte civil civil death, attainder;muerte natural: [m5] morir de muerte natural to die of natural causes;vivió en una residencia hasta su muerte natural she lived in a home until she died of old age;muerte súbita [del bebé] sudden infant death;[en tenis] tie break; [en golf] play-off;muerte violenta violent death;morir de muerte violenta to die a violent death2. [homicidio] murder;se le acusa de la muerte de varias mujeres he has been accused of murdering o of the murder of several women;dar muerte a alguien to kill sb3.la muerte [ser imaginario] death4. [final, desaparición] death, demise;la muerte de los regímenes comunistas the demise of the Communist regimes* * *f death;a muerte to the death;odiar a muerte loathe, detest;me dio un susto de muerte it frightened me to death;dar muerte a alguien kill s.o.;de mala muerte fig fam lousy fam, awful fam* * *muerte nf: death* * *muerte n death -
27 formidable
adj.1 tremendous (enorme).2 formidable, ripping, huge, enormous.* * *► adjetivo1 (tremendo) tremendous, formidable2 (maravilloso) wonderful, terrific1 great!* * *adj.1) formidable2) huge* * *ADJ1) [enemigo, problema] formidable2) (=estupendo) terrific, tremendous¡formidable! — that's great! *, splendid!
* * *adjetivo/interjección (fam) fantastic (colloq)* * *= formidable, crackerjack, power-packed.Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex. What is needed is a crackerjack reference librarian who could help research this question.Ex. Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.* * *adjetivo/interjección (fam) fantastic (colloq)* * *= formidable, crackerjack, power-packed.Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
Ex: What is needed is a crackerjack reference librarian who could help research this question.Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.* * *( fam); ‹persona/película/idea› tremendoustiene un catarro formidable that's some cold she has!* * *
formidable adj/interj (fam) fantastic (colloq)
formidable adjetivo
1 (muy bueno) wonderful, terrific
2 (muy grande, impresionante) formidable
' formidable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
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English:
formidable
- stupendous
- tremendous
* * *♦ adj1. [enorme] tremendous2. [extraordinario] amazing, fantastic♦ advFamlo pasaron formidable they had an amazing o a fantastic time* * *adj huge; ( estupendo) tremendous* * *formidable adj1) : formidable, tremendous* * *formidable adj (estupendo) wonderful / fantastic -
28 bueno
adj.1 good, fine, okay.2 good-hearted, decent, kind, good.3 good, suitable, wholesome.4 favorable, good.intj.1 okay.2 now then.3 hello.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) good2 (persona - amable) kind; (- agradable) nice, polite3 (tiempo) good, nice4 (apropiado) right, suitable; (correcto) right5 (de salud) well■ ¿ya estás buena? are you better now?6 (grande) big; (considerable) considerable► interjección ¡bueno!1 (sorpresa) well, very well; (de acuerdo) all right!\de buenas a primeras familiar all of a sudden, just like thatestar bueno,-a to be in good health 2 familiar to be good-lookingestar de buen ver to be good-lookingpor la buenas willingly¡ésta sí que es buena! familiar that's a good one!buen humor good humour (US humor)buenas noches good eveningbuenas tardes good afternoonbuenos días good morningla buena mesa good food* * *(f. - buena)adj.1) good2) kind, nice3) large, considerable4) healthy, well* * *bueno, -a1. ADJ( antes de sm sing buen)1) [gen] good; [tiempo] fine, good, fairestá muy bueno este bizcocho — this sponge cake is lovely o really good
hace buen tiempo — the weather's fine o good o fair
la mano buena — hum the right hand
¡bueno está! — LAm that's enough!
¡qué bueno! — esp LAm excellent!, great!
lo bueno es que... — the best thing is that..., the best part is that...
lo bueno fue que ni siquiera quiso venir — the best thing o part was that he didn't even want to come
2) (=bondadoso) [persona] kind, goodfue muy bueno conmigo — he was very kind o good to me
es buena persona — he's a nice person, he's a good sort
3) (=apropiado) good4) [de salud]5) * (=atractivo)está muy bueno — he's a bit of all right *, he's gorgeous *
6) (=considerable) good, largeun buen número de... — a good o large number of...
un buen trozo de... — a nice big piece of...
7) iró¡buen conductor! — a fine driver you are!, some driver you are!
¡esa sí que es buena! — that's a good one!
¡buena la has liado o hecho! — you've really gone and done it now!
¡en buen lío me he metido! — I've got myself into a fine mess!
¡estaría bueno! — * I should hope not!
estaría bueno que... — it would be just great if...
luego verás lo que es bueno — * then you'll see
le pusieron bueno — * (=lo pegaron) they beat the living daylights out of him *; (=lo criticaron) they slagged him off *
8) [en saludos]¡buenas! — hello!
buenas tardes — [a primera hora] good afternoon; [más tarde] good evening
¿qué hay de bueno? — what's new?
9)por las buenas —
si no me obedeces por las buenas, tendrás que hacerlo por las malas — you can either do as I say willingly, or I'll have to force you to do it
2.ADV¡bueno! — all right!, O.K.!; Méx (Telec) hello!
bueno, pues... — well...
bueno, resulta que... — well, it so happens that...
bueno, ¿y qué? — well, so what?, well?
¡pero bueno, cómo puedes ser tan bruto! — honestly, how can you be so stupid!
pero bueno, no nos vamos a meter en historias — but anyway, let's not go into this
3. SM / F1)el bueno — [de la película] the goody *, the good guy *
2)* * *I- na adjetivo[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]1)a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> goodb) ( valioso) goodbuenos consejos — good o useful advice
c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> goodbueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing
2)a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> goodser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business
b) <padre/marido/amigo> goodc) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> goodes bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches
3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> gooden las buenas — (CS) in the good times
estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky
4) [ser] ( conveniente) good5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...
6)a) ( agradable) niceser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)
estar bueno — to be good, be nice
c)qué bueno! — (AmL) great!
7) [estar] ( en buen estado)esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour
¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?
8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)
está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)
9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> goodbueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober
10) (en fórmulas, saludos) goodbuenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning
buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening
buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night
buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit
de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly
11)a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) goodb) [ser] < niño> good12) (iró & fam)estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)
de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)
13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)14)un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...
un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...
•II- na masculino, femeninoa) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)b) (bonachón, buenazo)IIIel bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
1)a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right
b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) wellbueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?
c) ( expresando resignación)bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time
2)a) ( expresando irritación)bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!
pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?
y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?
b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)
3)a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right thenbueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?
b) ( calificando lo expresado) wellno es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be
4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)* * *= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.Ex. A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.Ex. At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.Ex. Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.Ex. The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.Ex. Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.----* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.* algo bueno = a good thing.* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].* buena calidad = goodness.* buena causa = good cause.* buena comida, la = good food.* buena compañía = good company.* buena compra = good buy.* buena condición física = physical fitness.* buena decisión = good judgement.* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.* buena fe = goodwill [good will].* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.* buena fortuna = good fortune.* buena idea = cool idea.* buena influencia = good influence.* buen ajuste = good fit.* buen amigo = good friend.* buena oferta = good deal.* buena racha = winning streak.* buena relación = rapport.* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.* buena salud = good health.* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.* buenas noticias = glad tidings.* buenas prácticas = best practices.* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.* buena tierra = good soil.* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].* buena vida = good life.* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* buen carácter = good humour.* buen comedor = hearty eater.* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.* buen gusto, el = good taste.* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.* buen juicio = good judgement.* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.* bueno, el = good guy, the.* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.* buenos días = good morning.* buenos, los = goodies, the.* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.* buenos tiempos = good times.* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.* buen rollo = good vibes.* buen samaritano = good samaritan.* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.* buen tiempo = fair weather.* buen tirador = good shot.* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.* buen trabajador = hard worker.* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.* con buena fama = respected.* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.* con buen gusto = tastefully.* con buen humor = good-humouredly.* con buenos contactos = well-connected.* con buenos modales = politely.* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* con una buena financiación = well-funded.* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.* con un buen nivel = fluent.* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.* dar el visto bueno = approve.* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de buena disposición = good-natured.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de buena reputación = of good repute.* de buenas = on good terms.* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buena voluntad = in good faith.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.* de buen gusto = tasteful.* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.* de buenos modales = well-mannered.* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buen ver = good looking.* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.* en buena forma = in good nick.* en buena parte = for the most part.* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* estar de buen humor = be high.* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.* la buena noticia = the good news.* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.* lo bueno de = the beauty of.* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.* no tan bueno = not-so-good.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.* parecer bueno = look + good.* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.* 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 muy buena señal = bode + well.* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.* ser una buena época = be a good time.* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.* ser un buen chico = be a sport.* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.* tener un buen día = have + a good day.* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.* tierra buena = good soil.* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.* una buena pesca = a good catch.* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.* un buen número de = a good number of.* un buen partido = a good catch.* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.* * *I- na adjetivo[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]1)a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> goodb) ( valioso) goodbuenos consejos — good o useful advice
c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> goodbueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing
2)a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> goodser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business
b) <padre/marido/amigo> goodc) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> goodes bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches
3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> gooden las buenas — (CS) in the good times
estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky
4) [ser] ( conveniente) good5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...
6)a) ( agradable) niceser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)
estar bueno — to be good, be nice
c)qué bueno! — (AmL) great!
7) [estar] ( en buen estado)esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour
¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?
8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)
está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)
9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> goodbueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober
10) (en fórmulas, saludos) goodbuenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning
buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening
buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night
buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit
de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly
11)a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) goodb) [ser] < niño> good12) (iró & fam)estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)
de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)
13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)14)un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...
un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...
•II- na masculino, femeninoa) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)b) (bonachón, buenazo)IIIel bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
1)a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right
b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) wellbueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?
c) ( expresando resignación)bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time
2)a) ( expresando irritación)bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!
pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?
y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?
b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)
3)a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right thenbueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?
b) ( calificando lo expresado) wellno es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be
4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)* * *el bueno(n.) = good guy, theEx: From the viewpoint of periodical prices, learned society publishers are the ' good guys' and libraries should switch from commercial publishers to learned society publishers in order to reduce costs.
= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
Ex: A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.* algo bueno = a good thing.* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].* buena calidad = goodness.* buena causa = good cause.* buena comida, la = good food.* buena compañía = good company.* buena compra = good buy.* buena condición física = physical fitness.* buena decisión = good judgement.* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.* buena fe = goodwill [good will].* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.* buena fortuna = good fortune.* buena idea = cool idea.* buena influencia = good influence.* buen ajuste = good fit.* buen amigo = good friend.* buena oferta = good deal.* buena racha = winning streak.* buena relación = rapport.* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.* buena salud = good health.* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.* buenas noticias = glad tidings.* buenas prácticas = best practices.* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.* buena tierra = good soil.* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].* buena vida = good life.* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* buen carácter = good humour.* buen comedor = hearty eater.* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.* buen gusto, el = good taste.* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.* buen juicio = good judgement.* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.* bueno, el = good guy, the.* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.* buenos días = good morning.* buenos, los = goodies, the.* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.* buenos tiempos = good times.* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.* buen rollo = good vibes.* buen samaritano = good samaritan.* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.* buen tiempo = fair weather.* buen tirador = good shot.* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.* buen trabajador = hard worker.* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.* con buena fama = respected.* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.* con buen gusto = tastefully.* con buen humor = good-humouredly.* con buenos contactos = well-connected.* con buenos modales = politely.* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* con una buena financiación = well-funded.* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.* con un buen nivel = fluent.* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.* dar el visto bueno = approve.* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de buena disposición = good-natured.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de buena reputación = of good repute.* de buenas = on good terms.* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buena voluntad = in good faith.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.* de buen gusto = tasteful.* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.* de buenos modales = well-mannered.* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buen ver = good looking.* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.* en buena forma = in good nick.* en buena parte = for the most part.* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* estar de buen humor = be high.* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.* la buena noticia = the good news.* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.* lo bueno de = the beauty of.* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.* no tan bueno = not-so-good.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.* parecer bueno = look + good.* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.* 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 muy buena señal = bode + well.* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.* ser una buena época = be a good time.* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.* ser un buen chico = be a sport.* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.* tener un buen día = have + a good day.* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.* tierra buena = good soil.* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.* una buena pesca = a good catch.* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.* un buen número de = a good number of.* un buen partido = a good catch.* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.* * *A1 [ SER] (de calidad) ‹hotel/producto› goodtiene buena memoria she has a good memorysiempre lleva ropa buena he always wears good-quality clotheshizo un buen trabajo she did a good job¿es bueno o de bisutería? is it real or imitation?lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit2 (valioso) good¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!me dio muy buenos consejos she gave me (some) very good o useful advice3 (válido, correcto) ‹razón/excusa› good¿tienes buena hora or hora buena? do you have the right o correct time?la bola fue buena the ball was inbueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) ( fam); you can have too much of a good thingB1 [ SER] (competente) ‹médico/alumno› goodcomo secretaria es muy buena she's a very good secretaryes muy buena en francés she's very good at French2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› good3 (eficaz, efectivo) ‹remedio/método› good ser bueno PARA algo to be good for sthes bueno para el hígado it's good for the liverC (favorable) ‹oferta/suerte› goodtraigo buenas noticias I have good news (for you)la novela tuvo muy buena crítica the novel got very good reviews o was very well reviewedestán en buena posición económica they're comfortably offen las buenas (CS); in the good timesestar en la buena (CS); to be having a lucky streak, be on a run of good luckhoy no estoy en la buena it's not my lucky daypor las buenas: si no lo hace por las buenas … if he won't do it willingly …intenta convencerlo por las buenas try persuading him nicelyD [ SER] (conveniente) goodno es buena hora para llamar it's not a good time to phonesería bueno que hablaras con él it would be a good idea o thing if you spoke to himno es bueno comer tanto it isn't good for you to eat so muchE (ingenioso, divertido) ‹chiste/idea› good, great ( colloq)lo bueno fue que ella tampoco tenía ni idea the funny thing was she didn't have a clue eitherF1 (agradable) nice¡qué buena pinta tiene esa ensalada! that salad looks delicious o really goodhace muy buen tiempo the weather's lovely o very nicehace bueno ( Esp); it's a nice day2 (agradable al paladar — en general) ser bueno; to be delicious, be nice (— de algo en particular) estar bueno; to be good, be delicious, be niceel guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is delicious o really nice¡qué buena está la carne/esta pera! the meat/this pear is deliciousla paella no te quedó or salió tan buena como la última vez the paella didn't turn out as well as last time3¡qué bueno! ( AmL); great!¡qué bueno que se te ocurrió traerlo! it's a good thing you thought of bringing itG [ ESTAR](en buen estado): esta leche no está buena this milk is off o has gone offestos zapatos todavía están buenos these shoes are still OK o still have some wear in them¿este pescado estará bueno? do you think this fish is all right?H [ ESTAR] ( fam)(sexualmente atractivo): está muy buena she's quite a looker (sl), she's gorgeous ( colloq), she's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)está buenísimo he's really gorgeous o dishy o hunky ( colloq), he's a real looker (sl), he's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)I(saludable, sano): tiene muy buen semblante she looks very wellháblale por el oído bueno speak to him in his good earaún no está bueno del todo ( Esp); he still hasn't recovered completely o isn't completely betterJ (en fórmulas, saludos) good¡buenos días! or ( RPl) ¡buen día! good morning¡buenas tardes! (temprano) good afternoon; (más tarde) good evening¡buenas noches! (al llegar) good evening; (al despedirse) good nightdale las buenas noches a la abuela say good night to Grandma¡buen viaje! have a good journey!¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal, bon appetitde buenas a primeras (de repente) suddenly, all of a sudden, without warningno lo puedo decidir así, de buenas a primeras I can't make up my mind just like thatA [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona› good; ‹conducta/obra/acción› goodfueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good to meun buen hombre a good mandígame, buen hombre … tell me, my good man …B [ SER] ‹niño› goodsé buenito y no hagas ruido be a good little boy and don't make any noiseA ( iró fam):¡estás tú buena si crees que te va a ayudar! you must be crazy if you think he's going to help you¡estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! it'd be just great if he said no now! ( iro colloq)¡en buena nos hemos metido! this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves intode los buenos/de las buenas ( fam): nos echó un sermón de los buenos she gave us a real dressing-down ( colloq)B ( delante del n)(uso enfático): se llevó un buen susto she got a terrible frightlo que necesita es una buena paliza what he needs is a good thrashingse metió en un buen lío he got himself into a fine messtodavía nos falta un buen trecho we still have a fair way to gouna buena cantidad a lot, a fair amountCun buen día one dayun buen día se va a cansar y … one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and …un buen día llegó y dijo … one (fine) day she came home and said …Compuestos:feminine physical fitnessestá en muy buenoa forma she's very fit, she's in very good shapela buenoa mesa good cookinges un amante de la buenoa mesa he's a lover of good food o cookingla Buenoa Nueva the Good News¡buenoa pieza resultó ser Ernesto! a fine one o a right one Ernesto turned out to be! ( colloq)la buenoa vida the good lifemasculine good nameel Buen Pastor the good Shepherdmasculine, femininelos buenos y los malos the goodies and the baddies ( colloq hum), the good guys and the bad guys ( colloq)2(bonachón, buenazo): el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/PilarA1 (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK ( colloq), all right¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right2 (expresando duda, indecisión) well3(expresando resignación): bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time4 (expresando escepticismo) well5 (intentando calmar a algn) okay, all rightbueno, bueno, tranquilízate okay, okay, calm down o all right, calm downB1(expresando irritación): bueno, se acabó, ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!¡bueno, ya está bien! ¡os calláis los dos! right, that's enough, be quiet the pair of you!pero, bueno, ¿lo quiere o no lo quiere? well, do you want it or not?¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? ( RPl); well, what did you expect me to do?2 (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!¡bueno!, ¿qué manera de hablar es ésa? really! that's no way to talk!C1 (introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right thenbueno, ¿dónde estábamos? now (then) o right (then), where were we?2(calificando lo expresado): no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least o at any rate, it didn't use to beera amarillo, bueno, más bien naranja it was yellow; well, actually it was more like orangeD* * *
bueno 1◊ -na adjetivo buen is used before masculine singular nouns
1 [ser]
la buena mesa good cooking
◊ es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza it's good for the flu/headaches
◊ un buen padre/amigo he's a good father/friend;
es muy buena en francés she's very good at French;
es buena para los negocios she's got a good head for business
◊ fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good o kind to me
no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good to eat so much;
es bueno para la salud it's good for your health;
su inglés es bueno her English is good
2
( en particular)
el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is really good;
esta sopa está muy buena this soup is very good
3 [estar]
◊ esta leche no está buena this milk is off o sourb) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo):
4 (saludable, sano) ‹costumbre/alimentación› good;
5
◊ ¡buenos días! good morning;
¡buenas tardes! ( temprano) good afternoon;
( más tarde) good evening;◊ ¡buenas noches! ( al llegar) good evening;
( al despedirse) good night;◊ ¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;
¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal
un buen día one dayc)◊ ¡qué bueno! (AmL) greatd)
por las buenas willingly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
b) (bonachón, buenazo):◊ el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar
bueno 2 interjección
1
(— conformidad) OK (colloq), all right;◊ ¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all rightb) ( expresando resignación):◊ bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next timec) ( expresando irritación):◊ bueno, se acabó ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!;
¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?
2 (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)◊ ¡bueno! hello
bueno,-a
I adjetivo
1 good
un café muy bueno, a very good coffee
2 (bondadoso, bonachón) good, kind: es muy buena persona, she's a very kind soul
3 (saludable) well, in good health: el niño se pondrá bueno en unos días, the child will be well again in a few days
4 Meteor (apacible) good
hoy hace muy buena noche, it's a lovely night tonight
5 (rico, sabroso) good, nice: la cena estaba muy buena, the dinner was delicious
6 (conveniente, provechoso) good: no es bueno que leas con esa luz, it's not good for you to read in this light
sería bueno que nos reuniéramos los lunes, it would be a good idea if we met on Mondays
7 (grande) considerable: un buen montón de dinero, a considerable amount of money
8 fam (macizo) gorgeous, sexy: Javier está muy bueno, Javier's gorgeous
9 irón fine, real: armó un buen jaleo, he kicked up quite a fuss
¡en buen lío nos hemos metido!, that's a fine mess we've got ourselves into!
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (cándido, buenazo) el bueno de Pedro, good old Pedro
III exclamación ¡bueno!, (vale) all right, OK
(sorpresa) ¡bueno!, no me digas que te vas a casar, well!, don't tell me you're getting married!
♦ Locuciones: ¡buena la hemos hecho!, that's done it!
¡buenas!, hello!
dar algo por bueno, to approve sthg
estar de buenas, to be in a good mood
¡estaría bueno!, I should jolly well hope not!
librarse de una buena, to get off scot free
de buenas a primeras, suddenly, all at once
por las buenas, willingly
' bueno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- buen
- buena
- campeonato
- canela
- en
- enrollada
- enrollado
- estar
- estival
- excedente
- fantástica
- fantástico
- formidable
- infravalorar
- infravalorarse
- inmejorable
- magistral
- más
- mejor
- pan
- redundar
- saber
- saludable
- vista
- visto
- antología
- cara
- conmigo
- decir
- igualmente
- ir
- malo
- rollo
- ser
- súper
- y
English:
anyhow
- approval
- as
- assent
- beauty
- bright
- brilliant
- censor
- clear
- conducive
- connotation
- crush
- decent
- devil
- endorse
- endorsement
- fair
- fine
- good
- hot
- hunk
- indifferent
- nearly
- nice
- OK
- okay
- quite
- reasonable
- right
- satisfying
- seal
- short
- so
- something
- such
- sweet
- thick
- tick
- to
- upside
- well
- wind
- worthy
- allow
- all right
- anyway
- be
- better
- bill
- charitable
* * *bueno, -a buen is used instead of bueno before masculine singular nouns (e.g. buen hombre good man). The comparative form of bueno is mejor (better), and the superlative form is el mejor (masculine) or la mejor (feminine) (the best).♦ adj1. [en general] good;tu hijo es muy buen estudiante your son's a very good student;hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud exercise is good for your health;la cena estaba muy buena the meal was very good;una buena oportunidad a good opportunity;los buenos tiempos the good times;¿tienes hora buena? do you have the right time?;el juez de silla señaló que la bola fue/no fue buena the umpire said the ball was good/called the ball out;golpeó la pelota con la pierna buena he struck the ball with his stronger foot;tener buena acogida to be well received;tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;[cosa] to look good;ir por buen camino to be on the right track;tener buen concepto de to think highly of;creo que éste no es un buen momento para decírselo I don't think this is a good time to tell her;lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno you can have too much of a good thingel buen salvaje the noble savage;el buen samaritano the Good Samaritan2. [bondadoso, amable] kind, good;ser bueno con alguien to be good to sb;¡sé bueno! be good!3. [curado, sano] well, all right;ya estoy bueno I'm all right now;todavía no estoy bueno del todo I'm not completely better o recovered yet;ponerse bueno to get well4. [apacible] nice, fine;buen tiempo good o fine weather;hizo buen tiempo the weather was good;Esp¿hace bueno ahí fuera? is it nice out?5. [aprovechable] all right;[comida] fresh;esta lecha no está buena this milk is bad o offuna buena cantidad de comida a good o considerable amount of food;tiene una buena cantidad de libros she has a large amount of books, she has quite a few books;un buen susto a real fright;un buen lío a real o fine mess;un buen día se va a llevar un disgusto one of these days she's going to get a nasty shock;le cayó una buena reprimenda he got a stern ticking-off;le pegó un puñetazo de los buenos he punched her really hard, he gave her an almighty punch¡qué bueno está tu vecino! your neighbour's gorgeous o a real hunk!¡bueno es lo bueno! enough's enough!;¡bueno está! that's enough!;¡buen amigo te has echado! some friend he is!;¡buen granuja estás hecho! you rascal!, you're a real rascal!;librarse de una buena to have a lucky o narrow escape;de buena te libraste you had a lucky o narrow escape;¡si te pillo no te librarás de una buena! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!;estaría bueno that would really cap it all;si te crees que va a aceptar, estás bueno you're kidding yourself if you think she's going to accept;estamos buenos como tengamos que esperarle if we have to wait for him we've had it;poner bueno a alguien to criticize sb harshly9. [en saludos]¡buenas! hello!;¡buenas!, ¿qué tal? hi o hello, how are you?;¡buenos días!, RP [m5]¡buen día! good morning!;¡buenas tardes! [hasta las cinco] good afternoon!;[después de las cinco] good evening!;¡buenas noches! good night!;no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say good morning to me10. [en frases]¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!;¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;de buen ver good-looking, attractive;de buena gana willingly;¡me comería un bocadillo de buena gana! I'd really like o Br I really fancy a sandwich!;lo hizo, y de buena gana he did it willingly;lo haría de buena gana, pero estoy ocupado I'd be pleased o more than happy to do it, but I'm busy;dar algo por bueno to approve sth;Am Famestar en la buena to be on a roll;lo bueno es que… the best thing about it is that…;prueba este pastel y verás lo que es bueno try this cake, it's excellent;Irónicocomo no me lo des, verás lo que es bueno if you don't give it to me, you'll be in for it♦ nm,flos buenos siempre ganan the good guys always win♦ adv1. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;¿te acompaño hasta la esquina? – bueno would you like me to walk up to the corner with you? – O.K.;le pregunté si quería ayuda y me dijo que bueno I asked her if she needed any help and she said all right;¿quieres venir con nosotros? – bueno do you want to come with us? – if you like o sure;bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;¡te has equivocado! – bueno ¿y qué? you were wrong – yeah, so what?2. [pues] well;bueno, el caso es que… well, the thing is…3. Am [bien]¡qué bueno! (that's) great!;¡qué bueno que vinieron! I'm so glad that you could come!♦ interj1. [expresa sorpresa]¡bueno!, ¡qué alegría verte por aquí! hey, how nice to see you!;¡bueno, mira quien está aquí! well, look who's here!2. [expresa irritación]¡bueno!, ¡lo que faltaba! great, that's just what we needed!3. Col, Méx [al teléfono] hello♦ buenas nfplestar de buenas [bien dispuesto] to be in a good mood;de buenas a primeras [de repente] all of a sudden;[a simple vista] at first sight, on the face of it;así, de buenas a primeras, no sé qué decir I'm not sure I know what to say without thinking about it first;por las buenas willingly;intentamos persuadirlo por las buenas we tried to convince him the nice way;lo hará por las buenas o por las malas she'll do it whether she likes it or not;¿quieres hacerlo por las buenas o por las malas? do you want to do it the easy or the hard way?* * *I adj1 good;buena voluntad goodwill;lo bueno es que … the best thing about it is that …;estar de buenas be in a good mood;ponerse bueno get well;dar algo por bueno approve sth;ahora viene lo bueno irón here comes the good bit;¡ésta sí que es buena! irón fam that’s a good one!;¡estaría bueno! irón fam oh, terrific!;lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit2 ( bondadoso) kind;ser buena gente be nice3 ( sabroso) nice4:por las buenas willingly;por las buenas o por las malas whether we/they/etc like it or not;de buenas a primeras without warning;a la buena de Dios any which way, Br any old howII int:¡bueno! well!;¿bueno? Méx hello;¡buenas! hello!;bueno día good morning;buenas noches good evening;buenas tardes good evening* * *1) : gooduna buena idea: a good idea2) bondadoso: nice, kind3) apropiado: proper, appropriate4) sano: well, healthy5) : considerable, goodlyuna buena cantidad: a lot6)buenos días : hello, good day7)buenas tardes : good afternoon8)buenas noches : good evening, good nightbueno interj1) : OK!, all right!* * *bueno1 adj2. (agradable) nice¡estas fresas están buenas! these strawberries are nice!3. (atractivo) gorgeous / good looking4. (sano) bettercuando te pongas bueno, podrás salir a la calle you'll be able to go out when you get betterbueno2 adv (de acuerdo) OK / all rightbueno3 n (en una película) good guy -
29 dicha
f.1 joy.2 happiness, bliss, joy, felicity.3 earthly bliss, blessedness.past part.past participle of spanish verb: decir.* * *1 (alegría) happiness2 (suerte) fortune, good luck\nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena better late than never* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=felicidad) happinesses una dicha poder... — it is a happy thing to be able to...
2) (=suerte) good luck* * *a) ( felicidad) happinessqué dicha! dejó de llover — (AmL fam) fantastic o wonderful! it's stopped raining!
b) ( suerte) good luck, good fortune* * *a) ( felicidad) happinessqué dicha! dejó de llover — (AmL fam) fantastic o wonderful! it's stopped raining!
b) ( suerte) good luck, good fortune* * *dicha11 = bliss, happiness, joy, felicity.Ex: Keats contrasted the grim facts of reality, as he had just seen them, with the sense of bliss stirred in him by the song of the nightingale.
Ex: I thank you most sincerely for the happiness your books have given me.Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, joy and sorrow).Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.* dicha de vivir = joie de vivre.dicha22 = good fortune.Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
* * *1(felicidad) happiness: el nacimiento del niño vino a colmar la dicha de la pareja the birth of their child made the couple's joy o happiness complete¡qué dicha ver a toda la familia reunida! what a joy to see the whole family together!¡qué dicha! dejó de llover (CS fam); fantastic o wonderful! it's stopped raining!2 (suerte) good luck, good fortunetuvo la dicha de presenciar aquel espectáculo irrepetible she had the good fortune to witness that unique sightnunca es tarde si la dicha es buena better late than never* * *
dicha sustantivo femenino
◊ ¡qué dicha verlos a todos reunidos! what a joy to see you all together!;
¡qué dicha! dejó de llover (AmL fam) fantastic o wonderful! it's stopped raining!
◊ nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena better late than never
dicho,-a
I adjetivo
1 said, mentioned: ya os lo tengo dicho, I've told you before
dicho de otro modo, in other words
2 (mencionado con anterioridad) dicha publicación, the above-mentioned publication
II m (refrán, sentencia) saying
♦ Locuciones: dicho y hecho, no sooner said than done
mejor dicho, or rather
dicha sustantivo femenino
1 happiness
2 good luck
' dicha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dicho
- ventura
- alegría
English:
bliss
- itself
- joy
- joyous
* * *dicha nf1. [felicidad] joy;la noticia la colmó de dicha the news filled her with joy;es una dicha contar con tu presencia it's marvellous to have you here2. [suerte] good fortune;esta asociación, a la que tengo la dicha de pertenecer… this association, to which I have the good fortune to belong…* * *f1 ( felicidad) happiness2 ( suerte) good luck* * *dicha nf1) suerte: good luck2) felicidad: happiness, joy -
30 flor
adj.great, fantastic (informal) (muy bueno). (Southern Cone)f.1 flower.en flor in floweruna camisa de flores a flowery shirtechar flores a alguien to pay somebody complimentsflor de azahar orange blossomflor de lis fleur-de-lisflores cortadas cut flowersflores naturales real flowersflor de Pascua poinsettia, Christmas flower2 white spot (en uñas). (Chilean Spanish)3 compliment, smart remark, bouquet.4 Flor.* * *1 BOTÁNICA flower2 (piropo) compliment\a flor de piel skin-deepa flor de tierra at ground levelechar flores a alguien to pay somebody complimentsen flor in flower, in bloom, in blossomen la flor de la vida figurado in the prime of lifeflor de azahar orange blossomflor de harina pure wheat flourflor de lis fleur-de-lisla flor de la canela the bestla flor y nata figurado the cream, the crème de la crème* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (Bot) flower- de flor¡ni flores! * —
-¿has oído alguna noticia? -¡ni flores! — "have you heard any news?" - "not a thing"
de libros sé mucho, pero de cocina ni flores — I know a lot about books, but I don't know the first thing about cooking *
de lo prometido, ni flores — as for what they promised, not a word was mentioned *
ser flor de un día —
flor de lis — fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys
flor de mano — † artificial flower
2)• en flor — [planta, campo] in flower, in bloom; [árbol] in blossom, in flower; [muchacha] liter in the first flower of womanhood liter
los naranjos en flor — the orange trees in blossom o flower
3)• la flor (=lo mejor) —
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la flor y nata de la sociedad — the cream of society4)• a flor de agua, los peces se veían a flor de agua — you could see the fish just under the surface of the water
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a flor de piel, tenía los nervios a flor de piel — her nerves were all on edgeel odio le salía a flor de piel — his hatred came out into the open, his hatred came to the surface
5) (=piropo) compliment, flattering remarkdecir o echar flores a algn — to pay compliments to sb, flatter sb
6) [de ciruela, uva] bloom7) [de cuero] grain8) Cono Sur*•
flor de, flor de caballo — a wonderful horseflor de alegre — really happy, very cheerful
¡flor de discurso se mandó! — what a brilliant talk he gave!
flor de reloj me regalaste, ya no funciona — iró what a great watch you bought me, it doesn't work anymore iró
flor de marido, le pega y no le da plata — iró her husband is a real gem, he beats her up and gives her no money iró
9)2.ADJ Cono Sur greatla fiesta estuvo flor — the party was excellent o great
3.ADV Cono Sur** * *femenino (Bot) flowerflores naturales/secas — fresh/dried flowers
en flor — in flower, in bloom
a flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edge; tiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurt; a flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water; echarle flores a alguien to pay somebody compliments; estar en la flor de la vida to be in the prime of life; flor de... (CS fam): me hizo flor de regalo she gave me a wonderful present (colloq); es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot (colloq); ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another; la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème; ni flores (Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? - ni flores do you know where he is? - no idea; ¿entendiste algo? - ni flores did you understand anything? - not a thing (colloq); ser la flor de la canela — to be wonderful
* * *= flower, blossom, bloom.Ex. Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.Ex. Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.Ex. The article is entitled 'The Bermuda Library -- of books, and blooms, and little white devils'.----* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* corona de flores = wreath.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cultivo de flores = flower growing, flower cultivation.* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* en flor = in full blossom, in blossom.* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.* fauna y flora = wildlife.* flor de loto = lotus, lotus flower, lotus blossom.* flor de regalo = cut flower.* flor de un día = flash in the pan.* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.* flor prensada = pressed flower.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.* flor silvestre = wildflower [wild flower].* flor y nata de la sociedad, la = cream of society, the.* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* planta que echa flores = bloomer.* semilla de flor silvestre = wildflower seed.* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* * *femenino (Bot) flowerflores naturales/secas — fresh/dried flowers
en flor — in flower, in bloom
a flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edge; tiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurt; a flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water; echarle flores a alguien to pay somebody compliments; estar en la flor de la vida to be in the prime of life; flor de... (CS fam): me hizo flor de regalo she gave me a wonderful present (colloq); es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot (colloq); ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another; la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème; ni flores (Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? - ni flores do you know where he is? - no idea; ¿entendiste algo? - ni flores did you understand anything? - not a thing (colloq); ser la flor de la canela — to be wonderful
* * *= flower, blossom, bloom.Ex: Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.
Ex: Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.Ex: The article is entitled 'The Bermuda Library -- of books, and blooms, and little white devils'.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* corona de flores = wreath.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cultivo de flores = flower growing, flower cultivation.* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* en flor = in full blossom, in blossom.* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.* fauna y flora = wildlife.* flor de loto = lotus, lotus flower, lotus blossom.* flor de regalo = cut flower.* flor de un día = flash in the pan.* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.* flor prensada = pressed flower.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.* flor silvestre = wildflower [wild flower].* flor y nata de la sociedad, la = cream of society, the.* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* planta que echa flores = bloomer.* semilla de flor silvestre = wildflower seed.* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* * *flor1A ( Bot) flowerflores naturales/artificiales/secas fresh/artificial/dried flowersflorecillas silvestres wild flowersun vestido de flores a flowery dressen flor in flower, in bloom, in blossomlos almendros en flor the almond trees in flower o blooma flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edgetiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurta flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water, close to the surfaceecharle flores a algn to pay sb complimentsestar en la flor de la juventud to be in the flower of one's youth ( liter)estar en la flor de la vida or edad to be in the prime of lifeflor de patada le di I gave him a hell of a kick ( colloq)es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot ( colloq)ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another, play the fieldla flor y nata the cream, the pick, the crème de la crèmela flor y nata de la sociedad the cream of societyni flores ( Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? — ni flores do you know where he is? — no idea o I haven't the faintest o foggiest (idea) ( colloq)¿entendiste algo? — yo, ni flores did you understand anything? — not a word o a thing ( colloq)ser la flor de la canela to be wonderful o ( colloq) greatCompuestos:(del naranjo) orange blossom; (del limonero) lemon blossom( Chi) wisteriafleur-de-lispoinsettiaC ( RPl) (de la ducha) shower head, roseflor2(CS fam) wonderfulpronunció un discurso flor he made a brilliant o a wonderful o an excellent speech* * *
flor sustantivo femenino ( de planta) flower;
( de árbol frutal) blossom;
un vestido de flores a flowery dress;
en flor in flower o bloom/in blossom;
flor de azahar orange/lemon blossom;
la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème
flor sustantivo femenino
1 flower
2 (lo selecto de algo, lo mejor) best part, cream: estás en la flor de la vida, you are in the prime of life
♦ Locuciones: ser flor de un día, to be short-lived
a flor de piel, skin-deep
en flor, in blossom
ni flores, no idea
la flor y nata, the elite, the crème de la crème
' flor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelia
- disecar
- florecer
- rosa
- abrir
- arrancar
- artificial
- botón
- brotar
- cerrar
- como
- compuesto
- dar
- deshojar
- despuntar
- doble
- múltiple
- mustio
- oloroso
- pocho
English:
bloom
- blooming
- blossom
- bud
- come out
- cream
- dainty
- dried
- droop
- fade
- faded
- flower
- highly-strung
- lilac
- nip
- open
- open out
- out
- pluck
- prime
- prize
- scent
- smell
- spring
- unfold
- button
- flush
- icing
- powder
- quite
* * *flor1 nf1. [en planta] flower;en flor in flower, in bloom;una camisa de flores a flowery shirt;echar flores a alguien to pay sb compliments;echarse flores to praise oneself, to blow one's own trumpet;ir de flor en flor to flit from one relationship to another;ser flor de un día to be a flash in the pan;Esp Fam [idea]no tener ni flores (de) not to have a clue (about);¿cuál es la capital de Mali? – ni flores what's the capital of Mali? – no idea o I haven't a clue;RPtirarse con flores to be at one another's throatsflor de azahar orange blossom;flor de cerezo cherry blossom;flor de lis fleur-de-lis;flor de nieve edelweiss;flor del Paraíso bird of paradise flower;flor de Pascua poinsettia, Christmas flower;flor de(l) saúco elderflowerser la flor de la canela to be the crème de la crème o the cream3. [superficie]a flor de agua/tierra at water/ground level;tiene una sensibilidad a flor de piel she's extremely sensitive;tengo los nervios a flor de piel my nerves are really on edge♦ adj inv[muy bueno] great, fantastic;un espectáculo flor a great o fantastic show♦ flor de loc advhicimos flor de paseo we had a lovely outing;tenía flor de gripe she had a really bad dose of the flu* * *f flower;en flor in bloom, in flower;echar flores bloom, flower; fig flatter;la flor y nata de la sociedad the cream of society;tengo los nervios a flor de piel I’m o my nerves are all on edge* * *flor nf1) : flower2)flor de Pascua : poinsettia* * *flor n1. (en general) flower2. (de árbol) blossom¡ni flores! no idea! -
31 puta
intj.fuck.f.whore (very informal).* * *1 tabú prostitute, whore\de puta madre tabú great, brilliant, bloody fantasticde puta pena tabú dreadful, bloody awfulir de putas tabú to go whoringni puta idea tabú not a bloody cluepasarlas putas tabú to go through hell* * *femenino (vulg & pey) ( prostituta) prostitute, whore (colloq & pej), hooker (colloq)ir de putas — to go whoring (colloq)
hijo (de) puta — son of a bitch (vulg), bastard (vulg)
* * *= whore, slut, tart, hooker, slag, slapper, strumpet.Ex. In penitentiaries, nuns & whores shared a similar lifestyle & regimen, reducing the social & moral space between them.Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex. She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.Ex. The actual quotation from Castro's 1992 speech reads as follows: 'There are hookers, but prostitution is not allowed in our country'.Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex. She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.----* casa de putas = brothel, bawdy house [bawdyhouse].* de puta madre = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badass.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable, awful.* hijo de puta = rotter.* ir de putas = whoring.* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.* * *femenino (vulg & pey) ( prostituta) prostitute, whore (colloq & pej), hooker (colloq)ir de putas — to go whoring (colloq)
hijo (de) puta — son of a bitch (vulg), bastard (vulg)
* * *= whore, slut, tart, hooker, slag, slapper, strumpet.Ex: In penitentiaries, nuns & whores shared a similar lifestyle & regimen, reducing the social & moral space between them.
Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex: She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.Ex: The actual quotation from Castro's 1992 speech reads as follows: 'There are hookers, but prostitution is not allowed in our country'.Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex: She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.* casa de putas = brothel, bawdy house [bawdyhouse].* de puta madre = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badass.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable, awful.* hijo de puta = rotter.* ir de putas = whoring.* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.* * *ir de putas to go whoring ( colloq)hace un frío de la gran puta shit, it's freezing! ( vulg), it's goddamn ( AmE) o ( BrE) bloody cold! (sl)por lo que las putas pudiese ( Arg); just in caseB ( vulg)(uso expletivo): ¡la puta! (expresando — asombro) shit! (sl), wow! ( colloq), jeez! ( AmE colloq), bloody hell! ( BrE sl) (— fastidio) shit! (sl), damn! ( colloq)mira que son lentos ¡la puta! they're so damned slow! ( colloq), they're so slow, damn them! ( colloq)nos/les fue como las putas ( Col vulg); we/they had a really lousy time ( colloq), we/they had a bloody awful time ( BrE sl)* * *
puta sustantivo femenino (vulg & pey) ( prostituta) whore (colloq & pej), hooker (colloq);
puta f pey whore
' puta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hijo
English:
son
- whore
- bastard
- bugger
- hooker
- tart
* * *puta nf1. muy Fam whore;¡me cago en la puta! [indica enfado, contrariedad] fucking hell!, fuck it!;pasarlas putas to have a really shit time;RPde la gran puta: hace un frío de la gran puta it's Br bloody o US goddamn freezing;* * *f popwhore;ir(se) de putas pop go whoring* * *puta nf: whore, slut -
32 grande
adj.1 big, large.este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for meun gran artista a great artistel gran favorito the firm favoriteuna gran figura a big nameuna gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibilitya lo grande in a big way, in stylegrandes almacenes department storeGran Bretaña Great Britainel Gran Cañón the Grand Canyongran danés great Danegran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakesla Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)el gran público the general public2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)4 magnus, Mag, magnum.5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.m.grandee (noble).* * *► adjetivo1 (tamaño) large, big2 (fuerte, intenso) great3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big1 (de elevada jerarquía) great\a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big wayestar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebodypasarlo en grande familiar to have a great timevivir a lo grande figurado to live in style* * *adj.1) big2) large3) great* * *1. ADJ( antes de sm sing gran)1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, greatviven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house
¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?
en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities
grandísimo — enormous, huge
un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort
¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!
hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *
2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] bighay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference
3) (=mucho, muy) greatse estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well
4) [en edad](=mayor)ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl
¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?
5)¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!
2. SMF1) (=personaje importante)2) LAm (=adulto) adult3. SF1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail* * *I1)a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> bigb) ( en demasía) too bigme queda or me está grande — it's too big for me
quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody
2) ( alto) tall3) (Geog)4) ( en edad)los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own
5) (delante del n)a) (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine
b) ( poderoso) big6)a) (en intensidad, grado) greatme llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!
una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season
b) ( uso enfático)7)la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters
b) ( elevado)a gran velocidad — at high o great speed
en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)
•IImasculino, femenino1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name2)a) ( mayor)quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls
b) ( adulto)•* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.----* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* bastante grande = largish.* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* con una gran cultura = well-read.* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.* con una gran tradición = long-standing.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* demasiado grande = oversized.* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* extra grande = extra-large.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran altura = high altitude.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.* gran belleza = scenic beauty.* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.* gran calidad = high standard.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* gran categoría = high standard.* gran cosa = big deal.* gran danés = Great Dane.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* grandes almacenes = department store.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.* gran ducado = grand-duchy.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* gran grupo = constellation.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* gran nivel = high standard.* gran número de = great numbers of.* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.* gran parte = much.* gran parte de = much of.* gran peso = heavy weight.* gran placer = great pleasure.* gran potencia = great power.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* gran titular = headline banner.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* más grande = greater.* muy grande = big time.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.* pensar a lo grande = think + big.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* taza grande = mug.* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.* una gran pérdida = a great loss.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *I1)a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> bigb) ( en demasía) too bigme queda or me está grande — it's too big for me
quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody
2) ( alto) tall3) (Geog)4) ( en edad)los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own
5) (delante del n)a) (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine
b) ( poderoso) big6)a) (en intensidad, grado) greatme llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!
una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season
b) ( uso enfático)7)la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters
b) ( elevado)a gran velocidad — at high o great speed
en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)
•IImasculino, femenino1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name2)a) ( mayor)quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls
b) ( adulto)•* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* bastante grande = largish.* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* con una gran cultura = well-read.* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.* con una gran tradición = long-standing.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* demasiado grande = oversized.* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* extra grande = extra-large.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran altura = high altitude.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.* gran belleza = scenic beauty.* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.* gran calidad = high standard.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* gran categoría = high standard.* gran cosa = big deal.* gran danés = Great Dane.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* grandes almacenes = department store.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.* gran ducado = grand-duchy.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* gran grupo = constellation.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* gran nivel = high standard.* gran número de = great numbers of.* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.* gran parte = much.* gran parte de = much of.* gran peso = heavy weight.* gran placer = great pleasure.* gran potencia = great power.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* gran titular = headline banner.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* más grande = greater.* muy grande = big time.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.* pensar a lo grande = think + big.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* taza grande = mug.* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.* una gran pérdida = a great loss.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *A1 (en dimensiones) large, bigse mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger housesus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyesun tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guytiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/noseabra la boca más grande open wider2 (en demasía) too big¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for mequedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sbB (alto) tall¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!C ( Geog):el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/BilbaoD1( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their ownya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourselfcuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancermis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now2está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guyE ( delante del n)1 (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/winela gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater2 (poderoso) biglos grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialistslos grandes señores feudales the great feudal lordsa lo grande in style3(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friendsgrandes fumadores heavy smokersF ( fam)(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)G1 (en intensidad, grado) greatme causó una gran pena it caused me great sadnessme has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happycomió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartilyun día de gran calor a very hot daylos grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a frightpara mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassmentse produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosiones un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for meha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful seasonno corre gran prisa it is not very urgentlas paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint2(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very trueeres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heardH1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› bigla gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the votersdedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to researchesto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …2(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speedvolar a gran altura to fly at a great heightun edificio de gran altura a very tall buildingun gran número de personas a large number of peopleobjetos de gran valor objects of great valueen grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)Compuestos:masculine wide-angle lensel gran capital big businessmasculine Great Danela Gran Depresión the Great Depression( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bangla Gran Guerra the Great Warmasculine Big Brotherel gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching youmasculine Grand Mastermasculine grand mastermasculine international grand masterfeminine grand operamasculine Grand Prixel gran público the general publicel gran simpático the sympathetic nervous systemmpl department storemasculine, feminineA (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading playeruno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industryB ( esp AmL)1(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girlsla grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married2 (adulto) grown-upCompuesto:(Spanish) grandee o nobleman( RPl)la grande the big prize, the jackpotsacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpotse sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband* * *
grande adjetivo◊ gran is used before singular nouns
1
unos grande almacenes a department store
‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!b) ( en edad):
ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
4 ( delante del n)
a lo grande in style
5
‹ explosión› powerful;◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;
una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!b) ( elevado):◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;
volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) ( mayor):
b) ( adulto):
grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub
* * *♦ adj1. [de tamaño] big, large;el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;Figel cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;Fampagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large notegrandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;Gran Bretaña Great Britain;el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;gran danés Great Dane;Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;gran ducado grand duchy;la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;la Gran Guerra the Great War;los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;gran simio antropoide great ape;gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket2. [de altura] tall;¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!3. [en importancia] great;una gran mujer a great woman;los grandes bancos the major banks;la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts4. [en intensidad] great;es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yetsiempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older peopleayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!9. CompFamhacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;vivir a lo grande to live in style;pasarlo en grande to have a great time♦ nm1. [noble] grandeeGrande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility2. [persona, entidad importante]uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature♦ nfRP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that♦ interjRP Fam [fantástico] great!* * *I adj1 big, large;me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him2:a lo grande in style;pasarlo en grande have a great timeII m/f1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;grandes y pequeños young and old2 ( mayor) eldest* * *1) : large, bigun libro grande: a big book2) alto: tall3) notable: greatun gran autor: a great writercon gran placer: with great pleasure5) : old, grown-uphijos grandes: grown children* * *grande adj¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?2. (número, cantidad) large3. (importante) great -
33 bandera
f.1 flag.jurar bandera to swear allegiance (to the flag)la bandera pirata the Jolly Rogerbandera blanca white flagde bandera (informal) fantastic, terrific (magnífico) (peninsular Spanish)2 banner.* * *1 flag\arriar la bandera to strike one's colours (US colors), surrenderde bandera figurado fantastic, greathasta la bandera jam-packedizar la bandera to raise the flagjurar bandera to swear allegiance to the flagbandera a cuadros chequered flagbandera blanca white flagbandera nacional national flagbandera negra Jolly Roger* * *noun f.flag, banner* * *SF1) [de país, ciudad] flag; [de regimiento] colours, colors pl (EEUU)arriar la bandera — to lower o strike the colours
izar la bandera — to raise o hoist the flag
- estar hasta la banderabandera a cuadros, bandera ajedrezada — chequered flag, checkered flag (EEUU)
bandera de parlamento — ( Hist) flag of truce, white flag
bandera negra, bandera pirata — Jolly Roger, skull and crossbones
2) (=idea) banner3) [de taxi]4)5) (Inform) marker, flag* * *1)a) (de nación, club) flag; ( de regimiento) colors* (pl)izar la bandera — to run up o raise the flag
arriar la bandera — to lower o strike the flag
lleno hasta la bandera — packed to the rafters
b) ( para señales) flag, pennantel código or lenguaje de banderas — the flag code
c) ( de taxi)2) (Inf) flag* * *= flag, colours.Ex. Stocks covering military history, uniforms, weapons, flags and heraldry include over 50,000 books, manuscripts, maps and music scores.Ex. To do so should the public library nail its colours firmly to the technological mast and accept that print-based and other services should no longer have a high priority?.----* agitar una bandera = wave + flag.* asta de bandera = flagpole, flagstaff.* bandera blanca = white flag.* bandera de paz = white flag.* bandera de salida, la = checkered flag, the.* bandera tricolor = tricolour.* enarbolar la bandera blanca = raise + the white flag.* enarbolar la bandera de paz = raise + the white flag.* izada de bandera = flag-raising.* izar la bandera = raise + flag, hoist + the flag.* lleno hasta la bandera = packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.* ondear una bandera = wave + flag.* producto bandera = showpiece.* tremolar una bandera = wave + flag.* * *1)a) (de nación, club) flag; ( de regimiento) colors* (pl)izar la bandera — to run up o raise the flag
arriar la bandera — to lower o strike the flag
lleno hasta la bandera — packed to the rafters
b) ( para señales) flag, pennantel código or lenguaje de banderas — the flag code
c) ( de taxi)2) (Inf) flag* * *= flag, colours.Ex: Stocks covering military history, uniforms, weapons, flags and heraldry include over 50,000 books, manuscripts, maps and music scores.
Ex: To do so should the public library nail its colours firmly to the technological mast and accept that print-based and other services should no longer have a high priority?.* agitar una bandera = wave + flag.* asta de bandera = flagpole, flagstaff.* bandera blanca = white flag.* bandera de paz = white flag.* bandera de salida, la = checkered flag, the.* bandera tricolor = tricolour.* enarbolar la bandera blanca = raise + the white flag.* enarbolar la bandera de paz = raise + the white flag.* izada de bandera = flag-raising.* izar la bandera = raise + flag, hoist + the flag.* lleno hasta la bandera = packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.* ondear una bandera = wave + flag.* producto bandera = showpiece.* tremolar una bandera = wave + flag.* * *Aizar la bandera to run up o raise the flagbajar la bandera to lower o strike the flagcon la bandera a media asta with the flag at half mastla bandera americana the American flag, the Stars and Stripesla bandera del Reino Unido or de Gran Bretaña the British flag, the Union Flag o Jackjurar (la) bandera to swear allegiance to the flagluchó bajo la bandera republicana he fought under the Republican flagmañana le colocan la bandera al edificio the building will be topped out tomorrowlleno hasta la bandera bursting at the seams, packed2 (para señales) flag, pennantel código or lenguaje de banderas the flag code3(de un taxi): llevaba la bandera bajada he didn't have the For Hire light on, he had the meter runningbajar la bandera to start the meterCompuestos:● bandera ajedrezada or a cuadroscheckered* flagwhite flagenarbolar la bandera blanca to hoist the white flagflag of convenienceJolly Rogerred flagB ( como adj inv) ‹compañía/industria/producto› flagship ( before n)C ( Inf) flag* * *
bandera sustantivo femenino
( de regimiento) colors( conjugate colors) (pl);◊ izar la bandera to run up o raise the flag;
arriar la bandera to lower o strike the flag
bandera ajedrezada or a cuadros checkered( conjugate checkered) flagc) ( de taxi):
d) (Inf) flag
bandera sustantivo femenino flag
♦ Locuciones: estar hasta la bandera, to be packed o to overflow
' bandera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asta
- bajada
- insignia
- mástil
- ondear
- ondular
- rendir
- arriar
- izar
- jurar
- pabellón
- portar
- ultrajar
English:
banner
- colour
- flag
- flagpole
- flutter
- fly
- half-mast
- logo
- lower
- oath
- pack
- put up
- raise
- run up
- signal flag
- stream
- trooping
- Union Jack
- wave
- white flag
- color
- drape
- star
- union
* * *♦ nf1. [de país, organización] flag;bajar la bandera to lower the flag;izar la bandera to raise the flag;jurar bandera to swear allegiance to the flag;las banderas estaban a media asta the flags were at half-mast;Famhasta la bandera [lleno] chock-a-blockUE bandera azul [en la playa] blue flag, = flag designating a clean beach, used within the European Union;bandera blanca white flag;bandera de conveniencia flag of convenience;Dep bandera a cuadros chequered flag; Dep bandera de llegada chequered flag [at end of race];la bandera pirata the Jolly Roger;bandera roja [señal de peligro] red flag;Dep bandera de salida chequered flag [at start of race]2. [nacionalidad de buque] flag;un barco de bandera panameña a ship sailing under a Panamanian flag3. [de taxi] flag;bajada de bandera minimum fare4. [ideología, causa] cause;la bandera de los derechos humanos the cause of human rights5. [en ejército] company♦ de bandera loc adjEsp Fam [magnífico] fantastic, terrific* * *f flag;(lleno) hasta la bandera packed (out);de bandera fam great fam, fantastic fam ;jurar la bandera swear allegiance to the flag* * *bandera nf: flag, banner* * *bandera n flag -
34 puto
m.male prostitute.* * *► adjetivo1 tabú (miserable) bloody, fucking1 tabú (prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy2 tabú (sinvergüenza) bastard, fucker————————1 tabú (prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy2 tabú (sinvergüenza) bastard, fucker* * *I- ta adjetivo1) (vulg) < mujer> loose (pej)de puta madre — (Esp vulg) great (colloq), fantastic
2) (delante del n) (vulg) ( uso expletivo)IIno tengo ni puta idea — I don't have a goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody clue (sl)
masculino (vulg & pey) ( prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy (BrE colloq)* * *= freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking.Ex. Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.Ex. Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.Ex. These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.* * *I- ta adjetivo1) (vulg) < mujer> loose (pej)de puta madre — (Esp vulg) great (colloq), fantastic
2) (delante del n) (vulg) ( uso expletivo)IIno tengo ni puta idea — I don't have a goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody clue (sl)
masculino (vulg & pey) ( prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy (BrE colloq)* * *= freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking.Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.
Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.* * *Aes muy puta she screws around a lot ( vulg)la fiesta estuvo de puta madre the party was great o fantasticjugó de puta madre he played fantastically o brilliantly ( colloq)Compuestos:B ( delante del n) ( vulg)no te hacen ni puto caso they don't take the damnedest bit of notice o the slightest notice of you ( colloq)¡a ver si acabamos de una puta vez con este asunto! let's get this damn thing sorted out once and for all ( colloq)¿qué ha pasado? ¡dímelo de una puta vez! what's happened? tell me, damn it! ( colloq)1(difícil, malo): trabaja en unas condiciones bastante putas she works in pretty terrible o (sl) shitty conditions (sl)2(cabrón): fueron tan putos que volvieron y nos rayaron todo el coche the sons of bitches o the bastards came back and scratched all the paintwork on our car ( vulg)puto2A ( vulg pey)* * *puto, -a♦ adjvámonos de una puta vez let's just fucking well leave;¡cállate de una puta vez! shut the fuck up!;tiene la puta manía de poner la música a todo volumen she's got the fucking annoying habit of turning the music up full blast;¡todos a la puta calle! get the fuck out of here all of you!;Esp muy Fam4. Compmuy Fam Vulg¡me cago en su puta madre! [insultando a alguien] fucking bastard/bitch!;[indicando enfado, contrariedad] fucking hell!, fuck it!; Vulg¡la puta madre que te parió! you fucking bastard/bitch!;Vulgesa tía me cae de puta pena I fucking hate that girl;Vulgen la puta vida: en la puta vida hice eso I never did that in my fucking life♦ nmmuy Fam1. [prostituto] rent boy2. RP [homosexual] Br poof, US faggot* * *adj popgoddamn fam, Brbloody fam ;de puta madre pop great fam, fantastic fam ;las he pasado putas pop I’ve been to hell and back fam ;no tener ni puta idea pop not have a damned clue fam -
35 suave
adj.1 soft (al tacto).2 smooth (liso, no brusco).este coche tiene la dirección muy suave this car has very smooth steering3 delicate.este curry está bastante suave this curry is quite mild4 gentle (apacible) (persona, carácter).5 gentle (fácil, lento) (cuesta, tarea, ritmo).6 pleasant (informal) (agradable). (Mexican Spanish)7 good-looking, personable, nice-looking, charming.adv.all right, fine (informal) (de acuerdo). (Mexican Spanish)intj.easy does it.* * *► adjetivo1 (agradable al tacto) soft, smooth2 (liso, llano) smooth, even3 figurado (apacible) gentle, mild4 figurado (tranquilo) easy5 figurado (música, palabras, voz, luz, movimiento, viento) soft, gentle7 figurado (tabaco, sabor) mild\suave como el terciopelo (as) smooth as silk* * *adj.1) soft2) smooth3) delicate4) gentle, mild* * *1. ADJ1) (=liso) [superficie] smooth, even; [piel, pasta] smooth2) (=no fuerte) [color, movimiento, brisa, reprimenda] gentle; [clima, sabor] mild; [trabajo] easy; [operación mecánica] smooth, easy; [melodía, voz] soft, sweet; [ruido] low; [olor] slight; [droga] soft3) [persona, personalidad] gentle, sweetestuvo muy suave conmigo — he was very sweet to me, he behaved very nicely to me
¡suave! — great idea! *, right on! (EEUU) *
6)dar la suave — LAm (=halagar) to flatter
2. ADV1) LAm [sonar] softly, quietly2) Méx* * *1) <piel/cutis> smooth, soft; < pelo> soft; <superficie/pasta> smooth2)a) < tono> gentle; <acento/música> softb) < color> soft, palec) < sabor> ( no fuerte) delicate, mild; ( sin acidez) smooth3)a) <movimiento/gesto> gentle, slightb) <temperaturas/clima> mild; < brisa> gentlec) <modales/carácter/reprimenda> mild, gentled) <cuesta/curva> gentle, graduale) <jabón/champú> gentle, mildf) <laxante/sedante> mild4) (Méx fam)llevársela suave con algo — to go easy on something (colloq)
5) (Méx fam) ( fantástico)qué suave! — great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)
* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.], soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex. People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.----* con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.* de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.* más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.* más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.* paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.* tan suave como el terciopelo = as smooth as silk, as soft as velvet.* tan suave como la seda = as soft as silk, as smooth as silk.* tan suave como un guante = as meek as a lamb.* toque suave = tap.* * *1) <piel/cutis> smooth, soft; < pelo> soft; <superficie/pasta> smooth2)a) < tono> gentle; <acento/música> softb) < color> soft, palec) < sabor> ( no fuerte) delicate, mild; ( sin acidez) smooth3)a) <movimiento/gesto> gentle, slightb) <temperaturas/clima> mild; < brisa> gentlec) <modales/carácter/reprimenda> mild, gentled) <cuesta/curva> gentle, graduale) <jabón/champú> gentle, mildf) <laxante/sedante> mild4) (Méx fam)llevársela suave con algo — to go easy on something (colloq)
5) (Méx fam) ( fantástico)qué suave! — great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)
* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.], soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex: People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.* con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.* de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.* más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.* más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.* paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.* tan suave como el terciopelo = as smooth as silk, as soft as velvet.* tan suave como la seda = as soft as silk, as smooth as silk.* tan suave como un guante = as meek as a lamb.* toque suave = tap.* * *A ‹piel/cutis› smooth, soft; ‹pelo› soft; ‹superficie› smoothsuave al tacto smooth to the touchB1 ‹tono/acento› gentle, soft; ‹música› soft2 ‹color› soft, pale3 ‹sabor› (no fuerte) delicate, mild; (sin acidez) smoothC1 ‹movimiento/gesto› gentle, slight2 ‹temperaturas› mild; ‹brisa› gentle3 ‹modales/carácter› mild, gentle4 ‹cuesta/curva› gentle, gradual5 ‹jabón/champú› gentle, mild6 ‹laxante/sedante› milddarle la suave a algn ( Méx); to humor* sbE* * *
suave adjetivo
1 ‹piel/cutis› smooth, soft;
‹ pelo› soft;
‹superficie/pasta› smooth
2
‹acento/música› soft
( sin acidez) smooth
3
‹ brisa› gentle
4 (Méx fam) ( fantástico):◊ ¡qué suave! great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)
suave adjetivo
1 (liso, terso) smooth, soft
suave al tacto, soft o smooth to the touch
2 (tenue, poco fuerte) soft
una suave brisa, a gentle breeze
un sabor suave, a delicate o mild taste
(color) pale
un azul suave, a pale blue
(música, tono, luz) soft
una suave melodía, a mellow o sweet melody
(clima) esta región tiene un clima suave, this region has a mild climate
3 (actitud agradable, poco severa) mild, gentle, amiable
' suave' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeceo
- fina
- fino
- leve
- toque
- correr
- plumón
English:
ale
- balmy
- bland
- dry
- extra
- fluffy
- fur
- gentle
- light
- mellow
- mild
- quiet
- smooth
- soft
- soft-spoken
- suave
- subtle
- debonair
- nudge
- supple
- weak
* * *♦ adj1. [al tacto] [piel, toalla] soft;[jabón] mild2. [no brusco] [movimiento] smooth;[curva, cuesta] gentle;tiene la dirección muy suave it has very smooth steering3. [sabor] mild;[olor] mild, slight; [color] soft;este curry está bastante suave this curry is quite mild4. [apacible] [clima] mild;[brisa] gentle; [persona, carácter] gentle5. [fácil, lento] [tarea, ritmo] gentle6. [dócil] meek;está suave como un corderito she's as meek as a lambdimos un paseo bien suave we had a very pleasant stroll8. CompMéx Famestar suave to be enough;ya está suave de tanto barullo that's enough of that racket;dar la suave a alguien to suck up to sb♦ advMéx Fam [de acuerdo] all right, fine;¿salimos a pasear? – suave shall we go out for a walk? – fine* * *adj1 al tacto soft, smooth* * *suave adj1) blando: soft2) liso: smooth3) : gentle, mild* * *suave adj1. (piel, tela, color, música, voz) soft2. (superficie) smooth3. (brisa, persona) gentleuna brisa suave y apacible a light, gentle breeze4. (clima, sabor, detergente) mild -
36 arrecho
adj.1 tough.2 very angry.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arrechar.* * *1. ADJ1) LAm* [sexualmente]estar arrecho — [persona] to be in the mood, feel randy *; [animal] to be on heat
2) LAm * (=furioso) angry, furious4) Caribe¡qué arrecho! — what fun!
2. SM1)en arrecho — CAm, Méx [animal] on heat
2)es un arrecho — CAm ** (=fastidio) he's a bloody nuisance **, he's a pain in the ass **
* * *- cha adjetivo1)a) (AmL vulg) ( sexualmente excitado) < persona> horny (sl), turned-on (colloq); < animal> in heat (AmE), on heat (BrE)b) (Col, Ven fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)2) (AmL fam) ( enojado) furious, mad (AmE colloq)3)a) (Ven arg) ( sensacional) great, fantasticb) (Ven fam) (grande, intenso)qué hambre/sed tan arrecha tengo! — I'm absolutely starving/parched (colloq)
c) (AmC, Ven fam) ( difícil) tough* * *- cha adjetivo1)a) (AmL vulg) ( sexualmente excitado) < persona> horny (sl), turned-on (colloq); < animal> in heat (AmE), on heat (BrE)b) (Col, Ven fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)2) (AmL fam) ( enojado) furious, mad (AmE colloq)3)a) (Ven arg) ( sensacional) great, fantasticb) (Ven fam) (grande, intenso)qué hambre/sed tan arrecha tengo! — I'm absolutely starving/parched (colloq)
c) (AmC, Ven fam) ( difícil) tough* * *AC2me entraron unas ganas arrechísimas de hacerlo I got the most incredible urge to do it ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo arrecharse: ( conjugate arrecharse)
me arrecho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se arrechó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
arrecho◊ - cha adjetivo
1
‹ animal› in heat (AmE), on heat (BrE)
2 (AmL fam) ( enojado) furious, mad (AmE colloq)
3 (AmC, Ven fam) ( dificíl) tough
* * *arrecho, -a adjes una persona difícil, muy arrecha she's a difficult person to get on with, the least thing makes her blow her topla cuenta de luz altísima lo puso arrecho he blew his top over the huge electricity billsu último disco es arrechísimo her latest record is mega o wicked -
37 burlarse
1 to mock (de, -), make fun (de, of), laugh (de, at)* * ** * *VPR1) (=bromear) to joke, banteryo no me burlo — I'm serious, I'm not joking
2)burlarse de algn — to mock sb, make fun of sb
* * *= sneer, deride, scoff, jeer, snicker, snigger.Ex. 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.Ex. In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.Ex. Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.----* burlarse de = poke + fun at, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, make + fun of, flout, sneer at, scoff at.* * *= sneer, deride, scoff, jeer, snicker, snigger.Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* burlarse de = poke + fun at, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, make + fun of, flout, sneer at, scoff at.* * *
■burlarse verbo reflexivo to mock, make fun [de, of]
' burlarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consistente
- burlar
English:
constantly
- deride
- fun
- gibe
- jeer
- laugh at
- mock
- rib
- ridicule
- scoff
- send up
- sneer
- tease
* * *vprburlarse de to mock;burlarse de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb;burlarse de las leyes to flout the law* * *v/r make fun (de of)* * *vrburlarse de : to make fun of, to ridicule* * *burlarse vb to make fun / to tease -
38 mofarse
pron.v.to scoff.mofarse de to mock* * *1 to scoff, mock\mofarse de algo/alguien to mock something/somebody, make fun of something/somebody* * *VPRmofarse de algo/algn — to mock sth/sb, scoff at sth/sb, sneer at sth/sb
* * *verbo pronominalmofarse DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
* * *(v.) = sneer, scoff, jeer, snicker, sniggerEx. 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.Ex. Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* * *verbo pronominalmofarse DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
* * *(v.) = sneer, scoff, jeer, snicker, sniggerEx: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* * *mofarse [A1 ]mofarse DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sbtodos se mofan de él they all make fun of o poke fun at himno te mofes de las desgracias de los demás don't laugh at other people's misfortunes* * *
mofarse ( conjugate mofarse) verbo pronominal mofarse DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
mofarse verbo reflexivo to jeer [de, at], scoff [de, at], make fun [de, of]: se mofaban del equipo perdedor, they scoffed at the losing team
' mofarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reírse
English:
jeer
- mock
- taunt
* * *mofarse vprto scoff;mofarse de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb* * *v/r:mofarse de make fun of* * *mofarse vrmofarse de : to scoff at, to make fun of* * *mofarse vb to make fun -
39 fantástico2
2 = fantastic, wayout, out of this world, smash, fantastical, light fantastic, a stormer of, tip-top, picture-perfect.Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.Ex. By asking readers to indicate whether the reference had been of interest or not, a degree of feedback can be obtained which can be used to modify their profiles, but there will never be any means of foretelling the ' wayout' article which may prove of interest.Ex. I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.Ex. The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.Ex. The article is entitled 'Networking the light fantastic. CD-ROMs on LANs'.Ex. After only two days rehearsal we did a stormer of a gig from my point of view which went down a treat to a packed house.Ex. It's a tip-top place from top to bottom with no letdowns whatsoever.Ex. The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.----* sentirse fantástico = feel + tip-top. -
40 hostia
f.1 host (religion).2 bash, punch (vulgar) (blow). (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 RELIGIÓN host, Eucharistic wafer1 tabú damn it!, Jesus!, bloody hell!, fuck!\darse de hostias tabú to fightdarle una hostia a alguien / pegarle una hostia a alguien tabú to give somebody a hiding, give somebody a smack in the facedarse una hostia / pegarse una hostia tabú to give oneself a real bash, come a cropperdarse/pegarse una hostia con el coche to have a car crashde la hostia tremendous, a hell of aestar de mala hostia tabú to be in a shitty moodir a toda hostia tabú to go flat outser la hostia tabú (fantástico) to be bloody amazing, be bloody fantastic 2 (penoso) to be bloody useless* * *SF1) (Rel) host, consecrated wafer2) *** (=golpe) punch, bash *; (=choque) bang, bash *, smash3) *** [como exclamación]¡hostia! — [indicando sorpresa] Christ almighty! **, bloody hell! **; [indicando fastidio] damn it all!
4) *** [como intensificador]•
de la hostia, ese inspector de la hostia — that bloody inspector **•
ni hostia, no entiendo ni hostia — I don't understand a damn o bloody word of it *¿qué hostias quieres? — what the hell do you want? *
¡qué libros ni qué hostias! — books, my foot! * o my arse! ***
5) ***•
mala hostia, estar de mala hostia — to be in a filthy * o shitty *** moodtener mala hostia — (=mal carácter) to have a nasty streak; (=mala suerte) to have rotten luck
6) ***ser la hostia —
¡ese tío es la hostia! — [con admiración] he's a hell of a guy! *; [con enfado] what a shit he is! ***
* * *1) (Relig) hostdarse or pegarse una hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
3) ( uso expletivo) (Esp vulg o fam)hostia! or hostias! or la hostia! — jeez! (AmE colloq), bloody hell! (BrE sl)
de la hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
hace un frío de la hostia — it's goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody freezing! (sl)
qué hostias...! — (Esp vulg o fam) what the hell...! (sl)
ser la hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
este mechero es la hostia! — ( expresando fastidio) this lighter is the pits! (colloq); ( expresando admiración) this lighter's great! (colloq)
* * *1) (Relig) hostdarse or pegarse una hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
3) ( uso expletivo) (Esp vulg o fam)hostia! or hostias! or la hostia! — jeez! (AmE colloq), bloody hell! (BrE sl)
de la hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
hace un frío de la hostia — it's goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody freezing! (sl)
qué hostias...! — (Esp vulg o fam) what the hell...! (sl)
ser la hostia — (Esp vulg o fam)
este mechero es la hostia! — ( expresando fastidio) this lighter is the pits! (colloq); ( expresando admiración) this lighter's great! (colloq)
* * *la Hostia= Host, the,, slap.Ex: Among his topics are how he gagged on the Host on the occasion of his first communion, his marriage to a Lutheran, and the oppressive history of Roman Catholicism.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.* echando hostias = like the clappers.* Hostia Sagrada, la = Host, the.* inflar a Alguien a hostias = baste.* inflar de hostias a Alguien = beat + Nombre + black and blue.* la hostia = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* pegarse una hostia = come + a cropper.* * *A ( Relig) hostte voy a dar or pegar una hostia you're going to get o you're asking for a smack in the face ( colloq)darse or pegarse una hostia ( Esp vulg o fam): se pegó una hostia con el coche he had a really bad car crash o smash ( colloq)C(uso expletivo) ( Esp vulg o fam): ¡hostia! or ¡hostias! or ¡la hostia! jeez! ( AmE colloq), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)de la hostia ( Esp vulg o fam): se acaba de comprar un coche de la hostia she's just bought herself an amazing car ( colloq), the car she's just bought is something else ( colloq)habían invitado a la hostia de gente they had invited a hell of a lot of o a real crowd of people, they had invited the world and his wife ( colloq)ser la hostia ( Esp vulg o fam): ¡este mechero es la hostia! (expresando fastidio) this lighter is the pits! ( colloq), this lighter is a pain in the ass! ( vulg) (expresando admiración) this lighter's great! ( colloq)¡este tío es la hostia! this guy is too much! ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo hostiar: ( conjugate hostiar)
hostia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
hostia
hostiar
hostia sustantivo femenino
1 (Relig) host
2 (Esp vulg o fam) ( golpe) slap, smack in the face (o mouth etc);
3 ( uso expletivo) (Esp vulg o fam)◊ ¡hostia(s)! jeez! (AmE colloq), bloody hell! (BrE sl);
hace un frío de la hostia it's goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody freezing! (sl);
¡qué hostias …! what the hell …! (sl)
hostia
I sustantivo femenino
1 Rel host
2 vulgar (golpe) belt, smash, thump
II excl vulgar (usu tb pl) shit! bloody hell!
♦ Locuciones: fam vulgar estar de mala hostia, to be in a foul mood
ser la hostia, (estupendo) to be bloody amazing o fantastic
(ser el colmo, intolerable) to be the limit
echando hostias, as fast as possible: cuando oímos la explosión, salimos de ahí echando hostias, when we heard the explosion we shot out of the house
' hostia' also found in these entries:
English:
host
- wafer
* * *♦ nf1. Rel host;Esp Vulg¡me cago en la hostia! fucking hell!Esp Vulg Esp Vulg¡hostias en vinagre! Br Christ on a bike!, US Jesus H. Christ!inflar a alguien a hostias to beat the shit out of sb;¿dónde hostias habré puesto las llaves? where the hell did I put my keys?;tiene una casa de la hostia she's got a house you just wouldn't believe;la hostia de: [m5] había la hostia de gente the place was heaving;[de malo] to be Br bloody o US goddamn awful;tus amigos son la hostia, me encanta salir con ellos your friends are Br bloody o US goddamn brilliant, I love going out with them;tío, eres la hostia, ¿cómo se te ocurre pegar a tu hermana? you're fucking unbelievable! how could you hit your own sister?;y toda la hostia: [m5] con el viaje y toda la hostia me he quedado sin dinero what with that Br bloody o US goddamn trip and everything, I'm out of cash;a toda hostia at full pelt o flat outhoy está de una mala hostia tremenda he's in a really filthy mood today5. Esp Vulg [excusas]¡déjate de hostias y cuéntame lo que pasó! cut the crap o Br stop pissing around and tell me what happened!♦ interjEsp Vulg¡hostia!, ¡hostias! Br bloody hell!, US goddamn it!;¡hostia, no me había dado cuenta! Christ o Br bloody hell!, I didn't realize!;¡hostia, cómo has crecido! Christ, haven't you grown!* * *f1 REL hostdar una hostia a alguien pop slap s.o. in the face fam ;darse una hostia pop bash o.s. fam3:es la hostia pop it’s amazing fam ;* * *hostia nf: host, Eucharist
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