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1 gorgojo
m.1 weevil (insect).2 snout beetle, seed weevil, weevil.* * *1 (insecto) weevil* * *SM1) (=insecto) grub, weevil2) (=persona) dwarf, runt* * *masculino weevil* * *= weevil.Ex. For example, we find a reference 'Insects, Fossil see also Thrips, fossil' but not 'Insects see also Thrips' or ' Weevils see Beetles'.* * *masculino weevil* * *= weevil.Ex: For example, we find a reference 'Insects, Fossil see also Thrips, fossil' but not 'Insects see also Thrips' or ' Weevils see Beetles'.
* * *weevil* * *
gorgojo m Zool weevil
* * *gorgojo nm[insecto] weevil* * *gorgojo nm: weevil -
2 calapatillo
m.1 a weevil, or its grub, very destructive to grains, nuts, and roots.2 grain weevil, seed weevil. -
3 Europa del norte
(n.) = northern EuropeEx. The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.* * *(n.) = northern EuropeEx: The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.
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4 avispa
f.wasp.* * *1 wasp* * *SF1) (=insecto) wasp2) (=persona) sharp person, clever person* * *femenino wasp* * *= wasp.Ex. Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.----* cintura de avispa = wasp waist.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* parecido a una avispa = waspish.* relacionado con las avispas = waspish.* * *femenino wasp* * *= wasp.Ex: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.
* cintura de avispa = wasp waist.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* parecido a una avispa = waspish.* relacionado con las avispas = waspish.* * *wasp* * *
Del verbo avispar: ( conjugate avispar)
avispa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
avispa
avispar
avispa sustantivo femenino
wasp
avispa sustantivo femenino wasp
' avispa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inflamarse
- picar
- picadura
English:
wasp
* * *♦ nf[insecto] wasp; Ven Famcomer avispa to be on one's toes♦ nmfVen [persona] sharp o quick-witted person;es un avispa he's very sharp o quick-witted* * *f ZO wasp* * *avispa nf: wasp* * *avispa n wasp -
5 califlor
= cauliflower.Ex. Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.* * *= cauliflower.Ex: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.
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6 coco
m.1 coconut (fruto).2 nut, head (informal) (cabeza).está mal del coco he's soft o isn't right in the headpor más vueltas que le doy al coco no consigo entenderlo I've racked my brains but I still can't understand itcomerse el coco to worry (one's head)3 bogeyman (informal) (fantasma).si no te portas bien vendrá el coco if you're not good the bogeyman will come and get you4 coccus (biology) (bacteria).5 coconut plant.6 weevil.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cocar.* * *2 (fruta) coconut\coco rallado desiccated coconut————————1 (bacteria) coccus————————1 (larva) larva, worm, grub————————1 familiar (fantasma) bogeyman\comer el coco a alguien familiar to brainwash somebodycomerse el coco familiar to get worked up, worry about it* * *ISM1) (Bot) (=fruto) coconut; (=árbol) coconut palm2) ** (=cabeza) nut *, noggin (EEUU) *, headse ha dado un golpe en el coco — he banged his head, he banged himself on the nut *
tuve que romperme el coco para resolver el problema — I had to rack my brains to come up with an answer to the problem
comer el coco a algn —
mira, tío, no me comas el coco — hey, stop going on about it
3) (=prodigio) whizz *IISM1) (=fantasma) bogeyman, boogeyman (EEUU) *¡que viene el coco! — the bogeyman's coming!
2) (=persona fea)es un coco — he's an ugly devil, he's ugly as sin *
3)IIIhacer cocos a algn — (=carantoñas) to make eyes at sb; (=halagos) to coax sb, wheedle sb
SM1) (=bacteria) coccus2) (=insecto) weevil* * *I- ca adjetivo (AmC) baldII1) (Bot, Coc) coconutcaerse de un coco — (Ven fam) to be disappointed
2) (fam) ( cabeza) headanda or está mal del coco — he's off his head (colloq)
comerle el coco a alguien — (Esp fam)
comerse el coco con algo — (Esp fam) to worry about something
3) (fam) (fantasma, espantajo) boogeyman (AmE), bogeyman (BrE); ( persona fea) ugly person4) ( bacteria) coccus* * *= coconut.Ex. This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.----* coco, el = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie].* extracto de coco = coconut extract.* * *I- ca adjetivo (AmC) baldII1) (Bot, Coc) coconutcaerse de un coco — (Ven fam) to be disappointed
2) (fam) ( cabeza) headanda or está mal del coco — he's off his head (colloq)
comerle el coco a alguien — (Esp fam)
comerse el coco con algo — (Esp fam) to worry about something
3) (fam) (fantasma, espantajo) boogeyman (AmE), bogeyman (BrE); ( persona fea) ugly person4) ( bacteria) coccus* * *el coco(n.) = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie]Ex: The article is entitled 'Micrographics and eyestrain: more bogeyman than real threat'.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.= coconut.Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.
* coco, el = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie].* extracto de coco = coconut extract.* * *( AmC) baldcoco2anda or está mal del coco he's off his head ( colloq)no voy a romperme el coco I'm not going to lose any sleep over itle comí el coco a mi padre para que me prestara el coche I softsoaped my father into lending me the car ( colloq)durante la dictadura nos comían el coco a todos during the dictatorship we were all brainwashedexprimirse el coco ( fam); to rack one's brainsC2 ( fam) (persona fea) ugly personD (bacteria) coccusG( Ven fam) (obsesión): anda con un coco que quiere comprarse un perro she has a real thing about wanting to buy a dog ( colloq)* * *
coco sustantivo masculinoa) (Bot, Coc) coconut
◊ está mal del coco he's off his head (colloq)
coco sustantivo masculino
1 Bot (fruto) coconut u familiar (inteligencia) brains: tiene mucho coco, she has a good brain
2 fam (cabeza) no sabes cómo me duele el coco hoy, you can't imagine how my head is aching today
3 familiar (hombre del saco) bogeyman
♦ Locuciones: familiar comerle el coco a alguien, to brainwash somebody
familiar comerse el coco, to get obsessed
' coco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comer
- comerse
- comedura de coco
- icaco
- palma
- partir
English:
bogeyman
- coconut
- nut
- desiccated
* * *coco nm1. [fruto] coconutese chico está mal del coco that boy is soft o isn't right in the head;por más vueltas que le doy al coco no consigo entenderlo I've Br racked o US cudgeled my brains, but I still can't understand it;Famcomer el coco: le están comiendo el coco para que les ayude they're going on at him to help them;Famno te comas el coco, no ha sido él don't worry yourself about it, it wasn't him;Famtener mucho coco to be really brainysi no te portas bien vendrá el coco if you're not good, the bogeyman will come and get youes un coco de chico he's an ugly devil* * *m1 BOT coconut2 monstruo bogeyman fam3:comerse el coco fam worry;estar hasta el coco fam be fed up* * *coco nm1) : coconut* * *coco n1. (fruto) coconut2. (cabeza) head -
7 espiga
f.1 ear.2 herringbone.3 peg (pieza) (de madera).4 spike, ear of grain, ear.5 tenon.6 capstan, capstan of the tape recorder.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: espigar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: espigar.* * *1 (gen) spike; (de trigo) ear2 (de tejido) herringbone3 (clavija) peg, pin5 (de campana) clapper* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Bot) [de trigo] ear; [de flores] spike2) (Téc) [gen] spigot; [de pestillo] shaft; [de cuchillo, herramienta] tang3) (=badajo) clapper4) (Mil) fuse5) (Náut) masthead* * *1)b) ( diseño) espiguilla2) (Tec) ( clavo - de madera) peg; (- de metal) pin, brad* * *= tenon, ear, tang.Ex. German, Scandinavian, and probably Italian presses, on the other hand, had no cap, and the head was adjusted by the insertion of packing both above and below the head tenons.Ex. Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.Ex. Many of the earlier swords and daggers had a narrow tang to which a hilt was rivetted.----* en espiga = herringbone.* espiga de la somera = head tenon.* unir mediante espigas = tenon.* * *1)b) ( diseño) espiguilla2) (Tec) ( clavo - de madera) peg; (- de metal) pin, brad* * *= tenon, ear, tang.Ex: German, Scandinavian, and probably Italian presses, on the other hand, had no cap, and the head was adjusted by the insertion of packing both above and below the head tenons.
Ex: Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.Ex: Many of the earlier swords and daggers had a narrow tang to which a hilt was rivetted.* en espiga = herringbone.* espiga de la somera = head tenon.* unir mediante espigas = tenon.* * *AB ( Tec)1 (en una ensambladura) tenon2 (de una herramienta) tang3 (clavo — de madera) peg; (— de metal) pin, bradC (badajo) clapper, tongueD ( Náut) masthead* * *
Del verbo espigar: ( conjugate espigar)
espiga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
espiga
espigar
espiga sustantivo femenino (Agr, Bot) ( de trigo) ear, spike;
( de flores) spike
espiga sustantivo femenino
1 (de trigo) ear
2 Téc peg, pin
' espiga' also found in these entries:
English:
ear
- spike
* * *espiga nf1. [de cereal] ear;Bot [de flores] spike2. [en telas] herringbone3. [pieza] [de madera] peg;[de hierro] pin4. [de espada] tang5. Náut masthead* * *f BOT ear, spike;dibujo de espiga herringbone* * *espiga nf1) : ear (of wheat)2) : spike (of flowers)* * *espiga n (de trigo) ear -
8 infección de parásitos
(n.) = parasitisation [parasitization, -USA]Ex. Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.* * *(n.) = parasitisation [parasitization, -USA]Ex: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.
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9 mazorca
f.1 cob.2 ear of corn, ear, cob, corncob.3 spindle.* * *1 cob\mazorca de maíz corncob* * *SF1) [de maíz] cob, ear2) (Téc) spindle* * *femenino (Bot, Coc) cob* * *= ear, ear of corn, ear corn, corn on the cob, corncob.Ex. Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.Ex. This study was conducted to determine a suitable time for harvesting ears of corn.Ex. The capacity of the drier was 650 kg of ear corn which was 40 cm deep over the hot air ducts.Ex. Watermelon and corn-on-the-cob are one of those vegetables that most everyone loves to eat.Ex. The method has also been applied to red beets, green beans, corncobs, asparagus, bell peppers, peas and pumpkin.----* mazorca de maíz = ear of corn, ear corn, corn on the cob, corncob.* * *femenino (Bot, Coc) cob* * *= ear, ear of corn, ear corn, corn on the cob, corncob.Ex: Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.
Ex: This study was conducted to determine a suitable time for harvesting ears of corn.Ex: The capacity of the drier was 650 kg of ear corn which was 40 cm deep over the hot air ducts.Ex: Watermelon and corn-on-the-cob are one of those vegetables that most everyone loves to eat.Ex: The method has also been applied to red beets, green beans, corncobs, asparagus, bell peppers, peas and pumpkin.* mazorca de maíz = ear of corn, ear corn, corn on the cob, corncob.* * *mazorca de maíz corncobC* * *
mazorca sustantivo femenino (Bot, Coc) cob;
mazorca f Agr cob
' mazorca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
choclo
- elote
English:
cob
- corn
* * *mazorca nfcob;mazorca de maíz corncob, Br ear of maize* * *f cob* * *mazorca nf1) choclo: cob, ear of corn2) -
10 norte de América
Ex. The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.* * *Ex: The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.
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11 norte de Europa
(n.) = northern EuropeEx. The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.* * *(n.) = northern EuropeEx: The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.
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12 panocha
f.1 ear, cob.2 cunt (vulgar) (vulva). (Mexican Spanish)* * *1 (de maíz) corncob; (de trigo) ear* * *1) (de maíz, trigo) ear2) (Méx) ( melaza) candy made from molasses* * *= ear.Ex. Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.* * *1) (de maíz, trigo) ear2) (Méx) ( melaza) candy made from molasses* * *= ear.Ex: Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.
* * *A (de maíz, trigo) ear* * *
panocha sustantivo femenino
1 (de maíz, trigo) ear
2 (Méx) ( melaza) candy made from molasses
* * *panocha nf1. [de maíz] ear, cob* * *f ear -
13 período de cultivo
(n.) = growing seasonEx. Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.* * *(n.) = growing seasonEx: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.
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14 reforestación
f.reforestation, reafforestation, afforestation.* * *1 reforestation, reafforestation* * ** * *femenino reforestation* * *= reafforestation [re-afforestation], reforestation [re-forestation].Ex. The author highlights some of the issues a forester needs to consider before embarking on the reafforestation of degraded land.Ex. The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.* * *femenino reforestation* * *= reafforestation [re-afforestation], reforestation [re-forestation].Ex: The author highlights some of the issues a forester needs to consider before embarking on the reafforestation of degraded land.
Ex: The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.* * *reforestation, reafforestation ( BrE)* * *
reforestación sustantivo femenino
reforestation
reforestación sustantivo femenino reforestation
' reforestación' also found in these entries:
English:
reafforestation
* * *reforestation, Br reafforestation* * *f reforestation -
15 repoblación forestal
f.reforestation, afforestation, reafforestation, forestation.* * *reafforestation, reforestation* * *(n.) = afforestation, reafforestation [re-afforestation], reforestation [re-forestation], forestationEx. The state government has embarked on an afforestation project and has prohibited bush burning to reduce desertification.Ex. The author highlights some of the issues a forester needs to consider before embarking on the reafforestation of degraded land.Ex. The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.Ex. Rural population growth has a pernicious effect on forestation.* * *(n.) = afforestation, reafforestation [re-afforestation], reforestation [re-forestation], forestationEx: The state government has embarked on an afforestation project and has prohibited bush burning to reduce desertification.
Ex: The author highlights some of the issues a forester needs to consider before embarking on the reafforestation of degraded land.Ex: The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.Ex: Rural population growth has a pernicious effect on forestation.* * *reforestation -
16 agorgojado
• weever• weevil• weevil-eaten• weevilled• weevilly• weevily• weewee -
17 gorgojo
• seed weevil• snout beetle• weepy• weevil-eaten -
18 revés
m.1 setback, reverse, backhand, drawback.2 reverse.3 reverse side of a cloth, wrong side of the fabric, wrong side of cloth, reverse.4 back, inside.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: rever.* * *2 (bofetada) slap; (golpe) backhander3 (en tenis) backhand (stroke)4 figurado (contrariedad) misfortune, setback, reverse\al revés / del revés (al contrario) the other way round 2 (interior en exterior) inside out 3 (boca abajo) upside down, the wrong way up 4 (la parte de detrás delante) back to frontal revés de contrary toreveses de fortuna setbacks, blows of fatereveses de la vida life's misfortunes* * *noun m.1) back2) reversal3) backhand•- al revés* * *SM1) (=lado contrario)•
el revés — [de papel, sello, mano, tela] the back; [de prenda] the insidesiempre empieza las revistas por el revés — he always reads magazines from the back, he always begins magazines at the end
2)• al o del revés — [con sustantivo] (=lo de arriba abajo) upside down; (=lo de dentro fuera) inside out; (=lo de delante atrás) back to front
tienes el libro al revés — you are holding the book the wrong way round o upside down
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volver al o del revés — [+ prenda, objeto] to turn the other way; [+ argumento, situación] to turn on its head3)• al revés — [con verbo] the other way round; [como nexo] on the contrary
Luis le dejó dinero a Gerardo, ¿o fue al revés? — Luis lent Gerardo some money, or was it the other way round?
todo nos salió al revés — everything went wrong for us, nothing went right for us
a mí no me produce ningún complejo, al revés, es un orgullo — I'm not embarrassed by it, on the contrary, I feel very proud
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al revés de, fue al revés de lo que dices — it was the opposite of what you sayal revés de lo que se cree,... — contrary to popular belief,...
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entender algo al revés — to get hold of the wrong end of the stick•
y al revés — and vice versacuando yo quiero salir él quiere trabajar, y al revés — when I want to go out he wants to work, and vice versa
4) (=bofetada) slap, backhand slapcomo me vuelvas a insultar te doy un revés — you insult me again and you'll get a slap o you'll feel the back of my hand
5) (Dep) backhand6) (=contratiempo) setback* * *1)a)el revés — ( de prenda) the inside; ( de tela) the back, the wrong side; (de papel, documento) the back
b)al revés — ( con lo de adelante atrás) back to front; ( con lo de arriba abajo) upside down; ( con lo de dentro fuera) inside out; ( en sentido inverso) the other way around o (BrE) round
hace la `y' al revés — he writes his y's back to front o the wrong way round
todo lo entiende al revés — she's always getting the wrong end of the stick
2)a) ( bofetada) slap ( with the back of the hand)b) (Dep) backhand3) ( contratiempo) setback* * *1)a)el revés — ( de prenda) the inside; ( de tela) the back, the wrong side; (de papel, documento) the back
b)al revés — ( con lo de adelante atrás) back to front; ( con lo de arriba abajo) upside down; ( con lo de dentro fuera) inside out; ( en sentido inverso) the other way around o (BrE) round
hace la `y' al revés — he writes his y's back to front o the wrong way round
todo lo entiende al revés — she's always getting the wrong end of the stick
2)a) ( bofetada) slap ( with the back of the hand)b) (Dep) backhand3) ( contratiempo) setback* * *revés11 = back.Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
* al revés = vice versa, in reverse, mirror-fashion, wrong way round, the, inside-out.* poner al revés = upend.* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.revés22 = setback, blow, reversal, snafu, swipe, slap.Ex: This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.
Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.Ex: The article is entitled 'Thirty years on -- an age of snafu problems of coordinating libraries'.Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.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.* dar un revés = deal + a blow, give + a blow, strike + a blow, slap.* duro revés = cruel blow.* revés de la fortuna = reversal of fortune.* revés fulminante = crushing blow.* sufrir un revés = take + an unfortunate turn, take + a pounding, take + a beating.* * *A1el revés (de una prenda) the inside; (de una tela) the back, the wrong side; (de un papel, documento) the backplanchar la prenda del or por el revés iron the garment inside out o on the inside2al revés (con lo de adelante atrás) back to front; (con lo de arriba abajo) upside down; (con lo de dentro fuera) inside out; (en sentido inverso) the other way around o ( BrE) roundyo frío la cebolla y luego el pimiento — pues yo lo hago al revés I fry the onion first and then the peppers — I do it the other way aroundte has puesto los zapatos al revés you've put your shoes on the wrong feettienes los cubiertos al revés you have your knife and fork the wrong way roundse puso el vestido al revés she put her dress on back to fronthace la `y' al revés he writes his y's back to front o the wrong way roundcolgó el cuadro al revés he hung the picture upside downpuso el cuadro al revés he turned the picture to face the walltodo lo entiende al revés she's always getting the wrong end of the stick, she gets everything back to fronthoy todo me está saliendo al revés nothing's going right for me todayal revés de lo que uno se imagina contrary to what you might expectlo hizo al revés de como se le había dicho she did it the opposite way to how she had been toldsaberse algo al revés y al derecho to know sth (off) by heartB1 (bofetada) slap ( with the back of the hand)¡te voy a dar un revés! you're going to feel the back of my hand!2 ( Dep) backhandC (contratiempo) setbacksufrieron un importante revés en las últimas elecciones they suffered a major setback o a serious reverse in the last electionsun revés de fortuna podría acabar con todo esto a change in our fortunes o a reversal of our fortunes could mean the end of all of this* * *
revés sustantivo masculino
1a)
( de tela) the back, the wrong side;
(de papel, documento) the backb)
( con lo de arriba abajo) upside down;
( con lo de dentro fuera) inside out;◊ así no, va al revés not that way, it goes the other way around o (BrE) round;
se puso los zapatos al revés he put his shoes on the wrong feet;
todo lo entiende al revés she's always getting the wrong end of the stick;
todo me sale al revés nothing goes right for me;
saberse algo al revés y al derecho to know sth (off) by heart
2 (Dep) backhand
3 ( contratiempo) setback
revés sustantivo masculino
1 (de una materia u objeto) back
(de una prenda de vestir) wrong side
2 (con la mano) slap
3 (en juegos de raqueta) backhand
4 (económico, sentimental, etc) setback, misfortune
♦ Locuciones: al revés, (al contrario) the other way round: entender algo al revés, to get the wrong end of the stick
hacer algo al revés, to do sthg the opposite way
salir algo al revés, to turn out wrong
al revés/del revés, (con lo de delante atrás) back to front, US backwards
(con lo de dentro fuera) inside out
(boca abajo) upside down
' revés' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entender
- voltear
- volver
- vuelta
English:
back
- backhand
- backwards
- inside
- reverse
- round
- setback
- upset
- upside
- way
- work at
- backward
- know
- purl
- reversal
- set
- upside down
- wrong
* * *1. [parte opuesta] [de papel, mano] back;[de tela] other side, wrong side;al revés [en dirección o sentido equivocado] the wrong way round;[en forma opuesta, invertido] the other way round;te has puesto los guantes al revés you've put your gloves on inside out;todo lo entiende al revés she's always getting the wrong end of the stick;no estoy triste, al revés estoy contentísima I'm not sad, on the contrary, I'm very happy;lo hizo al revés de como le dije she did the opposite of what I told her to;[lo de dentro, fuera] inside out; [lo de arriba, abajo] upside down;volver algo del revés to turn sth around;me puso el estómago del revés it turned my stomach2. [contratiempo] setback, blow;sufrir un revés to suffer a setback3. [bofetada] slapun golpe de revés a backhand;tiene un buen revés she has a good backhand* * *m1 ( contratiempo) setback2 en tenis backhand3:al osalir al revés fig go wrong* * *1) : back, wrong side2) : setback, reversal3) : backhand (in sports)4)al revés : the other way around, upside down, inside out5)al revés de : contrary to* * *revés n1. (de prenda, tela, papel) wrong side2. (en tenis, etc) backhand3. (contratiempo) setbackLas expresiones al revés y del revés tienen varias traducciones según el contexto. Fíjate en estos ejemplosno he dicho que no me gusta, al revés, me encanta I didn't say I don't like it, on the contrary, I love it -
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adj.&f.1 beaked, pointed (puntiagudo).2 prattling, babbling, chattering.3 over-the-top (cursi). (Caribbean)4 crafty, clever (astuto). (Mexico)f.boll weevil.* * *SF1) (Orn) woodcock2) Caribe (=pez) barracuda -
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• grain stalk• grained• seed weevil
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Weevil — Wee vil, n. [OE. wivel, wevil, AS. wifel, wibil; akin to OD. wevel, OHG. wibil, wibel, G. wiebel, wibel, and probably to Lith. vabalas beetle, and E. weave. See {Weave}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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weevil — O.E. wifel small beetle, from P.Gmc. *webilaz (Cf. O.S. wibil, O.H.G. wibil, Ger. Wiebel beetle, chafer, O.N. tordyfill dung beetle ), cognate with Lith. vabalas beetle, from PIE root *webh to weave, also to move quickly (see … Etymology dictionary
weevil — ► NOUN ▪ a small beetle with an elongated snout, several kinds of which are pests of crops or stored foodstuffs. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
weevil — [wē′vəl] n. [ME wevel < OE wifel, akin to MLowG wevel < IE * webh , to move to and fro, WEAVE] any of various families of beetles (esp. Curculionidae) having the head prolonged into a projecting beak that usually curves downward, and… … English World dictionary
Weevil — This article is about the beetles. For other uses, see Weevil (disambiguation). Weevils Lixus angustatus Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
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weevil — /wee veuhl/, n. 1. Also called snout beetle. any of numerous beetles of the family Curculionidae, which have the head prolonged into a snout and which are destructive to nuts, grain, fruit, etc. 2. any of numerous related beetles. [bef. 900; ME… … Universalium
weevil — n. an alfalfa; boll weevil * * * boll weevil an alfalfa … Combinatory dictionary
weevil — [15] Old English had a word wifel ‘beetle’, but this appears to have died out, and weevil was probably borrowed from Middle Low German wevel. Both words had the same ultimate origin, however: prehistoric Germanic *webilaz. It is not clear whether … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
weevil — UK [ˈwiːv(ə)l] / US [ˈwɪv(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms weevil : singular weevil plural weevils an insect that eats plants and can destroy crops … English dictionary
