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82 tonelada
f.1 tonne.tonelada métrica metric ton, tonnepesar una tonelada to weigh a ton2 ton.* * *1 ton\tonelada métrica metric ton, tonne* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=unidad) tontonelada americana, tonelada corta — short ton
tonelada inglesa, tonelada larga — long ton, gross ton
tonelada métrica — metric ton, tonne
2) (Náut)un buque de 30.000 toneladas de registro bruto — a ship of 30,000 gross register tons
* * *femenino ton* * *= ton.Ex. Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.* * *femenino ton* * *= ton.Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.
* * *esta caja pesa una tonelada this box weighs a tonCompuesto:metric ton, tonne* * *
tonelada sustantivo femenino
ton
tonelada sustantivo femenino ton
tonelada métrica, metric ton, tonne
' tonelada' also found in these entries:
English:
T
- ton
- tonne
* * *tonelada nftonne;pesar una tonelada to weigh a tontonelada métrica metric ton, tonne* * *f peso ton* * *tonelada nf: ton* * *tonelada n ton -
83 abalanzar
v.1 to rush on with impetuosity.Se abalanzaron sobre el enemigo they rushed at the enemy 2. To venture2 to swoop.3 to balance.El científico abalanza los pesos The scientist balances the weights.4 to weigh, to compare.5 to dart, to impel.6 to throw violently.Los enemigos abalanzaron piedras The enemies threw rocks violently.7 to ford, to make cross a river.* * *1. VT1) (=lanzar) to hurl, throw2) (=impeler) to impel3) (=pesar) to weigh4) (=equilibrar) to balance2.See:* * *♦ vt[lanzar] to fling, to hurl -
84 desanclar
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85 levar anclas
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86 pesar
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87 acariciar
• touch softly• weigh over• weigh-in -
88 apesadumbrar
• bring grief to• give pain to• give-out order• oppositeness• oppress the people• weigh• weigh heavily on -
89 gravear
• oppositeness• oppress the people• weigh• weigh heavily on -
90 medir las palabras
• choose one's words carefully• speak carefully• weigh heavily on• weigh out -
91 pesar sobre
• fall on• hang from• hang in• weigh one's words• weigh up -
92 ponderar
• give the warning• give time• reconsider• weigh over• weigh-in -
93 poner en balanza
• put in the balance• weigh out• weigh with a steelyard -
94 ser una carga para
• be a burden to• weigh• weigh heavily on -
95 sopesar
• bethink• put on the scale• weigh out• weigh with a steelyard -
96 tantear
• feel about for• feel one's way• feel out• grooving saw• grope about• sound out• toy with• try to• weigh out• weigh with a steelyard -
97 gravear
v.1 to weigh, to gravitate, to sink.2 to weigh down, to oppress. -
98 adelante
adv.1 forward, ahead.(de ahora) en adelante from now onsacar adelante to rescue (proyecto, empresa)salimos adelante we put our problems behind us2 before, in front.intj.1 come in.2 go on, carry on, go ahead, move on.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: adelantar.* * *► adverbio1 forward, further1 (pase) come in!2 (siga) go ahead!, carry on!\de aquí en adelante from here onen adelante henceforthseguir adelante to keep going, carry on* * *adv.* * *ADV1) [indicando dirección] forward•
hacia adelante — forward•
llevar adelante un proyecto — to carry out a project•
sacar adelante una empresa/un espectáculo — to get a company/a show off the groundla orquesta no podrá salir adelante sin subvenciones — the orchestra won't be able to survive without subsidies
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seguir adelante — to go ondecidieron seguir adelante con sus proyectos — they decided to go ahead o carry on with their plans
paso II, 1., 3)antes de seguir adelante, ¿hay alguna pregunta? — before I go on, are there any questions?
2) [indicando posición]la fila dos es demasiado adelante — row two is too near the front o too far forward
3) [indicando tiempo]•
en adelante — from now on, in futureen adelante las reuniones serán cada dos años — from now on o in future the meetings will be every two years
de ahora en adelante, de aquí en adelante — from now on
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más adelante — laterdecidimos dejar la reunión para más adelante — we decided to leave the meeting till a later date o till later
4) [indicando cantidad]•
en adelante — upwards5)¡adelante! — [autorizando a entrar] come in!; [animando a seguir] go on!, carry on!; (Mil) forward!
6)• adelante de — LAm in front of
* * *1) ( en el espacio)a) (expresando dirección, movimiento) forwardpara/hacia adelante — forward
b) (lugar, posición)se sentó adelante — ( en coche) she sat in front; (en clase, cine) she sat at the front
más adelante la calle se bifurca — further on, the road forks
tiene un bolsillo adelante — (esp AmL) it has a pocket at the front
2) ( en el tiempo)de hoy en adelante — as of o from today
3)adelante de — (loc prep) (AmL)
a) ( en lugar anterior a) in front ofadelante de mí/ti/él — in front of me/you/him
b) ( en presencia de) in front of4)adelante! — (como interj) ( autorizando la entrada) come in!; ( ordenando marchar) forward!; ( invitando a continuar) go on!, carry on!
* * *= ahead.Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.----* ¡adelante! = go for it!.* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.* cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.* dar un paso adelante = step up.* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.* de hoy en adelante = as from today.* desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante = from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).* desde hoy en adelante = as from today.* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.* en adelante = forward [forwards].* Fecha + en adelante = Fecha + onwards.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* hacia adelante = onward(s), straight ahead, straight on.* hacia adelante y hacia atrás = to and fro.* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.* más adelante = later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date.* mirar adelante = look + straight ahead.* paso adelante = step up.* paso hacia adelante = step forward.* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.* salir adelante = make + ends meet, keep + the wolves from the door, get + unstuck.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* y más adelante = and beyond.* * *1) ( en el espacio)a) (expresando dirección, movimiento) forwardpara/hacia adelante — forward
b) (lugar, posición)se sentó adelante — ( en coche) she sat in front; (en clase, cine) she sat at the front
más adelante la calle se bifurca — further on, the road forks
tiene un bolsillo adelante — (esp AmL) it has a pocket at the front
2) ( en el tiempo)de hoy en adelante — as of o from today
3)adelante de — (loc prep) (AmL)
a) ( en lugar anterior a) in front ofadelante de mí/ti/él — in front of me/you/him
b) ( en presencia de) in front of4)adelante! — (como interj) ( autorizando la entrada) come in!; ( ordenando marchar) forward!; ( invitando a continuar) go on!, carry on!
* * *= ahead.Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
* ¡adelante! = go for it!.* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.* cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.* dar un paso adelante = step up.* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.* de hoy en adelante = as from today.* desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante = from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).* desde hoy en adelante = as from today.* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.* en adelante = forward [forwards].* Fecha + en adelante = Fecha + onwards.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* hacia adelante = onward(s), straight ahead, straight on.* hacia adelante y hacia atrás = to and fro.* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.* más adelante = later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date.* mirar adelante = look + straight ahead.* paso adelante = step up.* paso hacia adelante = step forward.* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.* salir adelante = make + ends meet, keep + the wolves from the door, get + unstuck.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* y más adelante = and beyond.* * *1 (expresando dirección, movimiento) forwardmuévelo para/hacia adelante move it forwardsigamos adelante let's go onllevar algo adelante to carry on with sthdesistí de llevar adelante mis averiguaciones I decided not to carry on with my inquiries o ( frml) not to pursue my inquiries further2(lugar, parte): más adelante la calle se bifurca further on, the road forks[ S ] ver explicación más adelante see explanation belowla fila dos es muy adelante the second row is too far forward o is too near the front¿cuál es la parte de adelante? which is the front?tiene un bolsillo adelante ( esp AmL); it has a pocket at the frontB(en el tiempo): más adelante latertrataremos ese tema más adelante we will deal with that subject later (on) o at a later dateen adelante from now on, in futurede ahora en adelante from now onde hoy en adelante as from todayC1 (en lugar anterior a) in front ofadelante de mí/ti/él or ( crit) adelante mío/tuyo/suyo in front of me/you/himcolocó su silla adelante de la mía she put her chair in front of mine2 (en presencia de) in front ofD¡adelante! ( como interj) (autorizando la entrada) come in!; (ordenando marchar) foward!; (invitando a continuar) go on!, carry on!* * *
Del verbo adelantar: ( conjugate adelantar)
adelanté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
adelante es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
adelantar
adelante
adelantar ( conjugate adelantar) verbo transitivo
1
b) ‹pieza/ficha› to move … forward
2 ( sobrepasar) to overtake, pass
3
4 ( conseguir) to gain;
verbo intransitivo
1
2 (Auto) to pass, overtake (BrE)
adelantarse verbo pronominal
1
2
[verano/frío] to arrive early
3 ( anticiparse):
adelantese a los acontecimientos to jump the gun;
yo iba a pagar, pero él se me adelantó I was going to pay, but he beat me to it
adelante adverbio
1 ( en el espacio)
◊ para/hacia adelante forward;
seguir adelante to go on;
¡adelante! ( como interj) ( autorizando la entrada) come in!;
( ordenando marchar) forward!b) (lugar, posición):
(en clase, cine) she sat at the front;◊ más adelante la calle se bifurca further on, the road forks;
la parte de adelante the front
2 ( en el tiempo):
(de ahora) en adelante from now on;
de hoy en adelante as of o from today
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adelantar
I verbo transitivo
1 to move o bring forward
(un reloj) to put forward
figurado to advance: no adelantas nada ocultándoselo, you won't get anything by concealing it from him
2 (sobrepasar a un coche, a alguien) to overtake
3 (una fecha, una convocatoria) to bring forward
fig (hacer predicciones) adelantar acontecimientos, to get ahead of oneself
no adelantemos acontecimientos, let's not cross the bridge before we come to it
II verbo intransitivo
1 to advance
2 (progresar) to make progress: hemos adelantado mucho en una hora, we've made a lot of progress in one hour
3 (reloj) to be fast
adelante
I adverbio forward
más adelante, (más lejos) further on
(más tarde) later: no puedo creer que lleven adelante una ley tan injusta, I can't believe they are going ahead with such an unjust law
seguiremos adelante con la investigación, we'll carry on with the research
II exclamación ¡adelante!, come in!
' adelante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahora
- hacia
- invertir
- llevar
- proporcionar
- reservarse
- sacar
- sino
- vencer
- abatible
- ahí
- aquí
- delante
- hablar
- inclinar
- ir
- luchar
- muy
- paso
- revés
- salir
- seguir
English:
ahead
- along
- battle
- bootstrap
- breakthrough
- carry
- carry on
- carry through
- come forward
- day
- despite
- fact
- forge
- forward
- further
- future
- go through with
- henceforth
- hereafter
- hereinafter
- lead on
- lean forward
- move on
- now
- onward
- onwards
- over
- press ahead
- prosecute
- pull through
- push ahead
- push on
- qualm
- step forward
- step inside
- straighten out
- tip
- weigh up
- win through
- backward
- beyond
- encourage
- fall
- forth
- front
- get
- go
- grim
- hence
- jerk
* * *♦ adv1. [movimiento] forward, ahead;echarse adelante to lean forward;dar un paso adelante to step forward;hacia adelante forwards;no se puede seguir adelante porque la carretera está cortada we can't go on because the road is closedde este año en adelante from this year on;en adelante, llame antes de entrar in future, knock before coming in;más adelante ampliaremos el negocio later on, we'll expand the business;mirar adelante to look aheadla parte de adelante the front;más adelante se encuentra el centro de cálculo further on is the computer centre;prefiero sentarme adelante [en coche] I'd rather sit in the front;[en teatro, cine] I'd rather sit towards the front;más adelante [en camino] further on;[en teatro, cine] further forward; [en texto] below, later;se encuentra camino adelante it's further along o down the road♦ adelante de loc prepAm in front of;Pablo se sienta adelante de mí Pablo sits in front of me♦ interj[¡siga!] go ahead!; [¡pase!] come in!* * *I adv1 en espacio forward;un paso adelante tb fig a step forward;llevar osacar adelante familia bring up;salir adelante figseguir adelante carry on, keep going;¡adelante! come in!2 en tiempo:más adelante later on;de ahora oaquí en adelante from now onII prp:adelante de L.Am. in front of* * *adelante adv1) : ahead, in front, forward2)más adelante : further on, later on3)¡adelante! : come in!* * *adelante1 adv forwardadelante2 interj1. (para entrar) come in!2. (para dar ánimo) carry on! -
99 agobiado
adj.1 overwhelmed, overburdened.2 exhausted, tired.3 weighed-down, bent-over, bent, bowed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: agobiar.* * *1→ link=agobiar agobiar► adjetivo1 (doblado) bent over/down, weighed down* * *ADJ1) [persona]estar agobiado: estamos agobiados de trabajo — we're up to our eyes in work *
estaba agobiada por tantas visitas — she found all these visitors overwhelming o a bit too much *
no puedo hacerlo porque estoy agobiado con otras cosas — I can't do it, I'm rushed off my feet with other things * o I've got too much else on *
2) [lugar] clutteredel dormitorio queda muy agobiado con tantos muebles — the bedroom is very cluttered with all the furniture
3)ser agobiado de hombros — Cono Sur to have a stoop
* * *- da adjetivoa) ( abrumado)b) (esp Esp) ( angustiado)estar agobiado — to be in a real state (colloq)
* * *= oppressed, harassed, under the cosh, stressed, harried, beleaguered.Ex. The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.Ex. This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.Ex. Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.Ex. But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.Ex. The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.----* agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.* agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( abrumado)b) (esp Esp) ( angustiado)estar agobiado — to be in a real state (colloq)
* * *= oppressed, harassed, under the cosh, stressed, harried, beleaguered.Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
Ex: This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.Ex: But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.Ex: The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.* agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.* agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.* * *agobiado -da1(abrumado): estamos agobiados de trabajo we're rushed off our feet with work ( colloq), we're snowed under with workestán agobiados de deudas they are burdened with debts, they're up to their ears in debt ( colloq)estaba agobiada con tantos problemas she was weighed down by so many problems2camina agobiado de hombros he walks with a stoop* * *
Del verbo agobiar: ( conjugate agobiar)
agobiado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
agobiado
agobiar
agobiado◊ -da adjetivo [estar] agobiado de algo ‹ de trabajo› snowed under with sth;
‹ de deudas› overwhelmed with sth;
agobiar ( conjugate agobiar) verbo transitivo [problemas/responsabilidad] to weigh o get … down;
[ calor] to oppress, get … down;
este niño me agobia this child is too much for me
agobiado,-a adjetivo overwhelmed: está agobiado de problemas, he's overwhelmed with problems
estoy agobiado de trabajo, I'm snowed under with work
agobiar verbo transitivo to overwhelm
' agobiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobiada
- apurada
- apurado
English:
debt ridden
- pressure
* * *agobiado, -a adjestán agobiados de trabajo they're snowed under with work;están agobiados de problemas they're weighed down with problems;está agobiado por las deudas he's weighed down with debt, he's up to his ears in debt;está agobiado por el éxito the burden of his success is beginning to tell on him* * *adj figstressed out;agobiado de trabajo snowed under with work* * *agobiado, -da adj: weary, worn-out, weighted-down -
100 agravar
v.1 to aggravate.Su soberbia enconó la ira de María His pride exacerbated Ann's wrath.2 to make more sick, to make more ill, to make sicker.* * *1 to aggravate, worsen1 to get worse, worsen* * *1. VT1) (=hacer más grave) [+ pena] to increase; [+ dolor] to make worse; [+ situación] to aggravate; (fig) (=oprimir) to oppress, burden ( con with)2) (=hacer más pesado) to weigh down, make heavier2.VISee:* * *1.verbo transitivo to make... worse, aggravate2.* * *= aggravate, exacerbate.Ex. This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.Ex. They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.----* agravarse = see + at their worst, flare up.* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* agravar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.* agravar un problema = compound + problem.* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.* * *1.verbo transitivo to make... worse, aggravate2.* * *= aggravate, exacerbate.Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
Ex: They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.* agravarse = see + at their worst, flare up.* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* agravar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.* agravar un problema = compound + problem.* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.* * *agravar [A1 ]vtto make … worse, aggravate«problema/situación» to become worse, worsen; «enfermo» to deteriorate, get worse* * *
agravar ( conjugate agravar) verbo transitivo
to make … worse, aggravate
agravarse verbo pronominal [problema/situación] to become worse, worsen;
[ enfermo] to deteriorate, get worse
agravar verbo transitivo to aggravate
' agravar' also found in these entries:
English:
aggravate
- compound
- exacerbate
* * *♦ vt[situación, enfermedad] to aggravate* * *v/t make worse, aggravate* * *agravar vt1) : to increase (weight), to make heavier2) empeorar: to aggravate, to worsen* * *agravar vb to make worse
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weigh — [ weı ] verb ** 1. ) linking verb to have a particular weight: Tell me Clare, how much do you weigh? The baby weighed 7 pounds when she was born. weigh a ton (=be very heavy): Your suitcase weighs a ton. a ) transitive to measure how heavy… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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