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1.
sum, fui, esse (2d pers. es, but usu. es in Plaut and Ter; old forms, indic. pres. esum for sum, acc. to Varr. L. L. 9, § 100 Mull.: essis for es, Att. ap. Non. 200, 30, or Trag. Rel. p. 283 Rib.: simus for sumus, used by Augustus, acc. to Suet. Aug. 87; fut. escit for erit, XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 25:
esit, XII. Tab. ap. Fest. s. v. nec, p. 162 Mull.: escunt for erunt,
Cic. Leg. 2, 24, 60, 3, 3, 9; Lucr. 1, 619; perf. fuvimus for fuimus, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 168:
FVVEIT, C. I. L. 1, 1051: fuit,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 23; id. Mil. 3, 1, 159:
fuerim,
id. ib. 4, 8, 54:
fuerit,
id. As. 4, 1, 37; subj. pres. siem, sies, siet, etc., very freq., esp. in Plaut.; e. g. siem, Am. prol. 57; Ter. And. 3, 4, 7:
sies,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 43; Ter. And. 2, 5, 13:
siet,
Plaut. Am. prol. 58; Ter. And. 1, 4, 7; Lucr. 3, 101:
sient,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 54; Ter. And. 2, 3, 16; cf. Cic. Or. 47, 157; also,
fuam, fuas, etc., regarded by G. Curtius, de Aorist. Lat. Rel. in Studien zur Gr. u. Lat. Gram. 1, 431 sqq., as an aorist: fuam,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 48; id. Mil. 2, 6, 112: fuas, Liv. Andron. ap. Non 111, 13; Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 71; 2, 3, 83; id. Pers. 1, 1, 52; id. Trin. 2, 1, 32: fuat, Pac. ap. Non. 111, 8; Carm. ap. Liv. 25, 12; Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 2; id. Aul. 2, 2, 56; id. Capt. 2, 2, 10 et saep.; Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 4; Lucr. 4, 639; Verg. A. 10, 108:
fuant,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 110; id. Ep. 5, 1, 13; id. Ps. 4, 3, 12: fuvisset, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4; part. pres. ens, used by Caesar, acc. to Prisc. p. 1140 P.; and by Sergius Flavius, acc. to Quint. 8, 3, 33; fut. inf. fore for futurum esse, very freq., and so always with partt.; cf. Madv. Gram. § 108; whence, subj. imperf. forem fores, etc., for essem; esp. in conditional sentences and in the histt., but very rare in Cic.; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, 597 sqq.), v. n. [root es; Sanscr. as-mi, and the Greek es-mi, whence eimi; perf. fui; root in Sanscr. bhu, to become; bhavas, condition; Gr. phuô, to beget; cf.: fetus, futuo, etc.], to be, as a verb substantive or a copula.
I.
As a verb substantive, to be.
A.
In gen.
1.
Asserting existence, to be, exist, live:
definitionum duo sunt genera prima: unum earum rerum quae sunt: alterum earum quae intelleguntur. Esse ea dico, quae cerni tangive possunt, ut fundum, aedes, parietem, cetera. Non esse rursus ea dico, quae tangi demonstrarive non possunt, cerni tamen animo atque intellegi possunt, ut si usucapionem, si tutelam, etc.... definias,
Cic. Top. 5, 26 sq.:
si abest, nullus est,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 16:
nunc illut est, quom me fuisse quam esse nimio mavelim,
id. Capt. 3, 3, 1:
ita paene nulla sibi fuit Phronesium ( = paene mortuus est),
id. Truc. 1, 2, 95:
omne quod eloquimur sic, ut id aut esse dicamus aut non esse,
Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 157:
non statim, quod esse manifestum est, etiam quid sit apparet,
Quint. 3, 6, 81: est locus, Hesperiam quam mortales perhibebant, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 23 Vahl.):
flumen est Arar, quod, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 12:
homo nequissimus omnium qui sunt, qui fuerunt, qui futuri sunt!
Cic. Fam. 11, 21, 1; cf. id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 15, § 43:
si quos inter societas aut est aut fuit aut futura est,
id. Lael. 22, 83:
nec enim, dum ero, angar ulla re, cum omni vacem culpa: et, si non ero, sensu omnino carebo,
id. Fam. 6, 3, 4:
si modo futuri sumus, erit mihi res opportuna,
id. Att. 11, 4, 1:
si quando erit civitas, erit profecto nobis locus: sin autem non erit, etc.,
id. Fam. 2, 16, 6:
nolite arbitrari, me cum a vobis discessero, nusquam aut nullum fore,
id. Sen. 22, 79:
si erit ulla res publica... sin autem nulla erit,
id. Fam. 2, 16, 5:
fuimus Troes, fuit Ilium,
Verg. A. 2, 325:
sive erimus seu nos fata fuisse volunt,
Tib. 3, 5, 32: per quinquennia decem fuimus, Prud. Cath. praef. 2.—
2.
Of events, to be, happen, occur, befall, take place:
illa (solis defectio) quae fuit regnante Romulo,
Cic. Rep. 1, 16, 25:
neque enim est periculum, ne, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 23, 37:
amabo, quid tibi est?
Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 24:
quid se futurum esset,
Liv. 33, 27. —
3.
Of location, to be present, to be at a place.
(α).
With adv., or other expressions of place:
cum non liceret quemquam Romae esse, qui, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 41, § 100:
cum Athenis decem ipsos dies fuissem,
id. Fam. 2, 8, 3; id. de Or. 2, 7, 27:
cum Africanus constituisset in hortis esse,
id. Rep. 1, 9, 14:
cum essemus in castris,
id. ib. 1, 15:
nonne mavis sine periculo tuae domi esse quam cum periculo alienae?
id. Fam. 4, 7, 4:
vos istic commodissime sperem esse,
id. ib. 14, 7, 2: te hic tutissime puto fore, Pompon. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 11, A.—
(β).
Of passages in a book or writing, with in and abl., to be, stand, be written, etc.:
deinceps in lege est, ut, etc.,
Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:
quid enim in illis (litteris) fuit praeter querelam temporum,
id. Fam. 2, 16, 1.—
(γ).
Of personal relations, with ad or apud and acc., or cum and abl. of person:
cum esset (Sulpicius Gallus) casu apud M. Marcellum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21:
eram cum Stoico Diodoto: qui cum habitavisset apud me mecumque vixisset, etc.,
id. Brut. 90, 309:
erat nemo, quicum essem libentius quam tecum et pauci, quibuscum essem aeque libenter,
id. Fam. 5, 21, 1:
qui me admodum diligunt multumque mecum sunt,
id. ib. 4, 13, 6; cf. with simul:
Smyrnae cum simul essemus complures dies,
id. Rep. 1, 8, 13.—Hence, esp.: esse cum aliquo (aliqua), to be with, i. e. live with, associate with, as husband or wife:
cujus soror est cum P. Quintio,
Cic. Quint. 24, 77:
ea nocte mecum illa hospitis jussu fuit,
Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 101; Ov. A. A. 3, 664:
cum hac (meretrice) si qui adulescens forte fuerit,
Cic. Cael. 20, 49; Ov. Am. 2, 8, 27: tum ad me fuerunt, qui, etc., Varr. ap. Non. 133, 28:
Curio fuit ad me sane diu,
Cic. Att. 10, 4, 8:
cum ad me bene mane Dionysius fuit,
id. ib. 10, 16, 1; cf.:
esse sub uno tecto atque ad eosdem Penates,
Liv. 28, 18.—
4.
Of relations analogous to place, of dress, condition, position, office, etc., to be, live, be found, etc., with in and abl.:
cum est in sagis civitas,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 32:
in laxa toga,
Tib. 2, 3, 78: sive erit in Tyriis, Tyrios laudabis amictus;
Sive erit in Cois, Coa decere puta,
Ov. A. A. 2, 297: hominem non modo in aere alieno nullo, sed in suis nummis multis esse et semper fuisse, Cic. Verr [p. 1798] 2, 4, 6, §
11: in servitute,
id. Clu. 7, 21:
in illa opinione populari,
id. ib. 51, 142:
in magno nomine et gloria,
id. Div. 1, 17, 31:
in spe,
id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:
in tanta moestitia,
id. Phil. 2, 15, 37:
in odio,
id. Att. 2, 22, 1:
in probris, in laudibus,
id. Off. 1, 18, 61:
in officio,
id. ib. 1, 15, 49:
in injustitia,
id. ib. 1, 14, 42:
in vitio,
id. ib. 1, 19, 62; id. Tusc. 3, 9, 19:
ne in mora quom opus sit, sies,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 13:
ne in mora illi sis,
id. ib. 3, 1, 9:
hic in noxia'st,
id. Phorm. 2, 1, 36:
quae (civitas) una in amore atque in deliciis fuit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 3:
in ingenti periculo,
Liv. 5, 47:
in pace,
id. 31, 29.—So with abl. without in, when qualified by an adj.:
(statua) est et fuit tota Graecia summo propter ingenium honore et nomine,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87:
si quis asperitate ea est et inmanitate naturae,
id. Lael. 23, 87:
ne quo periculo proprio existimares esse,
id. Fam. 4, 15, 2 (B. and K. ex conj.:
in periculo): ego sum spe bona,
id. ib. 12, 28, 3:
res nunc difficili loco mihi videtur esse,
id. ib. 12, 28, 3:
incredibili sum sollicitudine de tua valetudine,
id. ib. 16, 15, 1; esp. in phrase periculo alicujus esse, to be at the risk of any one:
rem illam suo periculo esse,
id. Att. 6, 1, 6:
ut quae in naves inposuissent, ab hostium tempestatisque vi publico periculo essent,
Liv. 23, 49, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.:
dare nummos meo periculo,
Dig. 46, 1, 24:
communi periculo,
ib. 13, 6, 21, § 1 (cf. II. B. 1. b. infra).—
5.
To depend upon, rest with, with in and abl.:
res erat non in opinione dubia,
Cic. Dom. 5, 11:
sed totum est in eo, si, etc.,
id. Att. 2, 22, 5:
omnem reliquam spem in impetu esse equitum,
Liv. 10, 14, 12:
quoniam totum in eo sit, ne contrectentur pocula,
Col. 12, 4, 3. —
B.
In partic.
1.
Esse (est, sunt, etc.) often stands without a subject expressed, or with an indef. subj., as antecedent of a rel.-clause, whose verb may be in the indic. or subj.; the former only when the subject is conceived as particular or limited, and actually existing; the latter always when it is conceived as indefinite; cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 562 sq.; Roby, Gram. § 1686 sq.; Madv. Gram. § 365; but the distinctions usually drawn by grammarians are not always observed by the best writers; and the subjunctive is always admissible, being the prevailing construction after sunt qui in class. prose, and nearly universal in postAug. writers: sunt, qui (quae), there are those ( people or things) who ( that), or simply some.
a.
With indic.
(α).
Without subject expressed:
mulier mane: sunt Qui volunt te conventam,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 37:
sunt hic quos credo inter se dicere,
id. Cas. prol. 67:
sunt quae te volumus percontari,
id. Ps. 1, 5, 47:
quid est, quod tu gestas tabellas?
id. ib. 1, 1, 10:
quid est, quod tu me nunc optuere?
id. Most. 1, 1, 69; cf.:
quid hoc est, quod foris concrepuit?
id. ib. 5, 1, 15:
tun' is es, Qui in me aerumnam obsevisti?
id. Ep. 4, 1, 34:
quid est, quod tuo animo aegre est?
id. Cas. 2, 2, 9; id. Cist. 4, 1, 3:
at ego est quod volo loqui,
id. As. 1, 3, 79:
est quod te volo secreto,
id. Bacch. 5, 2, 30:
sunt quos scio amicos esse, sunt quos suspicor,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 54:
ita subitum'st, quod eum conventum volo,
id. ib. 5, 2, 51:
sunt quae ego ex te scitari volo,
id. Capt. 2, 2, 13:
sed est quod suscenset tibi,
Ter. And. 2, 6, 17:
est quod me transire oportet,
id. Hec. 2, 2, 31:
quid sit quapropter te jussi, etc.,
id. ib. 5, 1, 7:
sunt item quae appellantur alces,
Caes. B. G. 6, 27 init.:
(nationes) ex quibus sunt qui ovis vivere existimantur,
id. ib. 4, 10 fin.:
sunt qui putant posse te non decedere,
Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 25:
sunt autem, qui putant non numquam complexione oportere supersederi,
id. Inv. 1, 40, 72:
quamquam sunt, qui propter utilitatem modo petendas putant amicitias,
id. ib. 2, 55, 167:
sunt autem quae praeterii,
id. Att. 10, 4, 11:
sunt, qui abducunt a malis ad bona, ut Epicurus. Sunt, qui satis putant ostendere, nihil inopinati accidisse... Sunt etiam qui haec omnia genera consolandi colligunt,
id. Tusc. 3, 31, 76 Kuhn. N. cr.:
sunt, qui, quod sentiunt, non audent dicere,
id. Off. 1, 24, 84:
Argiletum sunt qui scripserunt ab Argola, etc.,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 157 Mull.:
sunt qui ita dicunt,
Sall. C. 19, 4:
sunt qui spiritum non recipiunt sed resorbent,
Quint. 11, 3, 55:
sunt, quos curriculo pulverem Olympicum Collegisse juvat,
Hor. C. 1, 1, 3; cf. id. S. 1, 4, 24: sunt quibus unum opus est, etc., id. C. 1, 7, 5:
sunt quibus in satira videor nimis acer,
id. S. 2, 1, 1:
sunt quorum ingenium nova tantum crustula promit,
id. ib. 2, 4, 47.—
(β).
With a subject expressed by an indefinite word or clause:
sunt alii qui te volturium vocant,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 64:
est genus hominum qui se primos omnium esse volunt,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 17:
multae sunt causae, quam ob rem cupio abducere,
id. ib. 1, 2, 65 Fleck. (Ussing, cupiam):
erat quidam eunuchus, quem mercatus fuerat,
id. ib. 3, 5, 21:
multaeque res sunt in quibus de suis commodis viri boni multa detrahunt,
Cic. Lael. 16, 57:
sunt ejus aliquot orationes, ex quibus lenitas ejus perspici potest,
id. Brut. 48, 177:
fuerunt alia genera philosophorum, qui se omnes Socraticos esse dicebant,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 62:
nonnulli sunt, qui aluerunt, etc.,
id. Cat. 1, 12, 301:
sunt quidam, qui molestas amicitias faciunt, cum ipsi se contemni putant,
id. Lael. 20, 72:
sunt vestrum, judices, aliquam multi, qui L. Pisonem cognoverunt,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 25, § 56:
multae et pecudes et stirpes sunt, quae sine procuratione hominum salvae esse non possunt,
id. N. D. 2, 52, 130:
sunt bestiae quaedam, in quibus inest aliquid simile virtutis, etc.,
id. Fin. 5, 14, 38:
permulta sunt, quae dici possunt, quare intellegatur, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 33, 94; cf. id. Div. in Caecil. 7, 22; id. Off. 1, 14, 43; 1, 20, 69; id. Div. 1, 54, 123:
fuere complures, qui ad Catilinam initio profecti sunt,
Sall. C. 39, 5: haec sunt, quae clamores et admirationes in bonis oratoribus efficiunt. Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 152:
alia fuere, quae illos magnos fecere,
Sall. C. 52, 21.—
b.
With. subj.: sunt, qui discessum animi a corpore putent esse mortem;
sunt qui nullum censeant fieri discessum,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 18:
sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent,
id. Off. 1, 21, 71:
de impudentia singulari sunt qui mirentur,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 2, § 6:
est eisdem de rebus quod dici potest subtilius,
id. Tusc. 3, 15, 32:
praesto est qui neget rem ullam percipi esse sensibus,
id. Ac. 2, 32, 101:
quicquid est quod deceat, id, etc.,
id. Off. 1, 27, 94:
sunt qui nolint tetigisse nisi illas, etc.,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 28:
sunt qui Crustis et pomis viduas venentur avaras,
id. Ep. 1, 1, 78:
vestes Gaetulo murice tinctas Sunt qui non habeant, est qui non curet habere,
id. ib. 2, 2, 182 et saep.—
(β).
With a more or less indefinite expression of the subject:
sunt quidam e nostris, qui haec subtilius velint tradere et negent satis esse, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 31:
rarum est quoddam genus eorum, qui se a corpore avocent,
id. Div. 1, 49, 111:
quotus igitur est quisque qui somniis pareat?
id. ib. 2, 60, 125; id. de Or. 2, 50, 196:
solus est hic, qui numquam rationes ad aerarium referat,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 38, § 98:
quae quibusdam admirabilia videntur, permulti sunt, qui pro nihilo putent,
id. Lael. 23, 86:
erat nemo in quem ea suspicio conveniret,
id. Rosc. Am. 23, 65, cf.:
quis enim miles fuit, qui Brundisii illam non viderit? quis, qui nescierit, etc.,
id. Phil. 2, 25, 61:
sit aliquis, qui nihil mali habeat,
id. Tusc. 1, 35, 85:
sunt nonnullae disciplinae, quae officium omne pervertant,
id. Off. 1, 2, 5:
est quaedam animi sanitas quae in insipientem quoque cadat,
id. Tusc. 4, 13, 30:
Syracusis lex est de religione, quae jubeat,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 51, § 126:
unus est qui curet constantia magis quam consilio,
id. Att. 1, 18, 7:
si est una ex omnibus quae sese moveat,
id. Rep. 6, 26, 28:
multi sunt, qui non acerbum judicent vivere, sed supervacuum,
Sen. Ep. 24, 26:
erant sententiae quae castra Vari oppugnanda censerent,
Caes. B. C. 2, 30:
fuere cives qui seque remque publicam obstinatis animis perditum irent,
Sall. C. 36, 4:
sunt verba et voces, quibus hunc lenire dolorem Possis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 34:
sunt delicta tamen, quibus ignovisse velimus,
id. A. P. 347.—
* c.
Poet.: est, quibus (acc. to the Gr. estin hois):
est quibus Eleae concurrit palma quadrigae: est quibus in celeres gloria nata pedes,
Prop. 3, 9 (4, 8), 17.—
2.
With dat., to belong or pertain to; or, rendering the dative as the subject of the verb, to have ( possess, = the Fr. etre a used of property, and of permanent conditions or characteristics, not of temporary states, feelings, etc.; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 417 sq.): aliquid reperiret, fingeret fallacias, Unde esset adulescenti, amicae quod daret, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 23:
nomen Mercurio'st mihi, Plaut Am. prol. 19: nisi jam tum esset honos elo quentiae,
Cic. Brut. 10, 40:
est igitur homini cum deo similitudo,
id. Leg. 1, 8, 25:
familiaritas, quae mihi cum eo est,
id. Att. 8. 3, 2:
privatus illis census erat brevis,
Hor. C. 2, 15, 13; cf.:
Trojae et huic loco nomen est,
Liv. 1, 1, 5:
Hecyra est huic nomen fabulae,
Ter. Hec. prol. 1:
cui saltationi Titius nomen esset,
Cic. Brut. 62, 225:
cui (fonti) nomen Arethusa est,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 118:
Scipio, cui post Africano fuit cognomen,
Liv. 25, 2, 6.—With ellips. of dat. ( poet.):
nec rubor est emisse palam (sc. ei),
nor is she ashamed, Ov. A. A. 3, 167:
neque testimonii dictio est (sc. servo),
has no right to be a witness, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 63.—
b.
Esse alicui cum aliquo, to have to do with, to be connected with a person:
tecum nihil rei nobis, Demipho, est,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 74:
sibi cum illa mima posthac nihil futurum,
Cic. Phil. 2, 31, 77:
jussit bona proscribi ejus, quicum familiaritas fuerat, societas erat,
id. Quint. 6, 25:
si mihi tecum minus esset, quam est cum tuis omnibus,
id. Fam. 15, 10, 2.—
3.
Esse with certain prepp. and their cases (cf. also I. A. 2. 3. 4. supra).
(α).
Esse ab aliquo, to be of a person, to be the servant, disciple, adherent, partisan, etc., of:
es ne tu an non es ab illo milite e Macedonia?
do you belong to? Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 21:
ab Andria est ancilla haec,
Ter. And. 3, 1, 3; 4, 4, 17:
erat enim ab isto Aristotele,
Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 160:
sed vide ne hoc, Scaevola, totum sit a me,
makes for me, id. de Or 1, 13, 55 (cf. ab, I. B. 3., II. B. 2. o.). —
(β).
Esse pro aliquo, to be in favor of, make for:
(judicia) partim nihil contra Habitum valere, partim etiam pro hoc esse,
Cic. Clu. 32, 88.—
(γ).
Esse ex aliqua re, to consist of, be made up of:
(creticus) qui est ex longa et brevi et longa,
Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 183; cf.:
duo extremi chorei sunt, id est, e singulis longis et brevibus,
id. Or. 63, 212:
etsi temeritas ex tribus brevibus et longa est,
id. ib. 63, 214; 64, 215 (v. also 6. infra). —
4.
Euphem., in perf. tempp., of one who has died or a thing that has perished, to be no more, to be gone, departed, dead ( poet.):
horresco misera, mentio quoties fit partionis: Ita paene tibi fuit Phronesium,
i. e. had almost died, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 92:
nunc illud est, cum me fuisse quam esse nimio mavelim,
id. Capt. 3, 3, 1:
sive erimus, seu nos fata fuisse velint,
Tib. 3, 5, 32:
fuimus Troes, fuit Ilium et ingens Gloria Teucrorum,
Verg. A. 2, 325:
certus in hospitibus non est amor: errat ut ipsi, Cumque nihil speres firmius esse, fuit,
Ov. H. 16, (17), 192.—
5.
Pregn., to be real or a fact, to be the case; so esp.: est, esto, it is even so, be it so, such is or let such be the case, granted, well, etc.:
quid tibi vis dicam, nisi quod est?
Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 17:
sunt ista, Laeli,
Cic. Lael. 2, 6:
ista esse credere,
id. Tusc. 1, 6, 10: est vero, inquit, Africane, id. Fragm. ap. Lact. 1, 18:
est ut dicis, inquam,
id. Fin. 3, 5, 19:
sit quidem ut sex milia seminum intereant,
Col. 3, 3, 13:
esto: ipse nihil est, nihil potest,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15, 47; cf.:
verum esto,
id. Fin. 2, 23, 75:
esto,
Verg. A. 7, 313; 10, 67; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 81; 1, 17, 37 al.—Hence,
b.
The connections est ut, ubi, cum, quod, or with a subject-clause, it happens or chances that, it is the case that, there is cause or reason why, there is a time when, it is allowed or permissible that, one may, etc.
(α).
Est ut, it is the case or fact, that, etc.:
sin est, ut velis Manere illam apud te, dos hic maneat,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 7 (8), 32:
si est, ut dicat velle se, Redde,
id. Hec. 4, 1, 43:
si est, culpam ut Antipho in se admiserit,
id. Phorm. 2, 1, 40:
est, ut id maxime deceat,
Cic. Or. 59, 199:
quando fuit, ut, quod licet, non liceret?
id. Cael. 20, 48:
non est igitur, ut mirandum sit, ea praesentiri, etc.,
id. Div 1, 56, 128:
non erat, ut fieri posset, mirarier umquam,
Lucr. 5, 979:
futurum esse ut omnes pellerentur,
Caes. B. G. 1, 31:
non est, ut copia major Ab Jove donari possit tibi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 2:
est ut viro vir latius ordinet Arbusta sulcis,
id. C. 3, 1, 9; Dig. 38, 7, 2.—Cf. esse after a neg., with quin:
numquam est enim, quin aliquid memoriae tradere velimus,
Auct. Her. 3, 24, 40.—Also, est ut, there is reason, that, etc.:
magis est ut ipse moleste ferat errasse se, quam ut, etc.,
Cic. Cael. 6, 14 fin.: ille erat ut odisset primum defensorem salutis meae, he had good reason for hating [p. 1799] id. Mil. 13, 35; cf.:
quid erat cur Milo optaret,
id. ib. 13, 34:
neque est ut putemus ignorari ea ab animalibus,
Plin. 18, 1, 1, § 3. —
(β).
Est ubi, sometime or another, sometimes:
erit, ubi te ulciscar, si vivo,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 26:
est, ubi id isto modo valeat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 8, 23.—
(γ).
Est cum, sometimes:
est cum non est satius, si, etc.,
Auct. Her. 4, 26, 36.—
(δ).
Est quod, there is reason to, I have occasion:
est quod visam domum,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 26:
etsi magis est, quod gratuler tibi quam quod te rogem,
I have more reason to, Cic. Att. 16, 5, 2:
est quod referam ad consilium: sin, etc.,
Liv. 30, 31, 9:
quod timeas non est,
Ov. H. 19, 159:
nil est illic quod moremur diutius,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 7, 6:
non est quod multa loquamur,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 30.—Cf. with cur:
non est cur eorum spes infragatur,
Cic. Or. 2, 6:
nihil est cur,
id. Fam. 6, 20, 1.—
(ε).
Est, sit, etc., with infin. in Gr. constr., it is possible, is allowed, permitted, one may, etc. (mostly poet. and post-class.):
est quadam prodire tenus, si non datur ultra,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 32:
Cato, R. R. prooem. § 1: scire est liberum Ingenium atque animum,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 42:
nec non et Tityon terrae omniparentis alumnum Cernere erat,
Verg. A. 6, 596; 8, 676; Sil. 2, 413:
neque est te fallere quicquam,
Verg. G. 4, 447:
unde Plus haurire est,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 79:
est Gaudia prodentem vultum celare,
id. ib. 2, 5, 103:
quod versu dicere non est,
id. ib. 1, 5, 87:
quod tangere non est,
Ov. M. 3, 478:
quae verbo objecta, verbo negare sit,
Liv. 42, 41, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.:
ut conjectare erat intentione vultus,
Tac. A. 16, 34:
est videre argentea vasa,
id. G. 5; Val. Max. 2, 6, 8; v. Zumpt, Gram. § 227.— With dat.:
ne tibi sit frigida saxa adire,
Prop. 1, 20, 13; Tib. 1, 6, 24 (32):
tu procul a patria (nec sit mihi credere tantum!) Alpinas nives Me sine vides,
Verg. E. 10, 46:
fuerit mihi eguisse aliquando amicitiae tuae,
Sall. J. 110, 3; Dig. 46, 3, 72, § 4.—
(ζ).
In eo ease ut, etc., to be in a condition to reach the point that, to be possible, etc., to be about to, on the point of, etc. ( impers. or with res, etc., as subj.):
cum jam in eo esset, ut in muros evaderet miles,
Liv. 2, 17, 5:
si viderent in eo jam esse ut urbs caperetur,
id. 28, 22, 8:
jamque in eo rem fore, ut Romani aut hostes aut domini habendi sint,
id. 8, 27, 3:
cum res non in eo essent ut, etc.,
id. 33, 41, 9:
non in eo esse Carthaginiensium res, ut, etc.,
id. 30, 19, 3; 34, 41. —With person. subj. (late Lat.):
cum ab Ulixe adducta Iphigenia in eo esset, ut immolaretur,
Hyg. Fab. 261. —
6.
Like the Engl. to be, for to come, fall, reach, to have arrived, etc. (hence also with in and acc.):
ecquid in mentem est tibi, Patrem tibi esse?
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 54:
nam numero mi in mentem fuit,
id. Am. 1, 1, 26:
ex eo tempore res esse in vadimonium coepit,
Cic. Quint. 5, 22:
portus in praedonum fuisse potestatem sciatis,
id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33:
ut certior fieret, quo die in Tusculanum essem futurus,
id. Att. 15, 4, 2:
qui neque in provinciam cum imperio fuerunt,
id. Fam. 8, 8, 8:
quae ne in potestatem quidem populi Romani esset,
Liv. 2, 14, 4:
nec prius militibus in conspectum fuisse,
Suet. Aug. 16:
esse in amicitiam populi Romani dicionemque,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 20, 66; cf.:
in eorum potestatem portum futurum,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 38, § 98; v. Gell. 1, 7, 16 sq.; Zumpt, Gram. § 316.—
7.
Of time, to pass, elapse (rare but class.):
diem scito nullum esse, quo, etc.,
Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 3, 1.
II.
As a copula, to be any thing or in any manner.
A.
In gen.
1.
With an adj., subst., or pron.:
et praeclara res est et sumus otiosi,
Cic. Lael. 5, 17:
quod in homine multo est evidentius,
id. ib. 8, 27:
sperare videor Scipionis et Laelii amicitiam notam posteritati fore,
id. ib. 4, 15:
non sum ita hebes, ut istud dicam,
id. Tusc. 1, 6, 12:
cum, ignorante rege, uter esset Orestes, Pylades Orestem se esse diceret, Orestes autem ita ut erat, Orestem se esse perseveraret,
id. Lael. 7, 24:
consul autem esse qui potui? etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 6, 10:
nos numerus sumus et fruges consumere nati,
are a mere number, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 27:
pars non minima triumphi est victimae praecedentes,
Liv. 45, 49:
nobile erit Romae pascua vestra forum,
Prop. 4 (5), 9, 20:
sanguis erant lacrimae,
Luc. 9, 811:
ego tu sum, tu es ego: unanimi sumus,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 49:
tuos sum,
id. Bacch. 1, 1, 60: domus non ea est, quam parietes nostri cingunt, Cic. Rep. 1, 13, 19:
is enim fueram, cui, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 4, 7.—
2.
Less freq. with adv. (esp. in colloq. language): Am. Satin' tu sanus es? Sos. Sic sum ut vides, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 57:
sic, inquit, est,
Cic. Rep. 1, 38, 60:
est, inquit, ut dicis,
id. ib. 1, 40, 63:
quod ita cum sit,
id. ib. 1, 45, 69:
quia sunt haud procul ab hujus aetatis memoria,
id. ib. 1, 1, 1 B. and K.:
nec vero habere virtutem satis est,
id. ib. 1, 2, 2: frustra id inceptum Volscis fuit. Liv. 2, 25:
dato qui bene sit: ego, ubi bene sit, tibi locum lepidum dabo,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 51:
apud matrem recte est,
Cic. Att. 1, 7:
cum in convivio comiter et jucunde fuisses,
id. Deiot. 7, 19:
omnes hanc quaestionem haud remissius sperant futuram,
id. Rosc. Am. 5, 11:
dicta impune erant,
Tac. A. 1, 72.—Esp.: facile alicubi (in aliqua re) esse, with pleasure, glad to be:
quod in maritimis facillime sum,
Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 2:
locum habeo nullum ubi facilius esse possum,
id. Att. 13, 26, 2 (on esse with an adverb, v. Haase ap. Reisig, Vorles. p. 394; cf. also bene under bonus fin.).—
B.
In partic.
1.
With gen. part., to be of, belong to a class, party, etc.:
in republica ita est versatus, ut semper optimarum partium et esset et existimaretur,
Nep. Att. 6, 1:
qui ejusdem civitatis fuit,
id. Them. 9, 1:
qui Romanae partis erant, urbe excesserunt,
Liv. 35, 51, 7: ut aut amicorum aut inimicorum Campani simus;
si defenditis, vestri, si deseritis, Samnitium erimus,
id. 7, 30, 9 sq. —
2.
With gen. or abl. denoting quality.
(α).
With gen.:
nimium me timidum, nullius animi, nullius consilii fuisse confiteor,
Cic. Sest. 16, 36:
disputatio non mediocris contentionis est,
id. de Or. 1, 60, 257:
magni judicii, summae etiam facultatis esse debebit,
id. Or. 21, 70:
(virtus) nec tantarum virium est, ut se ipsa tueatur,
id. Tusc. 5, 1, 2; id. Fin. 5, 12, 36:
Sulla gentis patriciae nobilis fuit,
Sall. J. 95, 3:
summi ut sint laboris,
Caes. B. G. 4, 2:
civitas magnae auctoritatis,
id. ib. 5, 54:
refer, Cujus fortunae (sit),
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 54:
se nullius momenti apud exercitum futurum,
Nep. Alcib. 8, 4:
qui ejusdem aetatis fuit,
id. ib. 11, 1:
invicti ad laborem corporis erat,
Liv. 9, 16:
nec magni certaminis ea dimicatio fuit,
id. 21, 60:
somni brevissimi erat,
Suet. Claud. 33.—So of extent, number, etc.:
classis centum navium,
Nep. Them. 2, 2; 2, 5:
annus trecentarum sexaginta quinque dierum,
Suet. Caes. 40.—
(β).
With abl.:
bono animo es,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 4:
jam aetate ea sum, ut, etc.,
id. Hec. 5, 1, 11:
bellum varia victoria fuit,
Sall. J. 5, 1:
L. Catilina nobili genere natus fuit magna vi et animi et corporis, set ingenio malo,
id. C. 5, 1:
Sulla animo ingenti,
id. J. 95, 3:
esse magna gratia,
Caes. B. G. 1, 8:
tenuissima valetudine esse,
id. ib. 5, 40:
si fuerit is injustus, timidus, hebeti ingenio atque nullo,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 15, 45:
mira sum alacritate ad litigandum,
id. Att. 2, 7, 2:
bono animo sint et tui et mei familiares,
id. Fam. 6, 18, 1:
ut bono essent animo,
id. Rep. 1, 17, 29:
ut uxores eodem jure sint quo viri,
id. ib. 1, 43, 67:
qui capite et superciliis semper est rasis,
id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20:
abi, quaere, unde domo quis, Cujus fortunae, quo sit patre quove patrono,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 54 (cf. I. A. 4. supra). —
3.
With gen. or abl. of price or value.
(α).
With gen.:
pluris est oculatus testis quam auriti decem,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 8:
videtur esse quantivis pretii,
Ter. And. 5, 2, 15:
a me argentum, quanti (servus) est, sumito,
id. Ad. 5, 9, 20:
si ullo in loco frumentum tanti fuit, quanti iste aestimavit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 194:
ager nunc multo pluris est, quam tunc fuit,
id. Rosc. Com. 12, 33:
ut quisque, quod plurimi sit, possideat, ita, etc.,
id. Par. 6, 2, 48:
magni erunt mihi tuae litterae,
id. Fam. 15, 15, 4:
parvi sunt foris arma, nisi, etc.,
id. Off. 1, 22, 76:
an emat denario quod sit mille denarium,
id. ib. 3, 23, 92:
parvi pretii est quod nihili est,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 4:
mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo,
is worth more to me, weighs more with me, id. Att. 12, 28, 2:
neque pluris pretii cocum quam vilicum habeo,
Sall. J. 85, 39:
erat (agellus) centum milium nummum,
Plin. Ep. 6, 3, 1. —
(β).
With abl.: sextante sal et Romae et per totam I i aliam erat, was worth, stood at, Liv. 29, 37.—
4.
With gen. of possession, etc., it belongs, pertains to; or it is the part, property, nature, mark, sign, custom, or duty of, etc.
(α).
In gen.:
audiant eos, quorum summa est auctoritas apud, etc.,
who possess, Cic. Rep. 1, 7, 12:
ea ut civitatis Rhodiorum essent,
Liv. 37, 55, 5:
teneamus eum cursum, qui semper fuit optimi cujusque,
Cic. Rep. 1, 2, 3:
quamobrem neque sapientis esse accipere habenas,
id. ib. 1, 5, 9; id. de Or. 2, 20, 86:
sapientis est consilium explicare suum, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 81, 333:
temeritas est florentis aetatis, prudentia senescentis,
id. Sen. 6, 20:
est adulescentis majores natu vereri,
id. Off. 1, 34, 122:
Aemilius, cujus tum fasces erant,
Liv. 8, 12, 13:
tota tribuniciae potestatis erat,
id. 3, 48:
alterius morientis prope totus exercitus fuit,
id. 22, 50:
jam me Pompeii totum esse scis,
Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 2:
hominum, non causarum, toti erant,
Liv. 3, 36:
plebs novarum, ut solet, rerum atque Hannibalis tota esse,
were devoted to, favored, id. 23, 14:
Dolopes numquam Aetolorum fuerant: Philippi erant,
id. 38, 3:
Ptolemaeus propter aetatem alieni arbitrii erat,
id. 42, 29:
est miserorum ut malevolentes sint,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 51:
quod alterum divinitatis mihi cujusdam videtur,
Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86:
negavit moris esse Graecorum, ut, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 66:
non est gravitatis ac sapientiae tuae, ferre immoderatius casum incommodorum tuorum,
id. Fam. 5, 16, 5:
est hoc Gallicae consuetudinis, uti, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 4, 5.—Rarely with pronom. posses.:
est tuum, Cato, videre quid agatur,
Cic. Mur. 38, 83:
fuit meum quidem jam pridem rem publicam lugere,
id. Att. 12, 28, 2.—
(β).
Esp., with gerundive, to denote tendency, effect, etc.:
quae res evertendae rei publicae solerent esse,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 132:
regium inperium, quod initio conservandae libertatis fuerat,
Sall. C. 6, 7:
qui utilia ferrent, quaeque aequandae libertatis essent,
Liv. 3, 31, 7:
ea prodendi imperii Romani, tradendae Hannibali victoriae esse,
id. 27, 9, 12:
nihil tam aequandae libertatis esse quam potentissimum quemque posse dicere causam,
id. 38, 51, 8:
frustrationem eam legis tollendae esse,
id. 3, 24, 1 Weissenb. ad loc.; 3, 39, 8; 5, 3, 5; 40, 29, 11.—
5.
With dat. of the end, object, purpose, etc.:
vitam hanc rusticam tu probro et crimini putas esse oportere,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 17, 48:
etiam quae esui potuique non sunt, contineri legato,
Dig. 33, 9, 3; Gell. 4, 1, 20:
ut divites conferrent, qui essent oneri ferendo,
Liv. 2, 9:
magis vis morbi curae esset, maxime quod, etc.,
id. 4, 21, 5:
cum solvendo aere (i. e. aeri) alieno res publica non esset,
id. 31, 13:
iniciuntur ea, quae umori extrahendo sunt,
Cels. 4, 10 fin. — Esp. in phrase solvendo esse, to be solvent, able to pay:
tu nec solvendo eras,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 4:
cum solvendo civitates non essent,
id. Fam. 3, 8, 2 (v. solvo).—
6.
With predicative dat. sing., denoting that which the subject is, becomes, appears to be, etc.
(α).
Without second dat. of pers.:
auxilio is fuit,
Plaut. Am. prol. 94:
magis curae'st,
id. Bacch. 4, 10, 3; id. Curc. 4, 2, 15; id. As. 1, 3, 23; id. Capt. 5, 2, 13 sq.:
cui bono fuerit,
Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 35:
eo natus sum ut Jugurthae scelerum ostentui essem,
Sall. J. 24, 10: cupis me esse nequam;
tamen ero frugi bonae,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 51:
magnoque esse argumento, homines scire pleraque antequam nati sint, quod, etc.,
Cic. Sen. 21, 78:
multi Indicioque sui facti persaepe fuere, Lucr 4, 1019: ejus rei ipsa verba formulae testimonio sunt,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 4, 11:
haec res ad levandam annonam impedimento fuit,
Liv. 4, 13:
cujus rei Demosthenes atque Aeschines possunt esse documento,
Quint. 7, 1, 2.—
(β).
With second dat. of pers.:
obsecro vos ego mi auxilio sitis,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 5; id. Ep. 5, 2, 11; id. Most. 1, 2, 68:
ne quid Captioni mihi sit,
id. ib. 3, 3, 19:
mihi cordi est,
id. Cist. 1, 1, 110:
ubi eris damno molestiae et dedecori saepe fueris,
id. As. 3, 2, 25:
metuo illaec mihi res ne malo magno fuat,
id. Mil. 2, 6, 12:
nec Salus nobis saluti jam esse potest,
id. Most. 2, 1, 4:
bono usui estis nulli,
id. Curc. 4, 2, 15:
quae sint nobis morbo mortique,
Lucr. 6, 1095:
quo magis quae agis curae sunt mihi,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 46:
omitto innumerabiles viros, quorum singuli saluti huic civitati fuerunt,
Cic. Rep. 1, 1, 1: ut mihi magnae curae tuam vitam ac dignitatem esse scires, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, A fin.:
accusant ei, quibus occidi patrem Sex. Roscii bono fuit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 5, 13: haec tam parva [p. 1800] civitas praedae tibi et quaestui fuit, id. Verr. 2, 3, 37, § 85:
ea dictitare, quae detrimento, maculae, invidiae, infamiae nobis omnibus esse possint,
id. ib. 2, 3, 62, §
144: minus ea bella curae patribus erant, quam, etc.,
Liv. 35, 23, 1:
sciant patribus aeque curae fuisse, ne, etc.,
id. 4, 7, 6:
si hoc perinde curae est tibi quam illud mihi,
Plin. Ep. 6, 8, 9:
quantaeque curae tibi fuit, ne quis, etc.,
id. Pan. 25, 3:
quantae sit mihi curae,
id. Ep. 6, 8, 2:
si judicibus ipsis aut gloriae damnatio rei aut deformitati futura absolutio,
Quint. 6, 1, 12.—Rarely with dat. gerund:
nec tamen impedimento id rebus gerundis fuit,
Liv. 26, 24 (for a full account of this dative, v. Roby, Gram. 2, praef. pp. xxv.-lvi., and § 1158 sq.).—
7.
Esse ad aliquid, to be of use for, to serve for:
vinum murteum est ad alvum crudam,
Cato, R. R. 125:
completae naves taeda et pice reliquisque rebus quae sunt ad incendia,
Caes. B. C. 3, 101:
valvae, quae olim ad ornandum templum erant maxime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56, § 124.—
8.
Id est or hoc est, with predic.-clause by way of explanatory addition, that is, that is to say; sometimes also with a climax in the sense, which is as much as to say, or which is the same thing:
sed domum redeamus, id est ad nostros revertamur,
Cic. Brut. 46, 172:
quodsi in scena, id est in contione verum valet, etc.,
id. Lael. 26, 97:
meos amicos, in quibus est studium, in Graeciam mitto, id est ad Graecos ire jubeo,
id. Ac. 1, 2, 8:
si Epicurum, id est si Democritum probarem,
id. ib. 1, 2, 6:
ut (sapiens) aegritudine opprimatur, id est miseria,
id. Tusc. 3, 13, 27: a parte negotiali, hoc est pragmatikêi, Quint. 3, 7, 1:
cum in bona tua invasero, hoc est, cum te docuero,
id. 8, 3, 89.—
9.
Poet., with Greek inf. pleonastically:
esse dederat monumentum,
Verg. A. 5, 572 (cf.: dôke xeinêion einai, Hom. Il. 10, 269).
2.
sum = eum, Enn. ap. Fest., v. is.
3.
sum- in composition, for sub before m; v. sub fin.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > sum
2 weigh

1. transitive verb
1) (find weight of) wiegen

the shop assistant was weighing the fruit for her — die Verkäuferin wog ihr das Obst ab

2) (estimate value of) abwägen

3) (consider) abwägen

weigh in one's mind whether... — sich (Dat.) überlegen, ob...

weigh the consequences of one's actions — sich (Dat.) die Folgen seines Handelns klarmachen

4) (balance in one's hand) wiegen

5) (have the weight of) wiegen

it weighs very little — es wiegt sehr wenig

a steak weighing two pounds — ein zwei Pfund schweres Steak
2. intransitive verb
1)

weigh [very] heavy/light — [sehr] viel/wenig wiegen

2) (be important)

weigh with somebody — bei jemandem Gewicht haben

weigh in somebody's favour — für jemanden sprechen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/121122/weigh_against">weigh against

- weigh down

- weigh in

- weigh on

- weigh out

- weigh up

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[wei] 1. verb
1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) wiegen

2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) wiegen

3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) niederdrücken

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- weight
2. verb
1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) beschweren

2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) beschweren

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- weightless
- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up
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weigh

[weɪ]

I. vi

1. (in measurement) wiegen

2. ( fig: be important)

to \weigh heavily with sb für jdn eine große Bedeutung haben

3. (distress)

▪ to \weigh on sb auf jdm lasten

he's under huge pressure at work, and it's really \weighing on him er steht bei der Arbeit unter enormem Druck, was ihn wirklich belastet

to \weigh heavily on sb schwer auf jdm lasten

II. vt

1. (measure)

▪ to \weigh sth/sb etw/jdn wiegen [o SCHWEIZ a. wägen]

▪ to \weigh oneself sich akk wiegen

2. (consider)

▪ to \weigh sth etw abwägen

academic ability doesn't \weigh much in my mind akademische Befähigung zählt bei mir nicht viel

▪ to \weigh sth against sth etw gegen etw akk abwägen

to \weigh one's words [or each word] seine Worte [o jedes Wort] auf die Goldwaage legen

3. NAUT

to \weigh anchor den Anker lichten

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[weɪ]
1. vt

1) (lit) goods, person, oneself etc wiegen

could you weigh these bananas/this piece of cheese for me? — könnten Sie mir diese Bananen/dieses Stück Käse abwiegen or auswiegen?

2) (fig) words, problem, merits etc abwägen

to weigh sth in one's mind — etw erwägen

to weigh A against B — A gegen B abwägen, A und B gegeneinander abwägen

3) (NAUT)

to weigh anchor — den Anker lichten

2. vi

1) (lit) wiegen

to weigh heavy/light (scales) — zu viel/zu wenig anzeigen; ( inf : material ) schwer/leicht wiegen

2) (fig: be a burden) lasten (on auf +dat)

3) (fig: be important) gelten

to weigh with sb — Gewicht bei jdm haben, jdm etwas gelten

his age weighed against him — sein Alter wurde gegen ihn in die Waagschale geworfen

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weigh¹ [weı]

A s

1. Wiegen n

B v/t

1. (ab)wiegen (by nach):

weigh o.s. sich wiegen

2. (in der Hand) wiegen:

he weighed the book in his hand

3. auch weigh up fig (sorgsam) abwägen ( against gegen)

4. weigh anchor

a) den Anker lichten,

b) auslaufen (Schiff)

C v/i

1. wiegen, schwer sein:

it weighs two pounds;

he weighs more than his brother;

how much do you weigh? wie viel wiegst du?, wie schwer bist du?

2. fig sprechen (in sb’s favo[u]r für jemanden; against sb gegen jemanden):

weigh heavily ( oder strongly) (little) (nicht) schwer wiegen ( with bei), (keinen) großen Einfluss haben ( with auf akk)

3. fig lasten (on auf dat)

4. → B 3

5. SPORT → weigh in 1 a, weigh out B

weigh² [weı] s:

under weigh SCHIFF in Fahrt

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1. transitive verb
1) (find weight of) wiegen

the shop assistant was weighing the fruit for her — die Verkäuferin wog ihr das Obst ab

2) (estimate value of) abwägen

3) (consider) abwägen

weigh in one's mind whether... — sich (Dat.) überlegen, ob...

weigh the consequences of one's actions — sich (Dat.) die Folgen seines Handelns klarmachen

4) (balance in one's hand) wiegen

5) (have the weight of) wiegen

it weighs very little — es wiegt sehr wenig

a steak weighing two pounds — ein zwei Pfund schweres Steak
2. intransitive verb
1)

weigh [very] heavy/light — [sehr] viel/wenig wiegen

2) (be important)

weigh with somebody — bei jemandem Gewicht haben

weigh in somebody's favour — für jemanden sprechen

Phrasal Verbs:

- weigh against

- weigh down

- weigh in

- weigh on

- weigh out

- weigh up

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(on) v.

abwägen v.

lasten (auf) v.

wiegen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wog, gewogen) v.

abwägen v.

lasten v.

wiegen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wog, gewogen)

English-german dictionary > weigh
3 Weight measurement

Note that French has a comma where English has a decimal point.

1 oz

= 28,35 g* (grammes)

1 lb†

= 453,60 g

1 st

= 6,35 kg (kilos)

1 cwt

= 50,73 kg

1 ton

= 1014,60 kg

* There are three ways of saying 28,35 g, and other measurements like it: vingt-huit virgule trente-cinq grammes, or (less formally) vingt-huit grammes virgule trente-cinq, or vingt-huit grammes trente-cinq.

For more details on how to say numbers ⇒ Numbers.

† English a pound is translated by une livre in French, but note that the French livre is actually 500 grams (half a kilo).

People

what’s his weight?

= combien pèse-t-il?

how much does he weigh?

= combien pèse-t-il?

he weighs 10 st (or 140 lbs)

= il pèse 63 kg 500 (soixante-trois kilos et demi)

he weighs more than 20 st

= il pèse plus de 127 kilos

Things

what does the parcel weigh?

= combien pèse le colis?

how heavy is it?

= quel poids fait-il?

it weighs ten kilos

= il pèse dix kilos

about ten kilos

= environ dix kilos

it was 2 kilos overweight

= il pesait deux kilos de trop

A weighs more than B

= A pèse plus lourd que B

A is heavier than B

= A est plus lourd que B

B is lighter than A

= B est plus léger que A

A is as heavy as B

= A est aussi lourd que B

A is the same weight as B

= A a le même poids que B

A and B are the same weight

= A et B ont le même poids

6 lbs of carrots

= six livres de carottes

2 kilos of butter

= deux kilos de beurre

11/2 kilos of tomatoes

= un kilo cinq cents de tomates

sold by the kilo

= vendu au kilo

there are about two pounds to a kilo

= il y a à peu près deux livres anglaises dans un kilo

Note the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:

a 3-lb potato

= une pomme de terre de trois livres

a parcel 3 kilos in weight

= un colis de trois kilos

Big English-French dictionary > Weight measurement
4 cuenta

f.

1 count.

echar cuentas to reckon up

llevar/perder la cuenta de to keep/lose count of

cuenta atrás countdown

2 sum.

cuenta de la vieja (informal) counting on one's fingers

3 account (finance, Com & Inform).

abonar/cargar algo en cuenta a alguien to credit/debit something to somebody's account

abrir una cuenta to open an account

llevar las cuentas to keep the books

pagar mil euros a cuenta to pay a thousand euros down

cuenta de ahorros savings account (peninsular Spanish)

cuenta de ahorro vivienda home loan (peninsular Spanish)

cuenta bancaria bank account

cuenta comercial business account

cuenta conjunta joint account

cuenta de correo (electrónico) e-mail account

cuenta corriente current account (British), checking account (United States)

cuenta de crédito current account with an overdraft facility

cuenta de depósito deposit account

cuenta deudora overdrawn account

cuenta de explotación operating statement

cuenta de inversión investment account

cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias profit and loss account

cuenta a plazo fijo deposit account

4 bill (factura).

domiciliar una cuenta to pay an account by direct debit

pasar la cuenta to send the bill

cuenta por cobrar/pagar account receivable/payable

cuenta de gastos expense account

5 responsibility.

déjalo de mi cuenta leave it to me

trabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee

6 bead.

7 calculation.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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cuenta

► nombre femenino

1 (bancaria) account

2 (factura) bill

3 (cálculo) count, counting

4 (de collar etc) bead

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caer en la cuenta to realize

■ y entonces caí en la cuenta de que... and then I realized that..., and then it dawned on me that...

cargar algo en cuenta de alguien to charge something to somebody's account

dar a cuenta to give on account

dar cuenta de algo (comunicar) to report something 2 (acabar) to polish something off

■ dio cuenta del jamón he polished off the ham

en resumidas cuentas in short

habida cuenta de taking into account

hacer cuentas to do sums

la cuenta de la vieja familiar counting on one's fingers

■ aún lo hace a la cuenta de la vieja she still counts on her fingers

las cuentas del Gran Capitán familiar fictitious accounts

más de la cuenta too much, too many

■ comió más de la cuenta she ate too much

pasar la cuenta to send the bill

pedir cuentas to ask for an explanation

por cuenta de la casa on the house

por la cuenta que le trae in one's own interest

sacar cuentas to work out

tener en cuenta to take into account

trabajar por cuenta propia to be self-employed

traer cuenta to be worthwhile

cuenta al descubierto overdrawn account

cuenta atrás countdown

cuenta corriente current account

cuenta bancaria bank account

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noun f.

1) account

2) bill, check

3) count

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SF

1) (Mat) (=operación) calculation, sum

hacer una cuenta — to do a calculation

• echar o hacer cuentas, vamos a hacer cuentas de lo que ha costado la fiesta — let's work out how much the party cost

no paraba de echar cuentas con los dedos — she kept doing sums o adding things up on her fingers

- hacer las cuentas de la lechera

la cuenta de la vieja —

su hijo tiene 35, así que por la cuenta de la vieja ella debe de tener 60 — her son's 35, so I guess she must be 60
claro 1., 2), c)
2) (=cálculo) count

• llevar la cuenta (de algo) — to keep count (of sth)

• perder la cuenta (de algo) — to lose count (of sth)

• salir a cuenta, sale más a cuenta — it works out cheaper

no sale a cuenta — it isn't worth it

- hacer algo con su cuenta y razón

más de la cuenta —

habla más de la cuenta — she talks too much

ha bebido más de la cuenta — he's had one too many

me cobraron más de la cuenta — they charged me over the odds

pesa más de la cuenta — it weighs more than it should

salirle las cuentas a algn —

al Estado no le salen las cuentas — the State isn't able to balance its books

le salieron mal las cuentas — his plans went wrong

cuenta atrás — countdown

ha empezado la cuenta atrás para las próximas Olimpiadas — the countdown to the next Olympics has already begun

3) (=factura) bill; [de restaurante] bill, check (EEUU)

¿nos puede traer la cuenta? — could we have o could you bring us the bill, please?

• pasar la cuenta a algn — to send sb the bill

• pedir la cuenta — to ask for the bill

• vivir a cuenta de algn — to live at sb's expense

- presentar las cuentas del Gran Capitán

4) (Econ) [en banco] account

habían cargado los gastos en mi cuenta — they had charged the expenses to my account

"únicamente en cuenta del beneficiario" — "payee only"

• a cuenta — on account

un dividendo a cuenta — an interim dividend

retenciones a cuenta del impuesto sobre la renta — income tax deducted at source

le dieron una cantidad a cuenta de lo que le debían — they paid him part of the money they owed him

• abonar una cantidad en cuenta a algn — to credit a sum to sb's account

• abrir una cuenta — to open an account

• liquidar una cuenta — to settle an account

cuenta a plazo (fijo) — fixed-term deposit account

cuenta bancaria — bank account

cuenta corriente — current account, checking account (EEUU)

cuenta de ahorro(s) — deposit account, savings account

cuenta de amortización — depreciation account

cuenta de asignación — appropriation account

cuenta de caja — cash account

cuenta de capital — capital account

cuenta de crédito — credit account, loan account

cuenta de depósitos — deposit account

cuenta de diversos — sundries account

cuenta de gastos — expense account

cuenta de gastos e ingresos — income and expenditure account

cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias — profit and loss account

cuenta en participación — joint account

cuenta pendiente — unpaid bill, outstanding account

cuenta personal — personal account

cuenta por cobrar — account receivable

cuenta por pagar — account payable

cuenta presupuestaria — budget account

cuenta vivienda — mortgage account

5) (Internet) account

cuenta de correo — email account

6) [en disputa]

• ajustar cuentas con algn — to settle one's scores with sb

lo está buscando para ajustar cuentas — he is searching for him because he has a few scores to settle with him

voy a ajustarle las cuentas — I'm going to have it out with him

ajustar viejas cuentas con algn — to settle an old score with sb

• arreglar las cuentas a algn — Méx * to punish sb

• tener cuentas pendientes con algn — to have unfinished business with sb

• no querer cuentas con algn — to want nothing to do with sb

7) (=explicación)

• dar cuenta de algo — (=informar) to recount sth, report sth; (=acabar) to finish sth off

tiene que darle cuenta a ella de sus actos — he has to account to her for his actions

no tiene que dar cuentas a nadie — he's not answerable to anyone

dar buena cuenta de una botella — to finish off a bottle

• exigir o pedir cuentas a algn — to call sb to account, bring sb to book

• rendir cuentas a algn — to report to sb

• en resumidas cuentas — in short, in a nutshell

8) (=consideración)

• caer en la cuenta (de algo) — to catch on (to sth), see the point (of sth)

por fin cayó en la cuenta — he finally caught on, the penny finally dropped

cuando cayó en la cuenta de que lo engañaban — when he realized that they were deceiving him

• darse cuenta — (=enterarse) to realize; (=ver) to notice

perdona, no me había dado cuenta de que eras vegetariano — sorry, I didn't realize (that) you were a vegetarian

¿te has dado cuenta de que han cortado el árbol? — did you notice (that) they've cut down the tree?

hay que darse cuenta de que... — one must not forget that...

¡date cuenta! ¿tú crees que es posible tener tanta cara? — just look at that, can you believe that anyone could have such a cheek!

¿te das cuenta? — Arg can you believe it!

• habida cuenta de eso — bearing that in mind

• haz cuenta de que no voy — esp LAm just imagine I'm not going

• tener en cuenta — to take into account, bear in mind

también hay que tener en cuenta su edad — you must also take her age into account, you must also bear in mind her age

imponen sus ideas sin tener en cuenta la opinión de la gente de la calle — they impose their ideas without taking ordinary people's opinions into consideration

es otra cosa a tener en cuenta — that's another thing to remember o be borne in mind

• tomar algo en cuenta a algn — to hold sth against sb

está borracho y no sabe lo que dice, no se lo tomes en cuenta — he's drunk and doesn't know what he's saying, don't take any notice of him o don't hold it against him

• traer cuenta, no me trae cuenta ir — it's not worth my while going

trae cuenta emplear a más gente — it's worth employing more people

lo harán por la cuenta que les trae o tiene — they'll do it if they know what's good for them

9) (=responsabilidad)

esta ronda corre de mi cuenta — this round's on me

por mi cuenta — (=solo) on my own

yo he de resolver esto por mi cuenta — I have to resolve this on my own

• trabajar por cuenta ajena — to be an employee

• trabajar por cuenta propia — to work for o.s., be self-employed

• por cuenta y riesgo de algn — at one's own risk

lo hizo por su cuenta y riesgo, sin consultar a nadie — she did it off her own bat, without consulting anyone
apañar 2.
10) [en embarazo]

está fuera de cuentas, ha salido de cuentas — she's due

11) [de rosario, collar] bead

cuentas de cristal — glass beads

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I
femenino

1)

a) (operación, cálculo) calculation, sum

hacer una cuenta — to do a calculation o sum

saca la cuenta — add it up, work it out

voy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas — I'm going to have to do some calculations o sums

luego hacemos cuentas — we'll sort it out o work it out later

a or al fin de cuentas — after all; at the end of the day

las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso — (hum) short reckonings make long friends

las cuentas claras conservan la amistad — (CS) short reckonings make long friends

b) cuentas femenino plural ( contabilidad)

encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas — you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) (colloq)

ella lleva las cuentas de la casa — she pays all the bills and looks after the money

2)

a) ( cómputo) count

llevar/perder la cuenta — to keep/lose count

más de la cuenta — too much

siempre tienes que hablar más de la cuenta — why do you always have to talk too much?

por la cuenta que me/te/le trae — (Esp) I'd/you'd/he'd better! (colloq)

salir de cuenta(s) — (Esp fam) to be due (colloq)

salir más a or (RPl) en cuenta — to work out cheaper

traer cuenta — (Esp)

no me trae cuenta venderlo — it's not worth my while selling o to sell it

b) ( en béisbol) count

- cuenta atrás

- cuenta espermática

3)

a) ( factura) bill

¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? — could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?

la cuenta del gas/teléfono — the gas/phone bill

te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta — she does you a favor and then expects something in return

tengo varias cuentas pendientes (de pago) — I've got several bills outstanding

yo no tengo cuentas pendientes con nadie — I don't owe anybody anything

b)

a cuenta — on account

entregó $2.000 a cuenta — she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account

toma este dinero a cuenta de lo que te debo — here's some money toward(s) what I owe you

4)

a) (Com, Fin) (en un banco, un comercio) account

abrir/cerrar una cuenta — to open/close an account

tiene cuenta en ese restaurante — he has an account at that restaurant

b) ( negocio) account

- cuenta a plazo fijo

- cuenta conjunta

- cuenta corriente/de ahorro

- cuenta de crédito

5) cuentas femenino plural (explicaciones, razones)

no tengo por qué darte cuentas — I don't have to explain o justify myself to you

yo no tengo que rendirle cuentas a nadie — I don't have to answer to anybody

ajustarle las cuentas a alguien — to give somebody a piece of one's mind

dar cuenta de algo — (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of something; de alimentos) to polish something off (colloq)

en resumidas cuentas — in short

6) (cargo, responsabilidad)

por/de cuenta de alguien: corre por cuenta de la empresa it's covered o paid o met by the company; la cena corre por mi cuenta dinner's on me (colloq); los deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damage; decidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expense; se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own; trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance, she's self-employed; los trabajadores por cuenta ajena those who work as employees; decidí lo hice por mi propia cuenta y riesgo — I took it upon myself to do it

7) ( consideración)

darse cuenta de algo — to realize something

ni se dio cuenta de que... — he didn't even notice (that)...

date cuenta de que es imposible — you must realize that it's impossible

ella se da cuenta de todo — she's aware of everything that's going on (around her)

eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? — that's what he said! can you believe it?

tener algo en cuenta — to bear something in mind

ten en cuenta que es joven — bear in mind o remember that he's young

sin tener en cuenta los gastos — without taking the expenses into account

un factor a tener en cuenta — a factor to be taken into account

tomar algo en cuenta — to take something into consideration

no se lo tomes en cuenta no lo hace con mala idea don't take it seriously, she doesn't do it on purpose; ¿a cuenta de qué...? (AmL fam) why...?; a cuenta de que... just because...; caer en la cuenta de algo to realize something; no caí en la cuenta... I didn't realize...; habida cuenta de (frml) in view of; hacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido you may as well give it up for lost; tú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí — pretend I'm not here

8) (de un collar, rosario) bead
II
cuentas, etc see contar

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= bead, bill, tally [tallies, pl.], account, count, check.

Ex. The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.

Ex. At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.

Ex. As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.

Ex. This enables people to draw cash by means of a debit card (as opposed to a credit card, to help distinguish between money that is in one's account and money being borrowed from the credit-card organization).

Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

Ex. What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.

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* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* ajustar cuentas = settle + a score, settle + things, get + even.

* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.

* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* balance de cuentas = financial statement.

* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.

* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.

* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* calcular la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.

* cuenta atrás = count down, countdown.

* cuenta bancaria = bank account.

* cuenta complementaria = satellite account.

* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.

* cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.

* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.

* cuenta espermática = sperm count.

* cuentas = statistics.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* en resumidas cuentas = after all, in short, in a nutshell, in sum, to sum up, to sum it up, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, in essence, to make a long story short, all in all, all in all, the short story + be.

* estado de cuentas = financial statement.

* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.

* extracto de cuentas = bank statement.

* fichero de cuentas = accounting file.

* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.

* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).

* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.

* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.

* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.

* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.

* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash drawer.

* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* libro de cuentas = account book.

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* más de la cuenta = one too many.

* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.

* no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.

* no tener en cuenta = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.

* rendición de cuentas = accountability.

* rendir cuentas = render + an account of, bring + Nombre + to book.

* rendir cuentas a = report to.

* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.

* saldar una cuenta = settle + an account.

* saldo de cuenta bancaria = bank balance.

* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.

* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.

* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.

* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.

* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly.

* sin tener en cuenta = never mind, without regard to, independently of, disregarding, not including.

* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.

* tener en cuenta = allow for, bear in + mind, cater for/to, consider (as), heed, make + allowances, take + account of, take + cognisance of, take + cognition of, take into + account, take into + consideration, make + provision for, bring into + play, give + an ear to, factor, have + regard for, factor in, be aware of, note, keep in + mind.

* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.

* tener la cuenta bancaria = bank.

* tenerse muy en cuenta por = carry + weight with.

* téngase en cuenta = witness.

* téngase en cuenta que = Note that....

* teniendo en cuenta = on the basis of.

* teniendo en cuenta que = providing (that).

* titular de cuenta bancaria = bank account holder.

* titular de la cuenta = account holder.

* trabajador por cuenta propia = freelancer [free-lancer].

* trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.

* trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].

* vender a cuenta = trade for + credit.

* viajero por su cuenta = independent traveller.

* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *
I
femenino

1)

a) (operación, cálculo) calculation, sum

hacer una cuenta — to do a calculation o sum

saca la cuenta — add it up, work it out

voy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas — I'm going to have to do some calculations o sums

luego hacemos cuentas — we'll sort it out o work it out later

a or al fin de cuentas — after all; at the end of the day

las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso — (hum) short reckonings make long friends

las cuentas claras conservan la amistad — (CS) short reckonings make long friends

b) cuentas femenino plural ( contabilidad)

encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas — you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) (colloq)

ella lleva las cuentas de la casa — she pays all the bills and looks after the money

2)

a) ( cómputo) count

llevar/perder la cuenta — to keep/lose count

más de la cuenta — too much

siempre tienes que hablar más de la cuenta — why do you always have to talk too much?

por la cuenta que me/te/le trae — (Esp) I'd/you'd/he'd better! (colloq)

salir de cuenta(s) — (Esp fam) to be due (colloq)

salir más a or (RPl) en cuenta — to work out cheaper

traer cuenta — (Esp)

no me trae cuenta venderlo — it's not worth my while selling o to sell it

b) ( en béisbol) count

- cuenta atrás

- cuenta espermática

3)

a) ( factura) bill

¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? — could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?

la cuenta del gas/teléfono — the gas/phone bill

te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta — she does you a favor and then expects something in return

tengo varias cuentas pendientes (de pago) — I've got several bills outstanding

yo no tengo cuentas pendientes con nadie — I don't owe anybody anything

b)

a cuenta — on account

entregó $2.000 a cuenta — she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account

toma este dinero a cuenta de lo que te debo — here's some money toward(s) what I owe you

4)

a) (Com, Fin) (en un banco, un comercio) account

abrir/cerrar una cuenta — to open/close an account

tiene cuenta en ese restaurante — he has an account at that restaurant

b) ( negocio) account

- cuenta a plazo fijo

- cuenta conjunta

- cuenta corriente/de ahorro

- cuenta de crédito

5) cuentas femenino plural (explicaciones, razones)

no tengo por qué darte cuentas — I don't have to explain o justify myself to you

yo no tengo que rendirle cuentas a nadie — I don't have to answer to anybody

ajustarle las cuentas a alguien — to give somebody a piece of one's mind

dar cuenta de algo — (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of something; de alimentos) to polish something off (colloq)

en resumidas cuentas — in short

6) (cargo, responsabilidad)

por/de cuenta de alguien: corre por cuenta de la empresa it's covered o paid o met by the company; la cena corre por mi cuenta dinner's on me (colloq); los deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damage; decidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expense; se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own; trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance, she's self-employed; los trabajadores por cuenta ajena those who work as employees; decidí lo hice por mi propia cuenta y riesgo — I took it upon myself to do it

7) ( consideración)

darse cuenta de algo — to realize something

ni se dio cuenta de que... — he didn't even notice (that)...

date cuenta de que es imposible — you must realize that it's impossible

ella se da cuenta de todo — she's aware of everything that's going on (around her)

eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? — that's what he said! can you believe it?

tener algo en cuenta — to bear something in mind

ten en cuenta que es joven — bear in mind o remember that he's young

sin tener en cuenta los gastos — without taking the expenses into account

un factor a tener en cuenta — a factor to be taken into account

tomar algo en cuenta — to take something into consideration

no se lo tomes en cuenta no lo hace con mala idea don't take it seriously, she doesn't do it on purpose; ¿a cuenta de qué...? (AmL fam) why...?; a cuenta de que... just because...; caer en la cuenta de algo to realize something; no caí en la cuenta... I didn't realize...; habida cuenta de (frml) in view of; hacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido you may as well give it up for lost; tú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí — pretend I'm not here

8) (de un collar, rosario) bead
II
cuentas, etc see contar

* * *

= bead, bill, tally [tallies, pl.], account, count, check.

Ex: The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.

Ex: At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.

Ex: As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.

Ex: This enables people to draw cash by means of a debit card (as opposed to a credit card, to help distinguish between money that is in one's account and money being borrowed from the credit-card organization).

Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

Ex: What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* ajustar cuentas = settle + a score, settle + things, get + even.

* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.

* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* balance de cuentas = financial statement.

* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.

* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.

* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* calcular la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.

* cuenta atrás = count down, countdown.

* cuenta bancaria = bank account.

* cuenta complementaria = satellite account.

* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.

* cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.

* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.

* cuenta espermática = sperm count.

* cuentas = statistics.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* en resumidas cuentas = after all, in short, in a nutshell, in sum, to sum up, to sum it up, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, in essence, to make a long story short, all in all, all in all, the short story + be.

* estado de cuentas = financial statement.

* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.

* extracto de cuentas = bank statement.

* fichero de cuentas = accounting file.

* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.

* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).

* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.

* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.

* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.

* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.

* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash drawer.

* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* libro de cuentas = account book.

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* más de la cuenta = one too many.

* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.

* no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.

* no tener en cuenta = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.

* rendición de cuentas = accountability.

* rendir cuentas = render + an account of, bring + Nombre + to book.

* rendir cuentas a = report to.

* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.

* saldar una cuenta = settle + an account.

* saldo de cuenta bancaria = bank balance.

* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.

* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.

* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.

* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.

* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly.

* sin tener en cuenta = never mind, without regard to, independently of, disregarding, not including.

* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.

* tener en cuenta = allow for, bear in + mind, cater for/to, consider (as), heed, make + allowances, take + account of, take + cognisance of, take + cognition of, take into + account, take into + consideration, make + provision for, bring into + play, give + an ear to, factor, have + regard for, factor in, be aware of, note, keep in + mind.

* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.

* tener la cuenta bancaria = bank.

* tenerse muy en cuenta por = carry + weight with.

* téngase en cuenta = witness.

* téngase en cuenta que = Note that....

* teniendo en cuenta = on the basis of.

* teniendo en cuenta que = providing (that).

* titular de cuenta bancaria = bank account holder.

* titular de la cuenta = account holder.

* trabajador por cuenta propia = freelancer [free-lancer].

* trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.

* trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].

* vender a cuenta = trade for + credit.

* viajero por su cuenta = independent traveller.

* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *

cuenta¹

feminine

A

1 (operación, cálculo) calculation, sum

hacer una cuenta to do a calculation o sum

saca la cuenta add it up, work it out

voy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas I'm going to have to do some calculations o sums

luego hacemos cuentas we'll sort it out o work it out later

a or al fin de cuentas after all

las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso ( hum); short reckonings make long friends

las cuentas claras conservan la amistad (CS); short reckonings make long friends

2 cuentas fpl

(contabilidad): encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) ( colloq)

ella lleva las cuentas de la casa she pays all the bills and looks after the money

B

1 (cómputo) count

ya he perdido la cuenta de las veces que ha llamado I've lost count of the number of times he's called

¿estás llevando la cuenta? are you keeping count?

más de la cuenta too much

he comido/bebido más de la cuenta I've eaten too much/had too much to drink

siempre tienes que hablar más de la cuenta why do you always have to talk too much?

he gastado más de la cuenta I've spent too much o more than I should have

por la cuenta que me/te/le trae: ¿tú crees que vendrá Pedro? — por la cuenta que le trae do you think Pedro will come? — he'd better! o he will if he knows what's good for him! ( colloq)

salir de cuenta(s) ( Esp fam); to be due ( colloq)

salir más a or ( RPl) en cuenta to work out cheaper

traer cuenta: no me trae cuenta venderlo it's not worth my while selling o to sell it

realmente trae cuenta comprar al por mayor it's really well worth buying wholesale

2 (en béisbol) count

Compuestos:

● cuenta atrás

countdown

ya ha empezado la cuenta atrás de las elecciones the countdown to the elections has begun

● cuenta de protección

standing count

● cuenta espermática

sperm count

● cuenta regresiva

countdown

C

1 (factura) bill

¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? could we have the check ( AmE) o ( BrE) bill, please?

la cuenta del gas/teléfono the gas/phone bill

no ha mandado/no nos ha pasado la cuenta he hasn't sent us the bill

es de las que te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta she's one of those people who do you a favor and then expect something in return

tengo varias cuentas pendientes (de pago) I've got several bills to pay o bills outstanding

yo no tengo cuentas pendientes con nadie I don't owe anybody anything

tiene cuentas con todo el mundo he owes everybody money

2

a cuenta on account

entregó $2.000 a cuenta she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account

toma este dinero a cuenta de lo que te debo here's some money toward(s) what I owe you

D

1 ( Com, Fin) (en un banco, un comercio) account

abrir/cerrar una cuenta to open/close an account

depositó or ( Esp) ingresó un cheque en su cuenta she paid a check into her account

incluimos las siguientes partidas con cargo a su cuenta ( Corresp) the following items have been charged to your account

cárguelo a mi cuenta charge it to o put it on my account

tiene cuenta en ese restaurante he has an account at that restaurant

2 (negocio) account

consiguieron la cuenta de Vigarsa they got the Vigarsa account

Compuestos:

● cuenta a la vista

sight deposit account

● cuenta a plazo fijo

time deposit ( AmE), fixed term deposit ( BrE)

● cuenta central

( Méx); dollar account

● cuenta conjunta

joint account

● cuenta corriente

checking account ( AmE); current account ( BrE)

● cuenta de ahorro(s)

savings account

● cuenta de crédito

charge account, credit account ( BrE)

● cuenta de demostración

interactive user-guide

● cuenta eje

( Méx); main account ( in pesos)

● cuenta presupuestaria

budget account

● cuenta de resultados

profit and loss account

E cuentas fpl

(explicaciones, razones): no tengo por qué darle cuentas a ella de lo que hago I don't have to explain o justify to her the things I do, I don't have to answer o account to her for the things I do

vas a tener que rendir cuentas or cuenta del tiempo que has perdido you're going to have to account for all the time you've wasted

hacer lo que uno quiere sin tener que rendirle cuentas a nadie to do as you please without having to answer to anybody

ajustarle las cuentas a algn to give sb a piece of one's mind

dar cuenta de algo (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of sth; (de alimentos) to polish sth off ( colloq)

se reunió con los periodistas para dar cuenta de la situación she met the journalists to explain o to tell them about the situation

el despacho da cuenta del accidente aéreo the press release gives details of the plane crash

en resumidas cuentas in short

… en resumidas cuentas: que casarse sería una locura … in short o all in all, it would be madness for them to get married

en resumidas cuentas, que hay que seguir esperando in short o in a nutshell, we'll just have to keep waiting

F

(cargo, responsabilidad): por/de cuenta de algn: la Seguridad Social corre por cuenta de la empresa Social Security contributions are covered o paid o met by the company

los deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damage

decidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expense

trabajó con un famoso modisto francés y luego se instaló por su cuenta she worked for a famous French fashion designer and then she set up (in business) on her own

ahora trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance now, she's self-employed now

los trabajadores por cuenta ajena workers with employment contracts/workers with employee status

decidí hacerlo por mi propia cuenta y riesgo I decided to do it myself

la cena corre por mi cuenta the dinner's on me ( colloq)

G (consideración)

Cuando la frase darse cuenta va seguida de una oración subordinada introducida por de que, en el español latinoamericano existe cierta tendencia a omitir la preposición de en el lenguaje coloquial - se dio cuenta que no iba a convencerla = he realized (that) he wasn't going to convince her

darse cuenta de algo to realize sth

lo hizo/dijo sin darse cuenta he did/said it without realizing

ni se dio cuenta de que me había cortado el pelo he didn't even notice I'd had my hair cut

date cuenta de que es imposible you must see o realize that it's impossible

ella se da cuenta de todo she's aware of everything that's going on (around her)

¡eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? that's what he said! can you believe it o can you imagine?

tener algo en cuenta: ten en cuenta que lleva poco tiempo en este país bear in mind o remember that he's only been in the country a short time

sin tener en cuenta los gastos without taking the expenses into account, not including the expenses

teniendo en cuenta su situación la eximieron del pago they exempted her from payment because of her circumstances

ése es otro factor a tener en cuenta that's another factor to be taken into account o taken into consideration o borne in mind

tomar algo en cuenta: no se lo tomes en cuenta, no sabe lo que dice don't take any notice of him o don't pay any attention to him o just ignore him, he doesn't know what he's talking about

tomaron en cuenta mis conocimientos de francés/mi experiencia my knowledge of French/my experience was taken into consideration

¿a cuenta de qué …? ( AmL fam); why …?

a cuenta de que … just because …

caer en la cuenta de algo to realize sth

entonces caí en la cuenta de por qué lo había hecho that was when I realized o saw o ( colloq) when it clicked why he had done it

no caí en la cuenta de que me había mentido hasta que … I didn't grasp the fact that o realize that he'd lied to me until …

habida cuenta de ( frml); in view of

hacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido, porque no creo que te lo devuelvan you may as well give it up for lost, because I don't think you'll get it back

tú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí pretend I'm not here o carry on as if I wasn't here

hagan (de) cuenta de que están en su casa make yourselves at home

H (de un collar, rosario) bead

cuenta², cuentas, etc

contar

* * *

Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)

cuenta es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
contar
cta.
cuenta
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
◊ eran 6 sin cuenta al conductor there were 6 of them not counting the driver;

y eso sin cuenta las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
◊ no se lo cuentes a nadie don't tell anyone;

es muy largo de cuenta it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
◊ cuenta con los dedos to count on one's fingers;

¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ contar con

a) ‹persona/ayuda/discreción› to count on, rely on;

◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;

sin cuenta con que … without taking into account that …
b) ( prever) to expect;

◊ no contaba con que hiciera tan mal tiempo I wasn't expecting the weather to be so bad

c) (frml) ( tener) to have;

◊ cuenta con 10 años de experiencia she has 10 years of experience

contarse verbo pronominal
a) (frml) ( estar incluido):

◊ me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters;

su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the best
b)

◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)

cta. (
◊ cuenta) a/c

cuenta sustantivo femeninoNota:
Cuando la frase darse cuenta va seguida de una oración subordinada introducida por de que, en el español latinoamericano existe cierta tendencia a omitir la preposición de en el lenguaje coloquial: se dio cuenta que no iba a convencerla = he realized (that) he wasn't going to convince her
1
a) (operación, cálculo) calculation, sum;

◊ hacer una cuenta to do a calculation o sum;

saca la cuenta add it up, work it out;
hacer or sacar cuentas to do some calculations;
a fin de cuentas after all
b)

◊ cuentas sustantivo femenino plural ( contabilidad) accounts: yo llevo las cuentas del negocio I do the accounts for the business, I handle the money side of the business (colloq);

ella se ocupa de las cuentas de la casa she pays all the bills and looks after the money
c) ( cómputo) count;

◊ llevar/perder la cuenta to keep/lose count;

cuenta atrás countdown;
más de la cuenta too much
2
a) ( factura) bill;

◊ ¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?;

la cuenta del gas the gas bill;
a cuenta on account;
entregó $2.000 a cuenta she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account;
este dinero es a cuenta de lo que te debo this money is to go toward(s) what I owe you
b) (Com, Fin) (en banco, comercio) account;

◊ abrir/cerrar/liquidar una cuenta to open/close/to settle an account;

cuenta corriente/de ahorro(s) current/savings account
3
◊ cuentas sustantivo femenino plural ( explicaciones): no tengo por qué darte cuentas I don't have to explain o justify myself to you;

dar or rendir cuentas de algo to account for sth;
en resumidas cuentas in short
4 (cargo, responsabilidad):
◊ los gastos corren por cuenta de la empresa the expenses are covered o paid by the company;

se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own;
trabaja por cuenta propia she's self-employed
5
◊ darse cuenta (de algo) ( comprender) to realize (sth);

( notar) to notice (sth);
◊ se da cuenta de todo she's aware of everything that's going on (around her);

date cuenta de que es imposible you must realize (that) it's impossible;
tener algo en cuenta to bear sth in mind;
ten en cuenta que es joven bear in mind that he's young;
sin tener en cuenta los gastos without taking the expenses into account;
tomar algo en cuenta to take sth into consideration
6 (de collar, rosario) bead
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuenta sustantivo femenino
1 (recibo) bill
2 (cálculo) count
hacer cuentas, to do sums
perder la cuenta, to lose count
cuenta atrás, countdown
3 (de collar) bead
4 Fin (de banco) account
cuenta corriente, current account, US checking account
cuenta de ahorros, savings account
♦ Locuciones: ajustar cuentas, to settle up
caer en la cuenta o darse cuenta, to realize
dar cuenta, to report
pedir cuentas, to ask for an explanation
salir de cuentas, to be due (to give birth)
tener en cuenta, to take into account
trabajar por cuenta propia, to be self-employed
traer cuenta, to be worthwhile
a cuenta, on account
en resumidas cuentas, in short
más sillas de la cuenta, too many chairs
' cuenta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalorio
- abonar
- abonada
- abonado
- abrir
- advertir
- ajustar
- anda
- bloquear
- borrón
- cancelar
- cargar
- cero
- cerrar
- conforme
- contarse
- contingente
- contraponer
- corriente
- cta.
- dejar
- desbloquear
- descongelar
- embargar
- engordar
- engrosar
- escopetazo
- extracto
- fantasía
- finiquitar
- hallar
- intervenir
- movimiento
- nota
- notar
- número
- pancha
- pancho
- reparar
- revisión
- saldar
- saldo
- saneada
- saneado
- sumar
- temblar
- titular1
- ubicarse
- abono
- adición
English:
account
- allow for
- allowance
- alone
- ambit
- amenities
- angry
- appreciate
- aware
- balance
- bank
- bank account
- bank statement
- bead
- bill
- branch out
- catch on
- charge
- charge account
- check
- clean
- click
- consider
- consideration
- considering
- count
- count in
- countdown
- credit
- credit account
- current account
- dawn
- debit
- deposit
- deposit account
- ecological
- expense
- feel
- foot
- give
- gross
- holder
- irrespective
- joint account
- motion
- notice
- overdraw
- overspend
- pass by
- pay

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cuenta

♦ ver contar

♦ nf

1. [acción de contar cifras] count;
[cálculo] sum;
el niño está aprendiendo a hacer cuentas the child is learning to do sums;

voy a hacer cuentas de los gastos I'm going to tot up o work out what we've spent;

vamos a echar cuentas de cuánto te debo let's work out how much I owe you;

espera un momento, que saco la cuenta wait a minute, I'll tot it up for you;

¿está llevando alguien la cuenta? is anyone keeping count?;

he perdido la cuenta, tendré que empezar de nuevo I've lost count, I'll have to start again;

salir a cuenta to work out cheaper;

Comp
Fam
hacer las cuentas de la lechera to count one's chickens before they are hatched;

Comp
Fam
hacer las cuentas del Gran Capitán to be overoptimistic in one's calculations;

Comp
Fam
hacer la cuenta de la vieja to count on one's fingers;

Comp

salir de cuentas, estar fuera de cuentas to be due (to give birth)

Comp
cuenta atrás countdown
2. [depósito de dinero] account;

abrir/cerrar una cuenta to open/close an account;

abónelo/cárguelo en mi cuenta, por favor please credit/debit o charge it to my account;

me han abonado el sueldo en cuenta they've paid my wages into my account;

he cargado el recibo en tu cuenta I've charged the bill to your account;

ingresó el cheque en su cuenta she paid the cheque into her account;

póngalo en mi cuenta put it on my account

Comp
cuenta abierta active account;
cuenta acreedora credit account;
Esp cuenta de ahorros savings account; Esp cuenta de ahorro vivienda = tax-exempt savings account used for paying deposit on a house;
cuenta bancaria bank account;

cuenta de caja cash account;

cuenta comercial business account;

cuenta conjunta joint account;

cuenta corriente Br current account, US checking account;

cuenta de crédito = current account with an overdraft facility;

cuenta de depósito deposit account;

cuenta deudora overdrawn account;

cuenta de explotación operating statement;

cuenta de giros giro account;

cuenta indistinta joint account;

cuenta de inversiones investment account;

cuenta a plazo fijo deposit account;

cuenta transitoria suspense account;

cuenta a la vista instant access account;
Esp cuenta vivienda = tax-exempt savings account used for paying deposit on a house
3. Cont
cuentas [ingresos y gastos] accounts;

las cuentas de esta empresa no son nada transparentes this company's books o accounts are not very transparent;

él se encarga de las cuentas de la casa he deals with the financial side of things in their household;

llevar las cuentas to keep the books;

cuentas por cobrar/pagar accounts receivable/payable;

Comp

ajustar o [m5]arreglar cuentas: [m5]¡ya le ajustaré o [m5] arreglaré las cuentas cuando le vea! I'll get my own back on him next time I see him!

Comp
cuenta de gastos expenditure account;
cuenta pendiente outstanding account;
Fig
tengo unas cuentas pendientes con él I've a few scores to settle with him;

cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias profit and loss account;

cuenta de resultados Br profit and loss account,US income account

4. [factura] bill;
[en restaurante] Br bill, US check;
la cuenta del supermercado/teléfono the shopping/phone bill;

¡la cuenta, por favor! could I have the Br bill o US check, please?;

le pedí la cuenta al camarero I asked the waiter for the Br bill o US check;

pagar 10 euros a cuenta to pay 10 euros down;

pasar la cuenta to send the bill;

tarde o temprano te pasará la cuenta de los favores que te ha hecho sooner or later she'll want something in return for o she'll call in the favours she's done for you

5. Com [cliente, negocio] account;

se encarga de las grandes cuentas de la empresa she looks after the company's most important accounts

6. Informát account

Comp
cuenta de correo (electrónico) e-mail account
7. [obligación, cuidado] responsibility;

esa tarea es cuenta mía that task is my responsibility;

el vino corre de mi cuenta the wine's on me;

déjalo de mi cuenta leave it to me;

por mi/tu/ etc [m5]cuenta: investigaré esto por mi cuenta, no me fío de la policía I'll look into this matter myself, I don't trust the police;

lo tendrás que hacer por tu cuenta, nadie te va ayudar you'll have to do it yourself o on your own, no one's going to help you;

cualquier daño al vehículo corre por cuenta del conductor the driver is liable for any damage to the vehicle;

tomas esa decisión por tu cuenta y riesgo, yo no te apoyo on your head be it, I don't agree with your decision;

por su cuenta y riesgo decidió aprobar la operación he decided to approve the operation without consulting anyone;

trabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee;

ha crecido el número de trabajadores por cuenta propia the number of self-employed has risen;

Comp

por la cuenta que le trae, más vale que llegue pronto if he's got any sense at all, he'll arrive early;

lo haré bien, por la cuenta que me trae I'm going to have to do it well, there's a lot riding on it

8. [explicación, justificación]
dar cuenta de algo to give a report on sth;

no tengo por qué dar cuentas de mis acciones a nadie I don't have to explain myself o answer to anybody;

el jefe nos convocó para darnos cuentas de la situación the boss called us in to explain the situation to us;

pedir cuentas a alguien to call sb to account;

rendir cuentas de algo ante alguien to give an account of sth to sb;

no tengo por qué rendirle cuentas de mi vida privada I don't have to explain to her what I do in my private life;

en resumidas cuentas, el futuro es prometedor in short, the future looks good;

¿a cuenta de qué? why on earth?, for what earthly reason?

9. [cálculos, planes]
no entra en mis cuentas cambiarme de casa I'm not planning to move house;

ese gasto no entraba en nuestras cuentas we hadn't reckoned with that expense

10. [consideración]
tener en cuenta algo to bear sth in mind;

ten paciencia, ten en cuenta que es nuevo en el trabajo be patient, you have to remember that o bear in mind that he's new to the job;

eso, sin tener en cuenta el dinero que hemos perdido ya without, of course, taking into account o counting the money we've lost so far;

un factor a tener en cuenta es la reacción del público one factor that has to be taken into account o borne in mind is the public's reaction;

tomar en cuenta to take into account;

habida cuenta de considering;

habida cuenta de todo esto… bearing all this in mind…;

habida cuenta de que… bearing in mind that…

11. [de collar, rosario] bead

12. Comp

a fin de cuentas: no te preocupes, a fin de cuentas es mi problema don't you worry about it, after all, it's my problem;

Comp

caer en la cuenta: ¡ahora caigo en la cuenta! now I see o understand!;

no cayó en la cuenta de su error hasta una semana después she didn't realize her mistake until a week later;

caí en la cuenta de que había que hacer algo I realized that something had to be done;

Comp

dar cuenta de: en menos de cinco minutos dio cuenta de todos los pasteles it took him less than five minutes to account for o polish off all the cakes;

dieron cuenta del rival con gran facilidad they easily disposed of the opposition;

Comp

darse cuenta de algo to realize sth;

lo hice sin darme cuenta I did it without realizing;

¿te das cuenta?, ya te dije que no era ella you see, I told you it wasn't her;

no se dio cuenta de que necesitaba ayuda she didn't realize that she needed help;

no sé si te habrás dado cuenta, pero parece muy nervioso I don't know if you've noticed, but he seems very nervous;

es muy insensible, no se da cuenta de nada he's very insensitive, he never notices o picks up what's going on;

¿te das cuenta? no me ha dado las gracias can you believe it? he didn't even say thank you;

Comp

más de la cuenta: bebí más de la cuenta I had one too many, I had too much to drink;

siempre habla más de la cuenta he always talks too much, he always has to open his mouth

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cuenta

f

1 ( cálculo) sum;

echar cuentas de algo work sth out;

perder la cuenta lose count

2 de restaurante check, Br

bill;

pasar la cuenta a alguien send s.o. the bill;

no me gusta pedirle favores porque siempre te pasa la cuenta fig I don’t like asking him for favors because he always wants something in return;

tener una cuenta pendiente con alguien fam have unfinished business with s.o.

3 COM account;

a cuenta on account;

póngamelo en la cuenta put it on the slate

4 ( justificación)

:

dar cuenta de give an account of;

pedir cuentas a alguien ask s.o. for an explanation

5 ( responsabilidad)

:

corre por mi/su cuenta I’ll/he’ll pay for it;

por su propia cuenta off one’s own bat;

trabajar por cuenta ajena/propia be employed/self-employed

6

:

más de la cuenta too much;

caer en la cuenta realize;

darse cuenta de algo realize sth;

tener o

tomar en cuenta take into account;

en resumidas cuentas in short;

dar buena cuenta de finish off, polish off fam ;

a fin de cuentas after all

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cuenta, etc. contar

cuenta nf

1) : calculation, count

2) : account

3) : check, bill

4)

darse cuenta : to realize

5)

tener en cuenta : to bear in mind

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cuenta n

1. (de dinero) account

una cuenta bancaria a bank account

2. (factura) bill

pide la cuenta al camarero ask the waiter for the bill

3. (operación matemática) sum

hizo la cuenta en un trozo de papel she did the sum on a piece of paper

¿sabes hacer cuentas? can you do sums?

4. (rosario) bead

caer en la cuenta to realize

darse cuenta de algo to realize something

más de la cuenta too much

perder la cuenta to lose count [pt. & pp. lost]

tener / tomar en cuenta to take into account [pt. took; pp. taken]

cuenta atrás countdown

cuenta corriente current account

Spanish-English dictionary > cuenta
5 Flax

FLAX
The following terms as given under the authority of the Ministry of Supply, are reprinted here with their permission. Flax Plants - of the species Linum usitatissimum cultivated for the production of seed or fibre or both. Flax, Fibre (Fibre Flax) - The variety of flax cultivated mainly for fibre production. Flax, fibre strands, or bundles - The aggregates, about 32 in number, of ultimate fibres which run from the level of the seed leaves up to the top of the branches of the flax straw. They are each composed of large numbers of ultimate fibres overlapping each other. Flax Fibres, Ultimate - The component cellulose fibres, about 1¹/₄-in. long by 1/1000-in. wide, making up the fibre system of the flax straw. Flax, Linseed - The variety of flax cultivated mainly for seed production. Flax Seed - The term usually applied to the seed of fibre flax. A bag of flax seed in Ireland is sometimes 3¹/₂ bushels, but it is more usual now to put up seed in 1-cwt. bags as in England. A peck of flax seed weighs approximately 14-lb. Flax Seed, Blue Blossom - Seed of a blue-flowered variety of flax. Flax Seed, Commercial - Flax seed usually named after its country or place of origin, but without a pedigree and without guarantee as to colour of flower. Flax Seed Germination - That percentage by number of a sample of seed which shows visible signs of growth within a stated time when kept under standard conditions of temperature and moisture. Flax Seed Germination, Standard - An arbitrary standard of germination of 90 per cent or more, incorporated in the flax growers' contract of the Ministry of Supply. Flax Seed, Lital - The generic name given to pedigree flax seed of several strains bred by the Linen Industry Research Association, Lambeg, and derived from those initials. Flax Seed, Minty - Seed which has been attacked by species of mites, usually owing to it being cracked and too damp. It is characterised by a dusty appearance and a distinct musty sweet smell. Flax Seed, Mixed Blue Blossom - A term used in Northern Ireland for seed from two or more blue-blossomed pedigree flaxes mixed together. Flax Seed, Pedigree - Seed of a strain of flax which has been improved by some recognised system of flax breeding and originally derived from the bulking of the seed from a single flax plant. Flax Seed, Plimmed - A local term for seed which has swollen through excess of moisture. Flax Seed Purity - That percentage by weight of seed taken from bulk which consists of whole flax seeds. Flax Seed Purity, Standard - An arbitrary standard of purity of 96 per cent or more with a weed seed content of 0.25 per cent or less, incorporated in the flax growers' contract of the Ministry of Supply. Flax Seed, Sowing - Seed of a germination and, purity making it acceptable for sowing. Flax Seed, Stormont - The generic name given to pedigree flax seed produced by the Plant Breeding Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Northern Ireland. Flax Seed, Weight per 1,000 - The weight in grams of 1,000 flax seeds picked at random from a sample. It is used as a measure of the plumpness and general quality of seed. Flax Seed, White Blossom - Seed of a white-flowered variety of flax. Flax Variety, Cross breeding - A method of flax breeding, based on fertilising the seed of a single plant of one strain by the pollen of a single plant of another strain and the study of the progeny. Flax Variety, Single Plant Selection - A method of flax breeding based on the study of a single self-fertilised flax plant and its progeny in subsequent generations. Linseed - The seed of linseed flax: and also of fibre flax when it is used for the same purposes as linseed. Moisture Content - To conform with the International ruling for seed testing the moisture content of flax seed should be expressed as a percentage of the original weight; the moisture content of other flax products being expressed as a percentage of the dry weight. Nomersan - A proprietary powder for dusting on flax seed as a prevention of certain seed-bome fungal diseases. Pickle - The term often applied to a single flax seed, i.e., a sample of seed is said to he of a large pickle or a small pickle. Weed Seed - The seed of any other species of plant present in a sample of flax seed.

Dictionary of the English textile terms > Flax
6 pesar

m.

1 grief (tristeza).

2 remorse (arrepentimiento).

3 sorrow, ruefulness, grief, woefulness.

El pesar no se elimina tan fácilmente Sorrow is not eliminated so easily.

4 regret, sorriness.

v.

1 to weigh.

¿cuánto pesa? how much o what does it weigh?

El asistente pesó la mercadería The assistant weighed the goods.

Esta bolsa pesa mucho This bag weighs a lot.

2 to weigh up.

3 to be heavy (ser pesado).

pesa mucho it's very heavy

4 to play an important part.

en su decisión pesaron muchas razones a number of reasons influenced her decision

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pesar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to weigh

■ ¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?

■ no pesas nada you are really light

2 (tener mucho peso) to be heavy

■ ¡cómo pesa esta maleta! this suitcase is really heavy!

3 (sentir) to be sorry, regret

■ me pesa mucho no haberle invitado I really regret not having invited him

4 (influir) to carry weight

■ su opinión pesa más que la nuestra her opinion carries more weight than ours

► verbo transitivo

1 to weigh

► nombre masculino

1 (pena) sorrow, grief

2 (arrepentimiento) regret

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a mi (nuestro etc) pesar to my (our etc) regret

a pesar de despite, in spite of

a pesar de los pesares in spite of everything

mal que me (le etc) pese to my (his etc) great regret

pese a que... despite the fact that..., although...

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1. noun m.
grief, sorrow

- a pesar de
2. verb
1) to weigh

2) be important

3) grieve, cause regret

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1. VI

1) [objeto, persona]

a) (=tener peso) to weigh; (Boxeo, Hípica) to weigh in at; (Inform) to be

pesa cinco kilos — it weighs five kilos

pesa cinco kilos — it weighs five kilos

¿cuánto pesas? — how much o what do you weigh?

el boxeador pesó 90kg — the boxer weighed in at 90kg

esta foto pesa 50k — this photo is 50k (in size)

b) (=tener mucho peso) to be heavy

ese paquete no pesa — that parcel isn't heavy, that parcel hardly weighs anything

¿pesa mucho? — is it heavy?

¡cómo pesa esta bolsa! — this bag's really heavy!

¡no pesa nada! — it's not heavy at all!

pesar como una losa — to weigh like a millstone round one's neck

2) (=resultar pesado)

pesarle a algn: le pesaba la mochila — his rucksack was weighing him down

los pies me pesan, estoy muy cansado — I'm so tired, I can hardly lift my feet up any more

3) (=afligir)

me pesa mucho — I am very sorry about it o to hear it

¡ya le pesará! — he'll be sorry!, he'll regret this!

me pesa haberlo hecho — I regret having done it, I'm sorry I did it

le pesa que no le hayan nombrado — he is hurt that he has not been appointed

4) (=ser una carga)

le pesa tanta responsabilidad — all that responsibility weighs heavily on him

me pesan los años — I feel my age

• pesar sobre — [responsabilidad, preocupación] to weigh heavily on; [amenaza, acusación] to hang over

pesa sobre mi conciencia — it is weighing heavily on my conscience

sobre ella pesan muchas obligaciones — she is burdened with many responsibilities

las sospechas que pesan sobre Aguirre — the suspicions surrounding Aguirre

pesa sobre ellos una orden de busca y captura — there is a warrant out for their arrest

la hipoteca que pesa sobre el piso — the mortgage with which the flat is burdened

la maldición que pesa sobre nuestra familia — the curse afflicting our family

5) (=influir) to carry weight

sus opiniones no pesan en el partido — her opinions do not carry any weight in the party

sus razones no han pesado en mi decisión — his arguments did not influence my decision

6)

• pese a (que) — in spite of (the fact that), despite (the fact that)

pese a las dificultades — in spite of o despite the difficulties

lo creo, pese a que ellos lo niegan — I believe it, even though they deny it, I believe it, in spite of o despite the fact that they deny it

lo haré pese a quien pese — I'll do it whether people like it or not, I'll do it, no matter who I offend
mal 2.
7) And, CAm (=vender carne) to sell meat

2. VT

1) [+ carta, fruta etc] to weigh

2) (=sopesar) to weigh up

pesar las posibilidades — to weigh up one's chances

pesar los pros y los contras — to weigh up the pros and cons

3.

See:

pesarse

4. SM

1) (=aflicción) sorrow

la noticia le causó un hondo pesar — the news caused him deep sorrow

expresó su pesar a la familia de las víctimas — he expressed his sorrow to the families of the victims

2) (=arrepentimiento) regret

expresó su pesar por el accidente — he expressed his regret at the accident

a mi pesar — to my regret

con gran pesar mío — much to my regret

sentir o tener pesar por no haber... — to regret not having...

3)

• a pesar de — in spite of, despite

a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything

a pesar del mal tiempo — in spite of o despite the bad weather

• a pesar de que — even though

a pesar de que no tiene dinero — even though he has no money, in spite of o despite the fact that he has no money

a pesar de que la quiero — even though I love her

- a pesar de los pesares

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I
masculino

1)

a) (pena, tristeza) sorrow

me expresó su pesar — she expressed her sorrow

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar — much to my regret

con pesar — sorrowfully, with a heavy heart

b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse

no siente ningún pesar — he feels no remorse

2)

a pesar de — despite

a pesar de su enfermedad/de estar enfermo — despite o in spite of being ill

a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything

a pesar de los pesares — (fam) in spite of everything

a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés... — despite not knowing much English...

se lo llevó, a pesar de que yo se lo había prohibido — he took it, despite the fact that o even though I had forbidden him to
II 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) paquete/maleta to be heavy

cómo pesa! — it's terribly heavy!, it weighs a ton! (colloq)

estas gafas no pesan — these glasses don't weigh much

no me pesa — it's not heavy

b) ( ser una carga)

ya me pesan los años — I feel my age now

le pesan todas esas cargas familiares — he's weighed down by all those family reponsibilities

pesar SOBRE alguien/algo: toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him; la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house

c) ( influir)

su influencia sigue pesando en la región — their influence continues to carry weight in the region

ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología — her personality has been more of a factor than her ideology

2) ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc)

ahora me pesa mucho — now I deeply regret it

ya te pesará no haber estudiado — you'll be sorry you didn't study, you'll regret not studying

me pesa haberlo ofendido — I'm very sorry I offended him

3)

pese a — despite, in spite of

pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor — despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best

firmó pese a no estar de acuerdo — she signed even though she did not agree

pese a que — even though

pese a quien (le) pese — no matter who I o you, etc have to upset, no matter whose toes I o you, etc have to tread on

mal que me/le pese — whether I like/he likes it or not
2.
pesar vt

a) <niño/maleta> to weigh; < manzanas> to weigh (out)

b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh

pesa 80 kilos — he weighs 80 kilos
3.
pesarse v pron (refl) to weigh oneself

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I
masculino

1)

a) (pena, tristeza) sorrow

me expresó su pesar — she expressed her sorrow

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar — much to my regret

con pesar — sorrowfully, with a heavy heart

b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse

no siente ningún pesar — he feels no remorse

2)

a pesar de — despite

a pesar de su enfermedad/de estar enfermo — despite o in spite of being ill

a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything

a pesar de los pesares — (fam) in spite of everything

a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés... — despite not knowing much English...

se lo llevó, a pesar de que yo se lo había prohibido — he took it, despite the fact that o even though I had forbidden him to
II 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) paquete/maleta to be heavy

cómo pesa! — it's terribly heavy!, it weighs a ton! (colloq)

estas gafas no pesan — these glasses don't weigh much

no me pesa — it's not heavy

b) ( ser una carga)

ya me pesan los años — I feel my age now

le pesan todas esas cargas familiares — he's weighed down by all those family reponsibilities

pesar SOBRE alguien/algo: toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him; la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house

c) ( influir)

su influencia sigue pesando en la región — their influence continues to carry weight in the region

ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología — her personality has been more of a factor than her ideology

2) ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc)

ahora me pesa mucho — now I deeply regret it

ya te pesará no haber estudiado — you'll be sorry you didn't study, you'll regret not studying

me pesa haberlo ofendido — I'm very sorry I offended him

3)

pese a — despite, in spite of

pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor — despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best

firmó pese a no estar de acuerdo — she signed even though she did not agree

pese a que — even though

pese a quien (le) pese — no matter who I o you, etc have to upset, no matter whose toes I o you, etc have to tread on

mal que me/le pese — whether I like/he likes it or not
2.
pesar vt

a) <niño/maleta> to weigh; < manzanas> to weigh (out)

b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh

pesa 80 kilos — he weighs 80 kilos
3.
pesarse v pron (refl) to weigh oneself

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pesar¹

¹ = grief, regret, chagrin, heartache.

Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

Ex: Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.

Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.

* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.

* con pesar = with regret.

* muy a + Posesivo + pesar = to + Posesivo + chagrin.

pesar²

² = weigh.

Ex: Letters and parcels would be weighed by library staff and franked to show the correct amount in lieu of sticking on postage stamps.

* pesar más que = outweigh, outbalance.

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pesar¹

masculine

A

1 (pena, tristeza) sorrow

me expresó su pesar por la triste noticia she expressed her sorrow at the sad news

ahoga sus pesares en el alcohol he drowns his sorrows in drink

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar tuve que ir much to my regret I had to go

no debes causarle pesares a tu madre you mustn't upset your mother

el que más pesares le causa the one who causes her the most grief o sorrow o heartache

2 (remordimiento) regret, remorse

no siente ningún pesar por sus malas acciones he feels no remorse for his wrongdoings, he does not regret his wrongdoings

B

a pesar de despite

a pesar de su enfermedad despite his illness, despite being ill

insistió en salir a pesar de estar enfermo he insisted on going out despite being ill o in spite of being ill

a pesar de todo, prefiere quedarse in spite of o despite everything she prefers to stay

a pesar de los pesares ( fam); in spite of everything

a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés, logró hacerse entender despite not knowing much English o although he didn't know much English, he managed to make himself understood

se llevó el coche, a pesar de que su padre se lo había prohibido he took the car, despite the fact that o although his father had forbidden him to

pesar² [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «paquete/maleta» to be heavy

¡cómo pesa tu maleta! your suitcase is terribly heavy!, your case weighs a ton! ( colloq)

estas gafas no pesan these glasses don't weigh much, these glasses are very light

¿te lo llevo? — no, si no me pesa shall I carry it for you? — no, it's not heavy

2

(ser una carga): ya me pesan los años I feel my age now

le pesan todas esas cargas familiares he's weighed down by all those family reponsibilities, all those family responsibilities weigh heavily on him

pesar SOBRE algn/algo:

toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him

la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa the mortgage on the house

3

(influir): su influencia sigue pesando en la región their influence continues to carry weight in the region

en esta cuestión no deben pesar los intereses personales personal interests shouldn't come o enter into this

ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología her personality has been more important o more of a factor than her ideology

argumentos que pesan a su favor arguments which weigh in his favor

B (causar pena, arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):

ahora me pesa haberle dicho eso now I regret saying that to him, now I'm sorry I said that to him

ya te pesará no haber estudiado cuando seas mayor when you're older you'll be sorry you didn't study o you'll regret not studying

me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him

C

pese a despite, in spite of

pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best

firmó pese a no estar de acuerdo she signed even though she did not agree

pese a que even though

pese a que no lo invitaron, les mandó un regalo he sent them a present even though they didn't invite him

pese a quien (le) pese: voy a decir la verdad, pese a quien (le) pese I'm going to speak the truth, no matter who I have to upset o no matter whose toes I have to tread on

mal que me/te/le pese like it or not

mal que te pese, tienes que reconocer que ganó en buena ley like it or not, you have to admit he won fair and square

mal que me pese, tendré que ponerles buena cara much as I dislike the idea I'll have to be nice to them

■ pesar

vt

1 ‹niño/maleta› to weigh; ‹manzanas› to weigh out, weigh

es un kilo bien pesado that's a good o generous kilo

2 (tener cierto peso) to weigh

¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?

pesa 80 kilos he weighs 80 kilos

■ pesarse

v pron

( refl) to weigh oneself

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pesar 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (pena, tristeza) sorrow;

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar much to my regret
b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse

2
◊ a pesar de despite, in spite of;

a pesar de todo in spite of o despite everything;
a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo
1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy;
◊ estas gafas no pesan these glasses don't weigh much;

no me pesa it's not heavy
2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ahora me pesa mucho now I deeply regret it;

me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him
3
◊ pese a despite, in spite of;

pese a que even though;
mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not
verbo transitivo
a) ‹niño/maleta› to weigh;

‹ manzanas› to weigh (out)
b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh;

◊ pesa 80 kilos he weighs 80 kilos

pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret
♦ Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
' pesar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apencar
- arrepentirse
- aunque
- disgusto
- flema
- todavía
- atención
- falta
- hondo
- obstante
- sentimiento
English:
carry through
- catch up
- despite
- destroy
- down-to-earth
- fact
- for
- intact
- look forward to
- manage
- notwithstanding
- odds
- outweigh
- regardless
- regret
- regretfully
- ruefully
- spite
- stay on
- weigh
- while
- deep
- even
- measure
- regretful
- reluctantly
- sorrow

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pesar¹

♦ nm

1. [tristeza] grief;

todos sentimos un hondo pesar por su fallecimiento we all felt a great sorrow at his death

2. [arrepentimiento] remorse;

no le daba ningún pesar she felt no remorse at all

♦ a pesar de loc prep

despite, in spite of;

a pesar de las críticas in spite of o despite all the criticism;

tuve que hacerlo a pesar mío I had to do it against my will;

muy a nuestro pesar, hubo que invitarles we had to invite them, even though we really didn't want to;

muy a pesar mío no puedo darte lo que me pides I can't give you what you want, much as I'd like to;

a pesar de que… in spite of o despite the fact that…;

a pesar de que me dolía, seguí jugando I carried on playing in spite of o despite the pain;

a pesar de todo in spite of o despite everything;

Comp
Fam
a pesar de los pesares in spite of o despite everything

pesar²

♦ vt

1. [en balanza] to weigh;

pésemelo, por favor could you weigh it for me, please?

2. Fig [examinar, calibrar] to weigh up

♦ vi

1. [tener peso] to weigh;

pesa cinco kilos it weighs five kilos;

¿cuánto pesa? how much o what does it weigh?;

¡qué poco pesa! it doesn't weigh much!

2. [ser pesado] to be heavy;

¡cómo o [m5] cuánto pesa! it's really heavy!;

esta maleta no pesa nada this suitcase hardly weighs anything;

¡ya va pesando la edad!, ¡ya van pesando los años! I'm getting old!

3. [recaer]
pesa una orden de arresto sobre él there is a warrant out for his arrest;

sobre ti pesa la decisión última the final decision rests with you

4. [importar, influir] to play an important part;

en su decisión pesaron muchas razones a number of reasons influenced her decision

5. [doler, entristecer]
me pesa tener que hacerlo I regret having to do it;

me pesa tener que decirte esto I'm sorry to have to tell you this;

no me pesa haber dejado ese trabajo I have no regrets about leaving that job, I'm not at all sorry I left that job

6. Comp

mal que te pese (whether you) like it or not

♦ See also the pronominal verb pesarse

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pesar

I v/t weigh

II v/i

1 ( ser muy pesado) be heavy;

casi no pesa it weighs next to nothing

2 ( influir) carry weight

3 fig

de responsabilidad weigh heavily ( sobre on);

me pesa tener que informarle … I regret to have to inform you …;

mal que me/le pese like it or not, whether I/you like it or not

III m sorrow

IV

:

a pesar de in spite of, despite;

a pesar de ello nevertheless;

a pesar de eso in spite of that, despite that;

a pesar de que in spite of o despite the fact that, even though;

a pesar mío against my wishes

* * *

pesar vt

1) : to weigh

2) examinar: to consider, to think over

pesar vi

1) : to weigh

¿cuánto pesa?: how much does it weigh?

2) : to be heavy

3) : to weigh heavily, to be a burden

no le pesa: it's not a burden on him

pesa sobre mi corazón: it weighs upon my heart

4) influir: to carry weight, to have bearing

5) (with personal pronouns) : to grieve, to sadden

me pesa mucho: I'm very sorry

6)

pese a : in spite of, despite

pesar nm

1) aflicción, pena: sorrow, grief

2) remordimiento: remorse

3)

a pesar de : in spite of, despite

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pesar¹ n

a pesar de in spite of / despite

salieron a pesar del frío they went out in spite of the cold

a pesar de que although

pesar² vb

1. (en general) to weigh

esta bolsa pesa tres kilos this bag weighs three kilos

¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?

2. (tener mucho peso) to be heavy

la bolsa pesaba mucho the bag was very heavy

no deberías cargar con cosas que pesan you shouldn't carry heavy things

pese a que although

Spanish-English dictionary > pesar
7 de

prep.

1 of.

el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car

es de ella it's hers

la pata de la mesa the table leg

La casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]

2 from (procedencia, distancia).

salir de casa to leave home

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment

3 (made) of (materia).

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

un reloj de oro a gold watch

4 about (asunto).

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you

libros de historia history books

5 as.

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman

6 from (time) (since).

trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five

de madrugada early in the morning

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day

7 with (causa, modo).

morirse de hambre to die of hunger

llorar de alegría to cry with joy

de una patada with a kick

de una sola vez in one go

de tres en tres three at a time

8 if.

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it

9 to.

Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.

f.

1 letter d.

2 SD, standard deviation.

3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.

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de

► nombre femenino

1 name of the letter d

————————

de

► preposición

1 (posesión, pertenencia) of

■ el libro de Juan Juan's book

■ el coche de mis padres my parents' car

■ el hermano de mi padre my father's brother

■ la mesa de mi habitación the table in my bedroom

2 (procedencia, origen) from

■ soy de Córdoba I'm from Córdoba

■ viene de Barcelona she comes from Barcelona

3 (descripción) with

■ la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl

■ el señor del abrigo azul the man in the blue coat

4 (tema) of, on, about

■ hablaron del tiempo they talked about the weather

5 (materia) made of, of

■ una mesa de madera a wooden table

■ un anillo de oro a gold ring

■ lo hicieron de plástico they made it out of plastic

6 (contenido) of

■ un vaso de agua a glass of water

7 (uso) for

■ aguja de calcetar knitting needle

■ gallo de pelea fighting cock

8 (oficio) by, as

■ trabaja de profesor he works as a teacher

■ es médico de profesión he's a doctor by profession

9 (modo) on, in, as

■ de pie standing up

■ estar de moda to be in fashion

10 (tiempo) at, by, in

■ de día by day, during the day

■ de noche at night

■ a las diez de la mañana at ten in the morning

11 (lugar) varias traducciones

■ la vecina de arriba our upstairs neighbour

■ el lavabo de abajo the downstairs toilet

■ la ventana de la derecha the window on the right

■ la puerta de la calle the street door

12 (precio) at

■ manzanas de dos euros el kilo apples at two euros a kilo

13 (medida) measuring

■ una botella de dos litros a two litre bottle

■ una mesa de un metro de ancho a metre-wide table

14 (causa) with, because of, of

■ llorar de alegría to cry with joy

■ morir de frío to die of cold

15 (agente) by

■ es una obra de Lope a play by Lope

16 (con superlativo) in, of

■ el mejor de España the best in Spain

■ el mayor de los tres the eldest of the three

17 (suposición) if

■ de haberlo dicho if he had told us

18 (en una aposición) of

■ la ciudad de Barcelona the city of Barcelona Table 1 NOTA See also del/Table 1

* * *

prep.

1) of

2) from

3) in, at

4) than

5) by

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PREPOSITION

1) [relación] of

las calles de Madrid — the streets of Madrid

el alcalde de Valencia — the mayor of Valencia

cabo de Buena Esperanza — Cape of Good Hope

la ciudad de Madrid — the city of Madrid

en el mes de agosto — in the month of August

un libro de consulta — a reference book

un millón de euros — a million euros

la carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia

el interés del préstamo — the interest on the loan

la llave de mi cuarto — the key to my room

en el día de hoy — today

tuvieron la desgracia de perder el partido — they were unlucky enough to lose the match

ya era hora de que vinieses — it's about time you got here

el hecho de que yo no supiera nada — the fact that I didn't know anything about it

2) [pertenencia]

la casa de Isabel — Isabel's house

el coche de mi amigo — my friend's car

un familiar de mi vecina — a relative of my neighbour's

los coches de mis amigos — my friends' cars

el vestuario de las actrices — the actresses' dressing room

la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez

es de ellos — it's theirs

esa contestación es muy de ella — that answer is typical of her

3) [característica, material]

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

no es de oro — it's not gold

una puerta de cristal — a glass door

una cocina de gas — a gas cooker

este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model

ropa de buena calidad — good-quality clothes

un billete de primera clase — a first-class ticket

la niña de pelo largo — the girl with the long hair

ese tío del sombrero — that chap with o in the hat

pintado de rojo — painted red

lo tengo de varios colores distintos — I have it in several different colours

4) [contenido]

una caja de bombones — a box of chocolates

una copa de vino — [llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass

una bolsita de té — a tea bag

estaba hecha un saco de nervios — she was a bundle of nerves

5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] from

soy de Galicia — I'm from Galicia

Julia no es de aquí — Julia is not from round here

los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best

es de buena familia — he's from a good family

vuelo 507 (procedente) de Londres — flight 507 from London

vive a 20km de Madrid — she lives 20km from Madrid

aléjate del fuego — move away from the fire

marcó un gol a dos minutos del final del partido — he scored two minutes from the end of the match

el tren de Santiago — the Santiago train

el avión pasó a muy poca altura del suelo — the plane flew by at very low altitude

salir del cine — to come out of the cinema
de... a...
vivió de 1898 a 1937 — he lived from 1898 to 1937

de mi casa a la suya hay 5km — it is 5km from my house to his

de mayo a julio — from May to July

del 15 al 30 — from the 15th to the 30th

6) [causa]

murió de viejo — he died from old age

me dolían los pies de tanto andar — my feet were sore from all that walking

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no podía moverse de miedo — he was rigid with fear

estar loco de alegría — to be wild with joy

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

7) [manera]

lo derribó de un solo puñetazo — he felled him with a single blow

se puso a mi lado de un salto — he jumped to my side

se lo bebió de un trago — he drank it all down in one go
de... en...
iban entrando de dos en dos — they came in two by two

bajó la escalera de tres en tres — he came down the stairs three at a time

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

8) (=respecto de)

estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better

es fuerte de brazos — he has strong arms

paralizado de las dos piernas — paralysed in both legs

es muy estrecho de hombros — he doesn't have very broad shoulders

9) [tema] about

un libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology

hablaba de política — he was talking about politics

no sé nada de él — I don't know anything about him

una clase de francés — a French class

10) [uso]

máquina de coser — sewing machine

goma de mascar — chewing gum

11) [cantidad, medida, valor]

un chico de quince años — a fifteen-year-old boy

un viaje de dos días — a two-day journey

un embarazo de siete meses — a seven-month pregnancy

una moneda de 5 pesos — a 5-peso coin

tiene un metro de alto — it's a metre high

12) [con horas y fechas]

a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.

muy de mañana — very early in the morning

el 3 de mayo — 3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)

13) [tiempo]

de día — during the day(time)

de noche — at night

de niño — as a child

de mayor voy a ser médico — when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor

14) [proporción]

tres de cada cuatro — three out of every four

15) [uso partitivo] of

uno de nosotros — one of us

comió un poco de pastel — she ate a bit of cake

¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *

16) [autoría] by

un libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's

las películas de Almodóvar — Almodóvar's films

17) [como complemento agente] by

fue amado de todos — he was loved by all

el rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage

tiene dos hijos de su primera mujer — he has two children by his first wife

18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]

el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro

el imbécil de Fernández — that idiot Fernández

es un encanto de persona — he's a lovely person

19) [en comparaciones] than

es más difícil de lo que creía — it's more difficult than I thought

más/menos de siete — more/less than seven

más de 500 personas — more than o over 500 people

20) [con superlativos] in

el peor alumno de la clase — the worst pupil in the class

el más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world

es el coche más caro del mercado — it's the dearest car on the market

21) + infin

un problema fácil de resolver — an easily solved problem

un libro agradable de leer — a nice book to read
ser de ({+ infin}8})
es de admirar su lealtad — his loyalty is admirable

es de esperar que recibamos una pronta respuesta — it is to be hoped that we receive a prompt reply

sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information

22) [dependiente de formas verbales]

la acusaban de hipócrita — they accused her of being a hypocrite

colmar de elogios a algn — to shower praise on sb

se dio cuenta de que lo sabía — she realized (that) she knew it

de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...

disfrutar de la vida — to enjoy life

¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?

limpiar algo de polvo — to dust sth

llenar algo de algo — to fill sth with sth

se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch

trabaja de camarero — he works as a waiter

lo uso de despensa — I use it as a pantry

vestido de azul — dressed in blue

23) [uso condicional] if

de ser posible — if possible

de haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come

de resultar esto así — if this turns out to be true

de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so

de no — LAm (=si no) otherwise

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I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

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. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

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* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de †frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* 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.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* 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, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* 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.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.

* * *
I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

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: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* 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.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* 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, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* 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.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili

* * *

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[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

Sentido I

A

(en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthday

el cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleagues

no es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted ( frml); your father

un amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son's

es un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friend

un estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year student

el nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandson

la mesa de la cocina the kitchen table

la correa del perro the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streets

la subida de los precios the rise in prices

al término de la reunión at the end of the meeting

B

1 (introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airport

el mes de enero the month of January

el imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brother

el bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her

2

(en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!

¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)

C

(con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabado

las señoritas de Paz ( frml); the Misses Paz ( frml) [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

D

( Arg crit) (a casa de): voy del médico I'm going to the doctor's

Sentido II

A

1

(expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bank

es de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotá

lo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor

mis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from America

he recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Julia

un hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda as he left the store

DE … A …:

de aquí a tu casa from here to your house

2 (en el tiempo) from

un amigo de la infancia a childhood friend

data del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th century

la literatura de ese período the literature of o from that period

lo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosales

de un día para otro from one day to the next

DE … A …:

está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and five

de aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yet

B

(expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old age

verde de envidia green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so much

eso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so little

Sentido III

A

(introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patience

un chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad taste

objetos de mucho valor objects of great value

un pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish

¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido he looks bored

ese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mother

tienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled child

una botella de un litro a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses a three-month-old child

déme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilo

la chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coat

la señora de azul the lady in blue

un hombre de pelo largo a man with long hair

un anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]

B

(al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

el complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dish

son de plástico they're (made of) plastic

un curso de secretariado a secretarial course

nos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagne

una colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stamps

un millón de dólares a million dollars

C

(con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!

¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!

D

(al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get it

aprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom button

E

1

(con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

2 (en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 29

3

(en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blow

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a time

de a poco (CS); little by little, gradually

4

(CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/fours

entraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente² m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]

F (en calidad de) as

está de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private school

le ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editor

hace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the play

le habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to man

G

1

(limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty face

es corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shouldered

es sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide

2

(refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a child

H

(en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general we're spring-cleaning [de is part of many expressions entered under juerga, picnic, obra etc]

I

(indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brush

el trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silver

lo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glasses

dales algo de comer give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]

J (introduciendo el complemento agente) by

una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novel

seguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the family

una casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by trees

viene acompañado de arroz it is served with rice

acompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wife

Sentido IV

A

1 (sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mine

el mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez children

un cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink

2

(con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of all

la ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the world

B

(refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at night

duerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada they left very early in the morning

ver tb mañana³ f A. (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), etc

Sentido V (con sentido condicional)

A DE + INF:

de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlier

de no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be considered

de continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persists

B SER DE + INF

(expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …

no son de fiar they are not to be trusted

es de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of note

C

de no ( AmL); if not

de²

feminine

name of the letter D

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Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

dé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
dar
de
dé
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dé trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dé un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): déle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dé en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:
◊ con eso me déía por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1
a) (pertenencia, posesión):

◊ la casa dé dé mis padres my parents' house;

el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane
b) ( con un nombre en aposición) of;

◊ la ciudad dé Lima the city of Lima;

el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2
a) (procedencia, origen, tiempo) from;

◊ es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;

una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your house
b) (material, contenido, composición):

◊ son dé plástico they're (made of) plastic;

una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollars
c) (causa, modo):

◊ murió dé viejo he died of old age;

dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
d) ( en oraciones pasivas) by;

◊ un poema dé Neruda a poem by Neruda;

rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3
a) (cualidades, características):

◊ de gran inteligencia of great intelligence;

objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blue
b) (al definir, especificar):

◊ el botón dé abajo the bottom button;

tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4
a) ( con cifras):

◊ pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than;

◊ más dé £100 more than o over £100;

pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo):

◊ es el más caro dé todos it's the most expensive one;

la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world
d) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día):

◊ dé día/noche during the day/at night;

dé madrugada early in the morning
5
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ trabaja dé secretaria she works as a secretary;

hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the play
b) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):

◊ dé mal humor in a bad mood;

estamos dé fiesta we're having a party
c) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):

◊ el cepillo dé la ropa the clothes brush;

copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):
◊ dé haberlo sabido if I had known, had I known;

dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see
◊ dar

dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time

'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test

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de prep de combines with the article el to form the contraction del (e.g. del hombre of the man).

1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;

el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;

es de ella it's hers;

la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;

el padre de la niña the girl's father;

el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;

la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;

un equipo de segunda división a second division team;

la comida del gato the cat's food;

el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;

la pata de la mesa the table leg;

una subida de precios a price rise;

los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro

2. [procedencia, distancia] from;

salir de casa to leave home;

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;

no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;

estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;

el rey de España the king of Spain;

tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;

b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona

3. [en razonamiento]
de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;

del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't work

4. [con nombre en aposición]
la ciudad de Caracas the city of Caracas;

el túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;

el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;

el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagena

5. [en descripciones]
una película de terror a horror movie o Br film;

la señora de verde the lady in green;

el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;

una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;

¿de qué tamaño? what size?;

un político de fiar a trustworthy politician

6. [materia] (made) of;

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;

un reloj de oro a gold watch;

una mesa de madera a wooden table

7. [contenido]
un vaso de agua a glass of water;

un plato de lentejas a plate of lentils

8. [precio]
he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;

un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stamp

9. [uso]
una bici de carreras a racing bike;

ropa de deporte sportswear;

una máquina de escribir a typewriter;

una máquina de coser a sewing machine;

esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes

10. [asunto] about;

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;

libros de historia history books

11. [en calidad de] as;

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;

aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;

estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;

al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade

12. [tiempo] [desde] from;
[durante] in;
trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;

vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;

de madrugada early in the morning;

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;

es de día it's daytime;

de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;

¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;

un compañero del colegio a friend from school;
Urug
de mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;
Urug
de noche at night;
Urug
ayer salimos de noche we went out last night

13. [causa] with;

morirse de hambre to die of hunger;

llorar de alegría to cry with joy;

temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;

eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much

14. [manera, modo] with;

de una patada with a kick;

rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;

de una sola vez in one go;

lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;

de tres en tres/cuatro en cuatro/ etc[m5]. three/four/ etc at a time;
CSur
de a tres/cuatro/ etc[m5]. in threes/fours/ etc;

de fácil manejo user-friendly;

ponerse de rodillas to kneel down

15. [con valor partitivo] of;

uno de los nuestros one of ours;

varios de nosotros several of us;

¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?

16. Literario [sobre]
de la paz y la guerra of war and peace

17. [en valoración]
lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgar

18. [en lugar de]
yo de ti no lo haría I wouldn't do it if I were you;

yo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her

19. [en comparaciones]
más/menos de… more/less than…;
[con superlativos]
el mejor de todos the best of all;

el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;

la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;

la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market

20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;

de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]
el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;

la buena de Susana good old Susana;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)
es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;

una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable evening

23. (después del verbo “haber”) [obligación]
he de trabajar más I have to work harder;

has de gastar menos you should spend less

24. (antes de complemento agente)
una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;

vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family

25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)
el apartamento de abajo the downstairs Br flat o US apartment;

la fila de delante the front row

♦ de no loc conj
Am otherwise;
dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you

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de

prp

1 origen from;

de Nueva York from New York;

de … a from … to

2 posesión of;

el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car

3 material (made) of;

un anillo de oro a gold ring

4 contenido of;

un vaso de agua a glass of water

5 cualidad

:

una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman

6 causa with;

temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear

7 hora

:

de noche at night, by night;

de día by day

8 en calidad de as;

trabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;

de niño as a child

9 agente by;

de Goya by Goya

10 condición if;

de haberlo sabido if I’d known

11 en aposición

:

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

* * *

de prep

1) : of

la casa de Pepe: Pepe's house

un niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy

2) : from

es de Managua: she's from Managua

salió del edificio: he left the building

3) : in, at

a las tres de la mañana: at three in the morning

salen de noche: they go out at night

4) : than

más de tres: more than three

dé dar

* * *

de prep

1. (posesión de alguien) 's

el coche de Alberto Alberto's car

los gatos de Emma Emma's cats

la profesora de Marta Marta's teacher

es de mi hermano it's my brother's

2. (posesión de algo) of

la ciudad de Roma the city of Rome

el mes de noviembre the month of November

el teléfono del colegio the school phone

los árboles del jardín the trees in the garden

3. (materia)

un balón de cuero a leather ball

muebles de madera wooden furniture

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

4. (contenido) of

una botella de agua a bottle of water

un paquete de arroz a packet of rice

un vaso de leche a glass of milk

5. (materia, tema)

profesor de inglés English teacher

novela de aventuras adventure story

película de terror horror film

6. (origen, procedencia) from

es de Asturias he's from Asturias

esta carretera va de Salamanca a Zamora this road goes from Salamanca to Zamora

7. (descripción) with / in

la chica del pelo largo the girl with long hair

el hombre de negro the man in black

un chico de doce años a twelve year old boy

8. (agente) by

un libro de Rosa Montero a book by Rosa Montero

9. (con expresiones de tiempo)

es la una de la tarde it's one o'clock in the afternoon

el tren de las diez the ten o'clock train

abren de nueve a siete they open from nine until seven

nunca viajamos de noche we never travel at night

de niño when I was a child

10. (con números, una parte) than / of

había más de mil personas there were more than a thousand people

pesa menos de 5 kilos it weighs less than 5 kilos

un trozo de pan a piece of bread

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8 menos

adj.

1 less.

menos aire less air

menos manzanas fewer apples

menos… que… less/fewer… than…

tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you

hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday

hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing

me han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little

2 the least.

el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shares

lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time

la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam

3 fewer.

adv.

1 less.

menos de/que less than

son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet

2 minus (expresa resta).

tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one

3 to (con las horas). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)

son las dos menos diez it's ten to two

son menos diez it's ten to

4 under.

prep.

1 except (for) (excepto).

todo menos eso anything but that

2 minus, less.

m. s.&pl.

minus (sign) (Mat).

* * *

menos

► adjetivo

1 (comparativo - en cantidad) less; (- en número) fewer

■ hoy hay menos gente there are fewer people today

■ viajar en tren cuesta menos dinero going by train costs less money

■ hay menos mesas que en el otro restaurante there are fewer tables than in the other restaurant

■ yo tengo menos años que tú I'm younger than you

2 (superlativo - de cantidad) least; (- de número) fewest

■ yo soy la que menos culpa tiene I'm the least guilty

► adverbio

1 (comparativo - de cantidad) less; (- de número) fewer

■ voy al gimnasio menos que antes I go to the gym less than before

■ vinieron menos de viente personas fewer than twenty people came

■ deberías ir menos deprisa you shouldn't go so fast

■ hay que conducir a menos de 100km/h one cannot drive over 100 km/h

2 (superlativo) least

■ es el menos guapo de toda la familia he's the least good-looking member of the family

3 (con horas) to

■ las tres menos cuarto a quarter to three

4 MATEMÁTICAS minus

■ cuatro menos dos, dos four minus two is two

► preposición

1 but, except

■ todo menos eso anything but that

■ todos fueron al cine menos Alberto everyone went to the cinema except Alberto

► pronombre

1 (cantidad) less; (número) fewer

■ me pagó menos he paid me less

■ esperaban a más de mil personas pero vinieron menos they were expecting over a thousand people but fewer came

► nombre masculino

1 MATEMÁTICAS minus sign

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a menos que unless

al menos / a lo menos at least

aún menos much less

cada vez menos less and less

dar (dinero) de menos to short-change

en menos de nada in no time at all

eso es lo de menos that's the least of my worries

ir a menos to go down in the world

lo menos at least

■ lo menos que puedes hacer the least you can do

menos da una piedra something's better than nothing

¡menos mal! thank God!

¡ni mucho menos! far from it!

no ser para menos to be no wonder

para no ser menos so as not to be outdone

por lo menos at least

por menos de nada for no reason at all

qué menos que...... is the least somebody could do/could have done

si al menos... if only...

venirse a menos to come down in the world

¡ya será menos! come off it!

* * *
1. noun m.
minus sign
2. adj.
1) less, least

2) fewer, fewest
3. adv.
1) less

2) least

•

- a menos que
- por lo menos 4. prep.
1) except

2) minus
5. pron.
less, fewer

* * *

1. ADV

1) [comparativo] less

ahora salgo menos — I go out less these days

últimamente nos vemos menos — we've been seeing less of each other recently

me gusta cada vez menos — I like it less and less

una película menos conocida — a less well-known film

Juan está menos deprimido — Juan is less depressed

es menos difícil de lo que parece — it's less difficult than it seems

• menos aún — even less

este me gusta menos aún — I like this one even less

• menos de — [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less than; [con sustantivos contables] fewer than

está a menos de tres horas en tren — it's less than three hours away by train

llegamos en menos de diez minutos — we got there in less than o in under ten minutes

menos de lo que piensas — less than you think

tiene menos de dieciocho años — he's under eighteen

menos de 50 cajas — fewer than 50 boxes

• en menos de nada — in no time at all

por menos de nada — for no reason at all

• menos que — less than

me gusta menos que el otro — I like it less than the other one

trabaja menos que yo — he doesn't work as hard as I do

este es menos caro que aquel — this one is less expensive than that one

lo hizo menos cuidadosamente que ayer — he did it less carefully than yesterday

2) [superlativo] least

su película menos innovadora — his least innovative film

es el menos inteligente de los cuatro — he is the least intelligent of the four

el chico menos desobediente de la clase — the least disobedient boy in the class

es el que habla menos — he's the one who talks (the) least

fue el que trabajó menos — he was the one who did the least work

3)

• al menos — at least

hay al menos cien personas — there are at least a hundred people

si al menos lloviera — if only it would rain

• de menos, hay siete de menos — we're seven short, there are seven missing

me dieron un paquete con medio kilo de menos — they gave me a packet which was half a kilo short o under weight

me han pagado dos libras de menos — they have underpaid me by two pounds

darse de menos — to underestimate o.s.

hacer a algn de menos — to put sb down

• echar de menos a algn — to miss sb

• ir a menos — to come down in the world

• lo menos diez — at least ten

lo menos posible — as little as possible

es lo menos que se puede esperar — it's the least one can expect

• eso es lo de menos — that's the least of it

• ¡menos mal! — thank goodness!

¡menos mal que habéis venido! — thank goodness you've come!

• era nada menos que un rey — he was a king, no less

• no es para menos — quite right too

• por lo menos — at least

• ¡ qué menos!, -le di un euro de propina -¡qué menos! — "I tipped her a euro" - "that was the least you could do!"

¿qué menos que darle las gracias? — the least we can do is say thanks!

• quedarse en menos, no se quedó en menos — he was not to be outdone

• tener a menos hacer algo — to consider it beneath o.s. to do sth

• venir a menos — to come down in the world

• y menos, no quiero verle y menos visitarle — I don't want to see him, let alone visit him

• ¡ ya será menos! — come off it!
cuando 2., 2), poder
2. ADJ

1) [comparativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less; [con sustantivos contables] fewer

menos harina — less flour

menos gatos — fewer cats

aquí hay menos gente — there are fewer people here

• menos... que, A tiene menos ventajas que B — A has fewer advantages than B

Ana tiene menos años que Carlos — Ana is younger than Carlos

no soy menos hombre que él — * I'm as much of a man as he is

este es menos coche que el anterior — * this is not as good a car as the last one

• ser menos que, ganaremos porque son menos que nosotros — we'll win because there are fewer of them than there are of us

para no ser menos que los vecinos — to keep up with the neighbours

2) [superlativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] least; [con sustantivos contables] fewest

el método que lleva menos tiempo — the method which takes (the) least time

es el que menos culpa tiene — he is the least to blame

el examen con menos errores — the exam paper with the fewest mistakes

3. PREP

1) (=excepto) except

todos menos él — everybody except him

¡todo menos eso! — anything but that!

2) (Mat) [para restar] minus, less

cinco menos dos — five minus o less two

siete menos dos (son) cinco — seven minus two is five

son las siete menos veinte — it's twenty to seven

4.

CONJ

• a menos que — unless

no iré a menos que me acompañes — I won't go unless you come with me

5. SM

1) (Mat) minus sign

2)

los menos — the minority

3)
más 1., 2)
* * *
I
adverbio

1) ( comparativo) less

cada vez estudia menos — she's studying less and less

ya me duele menos — it hurts less now

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now

no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him

menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think

2) ( superlativo) least

es la menos complicada — it is the least complicated one

éste es el menos pesado de los dos — this is the lighter of the two

es el que menos viene por aquí — he's the one who comes around least (often)

es el que menos me gusta — he's the one I like (the) least

se esfuerza lo menos posible — he makes as little effort as possible

es lo menos que podía hacer — it's the least I could do

cuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
II
adjetivo invariable

1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer

alimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories

ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now

recibimos cada vez menos pedidos — we are getting fewer and fewer orders

cuesta tres veces menos — it costs a third of the price

mide medio metro menos — it's half a meter shorter

menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me

2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest

esos casos son los menos — cases like that are the exception
III
pronombre

1)

sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less

ya falta menos — it won't be long now

aprobaron menos que el año pasado — fewer passed than last year

2) (en locs)

al menos — at least

a menos que — unless

cuando menos — at least

de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
IV
preposición

1) ( excepto)

firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used

2)

a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)

son las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five

son menos veinte — it's twenty to
V
masculino minus sign

* * *

= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.

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* al menos = at least, at the very least.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.

* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* cada vez menos = less and less.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* en todos menos en = in all but.

* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.

* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.

* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.

* figura venida a menos = fallen star.

* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.

* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.

* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.

* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.

* menos aún = let alone.

* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.

* menos conocido = lesser known.

* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.

* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.

* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.

* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].

* menos en = save in.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].

* menos hecho = rarer.

* menos importante, el = least, the.

* menos probable = least likely, less likely.

* menos... que... = less... than....

* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.

* menos sabido = lesser known.

* menos usado = less used.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.

* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.

* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.

* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.

* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.

* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.

* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.

* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).

* todo menos = everything except (for).

* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.

* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.

* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.

* venir a menos = retrench.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* * *
I
adverbio

1) ( comparativo) less

cada vez estudia menos — she's studying less and less

ya me duele menos — it hurts less now

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now

no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him

menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think

2) ( superlativo) least

es la menos complicada — it is the least complicated one

éste es el menos pesado de los dos — this is the lighter of the two

es el que menos viene por aquí — he's the one who comes around least (often)

es el que menos me gusta — he's the one I like (the) least

se esfuerza lo menos posible — he makes as little effort as possible

es lo menos que podía hacer — it's the least I could do

cuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
II
adjetivo invariable

1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer

alimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories

ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now

recibimos cada vez menos pedidos — we are getting fewer and fewer orders

cuesta tres veces menos — it costs a third of the price

mide medio metro menos — it's half a meter shorter

menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me

2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest

esos casos son los menos — cases like that are the exception
III
pronombre

1)

sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less

ya falta menos — it won't be long now

aprobaron menos que el año pasado — fewer passed than last year

2) (en locs)

al menos — at least

a menos que — unless

cuando menos — at least

de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
IV
preposición

1) ( excepto)

firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used

2)

a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)

son las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five

son menos veinte — it's twenty to
V
masculino minus sign

* * *

= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.

Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.

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* al menos = at least, at the very least.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.

* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* cada vez menos = less and less.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* en todos menos en = in all but.

* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.

* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.

* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.

* figura venida a menos = fallen star.

* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.

* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.

* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.

* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.

* menos aún = let alone.

* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.

* menos conocido = lesser known.

* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.

* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.

* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.

* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].

* menos en = save in.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].

* menos hecho = rarer.

* menos importante, el = least, the.

* menos probable = least likely, less likely.

* menos... que... = less... than....

* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.

* menos sabido = lesser known.

* menos usado = less used.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.

* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.

* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.

* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.

* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.

* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.

* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.

* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).

* todo menos = everything except (for).

* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.

* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.

* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.

* venir a menos = retrench.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* * *

menos¹

adverb

A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

(comparativo): cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and less

quiere trabajar menos y ganar más he wants to work less and earn more

ya me duele menos it doesn't hurt so much now

ahora que vive en Cádiz lo vemos menos now that he's living in Cadiz we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him

eso es menos importante that's not so important

no voy a permitir que vaya, y menos aún con él I'm not going to let her go, much less with him

menos (…) QUE:

un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than o just as important as this one

ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you

no pude menos que aceptar I had to accept, it was the least I could do

menos (…) DE:

los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven

pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos

éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us

lo compraron por menos de nada they bought it for next to nothing

no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand

está a menos de una hora de aquí it's less than an hour from here

es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees it's not as dangerous as you think

B [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) least

es la menos complicada que he visto it is the least complicated one I have seen

éste es el menos pesado de los dos this is the lighter of the two

es el que menos viene por aquí he's the one who comes around least (often)

soy el que ha bebido menos de todos I've had less to drink than anyone, I'm the one who's had least to drink

es el que menos me gusta he's the one I like (the) least

se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible

es lo menos que podía hacer por él it's the least I could do for him

sucedió cuando menos lo esperábamos it happened when we were least expecting it

para locs ver menos³ pron B. (↑ menos (3))

menos²

adj inv

A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (comparativo) (en cantidad) less; (en número) fewer

alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories

ya hace menos frío it's not as o so cold now

recibimos cada vez menos pedidos we are getting fewer and fewer orders

cuesta tres veces menos it costs a third of the price o a third as much

mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter

a éste ponle dos cucharadas menos add two tablespoonfuls less to this one

menos (…) QUE:

tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you

menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year

somos menos que ellos there are fewer of us than them

no soy menos hombre que él I'm no less a man than him

yo no soy menos que él he's no better than me

B [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) (en cantidad) least; (en número) fewest

el rincón donde hay menos luz the corner where there's least light

el partido que obtuvo menos votos the party that got (the) fewest votes

esos casos son los menos cases like that are the exception

menos³

pronoun

A

sírveme menos don't give me as o so much

ya falta menos it won't be long now

aprobaron menos que el año pasado not so o as many passed as last year, fewer passed than last year

B ( en locs):

al menos at least

a menos que unless

a menos que tú nos ayudes unless you help us

cuando menos at least

de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little

siempre te da unos gramos de menos he always gives you a few grams under o too little

me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me, you haven't charged me enough

echar

lo menos ( fam); at least

les pagaron lo menos un millón they paid them at least a million pesos

menos mal just as well

menos mal que no me oyó just as well o good thing o thank goodness he didn't hear me

nos van a dar una prórroga — ¡menos mal! they are going to give us extra time — just as well! o thank goodness for that!

por lo menos at least

si por lo menos me hubieras avisado … if you'd at least told me …

había por lo menos diez mil personas there were at least ten thousand people there

ir a menos to go downhill

ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es su falta de honradez that's the least of it, what worries me is his lack of integrity

la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems

tener a algn en menos to feel sb is beneath one

cuanto¹ (↑ cuanto (1)), más³ (↑ más (3)), mucho³ (↑ mucho (3)), nada¹ (↑ nada (1))

tener algo a menos to think sth is beneath one o beneath one's dignity

venirse a menos to come down in the world

un aristócrata venido a menos an aristocrat who has come down in the world o who has fallen on hard times

un hotel/barrio venido a menoss a rundown hotel/neighborhood*

menos⁴

prep

A

(excepto): firmaron todos menos Alonso everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

menos estos dos, todos están en venta apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door

B

1 ( Mat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (en restas, números negativos) minus

8-15=-7 read as: ocho menos quince (es) igual (a) menos siete eight minus fifteen equals o is minus seven

2

(Esp, RPI) (en la hora) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] son las ocho menos diez/cuarto it's ten to eight/(a) quarter to eight

¿tienes hora? — menos veinte do you have the time? — it's twenty to

menos⁵

masculine

minus sign

* * *

menos adverbio
1 ( comparativo) less;
◊ cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and less;

ya me duele menos it hurts less now;
ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now;
pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos;
éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us;
los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
2 ( superlativo) least;
◊ es la menos complicada it is the least complicated one;

el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least;
se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible;
cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it
■ adjetivo invariable
1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;
◊ alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;

hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes;
mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter;
menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year;
tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least;
( en número) fewest;
◊ donde hay menos luz where there's least light;

el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes
■ pronombre
1 ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;
◊ sírveme menos give me less;

ya falta menos it won't be long now
2 ( en locs)
◊ al menos at least;

a menos que unless;
cuando menos at least;
de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little;
me cobró de menos he undercharged me;
lo menos the least;
menos mal just as well, thank goodness;
por lo menos at least;
eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems
■ preposición
1 ( excepto):
◊ todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;

menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …;
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
2
a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):

◊ son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;

son menos veinte it's twenty to
menos
I adverbio
1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before
(con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
II preposición
1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two
♦ Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
a menos que, unless
al o por lo menos, at least
cada vez menos, less and less
¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position
' menos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- añorar
- cachondeo
- cada
- cantar
- contratación
- cuando
- echar
- esquivar
- estar
- extrañar
- gallo
- hipar
- historiada
- historiado
- indicada
- indicado
- infarto
- los
- mal
- más
- mucha
- mucho
- pensar
- piedra
- programa
- recochineo
- salva
- salvo
- signo
- siquiera
- su
- tan
- todavía
- vez
- cinco
- costumbre
- cuanto
- cuarto
- de
- día
- enfado
- enojo
- entre
- esperar
- estofado
- mientras
- mirar
- momento
- nada
English:
about
- absent
- agree
- alone
- anything
- anywhere
- appreciate
- at
- averse
- barring
- besides
- billion
- blind
- blue
- border
- but
- cackle
- chalk
- circuitous
- conscious
- delay
- far
- ferment
- few
- god
- good
- if
- job
- just
- last
- least
- less
- let
- let up
- mind
- minus
- minus sign
- minute
- miss
- more
- nothing
- nowadays
- of
- opposed
- or
- pretty
- put down
- rate
- recollect
- remain

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menos

♦ adj inv

1. [comparativo] [cantidad] less;
[número] fewer;
menos aire less air;

menos manzanas fewer apples;

menos… que… less/fewer… than…;

tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you;

vino menos gente que otras veces there were fewer people there than on other occasions;

hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday;

colócate a menos distancia stand closer;

eran menos pero mejor preparadas there were fewer of them, but they were better prepared

2. [superlativo] [cantidad] the least;
[número] the fewest;
el que compró menos libros the one who bought the fewest books;

lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time;

la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst Br marks o US grades in the exam

3. Fam [peor]
éste es menos coche que el mío this car isn't as good as mine;

es menos hombre que tú he's less of a man than you are

♦ adv

1. [comparativo] less;

a mí échame un poco menos give me a bit less;

ahora con el bebé salen menos they go out less now they've got the baby;

últimamente trabajo menos I haven't been working as o so much recently;

estás menos gordo you're not as o so fat;

¿a cien? no, íbamos menos rápido a hundred km/h? no, we weren't going as fast as that;

menos de/que less than;

Pepe es menos alto (que tú) Pepe isn't as tall (as you);

Pepe es menos ambicioso (que tú) Pepe isn't as ambitious (as you), Pepe is less ambitious (than you);

este vino me gusta menos (que el otro) I don't like this wine as much (as the other one), I like this wine less (than the other one);

son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet;

es difícil encontrar alquileres de o [m5]por menos de 50.000 it's hard to find a place to rent for less than o under 50,000;

tardamos menos de lo esperado we took less time than expected, it didn't take us as long as we expected;

es menos complicado de lo que parece it's not as complicated as it seems, it's less complicated than it seems

2. [superlativo]
el/la/lo menos the least;

ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job;

el menos preparado de todos/de la clase the least well trained of everyone/in the class;

el menos preparado de los dos the less well trained of the two;

la que menos trabaja the person o one who works (the) least;

aquí es donde menos me duele this is where it hurts (the) least;

él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing;

es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do;

era lo menos que te podía pasar it was the least you could expect;

debió costar lo menos un millón it must have cost at least a million;

había algunas manzanas podridas, pero eran las menos some of the apples were rotten, but only a very few

3. [indica resta] minus;

tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one

4. Esp, RP [con las horas] to;

son las dos menos diez it's ten to two;

son menos diez it's ten to

5. Comp

ir a menos [fiebre, lluvia] to die down;
[delincuencia] to drop;
¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!;

menos mal que llevo rueda de repuesto/que no te pasó nada thank God I've got a spare wheel/(that) nothing happened to you;

nada menos (que) no less (than);

le recibió nada menos que el Papa he was received by none other than the Pope;

no es para menos not without (good) reason;

no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh;

venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;
[persona] to go down in the world;
no pienso montar y menos si conduces o Am [m5] manejas tú I've no intention of getting in, much less so if you're driving;

Comp

hacer de menos a alguien to snub sb

♦ pron

había menos que el año pasado there were fewer than the previous year;

ya queda menos it's not so far to go now

♦ nm inv
Mat minus (sign)
♦ prep
[excepto] except (for);
todo menos eso anything but that;

vinieron todos menos él everyone came except (for) o but him;

menos el café, todo está incluido en el precio everything except the coffee is included in the price

♦ al menos loc conj

at least;

costará al menos tres millones it will cost at least three million;

dame al menos una hora para prepararme give me at least an hour to get ready

♦ a menos que loc conj

unless;

no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me

♦ de menos loc adv

hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing;

me han dado 80 céntimos de menos they've given me 80 cents too little, they've short-changed me by 80 cents;

eso es lo de menos that's the least of it

♦ por lo menos loc adv

at least;

por lo menos pide perdón you at least ought to apologize

* * *

menos

I adj

1 en cantidad less;

cien dólares de menos 100 dollars short, 100 dollars too little;

hay cinco calcetines de menos we are five socks short

2 en número fewer

II adv

1 comp: en cantidad less;

es menos guapa que Ana she is not as pretty as Ana

2 sup: en cantidad least;

al menos, por lo menos at least

3 MAT minus;

tres menos dos three minus two

III m MAT minus (sign)

IV

:

a menos que unless;

todos menos yo everyone but o except me;

echar de menos miss;

tener a alguien en menos look down on s.o.;

eso es lo de menos that’s the least of it;

ir a menos come down in the world;

ni mucho menos far from it;

no es para menos quite right too;

son las dos menos diez it’s ten of two, Br it’s ten to two

* * *

menos adv

1) : less

llueve menos en agosto: it rains less in August

2) : least

el coche menos caro: the least expensive car

3)

menos de : less than, fewer than

menos adj

1) : less, fewer

tengo más trabajo y menos tiempo: I have more work and less time

2) : least, fewest

la clase que tiene menos estudiantes: the class that has the fewest students

menos prep

1) salvo, excepto: except

2) : minus

quince menos cuatro son once: fifteen minus four is eleven

menos pron

1) : less, fewer

no deberías aceptar menos: you shouldn't accept less

2)

al menos or

por lo menos : at least

3)

a menos que : unless

* * *

menos¹ adv

1. (comparativo) less

deberías ponerte menos azúcar you should take less sugar

2. (con nombres contables) fewer

había menos gente there were fewer people

3. (superlativo) least

es el menos caro it's the least expensive

4. (excepto) except

puedo hacer de todo menos cocinar I can do everything except cook

fueron todos al parque menos ella they all went to the park except her

5. (con la hora) to

son las ocho menos diez it's ten to eight

6. (en matemáticas) minus

ocho menos dos son seis eight minus two is six

al menos at least

a menos que unless

menos mal thank goodness

menos mal que has venido it's a good job you've come

por lo menos at least

menos² n minus sign

Spanish-English dictionary > menos
9 algo

adv.

1 a bit (un poco).

es algo más grande it's a bit bigger

2 somewhat, a little bit, sort of, some.

pron.

1 something (alguna cosa).

¿te pasa algo? is anything the matter?

algo es algo something is better than nothing

algo así, algo por el estilo something like that

algo así como… something like…

por algo lo habrá dicho he must have said it for a reason

2 a bit, a little (cantidad pequeña).

algo de some

3 something (cosa importante).

se cree que es algo he thinks he's something (special)

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algo

► pronombre

1 (afirmación) something; (negación, interrogación) anything

■ vamos a tomar algo let's have something to drink

■ ¿quieres algo? do you want anything?

■ ¿pasa algo? is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

■ ¿queda algo de café? is there any coffee left?

► adverbio

1 (un poco) a bit, a little, somewhat

■ te queda algo grande it's a bit too big for you

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FRASEOLOGÍA

algo así something like that

algo es algo something is better than nothing

* * *
1. pron.
something, anything

- algo de
2. adv.
somewhat, rather

* * *

1. PRON

1) [en oraciones afirmativas] something

estaba buscando algo más barato — I was looking for something cheaper

-¿no habéis comido nada? -sí, algo hemos picado — "haven't you eaten anything?" - "yes, we've had a little snack"

• algo así, es músico o algo así — he's a musician or something like that

dura algo así como tres horas — it's about three hours long

• algo de, tuve algo de miedo — I was a bit scared

sé algo de inglés — I know a little English

nos dieron algo de comer — they gave us something to eat

hay algo de verdad en lo que dicen — there is some truth in what they say

tenía algo de revolucionario — there was something of the revolutionary in him

tengo algo de prisa — I'm in a bit of a hurry

tienen algo de razón — they are right to a certain extent o in a way

• en algo, queríamos ser útiles en algo — we wanted to be of some use

se ha cambiado en algo el plan — the plan has been changed slightly

las dos hermanas se parecen en algo — there is a certain likeness between the two sisters

• estar en algo — (=implicado) to be involved in sth; Ven ** to be high on sth

• llegar a ser algo — to be something

• tomar algo — [de beber] to have a drink; [de comer] to have a bite (to eat)

¿quieres tomarte algo? — would you like a drink?

• llegamos a las tres y algo — we arrived at three something

al nacer pesó tres kilos y algo — she weighed just over three kilos at birth

- algo es algo

- creerse algo

darle algo a algn * —

casi me da algo cuando falló el penalti — I nearly died when he missed the penalty

si no deja de comer dulces un día le va a dar algo — if he doesn't stop eating sweet things something will happen to him one day

- cuando le da por algo...

- por algo será

si lo dice el director, por algo será — if the manager says so, he must have his reasons o there must be a reason for it

ya es algo —

ha logrado un estilo propio, lo que ya es algo — she has achieved her own style, which is quite something

2) [en oraciones interrogativas, condicionales] [gen] anything; [esperando respuesta afirmativa] something

¿hay algo para mí? — is there anything o something for me?

¿puedes darme algo? — can you give me something?

¿le has dado algo más de dinero? — have you given him any more money?

¿no le habrá pasado algo? — nothing has happened to him, has it?

2. ADV

1) [con adjetivo] rather, a little

estos zapatos son algo incómodos — these shoes are rather o a little uncomfortable

puede parecer algo ingenuo — he may seem slightly o rather o a little o somewhat frm naive

2) [con verbos] a little

me recuerda algo a mi padre — he reminds me a little of my father

la inflación ha subido algo más de dos puntos — inflation has gone up by a little over two points

3. SM

1)

• un algo, tiene un algo que atrae — there's something attractive about him o there's something about him that's attractive

había un algo de tristeza en su expresión — there was something sad in his expression

2) Col mid-afternoon snack
see ALGUNO, ALGO
* * *
I
pronombre

a) something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?

por algo será — there must be some o a reason

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

b) ( en aproximaciones)

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30
II
adverbio a little, slightly

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit
III
masculino

1)

a)

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

b) ( un poco)

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

2) (Col) ( merienda) mid-afternoon snack

* * *

= anything, somewhat, something, business [businesses, -pl.], kinda [kind of], something or other.

Nota: Expresión utilizada para indicar que nos estamos refiriendo a cualquier cosa o a algo concreto de lo que no nos acordamos muy bien.

Ex. It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.

Ex. Both definitions have common roots, but their perspectives differ somewhat, the second definition being slightly broader in scope.

Ex. Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased; while if their bibliographies had half a dozen earlier articles in common we should be justified in assuming that they covered very much the same subject.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

Ex. This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as ' kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.

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* algas = algae.

* algo absurdo = nonsense.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* algo anda mal = something is amiss.

* algo antiestético = a blot on the landscape.

* algo así como = something like.

* algo banal = frill.

* algo básico = necessity.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* algo bueno aportará = something is bound to come of it.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* algo concreto = that certain something.

* algo demoledor = steamroller.

* Algo desacertado = infelicity.

* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.

* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.

* algo desconocido = virgin territory.

* algo diferente = something else.

* algo diferente de = something other than.

* algo difícil = tall order.

* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* algo distinto de = something other than.

* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.

* algo en particular = that certain something.

* algo esencial = essential.

* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.

* algo estúpido = no-brainer.

* algo estúpido, persona estúpida, algo fácil, algo obvio = no-brainer.

* algo extra = frill.

* algo fácil = no-brainer.

* Algo falso = hoax.

* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.

* algo hecho rápidamente = quickie.

* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.

* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.

* algo incompatible = a square peg in a round hole.

* algo insignificante = just a little dot.

* algo instintivo = gut feeling, gut instinct.

* algo inútil = a dead dog.

* algo irrelevante = irrelevance.

* algo mal visto = dirty word.

* algo maravilloso pero pasajero = a nine days wonder.

* algo más = anything else.

* algo más de = more of.

* algo minúsculo = just a little dot.

* algo muy agradable de oír = music to + Posesivo + ears.

* algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.

* algo muy socorrido = standby [stand-by].

* algo muy valioso = nugget.

* algo obvio = no-brainer.

* algo opcional = extra.

* algo para picar = finger food.

* algo parecido = suchlike.

* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].

* Algo que es prescindible = inessential.

* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.

* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.

* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* algo recién llegado = latecomer [late-comer].

* algo seguro = safe bet.

* algo sensacional = show-stopper [showstopper].

* algo superfluo = frill.

* algo urgente = rush on, a matter of urgency.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* algo visceral = gut feeling, gut instinct.

* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.

* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice, settle into + the norm.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.

* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.

* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.

* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.

* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.

* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.

* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.

* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.

* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.

* obtener algo de = get + something out of.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.

* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.

* relativo a las algas = algal.

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

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser algo común = be a fact of life, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.

* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.

* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo natural para = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.

* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.

* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.

* tener algo en contra de = have + something against.

* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.

* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

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I
pronombre

a) something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?

por algo será — there must be some o a reason

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

b) ( en aproximaciones)

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30
II
adverbio a little, slightly

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit
III
masculino

1)

a)

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

b) ( un poco)

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

2) (Col) ( merienda) mid-afternoon snack

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= anything, somewhat, something, business [businesses, -pl.], kinda [kind of], something or other.

Nota: Expresión utilizada para indicar que nos estamos refiriendo a cualquier cosa o a algo concreto de lo que no nos acordamos muy bien.

Ex: It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.

Ex: Both definitions have common roots, but their perspectives differ somewhat, the second definition being slightly broader in scope.

Ex: Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased; while if their bibliographies had half a dozen earlier articles in common we should be justified in assuming that they covered very much the same subject.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

Ex: This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as ' kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.

* algas = algae.

* algo absurdo = nonsense.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* algo anda mal = something is amiss.

* algo antiestético = a blot on the landscape.

* algo así como = something like.

* algo banal = frill.

* algo básico = necessity.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* algo bueno aportará = something is bound to come of it.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* algo concreto = that certain something.

* algo demoledor = steamroller.

* Algo desacertado = infelicity.

* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.

* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.

* algo desconocido = virgin territory.

* algo diferente = something else.

* algo diferente de = something other than.

* algo difícil = tall order.

* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* algo distinto de = something other than.

* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.

* algo en particular = that certain something.

* algo esencial = essential.

* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.

* algo estúpido = no-brainer.

* algo estúpido, persona estúpida, algo fácil, algo obvio = no-brainer.

* algo extra = frill.

* algo fácil = no-brainer.

* Algo falso = hoax.

* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.

* algo hecho rápidamente = quickie.

* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.

* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.

* algo incompatible = a square peg in a round hole.

* algo insignificante = just a little dot.

* algo instintivo = gut feeling, gut instinct.

* algo inútil = a dead dog.

* algo irrelevante = irrelevance.

* algo mal visto = dirty word.

* algo maravilloso pero pasajero = a nine days wonder.

* algo más = anything else.

* algo más de = more of.

* algo minúsculo = just a little dot.

* algo muy agradable de oír = music to + Posesivo + ears.

* algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.

* algo muy socorrido = standby [stand-by].

* algo muy valioso = nugget.

* algo obvio = no-brainer.

* algo opcional = extra.

* algo para picar = finger food.

* algo parecido = suchlike.

* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].

* Algo que es prescindible = inessential.

* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.

* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.

* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* algo recién llegado = latecomer [late-comer].

* algo seguro = safe bet.

* algo sensacional = show-stopper [showstopper].

* algo superfluo = frill.

* algo urgente = rush on, a matter of urgency.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* algo visceral = gut feeling, gut instinct.

* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.

* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice, settle into + the norm.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.

* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.

* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.

* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.

* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.

* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.

* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.

* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.

* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.

* obtener algo de = get + something out of.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.

* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.

* relativo a las algas = algal.

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

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser algo común = be a fact of life, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.

* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.

* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo natural para = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.

* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.

* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.

* tener algo en contra de = have + something against.

* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.

* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

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algo¹ [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

pronoun

1 something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; (esperando respuesta afirmativa) something

algo le debe haber molestado something must have upset her

si llegara a pasarle algo, no me lo perdonaría if anything happened to her, I'd never forgive myself

¿quieres algo de beber? do you want something o anything to drink?

si no te creyó, por algo será if he didn't believe you there must be some o a reason

quiero que llegues a ser algo I want you to be somebody

le va a dar algo cuando lo vea he'll have a fit ( o go crazy etc) when he sees it

algo así something like that

algo es algo it's better than nothing

que esté arrepentido ya es algo he's sorry, that's something at least

algo DE algo:

¿queda algo de pan? is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en lo que dice there's some truth in what he says

2

(en aproximaciones): serán las once y algo it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo it weighs three kilos and a bit, it weighs just over three kilos

algo²

adverb

a little, slightly

se siente algo cansada she feels slightly o a little tired

son algo parecidos they're somewhat similar

es algo más caro, pero es mejor it's slightly o a little o a bit more expensive, but it is better

¿te duele? — algo does it hurt? — a little o a bit

algo³

masculine

A

1

un algo (un no sé qué) something

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre she has something of her mother about her

2

(un poco): hay un algo de verdad en lo que dice there's a grain of truth o some truth in what she says

B ( Col) (merienda) mid-afternoon snack, tea ( BrE)

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algo 1 pronombre
a) something;

(en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything;
( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something;
◊ quiero decirte algo I want to tell you something;

si llegara a pasarle algo if anything happened to her;
¿quieres algo de beber? do you want something o anything to drink?;
por algo será there must be some o a reason;
le va a dar algo he'll have a fit;
o algo así or something like that;
eso ya es algo at least that's something;
sé algo de francés I know some French;
¿queda algo de pan? is there any bread left?
b) ( en aproximaciones):

◊ serán las once y algo it must be some time after eleven;

pesa tres kilos y algo it weighs three kilos and a bit
algo 2 adverbio
a little, slightly;
◊ está algo nublado it's a bit cloudy;

es algo para ti it's a bit too big for you
algo
I pron indef
1 (afirmativo) something
(interrogativo) anything: su padre es arquitecto o algo así, his father is an architect or something like that
¿algo más?, anything else?
si tu madre te ha reñido, por algo será, if your mother has told you off, there must be a reason for it
familiar me pagan poco, pero algo es algo, they don't pay me much, but it's better than nothing
2 (cantidad pequeña) some, a little: ¿queda algo de comer?, is there any food left?
II adv (un poco) quite, somewhat: me encuentro algo cansado, I'm feeling rather tired

' algo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acabar
- achicharrar
- acoger
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- actitud
- actual
- alcanzar
- alisar
- almohada
- almorzar
- alquilar
- alrededor
- amagar
- añales
- aparecer
- apestar
- aprender
- así
- asociarse
- aspirar
- atinar
- atravesada
- atravesado
- aunar
- bajar
- bala
- bambolearse
- bandeja
- beneficiarse
- blanca
- blanco
- bombera
- bombero
- broma
- buena
- bueno
- cábala
- cacarear
- cazar
- cachondeo
- calentar
- canela
- cantar
- cantada
- cantado
- capaz
- cara
- carecer
English:
about
- access
- acclimatized
- account
- accountable
- accustom
- acquaint
- acquit
- acting
- action
- actual
- addicted
- advance
- advantage
- advice
- afraid
- again
- agree
- ahead
- aim
- aim at
- aim to
- all-out
- allow
- allowance
- amenable
- amends
- amiss
- anathema
- angry
- anxious
- any
- anything
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- appeal
- arrange
- as
- ask
- ask for
- assess
- assessment
- associate
- at
- attempt
- attest
- authorize
- away
- ax

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algo

♦ pron

1. [alguna cosa] something;
[en interrogativas] anything;
algo de comida/bebida something to eat/drink;

algo para leer something to read;

¿necesitas algo para el viaje? do you need anything for your journey?;

¿te pasa algo? is anything the matter?;

deben ser las diez y algo it must be gone ten o'clock;

pagaron dos millones y algo they paid over two million;

algo así, algo por el estilo something like that;

algo así como… something like…;

por algo lo habrá dicho he must have said it for a reason;

si se ofende, por algo será if she's offended, there must be a reason for it;

Comp

algo es algo something is better than nothing

2. [cantidad pequeña] a bit, a little;

algo de some;

habrá algo de comer, pero es mejor que vengas cenado there will be some food, but it would be best if you had dinner before coming;

¿has bebido cerveza? – algo did you drink any beer? – a bit

3. Fam [ataque]
te va a dar algo como sigas trabajando así you'll make yourself ill if you go on working like that;

¡a mí me va a dar algo! [de risa] I'm going to injure myself o Br do myself an injury (laughing)!;
[de enfado] this is going to drive me mad!
4. [cosa importante] something;

si quieres llegar a ser algo if you ever want to be anybody, if you ever want to get anywhere;

se cree que es algo he thinks he's something (special)

♦ adv
[un poco] a bit;
es algo más grande it's a bit bigger;

estoy algo cansado de vuestra actitud I'm rather o somewhat tired of your attitude;

se encuentra algo mejor she's a bit o slightly better;

necesito dormir algo I need to get some sleep

♦ nm

1.
un algo [cosa indeterminada] something;

esa película tiene un algo especial that film has something special

2. Col [refrigerio] refreshment;

tomar el algo to have a snack [between meals]

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algo

I pron

1 en frases afirmativas something;

algo es algo it’s something, it’s better than nothing;

o algo así or something like that;

unas 5.000 personas o algo así 5,000 or so people, 5,000 people more or less;

por algo será there must be a reason

2 en frases interrogativas o condicionales anything

II adv rather, somewhat

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algo adv

: somewhat, rather

es simpático, pero algo tacaño: he's nice but rather stingy

algo pron

1) : something

2)

algo de : some, a little

tengo algo de dinero: I've got some money

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algo¹ adv rather / a bit

estoy algo nervioso I'm rather nervous

ya está algo mejor she's a bit better

algo² pron

1. (en frases afirmativas) something

tengo que decirte algo I've got something to tell you

2. (en frases interrogativas) anything

¿quiere algo más, señora? would you like anything else, madam?

¿pasa algo? is anything wrong?

3. (cantidad indeterminada) some / any

¿me dejas algo de dinero? can you lend me some money

algo así something like that

algo es algo something is better than nothing

por algo será there must be a reason

tomar algo to have a drink

Spanish-English dictionary > algo
10 peso

m.

1 weight.

tiene un kilo de peso it weighs a kilo

de peso weighty, sound; (razones) influential (persona)

caer por su propio peso (figurative) to be self-evident

pagar algo a peso de oro (figurative) to pay a fortune for something

peso atómico atomic weight

peso bruto gross weight

peso específico (physics) specific gravity

peso ligero lightweight

peso medio middleweight

peso molecular molecular weight

peso mosca flyweight

peso muerto dead weight

peso neto net weight

peso pesado heavyweight

2 weight (fuerza, influencia).

su palabra tiene mucho peso his word carries a lot of weight

3 burden.

el peso de la culpabilidad the burden of guilt

quitarse un peso de encima to take a weight off one's mind

4 scales (balanza).

5 shot (sport).

lanzamiento de peso shot put

6 peso (moneda).

pres.indicat.

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

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peso

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) weight

2 (balanza) scales plural

3 (carga) load, burden

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de peso (pesado) heavy 2 (importante) important 3 (influyente) influential 4 (convincente) strong, powerful

caerse por su propio peso to be self-evident, be obvious

hacer el peso familiar to convince

■ no me acaba de hacer el peso I'm not sure about it

ganar peso to put on weight, gain weight

perder peso to lose weight

quitar un peso de encima de alguien to take a weight off somebody's mind

peso bruto gross weight

peso gallo bantamweight

peso ligero lightweight

peso neto net weight

peso pesado heavyweight

peso pluma featherweight

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noun m.

1) weight

2) burden

3) importance

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SM

1) (Fís, Téc) weight

no puedo levantar mucho peso — I can't lift much weight

¿cuál es tu peso? — how much do you weigh?

un vehículo de mucho/poco peso — a heavy/light vehicle

• las telas se venden al peso — the fabrics are sold by weight

• coger peso — Esp (=engordar) to put on weight; (=levantar peso) to lift weight

• no dar el peso — [al pesarse] [boxeador] not to make the weight; [recién nacido] to be below normal weight, be underweight; [en una categoría] not to make the grade, not come up to scratch

ese escultor no da el peso — that sculptor doesn't make the grade o come up to scratch

• sostener algo en peso — to support the full weight of sth

• falto de peso — underweight

• ganar peso — to put on weight

• pesos y medidas — weights and measures

• perder peso — to lose weight

- caer por su propio peso

- valer su peso en oro

peso atómico — atomic weight

peso bruto — gross weight

peso en vivo — live weight

peso escurrido — net weight

peso específico — (lit) specific gravity; (fig) influence

peso máximo autorizado — gross weight

peso molecular — (Quím) molecular weight

peso muerto — (Náut) (tb fig) dead weight

peso neto — net weight

2) (=acción)

van a proceder al peso de la fruta — they're going to weigh the fruit

el peso de la leña se hace en unas balanzas enormes — the firewood is weighed on enormous scales

3) [de culpa, responsabilidad] weight

le cayó encima todo el peso de la justicia — he felt the full weight of the law

el delantero llevó todo el peso del ataque — the forward carried the full weight of the attack

el peso de los años — the burden of old age

• quitarse un peso de encima — to take a load o weight off one's mind

me quitarías un buen peso de encima — it would be a weight off my mind, you would take a weight off my mind

4) (=importancia) weight

su opinión era la de mayor peso en la reunión — his opinion carried the most weight at the meeting

España tiene poco peso en esa organización — Spain does not carry much weight in that organization

• de peso — [persona] influential; [argumento] weighty, forceful

un argumento de poco peso — a lightweight argument

razones de peso — good o sound reasons

peso político — political influence

5) (=balanza) scales pl

peso de baño — bathroom scales pl

peso de cocina — kitchen scales pl

peso de muelle — spring balance

6) (Med) heaviness

noto un peso muy grande en la cabeza — I can feel a great heaviness in my head

7) (Dep)

a) Esp (Atletismo) shot

lanzamiento de peso — shot putting

lanzar el peso — to put the shot

b) (Halterofilia)

levantamiento de pesos — weightlifting

c) [Boxeo] weight

peso completo — CAm, Méx, Ven heavyweight

peso gallo — bantamweight

peso ligero, peso liviano — Chile, Ven lightweight

peso medio — middleweight

peso medio fuerte — light heavyweight, cruiserweight

peso mosca — flyweight

peso pesado — heavyweight

peso pluma — featherweight

peso welter — welterweight

8) (Econ) peso

- no valer un peso

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masculino

1)

a) (Fís, Tec) weight

perder/ganar peso — to lose weight/gain o put on weight

tomarle el peso a algo — to weigh something up

valer su peso en oro — to be worth one's weight in gold; caerse

b)

al peso — by weight

- peso bruto/neto

- peso específico

- peso muerto

2)

a) ( carga) weight, burden

lleva todo el peso de la empresa — he carries all the burden of responsibility for the company

quitarle un peso de encima a alguien — to take a load o a weight off somebody's mind

me he quitado un buen peso de encima — that's a real load o weight off my mind

b) ( influencia) weight

las asociaciones de mayor peso — the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight

todo el peso de la ley — the full weight of the law

c)

de peso — < argumento> strong, weighty; < razón> forceful

3) (Dep)

a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shot

lanzamiento de peso — shot-put, shot-putting

b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weight

levantamiento de pesos — weightlifting

c) ( en boxeo) weight

- peso gallo

- peso ligero

- peso medio

- peso mosca

- peso pesado

- peso pluma

- peso welter

4) ( báscula) scales (pl); ( de balanza) (Chi) weight

5) (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)

no tiene un peso — he doesn't have a cent o penny

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masculino

1)

a) (Fís, Tec) weight

perder/ganar peso — to lose weight/gain o put on weight

tomarle el peso a algo — to weigh something up

valer su peso en oro — to be worth one's weight in gold; caerse

b)

al peso — by weight

- peso bruto/neto

- peso específico

- peso muerto

2)

a) ( carga) weight, burden

lleva todo el peso de la empresa — he carries all the burden of responsibility for the company

quitarle un peso de encima a alguien — to take a load o a weight off somebody's mind

me he quitado un buen peso de encima — that's a real load o weight off my mind

b) ( influencia) weight

las asociaciones de mayor peso — the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight

todo el peso de la ley — the full weight of the law

c)

de peso — < argumento> strong, weighty; < razón> forceful

3) (Dep)

a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shot

lanzamiento de peso — shot-put, shot-putting

b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weight

levantamiento de pesos — weightlifting

c) ( en boxeo) weight

- peso gallo

- peso ligero

- peso medio

- peso mosca

- peso pesado

- peso pluma

- peso welter

4) ( báscula) scales (pl); ( de balanza) (Chi) weight

5) (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)

no tiene un peso — he doesn't have a cent o penny

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peso¹

¹ = balance, weighing scales, scales.

Ex: Officials are hopeful that all delivery men in the city will be equipped with balances within a month.

Ex: Weighing scales are also sometimes used to measure force rather than mass.

Ex: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.

* peso de baño = bathroom scales.

peso²

² = burden, load, weight, toll, term weight, body weight.

Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.

Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.

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

Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.

Ex: Applications of these methods facilitate more effective assignment of term weights to index terms within documents and may assist searchers in the selection of search terms.

Ex: The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients.

* aliviar a Alguien del peso de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.

* aliviar de un peso a = relieve + the burden (on/from).

* aumento de peso = weight gain.

* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.

* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.

* control del peso = weight control.

* de peso = weighty, of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* exceso de peso = overweight.

* falta de peso = underweight.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* hundirse bajo el peso de = collapse under + the weight of.

* hundirse por el peso = bog down.

* hundirse por su propio peso = sink under + its own weight.

* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.

* ligero de peso = lightweight [light-weight].

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* perder peso = lose + weight.

* pérdida de peso = weight loss.

* peso al nacer = birthweight.

* peso atómico = atomic weight.

* peso de la prueba, el = burden of proof, the.

* peso de la responsabilidad, el = burden of responsibility, the.

* peso de nacimiento = birthweight.

* peso específico = weight, specific gravity.

* peso molecular = molecular weight.

* peso muerto = dead weight.

* peso pesado = heavy weight [heavyweight], big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.

* por debajo del peso normal = underweight.

* problema de peso = weight problem.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* se cae de su peso que = it goes without saying that.

* soportar el peso de Algo = carry + the burden.

* soportar un peso = take + load.

* tener que cargar con el peso de = be burdened with.

* tener que cargar con el peso de la tradición = be burdened with + tradition.

* todo el peso de la ley = full force of the law, the.

* vector de peso específico = weighted vector.

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peso

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 ( Fís, Tec) weight

sistema de pesos y medidas system of weights and measures

a ti no te conviene levantar esos pesos you shouldn't lift (heavy) weights like that

perder/ganar peso to lose/gain o put on weight

vive preocupada por el peso she worries about her weight all the time

tomarle el peso a algo to weigh sth up

valer su peso en oro to be worth one's weight in gold

caer v pron A 2. (↑ caer)

2

al peso ‹venta/compra› by weight;

‹vender/comprar› by weight

Compuestos:

● peso atómico

atomic weight

● peso bruto

gross weight

● peso específico

( Fís, Quím) specific gravity

su peso específico en la empresa es bien sabido por todos everyone knows he carries a lot of weight in the company

● peso molecular

molecular weight

● peso muerto

deadweight

● peso neto

net weight

B

1 (carga, pesadumbre) weight, burden

está abrumado por el peso de tanta responsabilidad he's overwhelmed by the burden of so much responsibility

lleva el peso de la empresa he carries the burden of responsibility for the company

el peso de la prueba recae sobre el fiscal the onus of proof lies with the prosecution

quitarle un peso de encima a algn to take a load o a weight off sb's mind

me he quitado un buen peso de encima that's a real load o weight off my mind

2 (importancia, influencia) weight

las asociaciones de mayor peso the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight

su papel tiene poco peso her role is fairly minor

la agricultura es una actividad que tiene poco peso en la economía agriculture does not play a very important role in the economy

la Iglesia ejerce un peso moral muy fuerte en nuestra sociedad the Church exercises a very strong moral influence in our society

todo el peso de la ley the full weight of the law

3

de peso ‹argumento› strong, weighty;

‹razón› forceful

tiene amistades de peso en la dirección she has influential friends on the board

C ( Dep)

1 (en atletismo) shot

lanzamiento de peso shot-put, shot-putting

2 (en halterofilia) weight

levantamiento de pesos weightlifting

3 (en boxeo) weight

Compuestos:

● peso gallo

bantamweight

● peso ligero or liviano

lightweight

● peso medio or mediano

middleweight

● peso mosca

flyweight

● peso pesado

( Dep) heavyweight

un peso pesado de la literatura/política a literary/political heavyweight

● peso pluma

featherweight

● peso welter

welterweight

D

1 (báscula) scales (pl)

2 ( Chi) (de una balanza) weight

E ( Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)

nunca tiene un peso he never has a cent o penny

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Del verbo pesar: ( conjugate pesar)

peso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pesó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pesar
peso
pesar 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (pena, tristeza) sorrow;

a peso mío or muy a mi peso much to my regret
b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse

2
◊ a peso de despite, in spite of;

a peso de todo in spite of o despite everything;
a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo
1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy;
◊ estas gafas no pesan these glasses don't weigh much;

no me pesa it's not heavy
2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ahora me pesa mucho now I deeply regret it;

me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him
3
◊ pese a despite, in spite of;

pese a que even though;
mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not
verbo transitivo
a) ‹niño/maleta› to weigh;

‹ manzanas› to weigh (out)
b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh;

◊ pesa 80 kilos he weighs 80 kilos

pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
peso sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Fís, Tec) weight;

◊ ganar/perder peso to gain o put on/lose weight;

peso bruto/neto gross/net weight
b)

◊ al peso by weight

2
a) (carga, responsabilidad) weight, burden;

◊ quitarle un peso de encima a algn to take a load o a weight off sb's mind

b) ( influencia) weight;

◊ todo el peso de la ley the full weight of the law

c)

◊ de peso ‹ argumento› strong, weighty;

‹ razón› forceful
3 (Dep)
a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shot;

◊ lanzamiento de peso shot-put, shot-putting

b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weight;

◊ levantamiento de pesos weightlifting

c) ( en boxeo) weight;

◊ peso ligero/mosca/pesado/pluma lightweight/flyweight/heavyweight/featherweight

4 ( báscula) scales (pl)
5 (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries);
◊ no tiene un peso he doesn't have a cent o penny

pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret
♦ Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
peso sustantivo masculino
1 weight
ganar/perder peso, to put on/lose weight
Quím Fís peso específico, specific gravity
2 (carga, preocupación) weight, burden
3 (influencia) importance
4 (utensilio) scales
♦ Locuciones: quitarse un peso de encima, to take a load off one's mind
de peso, (una persona) influential, (un argumento) convincing
' peso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelgazar
- aligerar
- bruta
- bruto
- carga
- cargar
- exceso
- kilo
- lanzamiento
- levedad
- ligera
- ligero
- mantener
- medida
- neta
- neto
- onza
- pesar
- ponderar
- según
- sopesar
- soportar
- sostener
- sustentar
- tara
- vencerse
- aguantar
- arroba
- aumentar
- aumento
- cargado
- controlar
- convertir
- distribuir
- equilibrar
- estacionar
- exceder
- gordura
- igual
- justo
- lanzador
- levantar
- mínimo
- moneda
- perder
- propina
- rebajar
- unidad
English:
avoid
- back
- bear
- compelling
- dead weight
- feather weight
- flyweight
- gain
- heaviness
- heavyweight
- hold
- lb
- lift
- lighten
- lightweight
- load
- middleweight
- outweigh
- overweight
- pound
- quibble
- shed
- shot
- stand
- sustain
- weight
- weight-watching
- welterweight
- clout
- dead
- excess
- hundred
- lose
- over
- peso
- put
- slim
- stone
- strain
- strong
- support
- under
- weighty

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peso nm

1. [en general] weight;

tiene un kilo de peso it weighs a kilo;

ganar/perder peso to gain/lose weight;

vender algo al peso to sell sth by weight;

de peso [razones] weighty, sound;
[persona] influential;
Comp

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

Comp

pagar algo a peso de oro to pay a fortune for sth;

Comp

valer su peso en oro to be worth its/his/ etc weight in gold

Comp
peso atómico atomic weight;
peso bruto gross weight;
Fís peso específico relative density, specific gravity; Fig
tiene mucho peso específico he carries a lot of weight;
Quím peso molar molar weight;
peso molecular molecular weight;

peso muerto dead weight;

peso neto net weight

2. [sensación] heavy feeling;

siento peso en las piernas my legs feel heavy

3. [fuerza, influencia] weight;

su palabra tiene mucho peso his word carries a lot of weight;

el peso de sus argumentos está fuera de duda there is no disputing the force of her arguments;

el vicepresidente ejerce mucho peso en la organización the vice president carries a lot of weight in the organization

4. [carga, preocupación] burden;

el peso de la culpabilidad the burden of guilt;

Comp

quitarse un peso de encima to take a weight off one's mind

5. [balanza] scales

6. [moneda] peso

7. Dep shot;

lanzamiento de peso shot put

8. [en boxeo] weight

Comp
peso gallo bantamweight;
peso ligero lightweight;

peso medio middleweight;

peso mosca flyweight;
también Fig peso pesado heavyweight;
peso pluma featherweight;

peso semiligero light middleweight;

peso semipesado light heavyweight;

peso welter welterweight

9. Am Fam [dinero]
en ese trabajo no gana un peso she earns next to nothing in that job;

no tengo un peso I'm broke;

¿cuánto te costó? – no mucho, dos pesos how much did it cost you? – not much o next to nothing

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peso

m

1 weight;

ganar peso put on o gain weight;

perder peso lose weight; fig become less important;

de peso fig weighty;

se cae de o

por su propio peso it goes without saying;

se me quitó un peso de encima it took a real load off my mind

2 FIN peso

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peso nm

1) : weight, heaviness

2) : burden, responsibility

3) : weight (in sports)

4) báscula: scales pl

5) : peso

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peso n

1. (en general) weight

tiene cinco kilos de peso it is five kilos in weight / it weighs five kilos

2. (deporte) shot

el lanzamiento de peso the shot put

de peso (razón) good (persona) influential

ganar peso to put on weight

perder peso to lose weight

Spanish-English dictionary > peso
11 bien

bien [bjɛ̃]

━━━━━━━━━

1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

━━━━━━━━━

1. <

   a. ( = de façon satisfaisante) well

• nous avons bien travaillé aujourd'hui we've done some good work today

• cette porte ne ferme pas bien this door doesn't shut properly

• la télé ne marche pas bien the TV isn't working properly

• il s'habille bien he dresses well

• il parle bien l'anglais he speaks good English

• il a bien pris mes remarques he took my remarks quite well

• il s'y est bien pris he went about it the right way

• si je me rappelle bien if I remember rightly

• ni bien ni mal so-so (inf)

• pour bien faire il faudrait partir maintenant we really ought to leave now

► aller bien to be well

• comment vas-tu ? -- très bien merci how are you? -- fine, thanks

   b. ( = selon la morale, la raison) [se conduire, agir] well

• il pensait bien faire he thought he was doing the right thing

• vous avez bien fait you did the right thing

• il a bien fait de partir he was quite right to go

• faire bien les choses to do things properly

• vous faites bien de me le dire ! you did well to tell me!

• ça commence à bien faire ! (inf) this is getting beyond a joke!

   c. ( = sans difficulté) [supporter, se rappeler] well

• on comprend très bien pourquoi you can easily understand why

• il peut très bien le faire he's perfectly capable of doing it

   d. (exprimant le degré) ( = très) very ; ( = beaucoup) very much ; ( = trop) rather

• bien mieux much better

• bien souvent quite often

• nous sommes bien contents de vous voir we're very glad to see you

• bien plus heureux much happier

• bien plus cher much more expensive

• nous avons bien ri we had a good laugh

• les enfants se sont bien amusés the children had a great time

• elle est bien jeune pour se marier she is very young to be getting married

• il me paraît bien sûr de lui he seems to be very sure of himself to me

   e. ( = effectivement) definitely

• j'avais bien dit que je ne viendrais pas I definitely said that I wouldn't come

• je trouve bien que c'est un peu cher mais tant pis yes, it is rather expensive but never mind

• c'est bien à ton frère que je pensais yes, it was your brother I was thinking of

• c'est bien mon manteau ? this is my coat, isn't it?

• il s'agit bien de ça ! as if that's the point!

• voilà bien les femmes ! that's women for you!

   f. ( = correctement) écoute-moi bien listen to me carefully

• regardez bien ce qu'il va faire watch what he does carefully

• dis-lui bien que... make sure you tell him that...

• mets-toi bien en face stand directly opposite

• percez un trou bien au milieu drill a hole right in the centre

• tiens-toi bien droit stand quite straight

• c'est bien compris ? is that quite clear?

• il arrivera bien à se débrouiller he'll manage all right

• j'espère bien ! I should hope so!

• où peut-il bien être ? where on earth can he be?

• bien à vous (dans une lettre) yours

   g. ( = malgré tout) il fallait bien que ça se fasse it just had to be done

• il pourrait bien venir nous voir de temps en temps ! he could at least come and see us now and then!

   h. ( = volontiers) (après un verbe au conditionnel) je mangerais bien un morceau I'd like a bite to eat

• j'irais bien mais j'ai cours I'd like to go but I've got a class

• je voudrais bien t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!

• je te verrais bien en jaune I think you'd look good in yellow

   i. ( = au moins) at least

• il y a bien trois jours que je ne l'ai pas vu I haven't seen him for at least three days

   j. (locutions)

► bien du, bien de la, bien des a lot of

• elle a eu bien du mal à le trouver she had a lot of difficulty finding it

• ils ont eu bien de la chance they had a lot of luck

• je connais bien des gens qui auraient protesté I know a lot of people who would have protested► bien que although

• bien que je ne puisse pas venir although I can't come► bien sûr of course

• bien sûr qu'il viendra ! of course he'll come!

2. <

   a. ( = satisfaisant) good

• elle est très bien comme secrétaire she's a very good secretary

• ce serait bien s'il venait it would be good if he came

► bien ! (approbation) good! ; (pour changer de sujet, par exaspération) all right!

   b. (travail scolaire) good

• assez bien quite good

• très bien very good

   c. ( = en bonne forme) well

• je me sens bien I feel well

• je ne me sens pas bien I don't feel well

• tu n'es pas bien ? are you feeling OK?

   d. ( = beau) [femme] pretty ; [homme] good-looking ; [chose] nice

• elle était très bien quand elle était jeune she was very pretty when she was young

• il est bien, ce nouveau canapé the new sofa's nice

   e. ( = à l'aise) on est bien à l'ombre it's nice in the shade

• on est bien ici it's nice here

• je suis bien dans ce fauteuil I'm very comfortable in this chair

• laisse-le, il est bien où il est ! leave him alone - he's fine where he is!

• vous voilà bien ! now you've done it!

   f. ( = convenable) nice ; (moralement) right

• c'est pas bien de dire ça it's not nice to say that

• ce n'est pas bien de faire ça it's not nice to do that

• c'est un type bien (inf) he's a good guy (inf)

• des gens bien posh (inf) people

   g. ( = en bons termes) être bien avec qn to get on well with sb

3. <

   a. ( = ce qui est bon) good

• faire le bien to do good

• le bien public the public good

• c'est pour ton bien ! it's for your own good!

► faire du bien

• faire du bien à qn to do sb good

• ce massage m'a fait du bien the massage did me good

• ça fait du bien de se confier it's good to talk

• ses paroles m'ont fait du bien what he said made me feel better► dire du bien

• dire du bien de qn to speak well of sb

• on dit beaucoup de bien de ce restaurant this restaurant has a very good name► en bien

• il a changé en bien he has changed for the better

• parler en bien de qn to speak well of sb

   b. ( = possession) possession ; ( = argent) fortune ; ( = terre) estate

• biens goods

• les biens de ce monde material possessions

4. <

► biens de consommation consumer goods

► biens d'équipement capital goods

► biens immobiliers real estate

► biens meubles, biens mobiliers movable property

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bjɛ̃
1.

adjectif invariable

1) ( convenable)

être bien dans un rôle — to be good in a part

être bien de sa personne — to be good-looking

il n'y a rien de bien ici — there's nothing of interest here

voilà qui est bien — that's good

ce n'est pas bien de mentir — it's not nice to lie

ce serait bien — it would be nice

ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra — (colloq) it's the done thing to go to the opera

les roses font bien — the roses look nice

2) ( en bonne santé) well

ne pas se sentir bien — not to feel well

t'es pas bien! — (colloq) you're out of your mind! (colloq)

3) ( à l'aise)

je suis bien dans ces bottes — these boots are comfortable

on est bien au soleil! — isn't it nice in the sun!

je me trouve bien ici — I like it here

nous voilà bien! — iron we' re in a fine mess!

4) (colloq) ( de qualité)

un quartier bien — a nice district

des gens bien — respectable people

un type bien — a gentleman

2.

adverbe

1) ( correctement) gén well; [fonctionner] properly; [interpréter] correctly

bien payé — well paid

bien joué! — fig well done!

aller bien — [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well

ça s'est bien passé — it went well

la voiture ne marche pas bien — the car isn't running properly

ni bien ni mal — so-so

parler (très) bien le chinois — to speak (very) good Chinese

il travaille bien — ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job

il est bien remis — ( malade) he's made a good recovery

bien se tenir à table — to have good table manners

bien employer son temps — to make good use of one's time

j'ai cru bien faire — I thought I was doing the right thing

il fait bien de partir — he's right to leave

c'est bien fait pour elle! — it serves her right!

tu ferais bien d'y aller — it would be a good idea for you to go there

bien m'en a pris de refuser — it's a good thing I refused

2) ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, écouter, regarder] carefully

bien à droite — well over to the right

bien devant — right at the front

bien profiter d'une situation — to exploit a situation to the full

3) ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortably

femme bien faite — shapely woman

aller bien à quelqu'un — [couleur, style] to suit somebody

se mettre bien avec quelqu'un — to get on good terms with somebody

bien prendre une remarque — to take a remark in good part

4) ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quite

il s'est bien mal comporté — he behaved really badly

il y a bien longtemps — a very long time ago

merci bien — thank you very much

tu as bien raison — you're quite right

c'est bien dommage — it's a real pity

bien rire — to have a good laugh

c'est bien promis? — is that a promise?

c'est bien compris? — is that clear?

bien au contraire — on the contrary

c'est bien joli tout ça, mais — that's all very well, but

bien mieux/moins/pire — much ou far better/less/worse

bien trop laid/tard — much too ugly/late

bien plus riche/cher — much ou far richer/more expensive

bien plus, il la vole! — not only that, he also takes her money

bien sûr — of course

bien entendu or évidemment — naturally

bien souvent — quite often

5) ( volontiers)

j'irais bien à Bali — I wouldn't mind going to Bali

je veux bien t'aider — I don't mind helping you

j'aimerais bien essayer — I would love to try

je le vois bien habiter à Paris — I can just imagine him living in Paris

6) ( malgré tout)

il faut bien le faire — it has to be done

il faudra bien s'y habituer — we'll just have to get used to it

il finira bien par se calmer — he'll calm down eventually

7) ( pour souligner)

ça prouve/montre bien que — it just goes to prove/show that

j'espère bien que — I do hope that

je sais/crois bien que — I know/think that

insiste bien — make sure you insist

on verra bien — well, we'll see

sache bien que je n'accepterai jamais — let me tell you that I will never accept

je m'en doutais bien! — I thought as much!

je t'avais bien dit de ne pas le manger! — I told you not to eat it!

il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? — if he can do it, why can't I?

veux-tu bien faire ce que je te dis! — will you do as I tell you!

tu peux très bien le faire toi-même — you can easily do it yourself

il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve — it might well rain

que peut-il bien faire à Paris? — what on earth can he be doing in Paris?

8) ( réellement) definitely

c'est bien lui/mon sac — it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right (colloq)

c'est bien ce qu'il a dit — that's exactly what he said

il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude — it's not a mistake, it's fraud

c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? — this is where you get tickets, isn't it?

tu as bien pris les clés? — are you sure you've got the keys?

est-ce bien nécessaire? — is it really necessary?

c'est bien de lui! — it's just like him!

voilà bien la politique! — that's politics for you!

c'est bien le moment! — iron great timing!

c'est bien le moment de partir! — iron what a time to leave!

9) ( au moins) at least

elle a bien 40 ans — she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old

10) ( beaucoup)

il y a bien des années — a good many years ago

bien des fois — often, many a time

bien des gens — lots of people

il s'est donné bien du mal — he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble

mon fils me donne bien du souci — my son is a great worry to me

avoir bien de la chance — to be very lucky

je te souhaite bien du plaisir! — iron I wish you joy!

3.

nom masculin

1) ( avantage) good

pour le bien du pays — for the good of the country

pour le bien de tous — for the general good

pour ton bien — for your own good

ce serait un bien — it would be a good thing

sacrifier son propre bien à celui d'autrui — to put others first

le bien et le mal — good and evil

faire le bien — to do good

ça fait du bien aux enfants — it's good for the children

ça leur fait du bien — it does them good

mon repos m'a fait le plus grand bien — my rest did me a world of good

grand bien vous fasse! — iron much good may it do you!

vouloir le bien de quelqu'un — to have somebody's best interests at heart

vouloir du bien à quelqu'un — to wish somebody well

dire du bien de quelqu'un — to speak well of somebody

on dit le plus grand bien du musée — people speak very highly of the museum

on a dit le plus grand bien de toi — a lot of nice things were said about you

parler en bien de quelqu'un — to speak favourably [BrE] of somebody

2) ( possession) possession

perdre tous ses biens dans un incendie — to lose all one's possessions in a fire

les biens de ce monde — material possessions

hériter des biens paternels — to inherit one's father's estate

dilapider son bien — to squander one's fortune

des biens considérables — substantial assets

la santé est le plus précieux des biens — you can't put a price on good health

4.

exclamation

bien! — good!

5.

bien que locution conjonctive although

bien qu'il le sache — although he knows

Phrasal Verbs:

- biens de consommation

- biens d'équipement

- biens d'équipement ménager

- biens fonciers

- biens immobiliers

- biens mobiliers

- biens personnels

- biens publics

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tout est bien qui finit bien — Proverbe all's well that ends well Proverbe

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bjɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= avantage)

faire du bien à qn — to do sb good

il n'y a pas de mal à se faire du bien — there's nothing wrong with doing oneself a bit of good

Ses vacances lui ont fait beaucoup de bien. — His holiday has done him a lot of good.

ça fait du bien de faire — it does you good to do

dire du bien de — to speak highly of

Jean m'a dit beaucoup de bien de toi. — Jean told me a lot of good things about you., Jean spoke very highly of you to me.

c'est pour son bien — it's for his own good

changer en bien — to change for the better

le bien public — the public good

vouloir du bien à qn (= vouloir aider) — to have sb's best interests at heart

un ami qui vous veut du bien — a well-wisher

2) (= possession) possession, property, (= patrimoine) property

son bien le plus précieux — his most treasured possession

avoir du bien — to have property

bien immobilier — property

3) (moral)

le bien — good

faire le bien — to do good

le bien et le mal — good and evil

distinguer le bien du mal — to tell good from evil

2. biens nmpl

les biens et services — goods and services

3. adv

1) (= de façon satisfaisante) well

Elle travaille bien. — She works well.

aller bien; se porter bien — to be well

croyant bien faire, je... — thinking I was doing the right thing, I...

faire bien de... — to do well to...

Tu ferais bien de faire attention. — You'd do well to pay attention.

2) (concession)

vouloir bien; Je veux bien le faire. — I'm quite willing to do it.

il faut bien le faire — it has to be done

peut-être bien — it could well be

on verra bien — we'll see

il y a bien 2 ans — at least 2 years ago

Il semble bien que... — It really seems that...

Paul est bien venu, n'est-ce pas? — Paul HAS come, hasn't he?

Où peut-il bien être passé? — Where on earth can he have got to?

3) (valeur intensive) quite

bien jeune — quite young

bien assez — quite enough

bien mieux — much better

J'espère bien y aller. — I very much hope to go.

bien du temps — quite some time

bien des gens — quite a number of people

aimer bien — to like

4) (autres locutions)

bien fait!; C'est bien fait pour toi! — It serves you right!

C'est bien fait pour elle! — It serves her right!

C'est bien fait pour lui! — It serves him right!

bien sûr!; bien entendu! — certainly!, of course!

si bien que — with the result that

4. excl

right!, OK!, fine!

eh bien! — well!

5. adj inv

1) (= en bonne forme)

je me sens bien — I feel fine, I feel well

je ne me sens pas bien — I don't feel well

je suis bien — I'm fine

je ne suis pas bien — I don't feel well

2) (= à l'aise)

On est bien dans ce fauteuil. — This chair is very comfortable.

3) (= à son avantage)

Tu es bien dans cette robe. — You look nice in that dress.

4) (= satisfaisant) good

Ce restaurant est vraiment bien. — This restaurant is really good.

Elle est bien, cette maison. — It's a nice house.

Elle est bien, cette secrétaire. — She's a good secretary.

c'est très bien comme ça — that's fine

Ce n'est pas si bien que ça. — It's not as good as all that., It's not all that great.

C'est bien? — Is that all right?

5) (moralement)

ce n'est pas bien de... — it's not right to...

Ce n'est pas bien de dire du mal des gens. — It's not right to say nasty things about people.

Elle est bien, cette femme. — She's a nice woman.

des gens bien — respectable people

6) (= en bons termes)

être bien avec qn — to be on good terms with sb

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bien

A adj inv

1 ( convenable) être bien dans un rôle to be good in a part; être bien de sa personne to be good-looking; il n'y a rien de bien ici there's nothing of interest here; voilà qui est bien that's good; ce n'est pas bien de mentir it's not nice to lie; ce serait bien si on pouvait nager it would be nice if we could swim; ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra○ it's the done thing to go to the opera; les roses font bien sur la terrasse the roses look nice ou good on the terrace; tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well;

2 ( en bonne santé) well; ne pas se sentir bien not to feel well; non, mais, t'es pas bien○! you're out of your mind○!;

3 ( à l'aise) comfortable; je suis bien dans ces bottes these boots are comfortable; on est bien sur cette chaise! what a comfortable chair!; on est bien au soleil! isn't it nice in the sun!; je me trouve bien ici I like it here; suis mes conseils, tu t'en trouveras bien take my advice, it'll serve you in good stead; nous voilà bien! iron we're in a fine mess!;

4 ○( de qualité) un quartier bien a nice district; des gens bien respectable people; un type bien a gentleman; un film bien a good film.

B adv

1 ( correctement) [équipé, fait, géré, s'exprimer, dormir, choisir, se souvenir, danser] well; [fonctionner] properly; [libeller, diagnostiquer, interpréter] correctly; bien payé well paid; bien joué! lit well played!; fig well done!; aller bien [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well; ça s'est bien passé it went well; la voiture ne marche pas bien the car isn't running properly ou right; ni bien ni mal so-so; parler (très) bien le chinois to speak (very) good Chinese, to speak Chinese (very) well; il travaille bien ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job; un travail bien fait a good job; il est bien remis ( malade) he's made a good recovery; bien se tenir à table to have good table manners; bien employer son temps to make good use of one's time; j'ai cru bien faire I thought I was doing the right thing; il fait bien de partir he's right to leave; c'est bien fait pour elle! it serves her right!; tu ferais bien d'y aller it would be a good idea for you to go there; pour bien faire, il faudrait acheter une lampe the thing to do would be to buy a lamp; bien m'en a pris de refuser it's a good thing I refused;

2 ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, examiner, écouter, regarder] carefully; marche bien à droite keep well over to the right; mets-toi bien dans le coin/devant stand right in the corner/at the front; bien profiter d'une situation to exploit a situation to the full;

3 ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortably; femme bien faite shapely woman; aller bien ensemble to go well together; aller bien à qn [couleur, style] to suit sb; se mettre bien avec qn to get on good terms with sb; bien prendre une remarque to take a remark in good part;

4 ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quite; il s'est bien mal comporté he behaved very ou really badly; il y a bien longtemps de ça that was a very long time ago; c'est bien loin pour nous it's rather far for us; merci bien thank you very much; tu as bien raison you're quite ou absolutely right; c'est bien dommage it's a great ou real pity; bien rire/s'amuser/se reposer to have a good laugh/time/rest; tu as l'air bien pensif you're looking very pensive; c'est bien promis? is that a promise?; c'est bien compris? is that clear?; bien au contraire on the contrary; c'est bien beau ou joli tout ça, mais that's all very well, but; bien mieux/ moins/pire much ou far better/less/worse; bien trop laid/tard much too ugly/late; bien plus riche/cher much ou far richer/more expensive; bien plus, il la vole! not only that, he also takes her money; bien sûr of course; bien entendu or évidemment naturally; bien souvent quite often;

5 ( volontiers) j'irais bien à Bali I wouldn't mind going to Bali; j'en prendrais bien un autre I wouldn't mind another; je veux bien t'aider I don't mind helping you; j'aimerais bien essayer I would love to try; je te dirais bien de rester/venir, mais I would ask you to stay/come but; je verrais bien un arbre sur la pelouse I think a tree would look nice on the lawn; je le vois bien habiter à Paris I can just imagine him living in Paris;

6 ( malgré tout) il faut bien le faire/que ça finisse it has to be done/to come to an end; il faudra bien s'y habituer we'll just have to get used to it; elle sera bien obligée de payer she'll just have to pay; tu aurais bien pu me le dire you could at least have told me; il finira bien par se calmer he'll calm down eventually;

7 ( pour souligner) ça prouve/montre bien que it just goes to prove/show that; j'espère bien que I do hope that; je vois/comprends bien I do see/understand; je sais/crois bien que I know/think that; insiste bien make sure you insist; dis-le lui bien make sure you tell him/her; on verra bien well, we'll see; sache bien que je n'accepterai jamais let me tell you that I will never accept; crois bien que je n'hésiterais pas! you can be sure ou I can assure you that I would not hesitate!; je m'en doutais bien! I thought as much!; je t'avais bien dit de ne pas le manger! I told you not to eat it!; il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? if he can do it, why can't I?; veux-tu bien faire ce que je te dis! will you do as I tell you!; tu peux très bien le faire toi-même you can easily do it yourself; il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve it might well rain; que peut-il bien faire à Paris? what on earth can he be doing in Paris?;

8 ( réellement) definitely; c'est bien lui/mon sac it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right○; j'ai vérifié: il est bien parti I checked, he's definitely gone ou he's gone all right○; c'est bien ce qu'il a dit/vu that's definitely ou exactly what he said/saw; et c'est bien lui qui conduisait? and it was definitely him driving?; il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude it's not a mistake, it's fraud; c'est bien mardi aujourd'hui? today is Tuesday, isn't it?; c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? this is where you get tickets, isn't it?; tu as bien pris les clés? are you sure you've got the keys?; est-ce bien nécessaire? is it really necessary?; s'agit-il bien d'un suicide? was it really suicide?; c'est bien de lui! it's just like him!; voilà bien la politique! that's politics for you!; c'est bien le moment! iron great timing!; c'est bien le moment de partir! iron what a time to leave!;

9 ( au moins) at least; elle a bien 40 ans she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old; ça pèse bien dix kilos it weighs at least ten kilos, it weighs a good ten kilos; ça vaut bien le double it's worth at least twice as much;

10 ( beaucoup) c'était il y a bien des années that was a good many years ago; bien des fois often, many a time; bien des gens lots of people; il s'est donné bien du mal he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble; il s'en faut bien! far from it!; mon fils me donne bien du souci my son is a great worry to me; avoir bien de la chance to be very lucky; je te souhaite bien du plaisir! iron I wish you joy!

C nm

1 ( avantage) good; pour le bien du pays for the good of the country; pour le bien de tous for the general good; c'est pour ton bien it's for your own good; ce serait un bien it would be a good thing; sacrifier son propre bien à celui d'autrui to put others first; le bien et le mal good and evil; faire le bien to do good; il a fait beaucoup de bien autour de lui he has done a lot of good; ça fait du bien aux enfants/plantes it's good for the children /plants; ça fait/ça leur fait du bien it does you/them good; mon repos m'a fait le plus grand bien my rest did me a world of good; grand bien vous fasse! iron much good may it do you!; vouloir le bien de qn to have sb's best interests at heart; vouloir du bien à qn to wish sb well; ‘un ami qui vous veut du bien’ ( dans une lettre anonyme) ‘from a well-wisher’, ‘one who has your best interests at heart’; dire du bien de qn to speak well of sb; on dit le plus grand bien du maire/musée people speak very highly of the mayor/museum; on a dit le plus grand bien de toi a lot of nice things were said about you; parler en bien de qn to speak favourably^GB of sb; ⇒ ennemi, honneur;

2 ( possession) possession; (maison, terres) property; ( domaine) bien(s) estate; ( ensemble des possessions) bien(s) property ¢; ( patrimoine) bien(s) fortune; ( avoirs) biens assets; perdre tous ses bien s dans un incendie to lose all one's possessions in a fire; ce livre est mon bien le plus précieux this book is my most precious possession; les biens de ce monde material possessions; un petit bien en Corse a small property in Corsica; hériter des biens paternels to inherit one's father's property ou estate; dilapider son bien to squander one's fortune; avoir du bien (maisons, terres) to own property; ( argent) to be wealthy; des biens considérables substantial assets; la santé/liberté est le plus précieux des biens you can't put a price on good health/freedom; ⇒ abondance, acquis.

D excl

1 ( approbatif) bien! voyons le reste good! let's see the rest;

2 ( impatient) bien! bien! j'arrive! all right! all right! ou OK! OK○! I'm coming!

E bien que loc conj although, though; bien qu'il le sache although he knows; bien qu'elle vive maintenant en Floride, je la vois régulièrement although she lives in Florida, I see her regularly; il est venu travailler bien qu'il soit grippé he came in to work, although he had flu; bien que très différentes en apparence, les deux œuvres ont des points communs although very different in appearance, the two works have common features; il joue un rôle important bien que discret he plays an important role, albeit a discreet one; ⇒ aussi, ou, si.

Composés

biens de consommation consumer goods; biens durables consumer durables; biens d'équipement capital goods; biens d'équipement ménager household goods; biens fonciers land ¢; biens immeubles immovables; biens immeubles par destination fixtures; biens immobiliers real estate ¢; biens mobiliers personal property ¢; biens personnels private property ¢; biens propres separate estate (sg); détenir qch en bien s propres to hold sth as separate estate; biens publics public property ¢; biens sociaux corporate assets.

[bjɛ̃] adverbe

1. [de façon satisfaisante] well

tout allait bien everything was going well ou fine

il cuisine bien he's a good cook

la pièce finit bien the play has a happy ending

la vis tient bien the screw is secure ou is in tight

il gagne bien sa vie he earns a good living

ils vivent bien they have a comfortable life

faire bien to look good

bien prendre quelque chose to take something well

il s'y est bien pris he tackled it well

il s'y est bien pris pour interviewer le ministre he did a good job of interviewing the minister

vivre bien quelque chose to have a positive experience of something

tiens-toi bien!

a. [à la rambarde] hold on tight!

b. [sur la chaise] sit properly!

c. [à table] behave yourself!

tu tombes bien! you've come at (just) the right time!

2. [du point de vue de la santé]

aller ou se porter bien to feel well ou fine

il se porte plutôt bien! (humoristique) he doesn't look as if he's starving!

3. [conformément à la raison, à la loi, à la morale] well, decently

bien agir envers quelqu'un to do the proper ou right ou correct thing by somebody

tu as bien fait you did the right thing, you did right

tu fais bien de ne plus les voir you're right not to see them any more

tu fais bien de me le rappeler thank you for reminding me, it's a good thing you reminded me (of it)

tu ferais bien de partir plus tôt you'd do well to leave earlier

pour bien faire, nous devrions partir avant 9 h ideally, we should leave before 9

il faudrait lui acheter un cadeau pour bien faire we really ought to buy her a present

4. [sans malentendu] right, correctly

ai-je bien entendu ce que tu viens de dire? did I hear you right?

5. [avec soin]

écoute-moi bien listen (to me) carefully

as-tu bien vérifié? did you check properly?

fais bien ce que l'on te dit do exactly ou just as you're told

mélangez bien stir well

soigne-toi bien take good care of yourself

6. (suivi d'un adjectif) [très] really, very

c'est bien agréable it's really ou very nice

tu es bien sûr? are you quite certain ou sure?

bois un thé bien chaud have a nice hot cup of tea

(suivi d'un adverbe)

c'était il y a bien longtemps that was a very long time ago

embrasse-le bien fort give him a big hug

bien souvent (very) often

bien avant/après well before/after

bien trop tôt far ou much too early

7. (suivi d'un verbe) [beaucoup]

on a bien ri we had a good laugh, we laughed a lot

8. [véritablement]

j'ai bien cru que... I really thought that...

il a bien failli se noyer he very nearly drowned

sans bien se rendre compte de ce qu'il faisait without being fully aware of ou without fully realizing what he was doing

9. [pour renforcer, insister]

qui peut bien téléphoner à cette heure-ci? who could that be ringing at this hour?

où peut-il bien être? where on earth is he?

je sais bien que tu dis la vérité I know very well that you're telling the truth

veux-tu bien te taire? will you please be quiet?

ce n'est pas lui, mais bien son associé que j'ai eu au téléphone it wasn't him, but rather his partner I spoke to on the phone

c'est bien ça that's it ou right

c'est bien ce que je disais/pensais that's just what I was saying/thinking

c'est bien le moment d'en parler! (ironique) it's hardly the right time to talk about it!

j'ai pourtant bien entendu frapper I'm sure I heard a knock at the door

je le vois bien médecin I can (quite) see him as a doctor

tu vas lui dire? — je pense bien! are you going to tell him? — you bet I am!

je vais me plaindre — je comprends ou pense bien! I'm going to complain — I should think so too!

il ne m'aidera pas, tu penses bien! he won't help me, you can be sure of that!

c'est bien de lui, ça! that's typical of him!, that's just like him!

10. [volontiers]

j'irais bien avec toi I'd really like to go with you

je te dirais bien quelque chose, mais je suis poli I could say something rude but I won't

je boirais bien quelque chose I could do with ou I wouldn't mind a drink

11. [au moins] at least

12. [exprimant la supposition, l'éventualité]

tu verras bien you'll see

ils pourraient bien refuser they might well refuse

ça se pourrait bien it's perfectly possible

13. [pourtant]

mais il fallait bien le lui dire! but he had to be told (all the same)!

il faut bien le faire it's got to be done

14. [suivi d'un nom]

bien de, bien des quite a lot of

j'ai eu bien du souci I've had a lot to worry about

elle a bien du courage! isn't she brave!, she's got a great deal of courage!

bien des fois... more than once...

bien des gens lots of ou quite a lot of ou quite a few people

15. [dans la correspondance]

bien à toi love

bien à vous yours

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[bjɛ̃] adjectif invariable

1. [qui donne satisfaction] good

c'est bien de s'amuser mais il faut aussi travailler it's all right to have fun but you have to work too

je recule? — non, vous êtes bien là (familier) shall I move back? — no, you're all right ou OK ou fine like that

qu'est-ce qu'il est bien dans son dernier film! (familier) he's great ou really good in his new film!

ÉDUCATION [sur un devoir] good

2. [esthétique - personne] good-looking, attractive ; [ - chose] nice, lovely

tu es très bien en jupe

a. [cela te sied] you look very nice in a skirt

b. [c'est acceptable pour l'occasion] a skirt is perfectly all right

il est bien de sa personne he's a good-looking man

3. [convenable - personne] decent, nice

c'est bien [conduite, action]: ce serait bien de lui envoyer un peu d'argent it'd be a good idea to send her some money

ils se sont séparés et c'est bien comme ça they've split up and it's better that way

ce n'est pas bien de tirer la langue it's naughty ou it's not nice to stick out your tongue

ce n'est pas bien de tricher you shouldn't cheat

4. [en forme] well

vous ne vous sentez pas bien?

a. aren't you feeling well?

b. [mentalement] are you crazy?

il n'est pas bien, celui-là! (familier) he's got a problem, he has!

me/te/nous voilà bien! NOW I'm/you're/we're in a fine mess!

5. [à l'aise]

on est bien ici it's nice here

on est vraiment bien dans ce fauteuil this armchair is really comfortable

je suis bien avec toi I like being with you

6. [en bons termes]

être bien avec quelqu'un to be well in with somebody

ils sont bien ensemble they're happy together

se mettre bien avec quelqu'un to get in with somebody, to get into somebody's good books

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[bjɛ̃] nom masculin

1. PHILOSOPHIE & RELIGION

le bien good

faire le bien to do good

2. [ce qui est agréable, avantageux]

c'est pour ton bien que je dis ça I'm saying this for your own good ou benefit

c'est ton bien que je veux I only want what's best for you

le bien commun ou général the common good

c'est pour le bien de tous/de l'entreprise it's for the common good/the good of the firm

pour le bien public in the public interest

vouloir du bien à quelqu'un to wish somebody well

dire/penser du bien de to speak/to think well of

on ne m'a dit que du bien de votre cuisine I've heard the most flattering things about your cooking

faire du bien: continue à me masser, ça fait du bien carry on massaging me, it's doing me good

cela fait du bien de se dégourdir les jambes it's nice to be able to stretch your legs

je me suis cogné l'orteil, ça fait pas du bien! (familier) I bashed my toe, it's quite painful!

faire du bien ou le plus grand bien à quelqu'un [médicament, repos] to do somebody good, to benefit somebody

le dentiste ne m'a pas fait du bien! the dentist really hurt me!

la séparation leur fera le plus grand bien being apart will do them a lot ou a world of good

grand bien te/lui fasse! (ironique) much good may it do you/him!

bien m'en a pris it was just as well I did it

ça fait du bien par où ça passe! (familier) aah, I feel better for that!

3. [bienfait] good ou positive thing, benefit

cette décision a été un bien pour tout le monde the decision was a good thing for all ou everyone concerned

4. [propriété personnelle] possession, (piece) ou item of property

[argent] fortune

mon bien t'appartient what's mine is yours

ils ont un petit bien en Ardèche (familier) they have a bit of land in the Ardèche

la jeunesse est un bien précieux youth is a precious asset

tous mes biens all my worldly goods, all I'm worth

avoir du bien au soleil (familier) to be well-off ou rich

5. DROIT & ÉCONOMIE

bien de consommation courante consumer good

biens de consommation durables consumer durables

biens d'équipement capital equipment ou goods

biens privés/publics private/public property

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[bjɛ̃] interjection

1. [indiquant une transition] OK, right (then)

2. [marquant l'approbation]

je n'irai pas! — bien, n'en parlons plus! I won't go! — very well ou all right (then), let's drop the subject!

fort bien fine

bien, bien, on y va all right, all right ou OK, OK, let's go

bien entendu locution adverbiale

of course

bien entendu que locution conjonctive

of course

bien entendu que j'aimerais y aller of course I'd like to go

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bien que locution conjonctive

despite the fact that, although, though

bien que malade, il a tenu à y aller although he was ill, he insisted on going

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bien sûr locution adverbiale

of course

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bien sûr que locution conjonctive

of course

bien sûr qu'elle n'avait rien compris! of course she hadn't understood a thing!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > bien

12 rien

rien [ʀjɛ̃]

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1. indefinite pronoun

2. masculine noun

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1. <

   a. nothing

• qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ? -- rien what's wrong? -- nothing

• ça ou rien, c'est pareil it makes no odds

► ne... rien not... anything nothing

• il n'a rien fait he didn't do anything he did nothing

• je n'ai rien entendu I didn't hear anything

• il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left

• elle ne mange presque rien she hardly eats anything

• il n'en sait rien he has no idea

• je n'en sais trop rien I haven't a clue (PROV) on n'a rien sans rien(PROV) nothing ventured, nothing gained► avoir + rien

• ils n'ont rien (possessions) they haven't got anything they have nothing ; (maladie, blessure) they're OK

• ça va, tu n'as rien ? are you OK?

• n'avoir rien contre qn/qch to have nothing against sb/sth

• il n'a rien d'un politicien he's got nothing of the politician about him

• il n'y a rien à manger there's nothing to eat

• j'en ai rien à foutre (inf!) I don't give a damn (inf!)

• on n'a rien sans rien you don't get anything for nothing► être + rien

• n'être rien [personne] to be a nobody ; [chose] to be nothing

• pour lui, 50 km à vélo, ce n'est rien cycling 50 kilometres is nothing for him

• il n'est plus rien pour moi he means nothing to me anymore

• il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort

• élever quatre enfants, ce n'est pas rien bringing up four children is quite something

• tu t'es fait mal ? -- non, c'est rien (inf) did you hurt yourself? -- no, it's nothing

• pardon ! -- c'est rien or ce n'est rien (inf) sorry! -- it doesn't matter► faire + rien

• il ne fait rien he does nothing ; ( = ne travaille pas) he doesn't work

• huit jours sans rien faire a week doing nothing

• il ne nous a rien fait he hasn't done anything to us

• ça ne lui fait rien he doesn't care

• ça ne fait rien it doesn't matter

• il n'y a rien à faire there's nothing we can do

• rien à faire ! it's no good!

• rien n'y fait ! nothing's any good!► en rien

• il n'est en rien responsable de la situation he's not in any way responsible for the situation

• ce tableau ne ressemble en rien au reste de son œuvre this picture is nothing like his other works► rien de + adjectif ou adverbe nothing

• rien d'autre nothing else

• je ne veux rien d'autre I don't want anything else

• je t'achèterai le journal, rien d'autre ? I'll get you a newspaper - do you want anything else?

• rien de neuf nothing new

• rien de plus nothing else

• rien de plus facile nothing easier

• nous n'avons rien de plus à ajouter we have nothing further to add

• ça n'a rien d'impossible it's perfectly possible

• rien de tel qu'une bonne douche chaude ! there's nothing like a nice hot shower!

   b. ( = quelque chose) anything

• as-tu jamais rien vu de pareil ? have you ever seen anything like it?

   c. (Sport) nil

• il mène par deux sets à rien he's leading by two sets to love

   d. (locutions) rien à signaler nothing to report

• rien à déclarer nothing to declare

• c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing

• c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing

• deux fois rien next to nothing

• trois fois rien next to nothing

• il ne comprend rien à rien he hasn't got a clue

• ça ne me dit rien qui vaille I don't like the look of that

► de rien !

• je vous remercie -- de rien ! (inf) thank you -- you're welcome!

• excusez-moi ! -- de rien ! (inf) sorry! -- no trouble!► rien au monde nothing on earth

• il ne quitterait son pays pour rien au monde he wouldn't leave his country for anything► rien du tout nothing at all

• qu'as-tu vu ? -- rien du tout what did you see? -- nothing at all

• une petite éraflure de rien du tout a tiny little scratch

• qu'est-ce que c'est que ce cadeau de rien du tout ? what on earth can I (or you etc) do with this stupid little present?► rien de rien (inf) absolutely nothing

• il ne fait rien, mais rien de rien (inf) he does nothing, and I mean nothing► pour rien ( = inutilement) for nothing ; ( = pour peu d'argent) for next to nothing

• pourquoi tu dis ça ? -- pour rien why do you say that? -- no reason

• ce n'est pas pour rien que... it's not for nothing that...► rien que

• la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth

• rien que la chambre coûte déjà très cher the room alone already costs a lot

• rien qu'à le voir, j'ai deviné I guessed by just looking at him

• je voudrais vous voir, rien qu'une minute could I see you just for a minute?

• il le fait rien que pour t'embêter (inf) he just does it to annoy you

• c'est à moi, rien qu'à moi it's mine and mine alone

• il voulait 500 €, rien que ça ! he wanted a mere 500 euros!

• elle veut être actrice, rien que ça ! she wants to be an actress, no less!

2. <

► un rien a mere nothing ; (avec adjectif) a tiny bit

• un rien l'effraie the slightest thing frightens him

• un rien la fait rire she laughs at every little thing

• un rien l'habille she looks good in anything

• j'ai failli rater le train, il s'en est fallu d'un rien I came within a hair's breadth of missing the train

• il pourrait te casser le bras comme un rien (inf) he could break your arm, no trouble

• un rien plus grand a tiny bit bigger

• un rien plus petit a tiny bit smaller

• « moi pas » dit-elle un rien insolente "I'm not", she said rather insolently► un rien de a touch of

• avec un rien d'ironie with a touch of irony

• en un rien de temps in no time► pour un rien

• il pleure pour un rien he cries at the slightest little thing

• il s'inquiète pour un rien he worries about the slightest little thing► des riens trivia

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1. ʀjɛ̃
pronom indéfini

1) ( nulle chose)

rien n'est impossible — nothing is impossible

un mois à ne rien faire — a month doing nothing

il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler — nothing can console her

il n'y a plus rien — there's nothing left

ce n'est rien — it's nothing

elle n'est rien — she's a nobody

il n'est rien pour moi — he means ou is nothing to me

il n'en est rien — it's nothing of the sort

elle ne t'a rien fait — she hasn't done anything to you

rien n'y fait! — nothing's any good!

il n'a rien d'un intrigant — there's nothing of the schemer about him

elle n'a rien de sa sœur — she's nothing like her sister

rien de bon — nothing good

rien d'autre — nothing else

il n'y a rien eu de cassé — nothing was broken

rien à déclarer — nothing to declare

partir de rien — to start from nothing

pour rien — ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing

‘pourquoi?’ - ‘pour rien’ — ‘why?’ - ‘no reason’

parler pour rien — to waste one's breath

‘merci’ - ‘de rien’ — ‘thank you’ - ‘you're welcome’ ou ‘not at all’

en moins de rien — in no time at all

‘que prends-tu?’ - ‘rien du tout’ — ‘what are you having?’ - ‘nothing at all’

ça ou rien, c'est pareil — it makes no odds

c'est trois fois rien — (colloq) it's next to nothing

rien de rien — (colloq) absolutely nothing

faire quelque chose comme rien — to do something very easily

2) ( seulement)

rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos — the bottle alone weighs two kilos

elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle — (colloq) she would like an office all to herself

la vérité, rien que la vérité — the truth and nothing but the truth

rien que pour te plaire — just to please you

rien que ça? — (colloq) ( en réponse) is that all?

ils habitent un château, rien que ça! — iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please!

3) ( quoi que ce soit) anything

avant de rien signer — before signing anything

sans que j'en sache rien — without my knowing anything about it

4) Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love

2.

de rien (du tout) locution adjective

fille de rien — worthless girl

un petit bleu de rien (du tout) — a tiny bruise

une affaire de rien du tout — a trivial matter

3.

(colloq) un rien locution adverbiale a (tiny) bit

un rien pédant — a bit pedantic

4.

en rien locution adverbiale at all, in any way

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rien à faire! — ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way! (colloq)

on n'a rien pour rien — you get nothing for nothing

ce n'est pas rien! — ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic! (colloq); ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts! (colloq)

II ʀjɛ̃
nom masculin

1) ( vétille)

un rien le fâche — the slightest thing annoys him

se disputer pour un rien — to quarrel over nothing

perdre son temps à des riens — to waste one's time on trivial things

les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable — the little things which make life pleasant

faire quelque chose comme un rien — (colloq) to do something very easily

2) (colloq) ( petite quantité)

un rien de — a touch of

un rien de cognac — a dash of brandy

en un rien de temps — in next to no time

3) (colloq) ( personne)

un/une rien du tout — ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good (colloq), a worthless person

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ʀjɛ̃
1. pron

1) (= sans 'ne') nothing

"Qu'est-ce que vous avez?" — "Rien." — "What have you got?" — "Nothing."

"Qu'est-ce que tu as acheté?" — "Rien." — "What have you bought?" — "Nothing."

pour rien au monde; Pour rien au monde je ne le vendrais. — I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world.

2) (avec 'ne')

ne... rien — not... anything, nothing

Il n'a rien dit. — He didn't say anything., He hasn't said anything.

Il n'a rien fait. — He didn't do anything., He hasn't done anything.

il n'a rien (= n'est pas blessé) — he's all right

ça ne fait rien — it doesn't matter

il n'y est pour rien — he's got nothing to do with it

ça n'a rien à voir — it has nothing to do with it

il n'en est rien! — nothing of the sort!

3) (= quelque chose)

A-t-il jamais rien fait pour nous? — Has he ever done anything for us?

4) (autres locutions)

rien de; rien d'intéressant — nothing interesting

rien d'autre — nothing else

rien du tout — nothing at all

n'avoir rien de; Il n'a rien d'un champion. — He's no champion.

rien que — just, only

rien que pour lui faire plaisir — just to please him

rien que la vérité — nothing but the truth

rien que cela — that alone

Rien que la voiture coûte un million. — The car alone costs a million.

de rien! — not at all!, don't mention it!

"Merci beaucoup!" — "De rien!" — "Thank you very much!" — "Not at all!"

rien à faire! — it's no good!, it's no use!

en rien; il ne lui ressemble en rien — he's nothing like him

2. nm

1) (= quantité infime)

un rien de — a hint of

en un rien de temps — in no time at all

2) (= chose insignifiante)

avoir peur d'un rien — to be frightened of the slightest thing

Il se met en colère pour un rien. — He loses his temper over the slightest thing.

des petits riens; des riens — trivial things pl little things pl

un petit rien — a little something

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I.

rien

A pron indéf

1 ( nulle chose) rien n'est impossible nothing is impossible; un mois à ne rien faire a month doing nothing; j'ai décidé de ne rien dire I decided to say nothing ou not to say anything; il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler nothing can console her; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; il n'y a plus rien à faire ( comme travail) there's nothing left ou else to do; ( pour le sauver) there's nothing more ou else that can be done; ce n'est rien it's nothing; elle n'est rien she's a nobody; il n'est rien pour moi he means ou is nothing to me; ils ne nous sont rien they're nothing to do with us; il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort; elle ne t'a rien fait she hasn't done anything to you; n'avoir rien à faire avec qn to have nothing to do with sb; rien n'y fait! nothing's any good!; il n'a rien d'un intrigant there's nothing of the schemer about him; elle n'a rien de sa sœur she's nothing like her sister; rien de bon nothing good; rien d'autre nothing else; rien de moins/de plus nothing less/more (que than); rien de meilleur/de pire/de mieux nothing better/worse/better (que than); il n'y a rien de tel/de tel que la marche pour garder la forme there's nothing like it/like walking to keep you fit; il n'y a rien eu de cassé nothing was broken; ça n'a rien de luxueux there's nothing luxurious about it; je n'ai jamais rien vu de pire I've never seen anything worse; rien à déclarer/signaler nothing to declare/report; partir de rien to start from nothing; faire un drame d'un rien to make a drama out of nothing; pour rien ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing; ‘pourquoi?’-‘pour rien’ ‘why?’-‘no reason’; ce n'est pas pour rien que it's not without reason ou not for nothing that; parler pour rien to waste one's breath; ‘merci’-‘de rien’ ‘thank you’-‘you're welcome’, ‘not at all’; en moins de rien in no time at all; ‘que prends-tu?’-‘rien du tout’ ‘what are you having?’-‘nothing at all’; c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing, take it or leave it; ‘mais vous avez un contrat’-‘ça ou rien(, c'est pareil)’ ‘but you have a contract’-‘I might as well not have one’, ‘it makes no odds’; c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing; c'est moins que rien it's nothing at all; c'est trois fois rien it's next to nothing; rien à rien, rien de rien○ absolutely nothing; faire qch comme rien to do sth very easily;

2 ( seulement) rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos the bottle alone weighs two kilos; j'en ai eu pour 35 euros rien qu'avec les fleurs the flowers alone cost me 35 euros; c'est à lui et rien qu'à lui it's his and his alone; elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle○ she would like an office all to herself; il n'est rien qu'un scribouillard he's nothing but ou he's just a penpusher; ‘qu'y a-t-il à boire?’-‘rien que de l'eau’ ‘what is there to drink?’-‘just water’; la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth; rien que pour te plaire just to please you; j'en ai la nausée rien que d'y penser I feel sick just thinking about it; rien qu'à voir comment il s'habille just by looking at the way he dresses; rien que ça○? ( en réponse) is that all?; ils habitent un château, rien que ça! iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please! iron;

3 ( quoi que ce soit) anything; avant de rien signer before signing anything; sans que j'en sache rien without my knowing anything about it; il m'a demandé si je n'avais rien vu he asked me if I had seen anything; as-tu jamais rien fait pour eux? have you ever done anything for them?;

4 Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love; rien partout, rien à rien nil nil; rien à 15 ( au tennis) love 15.

B de rien (du tout) loc adj fille de rien worthless girl; un petit bleu de rien (du tout) a tiny bruise; une affaire de rien du tout a trivial matter.

C ○adv c'est rien moche! it isn't half ugly○! GB, it's really ugly.

D ○ un rien loc adv a (tiny) bit; un rien pédant/trop cuit a bit pedantic/overcooked.

E en rien loc adv at all, in any way; cela ne me concerne en rien that doesn't concern me at all ou in any way; ce n'est en rien nécessaire it's not at all necessary, it's in no way necessary; il ne te ressemble en rien he's not at all like you, he's nothing like you.

Idiomes

rien à faire! ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way○!; on n'a rien pour rien you get nothing for nothing; ce n'est pas rien! ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic○!; ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts○!

II.

rien nm

1 ( vétille) être puni pour un rien to be punished for the slightest thing; un rien le fâche the slightest thing annoys him; un rien l'habille, elle s'habille d'un rien she looks good in the simplest thing; se disputer pour un rien to quarrel over nothing; perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time on trivial things; les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable the little things which make life pleasant; faire qch comme un rien to do sth very easily;

2 ( petite quantité) un rien de a touch of; un rien d'humour a touch of humour^GB; un rien de sel a tiny pinch of salt; un rien de cognac a dash of brandy; en un rien de temps in next to no time;

3 ( personne) un/une rien du tout ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good○, a worthless person.

[rjɛ̃] pronom indéfini

1. [nulle chose] nothing

créer quelque chose à partir de rien to create something out of nothing

rien de tel qu'un bon (roman) policier there's nothing like a good detective story

rien de cassé/grave, j'espère? nothing broken/serious, I hope?

rien d'autre nothing else

rien de nouveau no new developments

rien de plus nothing else ou more

rien de moins nothing less

[en réponse négative à une question]

à quoi tu penses? — à rien! what are you thinking about? — nothing!

qu'est-ce que tu lui laisses? — rien de rien! what are you leaving him — not a thing!

rien du tout nothing at all

je vous remercie — de rien! thanks — you're welcome ou not at all ou don't mention it

une affaire de rien du tout a trifling ou trivial matter

une égratignure de rien du tout a little scratch

c'est ça ou rien take it or leave it

c'est tout ou rien it's all or nothing

rien à dire, c'est parfait! what can I say, it's perfect!

rien à faire, la voiture ne veut pas démarrer it's no good, the car (just) won't start

rien à déclarer nothing to declare

j'en ai rien à faire (familier) ou àcirer (très familier) I don't give a damn ou a toss (très familier)

faire semblant de rien to pretend that nothing happened

2. [en corrélation avec 'ne']

rien n'est plus beau que... there's nothing more beautiful than...

plus rien n'a d'importance nothing matters any more

rien de grave n'est arrivé nothing serious happened

rien n'y a fait, elle a refusé (there was) nothing doing, she said no

ce n'est rien, ça va guérir it's nothing, it'll get better

ce n'est pas rien it's no small thing ou matter

je croyais avoir perdu, il n'en est rien I thought I'd lost, but not at all ou quite the contrary

ils se disaient mariés, en fait il n'en est rien they claimed they were married but they're nothing of the sort

je ne suis rien sans mes livres I'm lost without my books

il n'est (plus) rien pour moi he's ou he means nothing to me (anymore)

et moi alors, je ne suis rien (dans tout ça)? and what about me (in all this), don't I count for anything ou don't I matter?

je ne me souviens de rien I remember nothing, I don't remember anything

on ne voit rien avec cette fumée you can't see anything ou a thing with all this smoke

il n'y a rien entre nous there is nothing between us

cela ou ça ne fait rien it doesn't matter

ça ne (te) fait rien si je te dépose en dernier? would you mind if I dropped you off last?, is it OK with you if I drop you off last?

cela ne fait rien à l'affaire that makes no difference (to the matter in hand)

dis-lui — je n'en ferai rien tell him — I shall do nothing of the sort

ça n'a rien à voir avec toi it's got nothing to do with you, it doesn't concern you

Paul et Fred n'ont rien à voir l'un avec l'autre there's no connection between Paul and Fred

je n'ai rien contre lui I have nothing against him, I don't have anything against him

ne t'inquiète pas, tu n'y es pour rien don't worry, it's not your fault

ça n'a rien d'un chef-d'œuvre it's far from being a masterpiece

il n'a rien du séducteur there's nothing of the lady-killer about him

il n'y a rien de moins sûr nothing could be less certain

rien de moins que nothing less than

rien tant que nothing so much as

pour ne rien vous cacher... to be completely open with you...

elle n'avait jamais rien vu de semblable she had never seen such a thing ou anything like it

je ne sais rien de rien I don't know a thing

rien ne sert de courir (il faut partir à point) La Fontaine (allusion) slow and steady wins the race (proverbe)

3. [quelque chose] anything

y a-t-il rien d'autre? is there anything else?

y a-t-il rien que je puisse faire? is there nothing I can do?

j'ai compris sans qu'il dise rien I understood without him having to say anything

4. JEUX

rien ne va plus rien ne va plus

5. [au tennis] love

rien partout love all

40 à rien 40 love

6. (locution)

rien moins que [bel et bien]: elle est rien moins que décidée à le poursuivre en justice she's well and truly determined to take him to court

elle est rien moins que sotte [nullement] she is far from stupid

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[rjɛ̃] adverbe

(très familier)

really

ils sont rien riches they really are rolling in it (très familier & UK), they sure as hell are rich (US)

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[rjɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [néant]

le rien nothingness

2. [chose sans importance]

un rien the merest trifle ou slightest thing

un rien l'habille she looks good in anything

il se fâche pour un rien he loses his temper over the slightest little thing

il a passé son examen comme un rien he took the exam in his stride

perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time over trivia ou trifles

les petits riens dont la vie est faite the little things in life

3. un rien de [très peu de] a touch of

un rien de frivolité a touch ou tinge ou hint of frivolity

en un rien de temps in (next to) no time

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en rien locution adverbiale

il ne ressemble en rien à son père he looks nothing like his father

ça n'a en rien affecté ma décision it hasn't influenced my decision at all ou in the least ou in any way

pour rien locution adverbiale

ne le dérange pas pour rien don't disturb him for no reason

il est venu pour rien he came for nothing

ça compte pour rien that doesn't mean anything

j'ai acheté ça pour rien chez un brocanteur I bought it for next to nothing in a second-hand shop

pour deux/trois fois rien for next to nothing

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rien du tout nom masculin et féminin

un/une rien du tout a nobody

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rien que locution adverbiale

rien que cette fois just this once

rien qu'une fois just ou only once

viens, rien qu'un jour do come, (even) if only for a day

rien que le billet coûte une fortune the ticket alone costs a fortune

rien que d'y penser, j'ai des frissons the mere thought of it ou just thinking about it makes me shiver

la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth

rien que ça? (ironique) is that all?

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un rien locution adverbiale

a touch, a shade, a tiny bit

sa robe est un rien trop étroite her dress is a touch ou a shade ou a tiny bit too tight

elle est un rien farce! (familier & vieilli) she's a bit of a clown!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rien

13 analizar

v.

to analyze.

analizar sintácticamente la siguiente oración parse the following sentence

Elsa analizó la bebida Elsa examined the drink.

El juez analizó el caso The judge analyzed the case.

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analizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to analyse (US analyze)

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verb

to analyze

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VT to analyse, analyze (EEUU)

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( examinar) to analyze*, examine

2) (Med, Quím) to analyze*

3) (Ling) to parse
2.
analizarse v pron to undergo o have analysis

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= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, break down, discuss, explore, look at, look into, present + discussion, study, think out, weigh, offer + an account of, undergo + analysis, observe, check out, break out, dig + deep, dig + deep beneath the surface, weigh up, review, work through, put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight, question, probe.

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Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.

Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex. This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.

Ex. Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.

Ex. 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.

Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex. Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.

Ex. Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.

Ex. Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.

Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex. It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.

Ex. When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.

Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.

Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.

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* al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* analizar brevemente = take + a look at.

* analizar críticamente = pull + Nombre + to bits.

* analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].

* analizar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.

* analizar detenidamente = be carefully considered, think through.

* analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.

* analizar en = break down into.

* analizar en detalle = consider + in detail.

* analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.

* analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.

* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.

* analizar minuciosamente = come under + scrutiny, pore.

* analizar por separado = dissect.

* analizar sintácticamente = parse.

* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.

* analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.

* analizar un tema = explore + theme.

* reanalizar = reexamine [re-examine].

* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.

* sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( examinar) to analyze*, examine

2) (Med, Quím) to analyze*

3) (Ling) to parse
2.
analizarse v pron to undergo o have analysis

* * *

= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, break down, discuss, explore, look at, look into, present + discussion, study, think out, weigh, offer + an account of, undergo + analysis, observe, check out, break out, dig + deep, dig + deep beneath the surface, weigh up, review, work through, put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight, question, probe.

Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.

Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.

Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.

Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.

Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.

Ex: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.

Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.

Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.

Ex: Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.

Ex: Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.

Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.

Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.

Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.

Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.

* al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* analizar brevemente = take + a look at.

* analizar críticamente = pull + Nombre + to bits.

* analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].

* analizar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.

* analizar detenidamente = be carefully considered, think through.

* analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.

* analizar en = break down into.

* analizar en detalle = consider + in detail.

* analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.

* analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.

* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.

* analizar minuciosamente = come under + scrutiny, pore.

* analizar por separado = dissect.

* analizar sintácticamente = parse.

* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.

* analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.

* analizar un tema = explore + theme.

* reanalizar = reexamine [re-examine].

* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.

* sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* * *

analizar [A4 ]

vt

A (examinar) to analyze*, examine

B ( Med, Quím) to analyze*

C ( Ling) to parse

■ analizarse

v pron

to undergo o have analysis

se está analizando he's undergoing o having analysis, he's seeing an analyst, he's in analysis

* * *

analizar ( conjugate analizar) verbo transitivo
a) ( examinar) to analyze^{( conjugate analyze)}, examine

b) (Med, Quím) to analyze^{( conjugate analyze)}

c) (Ling) to parse

analizarse verbo pronominal
to undergo o have analysis
analizar verbo transitivo to analyze
' analizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estudiar
- profundidad
- punto
English:
analyse
- test
- analyze
- go
- survey

* * *

analizar vt

1. [situación, problema] to analyse

2. [sangre, orina] to test, to analyse

3. Gram to parse;

analizar sintácticamente la siguiente oración parse the following sentence

* * *

analizar

v/t analyze

* * *

analizar {21} vt

: to analyze

* * *

analizar vb to analyse

Spanish-English dictionary > analizar

14 considerar

v.

1 to consider (pensar en).

bien considerado, creo que tienes razón on reflection, I think you're right

El chico considera a su madre The boy has regard for=considers his mother.

Ricardo considera la propuesta de María Richard considers Ann's proposal.

2 to esteem, to treat with respect.

3 to consider to.

Ella considera mejor ir al teatro She considers best to go to the theater.

4 to consider oneself to.

Considero estar listo I consider myself to be ready.

* * *

considerar

► verbo transitivo

1 (reflexionar) to consider, think over, think about

■ debes considerar seriamente mi petición you should consider my request seriously

2 (tomar en consideración) to take into account

■ considera todas las ventajas take all the advantages into account

3 (respetar) to treat with consideration, respect

4 (juzgar) to judge, regard, deem

► verbo pronominal considerarse

1 to consider oneself

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

considerando que considering that, considering

* * *

verb

1) to consider

2) deem

* * *

1. VT

1) (=reflexionar sobre) to consider

considera las ventajas y los inconvenientes de tu decisión — think about o consider the advantages and disadvantages of your decision

tengo que considerar el tema con detenimiento — I must give this matter some thought

2) (=tener en cuenta)

considerando lo que cuesta, la calidad podría ser mejor — considering what it costs, the quality could be better

considera que esta puede ser tu última oportunidad — bear in mind that this could be your last chance

3) (=creer)

considerar algo/a algn (como) — + adj to consider sth/sb to be + adj

lo considero imposible — I consider it (to be) impossible

se le considera culpable del robo — he is believed to be o considered to be guilty of the robbery

se le considera como uno de los grandes pintores de este siglo — he is considered (to be) o regarded as one of the great painters of this century

lo considero hijo mío — I look on him o regard him as my own son

• considerar que — to believe that, consider that

considero que deberíamos hacer algo — I believe o consider that we should do something

4) (Jur)

considerando... — whereas... ( word with which each item in a judgement begins)

2.

See:

considerarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <asunto/posibilidad/oferta> to consider; <ventajas/consecuencias> to weigh up, consider

considera los pros y los contras — weigh up the pros and cons

tenemos que considerar que... — we must take into account that...

considerando que ha estado enfermo — considering (that) he's been ill

b) (frml) ( tratar con respeto) to show consideration for, to consider

2) (frml) (juzgar, creer) (+ compl) to consider

fue considerado como una provocación — it was considered (to be) provocative

eso se considera de mala educación — that's considered bad manners

se le considera responsable del secuestro — he is believed to be responsible for the kidnapping

está muy bien considerado — he is very highly regarded
2.
considerarse v pron persona ( juzgarse) (+ compl) to consider oneself

se considera afortunado — he considers himself (to be) lucky

* * *

= consider (as), contemplate, deem, envisage, judge, look at, perceive, reckon, regard as, see as, take into + consideration, take to + be, treat, view, weigh, take + stock of, see, look to as, see about, look upon, give + (some) thought to, have + regard for, class, hold out as, weigh up, look toward(s), flirt, adjudge, believe, look to.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex. If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.

Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

Ex. Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.

Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex. Many of the early systems were perceived as replacements for manual techniques.

Ex. Book form is easy to use, readable, and reckoned to be an acceptable format for many users.

Ex. In particular LCC has been regarded as suitable for the classification of large general libraries, and specifically those large libraries that have been established for research purposes.

Ex. It is easiest to see the comments in this section as pertaining to controlled indexing languages.

Ex. A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.

Ex. An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.

Ex. In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.

Ex. Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.

Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex. The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.

Ex. When balls were compared with rollers in the ninenteenth century, their chief disadvantage was seen to be their cost: they were relatively uneconomical of ink.

Ex. From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.

Ex. The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.

Ex. Ticknor, we are told, was a liberal and democrat who welcomed change and looked upon human nature with great optimism.

Ex. I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex. The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria del ganado bovino, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.

Ex. 30 million Americans are classed as functionally illiterate.

Ex. Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.

Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex. Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.

Ex. The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.

Ex. National library associations should look for sponsors who will publish manuscripts they have adjudged to have met international standards.

Ex. The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.

Ex. If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.

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* bien considerado = all things considered.

* considerando = in view of.

* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.

* considerar Algo = be under consideration.

* considerar apropiado = consider + appropriate.

* considerar como = class.

* considerar como posible = entertain as + a possibility.

* considerar desde una perspectiva = hold + perspective on.

* considerar en detalle = consider + at length.

* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.

* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.

* considerar + Infinitivo = view as + Gerundio.

* considerar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.

* considerar las consecuencias = weigh + implications.

* considerar las posibilidades de algo = consider + possibilities.

* considerar oportuno = consider + appropriate.

* considerar peligroso = see + danger.

* considerar pertinente = consider + appropriate.

* considerar que significa = take to + mean.

* considerarse = be known as, set + Reflexivo + up as, go down as.

* considerarse afortunado = consider + Reflexivo + lucky, count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky.

* considerar un problema = consider + problem.

* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* volver a considerar = reconsider.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <asunto/posibilidad/oferta> to consider; <ventajas/consecuencias> to weigh up, consider

considera los pros y los contras — weigh up the pros and cons

tenemos que considerar que... — we must take into account that...

considerando que ha estado enfermo — considering (that) he's been ill

b) (frml) ( tratar con respeto) to show consideration for, to consider

2) (frml) (juzgar, creer) (+ compl) to consider

fue considerado como una provocación — it was considered (to be) provocative

eso se considera de mala educación — that's considered bad manners

se le considera responsable del secuestro — he is believed to be responsible for the kidnapping

está muy bien considerado — he is very highly regarded
2.
considerarse v pron persona ( juzgarse) (+ compl) to consider oneself

se considera afortunado — he considers himself (to be) lucky

* * *

= consider (as), contemplate, deem, envisage, judge, look at, perceive, reckon, regard as, see as, take into + consideration, take to + be, treat, view, weigh, take + stock of, see, look to as, see about, look upon, give + (some) thought to, have + regard for, class, hold out as, weigh up, look toward(s), flirt, adjudge, believe, look to.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.

Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

Ex: Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.

Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex: Many of the early systems were perceived as replacements for manual techniques.

Ex: Book form is easy to use, readable, and reckoned to be an acceptable format for many users.

Ex: In particular LCC has been regarded as suitable for the classification of large general libraries, and specifically those large libraries that have been established for research purposes.

Ex: It is easiest to see the comments in this section as pertaining to controlled indexing languages.

Ex: A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.

Ex: An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.

Ex: In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.

Ex: Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.

Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex: The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.

Ex: When balls were compared with rollers in the ninenteenth century, their chief disadvantage was seen to be their cost: they were relatively uneconomical of ink.

Ex: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.

Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.

Ex: Ticknor, we are told, was a liberal and democrat who welcomed change and looked upon human nature with great optimism.

Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex: The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria del ganado bovino, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.

Ex: 30 million Americans are classed as functionally illiterate.

Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.

Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.

Ex: The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.

Ex: National library associations should look for sponsors who will publish manuscripts they have adjudged to have met international standards.

Ex: The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.

Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.

* bien considerado = all things considered.

* considerando = in view of.

* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.

* considerar Algo = be under consideration.

* considerar apropiado = consider + appropriate.

* considerar como = class.

* considerar como posible = entertain as + a possibility.

* considerar desde una perspectiva = hold + perspective on.

* considerar en detalle = consider + at length.

* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.

* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.

* considerar + Infinitivo = view as + Gerundio.

* considerar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.

* considerar las consecuencias = weigh + implications.

* considerar las posibilidades de algo = consider + possibilities.

* considerar oportuno = consider + appropriate.

* considerar peligroso = see + danger.

* considerar pertinente = consider + appropriate.

* considerar que significa = take to + mean.

* considerarse = be known as, set + Reflexivo + up as, go down as.

* considerarse afortunado = consider + Reflexivo + lucky, count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky.

* considerar un problema = consider + problem.

* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* volver a considerar = reconsider.

* * *

considerar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹asunto/posibilidad› to consider; ‹oferta› to consider, give … consideration; ‹ventajas/consecuencias› to weigh up, consider

considera los pros y los contras weigh up the pros and cons

bien considerado, creo que … all things considered, I think that …

tenemos que considerar que ésta es su primera infracción we must take into account that this is her first offense

considerando que ha estado enfermo considering (that) he's been ill

2 ( frml) (tratar con respeto) to show consideration for, to consider

B ( frml) (juzgar, creer) (+ compl) to consider

fue considerado como una provocación it was considered (to be) o ( frml) deemed (to be) provocative

eso se considera de mala educación that's considered bad manners

considero casi imposible que podamos llegar a un acuerdo I believe it is o I consider it to be almost impossible for us to reach an agreement

se le considera responsable del secuestro he is believed to be responsible for the kidnapping

está muy bien considerado he is very highly regarded

■ considerarse

v pron

«persona» (juzgarse) (+ compl) to consider oneself

se considera afortunado he considers himself (to be) very fortunate o lucky

* * *

considerar ( conjugate considerar) verbo transitivo ‹asunto/posibilidad/oferta› to consider;
‹ventajas/consecuencias› to weigh up, consider;
◊ considerando que ha estado enfermo considering (that) he's been ill;

tenemos que considerar que … we must take into account that …;
eso se considera de mala educación that's considered bad manners;
está muy bien considerado he is very highly regarded
considerarse verbo pronominal [ persona] ( juzgarse) to consider oneself;
se considera afortunado he considers himself (to be) lucky
considerar verbo transitivo to consider: lo considera un genio, she thinks he's a genius ➣ Ver nota en consider

' considerar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
archivar
- barajar
- cada
- dar
- discutir
- encontrar
- estimar
- homologar
- óptica
- pararse
- plantearse
- ponderar
- reparar
- tantear
- tener
- tratar
- ver
- catalogar
- estudiar
- juzgar
- llamar
- medir
- meditar
- mirar
- pensar
- plantear
English:
account
- class
- consider
- contemplate
- count
- debate
- entertain
- judge
- ponder
- rate
- reckon
- regard
- see
- think over
- think through
- treat
- view
- come
- conceive
- deem
- feel
- hold
- look
- think
- weigh

* * *

considerar

♦ vt

1. [pensar en] to consider;

hay que considerar que es la primera vez que lo intentamos you should take into account that this is the first time we've tried to do it;

consideré la posibilidad de presentarme, pero al final desistí I thought about applying but in the end I gave up the idea

2. [juzgar, estimar] to believe, to think;

no quiso considerar mi propuesta she wouldn't consider my proposal;

bien considerado, creo que tienes razón on reflection, I think you're right;

considero que se han equivocado I believe they've made a mistake

3. [respetar] to esteem, to treat with respect;

sus compañeros lo consideran mucho his colleagues have a high regard for him o think highly of him

♦ See also the pronominal verb considerarse

* * *

considerar

v/t consider

* * *

considerar vt

1) : to consider, to think over

2) : to judge, to deem

3) : to treat with respect

* * *

considerar vb

1. (relexionar) to consider / to think about [pt. & pp. thought]

tengo que considerar su propuesta I have to consider their proposal

2. (juzgar) to regard / to think

lo considero imposible I think it's impossible

Spanish-English dictionary > considerar

15 estudiar

v.

1 to study (carrera, libro, asunto).

estudia biológicas he's studying biology

después de estudiar tu propuesta he decidido no aceptarla after studying your proposal, I've decided not to accept it

estudia todas las tardes he spends every afternoon studying

estudió con el Presidente he went to school/university with the President

¿estudias o trabajas? do you work or are you a student?

Lisa estudia arduamente Lisa studies hard.

Lisa estudia todos los libros Lisa studies every book.

Lisa estudia historia americana Lisa studies American history.

2 to observe.

3 to be a student, to study.

4 to feel out, to study.

El profesor estudia sus reacciones The teacher feels out their reactions.

* * *

estudiar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to study, learn

■ estudia francés en el colegio she's learning French at school

2 (en universidad) to read, study

■ estudia medicina en Barcelona he's studying medicine at Barcelona

3 (trabajar) to work, study

■ tienes que estudiar más you have to work harder

4 (observar) to examine, observe

► verbo intransitivo

1 to study

■ estudia para maestro he's training to be a teacher

► verbo pronominal estudiarse

1 to consider

■ se está estudiando la posibilidad the possibility is being considered

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estudiar de memoria to learn by heart

* * *

verb

to study

* * *

1. VT

1) (=aprender) [+ lección, papel] to learn

estoy estudiando francés en una academia — I'm learning French at a language school

se estudió el papel en media hora — she learned her part in half an hour

tengo mucho que estudiar — I've got a lot of work o studying to do

esta tarde tengo que estudiar matemáticas — I have to do some maths this evening

2) (=cursar) to study

estudió arquitectura — he studied architecture

estoy estudiando piano — I'm studying the piano

quería que su hijo estudiase una carrera — she wanted her son to go to university o to do a degree

¿qué curso estudias? — what year are you in?

3) (=examinar) [informe, experimento] to examine, look into; [persona] to study, look into

el informe estudia los efectos de la sequía — the report examines o looks into the effects of the drought

están estudiando el comportamiento de los insectos — they are studying o looking into insect behaviour

me estudió de pies a cabeza — he looked me up and down

4) (=considerar) to consider, study

estudiaremos su oferta y ya le contestaremos — we shall consider o study your offer and get back to you

el informe está siendo estudiado — the report is being studied o is under consideration

están estudiando la posibilidad de convocar una huelga — they are looking into the possibility of calling a strike, they are considering calling a strike

2. VI

1) (=aprender) to study

tienes que estudiar más — you have to work o study harder

me tengo que ir a estudiar ahora — I must go and do some work o studying now

2) (=cursar estudios) to study

estudió con el Profesor García Montero — she studied under Professor García Montero

estudia en un colegio de monjas — she goes to a convent school

dejé de estudiar a los trece años — I left school at thirteen

estudiar para algo — to study to be sth

mi hijo estudia para abogado — my son is studying to be a lawyer

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < asignatura> to study

estudia música — he's studying music; ( en la universidad) to study, read (frml)

estudia medicina — she's studying o doing o reading medicine

¿qué carrera estudió? — what subject did he do at college/university?

b) < instrumento> to learn

2) <lección/tablas> to learn

3) ( observar) <rostro/comportamiento> to study

4) (considerar, analizar) <mercado/situación/proyecto> to study; < propuesta> to study, consider

estudiaron sus posibles causas — they looked into its possible causes
2.
estudiar vi to study

tengo que estudiar para el examen — I have to do some work o studying for the test

estudia en un colegio privado — he goes to a private school

debes estudiar más — you must work harder

dejó de estudiar a los 15 años — she left school at 15

estudiar para algo — to study to be something
3.
estudiarse v pron

a) (enf) < lección> to study; < papel> to learn

b) (recípr) ( observarse)

se estudiaron largo rato — they watched each other closely for a long time

* * *

= analyse [analyze, -USA], envisage, examine, explore, look, look at, look into, ponder (over/on/upon), present + discussion, study, survey, think out, weigh, work on, get into, see about, observe, weigh up, look toward(s), review, work through, probe.

Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

Ex. The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.

Ex. Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.

Ex. This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.

Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex. I've been working on next year's budget, and it would be fair to add eight percent to materials and salaries.

Ex. 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramËéË and wanted to get into computers?'.

Ex. The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.

Ex. 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.

Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex. Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.

Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.

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* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* estudiar Algo = be under consideration.

* estudiar alternativas = explore + alternative.

* estudiar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* estudiar detenidamente = take + a hard look at, take + a long hard look at, go through, be carefully considered, think through.

* estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar en detalle = study + at length.

* estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.

* estudiar en una Universidad = attend + Universidad.

* estudiar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.

* estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo = historicise [historicize, -USA].

* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.

* estudiar minuciosamente = study + in great depth, pore.

* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.

* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.

* estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.

* estudiar una Titulación = work toward/on + Titulación.

* estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < asignatura> to study

estudia música — he's studying music; ( en la universidad) to study, read (frml)

estudia medicina — she's studying o doing o reading medicine

¿qué carrera estudió? — what subject did he do at college/university?

b) < instrumento> to learn

2) <lección/tablas> to learn

3) ( observar) <rostro/comportamiento> to study

4) (considerar, analizar) <mercado/situación/proyecto> to study; < propuesta> to study, consider

estudiaron sus posibles causas — they looked into its possible causes
2.
estudiar vi to study

tengo que estudiar para el examen — I have to do some work o studying for the test

estudia en un colegio privado — he goes to a private school

debes estudiar más — you must work harder

dejó de estudiar a los 15 años — she left school at 15

estudiar para algo — to study to be something
3.
estudiarse v pron

a) (enf) < lección> to study; < papel> to learn

b) (recípr) ( observarse)

se estudiaron largo rato — they watched each other closely for a long time

* * *

= analyse [analyze, -USA], envisage, examine, explore, look, look at, look into, ponder (over/on/upon), present + discussion, study, survey, think out, weigh, work on, get into, see about, observe, weigh up, look toward(s), review, work through, probe.

Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.

Ex: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.

Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.

Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex: I've been working on next year's budget, and it would be fair to add eight percent to materials and salaries.

Ex: 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramËéË and wanted to get into computers?'.

Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.

Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.

Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.

Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.

* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* estudiar Algo = be under consideration.

* estudiar alternativas = explore + alternative.

* estudiar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* estudiar detenidamente = take + a hard look at, take + a long hard look at, go through, be carefully considered, think through.

* estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar en detalle = study + at length.

* estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.

* estudiar en una Universidad = attend + Universidad.

* estudiar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.

* estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo = historicise [historicize, -USA].

* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.

* estudiar minuciosamente = study + in great depth, pore.

* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.

* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.

* estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.

* estudiar una Titulación = work toward/on + Titulación.

* estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* * *

estudiar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹asignatura› to study; (en la universidad) to study, read ( frml)

estudiaba inglés en una academia I used to study English at a language school

estudia medicina en la universidad de Salamanca she's studying o doing o reading medicine at Salamanca university

¿qué carrera estudió? what subject did he do at college/university?, what did he study at college/university?, what (subject) did he take his degree in?

2 ( Mús) ‹instrumento› to learn

B ‹lección/tablas› to learn

me tengo que poner a estudiar geografía para el examen I have to get down to studying o ( AmE) reviewing o ( BrE) revising geography for the test

C (observar) to study

estudia el comportamiento de las aves he studies the behavior of birds

me di cuenta de que me estaba estudiando I realized that he was observing o watching o studying me

D (considerar, analizar) ‹mercado/situación/proyecto› to study; ‹propuesta› to study, consider

están estudiando los pasos a seguir they're considering what steps to take

estudiaron las posibles causas del accidente they looked into the possible causes of the accident

■ estudiar

vi

to study

este fin de semana tengo que estudiar para el examen this weekend I have to do some work o studying for the test o I have to review ( AmE) o ( BrE) revise for the test

estudia en un colegio privado he goes to a private school

a ver si este año estudias más I hope you're going to work harder this year

tuvo que dejar de estudiar a los 15 años para ayudar a su madre she had to leave school at 15 to help her mother

estudiar PARA algo to study to be sth

estudia para economista she's studying to be an economist

no come nada, está estudiando para fideo ( hum); she doesn't eat a thing, she's in training for the slimming olympics ( hum)

■ estudiarse

v pron

1 ( enf) ‹lección› to study

se estudió el papel en una tarde he learned his part in an afternoon

2 ( recípr)

(observarse): los dos niños se estudiaron largo rato the two children watched each other closely for a long time

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estudiar ( conjugate estudiar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ asignatura› to study;

( en la universidad) to study, read (frml);
◊ ¿qué carrera estudió? what subject did he do at college/university?

b) ‹ instrumento› to learn

c) ‹lección/tablas› to learn

2 ( observar) ‹rostro/comportamiento› to study
3 (considerar, analizar) ‹mercado/situación/proyecto› to study;
‹ propuesta› to study, consider;
‹ causas› to look into, investigate
verbo intransitivo
to study;
◊ estudia en un colegio privado he goes to a private school;

debes estudiar más you must work harder;
dejó de estudiar a los 15 años she left school at 15;
estudiar para algo to study to be sth
estudiarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹ lección› to study;

‹ papel› to learn
estudiar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to study: estudia para abogado, she's studying to become a lawyer ➣ Ver nota en study
' estudiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- chapar
- concentrarse
- cursar
- empollar
- investigar
- machacar
- mamarrachada
- repasar
- servir
- trabajar
- valer
- chancar
- duro
- empeño
- empezar
- firme
- fuerza
- haber
- hacer
- ir
- junto
- más
- matar
- tener
- tragar
- ver
English:
award
- bar
- burn
- consideration
- do
- hard
- investigate
- pore
- read
- read up
- resolve
- school
- stop
- study
- text
- think out
- train
- whatever
- work
- day
- depth
- examine
- further
- get
- kick
- look
- research
- review
- swot
- take

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estudiar

♦ vt

1. [carrera, asignatura, lección] to study;

estudia biológicas he's studying biology;

tengo que estudiar más inglés I've got to work at my English;

¿qué estudiaste en la universidad? what did you study at university?

2. [asunto] to study;
[oferta, propuesta] to study, to consider;
después de estudiar tu propuesta he decidido no aceptarla having considered your proposal, I've decided not to accept it;

lo estudiaré y mañana te doy una respuesta I'll consider it and get back to you tomorrow;

el gobierno estudia la posibilidad de subir las pensiones the government is studying the possibility of raising pensions

3. [observar] to observe;

estuvo estudiándonos durante un rato he stayed watching us for a while;

desde allí podía estudiar todos los movimientos del animal from there I could observe all the animal's movements

♦ vi

to study;

estudia todas las tardes he spends every afternoon studying;

no puede salir, tiene que estudiar she can't come out, she's got to study;

hay que estudiar más, González you'll have to work harder, González;

estudió con el Presidente he went to school/university with the President;

dejó de estudiar a los quince años he left school at fifteen;

estudié en los jesuitas I went to a Jesuit school;

estudia en la Universidad Centroamericana he's a student o he's studying at the University of Central America;

estudiar para médico to be studying to be a doctor;

¿estudias o trabajas? do you work or are you still at school?;
Esp Hum ≈ do you come here often?
♦ See also the pronominal verb estudiarse

* * *

estudiar

v/t & v/i study

* * *

estudiar v

: to study

* * *

estudiar vb to study [pt. & pp. studied]

estudia biología she's studying biology

Si se estudia un idioma o un instrumento musical, se dice learn

estudio inglés I'm learning English

estudia piano she's learning the piano

estudiar de memoria to learn by heart

Spanish-English dictionary > estudiar

16 peu

peu [pø]

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1. adverb

2. indefinite pronoun

3. masculine noun

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► Lorsque peu fait partie d'une locution comme avant peu, sous peu, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

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► peu se traduit souvent par l'équivalent anglais de pas beaucoup.

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   a. ( = pas beaucoup) not much

• il mange peu he doesn't eat much

• il lit peu he doesn't read much

• il lit assez peu he doesn't read very much

• il lit très peu he reads very little

• je le connais trop peu I don't know him well enough

► peu de (quantité) not much ; (nombre) not many

• nous avons eu peu de soleil we didn't have much sunshine

• nous avons eu très peu de pluie we've had very little rain

• peu de gens connaissent cet endroit not many people know this place

• il y a peu d'enfants dans cet immeuble there aren't many children in this building

• en peu de mots in a few words

• il est ici pour peu de temps he's not staying long

• il faut peu de chose pour le choquer it doesn't take much to shock him

• peu de monde few people

   b. ( = pas très) not very

• il est peu sociable he's not very sociable

• c'est peu probable it's not very likely

• ils sont trop peu nombreux there are too few of them

• un auteur assez peu connu a relatively unknown author

   c. ( = pas longtemps) shortly

• elle est arrivée peu après she arrived shortly afterwards

• peu avant 11 heures shortly before 11 o'clock

   d. ( = rarement) ils se voient peu they don't see each other very often

• elle sort peu she doesn't go out much

   e. (locutions)

► peu à peu little by little

• peu à peu, l'idée a gagné du terrain little by little the idea gained ground► à peu près about

• il pèse à peu près 50 kilos he weighs about 50 kilos► de peu

• il est plus âgé de peu he's a little older

• il l'a battu de peu he just beat him

• il a manqué le train de peu he just missed the train► pour peu que + subjonctif if

• pour peu qu'il soit sorti sans sa clé... if he should have come out without his key...

2. <

• bien peu le savent very few people know

• peu d'entre eux sont restés not many of them stayed

3. <

( = petite quantité) little

• j'ai oublié le peu de français que j'avais appris I've forgotten the little French I'd learnt

• le peu de cheveux qui lui reste what little hair he has left

► un (petit) peu a bit a little

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► un peu se traduit souvent par l'expression a bit, qui est plus familière que a little ; de même, on peut dire a bit of au lieu de a little pour traduire un peu de.

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• il te ressemble un peu he looks a bit like you

• restez encore un peu stay a bit longer

• essaie de manger un peu try to eat a little

• il travaille un peu trop he works a bit too much

• c'est un peu fort ! that's a bit much! (inf)

• c'est un peu grand it's a bit big

• il y a un peu moins de bruit it is a little less noisy

• donnez-m'en juste un petit peu just give me a little bit

• elle va un tout petit peu mieux she's a little better

• il y a un peu plus d'un an just over a year ago

• on trouve ce produit un peu partout you can get this product just about anywhere

• un peu plus et il oubliait son rendez-vous he very nearly forgot his appointment

• je me demande un peu où sont les enfants I'm just wondering where the children are

• un peu ! (inf) and how! (inf)

• il nous a menti, et pas qu'un peu ! (inf) he lied to us bigtime! (inf)

► un peu de a little a bit of

• un peu d'eau a little water

• un peu de patience a little patience

• un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît ! can we have a bit of quiet please!► pour un peu

• pour un peu, il m'aurait accusé he all but accused me

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Note: Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots

Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités
pø
1.

adverbe

1) ( modifiant un verbe) not much

elle gagne assez peu — she doesn't earn very much

elle gagne très peu — she earns very little

le radiateur chauffe peu — the radiator doesn't give out much heat

je sais me contenter de peu — I'm satisfied with very little

deux semaines c'est trop peu — two weeks isn't long enough

si peu que ce soit — however little

tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu — you're not going to worry about such a little thing

la catastrophe a été évitée de peu — disaster was only just avoided

ça importe peu — it doesn't really matter

c'est peu dire — to say the least

il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire! — (colloq) he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!

un homme comme on en voit peu — the kind of man you don't often come across

très peu pour moi! — (colloq) fig no thanks! (colloq)

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) not very

assez peu connu — little-known

ils se sentent très peu concernés par... — they feel quite unconcerned about...

nous étions peu nombreux — there weren't many of us

un individu peu recommandable — a disreputable character

elle n'est pas peu fière — she's more than a little proud

2.

pronom indéfini

peu leur font confiance — few ou not many people trust them

3.

peu de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

peu de mots — few words

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

peu de temps — little time

en peu de temps — in next to no time

il y a peu de bruit — there's not much noise

c'est peu de chose — it's not much

avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux — with very little she made a delicious meal

on est bien peu de chose! — we're so insignificant!

4.

nom masculin

1) ( petite quantité)

le peu de — the little [confiance, liberté]; the few [livres, amis]

il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire — he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him

2) ( manque)

le peu de — the lack of

5.

un peu locution adverbiale

1) ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit

reste encore un peu — stay a little longer

‘elle aime le fromage?’ - ‘oui, pas qu'un peu (colloq)!’ — ‘does she like cheese?’ - ‘does she ever (colloq)!’

2) ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit

parle un peu moins fort — keep your voice down

elle se maquille un peu trop — she wears a bit too much make-up

un peu plus de gens — a few more people

un peu moins de — slightly less [pluie]; slightly fewer [gens]

amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins... — bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference

‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’ - ‘un peu beaucoup même (colloq)’ — ‘he looked a bit annoyed’ - ‘more than a bit’

3) ( emploi stylistique) just

répète un peu pour voir! — (colloq) you just try saying that again!

je vous demande un peu! — (colloq) I ask you!

il sait un peu (colloq) de quoi il parle — he does know what he's talking about

4) ( emploi par antiphrase) a little

tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? — aren't you just a little jealous?

5) (colloq) ( pour renforcer une affirmation)

il est un peu bien ton copain! — your boyfriend is a bit of all right (colloq) GB ou a good-looker! (colloq)

‘tu le ferais toi?’ - ‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ — ‘would you do it?’ - ‘I sure would (colloq)!’

6.

peu à peu locution adverbiale gradually, little by little

7.

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu ils se seraient battus — they very nearly had a fight

8.

pour peu que locution conjonctive if

pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie — if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story

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pø
1. adv

1) (modifiant un verbe) not much

Il boit peu. — He doesn't drink much.

Il voyage peu. — He doesn't travel much.

J'ai peu mangé à midi. — I didn't eat much for lunch.

2) (modifiant un adjectif) not very

Il est peu bavard. — He's not very talkative.

3) (modifiant un adverbe)

peu avant — shortly before

peu après — shortly afterwards

4) (modifiant un nom)

peu de (avec nom pluriel) — not many, few, (avec nom singulier) not a lot of, not much

peu de gens — not many people, few people

peu d'arbres — not many trees, few trees

Il y a peu de bons films au cinéma. — There aren't many good films on at the cinema.

Elle a peu d'amis. — She hasn't got many friends.

Il reste peu de lait. — There isn't much milk left., There isn't a lot of milk left.

Il a peu d'espoir. — He hasn't got much hope., He has little hope.

Il a peu d'espoir de réussir. — He doesn't have much hope of succeeding.

Il lui reste peu d'argent. — He hasn't got much money left.

c'est peu de chose — it's nothing, it's not much

pour peu de temps — for a short while

à peu de frais — for very little cost

5) (autres locutions)

peu à peu — little by little

à peu près — just about, more or less

J'ai à peu près fini. — I've just about finished., I've more or less finished.

à peu près 10 kg — about 10 kg, around 10 kg

à peu près deux heures — about two hours, around two hours

Le voyage prend à peu près deux heures. — The journey takes about two hours., The journey takes around two hours.

pour peu qu'il fasse — if he should do, if by any chance he does

avant peu — before long

sous peu — shortly

depuis peu (au présent) — for a short while, for a little while

Je suis parisien depuis peu. — I've only been living in Paris for a short while., (au passé) a short while ago, a little while ago

Il est rentré depuis peu. — He came back a short while ago.

de peu — only just

Chantal a manqué son train de peu. — Chantal only just missed her train.

Il est de peu mon cadet. — He's just a bit younger than me.

2. nm

1)

le peu de gens qui — the few people who

le peu de sable qui — what little sand, the little sand which

2)

un peu (emploi pronominal) — a little

J'en voudrais un peu. — I'd like a little., (emploi adverbial, avec adjectif) a little, a bit

Elle est un peu timide. — She's a bit shy., She's a little shy.

un peu de — a little, a bit of

un peu de gâteau — a bit of cake

un peu de lait — a little milk, a bit of milk

un peu d'espoir — a little hope, a bit of hope

un petit peu — a little bit

un petit peu de crème — a little bit of cream

un peu plus de [vent, sucre, personnes, voitures] — slightly more

un peu moins de [vent, sucre] — slightly less, [personnes, voitures] slightly fewer

3) (autres locutions)

pour un peu il...; un peu plus et il... — he very nearly..., he all but...

essayez un peu! — just try it!

3. pron

few

peu le savent — few people know

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peu

❢ Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots. Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités ⇒ Les quantités.

A adv

1 ( modifiant un verbe) not much; il travaille/dort/parle peu he doesn't work/sleep/talk much; elle gagne assez peu she doesn't earn very much; elle gagne très/trop peu she earns very/too little; le radiateur chauffe peu the radiator doesn't give out much heat; je sors assez/très peu I don't go out very much/very much at all; je sais me contenter de peu I'm satisfied with very little; 40 euros/un demi-litre/1,50 m, c'est (bien) peu 40 euros/half a litre^GB/1,50 m, that's not (very) much; 20 personnes, c'est peu 20 people, that's not many; dix minutes/deux mois ça fait peu ten minutes/two months, that's not long; deux semaines c'est trop peu two weeks isn't long enough; si peu que ce soit however little, no matter how little; tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu you're not going to worry about such a little thing; je ne vais pas me casser la tête pour si peu I'm not going to rack my brains over such a little thing; il leur en faut peu pour pleurer/paniquer it doesn't take much to make them cry/panic; la catastrophe a été évitée de peu disaster was only just avoided; tu les as ratés de peu you've just missed them; il est mon aîné de peu he's slightly older than me; j'aime peu sa façon de dévisager les gens I don't much care for the way he stares at people; ça compte or importe peu it doesn't really matter; la cuisine n'est pas très bonne, et c'est peu dire the food isn't very good to say the least; il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire○! he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!; un homme comme on en voit or fait○ peu the kind of man you don't often come across; très peu pour moi○! fig no thanks○!;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) not very; peu soigneux/ambitieux/fier not very tidy/ambitious/proud; il est très peu jaloux he's not at all jealous; c'est un endroit assez peu connu it's a relatively little-known spot; cet endroit trop peu connu des touristes this spot which is sadly little known to tourists; pour les personnes trop peu qualifiées for people who haven't got enough qualifications; ils se sentent très ou fort peu concernés par… they feel quite unconcerned about…; nous étions peu nombreux there weren't many of us; nous étions très/trop peu nombreux there were very/too few of us; un individu peu recommandable a disreputable character; elle n'est pas peu fière she's more than a little proud.

B pron indéf peu lui font confiance few ou not many people trust him/her; il a écrit beaucoup de livres, peu lui survivront he has written many books, few will outlive him.

C peu de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) peu de mots/d'occasions few words/opportunities;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) peu de temps/d'espoir little time/hope; en peu de temps in next to no time; j'ai peu de temps pour le faire I haven't got much time to do it; il y a peu de changement there's little change; il y a peu de bruit there's not much noise; il est tombé peu de neige/pluie cet hiver there hasn't been much snow/rain this winter; il a peu de patience he's not very patient; c'est peu de chose it's not much; cela représente peu de chose it stands for little; avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux with very little she made a delicious meal; on est bien peu de chose! we're so insignificant!; il y a peu de visiteurs/divergences there are few ou not many visitors/differences; très peu de personnes sont atteintes very few people are affected; en peu de mots/jours in a few words/days; je sais peu de choses sur lui I don't know much about him; il y a peu de chances qu'il accepte he's unlikely to accept; la proposition a peu de chances d'aboutir the proposal has little chance of getting through.

D nm

1 ( petite quantité) le peu de the little [importance, confiance, pluie, liberté]; the few [livres, souvenirs, amis]; il a oublié le peu d'anglais qu'il savait he's forgotten the ou what little English he knew; elle s'est fait voler le peu d'objets qu'il lui restait she was robbed of the few things she had left; je vais dépenser le peu d'argent qu'il me reste I'm going to spend the ou what little money I've got left; il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him; je leur ai dit le peu que je savais I told them the ou what little I knew; il a dépensé le peu qu'il lui restait he spent what little he had left;

2 ( manque) le peu de the lack of; malgré le peu d'intérêt manifesté despite the lack of interest; j'ai remarqué ton peu d'enthousiasme I've noticed your lack of enthusiasm; ton peu d'appétit m'inquiète your lack of appetite is worrying me.

E un peu loc adv

1 ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit; mange un peu eat a little; cela m'inquiète/m'énerve/m'ennuie un peu it worries me/annoys me/bothers me a little ou a bit; ça m'agace plus qu'un peu○ it annoys me to say the least; le rôti est un peu brûlé the roast is a bit ou slightly burned; elle est un peu médium/poète○ she's a bit of a ou something of a medium/poet; tu ne serais pas un peu casse-cou? you're a bit of a daredevil, aren't you?; dors/attends/reste encore un peu sleep/wait/stay a little longer; ‘il a plu?’-‘pas qu'un peu○!’ ‘did it rain?’-‘did it ever○!’; ‘elle aime le fromage?’-‘oui, pas qu'un peu!’ ‘does she like cheese?’-‘does she ever○!’;

2 ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit; mange un peu plus/moins eat a bit more/less; parle un peu plus fort speak a little ou a bit louder; parle un peu moins fort keep your voice down; va un peu moins/plus vite go a bit slower/faster; il fait un peu moins froid qu'hier it's a little less cold than yesterday; il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier it's slightly ou a little colder than yesterday; un peu au-dessous/au-dessus de la moyenne slightly below/above average; elle se maquille un peu trop she wears a bit too much make-up; un peu plus de bruit/vent a bit more noise/wind; un peu plus de gens/problèmes a few more people/problems; un peu moins de slightly less [pluie, humour]; slightly fewer [gens, tableaux]; peux-tu me donner un tout petit peu plus de carottes can you give me just a few more carrots; amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins tu sais… bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference; donne-moi ton linge à laver, un peu plus un peu moins… give me your laundry, a bit more won't make any difference; ‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’-‘un peu beaucoup même○’ ‘he looked a bit annoyed’-‘more than a bit’;

3 ( emploi stylistique) just; arrête un peu de faire l'idiot! just stop behaving like an idiot!; répète un peu pour voir○! you just try saying that again!; vise un peu la perruque○! just look at the wig!; réfléchis un peu just think; je vous demande un peu○! I ask you!; il sait un peu de quoi il parle○ he does know what he's talking about;

4 ( emploi par antiphrase) a little; tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? aren't you just a little jealous?; ton histoire est un peu tirée par les cheveux your story is a little far-fetched to say the least; c'est un peu tard! it's a bit late!; tu exagères ou pousses○ un peu! you're pushing it a bit○!;

5 ○( pour renforcer une affirmation) il est un peu bien ton copain! your boyfriend is a bit of all right○!; ‘tu le ferais toi?’-‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ ‘would you do it?’-‘I sure would○!’; comme organisateur il se pose un peu là! as an organizer he's great!

F peu à peu loc adv gradually, little by little; les nuages se dissiperont peu à peu the clouds will gradually clear.

G pour un peu loc adv very nearly; pour un peu ils se seraient battus they very nearly had a fight; pour un peu il m'aurait insulté! he very nearly insulted me!

H pour peu que loc conj if; pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story.

[pø] adverbe

A.[EMPLOYÉ SEUL]

1. [modifiant un verbe] little, not much

il mange/parle peu he doesn't eat/talk much

je le connais peu I don't know him well

c'est peu le connaître it just shows how little you know him

il vient très peu he comes very rarely, he very seldom comes

on s'est très peu vu we saw very little of each other

j'ai trop peu confiance en elle I don't trust her enough

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc] not very

une avenue peu fréquentée a quiet street

il est assez peu soigneux he doesn't take much care

l'alibi est fort peu crédible the alibi is highly implausible

peu avant shortly ou not long before

peu après soon after, shortly ou not long after

je ne suis pas peu fier du résultat I'm more than a little proud of the result

B.[EMPLOI NOMINAL]

1. (avec déterminant) [indiquant la faible quantité]

le peu que tu gagnes the little you earn

(sans déterminant)

il vit de peu he lives off very little

il est mon aîné de peu he's only slightly older than me

il a raté son examen de peu (familier) he just failed his exam, he failed his exam by a hair's breadth

c'est peu it's not much

hommes/gens de peu (littéraire) worthless men/people

c'est peu (que) de le dire, encore faut-il le faire! that's easier said than done!

c'est peu dire that's an understatement, that's putting it mildly

ce n'est pas peu dire! and that's saying something!

très peu pour moi! (familier) not on your life!

2. [dans le temps]

ils sont partis il y a peu they left a short while ago, they haven't long left

d'ici peu very soon, before long

vous aurez de mes nouvelles avant peu you'll hear from me before long

je travaille ici depuis peu I've only been working here for a while, I haven't been working here long

3. [quelques personnes] a few (people)

nous étions peu à le croire only a few of us believed it

C.[PRÉCÉDÉ DE 'UN']

1. [modifiant un verbe]

un peu a little, a bit

je le connais un peu I know him a little ou a bit

reste un peu avec moi stay with me for a while

veux-tu manger un peu? do you want something to eat?

pousse-toi un (tout) petit peu move up a (little) bit

viens un peu par là come here a minute

pose-lui un peu la question, et tu verras! just ask him, and you'll see!

fais voir un peu... let me have a look...

tu l'as vu? — un peu! (familier) did you see it? — you bet I did ou and how!

un peu que je vais lui dire ce que je pense! (familier) I'll give him a piece of my mind, don't you worry (about that)!

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc]

un peu a little, a bit

je suis un peu pressée I'm in a bit of a hurry

il est un peu poète he's a bit of a poet

un peu partout just about ou pretty much everywhere

un peu plus a little ou bit more

un peu plus de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] a few more

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) more

un peu moins a little ou bit less

roule un peu moins vite drive a little more slowly

un peu moins de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] slightly fewer, not so many

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) less

nous avons un peu moins de difficultés we're not having quite so many difficulties

un peu trop a little ou bit too (much)

il en fait vraiment un peu trop! he's really making too much of it!

un peu beaucoup (familier) a bit much

tu as bu un peu beaucoup hier soir (familier) you certainly had a few last night

elle est jolie — un peu, oui! (familier) she's pretty — just a bit!

un peu plus et l'évier débordait! another minute and the sink would have overflowed!

un peu plus et on se serait cru au bord de la mer you could almost imagine that you were at the seaside

un peu plus, et je partais I was just about to leave

un peu plus et je me faisais écraser! I was within an inch of being run over!

peu à peu locution adverbiale

little by little, bit by bit, gradually

on s'habitue, peu à peu you get used to things, bit by bit ou gradually

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peu de locution déterminante

1. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] not much, little

[suivi d'un nom comptable] not many, few

cela a peu d'intérêt it's of little interest

peu de temps: je ne reste que peu de temps I'm only staying for a short while, I'm not staying long

il n'a que peu de temps à me consacrer he can only give me a small amount of time

peu de temps avant/après not long before/after

il y avait peu de neige there wasn't much snow

j'ai peu d'amis I have few friends, I don't have many friends

en peu de mots in a few words

on est peu de chose what an insignificant thing man is

c'est peu de chose it's nothing

2. [avec un déterminant]

le peu de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] the ou what few

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] the ou what little

le peu de connaissances que j'ai the ou what few acquaintances I have

le peu de fois où je l'ai vu on the few ou rare occasions when I've seen him

le peu d'expérience que j'avais what little experience I had

son peu d'enthousiasme his lack of enthusiasm

avec ce peu de matériel/d'idées with such limited material/ideas

peu ou prou locution adverbiale

(littéraire)

more or less

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pour peu que locution conjonctive

pour peu qu'il le veuille, il réussira if he wants to, he'll succeed

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu il m'accuserait! he's all but accusing me!

pour un peu, j'oubliais mes clés I nearly forgot my keys

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quelque peu locution adverbiale

(soutenu)

1. [modifiant un verbe] just a little

2. [modifiant un adjectif] somewhat, rather

il était quelque peu éméché he was somewhat ou rather tipsy

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quelque peu de locution déterminante

(soutenu)

not a little

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si peu que locution conjonctive

si peu que j'y aille, j'apprécie toujours beaucoup l'opéra although I don't go very often, I always like the opera very much

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si peu... que locution conjonctive

si peu réaliste qu'il soit however unrealistic he may be

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sous peu locution adverbiale

before long, in a short while

vous recevrez sous peu les résultats de vos analyses you will receive the results of your tests in a short while

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un peu de locution déterminante

a little (bit) of

prends un peu de gâteau have a little ou some cake

un peu de tout a bit of everything

avec un peu de chance... with a little luck...

allons, un peu de patience! come on, let's be patient!

avec un (tout) petit peu de bonne volonté... with (just) a little willingness...

tu l'as quitté par dépit? — il y a un petit peu de ça so you left him in a fit of pique? — that was partly it ou that was part of the reason

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > peu

17 echar

v.

1 to throw.

echar algo a la basura to throw something in the bin

Ella echa la basura She throws the garbage.

2 to put.

echa esos pantalones a la lavadora put those trousers in the washing machine

3 to pour (añadir) (vino, agua).

échame más zumo, por favor (sal, azúcar) could you pour me some more juice, please?

4 to give (decir) (discurso).

5 to post(postcard, letter).

echar algo al correo to put something in the post, to post something, to mail something (United States)

6 to give off, to emit (humo, vapor, chispas).

está que echa humo (informal figurative) she's fuming

El silenciador echa gases tóxicos The muffler emits toxic gases.

7 to sprout, to shoot (hojas, flores).

Mi mata de café echó hojitas My coffee plant sprouted leaves.

8 to lie (down).

9 to tell (buenaventura).

echar las cartas (a alguien) to read somebody's fortune (in cards)

10 to fire, to turn out, to dismiss.

La empresa echó a los empleados The company fired the employees.

11 to put in, to add in, to pour, to pour in.

Ella le echó agua al balde She put water in the pail.

12 to cast out, to throw out, to ditch, to drop.

María echó al borracho Mary cast out the wino.

13 to blame, to attribute.

Le echó la culpa a Ricardo He attributed the blame to Ricardo.

14 to blurt out.

Nos echó una andanada de insultos He blurted out insults on us.

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echar

► verbo transitivo

1 (lanzar) to throw

■ echar monedas en la fuente to throw coins in the fountain

2 (dejar caer) to put, drop

3 (líquido) to pour; (comida) to give; (sal) to add, put in

4 (carta) to post, US mail

5 (expulsar) to throw out

■ lo han echado del cine he was thrown out of the cinema

6 (despedir de empleo) to sack, dismiss, fire

■ me han echado I've been sacked

7 (brotar, salir - plantas) to sprout; (- dientes) to cut; (- pelo) to grow

8 (decir) to tell

9 (emanar) to give out, give off

■ la caja de fusibles echa chispas sparks are coming out of the fuse box

10 (suponer, calcular) to guess

■ yo le echo 40 I think she's 40

11 (poner, aplicar) to put on, apply

12 (llave) to lock, turn; (cerrojo) to bolt, fasten

■ echa la llave lock the door, lock it

■ echa el cerrojo bolt the door, fasten the bolt

13 (multas, tributos) to give, impose

14 (en naipes) to deal

15 familiar (en el cine, teatro) to show, put on

■ echan una buena película en la tele there's a good film on TV

► verbo intransitivo

1 echar a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ echó a andar he began to walk

■ echó a correr she ran off

2 echar de + inf (dar)

■ echar de comer to feed

3 echar por (seguir, ir) to take, follow

■ echó por la izquierda he went left

► verbo pronominal echarse

1 (arrojarse) to throw oneself

2 (tenderse) to lie down

■ me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a bit

3 (ponerse) to put on

4 (novio, novia) to get oneself

5 echarse a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ se echó a reír he burst out laughing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar a cara o cruz to toss for

echar a un lado to push aside

echar a perder to spoil

echar a suertes to draw lots

echar abajo→ link=echarechar por tierra

echar algo a suertes figurado to draw lots for something

echar barriga / echar carnes to put on weight

echar cuentas to calculate

echar de menos / echar en falta to miss

■ la echa de menos he misses her

echar el freno to put the brake on

echar en cara to blame

echar la buenaventura to tell somebody's fortune

echar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, splash out

echar las bases de to lay the foundations for

echar leña al fuego figurado to add fuel to the fire

echar maldiciones to curse

echar mano a algo to reach for something

echar mano de to make use of

echar pelillos a la mar figurado to bury the hatchet

echar por tierra (edificio) to demolish 2 (reputación etc) to ruin

echar un cigarrillo to smoke a cigarette

echar una mano to give a hand

echar una mirada / echar una ojeada to have a look, have a quick look

echar una parrafada to have a chat

echar una partida to play a game

echar una regañina a alguien / echar un sermón a alguien to tell somebody off

echar una siesta to have a siesta

echarse a perder (alimentos) to go bad 2 (personas) to go downhill

echarse a un lado to move to one side

echarse atrás (inclinarse) to lean back 2 (repensárselo) to have second thoughts, get cold feet

echárselas de familiar to claim to be

■ se las echa de valiente he claims to be brave

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verb

1) to throw, throw out

2) fire, dismiss

3) put forth

4) add

5) launch

6) put

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- echar a perder
- echar de menos
- echarse
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Para las expresiones echar abajo, echar en cara, echar la culpa, echar en falta, echar de menos, echar a perder, echar raíces, echar a suertes, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=tirar) [+ pelota, piedra, dados] to throw; [+ basura] to throw away; [+ ancla, red] to cast; [+ moneda al aire] to toss; [+ mirada] to cast, give; [+ naipe] to deal

échame las llaves — throw me the keys

échalo a la basura — throw it away

¿qué te han echado los Reyes? — ≈ what did you get for Christmas?

- echarlas

2) (=poner) to put

echar carbón a la lumbre — to put coal on the fire

he echado otra manta en la cama — I've put another blanket on the bed

¿te echo mantequilla en el pan? — shall I put some butter on your bread?

échale un poco de azúcar a la mezcla — add a little sugar to the mixture

• tengo que echar [gasolina] — I need to fill up (with petrol)
leña 1)
3) (=verter) to pour

echó un poco de vino en un vaso — he poured some wine into a glass

echar cera en un molde — to pour wax into a mould

4) (=servir) [+ bebida] to pour; [+ comida] to give

échame agua — could you give {o} pour me some water?

¿te echo más whisky? — shall I pour you some more whisky?

no me eches tanto — don't give me so much

• tengo que echar de [comer] a los animales — I have to feed the animals

lo que le echen —

resiste lo que le echen — she can take whatever they throw at her

5) (=dejar salir)

la chimenea echa humo — smoke is coming out of the chimney

¡qué peste echan tus zapatos! — * your shoes stink to high heaven! *
chispa 1., 1), espuma 1), hostia 6), leche 9), peste 3), sangre 1)
6) (=expulsar) [de casa, bar, tienda, club] to throw out; [del trabajo] to fire *, sack *; [de colegio] to expel

cuando protesté me echaron — when I protested they threw me out

me echó de su casa — he threw me out of his house

lo han echado del colegio — he's been expelled from school

la echaron del trabajo — she's been fired {o} sacked *

echar algo de sí — to get rid of sth, throw sth off

7) (=producir) [+ dientes] to cut; [+ hojas] to sprout

está empezando a echar barriga — he's starting to get a bit of a belly {o} paunch

¡vaya mal genio que has echado últimamente! — you've become {o} got really bad-tempered recently!

8) (=cerrar)

echar la llave/el cerrojo — to lock/bolt the door

echar el freno — to brake

echa la persiana — can you draw the blinds?

9) (=mover)

a) [+ parte del cuerpo]

echar la cabeza a un lado — to tilt {o} cock one's head to one side

echar el cuerpo hacia atrás — to lean back

b) (=empujando) to push

echar a algn a un lado — to push sb aside

echar atrás a la multitud — to push the crowd back

10) (=enviar) [+ carta] to post, mail (EEUU)

eché la carta en el buzón — I posted the letter

¿dónde puedo echar esta postal? — where can I post this postcard?

11) (=calcular) to reckon

¿cuántos kilos le echas? — how much do you think {o} reckon she weighs?

¿cuántos años le echas? — how old do you think {o} reckon he is?

échale una hora andando — you can reckon on it taking you an hour if you walk

12) (=dar) [+ discurso] to give, make

echar maldiciones — to curse

echar una reprimenda a algn — to tick sb off, give sb a ticking-off

he ido a que me echen las cartas — I've had my cards read

13) [con sustantivos que implican acciones] [+ trago, partida] to have

¿echamos un café? — shall we have a coffee?

salió al balcón a echar un cigarrillo — he went out onto the balcony for a smoke {o} cigarette

echar una multa a algn — to fine sb, give sb a fine
polvo 5), vistazo
14) [+ tiempo]

hay que echarle muchas horas — it takes a long time

de jóvenes nos echábamos nuestros buenos ratos de charla — we used to spend a lot of time talking when we were younger

esta semana he echado cuatro horas extras — I did four hours overtime this week

15) * [en cine, televisión] to show

echaron un programa sobre Einstein — there was a programme about Einstein on, they showed a programme about Einstein

¿qué echan en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

16) [+ cimientos] to lay

17) (Zool) [para procrear]

ha echado a su perra con un pastor alemán — he has mated his bitch with a German shepherd

18) Caribe, Cono Sur (=azuzar) [+ animal] to urge on

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO (=tirar)

• ¡echa [para] adelante! — lead on!

ahora tienes que echar para adelante y olvidarte del pasado — you need to get on with your life and forget about the past

es un olor que echa para atrás — * it's a smell that really knocks you back *

echa para allá — move up

• echar [por] una calle — to go down a street

echemos por aquí — let's go this way
echar a ({+ infin})
echar a correr — to break into a run, start running

echar a reír — to burst out laughing, start laughing

3.

See:

echarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire — he tossed the coin

echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás — she threw her head back

le echó los brazos al cuello — she threw her arms around his neck

echar a alguien a perder — to spoil somebody

echar algo a perder — to ruin something

echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody

b) ( soltar)

les echaron los perros — they set the dogs on them

c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down

echarle las cartas a alguien — to read somebody's cards

2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel

me echó de casa — he threw me out (of the house)

3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)

4)

a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw

échale (la) llave — lock it

la persiana estaba echada — the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?

b) ( mover)

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off

echaba espuma por la boca — he was foaming at the mouth

6) ( producir)

a) < hojas> to sprout

ya está echando flores — it's flowering already

b) < dientes> to cut

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

Sentido II

7)

a) ( poner) <leña/carbón> to put; < gasolina> to put in

¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

b) (servir, dar) to give

¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?

echar de comer a los cerdos — to feed the pigs

8)

a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

le echó una maldición — she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show

¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?

Sentido III

11) <cigarillo/trago> to have

echar una firma — to sign

echar el freno — to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda — she gave me a furious look

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

Sentido IV

12)

echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine

echaron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down
2.
echar vi

1) ( empezar)

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

las palomas echaron a volar — the doves flew off

2) ( dirigirse)

echó calle abajo — she went off down the street

echa por aquí — go down here

3)

echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
3.
1) echarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

me eché al suelo — I threw myself to the ground

echarse de cabeza al agua — to dive into the water

échate hacia atrás — lean back

la noche se nos echó encima — night fell suddenly

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)

se echó a un lado — she moved to one side

échate un poco para allá — move over that way a bit

echarse atrás — to back out

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se las echa de culto — he likes to think he's cultured

d) aves to brood

3)

a) ( ponerse) to put on

echarse crema — to put cream on

se echó el abrigo por los hombros — she put the coat around her shoulders

b) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

4) ( expulsar)

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to break

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take

Sentido II

7) ( empezar) echar 1)

* * *

= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

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. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex. He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex. As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex. Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex. Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex. Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.

Ex. The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

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* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* echando hostias = like the clappers.

* echando mecha = like the clappers.

* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echar amarras = moor.

* echar anclas = drop + anchor.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* echar brotes = bud, sprout.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.

* echar el candado = padlock.

* echar en cara = fault.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.

* echar gasolina = pump + gas.

* echar hojas = leaf out.

* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* echar los postigos = shutter.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* echarse = stretch out, lie down.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.

* echarse un duelo = duel.

* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.

* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse un trago = tipple.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.

* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.

* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.

* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* echar vino = pour + wine.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* planta que echa flores = bloomer.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire — he tossed the coin

echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás — she threw her head back

le echó los brazos al cuello — she threw her arms around his neck

echar a alguien a perder — to spoil somebody

echar algo a perder — to ruin something

echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody

b) ( soltar)

les echaron los perros — they set the dogs on them

c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down

echarle las cartas a alguien — to read somebody's cards

2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel

me echó de casa — he threw me out (of the house)

3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)

4)

a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw

échale (la) llave — lock it

la persiana estaba echada — the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?

b) ( mover)

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off

echaba espuma por la boca — he was foaming at the mouth

6) ( producir)

a) < hojas> to sprout

ya está echando flores — it's flowering already

b) < dientes> to cut

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

Sentido II

7)

a) ( poner) <leña/carbón> to put; < gasolina> to put in

¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

b) (servir, dar) to give

¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?

echar de comer a los cerdos — to feed the pigs

8)

a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

le echó una maldición — she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show

¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?

Sentido III

11) <cigarillo/trago> to have

echar una firma — to sign

echar el freno — to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda — she gave me a furious look

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

Sentido IV

12)

echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine

echaron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down
2.
echar vi

1) ( empezar)

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

las palomas echaron a volar — the doves flew off

2) ( dirigirse)

echó calle abajo — she went off down the street

echa por aquí — go down here

3)

echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
3.
1) echarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

me eché al suelo — I threw myself to the ground

echarse de cabeza al agua — to dive into the water

échate hacia atrás — lean back

la noche se nos echó encima — night fell suddenly

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)

se echó a un lado — she moved to one side

échate un poco para allá — move over that way a bit

echarse atrás — to back out

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se las echa de culto — he likes to think he's cultured

d) aves to brood

3)

a) ( ponerse) to put on

echarse crema — to put cream on

se echó el abrigo por los hombros — she put the coat around her shoulders

b) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

4) ( expulsar)

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to break

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take

Sentido II

7) ( empezar) echar 1)

* * *

= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

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: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex: Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.

Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* echando hostias = like the clappers.

* echando mecha = like the clappers.

* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echar amarras = moor.

* echar anclas = drop + anchor.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* echar brotes = bud, sprout.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.

* echar el candado = padlock.

* echar en cara = fault.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.

* echar gasolina = pump + gas.

* echar hojas = leaf out.

* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* echar los postigos = shutter.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* echarse = stretch out, lie down.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.

* echarse un duelo = duel.

* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.

* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse un trago = tipple.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.

* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.

* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.

* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* echar vino = pour + wine.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* planta que echa flores = bloomer.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

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echar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ echar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 lanzar, tirar

2 soltar

3 Juegos: cartas

B expulsar: persona

C echar: carta

D

1 pasar, correr

2 mover

E despedir: humo

F

1 echar: hojas

2 echar: dientes

Sentido II

A

1 poner

2 servir, dar

B

1 dirigir: sermón, discurso

2 imponer

C calcular

D dar: programa, película

E pasar: tiempo

Sentido III con sustantivos

Sentido IV

A echar abajo

B echar de ver

■ echar (verbo intransitivo)

A empezar

B dirigirse

C echar para adelante

■ echarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A

1 tirarse, arrojarse

2 tumbarse, acostarse

3 apartarse, moverse

B

1 ponerse

2 echarse novio/novia

3 tragarse

C expulsar

D romper

E tardar

Sentido II echarse a + infinitivo

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (lanzar, tirar) to throw

echó la botella por la ventanilla she threw the bottle out of the window

lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin

echó una piedra al agua she threw a stone into the water

échame la pelota throw me the ball, throw the ball to me

echaron el ancla they cast their anchor o dropped anchor

echó la red he cast his net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back

echó la mano a la pistola he grabbed o made a grab for his gun

le echó los brazos al cuello she threw her arms around his neck

echar a algn a perder to spoil sb

echar algo a perder ‹sorpresa/preparativos› to spoil sth, ruin sth

ha luchado tanto y ahora lo echa todo a perder he's fought so hard and now he's throwing it all away

la helada echó a perder la cosecha the frost ruined the harvest

echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb

¿cuándo lo echaste de menos? when did you miss it o realize it was missing?

te echo mucho de menos I really miss you, I miss you terribly

2

(soltar): les echaron los perros they set the dogs on them

echó el semental a la yegua he put the mare to the stud

3 ( Juegos) ‹carta› to play, put down

echarle las cartas a algn to read sb's cards

B (expulsar) ‹persona› (de un trabajo) to fire ( colloq), to sack ( BrE colloq); (de un bar, teatro) to throw … out; (de un colegio) to expel

me echaron (del trabajo) I was fired, I got the sack ( BrE)

me echó de casa he threw o turned me out (of the house)

entre dos camareros lo echaron a la calle two of the waiters threw him out

C ‹carta› to mail ( AmE), to post ( BrE)

D

1 (pasar, correr) ‹cortinas› to pull, draw

échale la llave lock it

la persiana estaba echada the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?

2

(mover): échalo a un lado push it to one side

lo echó para atrás she pushed ( o moved etc) it backward(s)

E

(expeler, despedir): echaba espuma por la boca he was foaming at the mouth

el motor echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the engine

el volcán echaba humo y lava the volcano was belching out smoke and lava

¡qué peste echa esa fábrica! ( fam); what a stink that factory gives off! ( colloq)

chispa² (↑ chispa (2))

F (producir)

1 ‹hojas› to sprout

la planta ya está echando flores the plant is already flowering

2 ‹dientes› to cut

estás echando barriga ( fam); you're getting a bit of a tummy ( colloq)

Sentido II

A

1 (poner) to put

le echaste mucha sal a la sopa you put too much salt in the soup

¿cuánto azúcar le echas al café? how many sugars do you take in your coffee?

echa esa camisa a la ropa sucia put that shirt in with the dirty laundry, put that shirt out for the wash

echa más leña al fuego put some more wood on the fire

¿qué te echaron los Reyes? ( Esp); ≈ what did Santa bring you?

échale valor y díselo ( fam); just pluck up your courage and tell him

2 (servir, dar) to give

échame un poquito de vino can you pour o give me a little wine?

¿te echo más salsa? do you want some more sauce?

tenía que echar de comer a los cerdos he had to feed the pigs

tengo que echarles de comer a los niños ( fam hum); I have to feed the children, I have to get the children's dinner ( o lunch etc)

lo que me/le echen ( Esp fam): yo, de trabajo, lo que me echen I'll do whatever needs doing ( colloq)

éste come lo que le echen he'll eat whatever's put in front of him ( colloq)

B

1 (dirigir) ‹sermón/discurso› (+ me/te/le etc):

me echó un sermón por llegar tarde ( fam); he gave me a real talking-to for being late ( colloq)

nos echó un discurso de dos horas ( fam); she gave us a two-hour lecture ( colloq)

le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

peste

2 ( fam) (imponer) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa he was fined, they gave him a fine, he got a fine

me echaron dos años I got two years ( colloq)

C ( fam) (calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):

¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?

le echo 20 años I'd say he was 20, I'd put him at 20 ( colloq)

¿cuánto te costó? — ¿cuánto le echas? how much did it cost you? — how much do you think? o have a guess

de aquí a tu casa échale una media hora it's o it takes about half an hour from here to your house

D ( Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show

¿qué echan en el Imperial? what are they showing at the Imperial?, what's on at the Imperial?

¿qué echan en la tele esta noche? what's on TV tonight?

E ( Esp fam) (pasar) ‹tiempo› to spend

echamos un rato agradable con ellos we spent o had a pleasant few hours with them

Sentido III ( con sustantivos):

echar un cigarrillo ( fam); to have a cigarette

echar una firma ( fam); to sign

echar el freno to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda she gave o threw me a furious look

echaron unas manos de póquer they played o had a few hands of poker

cuenta¹ f A 1. (↑ cuenta (1)), culpa, mirada, partida, siesta, etc

Sentido IV

A

echar abajo ‹edificio› to pull down;

‹gobierno› to bring down; ‹proyecto› to destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

nos echó abajo la moral it undermined our morale

echaron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

tierra

B

echar de ver to notice, realize

se echa de ver que está muy triste it's obvious that o you can see that she's not very happy

■ echar

vi

A (empezar) echar A + INF to start o begin to + INF, start o begin -ING

al ver que lo seguían echó a correr when he saw they were following him he started to run o started running o broke into a run

echó a andar sin esperarnos he set off without waiting for us

el motor echó a andar a la primera the engine started (the) first time

las palomas echaron a volar the doves flew off

B

(dirigirse): echó calle abajo she went off down the street

echa por aquí a ver si podemos aparcar go down here to see if we can find a place to park

echaron por la primera calle a la derecha they took the first street on the right

C

echar para adelante or ( fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco, si no vas a bloquear la salida del garaje go forward a little, or else you'll block the garage exit

echa p'alante y verás cómo te sale bien go for it! everything will turn out all right, you'll see ( colloq)

echa p'alante, que ya llegamos keep going, we're nearly there

■ echarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

nos echamos al suelo we threw ourselves to the ground

se echó en sus brazos she threw o flung herself into his arms

se echó de cabeza al agua she dived into the water

échate hacia atrás lean back

la noche se nos echó encima night fell suddenly, it was night before we knew it

echarse a perder «comida» to go bad, go off ( BrE);

«proyecto/preparativos» to be ruined

se me echó a perder el televisor my television's broken

era muy bonita pero se ha echado a perder she used to be very pretty but she's lost her looks

desde que se ha juntado con ellos se ha echado a perder since he started hanging out with them he's gone off the rails ( colloq)

encima

2 (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

se echó en la cama he lay down on the bed

me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a while, I'm going to have a lie-down ( BrE)

3 (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

se echó a un lado she moved to one side

me tuve que echar a la cuneta I had to go off the edge of the road

échate para allá y nos podremos sentar todos if you move over that way a bit we can all sit down

echarse atrás to back out

dijo que iba a venir, pero luego se echó atrás she said she was going to come, but then she changed her mind o pulled out o backed out

cuando vieron que iba a ser difícil se echaron atrás when they saw that it was going to be difficult, they got cold feet o backed out

echárselas ( Chi fam): el jefe no le quiso pagar más y se las echó the boss didn't want to pay him any more so he upped and left ( colloq)

se las echó cerro arriba he went off up the hill

echárselas de algo ( fam): se las echa de culto he likes to think he's cultured

se las echa de gran conocedor de vinos he claims to be o makes out he is a bit of a wine connoisseur, he likes to think of himself as o ( BrE) he fancies himself as a bit of a wine connoisseur ( colloq)

B

1 (ponerse) to put on

échate crema o te quemarás con este sol put some cream on or you'll burn in this sun

se echó el abrigo por los hombros she threw the coat around her shoulders

espalda

2 ( fam) ‹novio/novia›

se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

3 ( Méx fam) (tragarse) to drink

C (expulsar) ‹pedo›

¿quién se ha echado un pedo? who's let off o farted? ( colloq)

D ( Méx fam) (romper) to break

echarse a algn al plato ( Méx fam); to bump sb off ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (tardar) ‹horas/días› to take

Sentido II (empezar) echarse A + INF to start -ING o start to + INF

se echó a llorar he started crying o to cry, he burst into tears

se echaron a reír they started laughing o to laugh, they burst out laughing

se echó a correr cuesta abajo he ran o he set off at a run down the hill

sólo de pensarlo me echo a temblar just thinking about it gives me the shivers ( colloq)

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echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw;

◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin;
echaron el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net;
echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;
echar algo a perder to ruin sth;
echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb
b)

◊ echar abajo ‹ edificio› to pull down;

‹ gobierno› to bring down;
‹ proyecto› to destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
‹ moral› to undermine;
‹puerta/valla› to break … down
2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq);
(de bar, casa) to throw … out;
( de colegio) to expel
3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)
4
a) (pasar, correr) ‹ cortinas› to pull, draw;

◊ échale (la) llave lock it;

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?
b) ( mover):

◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side

5
a) (expeler, despedir) ‹olor/humo/chispas› to give off

b) ( producir) ‹ hojas› to sprout;

◊ ya está echando flores it's flowering already

1
a) ( poner) ‹leña/carbón› to put;

‹ gasolina› to put in;
◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

b) (servir, dar) to give;

◊ échame un poco de vino can you give me a little wine?

c) ‹ trago› to have

2
a) ‹sermón/discurso› (fam) (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ echarle la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb

3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show
echarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ me eché al suelo I threw myself to the ground;

echarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water;
echarse a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE);

[cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruined
b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

◊ se echó a un lado she moved to one side;

échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit;
echarse atrás to back out
2
a) ( ponerse) ‹crema/bronceador› to put on

b) ‹ cigarillo› to have

c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:

◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

d) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break
4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take
5 ( empezar) echarse a to start o begin to, start o begin;
◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;

las palomas se echaron a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put
(una bebida) to pour
(gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine
(del trabajo) to sack, fire
(obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this
figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run
' echar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añorar
- balón
- bautizar
- borda
- botar
- bronca
- buenaventura
- cabezada
- campana
- cana
- capote
- cara
- cierre
- correo
- extrañar
- falta
- guante
- jarra
- jarro
- leña
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- olvidarse
- papilla
- película
- perder
- peste
- polvo
- pulso
- resto
- saco
- salar
- sapo
- siesta
- sortear
- suerte
- tierra
- tirar
- vista
- vistazo
- amarra
- ancla
- barriga
- basura
- brote
- buzón
- calle
- carta
- casa
English:
anchor
- arm wrestle
- belch
- blame
- boot
- boot out
- brake
- browse
- bud
- cast
- catapult
- chase away
- chuck out
- demolish
- dip into
- discharge
- door
- doze
- draw
- evict
- explode
- eye
- fill out
- fire
- forget
- froth
- fuel
- fume
- glance down
- glance round
- hair
- hex
- jettison
- kick out
- lace
- launch
- lay
- lend
- lie down
- lock up
- look
- lot
- mail
- miss
- muck up
- peep
- post
- puff
- pull apart
- put

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echar

♦ vt

1. [tirar] to throw;
[red] to cast;
echar anclas, echar el ancla to drop anchor;

échame el balón throw me the ball;

echar algo a la basura to throw sth in the Br bin o US garbage can;

echar una moneda al aire to toss a coin;

échalo en la cesta de la ropa sucia put it in the dirty-clothes basket;

echar una piedra por la ventana to throw a stone through the window;

echar abajo [edificio] to pull down, to demolish;
[puerta] to break down; [gobierno] to bring down; [proyecto] to ruin
2. [meter, poner] to put;

echa suficiente ropa en la maleta make sure you pack enough clothes in your suitcase;

échalo en el asiento de atrás put it on the back seat;

echa esta camisa a la lavadora put that shirt in the washing machine;

echa una firma en esta postal sign o put your name on this postcard;

Comp

echar leña al fuego to add fuel to the fire;

Comp
Fam
echar el resto: queda sólo una semana, ahora hay que echar el resto there's only a week to go, so from now on we really have to give it our all

3. [carta, postal] to post, US to mail;

¿(me) podrías echar esta carta? could you post o US mail this letter (for me)?;

echó la carta al buzón y siguió caminando he put the letter in the postbox o US mailbox and walked on;

echar algo al correo to put sth in the post, to post sth, US to mail sth

4. [trago, sorbo] to take, to have;
[cigarrillo] to have
5. [vistazo] to take, to have;

le he echado una mirada, pero no me parece interesante I've had a look at it, but I don't think it's very interesting

6. [mover] [parte del cuerpo]
echa la pierna a un lado move your leg aside;

echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;

echa los hombros para atrás y saca el pecho put your shoulders back and stick your chest out

7. [añadir] [vino, agua] to pour (a o en into); [sal, azúcar] to add (a o en to);
échame más agua, por favor could you pour me some more water, please?;

no me eches tanta azúcar en el café don't put so much sugar in my coffee

8. [dar] [comida, bebida] to give;

echa alpiste al canario give the canary some birdseed;

hay que echar agua a las plantas we need to water the plants;

Comp
Fam
lo que me/te/le etc[m5]. echen: [m5] Alberto come lo que le echen Alberto will eat whatever you put in front of him;

es un hombre muy paciente, aguanta lo que le eches he's a very patient man, he puts up with anything you can throw at him

9. [decir] [discurso, sermón] to give;
[reprimenda] to dish out; [piropo, cumplido] to pay;
echar una maldición a alguien to put a curse on sb;
Fam
le echaron una bronca por llegar tarde they told her off for arriving late;

me echó en cara que no le hubiera ayudado she reproached me for not helping her

10. [humo, vapor, chispas] to give off, to emit;

la fábrica echa mucho humo a la atmósfera the factory pours out a lot of smoke into the atmosphere;

Comp
Fam
está que echa humo he's fuming;

Comp
Fam
echar pestes o Méx [m5]madres: volvió de vacaciones echando pestes o Méx [m5] madres del lugar she came back from her Br holiday o US vacation cursing the place where she had stayed

11. [hojas, flores] to sprout, to shoot;
[raíces, pelo, barba] to begin to grow; [diente] to cut;
los almendros están echando flores the almond trees are beginning to flower;

está empezando a echar los dientes she's beginning to cut her teeth;
Fam
en los últimos meses ha echado mucha barriga he's developed quite a paunch over the past few months

12. [expulsar]
echar a alguien (de) to throw sb out (of);

le han echado del partido he's been expelled from the party;

le echaron de clase por hablar con un compañero he was thrown o sent out of the class for talking to a friend

13. [despedir]
echar a alguien (de) to fire o sack sb (from);

¡que lo echen! fire him!, sack him!, kick him out!

14. [accionar]
echar la llave/el cerrojo to lock/bolt the door;

echar el freno to brake, to put the brakes on;
Fam Fig
¡echa el freno! ¿estás seguro de que podemos pagarlo? hold your horses, are you sure we can afford it?

15. [acostar] to lie (down);

¿has echado al bebé? have you put the baby to bed?

16. [tiempo]
le he echado dos semanas a este proyecto I've taken two weeks over this project, I've spent two weeks on this project;

echaron dos horas en llegar a Bogotá it took them two hours to get to Bogotá

17. [calcular]
¿cuántos años le echas? how old do you reckon he is?;

siempre me echan años de menos people always think I'm younger than I really am;

échale que de aquí a Málaga haya 600 kilómetros let's say it's about 600 kilometres from here to Malaga

18. [naipe, partida] to play;

te echo una carrera I'll race you;

¿echamos un dominó? shall we have a game of dominoes?

19. [buenaventura] to tell;

echar las cartas a alguien to read sb's fortune [from the cards]

20. [emplear]
le echó muchas ganas al asunto he went about it with a will;

le echan mucha ilusión a todo lo que hacen they put a lot of enthusiasm into everything they do;

échale más brío al pedaleo put a bit more energy into the pedalling;

los ladrones le echaron mucho ingenio the thieves showed a lot of ingenuity

21. Fam [sentencia]
le echaron diez años he got ten years

22. Fam [documento]
tengo que ir a echar una instancia al Ministerio I've got to go and hand in a form at the ministry

23. Esp Fam [en televisión, cine, teatro] to show;

¿qué echan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV o Br telly tonight?;

¿qué echan en el Rialto? what's on o showing at the Rialto?;

echan una película de acción they're showing an action movie

24. Am [animales] to urge on

25. [otras contrucciones]
echar a perder algo [vestido, alimentos, plan] to ruin sth;
[ocasión] to waste sth;
no puedes echar todo a perder, después de tanto esfuerzo you can't just throw it all away after all that effort;

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth;

echar algo a suertes to draw lots for sth;

echar de menos to miss;

le echa mucho de menos he misses her a lot;

echo de menos mi casa I miss my house;
Chile
echarlas to run away;

echar algo por tierra to put paid to sth, to ruin sth;

eso echa por tierra todas nuestras esperanzas that dashes all our hopes

♦ vi

1. [encaminarse]
echar por la calle arriba to go o head up the street;

echar por la derecha to go (to the) right

2. [empezar]
echar a andar to set off;

echar a correr to break into a run;

echar a llorar to burst into tears;

echar a reír to burst out laughing;

echar a volar to fly off

♦ See also the pronominal verb echarse

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echar

I v/t

1 ( lanzar) throw; de un lugar throw out;

lo han echado del trabajo he’s been fired;

echar abajo pull down, destroy

2 humo give off

3 ( poner) put

4 carta mail, Br tb

post

5

:

echar la culpa a alguien blame s.o., put the blame on s.o.;

me echó 40 años he thought I was 40

II v/i

:

echar a start to, begin to;

echar a correr start o begin to run, start running

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echar vt

1) lanzar: to throw, to cast, to hurl

2) expulsar: to throw out, to expel

3) emitir: to emit, give off

4) brotar: to sprout, to put forth

5) despedir: to fire, to dismiss

6) : to put in, to add

7)

echar a perder : to spoil, to ruin

8)

echar de menos : to miss

echan de menos a su madre: they miss their mother

echar vi

1) : to start off

2)

echar a : to begin to

♦ See also the reflexive verb echarse

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echar vb

1. (tirar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

échame la pelota throw me the ball

2. (expulsar) to expel [pt. & pp. expelled] / to throw out

lo han echado del colegio he's been expelled from school

nos echó de su casa she threw us out of her house

3. (poner) to put [pt. & pp. put]

¿has echado sal al arroz? have you put any salt in the rice?

4. (dar) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

me has echado demasiado, no creo que pueda comérmelo you've given me too much I don't think I can eat it all

mi padre me ha echado un sermón my father gave me a lecture

5. (verter) to pour

échame un poco de zumo pour me some juice

6. (emitir) to give out

la chimenea echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the chimney

7. (jugar) to play / to have

¿echamos una partida de ajedrez? shall we have a game of chess?

8. (proyectar) to be on

¿qué echan hoy en televisión? what's on television tonight?

9. (calcular) to think [pt. & pp. thought] / to guess

¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?

te echo 25 años I think you're 25

echar a cara o cruz to toss a coin for it

echar a hacer algo to start doing something

echar de menos to miss

echar el cerrojo to bolt the door

echar una carta al buzón to post a letter

echar una mirada to look

Spanish-English dictionary > echar

18 escaso

adj.

scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.

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escaso

► adjetivo

1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small

2 (recursos) slender; (dinero) tight; (público) small; (lluvias, salario) low; (tiempo) very little

3 (poco de algo) few

■ escasos días few days

4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely

■ un kilo escaso barely a kilo

5 (mezquino) miserly, mean

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something

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(f. - escasa)

adj.

scarce, scant

- escaso de

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ADJ

1) (=limitado)

los alimentos están muy escasos — food is very scarce

las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim

habrá escasa visibilidad en las carreteras — visibility on the roads will be poor

el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended

tenemos escasa información del asunto — we have very little information on the subject

un programa de escaso interés — a programme of limited interest

un motor de escasa potencia — a not very powerful engine

iba a escasa distancia del otro coche — he was a short distance behind the other car

2)

escaso de algo — short of sth

anda escaso de dinero — he's short of money

estar escaso de víveres — to be short of food

escaso de recursos naturales — poor in natural resources

una región escasa de población — a thinly populated region

la fábrica está escasa de personal — the factory is short-staffed

3) (=muy justo)

hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons

duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour

tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15

ganar por una cabeza escasa — to win by a short head

4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy

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- sa adjetivo

a) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limited

la comida resultó escasa — there wasn't enough food

de escasa calidad — of mediocre quality

b) (en expresiones de medida, peso)

pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away

c) [estar] ( falto)

escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something

andamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

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= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.

Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

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* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* escasa comunicación = poor communication.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.

* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.

* ser escaso = be few and far between.

* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

* * *

- sa adjetivo

a) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limited

la comida resultó escasa — there wasn't enough food

de escasa calidad — of mediocre quality

b) (en expresiones de medida, peso)

pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away

c) [estar] ( falto)

escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something

andamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

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= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.

Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* escasa comunicación = poor communication.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.

* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.

* ser escaso = be few and far between.

* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

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escaso -sa

adjective

1

(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resources

ante un público escaso in front of a small audience

escasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of success

la visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airport

la comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough food

obras de escasa calidad works of mediocre quality

una persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligence

mis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited

2

(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrives

está a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers away

pesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months away

se despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours

3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sth

de momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the moment

andamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed

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escaso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ recursos económicos› limited, scant;

‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
b) [estar] ( falto) escaso de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› short of sth

escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under

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escaso, -a adj

1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;
[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;
escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;

sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;

vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;

joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;

la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;

debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was short

2. [falto]
andar o [m5] estar escaso de to be short of;

ando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;

el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;

la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more salt

3. [casi completo]
un metro escaso barely a metre;

dura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;

a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;

pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth

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escaso

adj

1 recursos limited;

escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of

2

:

andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth

3 ( justo)

:

falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;

un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo

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escaso, -sa adj

1) : scarce, scant

2)

escaso de : short of

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escaso adj

1. (con incontables) little

la comida era escasa there wasn't much food

un regalo de muy escaso valor a gift of very little value

2. (con contables en singular) small / low

un escaso número de participantes a small number of participants

un escaso nivel cultural a low level of culture

3. (con contables en plural) few

los escasos habitantes de la isla the few inhabitants of the island

faltan escasos minutos there are a few minutes to go

recursos escasos scarce resources

4. (apenas) just under / barely

duró dos horas escasas it lasted just under two hours

a dos metros escasos barely two metres away

andar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money

Spanish-English dictionary > escaso

19 llevar

v.

1 to take.

llevar algo/a alguien a to take something/somebody to

me llevó en coche he drove me there

El bus llevó a María The bus got Mary there.

2 to carry.

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders

El bus lleva mercadería para vender The bus carries goods for selling.

Esa frase lleva mala intención That phrase carries bad intention.

3 to wear.

llevo gafas I wear glasses

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me

4 to have.

llevar el pelo largo to have long hair

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty

5 to handle, to deal with.

lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

6 to keep.

llevar el paso to keep in step

7 to deal or cope with.

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with something well/badly

¿cómo lo llevas? (informal) how are you getting on?

8 to be wearing, to have, to wear.

LLeva un buen traje He is wearing a nice suit.

9 to lead, to live.

Lleva un vida muy triste He leads a very sad life.

10 to convey.

Su gesto lleva amor His gesture conveys love.

11 to take up.

Ella llevó ciencias el año pasado She took up Science last year.

12 to have been.

Llevo viviendo mucho tiempo aquí I have been living a long time here.

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llevar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to take

■ llévale esto a tu abuela take this to your granny

■ llévate los libros a tu habitación take these books to your bedroom

■ lleva a tu hermanita al colegio take your little sister to school

■ te llevo en coche I'll take you in the car, I'll give you a lift

2 (tener) to have; (tener encima) to have, carry

■ ¿qué llevas ahí? what's that you've got there?

■ ¿cuánto dinero llevas? how much money have you got on you?

■ llevaba un bate de béisbol she was carrying a baseball bat

■ llevaba las luces de posición encendidas his sidelights were on

■ llevo la calefacción puesta I've got the heating on

■ llevas los pantalones sucios your trousers are dirty

3 (prenda) to wear, have on

■ no me gusta llevar sombrero I don't like wearing a hat

■ no llevaba nada she had nothing on

■ llevaré un clavel en el ojal I shall be wearing a carnation in my buttonhole

4 (aguantar) to cope with

■ ¿cómo lleva lo de quedarse sin trabajo? how's he coping with losing his job?

5 (dirigir) to be in charge of

■ ¿quién lleva el tema de los pedidos? who's in charge of orders?

■ lleva la empresa ella solita she runs the company all by herself

6 (conducir - coche) to drive; (moto) - to ride

■ lleva un Seat azul he drives a blue Seat

7 (pasar tiempo) to be

■ llevo un mes aquí I have been here for a month

■ lleva tres días sin venir a trabajar he hasn't been to work for three days

8 (libros, cuentas) to keep

9 (años) to be older

■ te llevo tres años I'm three years older than you

10 (vida) to lead

■ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a hectic life

11 (tiempo, esfuerzo) to take

■ este trabajo nos llevará más de un mes this job will take us over a month

12 (compás, paso, ritmo) to keep

■ contigo no bailo, no sabes llevar el paso I'm not dancing with you, you can't keep in step

13 familiar (cobrar) to charge

■ ¿cuánto te llevaron por la reparación? how much did they charge you for the repairs?

► verbo intransitivo

1 llevar a (conducir) to take, lead

■ esta senda lleva a la cima this path takes you to the summit

■ y esto, ¿adónde nos lleva? and where will this lead us?

2 llevar a + inf (inducir) to lead to, make

■ esto me lleva a pensar que... this leads me to think that...

■ ¿qué lo llevó a actuar así? what made him act like that?

3 llevar + participio to have

■ llevo escritas cuatro cartas I've written four letters

► verbo pronominal llevarse

1 (obtener) to get; (ganar) to win

■ los rusos se llevaron todas las medallas the Russians won all the medals

2 (recibir) to get

■ se llevó un buen susto he got quite a shock

■ me llevé una agradable sorpresa I had a pleasant surprise

3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable

■ este color ya no se lleva this colour is not fashionable any more

4 (entenderse) to get on ( con, with), get along ( con, with)

■ se lleva bien con sus padres he gets on well with his parents

■ se llevan muy mal they don't get on at all

5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejarse llevar por... to be influenced by..., get carried away with...

llevar a la práctica to put into practice

llevar adelante to carry out

llevar la cuenta de to keep track of

llevar las de + inf to be likely to + inf

■ las llevas de perder you'll lose

llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn

llevarse por delante (gen) to carry away, sweep away 2 (viento) to blow away 3 (coche) to run over

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verb

1) to carry

2) take, take away

3) wear

4) endure, bear

•

- llevar a cabo
- llevarse
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Para las expresiones llevar adelante, llevar la contraria, llevar las de perder, llevar a la práctica, llevar a término, llevar ventaja, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=transportar) [con los brazos] to carry; [indicando el punto de destino] to take; [en vehículo] to transport

yo llevaba la maleta — I was carrying the case

es muy pesado para llevarlo entre los dos — it's too heavy for the two of us to carry

no te olvides de llevar un paraguas — make sure you take an umbrella with you

lleva los vasos a la cocina — can you take the glasses to the kitchen?

"comida para llevar" — "food to take away", "take-away food"

¿es para llevar? — is it to take away?

2) (=llevar puesto) to wear

¿hay que llevar corbata a la reunión? — do we have to wear a tie to the meeting?

llevaba puesto un sombrero muy raro — she had a very odd hat on, she was wearing a very odd hat

3) (=llevar encima)

solo llevo diez euros — I've only got ten euros on me

no llevo dinero (encima) — I haven't got any money on me

¡la que llevaba encima aquella noche! — * he was really smashed that night! *

4) (=tener)

a) [+ barba, pelo] to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

lleva el pelo corto — he has short hair

b) [+ adorno, ingrediente] to have

esta raqueta no lleva el precio — this racket doesn't have the price on it

este pastel no lleva harina — this cake doesn't have any flour in it

lleva un rótulo que dice... — it has a label (on it) which says...

el tren no lleva coche-comedor — the train doesn't have a dining car

lleva mucha sal — it's very salty

¿qué lleva el pollo que está tan bueno? — what's in this chicken that makes it taste so good?

c) [+ armas, nombre, título] to have, bear frm

llevará el nombre de la madre — she will be named after her mother

el libro lleva el título de... — the book has the title of..., the book is entitled...

5) [+ persona]

a) (=acompañar, conducir) to take

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio — I'm going to take the children to school

lo llevamos al teatro — we took him to the theatre

¿adónde me llevan? — where are you taking me?

a ver ¿cuándo me llevas a cenar? — when are you going to take me out for a meal?

b) [en coche] to drive

Sofía nos llevó a casa — Sofía gave us a lift home, Sofía drove us home

yo voy en esa dirección, ¿quieres que te lleve? — I'm going that way, do you want a lift?

6) (=conducir)

a) [+ vehículo] to drive

lleva muy bien el coche — she drives the car very well

yo llevé el coche hasta Santander — I drove the car to Santander

b) [+ persona, entidad]

este camino nos lleva a Bogotá — this road takes us to Bogotá

ha llevado al país a una guerra — he has led the country into a war

llevó a su empresa a la bancarrota — he caused his company to go bankrupt, he bankrupted his company

• [dejarse] llevar — to get carried away

se dejaba llevar por las olas — he allowed the waves to carry him away

no te dejes llevar por las apariencias — don't be taken in {o} deceived by appearances

si te dejas llevar por él, acabarás mal — if you fall in with him, you'll be in trouble

7) (=dirigir) [+ negocio, tienda] to run

llevar una finca — to run an estate

lleva todos sus negocios en secreto — he conducts all his business in secret

• llevar la [casa] — to run the household

lleva muy bien la casa — she's a very good housewife

• ¿quién lleva la [cuenta]? — who is keeping count?

llevar las cuentas {o} los libros — (Com) to keep the books

• llevar una [materia] — Méx to study a subject
compás 1)
8) (=aportar) to bring

la madre es quien lleva el dinero a la casa — it is the mother who brings home the money

llevó la tranquilidad a todos — he brought peace to everyone

seguro que llevas alegría a tu familia — I'm sure you're making your family happy

9) (=adelantar en)

mi hermana mayor me lleva ocho años — my elder sister is eight years older than me

él me lleva una cabeza — he's a head taller than me

10) (=inducir)

llevar a algn a creer que... — to lead sb to think that..., make sb think that...

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to think that...

11) (=tolerar)

llevar las desgracias con paciencia — to bear misfortunes patiently

¿cómo lleva lo de su hijo? — how's she coping with what happened to her son?

lleva muy bien sus setenta años — he's doing very well for seventy

tiene mucho genio y hay que saber llevarlo — he's very bad-tempered and you have to know how to deal with him

12) [indicando tiempo]

a) (=haber estado) to be

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? — how long have you been here?

llevo horas esperando aquí — I've been waiting here for hours

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train is an hour late

llevo tres meses buscándolo — I have been looking for it for three months

b) (=tardar) to take

el trabajo me llevará tres días — the work will take me three days

llevará varias horas reparar la avería — it will take several hours to carry out the repairs

13) (=cobrar) to charge

me llevó 80 euros por arreglar el televisor — he charged me 80 euros for fixing the television

no quería llevarme nada — he didn't want to charge me, he didn't want to take any money

14) (=ir por)

¿qué dirección llevaba? — what direction was he going in?, which way was he going?

• lleva [camino] de ser como su padre — it looks like he's going to turn out just like his father

15) [+ vida] to lead

llevar una vida tranquila — to live {o} lead a quiet life

16) + participio

llevo estudiados tres capítulos — I have covered three chapters

llevaba hecha la mitad — he had done half of it

lleva conseguidas muchas victorias — he has won many victories

17) (=producir) (Com, Econ) to bear; (Agr) to bear, produce

los bonos llevan un 8% de interés — the bonds pay {o} bear interest at 8%

no lleva fruto este año — it has no fruit this year, it hasn't produced any fruit this year

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [carretera] to go, lead

esta carretera lleva a La Paz — this road goes {o} leads to La Paz

3.

See:

llevarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

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= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex. Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex. Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex. Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex. Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex. The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex. When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex. These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

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* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

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llevar (puesto)

(v.) = wear

Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.

= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex: Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex: These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

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llevar [A1 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (de un lugar a otro) to take

tengo que llevar los zapatos a arreglar I must take my shoes to be mended

le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya el sábado I'll bring it when I come on Saturday

este programa pretende llevar un mensaje de paz y amor a sus hogares this program aims to bring a message of peace and love into your homes

el camión llevaba una carga de abono the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas let me help you carry your bags

¿qué llevas en el bolso que pesa tanto? what have you got in your bag that weighs so much?

dos hamburguesas para llevar two hamburgers to go ( AmE), two hamburgers to take away ( BrE)

[ S ] comida para llevar take out meals ( AmE), takeaway meals ( BrE)

2 ‹persona› to take

iba para ese lado y me llevó hasta la estación she was going that way so she gave me a lift to o took me to o dropped me at the station

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio I'm going to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar fuera he took us out to dinner

la llevaba de la mano I was holding her hand, I had her by the hand

3

(tener consigo): los atracadores llevaban metralletas the robbers carried submachine guns

no llevo dinero encima or conmigo I don't have any money on me

4 (CS) (comprar) to take

¿la señora ha decidido? — sí, llevo éste have you decided, madam? — yes, I'll take o I'll have this one

¿cuántos va a llevar? how many would you like?

B

1

(guiar, conducir): nos llevaron por un sendero hacia la cueva they led o took us along a path toward(s) the cave

este camino te lleva al río this path leads o takes you to the river

esta discusión no nos llevará a ninguna parte arguing like this won't get us anywhere

2 (impulsar, inducir) to lead

su afición por el juego lo llevó a cometer el desfalco his passion for gambling led him to embezzle the money

esto me lleva a pensar que miente this leads me to believe that she is lying

¿qué puede llevar a una madre a hacer una cosa así? what could induce a mother to do such a thing?

C

1 ‹vestido/sombrero› to wear

puede llevarse suelto o con cinturón it can be worn loose or with a belt

llevaba uniforme he was wearing his uniform, he was in uniform

no llevo reloj I'm not wearing a watch, I haven't got a watch on

2

(hablando de modas): vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso people don't have engagement parties any more

D

(tener): llevas la corbata torcida your tie's crooked

hace años que lleva barba he's had a beard for years

llevaba el pelo corto she wore o had her hair short, she had short hair

cada entrada lleva un número each ticket bears a number o has a number on it

el colegio lleva el nombre de su fundador the school carries o bears the name of its founder

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

A

(tener a su cargo): lleva la contabilidad de la empresa she does the company's accounts

su padre lleva la tienda/el bar his father runs the shop/the bar

el abogado que lleva el caso the lawyer o ( AmE) attorney who is handling the case

mi compañero lleva lo de los créditos my colleague deals with loans

trabaja a tiempo completo y además lleva la casa she works full time and does all the housework as well

B

1 (conducir) ‹vehículo› to drive; ‹moto› to ride

¿quién llevaba el coche? who was driving the car?

2 ‹pareja›

(al bailar): no sé bailar — no importa, yo te llevo I can't dance — it doesn't matter, I'll lead

C

1 ‹vida› to lead

(+ compl): lleva una vida normal/muy ajetreada he leads o has a normal life/very hectic life

llevan su relación en secreto they're keeping their relationship secret

¿cómo llevas lo del divorcio? how are you coping with the divorce?

está en segundo año y lo lleva muy bien he's in the second year and he's doing very well

¿qué tal lo llevas? ( fam); how are things? ( colloq)

lleva muy mal lo de que te vayas al extranjero she's taking this business of you going abroad very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista you handled the interview very well

2 ( Ven) ‹golpe/susto› to get

llevamos un susto grande cuando … we got a terrible fright when …

va a llevar un disgusto grande cuando se entere he's going to be very upset when he finds out

D

(seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time

baila mal, no sabe llevar el compás he's a bad dancer, he can't keep in time to the music

¿estás llevando la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué rumbo llevan? what course are they on?

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in o were they headed in?

Sentido III

A

1 (requerir, insumir) to take

lleva mucho tiempo hacerlo bien it takes a long time to do it well

(+ me/te/le etc): le llevó horas aprendérselo de memoria it took her hours to learn it by heart

me va a llevar horas it's going to take me hours

2

(tener como ingrediente, componente): ¿qué lleva esta sopa? what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla en lugar de aceite this pastry is made with butter instead of oil

lleva unas gotas de jugo de limón it has a few drops of lemon juice in it

este modelo lleva tres metros de tela you need three meters of material for this dress

la blusa lleva un cuello de encaje the blouse has a lace collar

el tren lleva dos vagones de primera the train has o ( frml) conveys two first-class carriages

B (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc):

me lleva dos años he's two years older than me

mi hijo te lleva unos centímetros my son is a few centimeters taller than you, my son is taller than you by a few centimeters

nos llevan tres días de ventaja they have a three-day lead over us

C ( Esp) (cobrar) to charge

no me llevó nada por arreglármelo he didn't charge me (anything) for fixing it

■

v aux

lleva media hora esperando she's been waiting for half an hour

¿llevas mucho rato aquí? have you been here long?

lleva tres días sin probar bocado he hasn't eaten a thing for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late

¿te desperté? — no, llevo horas levantada did I wake you? — no, I've been up for hours

lleva cinco años en la empresa she's been with the company for five years

hasta ahora llevan ganados todos los partidos they've won every game so far

ya llevaba hecha la mitad de la manga I'd already done half the sleeve

llevar las de ganar/perder to be bound to win/lose

con el apoyo del jefe, llevas todas las de ganar if the boss is behind you, you're bound to succeed

■ llevar

vi

1 «camino/carretera» to go, lead

lleva directamente al pueblo it goes o leads straight to the village

¿adónde lleva este camino? where does this road go o lead?

2 (al bailar) to lead

■ llevarse

v pron

A

1 (a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away

¿quién se ha llevado mi paraguas? who's taken my umbrella?

nos lo llevamos a la playa we took him off to the beach

no te lleves el diccionario, lo necesito don't take the dictionary (away), I need it

llévate a los chicos de aquí get the children out of here

los ladrones se llevaron las joyas the thieves went off with o took the jewels

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso the water swept away everything in its path

2 ‹dinero/premio› to win

la película que se llevó todos los premios the movie that carried off o won o took all the prizes

3 (quedarse con, comprar) to take

no sé cuál llevarme I don't know which one to have o take

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? how many would you like?

4 ( Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

5 ( Arg) ‹asignatura› to carry over

B

(dirigir): no te lleves el cuchillo a la boca don't put your knife in your mouth

se llevó la mano al bolsillo he put his hand to his pocket

C ‹susto/regañina› to get

¡qué susto me llevé! what a fright I got!

me llevé una gran decepción I was terribly disappointed, it was a terrible disappointment

se llevó su merecido he got what he deserved

quiero que se lleve un buen recuerdo I want him to leave here with pleasant memories

D

llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb, to get on (well) with sb ( BrE)

nos llevamos mal we don't get along o on

se llevan a matar they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato they fight like cat and dog

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llevar ( conjugate llevar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take;

◊ le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers;

te lo llevaré cuando vaya I'll bring it when I come;
¿qué llevas en la bolsa? what have you got in your bag?;
comida para llevar take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals
b) ( transportar) ‹ carga› to carry;

◊ la ayudé a llevar las bolsas I helped her carry her bags

c) ‹ persona› to take;

◊ nos llevó a cenar he took us out to dinner;

me llevó (en su coche) hasta la estación she gave me a lift to the station;
lo llevaba en brazos/de la mano she was carrying him in her arms/holding her hand
d) ( tener consigo) ‹llaves/dinero/documentación› to have

2
a) (guiar, conducir) to take;

◊ la llevaba de la mano I/he was holding her hand;

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte this won't get us anywhere
b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead;

◊ esto me lleva a pensar que … this leads me to believe that …

3
a) ‹ropa/perfume/reloj› to wear

b) ( tener) ‹barba/bigote› to have;

◊ llevaba el pelo corto she had short hair

1 ( tener a su cargo) ‹negocio/tienda› to run;
‹ caso› to handle;
‹ contabilidad› to do
2 (esp Esp) ( conducir) ‹ vehículo› to drive;
‹ moto› to ride
3 ‹ vida› to lead;
◊ llevar una vida tranquila to lead a quiet;

¿cómo llevas el informe? how are you getting on with the report?
4 (seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time;
◊ ¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?;

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in?
1
a) ( requerir) ‹ tiempo› to take;

◊ le llevó horas aprendérselo it took her hours to learn it

b) ( aventajar) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me lleva un año he's a year older than me;

nos llevan un día de ventaja they have a one-day lead over us
2 (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
llevar v aux:
◊ llevo una hora esperando I've been waiting for an hour;

lleva tres días sin comer he hasn't eaten for three days;
el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late;
llevo revisada la mitad I've already checked half of it
verbo intransitivo [camino/carretera] to go, lead
llevarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( a otro lugar) to take;

◊ la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away;

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? who took my umbrella?;
el agua se llevó las casas the water swept away the houses
b) ‹premio/dinero› to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take;

◊ me llevo este I'll take this one

d) (Mat) to carry;

◊ 9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) ‹ asignatura› to carry over

2 ‹susto/regañina› to get;
◊ me llevé una decepción I was disappointed;

se llevó un buen recuerdo he left here with pleasant memories
3
◊ llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb

4 ( hablando de modas) to be in fashion;
◊ vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

llevar verbo transitivo
1 to take: llévame a casa, take me home
(en dirección al oyente) te lo llevaré al trabajo, I'll bring it to your work
2 (vestir) to wear: lleva el pelo suelto, she wears her hair down
3 (transportar) to carry: no llevo dinero encima, I don't carry any money on me
4 (tolerar, sufrir) lleva muy mal la separación, she is taking the separation very badly
5 (una diferencia de edad) le lleva dos años a su hermana, he is two years older than his sister
6 (cobrar) me llevó dos mil pesetas por el arreglo, she charged me two thousand pesetas for the repairs
7 (necesitar) eso no lleva mucho trabajo, that doesn't need much work
8 (tiempo) llevo dos horas esperando, I've been waiting for two hours
esto llevará un buen rato, this will take a long time
9 (un negocio, empresa) to be in charge of
(a una persona) to handle: te lleva por donde quiere, she does what she likes with you
♦ Locuciones: llevar adelante, to carry sthg through
llevar las de ganar/perder, to be on a winning/losing streak
La traducción más común es to take: ¿Adónde llevas eso?, Where are you taking that? Llévalo a la cocina. Take it to the kitchen. Sin embargo, tratándose de llevar algo hacia el oyente o el hablante, debes emplear el verbo to bring: Te lo llevaré mañana. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Te llevaré un regalo. I'll bring you a present.
' llevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- agitada
- agitado
- aire
- altar
- andar
- aparejada
- aparejado
- bajar
- batuta
- caballo
- cabo
- calzar
- calle
- cantante
- cargar
- cartera
- ciega
- ciego
- conducir
- costar
- dejarse
- delantera
- efectuar
- ejecutar
- escrita
- escrito
- garaje
- inducir
- juicio
- magistratura
- mal
- maquillarse
- operar
- pantalla
- pantalón
- perder
- preferir
- realizar
- sed
- sofoco
- subir
- traer
- transportar
- usar
- vestir
- voz
- anca
- andas
- arrastrar
English:
absorb
- accomplish
- account
- achieve
- ahead
- amulet
- astray
- authenticity
- band
- bankrupt
- bear
- blow
- boil
- bring
- carry
- carry about
- carry around
- carry away
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- coal
- conduct
- drag off
- drive
- effect
- fly
- follow through
- footpath
- forceful
- forever
- go through with
- hand-luggage
- handle
- haul up
- have
- have on
- have up
- hold
- hump
- implement
- inclination
- justice
- keep
- lead
- lead out
- lead to
- lead up to
- live
- lug

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llevar

♦ vt

1. [de un lugar a otro] to take;

le llevé unos bombones al hospital I took her some chocolates at the hospital, I brought some chocolates for her to the hospital with me;

llevaré a los niños al zoo I'll take the children to the zoo;

nosotros llevamos la mercancía del almacén a las tiendas we bring o transport the goods from the warehouse to the shops;

me llevó en coche he drove me there;

¿vas al colegio? ¡sube, que te llevo! are you going to school? get in, I'll give you a Br lift o US ride;

¿para tomar aquí o para llevar? is it to eat in or Br to take away o US to go?;

pizzas para llevar [en letrero] Br takeaway pizzas, US pizzas to go

2. [acarrear] to carry;

llevaba un saco a sus espaldas she was carrying a sack on her back;

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders;

¿llevas rueda de recambio? have you got a spare wheel?;

llevar adelante algo [planes, proyecto] to go ahead with sth;

llevar consigo [implicar] to lead to, to bring about;

está prohibido llevar armas carrying arms is prohibited

3. [encima] [ropa, objeto personal] to wear;

llevo gafas I wear glasses;

¿llevas reloj? [en este momento] have you got a watch on?, are you wearing a watch?;
[habitualmente] do you wear a watch?;
llevaba una falda azul she was wearing a blue skirt;

no lleva nada puesto she hasn't got anything o any clothes on;

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me;

nunca llevo mucho dinero encima I never carry a lot of money on me o around;

todavía lleva pañales he's still in Br nappies o US diapers

4. [tener] to have;

llevar bigote to have a moustache;

lleva el pelo largo he has long hair;

me gusta llevar el pelo recogido I like to wear my hair up;

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty;

los productos ecológicos llevan una etiqueta verde environmentally friendly products carry a green label

5. [como ingrediente]
esta tortilla lleva cebolla this omelette has got onion in it;

¿qué lleva el daiquiri? what do you make a daiquiri with?

6. [guiar, acompañar] to take;

los llevé por otro camino I took them another way;

lo llevaron a la comisaría he was taken to the police station;

un guía nos llevó hasta la cima a guide led us to the top;
Méx
lléveme con el gerente I want to see the manager

7. [dirigir] to be in charge of;
[casa, negocio] to look after, to run;
lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

8. [manejar, ocuparse de] [problema, persona] to handle;
[asunto, caso, expediente] to deal with; [automóvil] to drive; [bicicleta, moto] to ride;
este asunto lo lleva el departamento de contabilidad this matter is being handled by the accounts department;

ella llevó las negociaciones personalmente she handled the negotiations herself;

el inspector que lleva el caso the inspector in charge of the case;

lleva muy bien sus estudios he's doing very well in his studies;

sabe cómo llevar a la gente she's good with people

9. [mantener] to keep;

el hotel lleva un registro de todos sus clientes the hotel keeps a record of all its guests;

llevo la cuenta de todos tus fallos I've been keeping count of all your mistakes;

llevar el paso to keep in step;

llevar el ritmo o [m5] compás to keep time;

llevan una vida muy tranquila they lead a very quiet life

10. [soportar] to deal o cope with;

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with sth well/badly;

¿qué tal llevas o [m5] cómo llevas el régimen? how are you getting on with the diet?;

llevo bien lo de ir en tren todos los días, pero lo de madrugar… I can quite happily cope with catching the train every day, but as for getting up early…;
Fam
¿cómo lo llevas con el nuevo jefe? how are you getting on with your new boss?

11. [ir por]
la dirección que lleva el vehículo the direction in which the vehicle is heading;

lleva camino de ser famoso/rico he's on the road to fame/riches;

Comp

llevar las de ganar/perder: el equipo local lleva las de ganar/perder the local team are favourites to win/lose;

en un juicio, llevamos las de ganar if the matter goes to court, we can expect to win;

no te enfrentes con él, que llevas las de perder don't mess with him, you can't hope to win

12. [conducir]
llevar a alguien a algo to lead sb to sth;

aquella inversión le llevaría a la ruina that investment was to bring about his ruin;

¿adónde nos lleva la ingeniería genética? where is all this genetic engineering going to end?;

llevar a alguien a hacer algo to lead o cause sb to do sth;

esto me lleva a creer que miente this makes me think she's lying;

¿qué pudo llevarle a cometer semejante crimen? what could have led o caused him to commit such a crime?

13. [sobrepasar en]
te llevo seis puntos I'm six points ahead of you;

me lleva dos centímetros/dos años he's two centimetres taller/two years older than me

14. [amputar]
la motosierra casi le lleva una pierna the power saw nearly took o cut his leg off

15. [costar] [tiempo, esfuerzo] to take;

aprender a conducir o Am [m5] manejar lleva tiempo it takes time to learn to drive;

me llevó un día hacer este guiso it took me a day to make this dish

16. [pasarse] [tiempo]
lleva tres semanas sin venir she hasn't come for three weeks now, it's three weeks since she was last here;

llevaba siglos sin ir al cine I hadn't been to the cinema for ages, it was ages since I'd been to the cinema;

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? how long have you been here?;

llevo todo el día llamándote I've been trying to get through to you on the phone all day;

llevar mucho tiempo haciendo algo to have been doing sth for a long time

17. Esp [cobrar] to charge;

¿qué te llevaron por la revisión del coche? how much o what did they charge you for servicing the car?

18. CSur [comprar] to take;

llevaré la roja I'll take o have the red one;

¿lo envuelvo o lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?

♦ vi
[conducir]
llevar a to lead to;

esta carretera lleva al norte this road leads north

♦ v aux
(antes de participio)
llevo leída media novela I'm halfway through the novel;

llevo dicho esto mismo docenas de veces I've said the same thing time and again;

llevaba anotados todos los gastos she had noted down all the expenses

♦ See also the pronominal verb llevarse

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llevar

I v/t

1 take;

llevar a alguien en coche drive s.o., take s.o. in the car;

llevar dinero encima carry money

2 ropa, gafas wear

3 ritmo keep up

4

:

llevar las de perder be likely to lose;

me lleva dos años he’s two years older than me;

llevo ocho días aquí I’ve been here a week;

llevo una hora esperando I’ve been waiting for an hour;

¿te llevó dos horas hacer eso? it took you two hours to do that?

II v/i lead (a to)

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llevar vt

1) : to take away, to carry

me gusta, me lo llevo: I like it, I'll take it

2) : to wear

3) : to take, to lead

llevamos a Pedro al cine: we took Pedro to the movies

4)

llevar a cabo : to carry out

5)

llevar adelante : to carry on, to keep going

llevar vi

: to lead

un problema lleva al otro: one problem leads to another

llevar v aux

: to have

llevo mucho tiempo buscándolo: I've been looking for it for a long time

lleva leído medio libro: he's halfway through the book

♦ See also the reflexive verb llevarse

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llevar vb

1. (en general) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

lleva a sus hijos a la escuela she takes her children to school

le llevó muchos años aprender a tocar el arpa it took him many years to learn to play the harp

2. (cargar) to carry [pt. & pp. carried]

¿quieres que te lleve la compra? shall I carry your shopping?

3. (vestir) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]

lleva una chaqueta gris he's wearing a grey jacket

4. (tener) to have

¿qué llevas en la mano? what have you got in your hand?

el pastel lleva crema the cake has got cream in it

5. (conducir) to drive [pt. drove; pp. driven]

llevas el coche muy bien you drive very well

6. (tiempo) to have been

llevo media hora esperándote I've been waiting for you for half an hour

llevarle a alguien... años to be... years older than somebody

su hermano le lleva dos años his brother is two years older than him

para llevar to take away

Spanish-English dictionary > llevar

20 près

près [pʀε]

adverb

(dans l'espace, dans le temps) close

• la gare est tout près we're very close to the station

• il habite assez/tout près he lives quite/very near or close

• ne te mets pas trop près don't get too close

• c'est plus/moins près que je ne croyais (espace) it's nearer than/further than I thought ; (temps) it's sooner than/further off than I thought

• c'est terminé à peu de chose près it's more or less finished

• je vais vous donner le chiffre à un centimètre près I'll give you the figure to within about a centimetre

• cela fait 100 € à peu de chose(s) près that comes to 100 euros, or as near as makes no difference

• il n'est plus à 10 minutes près he can wait another 10 minutes

► de près

• il voit mal/bien de près he can't see very well/he can see all right close to

• surveiller qn de près to keep a close watch on sb

• il faudra examiner cette affaire de plus près we must take a closer look at this business

• on a frôlé de très près la catastrophe we came within an inch of disaster

• de près ou de loin [ressembler] more or less

• tout ce qui touche de près ou de loin au cinéma everything remotely connected with cinema► près de near close to

• leur maison est près de l'église their house is near the church

• le plus près possible de la porte as near the door as possible

• une robe près du corps a close-fitting dress

• ils étaient très près l'un de l'autre they were very close to each other

• elle est près de sa mère she's with her mother

• être très près du but to be very close to or near one's goal

• être près de son argent or de ses sous (inf) to be tight-fisted

• il est près de la retraite he's close to or near retirement

• il est près de la cinquantaine he's nearly fifty► ne pas être près de + infinitif

• je ne suis pas près de partir/de réussir at this rate, I'm not likely to be going/to succeed

• je ne suis pas près de recommencer I won't do that again in a hurry

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pʀɛ
1.

adverbe

1) ( non loin dans l'espace) close

la ville est tout près — it's no distance to the town, the town is close by

ce n'est pas tout près — it's quite a way

se raser de près — to have a close shave

2) fig

10 kg, à quelques grammes près — 10 kg, give or take a few grammes

ce roman est plutôt bon, à quelques détails près — this novel is quite good, apart from the odd detail

à ceci or cela près que — except that

il m'a remboursé au centime près — he paid me back to the very last penny

à une voix près, le projet aurait été adopté — the project would have been adopted but for one vote

gagner à deux voix près — to win by two votes

prends ton temps, on n'est pas à cinq minutes près — take your time, five minutes won't make any difference

précis au millimètre près — accurate to within a millimetre [BrE]

à une exception près — with only one exception

à quelques exceptions près — with a few rare exceptions

2.

près de locution prépositive

1) ( dans l'espace) near

elle habite près d'ici — she lives nearby ou near here

être près du but — fig to be close to achieving one's goal

j'aimerais être près de toi — I'd like to be with you

elle est près de lui — ( à ses côtés) she's at his side

2) ( dans le temps) near, nearly

il est près de l'âge de la retraite — he's near retirement age

il est près de minuit — it's nearly midnight

être près de faire — to be about to do

je suis près de penser que — I almost think that

ils étaient près de la victoire — they were close to victory

le problème n'est pas près d'être résolu — the problem is nowhere near solved

3) (par les idées, les sentiments) close (de to)

ils sont très près l'un de l'autre — they are very close

vivre près de la nature — to live close to nature

4) ( presque) nearly, almost

cela coûte près de 500 euros — it costs nearly ou almost 500 euros

3.

de près locution adverbiale closely

regarder de plus près — to take a closer look

suivre quelqu'un de près — to follow somebody closely

surveiller quelqu'un/qch de près — to keep a close eye on somebody/sth

vu de près, cela rassemble à... — seen from close quarters, it looks like...

les concurrents se suivent de près — the competitors are close together

s'intéresser de près à quelque chose — to take a close interest in something

voir la mort de près — to look death in the face, to come close to death

à y regarder de plus près — on closer examination

4.

à peu près locution adverbiale ( presque)

la rue est à peu près vide — the street is practically ou virtually empty

cela coûte à peu près 20 euros — it costs about ou around 20 euros

il y a à peu près une heure qu'il est parti — he left about an hour ago

à peu près de la même façon — in much the same way

à peu près semblables — pretty much the same

cela désigne à peu près n'importe quoi — it refers to just about anything

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pʀɛ adv
1) (pas loin) near

tout près — nearby

J'habite tout près. — I live nearby.

près de — near

Il habite près de la poste. — He lives near the post office.

Assieds-toi près de moi. — Sit down next to me.

près d'ici — near here

Est-ce que c'est près d'ici? — Is it near here?

de près — closely

Il a regardé la photo de près. — He looked closely at the photo.

2) (autres locutions)

près de (= environ) — nearly

Il y avait près de cinq cents spectateurs. — There were nearly 500 spectators.

à qch près; à 1kg près — to within about 1kg

On n'est pas à un jour près. — One day won't make any difference., One day either way won't make any difference.

à peu de choses près — more or less

à cela près que — apart from the fact that

être près de faire — to be on the point of doing

Il était près de le dénoncer. — He was on the point of informing on him.

ne pas être près de faire qch — to be not about to do sth

Je ne suis pas près de lui pardonner. — I'm not about to forgive him.

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près

A adv

1 ( non loin dans l'espace) close; la ville est tout près it's no distance to the town, the town is close by; ce n'est pas tout près it's quite a way; c'est plus près qu'on ne pense it's closer than you'd think; se raser de près to have a close shave;

2 ( non loin dans le temps) les vacances sont tout près maintenant the vacation is nearly here ou upon us;

3 fig cela pèse 10 kg, à quelques grammes près it weighs 10 kg, give or take a few grams; ce roman est plutôt bon, à quelques détails près this novel is quite good, apart from the odd detail; à ceci or cela près que except that; il m'a remboursé au centime près he paid me back to the very last penny; à une minute près, j'avais mon train/je battais mon record I was within a minute of catching my train/breaking my record; à une voix près, le projet aurait été adopté the project would have been adopted but for one vote; gagner/perdre à deux voix près to win/lose by two votes; elles sont semblables, à la couleur près they're the same but for the colour^GB; prends ton temps, on n'est pas à cinq minutes près take your time, five minutes won't make any difference; ils ne sont plus à un vol près one more theft won't make any difference to them; je ne suis pas à un paquet de cigarettes près what does the odd packet of cigarettes matter?; précis au millimètre près accurate to within a millimetre^GB; à une exception près with only one exception; à quelques exceptions près with a few rare exceptions.

B près de loc prép

1 ( dans l'espace) near; j'aimerais être près de toi I'd like to be with you; elle habite près d'ici she lives nearby ou near here; être près du but fig to be close to achieving one's goal; la balle est passée très près du cœur the bullet just missed the heart; près d'elle, un enfant jouait a child was playing near her ou beside her; elle est près de lui ( à ses côtés) she's with him;

2 ( dans le temps) near, nearly; il est près de l'âge de la retraite he's near retirement age; il est près de minuit it's nearly midnight; elle est près de la cinquantaine she's nearly fifty; on est près des vacances maintenant the holidays are nearly here ou upon us; être près de faire to be about to do; je ne suis pas près de recommencer/d'y retourner I'm not about to do that again/to go back there again; être près de partir/sombrer to be about to leave/sink; le jour est près de se lever dawn is about to break; je suis près de penser/croire que I almost think/believe that; être près de réussir/de refuser/d'accepter to be about to succeed/to refuse/to accept, to be on the point of succeeding/of refusing/of accepting; ils étaient près de la victoire they were close to victory; le problème n'est pas près d'être résolu the problem is nowhere near solved;

3 (par les idées, les sentiments) close; elle a toujours été très près de sa mère she has always been very close to her mother; ils sont très près l'un de l'autre they are very close; vivre près de la nature to live close to nature;

4 ( presque) nearly, almost; cela coûte près de 1 000 euros it costs nearly ou almost 1,000 euros; il a cessé de fumer pendant près de 20 ans he didn't smoke for nearly 20 years; cela a nécessité près d'un an de travail it involved nearly a year's work; le chômage touche près de 3 millions de personnes unemployment affects nearly ou almost 3 million people; une toile de près de 2 m sur 3 a canvas measuring almost 2 m by 3; cela fait près d'un mois que j'attends I've been waiting close to ou for nearly a month.

C de près loc adv closely; regarder de plus près to take a closer look; regarder/examiner qch de près to look at/to examine sth closely; observer/suivre qn de près to observe/to follow sb closely; surveiller qn/qch de près to keep a close eye on sb/sth; le coup de fusil a été tiré de très près the shot was fired at close range; voir de près to see clearly close up; vu de près, cela rassemble à… seen from close quarters, it looks like…; les examens/concurrents se suivent de près the exams/competitors are close together; les explosions se succédèrent de près the explosions came in close succession; être lié de près à qch to be closely linked with sth; s'intéresser de près à qch to take a close interest in sth; frôler de près la catastrophe to come close to disaster; ne pas y regarder de trop près not to look too closely; voir la mort de près to look death in the face, to come close to death; à y regarder de plus près on closer examination.

D à peu près loc adv ( presque) la rue est à peu près vide the street is practically ou virtually empty; cela coûte à peu près 200 euros it costs about ou around 200 euros; il y a à peu près une heure qu'il est parti he left about an hour ago, it's about an hour since he left; un groupe d'à peu près 50 personnes a group of about ou some 50 people; je pense à peu près comme toi I think more or less the same as you; à peu près de la même façon in much the same way; à peu près semblables pretty much the same; cela désigne à peu près n'importe quoi it refers to just about anything; c'est à peu près tout that's about the size of it; c'est à peu près tout ce qu'on sait sur cette affaire that's just about all we know about this matter.

[prɛ] adverbe

1. [dans l'espace] near, close

cent mètres plus près one hundred metres nearer ou closer

le bureau est tout près the office is very near ou just around the corner

2. [dans le temps] near, close, soon

jeudi c'est trop près, disons plutôt samedi Thursday is too soon, let's say Saturday

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[prɛ] préposition

(soutenu)

ambassadeur près le Saint-Siège ambassador to the Holy See

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à... près locution correlative

c'est parfait, à un détail près it's perfect but for ou except for one thing

j'ai raté mon train à quelques secondes près I missed my train by a few seconds

vous n'en êtes plus à un procès près what's one more trial to you?

on n'est pas à 50 euros près we can spare 50 euros

tu n'es plus à cinq minutes près another five minutes won't make much difference

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à cela près que locution conjonctive

except that

à peu de choses près locution adverbiale

more or less

à peu de choses près, il y en a cinquante there are fifty of them, more or less ou give or take a few

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à peu près locution adverbiale

1. [environ] about, around

on était à peu près cinquante there were about ou around fifty of us

2. [plus ou moins] more or less

il sait à peu près comment y aller he knows more or less ou roughly how to get there

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de près locution adverbiale

at close range ou quarters

il est rasé de près he's clean-shaven

surveiller quelqu'un de près to keep a close watch ou eye on somebody

frôler quelque chose de près to come within an inch of something

les explosions se sont suivies de très près the explosions took place within seconds of each other

ses enfants se suivent de près her children are close together in age

regarder quelque chose de (très) près

a. (sens propre) to look at something very closely

b. (figuré) to look (very) closely at something, to look carefully into something

étudions la question de plus près let's take a closer look at the problem

cela ressemble, de près ou de loin, à une habile escroquerie however ou whichever way you look at it, it's a skilful piece of fraud

tout ce qui touche, de près ou de loin à everything (which is) even remotely connected with

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près de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans l'espace] near

assieds-toi près de lui sit near him ou next to him

vêtements près du corps close-fitting ou tight-fitting clothes

[affectivement, qualitativement] close to

les premiers candidats sont très près les uns des autres there's very little difference between the first few candidates

être près de ses sous ou de son argent to be tightfisted

2. [dans le temps]

on est près des vacances it's nearly the holidays

il doit être près de la retraite he must be about to retire

nous étions près de partir we were about to leave

vous êtes près d'avoir deviné you've nearly guessed

je ne suis pas près d'oublier ça I'm not about to ou it'll be a long time before I forget that

3. [environ, presque] nearly, almost

on était près de cinquante there were almost ou nearly fifty of us

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