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adj.better.no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't comeserá mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut upadv.1 better.ahora veo mejor I can see better nowmejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you don't tell himmejor dicho (or) rathermejor que mejor so much the better2 best.el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best* * *► adjetivo1 (comparativo) better2 (superlativo) best■ mi mejor amigo,-a my best friend► adverbio1 (comparativo) better2 (superlativo) best► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mejor1 the best (one)\a lo mejor perhaps, maybeen el mejor de los casos at the very bestmejor dicho or rathermejor o peor one way or anothermejor que mejor so much the bettertanto mejor so much the better* * *1. adj.1) better2) best2. adv.1) better2) best3) rather•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) (=más bueno) [resultado, producto] better; [calidad, oferta] better, higher•
y lo que es mejor — and even better, and better still•
mejor que algo — better than sthb) (=preferible)•
ser mejor — to be better2) [superlativo]a) [de dos] betterde estos dos refrescos, ¿cuál es el mejor? — which is the better (out) of these two drinks?
b) [de varios] [persona, producto] best; [calidad] top, highest; [oferta] highest, best¿quién es tu mejor amigo? — who is your best friend?
ser el mejor de la clase — to be the best in the class, be top of the class
un jamón de la mejor calidad — a top quality ham, a ham of the highest quality
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lo mejor — the bestos deseo (todo) lo mejor — I wish you all the best, my best wishes (to you)
lo mejor del caso es que... — the good thing is that..., the best part of it is that...
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tenéis que hacerlo lo mejor posible — you have to do the best you can, you have to do your bestpartir 1., 3)•
lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it the best I could, I did it as well as I could2. ADV1) [comparativo de bien] better¿te sientes algo mejor? — do you feel any better?
¡pues si no quieres venir con nosotros, mejor! — well, if you don't want to come with us, so much the better!
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mejor dicho — or rather, or I should saylleva tres años en Inglaterra, o mejor dicho, en el Reino Unido — she's been in England, or rather o or I should say the United Kingdom, for three years
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mucho mejor — much better, a lot better *nunca•
mejor o peor, mejor o peor, ya saldremos adelante — for better or (for) worse, we'll come through this2) [superlativo de bien] best¿quién es el que lo hace mejor? — who does it best?
3) (=preferiblemente)mejor quedamos otro día — why don't we meet another day?, it'd be better if we met another day
tú, mejor te callas — * you'd better keep quiet *
cuanto 2., 2)mejor me voy — * I'd better go
4)• a lo mejor — maybe
a lo mejor viene mañana — he might come tomorrow, maybe he'll come tomorrow
-¿crees que lloverá hoy? -a lo mejor — "do you think it will rain today?" - "maybe" o "it might"
* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superiorva a ser mejor que... — it's better if...
tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better
al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end
b) ( comparativo de bien) better2)a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) bestle deseo lo mejor — I wish you the very best o all the best
b) ( superlativo de bien)IIéste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best
1)a) ( comparativo) betterb)mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half
2)a) ( superlativo) bestlo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability
b)a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer
3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)IIImejor pídeselo tú — it would be better if you asked him
masculino y femenino* * *= advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.Ex. Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.Ex. Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.Ex. Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.Ex. The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.Ex. The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.Ex. The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.----* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* al mejor precio = at the best price.* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.* aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.* aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.* aun mejor = better still.* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.* bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.* conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.* de mejor manera = best.* demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* el mejor = best of breed, the.* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.* el mejor modo de = the best way of.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.* en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.* entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.* funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* la mejor oferta = the best deal.* la mejor opción = the best bet.* la mejor salida = the best way forward.* la mejor solución = the best way forward.* lo mejor = the top of the tree.* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor de todo = best of all.* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.* lo que es aun mejor = better still.* lo que es mejor aun = better still.* mejor amigo = best friend.* mejor aun = better still.* mejor compra = best buy.* mejor conservado = best-preserved.* mejor dicho = nay.* mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.* mejor, el = best, the.* mejor imposible = as good as it gets.* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.* mejor oferta = best buy.* mejor oferta, la = best value, the.* mejor pensado = best-laid.* mejor planeado = best-laid.* mejor que = in preference to.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.* o mejor dicho = or rather.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* ser mejor en = be better at.* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* tanto mejor = so much the better.* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.* trabajar mejor = work + best.* una mejor ocasión = a better time.* un mejor momento = a better time.* vida mejor = better life.* y aun mejor = better yet.* y mejor aun = better yet.* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superiorva a ser mejor que... — it's better if...
tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better
al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end
b) ( comparativo de bien) better2)a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) bestle deseo lo mejor — I wish you the very best o all the best
b) ( superlativo de bien)IIéste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best
1)a) ( comparativo) betterb)mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half
2)a) ( superlativo) bestlo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability
b)a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer
3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)IIImejor pídeselo tú — it would be better if you asked him
masculino y femenino* * *el mejor= best, theEx: This fact further reinforces the notion that Western Europeans 'civilized' the world in the best interests of us -- the majority -- all.
= advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.Ex: Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.
Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.Ex: The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.Ex: The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* al mejor precio = at the best price.* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.* aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.* aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.* aun mejor = better still.* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.* bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.* conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.* de mejor manera = best.* demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* el mejor = best of breed, the.* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.* el mejor modo de = the best way of.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.* en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.* entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.* funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* la mejor oferta = the best deal.* la mejor opción = the best bet.* la mejor salida = the best way forward.* la mejor solución = the best way forward.* lo mejor = the top of the tree.* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor de todo = best of all.* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.* lo que es aun mejor = better still.* lo que es mejor aun = better still.* mejor amigo = best friend.* mejor aun = better still.* mejor compra = best buy.* mejor conservado = best-preserved.* mejor dicho = nay.* mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.* mejor, el = best, the.* mejor imposible = as good as it gets.* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.* mejor oferta = best buy.* mejor oferta, la = best value, the.* mejor pensado = best-laid.* mejor planeado = best-laid.* mejor que = in preference to.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.* o mejor dicho = or rather.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* ser mejor en = be better at.* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* tanto mejor = so much the better.* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.* trabajar mejor = work + best.* una mejor ocasión = a better time.* un mejor momento = a better time.* vida mejor = better life.* y aun mejor = better yet.* y mejor aun = better yet.* * *Aresultó mejor que el otro/de lo que pensábamos it was better than the other one/than we expectedva a ser mejor que no nos veamos más it's better if we don't see each other anymorey si no quiere comer tanto mejor or mejor que mejor and if she doesn't want to eat, all the better o so much the bettercuanto más grande mejor the bigger the betteral final todo fue para mejor it was all o it all worked out for the best in the endme siento mejor que ayer I feel better than (I did) yesterdaysabe mucho mejor así it tastes much better like thatBes el mejor jugador del equipo he's the best player in the teammi mejor amiga my best friendproductos de la mejor calidad products of the highest qualityeste vino es de lo mejorcito que producen ( fam); this is one of their better wineslo mejor es que le digas la verdad the best thing (to do) is to tell her the truthle deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the besthoy es el día en que la he encontrado mejor today is the best I've seen herla que está mejor de dinero the one who has most money o ( colloq) who's best offA1 (comparativo) betterluego lo pensé mejor y decidí aceptar then I thought better of it and decided to acceptpintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better o is getting better all the time2mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos años y medio she's two years older than me, sorry, two and a half o or rather, two and a half o no, two and a halfB1 (superlativo) bestéste es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor this is where you can see best (from)la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the playlo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as well as I could, I did it as best I could o ( frml) to the best of my ability2a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy this summera lo mejor no se han enterado they may o might not have heard, maybe o perhaps they haven't heardC( esp AmL) (en sugerencias): mejor lo dejamos para otro día why don't we leave it for another day?, I suggest we leave it o let's leave it for another daymejor me callo I think I'd better shut upel/la mejor (de dos) the better; (de varios) the bestse quedó con el mejor de los dos/de todos she kept the better of the two/the best one of all for herselfes la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class* * *
mejor adjetivo
1a) ( comparativo de
‹ calidad› better, higher, superior;
cuanto más grande mejor the bigger the betterb) ( comparativo de
está mejor así it's better like this
2a) ( superlativo de
( entre varios) best;
productos de la mejor calidad products of the highest quality;
lo mejor es que se lo digas the best thing (to do) is to tell her;
le deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the bestb) ( superlativo de◊ bien): la que está mejor de dinero the one who has the most money
■ adverbio
1 ( comparativo) better;
pintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better;
me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half
2 ( superlativo) best;
la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the play;
lo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability;
a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;
a lo mejor vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy
3 (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias):
mejor me callo I think I'd better shut up
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:◊ el/la mejor ( de dos) the better;
( de varios) the best;
mejor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de bueno) better: mi bolígrafo es mejor que el tuyo, my pen is better than yours
es mejor que confieses, you'd better confess
no hay nada mejor, there's nothing better
2 (superlativo de bueno) best
la mejor de la clase, the best in the class
lo mejor, the best thing
II adverbio
1 (comparativo de bien) better: canta mucho mejor, he sings much better
estamos mejor atendidos, we are better looked after
lo hace mejor que tú, she does it better than you do
2 (superlativo de bien) best: soy la que mejor lo hace, I'm the one who does it best
3 (antes, preferiblemente) mejor lo escribes, you'd better write it down
déjalo mejor para la tarde, it'd be better if you left it for the evening
♦ Locuciones: a lo mejor, maybe, perhaps, tanto mejor, so much the better
' mejor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- calaña
- caso
- concebir
- corta
- corto
- cuanta
- cuanto
- desear
- despersonalizada
- despersonalizado
- dicha
- dicho
- diplomacia
- don
- duda
- él
- embalarse
- flor
- gafar
- infinitamente
- ingeniar
- irse
- modestamente
- pegar
- pique
- postor
- postora
- premio
- que
- resbaladiza
- resbaladizo
- revolver
- según
- sentar
- sentirse
- superarse
- superior
- tanta
- tanto
- vaho
- vida
- voluntad
- alegrar
- caber
- cada
- camino
- casi
- como
- cuando
English:
acclaim
- acknowledge
- and
- any
- at
- attest
- awaken
- best
- better
- brand
- bust up
- but
- by
- change
- choose
- clean up
- dog
- ever
- eyesight
- far
- female
- few
- flagship
- gazump
- gazumping
- grade
- highlight
- institution
- job
- late
- laugh
- lion
- look up
- lot
- love
- male-dominated
- maybe
- mile
- more
- much
- next
- of
- off
- one-upmanship
- optimal
- out
- outdistance
- outmaneuver
- outmanoeuvre
- pain
* * *♦ adjella tiene una moto mucho mejor she has a much better motorbike;una televisión de mejor calidad a better-quality television;no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…;es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come;será mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut up;sería mejor que llamáramos a un médico we ought to call a doctor;2. [superlativo]el/la mejor… the best…;el mejor vino de todos/del mundo the best wine of all/in the world;un producto de la mejor calidad a top-quality product, a product of the highest quality;lo hice lo mejor que pude I did my best;es lo mejor que nos pudo ocurrir it was the best thing that could have happened to us;lo mejor es que nos marchemos it would be best if we left;te deseo lo mejor I wish you all the best;lo mejor fue que… the best thing was that…;a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;a lo mejor voy I may go♦ nmfel/la mejor (de) the best (in);el mejor de todos/del mundo the best of all/in the world;el mejor de los dos the better of the two;en el mejor de los casos at best;que gane el mejor may the best man win♦ advel inglés se me da mejor que el alemán I'm better at English than I am at German;lo haces cada vez mejor you're getting better and better at it;¿qué tal las vacaciones? – mejor imposible Br how were your holidays?, US how was your vacation? – couldn't have been any better;mejor me quedo I'd better stay;mejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you didn't tell him;mejor quedamos mañana it would be better if we met tomorrow;estar mejor [no tan malo] to feel better;[recuperado] to be better;nos va mejor con este gobierno we're better off under this government;me lo he pensado mejor I've thought better of it;mejor dicho (or) rather;mejor para ti/él/ etc so much the better;si tienen mucho dinero, mejor para ellos if they've got lots of money, so much the better;me han invitado a la ceremonia – mejor para ti I've been invited to the ceremony – good for you;mejor que mejor so much the better;tanto mejor so much the better2. [superlativo] best;el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best;esto es lo que se me da mejor this is what I'm best at;los vinos mejor elaborados the finest wines;el personal mejor preparado the best-qualified staff* * *I adj1 comp better;está mejor that’s better;ir a mejor get better;tanto mejor all the better2 sup:el mejor the best;lo mejor the best thing;lo mejor posible as well as possible;dar lo mejor de sí mismo do one’s bestII:mejor para ti good for you;a lo mejor perhaps, maybe* * *mejor adv1) : betterCarla cocina mejor que Ana: Carla cooks better than Ana2) : bestella es la que lo hace mejor: she's the one who does it best3) : rathermejor morir que rendirme: I'd rather die than give up4) : it's better that...mejor te vas: you'd better go5)a lo mejor : maybe, perhapsmejor adja falta de algo mejor: for lack of something betterestá mucho mejor: he's much bettermi mejor amigo: my best friendduermo mejor en un clima seco: I sleep best in a dry climate5) preferible: preferable, better6)lo mejor : the best thing, the best part* * *mejor adj adv1. (comparativo) better2. (superlativo) best(es) mejor que... it's better... -
82 gordo
adj.fat, plump, chubby, big.m.1 fat man, fat guy, fat person, fatso.2 jackpot.3 fat.* * *► adjetivo1 (carnoso) fat2 (grueso) thick3 (grave) serious4 (importante) big■ ¡qué mentira tan gorda! what a big lie!► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fat person (familiarmente) fatty2 el gordo the first prize in the lottery\armarse la gorda familiar to be hell to paycaer gordo,-a familiar not to stand somebodyestar sin gorda familiar to be brokehacer la vista gorda familiar to turn a blind eyequedarse sin gorda familiar to be broke————————2 el gordo the first prize in the lottery* * *(f. - gorda)adj.1) fat2) thick3) greasy, oily* * *gordo, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=obeso) fat; (=corpulento) stout, plump2) * [cosa, hecho] bigfue el desastre más gordo de su historia — it was the biggest o worst disaster in their history
y lo más gordo fue que... — and then to cap it all... *
3) [comida, sustancia] greasy, oily4) [agua] hard5) [lienzo, hilo] coarse6) Chile * (=querido) darling *gota 1., 1), perra 2), dedo 1), pez I, 1.2.SM / F fat man/woman¡gordo! — fatty! *, fatso! *
3. SM1) (Culin) fat, suet2) (=premio) jackpot, big prizegorda EL GORDO El Gordo, "the fat one", refers to a large lottery jackpot, particularly the one offered in the Spanish Lotería Nacional at Christmas. The Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad takes place on December 22 and the jackpot is worth several million pounds to the holder or holders of the winning number. Because of the cost of buying an entire number, people generally buy décimos (tenth-part shares), which means the total winnings are usually shared out between a number of people.ganar el gordo — to hit the jackpot, win the big prize
See:ver nota culturelle LOTERÍA in lotería* * *I- da adjetivo1) <persona/piernas> fatme/le/nos cae gordo — (fam) I/she/we can't stand him (colloq)
3) <carne/tocino> fatty4) (fam) (importante, serio) bigalgo gordo debe haber ocurrido — something big o serious must have happened
fue una metedura de pata de las gordas — it was a terrible o a huge blunder (colloq)
armarse la gorda — (fam)
IIy entonces se armó la gordo — and then the feathers began to fly
- da masculino, femenino1)a) ( persona) (m) fat man; (f) fat womanese gordo simpático — that nice, rather fat man o guy
es un gordito precioso — he's a cute, chubby little thing
b) (fam) ( como apelativo ofensivo) fatso (colloq), fatty (colloq)c) (AmL) (fam) ( como apelativo cariñoso) dear, love•• Cultural note:In Spain, the name given to the big prizes in the Lotería Nacional and Lotería Primitiva, in particular the prize for the Christmas draw of the Lotería Nacional. In Latin America it also means a big lottery prize* * *I- da adjetivo1) <persona/piernas> fatme/le/nos cae gordo — (fam) I/she/we can't stand him (colloq)
3) <carne/tocino> fatty4) (fam) (importante, serio) bigalgo gordo debe haber ocurrido — something big o serious must have happened
fue una metedura de pata de las gordas — it was a terrible o a huge blunder (colloq)
armarse la gorda — (fam)
IIy entonces se armó la gordo — and then the feathers began to fly
- da masculino, femenino1)a) ( persona) (m) fat man; (f) fat womanese gordo simpático — that nice, rather fat man o guy
es un gordito precioso — he's a cute, chubby little thing
b) (fam) ( como apelativo ofensivo) fatso (colloq), fatty (colloq)c) (AmL) (fam) ( como apelativo cariñoso) dear, love•• Cultural note:In Spain, the name given to the big prizes in the Lotería Nacional and Lotería Primitiva, in particular the prize for the Christmas draw of the Lotería Nacional. In Latin America it also means a big lottery prize* * *gordo11 = fattie, fat lump, fat lump of lard, fatso.Ex: That makes him sound bad, but he isn't -- He's a man who married a 22-year-old hottie only to wind up with a 35-year-old fattie.
Ex: I saw her on the telly the other day and she still looked like a fat lump to me.Ex: This brand new book is going to turn you from a useless fat lump of lard into a tender caring, satisfying, lover for the woman you love.Ex: We are becoming a nation of wimps, fatsos and crybabies because we have created a hypersensitive social and legal environment.gordo22 = fat [fatter -comp., fattest -sup.].Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.
* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.* demasiado gordo = overweight.* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.* mentira gorda = big fat lie.* pez gordo = power player, big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.* premio gordo = jackpot.* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.* sueldo de pez gordo = fat-cat salary.* * *A ‹persona/piernas/cara› fatsiempre ha sido muy gordo he's always been very overweight o very fatestás más gordo you've put on weight o you've got fatteres más bien gordita she's quite plumpB (grueso) ‹libro/rama/filete› thick; ‹lana/calcetines› thick; ‹suéter› thick, chunkyC ‹carne/tocino› fattyD ( fam) (importante, serio) bigalgo gordo debe haber ocurrido something big o serious must have happenedfue una metedura de pata de las gordas it was a terrible o a huge blunder ( colloq)armarse la gorda ( fam): cuando se entere se va a armar la gorda when he finds out there'll be hell to pay o there's going to be one hell of a fuss ( colloq)llegó ella y se armó la gordo it was absolute chaos o mayhem when she arrivedmasculine, feminineAese gordo simpático del número 28 that nice, rather fat man o guy who lives at number 28es un gordito precioso he's a cute, chubby little thing2 ( fam)(como apelativo cariñoso): gorda ¿te tomas un café? do you want a coffee, dear ( o love etc)?Bcarne con gordo fatty meatCle tocó el gordo he won the first prize o the jackpot (in the lottery)* * *
gordo 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹persona/piernas› fat;◊ siempre ha sido gordo he's always been overweight o fat;
estás gordo you've put on weight;
es más bien gordita she's quite plump
2 ( grueso) ‹libro/lana/suéter› thick
3 ‹carne/tocino› fatty
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) fat woman
gordo 2 sustantivo masculino (Jueg) ( premio mayor) jackpot ( in the state lottery)
gordo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) fat
2 (cable, jersey, etc) thick
3 (importante, serio) big: estoy en un lío muy gordo, I'm in big trouble
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fat person
familiar fatty
III sustantivo masculino el gordo, (de una lotería) the jackpot
♦ Locuciones: caer gordo: le cae gordo, she can't bear o stand him
' gordo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gorda
- pez
- dedo
- estar
- para
- premio
English:
bigshot
- bigwig
- coarse
- fat
- fish
- fleshy
- jackpot
- overweight
- plump
- rub up
- slight
- toe
- toenail
- big
- block
- keep
- onto
- over
- thick
* * *gordo, -a♦ adj1. [persona] fat;está más gordo que antes he's put on weight;el Gordo y el Flaco Laurel and Hardy;Famme cae gordo I can't stand him2. [grueso] thick;Espsal gorda cooking salt3. [grande] big;dedo gordo [de la mano] thumb;[del pie] big toe;cayó una tormenta gorda there was a big o terrible stormcometió un error muy gordo he made a major mistake;tuve una discusión muy gorda con él I had one hell of an argument with him5. Famarmar la gorda to kick up a row o stink;cuando llegó la policía se armó la gorda when the police arrived all hell broke loose;ni gorda: no vi/no entendí ni gorda [nada] I couldn't see/I didn't understand a thing♦ nm,f1. [persona obesa] fat man, f fat woman;los gordos fat people♦ nm1. [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;le tocó el gordo [en lotería] he won first prize, he won the jackpot;le tocó el gordo con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] he hit the jackpot with that job;con esa hermana que tiene le ha tocado el gordo [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for him having a sister like that2. [grasa] fat* * *I adj1 fat2:me cae gordo fam I can’t stand him;se va a armar la gorda fam all hell will break loose fam ;¡ésta sí que es gorda! fam this is a disaster!;no veo ni gorda fam I can’t see a damn thing famII m, gorda f fat persontocado el gordo I’ve won the jackpot; fig I’ve hit the jackpot* * *gordo, -da adj1) : fat2) : thick3) : fatty, greasy, oily4) : unpleasantme cae gorda tu tía: I can't stand your auntgordo, -da n: fat persongordo nm1) grasa: fat2) : jackpot* * *gordo1 adj2. (grueso) thickgordo2 n2. (premio de lotería) jackpot -
83 sal
f.1 salt (cooking & chemistry).sal común o de cocina cooking saltsal gema rock saltsal marina sea saltsal de mesa table salt2 wit (gracia).es la sal de la vida it's one of the little things that makes life worth living3 charm (garbo).4 misfortune, bad luck. ( Central American Spanish, Carib, Mexican Spanish)echar la sal a alguien to put a jinx on somebody5 piquancy, liveliness, salt, spice.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: salir.* * *1→ link=salir salir————————1 salt1 smelling salts\echar sal a algo to add salt to somethingla sal de la vida figurado the spice of lifesal de cocina cooking saltsal de frutas fruit salts pluralsal fina table saltsal gema rock saltsal gorda coarse saltsales de baño bath salts* * *noun f.* * *ISF1) (Culin, Quím) saltsal común — kitchen salt, cooking salt
sal de cocina — kitchen salt, cooking salt
sal de eno — CAm fruit salts, liver salts
sal gorda — kitchen salt, cooking salt
2) [de persona] (=gracia) wit; (=encanto) charm3) LAm (=mala suerte) misfortune, piece of bad luckII* * *I1) (Coc) saltcaerle (la) sal a alguien — (Méx fam)
le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa — she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the house
echarle la sal a alguien — (Méx fam) to put a jinx on somebody
la sal de la tierra — the salt of the earth
2) (Quím) salt3) (fam) (gracia, chispa)IIesa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas — her witty o funny way of telling stories
* * *= salt.Ex. Some subjects have both common and technical names, e.g. salt or sodium chloride.----* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras = gritter.* 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.* grano de sal = grain of salt.* minas de sal = saltworks.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* poner sal = salt.* sabor a sal = saltiness.* sal de ajo = garlic salt.* sal de la tierra = salt of the earth.* sal de mesa = table salt.* sal de roca = rock salt.* sales de baño = bath salts.* sal fina = table salt.* sal gema = rock salt.* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.* sal gruesa = rock salt, cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt.* sal marina = sea salt.* * *I1) (Coc) saltcaerle (la) sal a alguien — (Méx fam)
le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa — she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the house
echarle la sal a alguien — (Méx fam) to put a jinx on somebody
la sal de la tierra — the salt of the earth
2) (Quím) salt3) (fam) (gracia, chispa)IIesa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas — her witty o funny way of telling stories
* * *= salt.Ex: Some subjects have both common and technical names, e.g. salt or sodium chloride.
* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras = gritter.* 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.* grano de sal = grain of salt.* minas de sal = saltworks.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* poner sal = salt.* sabor a sal = saltiness.* sal de ajo = garlic salt.* sal de la tierra = salt of the earth.* sal de mesa = table salt.* sal de roca = rock salt.* sales de baño = bath salts.* sal fina = table salt.* sal gema = rock salt.* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.* sal gruesa = rock salt, cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt.* sal marina = sea salt.* * *sal1A ( Coc) saltéchale or ponle una pizca de sal add a pinch of saltmantequilla sin sal unsalted buttercaerle (la) sal a algn ( Méx fam): le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the housela sal de la tierra the salt of the earthCompuestos:common saltgarlic saltcooking salttable salt● sal finatable salt● sal gemarock saltA ( Coc) cooking salt(CS) cooking saltsea saltiodized salt( fam); life, sparkla música flamenca le puso un poco de sal y pimienta a la fiesta the flamenco music added a bit of spark o life to the partyle falta un poco de sal y pimienta she has no spark o life about her¡qué sal y pimienta con la que bailan! they're such lively dancers!B ( Quím) saltCompuestos:fruit salts (pl)( Per) caustic sodafpl smelling salts (pl)fpl bath salts (pl)hydrochloric acidC ( fam)(gracia, chispa): esa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas her witty o funny way of telling storiespara mí viajar es la sal de la vida for me travel is the spice of life* * *
Del verbo salir: ( conjugate salir)
sal es:
2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sal
salir
sal sustantivo femenino
1 (Coc) salt;
echarle la sal a algn (Méx fam) to put a jinx on sb
2 (Quím) salt;
sales de baño bath salts (pl)
salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;
el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
sal de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
sal para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
no puedo sal, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
sal de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
sal por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;
¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
sal con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
(+ me/te/le etc)
le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
( de detrás de una nube) to come out
2
[ disco] to come out, be released;
(+ compl)
1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensiveb) ( resultar):◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;
salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
sal bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 (de situación, estado) sal de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
sal adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;
[ propuesta] to prosper;◊ lograron sal adelante they managed to get through it
4 ( con preposición)a)
b)
salirse verbo pronominal
1
[ leche] to boil over;
salse de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
procura no salte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 ( irse) to leave;
salse de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;◊ salse con la suya to get one's (own) way
sal sustantivo femenino
1 salt
sal fina o de mesa, table salt
sal gruesa o gorda, cooking salt
sales de baño, bath salts
2 fam (chispa, gracejo) wit, sparkle
la sal de la vida, the spice of life
salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' sal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afuera
- corta
- corto
- derretir
- hervir
- le
- media
- medio
- pizca
- rasa
- raso
- salir
- salar
- salada
- salado
- salero
- sazonar
- sosa
- soso
- vinagrera
- pellizco
- poder
- por
- reducir
English:
bow
- coarse
- grain
- overdo
- pass
- pinch
- put
- rock salt
- salt
- salt-free
- reach
- some
- unsalted
* * *♦ nf1. [condimento] salt;echar sal a [guiso] to add salt to;sin sal [mantequilla] unsaltedsal de cocina cooking salt;sal común cooking salt;sal fina table salt;sal de fruta fruit salts;sal gema rock salt;Esp sal gorda [en la cocina] cooking salt; Fig [como descripción] coarse salt; Fig [humor soez] coarse humour;sal gruesa cooking salt;sal marina sea salt;sal de mesa table salt2. Quím saltsal amónica sal ammoniac3. [gracia] wit;[garbo] verve;tiene mucha sal bailando she dances with great verve;es la sal de la vida it's one of the things that make life worth living4. CAm, Carib, Méx [desgracia] misfortune, bad luck;echar la sal a alguien to put a jinx on sb♦ sales nfpl1. [para reanimar] smelling salts* * *I f1 salt;sin sal salt-free, without salt;bajo en sal low in salt, low-salt atrsal y pimienta spark, zest3 C.Am., Méxbad luckII vb → salir* * *sal nf1) : salt2) CA, Mex : misfortune, bad luck* * *sal n salt -
84 paga
f.1 salary, wages (salario).paga extra o extraordinaria = additional payment of a month's salary or wages made to Spanish workers in June and December2 payment, pay-off, pay, payoff.He made a payment Él pagó=He paid.3 wage-packet, envelope with pay.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pagar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pagar.* * *1 (sueldo) pay2 (de los niños) pocket money\paga extra bonuspaga y señal down payment* * *noun f.1) allowance2) pay* * *SF1) (=sueldo) [semanal] wages pl ; [mensual] salary; [de jubilado, viuda] pension; [de niño] pocket moneypaga extra, paga extraordinaria — salary bonus ( usually paid in July and December)
2) (Com) (=pago) paymentPAGA EXTRAORDINARIA Most long-term and permanent employment contracts in Spain stipulate that annual salary will be paid in 14 instalments. This means that most Spanish workers receive twice the normal monthly wage in June and December. These extra payments are generally known as paga extraordinaria or paga extra.* * *a) ( acción de pagar) paymentb) ( sueldo) pay¿qué tal es la paga? — what's the pay like?
* * *= salary, wage, pay.Ex. For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.Ex. For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.Ex. Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.* * *a) ( acción de pagar) paymentb) ( sueldo) pay¿qué tal es la paga? — what's the pay like?
* * *= salary, wage, pay.Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.
Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.Ex: Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.* * *paymenttreinta mil euros anuales, distribuidos en 15 pagas thirty thousand euros a year paid in 15 payments o installmentsaún no he recibido la paga I still haven't been paid, I haven't received my wages/salary yetCompuestos:● paga extra or extraordinaria* * *
Del verbo pagar: ( conjugate pagar)
paga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
paga
pagar
paga sustantivo femenino
paga extra or extraordinaria extra month's salary gen paid twice a year
pagar ( conjugate pagar) verbo transitivo
‹ deuda› to pay (off), repay;
‹comida/entradas/mercancías› to pay for;◊ ¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?;
le pagan los estudios they are paying for his education;
no puedo paga tanto I can't afford (to pay) that much;
paga algo POR algo to pay sth for sth
paga algo CON algo to pay for sth with sth;◊ ¡me las vas a paga! you'll pay for this!
verbo intransitivo (Com, Fin) to pay;
paga f (sueldo) wages
(de un niño) pocket money
paga extra, bonus ➣ Ver nota en salario
pagar verbo transitivo
1 (abonar) to pay: puedes pagarlo a plazos o al contado, you can pay for it in instalments or in cash
2 (recompensar) to repay: no sé cómo pagarte este favor, I don't know how I can repay you for this favour
3 (expiar) to pay for: tendrás que pagar tu crimen, you must pay for your crime
figurado ¡me las pagarás!, you'll pay for this!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (abonar) ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?, can I pay by card?
2 pagarás por tu intransigencia, you'll pay for your intransigence
' paga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asignación
- extra
- extraordinaria
- extraordinario
- salario
- aguinaldo
English:
behave
- going
- half-pay
- monthly
- pay
- pay packet
- protection money
- publicity
- rate
- lump
- spot
- wage
* * *paga nf[salario] salary, wages; [de niño] Br pocket money, US allowance;día de paga payday;tenemos 14 pagas al año we have 14 salary payments o wage packets a year;hoy nos dan la paga we get paid todaypaga extra o extraordinaria = additional payment of a month's salary or wages;paga de Navidad = additional payment of a month's salary or wages at ChristmasPAGA EXTRAThis is a bonus, equivalent to one month's wages, which is added to employees' salaries twice a year, in the summer and at Christmas, just in time to help people over these periods of heavy expenditure. It is considered as part of an employee's annual salary.* * *f1 ( jornal) pay2 de niño allowance, Brpocket money* * *paga nf1) : payment2) : pay, wages pl* * *paga n1. (sueldo) pay / wages2. (de niños) pocket money -
85 representar
v.1 to represent.este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last SupperEllos representan campiñas They depict fields.María representa a la madrastra Mary plays the part of the stepmom.Esto representa lo malo This represents the bad.2 to represent (actuar en nombre de alguien).representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists3 to look.representa unos 40 años she looks about 404 to mean.representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumptionrepresenta mucho para él it means a lot to him5 to perform (Teatro) (función).6 to act out, to represent, to act.Ella representó bien esa escena She acted the scene out very well.7 to act in someone's representation, to represent, to act in behalf of, to act in representation of.María representa a Ricardo Mary acts in John's representation.* * *1 (gen) to represent■ esta redacción representa varias horas de trabajo this composition represents several hours of work2 (símbolo) to represent, stand for4 (aparentar) to appear to be, look5 (importar) to mean1 (imaginarse) to imagine, picture* * *verb1) to represent2) perform3) portray•* * *1. VT1) (=actuar en nombre de) [+ país, votantes] to represent; [+ cliente, acusado] to act for, representla cantante que representará a España en el festival — the singer who will represent Spain at the festival
el príncipe representó al rey en la ceremonia — the prince attended the ceremony on behalf of the king o representing the king
2) (=simbolizar) to symbolize, representDon Quijote representa el idealismo — Don Quixote symbolizes o represents idealism
cuando éramos pequeños nuestros padres representaban el modelo a seguir — when we were small our parents were our role models
3) (=reproducir) to depictnuevas formas de representar el mundo — new ways of representing o portraying o depicting the world
esta columna del gráfico representa los síes — this column of the graph shows o represents those in favour
4) (=equivaler a) [+ porcentaje, mejora, peligro] to represent; [+ amenaza] to pose, representobtuvieron unos beneficios de 1,7 billones, lo que representa un incremento del 28% sobre el año pasado — they made profits of 1.7 billion, which represents an increase of 28% on last year
los bantúes representan el 70% de los habitantes de Suráfrica — the Bantu account for o represent 70% of the inhabitants of South Africa
la ofensiva de ayer representa una violación de la tregua — yesterday's offensive constitutes a violation of the truce
no sabes lo mucho que representa este trabajo para él — you don't know how much this job means to him
5) (=requerir) [+ trabajo, esfuerzo, sacrificio] to involve6) (Teat) [+ obra] to perform; [+ papel] to play¿quién va a representar el papel que tenía antes la URSS? — who's going to play the part o role previously played by the USSR?
7) (=aparentar) [+ edad] to look8) (=hacer imaginar) to point outnos representó las dificultades con que nos podíamos encontrar — she pointed out the difficulties we might come up against
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/organización/país> to represent2) < obra> to perform, put on3) ( aparentar) to look4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict6) (equivaler a, significar) to representesto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase
2.eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
representarse v pron to picture, imagine* * *= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.Ex. The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).Ex. Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.Ex. Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.Ex. MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.Ex. The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.Ex. The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.Ex. The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.Ex. This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.Ex. Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.Ex. For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.Ex. In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.Ex. The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.----* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.* imposible de representar = unmappable.* que no representa reto = unchallenging.* representar a = act for.* representar con una gráfica = graph.* representar en exceso = overrepresent.* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].* representar gráficamente = map.* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.* representar mal = misrepresent.* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.* representar un peligro = pose + danger.* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.* volver a representar = remap.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/organización/país> to represent2) < obra> to perform, put on3) ( aparentar) to look4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict6) (equivaler a, significar) to representesto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase
2.eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
representarse v pron to picture, imagine* * *= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.Ex: MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.Ex: Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.Ex: For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.* imposible de representar = unmappable.* que no representa reto = unchallenging.* representar a = act for.* representar con una gráfica = graph.* representar en exceso = overrepresent.* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].* representar gráficamente = map.* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.* representar mal = misrepresent.* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.* representar un peligro = pose + danger.* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.* volver a representar = remap.* * *representar [A1 ]vtA ‹persona/organización/país› to representno estaba representado por un abogado he was not represented by a lawyerrepresentó a Suecia en los campeonatos he represented Sweden in the championships, he played ( o swam etc) for Sweden in the championshipslos que no puedan asistir deben hacerse representar por alguien those who cannot attend should send a representative o proxyB ‹obra› to perform, put on; ‹papel› to playrepresentó el papel de Cleopatra she played Cleopatra o the part of CleopatraC (aparentar) to lookno representa la edad que tiene he doesn't look the age he isrepresenta unos cuarenta años she looks about fortyno representa lo que costó it doesn't look as expensive as it wasD (simbolizar) to symbolizela paloma representa la paz the dove symbolizes o is a symbol of peaceE (reproducir) «dibujo/fotografía» to show, depictla medalla representa a la Virgen the medallion depicts the Virgin Maryla escena representa una calle de los arrabales the scene shows o depicts a street in the poor quartersla obra representa fielmente la sociedad de fines de siglo the play accurately portrays society at the turn of the centuryF (equivaler a, significar) to representesto representa un aumento del 5% con respecto al año pasado this represents a 5% increase on last yearpara él no representa ningún sacrificio it's no sacrifice for himnos representa un gasto inesperado it means o involves an unexpected expenseintroducir la modificación representaría tres días de trabajo introducing the modification would mean o involve three days' workto picture¿te lo puedes representar sin barba? can you picture o imagine him without a beard?* * *
representar ( conjugate representar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/organización/país› to represent
2 ‹ obra› to perform, put on;
‹ papel› to play
3 ( aparentar) to look;
4 ( simbolizar) to represent, symbolize
5 ( reproducir) [dibujo/fotografía/escena] to show, depict;
[obra/novela] to portray, depict
6 (equivaler a, significar) to represent;◊ esto representa un aumento del 5% this represents a 5% increase;
eso representaría tres días de trabajo that would mean o involve three days' work
representar verbo transitivo
1 (un símbolo) to symbolize, represent: la paloma representa la paz, the dove stands for peace
2 (un cuadro, fotografía, ilustración) to depict: el cuadro representa una escena de caza, the painting depicts a hunting scene
3 (un ejemplo o modelo) to represent
4 (a una persona, un país, una institución) to represent
5 (una edad) to look: no representa la edad que tiene, she doesn't look her age
6 (en la imaginación) to imagine
7 (en valor, importancia) to mean, represent: su ascenso representó una gran alegría, I/he/she, etc. was overjoyed by his promotion
ese chico no representa nada para mí, that guy means nothing to me
8 Teat (una obra) to perform
(un papel) to play: mi amigo representa al emperador Augusto, my friend plays Emperor Augustus
' representar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- constituir
- hacer
- jugar
- vida
- significar
English:
act
- act out
- depict
- deputize
- do
- enact
- nation
- perform
- picture
- play
- portray
- represent
- role-play
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- pose
* * *representar vt1. [simbolizar, ejemplificar] to represent;este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper;la coma representa los decimales the comma indicates decimal places;Dalí representa perfectamente el surrealismo Dali is the ultimate surrealist painter2. [actuar en nombre de] to represent;el delegado sindical representaba a sus compañeros the shop steward represented his fellow workers;ha participado en dos festivales representando a su país she has represented her country at two festivals;representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists3. [aparentar] to look;representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty;representa muchos menos años de los que tiene she looks a lot younger than she is4. [significar] to mean;representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption;diez millones no representan nada para él ten million is nothing to him;representa mucho para él it means a lot to him[papel] to play6. Com to represent* * *v/t1 ( simbolizar) represent3 ( aparentar):representar menos años look younger* * *representar vt1) : to represent, to act for2) : to perform3) : to look, to appear as4) : to symbolize, to stand for5) : to signify, to mean* * *representar vb1. (un papel) to play2. (una obra) to performla compañía representará "Yerma" the company will perform "Yerma"3. (simbolizar) to represent4. (actuar en nombre de otro) to represent5. (aparentar) to look -
86 geschichte
f; -, -n1. (Erzählung) story ( über + Akk oder von about, of); (Märchen etc.) auch tale; erzähl mir keine Geschichten! umg. don’t give me any of your nonsense2. HIST., Buch und Wissenschaft: history; weitS. einer Person oder Sache: auch story; eine Geschichte der Technik lesen a history of technology; Geschichte machen make history; in die Geschichte eingehen go down in history; damit hat er Geschichte geschrieben in so doing ( oder with that) he made history; das ist ( bereits) Geschichte oder das gehört der Geschichte an that’s history; Geschichte studieren study history; sie hat Geschichte studiert she studied ( oder took, Brit. auch read) history3. umg., fig. (Angelegenheit, Sache) affair, business; eine dumme Geschichte (such) a stupid business; eine schöne Geschichte! a fine mess; die ganze Geschichte the whole business; eine Geschichte mit jemandem ( haben ) (Affäre) (have) an affair with s.o.; da haben wir die Geschichte! there you are; keine langen Geschichten! don’t make a song and dance about it; mach keine Geschichten! (zier dich nicht) don’t make such a fuss; (lass das) don’t be a fool; was machst du denn für Geschichten? tadelnd: what are you playing at?, Am. auch what are you up to?; zu Krankem: what are you making such a fuss about?; das ist eine böse Geschichte mit seinem Knie that’s a nasty business he’s got with his knee; alte Geschichten aufwärmen pej. rake over the ashes ( oder coals); immer die alte oder dieselbe Geschichte! it’s the same old story every time* * *die Geschichte(Erzählung) tale; narrative; story;(Vergangenheit) history* * *Ge|schịch|te [gə'ʃɪçtə]f -, -n1) no pl (= Historie) historyGeschichte des Altertums/der Neuzeit, Alte/Neue Geschichte — ancient/modern history
die Geschichte Spaniens/der Menschheit — the history of Spain/mankind
Geschichte machen — to make history
2) (= Erzählung, Lügengeschichte) story; (= Märchen, Fabel etc) tale, story; (= Kurzgeschichte) short storydas sind alles bloß Geschichten — that's all just made up, that's just a story
3) (inf = Angelegenheit, Sache) affair, business no pldas sind alte Geschichten — that's old hat (inf)
eine schöne Geschichte! (iro) — a fine how-do-you-do! (inf)
die Geschichte mit seinem Magen — the trouble or business with his stomach
als er damals diese Geschichte mit der Tänzerin hatte — when he was having that affair with the dancer
mach keine Geschichten! — don't be silly! (inf)
* * *die1) (the study of events etc that happened in the past: She is studying British history; ( also adjective) a history lesson/book.) history2) (a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc: I'm writing a history of Scotland.) history3) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) story4) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) tale* * *Ge·schich·te<-, -n>[gəˈʃɪçtə]fin die \Geschichte eingehen to go down in [the annals of] historyAlte/Mittlere/Neue \Geschichte ancient/medieval/modern history\Geschichte machen to make history2. (Erzählung) storyeine wahre \Geschichte a true storyeine \Geschichte erzählen to tell a story\Geschichten erzählen (fam) to talk nonsense [or rubbish]mach keine \Geschichten! don't do anything stupid [or silly]!mach keine langen \Geschichten! stop messing [or dithering] about [or around]!3. (fam: Angelegenheit, Sache) businessalte \Geschichten sein to be old hat [or water under the bridge]alte \Geschichten wieder aufwärmen to rake up old storiesdie ganze \Geschichte the whole lot\Geschichten mit jdm haben to have an affair with sb4.* * *die; Geschichte, Geschichten1) o. Pl. historyin die Geschichte eingehen — (geh.) go down in history
2) (Erzählung) story; (Fabel, Märchen) story; tale3) (ugs.): (Sache)das sind alte Geschichten — that's old hat (coll.)
das ist [wieder] die alte Geschichte — it's the [same] old story [all over again]
das sind ja schöne Geschichten! — (iron.) that's a fine thing or state of affairs! (iron.)
die ganze Geschichte — the whole business or thing
mach keine langen Geschichten — don't make a [great] fuss
* * *…geschichte f im subst1. HIST etc history of;Philosophiegeschichte history of philosophy2. umg (Problem) problem;Herzgeschichte heart problem;Kreislaufgeschichte problems with one’s circulation, circulatory problem;Magengeschichte stomach problem* * *die; Geschichte, Geschichten1) o. Pl. historyin die Geschichte eingehen — (geh.) go down in history
2) (Erzählung) story; (Fabel, Märchen) story; tale3) (ugs.): (Sache)das sind alte Geschichten — that's old hat (coll.)
das ist [wieder] die alte Geschichte — it's the [same] old story [all over again]
das sind ja schöne Geschichten! — (iron.) that's a fine thing or state of affairs! (iron.)
die ganze Geschichte — the whole business or thing
mach keine langen Geschichten — don't make a [great] fuss
* * *f.concern n.history n.narrative n.story n.tale n. -
87 típico
adj.1 typical, characteristic, peculiar, archetypal.2 clear-cut.3 typical, conventional, traditional, customary.* * *► adjetivo1 (característico) typical, characteristic2 (pintoresco) picturesque; (tradicional) traditional■ un plato típico a traditional dish, a local dish\eso es típico de... that's just like...¡lo típico! the same old thing!* * *(f. - típica)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=característico) typical¡lo típico! — typical!
2) (=pintoresco) full of local colour o (EEUU) color; (=tradicional) traditional; (=regional) regional; [costumbre] typicalno hay que perderse tan típica fiesta — you shouldn't miss a festivity so full of local colour o tradition
baile típico — regional dance, national dance
* * *- ca adjetivo typical; <plato/traje> typical, traditionallos turistas buscan lo típico — tourists are always looking for local color*
* * *= familiar, standard, typical, stock, commonly seen, symptomatic, clichéd, stereotypical, stereotypic.Ex. For anyone involved with online searching, the equipment needed for electronic mail will be familiar: in addition to the microcomputer itself (which is the terminal), an acoustic coupler or modem will be needed.Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex. Typical local data might be locations, loan status, items in special collections.Ex. True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.Ex. This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.Ex. One of the patients had a symptomatic humpback deformity which could not be treated.Ex. He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.Ex. The stereotypical writer, for example, needs only a cold garret, some paper, and ink to produce a masterpiece.Ex. The stereotypic female hourglass figure has often been attributed to sexual selection.----* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* desviación estándar = standard deviation.* ejemplo típico = classical example, typical example.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* expresión típica del Canadá = Canadianism.* extravagancia típica de los hippies = hippiedom.* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés = an English rose.* tela típica escocesa = tartan.* tela típica escocesa de cuadros = tartan.* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.* típica rubia tonta = bimbo.* típico de la época = olde quaynte.* típico de la región = vernacular.* típico del cólico = colicky.* típico guaperas tonto = himbo.* venta típica, posada = country inn.* * *- ca adjetivo typical; <plato/traje> typical, traditionallos turistas buscan lo típico — tourists are always looking for local color*
* * *= familiar, standard, typical, stock, commonly seen, symptomatic, clichéd, stereotypical, stereotypic.Ex: For anyone involved with online searching, the equipment needed for electronic mail will be familiar: in addition to the microcomputer itself (which is the terminal), an acoustic coupler or modem will be needed.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex: Typical local data might be locations, loan status, items in special collections.Ex: True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.Ex: This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.Ex: One of the patients had a symptomatic humpback deformity which could not be treated.Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.Ex: The stereotypical writer, for example, needs only a cold garret, some paper, and ink to produce a masterpiece.Ex: The stereotypic female hourglass figure has often been attributed to sexual selection.* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* desviación estándar = standard deviation.* ejemplo típico = classical example, typical example.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* expresión típica del Canadá = Canadianism.* extravagancia típica de los hippies = hippiedom.* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés = an English rose.* tela típica escocesa = tartan.* tela típica escocesa de cuadros = tartan.* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.* típica rubia tonta = bimbo.* típico de la época = olde quaynte.* típico de la región = vernacular.* típico del cólico = colicky.* típico guaperas tonto = himbo.* venta típica, posada = country inn.* * *típico -catypicalvolvió a llegar tarde — típico de él he was late again — typical! o that's typical of him o that's just like himel plato/traje típico de la región the typical o traditional local dish/costumelos turistas vienen en busca de lo típico tourists come in search of local color** * *
típico◊ -ca adjetivo
typical;
‹plato/traje› typical, traditional;◊ ¡eso es típico de él! that's typical of him!
típico,-a adjetivo
1 (característico) typical: la actriz lleva un típico traje de los sesenta, the actress is wearing a typical sixties's suit
es típico de él, it's typical of him
una bebida típica de Escocia, a typical Scottish drink
2 (tradicional) traditional, typical
' típico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clásica
- clásico
- evasor
- evasora
- típica
- tipismo
- cosa
- plato
- propio
English:
classic
- feminine
- like
- masculine
- mince pie
- stock
- typical
- character
- john
- over
- standard
- type
* * *típico, -a adjes un rasgo típico de los orientales it is a characteristic of orientals;es la típica frase de saludo it's the traditional o customary greeting;¿y qué hiciste – pues lo típico so what did you do? – all the usual o typical things2. [traje, restaurante] traditional* * *adj typical (de of)* * *típico, -ca adj: typical♦ típicamente adv* * *típico adj1. (característico) typical2. (tradicional) traditional -
88 saldré
► futuro1→ link=salir salir* * ** * ** * *saldré, saldría, etc* * *
Del verbo salir: ( conjugate salir)
saldré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
saldré
salir
saldré,◊ saldría, etc see salir
salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;
el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
saldré de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
saldré para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
no puedo saldré, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
saldré de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
saldré por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;
¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
saldré con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
(+ me/te/le etc)
le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
( de detrás de una nube) to come out
2
[ disco] to come out, be released;
(+ compl)
1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensiveb) ( resultar):◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;
salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
saldré bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 (de situación, estado) saldré de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
saldré adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;
[ propuesta] to prosper;◊ lograron saldré adelante they managed to get through it
4 ( con preposición)a)
b)
salirse verbo pronominal
1
[ leche] to boil over;
saldrése de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
procura no saldréte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 ( irse) to leave;
saldrése de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;◊ saldrése con la suya to get one's (own) way
salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' saldré' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sin
* * ** * *vb → salir -
89 salga
* * ** * *salga, salgas, etc* * *
Del verbo salir: ( conjugate salir)
salga es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
salga
salir
salga,◊ salgas, etc see salir
salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;
el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
salga de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
salga para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
no puedo salga, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
salga de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
salga por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;
¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
salga con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
(+ me/te/le etc)
le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
( de detrás de una nube) to come out
2
[ disco] to come out, be released;
(+ compl)
1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensiveb) ( resultar):◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;
salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
salga bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 (de situación, estado) salga de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
salga adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;
[ propuesta] to prosper;◊ lograron salga adelante they managed to get through it
4 ( con preposición)a)
b)
salirse verbo pronominal
1
[ leche] to boil over;
salgase de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
procura no salgate del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 ( irse) to leave;
salgase de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;◊ salgase con la suya to get one's (own) way
salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' salga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batida
- cerrojo
- esperar
- reparar
- ojalá
- rezar
- suponer
English:
averse
- disapprove
- succeed
* * *vb → salir* * * -
90 tornare
venire come back, returnandare go back, return( quadrare) balancetornare utile prove usefultornare a fare/dire qualcosa do/say something againben tornato! welcome back!tornare in sé come to one's senses* * *tornare v. intr.1 to return; ( andare di nuovo) to go* back; ( venire di nuovo) to come* back: quando tornerai in America?, when will you go back to America?; tornerò sicuramente a fare una vacanza in Spagna, I'll definitely go back to Spain for a holiday; tornare in città, to go back to town; tornò al proprio posto, he went back to his seat; tornare a vivere a Londra, to go back to live in London; ''A che ora torni?'' ''Tornerò per le otto'', ''What time are you coming back?'' ''I'll be back for eight''; tornare a casa, to return (o to go o to come) home; torna sempre a casa tardi, he always comes home late; datemi retta, torniamo indietro, admit I'm right, let's turn back; torna presto!, come back soon!; torna indietro!, come back!; tornare in treno, to come back, to go back by train; tornare in aereo, to come back, to go back by plane (o to fly back); tornava dal lavoro, da scuola, he was coming back from work, from school; quando tornò al lavoro dopo le ferie..., when he went back to work after the holidays...; tornò dai suoi genitori, he went back to his parents; basta, torno da mia madre!, that's it, I'm going back to my mother's!; fare segno a qlcu. di tornare, to wave (o to beckon) s.o. back // mi è tornato alla, in mente, I've remembered; tornare con la mente a qlco., to remember (o to recall) sthg.; il suo nome non mi torna alla mente, I don't remember (o recall) his name; far tornare qlco. alla mente di qlcu., to make s.o. remember sthg. // tornare al punto di partenza, to come full circle (o to come back to where one started); tornare in tutta fretta, to hasten back; tornare sano e salvo, to return safe and sound; tornare sui propri passi, to turn back (o to retrace one's steps) // è tornata l'estate, summer is here (o back again) // ho promesso di aiutarlo e non tornerò indietro, I have promised to help him and I won't go back on it // tornare sulle proprie decisioni, to change one's mind (o to go back on a decision) // mi ritornano le forze, I am recovering my strength // il passato non torna, time that is passed will never come again // si torna alle gonne corte, we are going back to short skirts // torniamo a noi, a bomba, let's get back to the subject // tornare a galla, (fig.) to come up again // tornare in gola, ( di cibi) to repeat // tornare alla carica, (fig.) to make a fresh attempt // tornare in vita, (fig.) to come back to life // tornare in sé, to regain consciousness (o to come round), (fig.) to become oneself again (o to be one's old self again) // tornare sul passato, to go back (o to revert) to the past // tornare in possesso, to recover sthg., (dir.) to regain possession2 ( ridiventare): tornare povero, to become poor again; con questo detersivo il bucato tornerà bianco, with this washing powder the laundry will come up white again; tornare sano, to recover one's health; tornò ad essere il solito pigrone, he went back to being the same old lazybones // tornare di moda, to become fashionable again3 ( riuscire, risultare) to be: ciò mi torna nuovo, this is new to me; ciò torna a tuo vantaggio, this is to your advantage; tornare comodo a qlcu., to be convenient for s.o.; non andai perché non mi tornava comodo, I did not go because it was not convenient for me; gli torna utile vivere coi genitori, it's helpful for him to live at home with his parents4 ( quadrare) to balance, to square, to be correct: il conto torna, the account is correct, (fig.) it squares; i conti non tornano, the accounts don't balance, (fig.) it doesn't square; fare tornare i conti, to equalize accounts; vedrai che il conto torna, (fig.) you'll see that things will work out // il tuo discorso non torna, your speech doesn't make sense; c'è qualcosa che non mi torna nelle sue parole, there's something not quite right (o that doesn't add up) in her words; ti torna?, have you got it?5 tornare a, ( ricominciare) to start (doing) again: è tornato a cantare dopo vent'anni, he has started singing again after twenty years; è tornato ad allenarsi, he has started training again (o he has resumed training); è tornato a nevicare, it has started snowing again // si torna a parlare di rapimenti, kidnapping is in the news again.* * *[tor'nare]1) to return, go (o come) backtornare a casa — to go (o come) home
un'occasione così non torna più — such an opportunity won't repeat itself, you won't get another chance like this
è tornato alla carica con la sua idea di... — he's gone back to the old idea of...
è tornato a dire/a fare... — he's back to saying/doing...
tornare in sé — (dopo svenimento) to regain consciousness, come to one's senses, come round, (rinsavire) to be back to one's old self
2) (ridiventare) to become againtornare di moda — to become o be fashionable again, be back in fashion (again)
3) (quadrare) to be right, be correcti conti tornano — the accounts balance, fig it all falls into place
4) (essere, risultare) to turn out (to be), prove (to be)tornare utile — to prove o turn out (to be) useful
tornare a onore di qn — to be a credit to sb, do sb credit
2. vttornare qc a qn — to return sth to sb, give sth back to sb
* * *[tor'nare]1) (ritornare) to return; (venendo) to come* back; (andando) to go* backtornare in auto, aereo — to drive, fly back
2) (a uno stato precedente) to go* back, to get* back (a to)tornare alla normalità — to get back o revert to normal
3) (riprendere)per tornare a quello che stavi dicendo — to come o get back o return to what you were saying
tornare alla mente — [ ricordi] to come back
tornare col pensiero a qcs. — to cast one's mind back over sth
7) (riuscire)tornare a vantaggio di qcn. — to work to sb.'s advantage
8) (quadrare)10) tornare indietro (andando) to go* back; (venendo) to come* back; fig. to turn back••torniamo a noi — let's get back to the subject o point
* * *tornare/tor'nare/ [1](aus. essere)1 (ritornare) to return; (venendo) to come* back; (andando) to go* back; tornare in auto, aereo to drive, fly back; torno subito I'll be right back2 (a uno stato precedente) to go* back, to get* back (a to); è tornato quello di una volta he's back to his old self again; tornare alla normalità to get back o revert to normal3 (riprendere) è tornato a piovere it has started raining again; tornare a dormire to get back to sleep; è tornato al lavoro he's back at work; tornare all'insegnamento to go back to teaching; per tornare a quello che stavi dicendo to come o get back o return to what you were saying4 (ricomparire) è tornata la calma calm has been restored; gli è tornata la febbre he has a temperature again; è un'occasione che non tornerà più it's an opportunity that won't come again; la corrente è tornata alle 11 the power came on again at 11; è tornato l'inverno winter is back again5 (riaffiorare) tornare alla mente [ ricordi] to come back; tornare col pensiero a qcs. to cast one's mind back over sth.6 (riconsiderare) tornare su to go back on; tornare sulle proprie decisioni to change one's mind; non torniamo più sull'argomento let's not go over all that again7 (riuscire) tornare utile to come in handy; tornare a vantaggio di qcn. to work to sb.'s advantage; mi torna nuovo it is new to me8 (quadrare) i conti non tornano it doesn't add up (anche fig.); la cosa non mi torna it doesn't figure; ti torna? does that seem right to you?9 (ridiventare) tornare come nuovo to be as good as new; tornare pulito to be clean again; questa canzone mi fa tornare bambino this song takes me back to my childhoodtornare in sé to come to one's senses; tornare in vita to come back to life; torniamo a noi let's get back to the subject o point. -
91 atender
v.1 to attend to (satisfacer) (petición, ruego).El doctor atendió a Ricardo The doctor attended Richard.La maestra atendió mis súplicas The teacher attended my pleas.2 to look after (cuidar de) (necesitados, invitados).¿le atienden? are you being served?3 to pay attention (estar atento).El alumno atendió y sacó mejor nota The student paid attention and got...4 to take care of, to see after.La esposa atendió a su marido The wife took care of her husband.* * *1 (servir - cliente) to serve, attend to, see to■ ¿ya la atienden a usted? are you being served?2 (cuidar) to take care of, look after3 (negocio) to take care of; (teléfono) to answer4 (consejo, advertencia) to heed, pay attention to; (ruego, deseo, protesta) to attend to; (instrucción) to follow, carry out1 (prestar atención) to pay attention (a, to), attend (a, to)■ atiende, que te concierne a ti pay attention, this concerns you2 (cumplir con) to meet (a, -), fulfil (US fulfill) (a, -)3 (tener en cuenta) to bear in mind\atender por to answer to the name of■ el perro perdido atiende por "Canelo' the dog answers to the name of "Canelo"* * *verb1) to take care of, look after2) attend4) wait on* * *1. VT1) (=ocuparse de)a) [+ asunto] to deal withb) [+ paciente] to look afterestán atendiendo a los animales heridos — they are looking after o seeing to o caring for the injured animals
necesitamos a alguien que atienda a la abuela — we need someone to look after o care for grandma
2) (=recibir) to see3) (Com)a) [+ cliente] [en tienda] to serve; [en oficina] to see¿lo atienden, señor? — are you being served, sir?
siéntese, enseguida la atenderán — take a seat, they'll see you in a minute
b) [+ consulta, negocio, oficina] [como encargado] to run; [como trabajador] to work inatiendo la recepción cuando la secretaria no está — I work in reception o I man the reception desk when the secretary is not there
4) (=prestar atención a) [+ ruego, petición] to respond to, comply with frm; [+ necesidades, demanda] to meet; [+ compromiso, obligación] to fulfil; [+ reclamaciones, protesta, queja] to deal with; [+ aviso, consejo] to heedno atendieron la petición de extraditarlos a España — they did not comply with the request to extradite them to Spain frm
los 25 autobuses son insuficientes para atender la demanda — the 25 buses are not enough to meet the demand
Señor, atiende nuestras súplicas — (Rel) Lord, heed our prayers
5) (Telec) [+ teléfono, llamada] to answer6) (Mec) [+ máquina] to supervise7) LAm (=asistir a) to attend, be present at2. VI1) (=prestar atención) to pay attentionahora, a ver si atendéis, que esto es importante — now, pay attention, this is important
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atender a algo/algn — to listen to sth/sb¡tú atiende a lo tuyo! — mind your own business!
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atendiendo a — [+ criterio, datos] according to; [+ situación, circunstancias] bearing in mind, consideringse han clasificado en distintos grupos atendiendo a su origen — they have been put into different groups according to their origin
razón 3)atendiendo a las circunstancias, lo recibiré personalmente — given the circumstances, I will see him in person, bearing in mind o considering the circumstances, I will see him in person
2) (=ocuparse de)•
atender a — [+ detalles] to take care of; [+ necesidades, demanda] to meetlo primero que hace es atender al desayuno de los niños — the first thing she does is to see to the kids' breakfast
atender a un giro — to honour o (EEUU) honor a draft
atender a una orden o pedido — (Com) to attend to an order
3) (Com) (=servir) to serve¿quién atiende aquí? — who's serving here?
4)• atender por — to answer to the name of
extraviado caniche blanco; atiende por Linda — lost: white poodle; answers to the name of Linda
5) (Telec) [+ teléfono, llamada] to answer6) (Mec) [+ máquina] to supervise* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( prestar atención) to pay attentionatender a algo/alguien — to pay attention to something/somebody
atiéndeme cuando te hablo — listen to me o pay attention when I'm talking to you
b) ( cumplir con)atender a algo — a compromisos/gastos/obligaciones to meet something
c) (tener en cuenta, considerar)atender a algo: atendiendo a su estado de salud... given his state of health o bearing in mind his state of health...; atendiendo a sus instrucciones — in accordance with your instructions
d) ( prestar un servicio)2) atender por (frml) ( llamarse)2.atender vt1)a) < enfermo>¿qué médico la atiende? — which doctor usually sees you?
¿la están atendiendo? — are you being served?
el Sr Gil no lo puede atender en este momento — I'm afraid Mr Gil can't see you o is unavailable at the moment
2) <consejo/advertencia> to listen to, heed (frml)3.atenderse v pron (AmL)atenderse con alguien: ¿con qué médico se atiende? — which doctor usually sees you?
* * *= cover, serve, take + care of, tend, nurse, meet.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.Ex. The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.----* atender a = cater for/to, look after, provide for, cope with, care (about/for), attend to, pay + attention to.* atender a invitados = entertain + guests.* atender a una demanda = cater for/to + interest.* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.* atender a una petición = service + request.* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.* atender quejas = handle + complaints.* atender una demanda = cater for/to + demand.* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.* atender una petición de información = satisfy + request for information.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( prestar atención) to pay attentionatender a algo/alguien — to pay attention to something/somebody
atiéndeme cuando te hablo — listen to me o pay attention when I'm talking to you
b) ( cumplir con)atender a algo — a compromisos/gastos/obligaciones to meet something
c) (tener en cuenta, considerar)atender a algo: atendiendo a su estado de salud... given his state of health o bearing in mind his state of health...; atendiendo a sus instrucciones — in accordance with your instructions
d) ( prestar un servicio)2) atender por (frml) ( llamarse)2.atender vt1)a) < enfermo>¿qué médico la atiende? — which doctor usually sees you?
¿la están atendiendo? — are you being served?
el Sr Gil no lo puede atender en este momento — I'm afraid Mr Gil can't see you o is unavailable at the moment
2) <consejo/advertencia> to listen to, heed (frml)3.atenderse v pron (AmL)atenderse con alguien: ¿con qué médico se atiende? — which doctor usually sees you?
* * *= cover, serve, take + care of, tend, nurse, meet.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.
Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.Ex: The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.* atender a = cater for/to, look after, provide for, cope with, care (about/for), attend to, pay + attention to.* atender a invitados = entertain + guests.* atender a una demanda = cater for/to + interest.* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.* atender a una petición = service + request.* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.* atender quejas = handle + complaints.* atender una demanda = cater for/to + demand.* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.* atender una petición de información = satisfy + request for information.* * *atender [E8 ]viA1 (prestar atención) to pay attentionatiende, que esto es importante pay attention, this is importantatender A algo/algn to pay attention TO sth/sblo explicó pero nadie le atendió he explained it but nobody paid any attention to him o paid him any attentionatiéndeme cuando te hablo listen to me o pay attention when I'm talking to you2 (cumplir con) atender A algo to meet sthno atendía a sus obligaciones he was not meeting o fulfilling his obligationsno tiene tiempo para atender a todos sus compromisos she does not have time to fulfill o meet all her commitmentsno pudo atender a sus deberes he was unable to carry out his dutiesno disponemos de recursos para atender a estos gastos we do not have the resources to meet these costsel dinero alcanzará para atender a sus necesidades más urgentes the money will be sufficient to meet their most pressing needs3 (tener en cuenta, considerar) atender A algo:atendiendo a su estado de salud se le hizo pasar enseguida given his state of health o bearing in mind his state of health they let him go straight inlos premios fueron otorgados atendiendo únicamente a la calidad de las obras the prizes were awarded purely on the quality of the worksatendiendo a sus instrucciones/pedido in accordance with your instructions/order4(prestar un servicio): el doctor no atiende los martes the doctor does not see anyone on Tuesdaysen esa tienda/ese restaurante atienden muy mal the service is very bad in that store/restaurantB atender por ( frml)(responder): atiende por (el nombre de) Sinda she answers to the name of Sinda■ atendervtA1 ‹enfermo›¿a usted qué médico la atiende? which doctor usually sees you?, which doctor do you usually see?el médico que atendió a mi madre durante su enfermedad the doctor who treated my mother while she was sicklos atendieron enseguida en el hospital they were seen immediately at the hospitalestá en cama y no tiene quien lo atienda he's laid up in bed and has no one to look after himtiene que haber alguien en casa para atender a los niños someone has to be in the house to take care of o look after the children2 ‹cliente› to attend to, see to; (en una tienda) to serve¿la atienden? are you being served?tienes que sacar número para que te atiendan (en una tienda) you have to take a number and wait your turn; (en una oficina) you have to take a number and wait until you are called o wait to be seenel Sr Romero no lo puede atender en este momento I'm afraid Mr Romero can't see you o is unavailable at the momentno sabe atender a sus invitados he doesn't know how to look after his guests3 ‹asunto› to deal with; ‹llamada› to answer; ‹demanda› to meetnunca atienden el teléfono they never answer the telephoneB ‹consejo/advertencia› to listen to, heed ( frml)( AmL) atenderse CON algn: ¿con qué médico se atiende? which doctor usually sees you?, which doctor do you usually see?* * *
atender ( conjugate atender) verbo intransitivo
atender a algo/algn to pay attention to sth/sb
c) ( prestar un servicio):
en esa tienda atienden muy mal the service is very bad in that store
verbo transitivo
1a) ‹ paciente›:◊ ¿qué médico la atiende? which doctor usually sees you?;
los atendieron enseguida en el hospital they were seen immediately at the hospital;
no tiene quien lo atienda he has no one to look after him
( en tienda) to serve;◊ ¿la están atendiendo? are you being served?
‹ llamada› to answer;
‹ demanda› to meet
2 ‹consejo/advertencia› to listen to
atenderse verbo pronominal (AmL):◊ ¿con qué médico se atiende? which doctor usually sees you?
atender
I verbo transitivo to attend to, help
(una solicitud) to agree to
II vi (escuchar) to pay attention [a, to]
' atender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contienda
- cuidar
- despachar
- razón
- sacrificar
- atienda
- señorita
- vigilar
English:
attend
- attend to
- cater
- deal with
- man
- minister
- nurse
- pressing
- serve
- answer
- care
- deal
- look
- mind
- reason
- see
- tend
- wait
* * *♦ vt1. [satisfacer] [petición, ruego] to agree to;[consejo, instrucciones] to heed;no pudieron atender sus súplicas they couldn't answer her pleas;atender las necesidades de alguien to meet sb's needs2. [cuidar de] [necesitados, invitados] to look after;[enfermo] to care for; [cliente] to serve;el doctor que atendió al accidentado the doctor who treated the accident victim;¿qué médico te atiende normalmente? which doctor do you normally see?;atiende la farmacia personalmente she looks after the chemist's herself;vive solo y sin nadie que lo atienda he lives alone, without anyone to look after him;¿me puede atender alguien, por favor? could somebody help o serve me, please?;¿lo atienden?, ¿lo están atendiendo? are you being served?;en esta tienda te atienden muy bien the service in this shop is very good;me temo que el director no puede atenderlo en este momento I'm afraid the manager isn't available just now;la operadora atiende las llamadas telefónicas the operator answers the phone calls3. [tener en cuenta] to keep in mind♦ vi1. [estar atento] to pay attention (a to);lo castigaron porque no atendía en clase he was punished for not paying attention in class;¡cállate y atiende de una vez! shut up and pay attention o listen!;no atiendes a las explicaciones que te hacen tus invitados you're not paying attention to what your guests are saying2. [considerar]atendiendo a… taking into account…;atendiendo a las circunstancias, aceptaremos su candidatura under the circumstances, we will accept your candidacy;atendiendo a las encuestas, necesitamos un cambio radical de línea if the opinion polls are anything to go by, we need a radical change of policy;la clasificación atiende únicamente a criterios técnicos the table only takes into account technical specifications, the table is based purely on technical specifications;le enviamos la mercancía atendiendo a su petición following your order, please find enclosed the goods requested;atender a razones: cuando se enfada, no atiende a razones when she gets angry, she refuses to listen to reasonen esta tienda atienden muy mal the service in this shop is very poor;¿quién atiende aquí? who's serving here?el perro atiende por el nombre de Chispa the dog answers to the name of Chispa;su nombre es Manuel, pero en la cárcel atiende por Manu his real name is Manuel, but they call him Manu in jail♦ See also the pronominal verb atenderse* * *I v/t1 a enfermo look after2 en tienda attend to, serveII v/i1 pay attention (a to)2:que atiende por el nombre de … whose name is …; who answers to the name of …* * *atender {56 } vt1) : to help, to wait on2) : to look after, to take care of3) : to heed, to listen toatender vi: to pay attention* * *atender vb2. (en una tienda) to serve¿ya la atienden? are you being served?5. (contestar) to answer¿puedes atender al teléfono? can you answer the phone? -
92 cuarto
adj.fourth.adv.fourth, fourthly, in the fourth place.m.1 room, apartment, chamber, quarter.2 fourth, fourth part.3 apartment.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cuartar.* * *1 (ordinal) fourth■ llegó cuarto he arrived in fourth place, he came fourth► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fourth————————1 (parte) quarter2 (de animal) quarter3 (de ropa) quarter4 (habitación) room\de tres al cuarto familiar worthless, third-rateestar sin un cuarto familiar to be brokeno levantar una cuarta del suelo familiar to be a shortytres cuartos de lo mismo familiar almost exactly the samecuarto creciente first quartercuarto de baño bathroomcuarto de estar living roomcuarto delantero (carne) shouldercuarto menguante last quartercuarto oscuro (fotografía) darkroomcuarto trasero (carne) hindquartercuarto trastero junk roomcuartos de final DEPORTE quarter finals* * *1. (f. - cuarta)noun adj.2. noun m.1) room2) quarter, fourth* * *1.ADJ [ordinal] fourthsexto 1.2. SM1) (=habitación) room; (=dormitorio) bedroom, roomcuarto de aseo — toilet, cloakroom, bathroom (EEUU)
cuarto de estar — living room, sitting room
cuarto frío — (Culin) cold store
cuarto intermedio Arg, Uru —
cuarto oscuro — (Fot) darkroom; (=trastero) broom cupboard; Arg, Uru voting booth
2) (=cuarta parte) quartertres cuartos de lo mismo —
su amigo es un inútil, y él... tres cuartos de lo mismo — his friend is useless, and he's not much better
en otros países ocurre tres cuartos de lo mismo — it's the same story o it's more of the same in other countries
3) [en la hora] quarterson las seis menos cuarto, es un cuarto para las seis — LAm it's a quarter to six
tuvo su cuarto de hora, ahora nadie lo lleva — it had its day o it was all the rage, now nobody wears it anymore
tardó tres cuartos de hora — it took him o he took three quarters of an hour
4) [de animal] [de cerdo, vaca] jointpl cuartos legsun cuarto de pollo — a chicken quarter, a quarter chicken
5) (=moneda) coin used in Spain in former timespl cuartos * (=dinero) dough * sing6) (Tip) quarto7)estar de cuarto — (Mil) to be on watch
8) †† (=piso) small flat9) †† (=servidumbre) household, servants pl* * *I- ta adjetivo/pronombrea) ( ordinal) fourth; para ejemplos ver quintob) ( partitivo)II1) ( habitación) room; ( dormitorio) room, bedroom2)a) ( cuarta parte) quarterde tres al cuarto — (fam) third-rate
qué... ni qué ocho cuartos! — (fam)
qué miedo ni qué ocho cuartos! — scared, my foot!
tres cuartos de lo mismo — (fam)
tu hermana es una vaga... y tú, tres cuartos de lo mismo — your sister's bone-idle... and you're not much better (colloq)
b) ( en expresiones de tiempo) quarterla una y cuarto — (a) quarter after (AmE) o (BrE) past one, one fifteen
es un cuarto para las dos or (Esp, RPl) son las dos menos cuarto — it is a quarter to two
tener su cuarto de hora — (AmS) to have had one's day
3) (Impr) quarto4) (Esp fam) ( dinero)IIItiene muchos cuartos — he's loaded (colloq)
* * *I- ta adjetivo/pronombrea) ( ordinal) fourth; para ejemplos ver quintob) ( partitivo)II1) ( habitación) room; ( dormitorio) room, bedroom2)a) ( cuarta parte) quarterde tres al cuarto — (fam) third-rate
qué... ni qué ocho cuartos! — (fam)
qué miedo ni qué ocho cuartos! — scared, my foot!
tres cuartos de lo mismo — (fam)
tu hermana es una vaga... y tú, tres cuartos de lo mismo — your sister's bone-idle... and you're not much better (colloq)
b) ( en expresiones de tiempo) quarterla una y cuarto — (a) quarter after (AmE) o (BrE) past one, one fifteen
es un cuarto para las dos or (Esp, RPl) son las dos menos cuarto — it is a quarter to two
tener su cuarto de hora — (AmS) to have had one's day
3) (Impr) quarto4) (Esp fam) ( dinero)IIItiene muchos cuartos — he's loaded (colloq)
* * *cuarto1 (4º)= fourth (4th), quarter, quarto, fourthly.Ex: Further post-co-ordinate indexes covering in excess of 9999 documents can be compiled by starting a second and possibly a third or fourth set of cards.
Ex: The old method of publication by syndicates of retail booksellers (who might also be wholesalers and/or printers) remained normal during the last quarter of the eighteenth century.Ex: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.Ex: Fourthly, it legalized the application of future Community regulations to the United Kingdom.* 4º (cuarto) = 4th (fourth).* alumno de cuarto = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto año = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.* cuarto de penique = farthing.* cuartos de final = quarter-finals.* encuadernado en cuarto = quarter-bound.* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.* tres cuartos (3/4) = three-quarters (3/4).* tres cuartos (3/4) = three-fourths (3/4).* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.* un cuarto = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.* un cuarto (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).* un cuarto de = a quarter of.cuarto22 = room.Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.
* armario de cuarto de baño = bathroom cabinet.* cuarto de baño = bathroom.* cuarto de huéspedes = spare room, guest room.* cuarto de invitados = spare room, guest room.* cuarto de juegos = playroom.* cuarto de los juguetes = playroom.* cuarto oscuro = darkroom.* cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.* cuarto para visitas = spare room, guest room.* * *adjective / pronoun2(partitivo): la cuarta parte a quarterCompuesto:feminine fourth dimensionA (habitación) room; (dormitorio) room, bedroomCompuestos:bathroomsewing roomguest room, spare roomironing room( Esp) guest room, spare roomengine roommaid's roomcold store( RPl) recessestar en cuarto intermedio to be in recesspasar a cuarto intermedio to adjourn, go into recesslumber room, junk roomB1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (cuarta parte) quarterun cuarto de kilo or ( colloq) un cuarto kilo de jamón a quarter of ham, a quarter (of a) kilo of hamun cuarto de pollo a quarter chickenun cuarto de millón/siglo a quarter of a million/centuryde tres al cuarto ( fam); third-rate¡qué … ni qué ocho cuartos! ( fam): ¡qué miedo ni qué ocho cuartos! scared, my foot!¡qué vacaciones ni qué ocho cuartos! it was hardly what I'd call a vacation!tres cuartos de lo mismo ( fam): tu hermana es una vaga … y tú, tres cuartos de lo mismo your sister's bone-idle … and you're not much better ( colloq)nunca tengo tiempo para nada — a mí me pasa tres cuartos de lo mismo I never seem to have time to do anything — that makes two of us o you're not the only one2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (en expresiones de tiempo) quarterun cuarto de hora a quarter of an hourlas clases son de tres cuartos de hora the classes last three quarters of an houruna hora y (un) cuarto an hour and a quarterson las dos menos cuartoor ( AmL exc RPI) es un cuarto para las dos it is a quarter to twotuvo su cuarto de hora a fines de los 60 he had his heyday in the late 60sC ( Impr) quartoen cuarto, 416 páginas quarto, 416 pagesCompuestos:first quarterforequarterlast quartermpl quarterfinals (pl)hindquarterD( Esp fam) (dinero): estoy sin un cuartoor no tengo ni un cuarto I haven't got a bean, I'm absolutely broke ( colloq)le pagan cuatro cuartos he gets paid peanuts o a pittance ( colloq)* * *
cuarto 1◊ -ta adjetivo/pronombre
fourth;
la cuarta parte a quarter;
para ejemplos ver quinto
cuarto 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( habitación) room;
( dormitorio) room, bedroom;
cuarto de estar living room, parlor (AmE), sitting room (BrE);
cuarto de (los) huéspedes guest room, spare room;
cuarto trastero lumber room, junk room
2
un cuarto de pollo a quarter chicken;
cuarto creciente/menguante first/last quarter;
cuartos de final quarterfinals (pl)
la una y cuarto (a) quarter after (AmE) o (BrE) past one, one fifteen;
es un cuarto para las dos or (Esp, RPl) son las dos menos cuarto it is a quarter to two
cuarto,-a
I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino fourth
II sustantivo masculino
1 (habitación) room
cuarto de baño, bathroom
cuarto de estar, living room
cuarto trastero, boxroom, storage room
2 (cuarta parte) quarter
cuarto de hora, quarter of an hour
cuarto (de) kilo, a quarter of a kilo
cuarto creciente/menguante, first/last quarter (of the moon)
3 (de un animal) cuarto delantero, shoulderquarter
cuarto trasero, hindquarter
4 cuartos, fam (dinero) dough, money
Dep cuartos de final, quarter finals
III sustantivo femenino
1 Mús (intervalo) cuarta disminuida/aumentada, diminished/augmented fourth
2 Auto fourth (gear)
' cuarto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aseo
- baño
- cisterna
- comunicarse
- creciente
- cuarta
- desvestirse
- estancia
- hoy
- iluminada
- iluminado
- lavabo
- leonera
- retrete
- servicio
- tocador
- tres
- viciar
- airear
- alzar
- armario
- chisme
- desorden
- encerrado
- habitación
- menos
- sanitario
- soledad
- trasto
- váter
- wáter
English:
amiss
- basin
- bathroom
- crescent
- darkroom
- disinfectant
- fourth
- lavatory
- messy
- modernize
- nursery
- of
- playroom
- quart
- quarter
- quarter-final
- reverberate
- room
- roomful
- shut away
- study
- stuffy
- succession
- tidy out
- toilet
- utility room
- wander
- adjoin
- after
- bath
- bed
- creep
- den
- fourthly
- guest
- mother
- play
- rank
- self
- shut
- sirloin
- spare
- straight
- two
- utility
* * *cuarto, -a♦ númfourth;la cuarta parte a quarter;RP Famde cuarta fourth-ratecuarto árbitro [en fútbol] fourth official;la cuarta dimensión the fourth dimension;el cuarto poder [la prensa] the Fourth Estate;ver también octavo♦ nm1. [parte] quarter;póngame un cuarto de merluza (I'd like) a quarter kilo of hake, please;Famni qué ocho cuartos: ¡qué fiesta ni qué ocho cuartos, tú te quedas en casa! I don't care whether there's a party or not, you're staying at home!;Famser tres cuartos de lo mismo to be exactly the same o no different;uno es aburrido, y el otro tres cuartos de lo mismo one is a bore and the other one is not much bettercuarto creciente first quarter [of moon]; Dep cuartos de final quarter finals;cuarto menguante last quarter [of moon]2. [de hora] quarter;un cuarto de hora a quarter of an hour;tres cuartos de hora three quarters of an hour;una hora y cuarto an hour and a quarter;Amya pasó su cuarto de hora he's had his time in the sun, his glory days are over3. [curso universitario] fourth year4. [curso escolar] = fourth year of primary school, US ≈ fourth grade5. [de animal] quarter;los cuartos delanteros/traseros front quarters/hindquarters6. [habitación] roomcuarto de aseo washroom, small bathroom;cuarto de baño bathroom;Col cuarto de chécheres junk o lumber room;cuarto de estar living-room;cuarto de huéspedes guest room;cuarto de juegos playroom, US rumpus room;cuarto oscuro [para revelar fotografía] darkroom;RP cuarto secreto [cabina electoral] voting booth;cuarto trastero lumber roomFamcuartos dough, cashla asamblea pasó a cuarto intermedio the meeting adjourned o went into recess;discutieron tres temas y pasaron a cuarto intermedio they discussed three topics and then adjourned* * *I adj fourthII m1 ( habitación) roomcuarto de hora quarter of an hour;cuarto de kilo quarter of a kilo;las diez y cuarto (a) quarter after o Br past ten;las tres menos cuarto a quarter to three, quarter of three;de tres al cuarto fam third-rate;tres cuartos prenda three-quarter length3:dosh sg fam ;estar sin un cuarto be broke fam* * *cuarto, -ta adj: fourthcuarto, -ta n: fourth (in a series)cuarto nm1) : quarter, fourthcuarto de galón: quart2) habitación: room* * *cuarto1 n1. (habitación) room¡vete a tu cuarto! go to your room!2. (cuarta parte) quartercuarto2 num fourth -
93 Castilla
f.Castile.Castilla la Nueva/la Vieja New/Old Castile* * *1 Castile\¡ancha es Castilla! figurado it's a free world!Castilla la Nueva New CastileCastilla la Vieja Old Castile* * *SF Castile* * *femenino Castile* * *= Castile.Ex. The author compares the ornament with Islamic art in Spain and suggests that the chest was made ca.1350 in Castile.* * *femenino Castile* * *= Castile.Ex: The author compares the ornament with Islamic art in Spain and suggests that the chest was made ca.1350 in Castile.
* * *Castile¡ancha es Castilla!: tú sigue gastando, ¡ancha es Castilla! you just carry on spending like that, we're made of money! ( iro)se lo ofrecí pero no lo quiso — ¡ancha es Castilla! I offered it to him but he didn't want it — it takes all sorts! o well, it's up to him …!sí, tú sigue dándome trabajo, ¡ancha es Castilla! you just keep on giving me more work, I can cope with twice this amount! ( iro)Compuestos:New CastileOld Castile* * *
Castilla sustantivo femenino
Castile
Castilla sustantivo femenino Castile
' Castilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
natural
- por
- castellano
English:
Castile
- walnut
* * *Castilla nCastile;¡ancha es Castilla!: tú haz lo que te apetezca, ¡ancha es Castilla! you do what you want, it's Liberty Hall!;se han gastado 5 millones en la boda – ¡ancha es Castilla! they spent 5 million on the wedding – well, it's all right for some people!Castilla y León Castile and León; Antes Castilla la Nueva New Castile; Antes Castilla la Vieja Old Castile* * *f Castile -
94 giro
m turn( circolo) circle( percorso abituale) round( deviazione) detour( passeggiata a piedi) walk, strollin macchina drivein bicicletta ridedi pista lapdi motore rev(olution)( viaggio) tourgiro d'affari turnovergiro di capitali circulation of capitalgiro turistico della città city sightseeing tourfare il giro dei negozi go round the shopsnel giro di una settimana within a weeksenza tanti giri di parole without beating about the bush so muchgiro di prova test driveessere in giro ( da qualche parte) be around (somewhere)( fuori) be outmettere in giro spreadfig prendere in giro qualcuno pull someone's lega giro di posta by return of post* * *giro s.m.1 (rotazione) turn, turning: al primo giro di manovella, at the first turn of the handle; con un solo giro di chiave, with a single turn of the key; dai un mezzo giro a destra e tira verso di te, give a half turn clockwise and pull towards you; dagli un altro giro di corda, di nastro adesivo, go round again with the string, adhesive tape; fare un giro su se stessi, to swivel round; il giro della terra intorno al sole, the earth's revolution around the sun // (mar.): giro di boa, turning point; essere al giro di boa, (fig.) to be half way (o to have reached a turning point) // disco a 33, 45 giri, LP, single // dare un giro di vite, (fig.) to clamp down // prendere in giro qlcu., to make fun (o a fool) of s.o.2 (percorso circolare) round: ieri sera abbiamo fatto il giro delle birrerie, last night we did the rounds of the pubs; fare il giro dei clienti, to do the round (s) of one's customers (o to call on one's customers); il medico fa ogni mattina il giro delle visite, the doctor does his rounds every morning; il postino sta facendo il suo giro, the postman is doing his round (s); fare un giro di telefonate, to ring round; perdemmo la strada e facemmo un lungo giro, we lost our way and made a long detour; facciamo il giro dell'isolato e poi andiamo a casa, let's walk round the block and then go home; questa storiella farà il giro della città, this story will go round (o will make the rounds of) the town; la sua fama ha fatto il giro del mondo, he is world-famous // propongo un altro giro di whisky, shall we have another round of whisky? // un giro di parole, a roundabout expression (o a circumlocution) // facciamo un giro di walzer, let's have a waltz // ( sport): giro di pista, lap; giro d'onore, lap of honour // (aut.) giro di prova, test drive // il giro della morte, loop; fare il giro della morte, to loop the loop3 (cerchio) circle: il giro delle mura, the city walls; ho fatto un giro di mattoni intorno all'albero, I laid a circle of bricks around the tree // il giro dei fianchi, waist measure4 (gita, viaggio) trip, tour: il giro delle ville venete, the tour of the Venetian villas; giro turistico di Londra, sightseeing tour of London; questo weekend farò un giro in Francia, I'm going to take a trip to France this weekend; giro del mondo, world tour; fare il giro del mondo, to travel round the world; quest'estate mi faccio un giro in autostop, I'm going hitchhiking this summer // vai a farti un giro!, (vai fuori dai piedi) get lost!5 (passeggiata) short walk, stroll, turn; (in bicicletta, treno, aereo ecc.) ride; (in automobile) drive: andò a fare un giro nel parco, he went for a stroll (o walk) in the park; facciamo un giro in paese, let's take a walk in the village; mi fai fare un giro con la tua bicicletta?, can I have a ride on your bike?6 (circolazione) circulation: questi francobolli non si vedono più in giro, these stamps are no longer in circulation; mettere in giro, (monete, francobolli) to put into circulation; non lo vedo più in giro da un sacco di tempo, I haven't seen him around for a long time; hai visto se c'è in giro mia moglie?, have you seen my wife around?; non ho sonno, andiamo un po' in giro, I'm not sleepy, let's go out for a while; vorrei sapere chi va a dire in giro che mi sono sposato!, I'd like to know who's putting it around (o spreading the story) that I'm married! // cosa si dice in giro?, what's the news? // non lasciare in giro queste lettere, don't leave these letters lying around; mio figlio è disordinato, lascia tutto in giro, my son is untidy, he leaves everything lying around // (fin.): giro d'affari, turnover; giro di capitali, circulation of capital; giro di fondi, transfer of funds (o cash transfer) // ( banca): giro (di un conto bancario), turnover; cambiali in giro, outstanding bills // (comm.) a giro di posta, by return of post (o mail return)7 (cerchia, ambiente) circle; (racket) racket: stretto giro di amicizie, close circle of friends; essere nel giro del teatro, to move in theatrical circles; entrare nel giro della droga, to get mixed up in the drug-scene (o drug racket); ormai è fuori dal giro della droga, he's no longer part of the drug-scene (o of the drug racket); essere escluso dal giro, to be left out; è difficile capire per chi non è del giro, it's hard for an outsider to understand; è uno del giro, (della malavita) he's part of the mob; gestisce il giro delle auto rubate, he runs the stolen car racket8 (a carte) hand9 (mecc.) turn; (di albero a corpo rotante) revolution (abbr. rev.): fa 2000 giri al minuto, it does (o it turns at) 2000 revolutions per minute (abbr. r.p.m.) // essere su, giù di giri, (fig.) to be high-spirited, low-spirited10 (inform.) (di nastro) loop11 (periodo) period, time: nel giro di pochi giorni, in the course of a few days (o in a few days' time o within a few days).* * *['dʒiro]sostantivo maschile1) (rotazione) turn, rotation, spin; (di motore) revolutionchiudere qcs. a doppio giro — to double-lock sth.
un (disco) 33, 45 -i — a long-player o a long-playing record BE, a forty-five (record)
andare su di -i — [ motore] to rev (up); fig. [ persona] to have the hots
2) (viaggio)un giro per l'Italia — a tour o trip round Italy
un giro in montagna, al mare — a trip to the mountains, to the seaside
la notizia ha fatto il giro del paese — fig. the news spread through the village
3) (passeggiata) stroll, walk; (in macchina) drive; (in bicicletta) rideandare a fare un giro — to go for a walk; (in macchina) to go for a drive; (in bicicletta) to go for a ride
fare un giro in centro — to go into town BE o down town AE
4) (serie)fare un giro di opinioni — to sound out everybody, to go (a)round the table
5) (alle carte) hand6) (nei lavori a maglia) row7) (cerchia) (di amici) circlea stretto giro di posta — by return (of post), by return mail
9) in giro around, aboutlasciare qcs. in giro — to leave sth. lying about
prendere in giro qcn. — to make a fool o make fun of sb.
10) nel giro di•giro d'ispezione — tour of inspection, inspection tour
giro della morte — aer. loop
giro di prova — aut. test drive o run
••essere su di -i — [ persona] to be fired up o switched on o on a high
* * *giro/'dʒiro/sostantivo m.1 (rotazione) turn, rotation, spin; (di motore) revolution; dare un giro di chiave to turn the key; chiudere qcs. a doppio giro to double-lock sth.; con più -i di corda with the rope wound around a few times; un (disco) 33, 45 -i a long-player o a long-playing record BE, a forty-five (record); andare su di -i [ motore] to rev (up); fig. [ persona] to have the hots2 (viaggio) un giro per l'Italia a tour o trip round Italy; un giro in montagna, al mare a trip to the mountains, to the seaside; fare il giro del mondo to go around the world; fare il giro della Spagna to tour Spain; fai un giro alla mostra! go and have a look (a)round the exhibition! la notizia ha fatto il giro del paese fig. the news spread through the village3 (passeggiata) stroll, walk; (in macchina) drive; (in bicicletta) ride; andare a fare un giro to go for a walk; (in macchina) to go for a drive; (in bicicletta) to go for a ride; fare un giro in centro to go into town BE o down town AE4 (serie) fare un giro di opinioni to sound out everybody, to go (a)round the table; fare un giro di telefonate to ring around5 (alle carte) hand6 (nei lavori a maglia) row7 (cerchia) (di amici) circle; entrare nel giro della droga to get mixed up in the drug scene; sono fuori dal giro I'm out of the swing of things8 (nella corrispondenza) a stretto giro di posta by return (of post), by return mail9 in giro around, about; è qui in giro? is he around? non c'è nessuno in giro there's nobody about; lasciare qcs. in giro to leave sth. lying about; l'ho portato in giro per tutti i musei I showed him around all the museums; andare in giro per negozi to roam round the shops; prendere in giro qcn. to make a fool o make fun of sb.; c'è in giro una voce there's a rumour going around10 nel giro di nel giro di un'ora within an hour; nel giro di pochi minuti in the space of a few minutes\giro d'affari turnover; giro di boa turning point; giro d'ispezione tour of inspection, inspection tour; giro della morte aer. loop; giro di parole roundabout expression; fare dei -i di parole to beat about the bush; giro di pista lap; fare un giro di pista to (run a) lap; giro di prova aut. test drive o run; giro vita → girovita; giro di vite turn of the screw. -
95 señorito
m.young gentleman, Hooray Henry.* * *1 (tratamiento) master (of the house)* * *1.ADJ pey high and mighty *no le gusta trabajar, es muy señorita — she doesn't like working, she's too high and mighty *
2. SM1) (=hijo de señor) young gentleman; [en lenguaje de criados] master, young master2) pey rich kid ** * *masculino, femeninoa) (ant) ( tratamiento dado por subalternos) master (frml & dated)sí, señorito Rafael — yes, Master Rafael (frml & dated)
b) (pey) rich young man, rich kid (colloq)* * *masculino, femeninoa) (ant) ( tratamiento dado por subalternos) master (frml & dated)sí, señorito Rafael — yes, Master Rafael (frml & dated)
b) (pey) rich young man, rich kid (colloq)* * *señorito -tamasculine, feminineseñorito (↑ señorito a1)A ( ant) (tratamiento dado por subalternos) ( masculine) master ( frml dated); ( feminine) miss ( frml dated)la señorita Inés ha salido Miss Inés is not at home ( frml dated)sí, señorito Rafael yes, Master Rafael ( frml dated)¿a qué horas quiere cenar el señorito/la señorita? at what time will you be dining, sir/miss? ( frml dated)BThere is in Spain what could be described as a señorito class, often Andalusian. The señorito andaluz is from a well-off family, does not work, and is only interested in enjoying himself.* * *
señorito sustantivo masculino (pey) rich young man, rich kid (colloq)
señorito sustantivo masculino
1 (joven) young gentleman
2 (tratamiento de un criado a su señor) title given by servants to a gentleman
3 fam irón pey (vago, holgazán) parece que hoy no le apetece trabajar al señorito, it appears that sir does not wish to work today
' señorito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
señoritinga
- señoritingo
* * *señorito, -a♦ adjFam Pey [refinado] snooty, stuck-up♦ nm,fseñorito Gabriel, ¿le preparo el caballo? master Gabriel, shall I get your horse ready?;la señorita Paloma dijo que volvería a las ocho mistress Paloma said she would return at eight* * *m1 famrich kid fam2 tratamiento young master -
96 disponible
adj.available.no tengo mucho tiempo disponible I don't have much free time* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) available■ no podrás ver a Lucía esta tarde, no está disponible you won't be able to see Lucía this afternoon, she's busy2 (tiempo) spare, free3 (a mano) on hand* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=libre) [asiento, habitación, dinero] available; [tiempo] spareno nos queda ninguna habitación disponible — we don't have any vacancies o any rooms available
este mes no tengo tiempo disponible — I can't spare o I don't have the time this month
2)estar disponible — [persona, habitación] to be available, be free
si me necesitas, por las tardes estoy disponible — if you need me, I'm available o free in the afternoons
¿a qué hora estará disponible la habitación? — what time will the room be available o free?
3) [militar] available, available for duty* * *a) <fondos/apartamento/espacio> available; < habitación> available, free; < tiempo> free (before n), availableb) <funcionario/militar> available (for duty)* * *= available, on offer, ready [readier -comp., readiest -sup.], within reach, unassigned, reliable.Ex. Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.Ex. They all permit an element of coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.Ex. Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.Ex. It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies.Ex. If you would like to volunteer to present on one of the unassigned listed topics, please contact me.Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.----* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.* disponible al préstamo = circulating.* disponible al público en general = publicly available.* disponible a petición = on request, available for the asking.* estar disponible = be available, be forthcoming, be at hand.* no disponible = not applicable [N/A].* no disponible para el préstamo = not-loanable.* no estar disponible = be unavailable, be down.* reserva disponible = hold available.* tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.* * *a) <fondos/apartamento/espacio> available; < habitación> available, free; < tiempo> free (before n), availableb) <funcionario/militar> available (for duty)* * *= available, on offer, ready [readier -comp., readiest -sup.], within reach, unassigned, reliable.Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.
Ex: They all permit an element of coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.Ex: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.Ex: It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies.Ex: If you would like to volunteer to present on one of the unassigned listed topics, please contact me.Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.* disponible al préstamo = circulating.* disponible al público en general = publicly available.* disponible a petición = on request, available for the asking.* estar disponible = be available, be forthcoming, be at hand.* no disponible = not applicable [N/A].* no disponible para el préstamo = not-loanable.* no estar disponible = be unavailable, be down.* reserva disponible = hold available.* tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.* * *1 ‹fondos/apartamento/espacio› availableen este momento no tenemos ningún puesto disponible at the moment we have no vacanciesla habitación 102 está disponible room 102 is available o freecuando estés disponible me llamas call me when you're freeno tengo tiempo disponible para hacerlo I don't have o I can't spare the time to do it2 ‹funcionario/militar› available (for duty)* * *
disponible adjetivo
available;
‹ tiempo› free ( before n), available;
disponible adjetivo available
' disponible' also found in these entries:
English:
available
- demand
- disposable
- forthcoming
- going
- liquidity
- print
- tap
- unavailable
- variety
- hand
- vacant
* * *disponible adjavailable;disponible en versiones para Mac o PC available for Mac or PC;no tenemos habitaciones/plazas disponibles we don't have any rooms/places available;no tengo mucho tiempo disponible I don't have much free o spare time;el director no está disponible en estos momentos the manager is not available at the moment;si hay que ayudar, yo estoy disponible if you need any help, I'm available o free* * *adj available* * *disponible adj: available* * *disponible adj available -
97 churro
adj.darling.m.1 botch (informal) (fracaso).ese dibujo es un churro that drawing is awful2 fritter, long cylinder-shaped fritter made of flour and sprinkled with sugar, fritter stick.3 glamour girl.4 botched job.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: churrar.* * *► adjetivo1 (res) coarse-woolled (US coarse-wooled)————————1 (dulce) fritter, US cruller■ este programa de televisión es un churro this TV programme is lousy, this programme is rubbish■ el examen me ha salido un churro I made a hash of the exam, I mucked up the exam■ ¡qué churro de gol! what a jammy goal!\de churro by a fluke, by a stroke of luck* * *1.ADJ [lana] coarse2. SM1) (Culin) flour fritter eaten with coffee or hot chocolate2) * (=chapuza) botch, mess3) * (=suerte) fluke4) And, Cono Sur * attractive person, dish *5) *** (=pene) prick ***6) Méx * bad filmCHURROS Churros, long fritters made with flour and water, are popular in much of Spain and are often eaten with thick hot chocolate either for breakfast or as a snack. In Madrid, they eat a thicker variety of churro called a porra.* * *Iadjetivo (AmS fam) gorgeous (colloq)II1) (Coc) strip of fried doughvenderse como churros — to sell like hot cakes
2) (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job (colloq)4) (AmC fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq)•• Cultural note:A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast* * *Iadjetivo (AmS fam) gorgeous (colloq)II1) (Coc) strip of fried doughvenderse como churros — to sell like hot cakes
2) (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job (colloq)4) (AmC fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq)•• Cultural note:A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast* * *churro (↑ churro a1)A ( Coc) strip of fried doughmandar a algn a freír churros ( fam); to tell sb to go jump in a o the lake ( colloq), to tell sb to get stuffed ( BrE colloq)¡vete a freír churros! go jump in a o the lake!, get stuffed!A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with a thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast.* * *
churro sustantivo masculino
1 (Coc) strip of fried dough
2 (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job
churro sustantivo masculino
1 Culin fritter, US cruller
2 familiar (birria) mess
* * *churro1 nm1. [para comer] = stick or ring of dough fried in oil and sprinkled with sugar;Fam¡vete a freír churros! get lost!ese dibujo es un churro that drawing is awful;esto es un churro de reparación they've made a real botch of this repairlo encontraron de churro it was a fluke that they found itCHURROSChurros are a type of fritter which are a traditional Spanish snack. They are made from a flour and water dough which is squeezed by a special machine into long ribbed tubular shapes, which are then fried in hot oil and coated with sugar. They are often eaten with thick hot chocolate at special snack bars called “churrerías”. People also eat them at home with coffee for breakfast or buy them to eat out of a paper cone in fairgrounds during their local annual festivals.♦ adjstunning;¡estás muy churra con ese vestido nuevo! you look stunning in that new dress!♦ nm,flooker;¡tu hermano es un churro bárbaro! your brother is a real looker!* * *m1 fritter2 ( chapuza) botched job* * *churro nm1) : fried dough* * *churro n (alimento) fritter -
98 apurar
v.1 to finish off.2 to hurry (meter prisa).3 to trouble.4 to embarrass.5 to press, to urge, to buck up.El tiempo límite apura a María The deadline pressed Mary.6 to drink up.El chico apuró el vaso de leche The boy drank up the glass of milk.7 to speed up, to rush, to expedite, to hasten.Juana apuró el trámite Johanna speeded up the procedure.8 to consume, to drain.9 to need urgently to.Me apura terminar esto I need urgently to finish this.Me apura dinero I need money urgently.* * *1 (terminar) to finish up2 (apremiar) to urge, put pressure on■ si me apuras... if you insist..., if you push me...3 (purificar) to purify4 (averiguar) to investigate5 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (dar prisa) to hurry, rush1 (preocuparse) to get worried, be worried2 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (darse prisa) to hurry, rush* * *verb1) to exhaust, drain2) eat up, drink up3) hurry•- apurarse* * *1. VT1) (=agotar) [+ bebida] to drink up; [+ comida] to eat up; [+ provisión, medios] to use up, exhaust, finish offapura tu copa, que nos vamos — drink up, we're going
tenemos que apurar todos los medios para conseguir nuestro objetivo — we have to exhaust all our means to achieve our aim
apuró hasta el último momento de sus vacaciones — he stretched out his holiday until the last moment
2) (=agobiar) to put pressure on, pressurizedeja que haga lo que pueda sin apurarlo — let him do what he can without pressurizing him o putting him under pressure
si se me apura, yo diría que es la mejor playa de España — if pushed, I would say that it is the best beach in Spain
3) (=avergonzar) to embarrass4) (=comprobar) [+ detalles] to check on; [+ cuestión] to study minutely; [+ misterio] to clear up, get to the bottom of5) esp LAm (=meter prisa) to rush, hurry¡no me apures! — don't rush o hurry me!
6) (Téc) to purify, refine2.VI Chile to be urgent3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <copa/botella>apura esa botella que todavía queda aceite — there's still some oil left in that bottle, use it up
2) ( apremiar)no me apures — (AmL) don't hurry o rush me
2. 3.fue buena, si me apuran, excelente — it was good, if pressed, I'd say it was excellent
apurarse v pron1) ( preocuparse) to worry2) (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurryapúrate! — hurry up!, get a move on! (colloq)
* * *= hustle.Ex. The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.----* apurar a Alguien = press to + the point.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <copa/botella>apura esa botella que todavía queda aceite — there's still some oil left in that bottle, use it up
2) ( apremiar)no me apures — (AmL) don't hurry o rush me
2. 3.fue buena, si me apuran, excelente — it was good, if pressed, I'd say it was excellent
apurarse v pron1) ( preocuparse) to worry2) (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurryapúrate! — hurry up!, get a move on! (colloq)
* * *= hustle.Ex: The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.
* apurar a Alguien = press to + the point.* * *apurar [A1 ]vtA(acabar, agotar): apura esa botella que todavía queda aceite there's still some oil left in that bottle, use it upapuró la cerveza y se fue he finished (off) his beer and leftB(apremiar): la actuación es buena, si me apuran, excelente the acting is good, if pressed, I'd say it was excellentnos están apurando para que terminemos de pintar la casa they're pushing us o putting pressure on us to finish painting the houseno me apures ( AmL); don't hurry o rush me■ apurarvile apura mucho la entrega he needs it delivered very urgently■ apurarseA (preocuparse) to worryno te apures, ya encontraremos alguna manera de arreglarlo don't worry, we'll find a way of fixing it ( colloq)B ( AmL) (darse prisa) to hurry¡apúrate! hurry up!, get a move on! ( colloq)* * *
apurar ( conjugate apurar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹copa/botella›:
2 ( meter prisa):
no me apures (AmL) don't hurry o rush me
verbo intransitivo (Chi) (+ me/te/le etc) ( urgir):
apurarse verbo pronominal
1 ( preocuparse) to worry
2 (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurry;◊ ¡apúrate! hurry up!
apurar verbo transitivo
1 (acabar) to finish off
2 (avergonzar) to embarrass
3 (dar prisa) to hurry
' apurar' also found in these entries:
English:
drain
- rush
- hurry
- hustle
* * *♦ vt1. [agotar] to finish off;[existencias, la paciencia] to exhaust;apurar algo hasta la última gota to finish sth down to the last drop;apuró el vaso y se marchó he drained his glass and left2. [meter prisa a] to hurry3. [preocupar] to trouble4. [avergonzar] to embarrass5. Compsi me apuras: tardaré tres días, dos si me apuras it'll take me three days, two if you push me;había unos diez, doce si me apuras there were about ten, twelve at the most♦ vi* * *I v/t1 vaso finish off2 a alguien pressure, put pressure onII v/i Chi:no me apura I’m not in a hurry for it* * *apurar vt1) apresurar: to hurry, to rush2) : to use up, to exhaust3) : to trouble* * *apurar vb (terminar) to finish off / to drain -
99 concluir
v.1 to conclude.concluir haciendo o por hacer algo to end up doing somethingMaría concluyó su tarea Mary concluded her homework.Ella concluyó la solución She concluded the solution.2 to (come to an) end.3 to come to an end, to conclude, to reach the end.Su luto concluyó Her mourning came to an end.4 to finish off.* * *1 (terminar) to finish2 (trato, negocio) to close3 (inferir) to conclude, infer4 (dar remate) to put the finishing touches to1 (finalizar) to finish, come to an end, conclude* * *verb1) to conclude2) end* * *1. VT1) (=finalizar) [+ estudios, trabajo] to finish, complete, conclude frmconcluiremos las obras en 2014 — work will finish in 2014, the work will be completed in 2014
regresó a España tras concluir su visita oficial a China — he returned to Spain after concluding o ending his official visit to China
2) (=alcanzar) [+ acuerdo, pacto] to reach3) (=deducir) to concludeel informe concluye que ese no es el factor más importante — the report concludes that this is not the most important factor
2.VI frm (=finalizar) [acto, proceso, evento] to conclude, finish, end; [era, etapa] to end, come to an end; [plazo] to expireel acto concluyó con un brindis — the ceremony concluded o finished o ended with a toast
cuando la investigación concluya — when investigations are complete o have been completed
y para concluir... — and finally...
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml) ( terminar) < obras> to complete, finish; < trámite> to complete; <acuerdo/tratado> to conclude2) (frml) ( deducir) to conclude, come to the conclusion2.concluir vi (frml)a) congreso/negociaciones to end, concludeconcluir en/con algo — to end in/with something
b) personaconcluir de + inf — to finish -ing
* * *= conclude, work out, wind up (in/at), wrap up, bring to + a close, finish off, top + Nombre + off, close + the book on.Ex. Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.Ex. 2006 was brought to a close with a flurry of acquisitions.Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex. Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.----* dar por concluido = close + the book on.* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.* sin concluir = unfinished.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml) ( terminar) < obras> to complete, finish; < trámite> to complete; <acuerdo/tratado> to conclude2) (frml) ( deducir) to conclude, come to the conclusion2.concluir vi (frml)a) congreso/negociaciones to end, concludeconcluir en/con algo — to end in/with something
b) personaconcluir de + inf — to finish -ing
* * *= conclude, work out, wind up (in/at), wrap up, bring to + a close, finish off, top + Nombre + off, close + the book on.Ex: Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.
Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.Ex: 2006 was brought to a close with a flurry of acquisitions.Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.* dar por concluido = close + the book on.* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.* sin concluir = unfinished.* * *vtA ( frml) (terminar, completar) ‹obras› to complete, finish; ‹trámite› to complete; ‹acuerdo/tratado› to concludeotra firma se encargó de concluir el proyecto another company undertook to finish o complete the projectse espera concluir las obras a fin de mes it is hoped that the work will be concluded o completed o finished by the end of the monthB ( frml) (deducir) to conclude, come to the conclusion concluir algo DE algo to conclude sth FROM sthde lo dicho se puede concluir lo siguiente: … from what has been said one can conclude the following o draw the following conclusion/conclusions: …■ concluirvi( frml)1 «congreso/negociaciones» to end, concludeel plazo concluyó el día 17 the time limit expired on the 17th, the deadline was the 17thconcluir EN/ CON algo:las conversaciones concluyeron en un acuerdo the talks ended in agreementconcluyó con una concentración delante del cuartel it ended with a rally outside the barracks2 «persona»: concluir DE + INF; to finish -INGcuando concluyó de hablar when she finished speakingconcluir CON algo to finish sthpiensan concluir con las pruebas a la brevedad they plan to finish the trials as soon as possible* * *
concluir ( conjugate concluir) verbo transitivo
‹ trámite› to complete;
‹acuerdo/tratado› to conclude
concluir algo de algo to conclude sth from sth
verbo intransitivo (frml)
concluir verbo transitivo to conclude
' concluir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rematar
- zanjar
English:
close
- conclude
- deal with
- follow through
- round off
- tie up
- wrap up
- complete
- conclusion
- round
- wind
* * *♦ vt1. [acabar] [concierto, película, reunión] to end, to conclude;[trabajo, obras] to finish, to complete;una ovación concluyó su discurso his speech got an ovation;al concluir 1999 todavía quedaban varias pueblos sin teléfono at the end of 1999, several villages were still not connected to the telephone network;“este incidente no se volverá a repetir”, concluyó “this incident will not be repeated,” he concluded2. [deducir] to conclude;acabó concluyendo que se había equivocado he finally concluded that he had made a mistake;de su respuesta concluyo que no le interesa from her answer I gather that she's not interested;de lo que se concluye que… from which we can conclude that…♦ vito (come to an) end;el plazo concluye hoy the time limit expires today, the deadline is today;la manifestación concluyó con la lectura de un poema the demonstration ended with the reading of a poem;este año las clases concluyen en junio term ends in June this year;* * *v/t & v/i conclude* * *concluir {41} vt1) terminar: to conclude, to finish2) deducir: to deduce, to inferconcluir vi: to end, to conclude* * *concluir vb1. (acabar) to end / to finishla película concluye con la muerte del protagonista the film ends with the death of the main character2. (deducir) to conclude -
100 fuerte
adj.1 strong (persona, viento).un medicamento muy fuerte a very powerful medicine2 heavy (food) (pesado).3 loud (alto) (sonido).está demasiado fuerte it's on too loud4 tight (nudo).5 strong.es una empresa fuerte en el sector the company's strong in this sectoruna moneda fuerte a strong currency6 large, considerable (grande) (cantidad).una fuerte presencia de artistas europeos a large contingent of European artistsadv.1 hard (intensamente).2 a lot (abundantemente) (comer).3 loudly.4 strong.m.1 fort.2 strong point, forte (punto fuerte).su fuerte son las matemáticas mathematics is his forte3 fortress, fort, bastille, fortification.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) strong2 (en asignatura) strong, good5 (dolor, enfermedad) severe, bad6 (golpe) hard, heavy7 (sonido) loud9 (discusión) heated, violent; (protesta) violent, vigorous; (polémica) bitter; (aplauso) loud, thunderous10 (presión) intense; (influencia) powerful, strong11 (suma de dinero) large12 (comida - pesado) heavy; (- cargado) rich13 (color) intense14 (contraste) marked, sharp; (tendency) strong, marked15 (cosa fija) stiff, tight16 familiar (terrible) awful1 (fortificación) fort2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point► adverbio1 (mucho) a lot2 (con fuerza) hard3 (volumen) loud\¡abrázame fuerte! hold me tight!estar fuerte en algo to be good at something¡habla más fuerte! speak up!* * *1. adv.1) hard2) loudly2. adj.1) strong2) loud3. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) [persona]a) [físicamente] [gen] strong; (=robusto) sturdy, powerfully built; euf (=obeso) largeb) [emocionalmente] strong, toughhemos de ser fuertes ante la adversidad — we must be strong o tough in the face of adversity
c)estar fuerte en filosofía/historia — [estudiante] to be strong in philosophy/history
2) (=intenso)a) [sabor, olor, viento] strong; [dolor, calor] intense; [lluvia] heavy; [ejercicio] strenuousb) [explosión, voz, ruido] loud; [golpe] heavy, hard; [acento] strong, thickc) [color] (=no pálido) strong; (=llamativo) brightd) [impresión] strong, powerful; [deseo] strong, deep; [fe, objeción] strong; [discusión] heatede) [abrazo, beso] bigun beso muy fuerte — [en cartas] lots of love
un fuerte abrazo, Carmen — best wishes, Carmen; [más cariñoso] love, Carmen
3) [bebida, medicamento] strong; [comida] (=pesada) heavy; (=indigesta) indigestiblenunca toma cosas fuertes, solo cerveza y vino — he never drinks spirits o the hard stuff *, just beer and wine
4) (=resistente) [cuerda, tela] strong; [economía, moneda, país] strong5) (=importante) [aumento, bajada] sharp; [crisis] serious, severe; [pérdidas] large, substantial6) (=impactante) [escena] shocking, disturbingme dijo cosas muy fuertes que no podría repetir ahora — she said some harsh o nasty * things that I couldn't repeat now
-lo llamó a la oficina y lo despidió en el acto -¡qué fuerte! — * "he called him at the office and fired him there and then" - "that's outrageous o appalling!"
7)hacerse fuerte — (=protegerse) to hole up; (=volverse fuerte) to gain strength
8) [terreno] rough, difficultser o estar fuerte a algo — to stink of sth
2. ADV1) (=con fuerza) [golpear] hard; [abrazar] tight, tightlyla editorial ha apostado fuerte por los nuevos poetas — the publishing house is backing new poets in a big way
jugar fuerte — (lit) to gamble heavily; (fig) to take a gamble
2) (=en voz alta) [hablar, tocar] loud, loudlytoca muy fuerte — she plays very loud o loudly
¡más fuerte! ¡que no se le oye aquí atrás! — speak up! we can't hear at the back
3) (=gran cantidad)3. SM1) (Mil) fort2) (Mús) forte3) (=especialidad) forte, strong pointel canto no es mi fuerte — singing is not my forte o strong point
4) Chile (=bebida) hard liquor, hard stuff ** * *I1) < persona>a) ( físicamente) stronges un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo — he's an exeptionally strong man
b) ( moralmente) stronghacerse fuerte — to pull oneself together
c) ( en asignatura) strongno estoy muy fuerte en ese tema/en física — I'm not very strong on that topic/in physics (colloq)
2) ( resistente) <tela/cuerda> strong3)un fuerte golpe — a heavy o hard blow
c) <abrazo/beso> big4) < ruido> loud5)a) <olor/sabor> strongb) <licor/medicina> strongc) < comida> heavy6) < acento> strong, thickme dijo que era un inútil - qué fuerte! — (fam) he said I was useless - that's a bit much (AmE) o (BrE) a bit over the top!
8)a) ( poderoso) <nación/empresa/equipo> strongb) < moneda> strongc) ( importante)9) (Ling) < vocal> stressedII1) <golpear/empujar> hard; <agarrar/apretar> tightly; < llover> heavily2) < hablar> loudly3) ( mucho)4) <jugar/apostar> heavilyIII1) (Mil) fort2) ( especialidad) strong point, forte* * *I1) < persona>a) ( físicamente) stronges un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo — he's an exeptionally strong man
b) ( moralmente) stronghacerse fuerte — to pull oneself together
c) ( en asignatura) strongno estoy muy fuerte en ese tema/en física — I'm not very strong on that topic/in physics (colloq)
2) ( resistente) <tela/cuerda> strong3)un fuerte golpe — a heavy o hard blow
c) <abrazo/beso> big4) < ruido> loud5)a) <olor/sabor> strongb) <licor/medicina> strongc) < comida> heavy6) < acento> strong, thickme dijo que era un inútil - qué fuerte! — (fam) he said I was useless - that's a bit much (AmE) o (BrE) a bit over the top!
8)a) ( poderoso) <nación/empresa/equipo> strongb) < moneda> strongc) ( importante)9) (Ling) < vocal> stressedII1) <golpear/empujar> hard; <agarrar/apretar> tightly; < llover> heavily2) < hablar> loudly3) ( mucho)4) <jugar/apostar> heavilyIII1) (Mil) fort2) ( especialidad) strong point, forte* * *fuerte11 = fort (ft).Ex: Had he consulted an Indian history, he would have found, for instance, that what the Britannica called the Fort Phil Kearney massacre the Indians call the 'Battle of the Hundred Slain'.
* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.fuerte22 = robust, strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], sturdy [sturdier -comp., sturdiest -sup.], loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], forte, brawny [brawnier -comp., brawniest -sup.], buoyant, hard-wearing, strong point, nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.Ex: This new font had increased contrast and x-height in the lower case and a hefty set of capitals = Este nuevo tipo de letra había aumentado el contraste y el ojo medio de las minúsculas y las mayúsculas eran voluminosas.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: Statistical analysis has long been a forte of sociological & social research.Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.Ex: The foreign relations of the Community will probably remain a buoyant area.Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.Ex: One of the strong points of the DIALOG service is the documentation.Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.* amarillo fuerte = bright yellow.* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.* apretar fuerte = bear down on.* bebida alcohólica fuerte = hard drink, hard liquor.* caja fuerte = safe, safety deposit box.* combinación de la caja fuerte = safe code, safe combination.* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.* delgado y fuerte = wiry.* demasiado fuerte = over-strong.* de olor fuerte = strong-smelling.* fuerte como un roble = as strong as an ox.* fuerte como un toro = as strong as an ox.* fuertes lluvias = heavy rain.* fuerte viento = strong wind.* golpear fuerte = wallop, whack.* golpe fuerte = whack.* hacer más fuerte = toughen.* hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.* iluminación fuerte = task lighting.* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* mar fuerte = heavy sea.* más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.* más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.* naranja fuerte = bright orange.* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.* pegar fuerte = pack + a wallop.* pisar fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact, stomp.* plato fuerte = main dish, strong point, entrée, main entrée.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* punto fuerte = strength.* sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.* supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* tener una personalidad muy fuerte = be full of character.* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.* un fuerte sentimiento de = a strong sense of.* viento fuerte = high wind.fuerte33 = tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.].Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
* * *A ‹persona›1 (físicamente) strongnunca ha sido muy fuerte he has never been very stronges un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo he's an exceptionally strong mande complexión fuerte well-built2 (moralmente) stronghacerse fuerte to pull oneself together3 (en una asignatura) strongno estoy muy fuerte en ese tema I'm not very strong on o well up on that topic ( colloq)anda muy fuerte en física he's doing very well in physicsB (resistente) ‹tela/cuerda› stronguna caja bien fuerte a good, sturdy o strong boxuna valla alta y fuerte a tall, sturdy o strong fenceC1 ‹viento› strong; ‹terremoto› severe; ‹lluvia/nevada› heavy2 ‹dolor› intense, bad; ‹resfriado› badun fuerte golpe a heavy o hard blowreinaba un fuerte nerviosismo tension was high3 ‹abrazo/beso› bigD ‹ruido› loudla radio está muy fuerte, bájale el volumen the radio's too loud, turn it downE1 ‹olor/sabor› strong2 ‹licor› strong; ‹medicina› strong3 ‹comida› heavyF ‹acento› strong, thickG(violento): tiene escenas muy fuertes it has some very shocking o disturbing scenesme dijo que no valía para nada — ¡qué fuerte! ( fam); he said I was absolutely useless — strong o harsh words!tuvieron una discusión fortísima or fuertísima they had a violent o heated argumentH1 (poderoso) ‹nación/empresa/equipo› stronges algo más fuerte que yo, no puedo dejar de hacerlo it's stronger than I am, I can't stop o give it up2 ‹moneda› strong3(importante): una fuerte suma de dinero a large sum of moneyun fuerte contingente de la policía a strong police contingentun fuerte incremento de precio a sharp price increasele recetó una fuerte dosis de analgésicos she prescribed a heavy dose of painkillersI ( Ling) ‹vocal› stressedJes fuerte de patas his feet stink ( colloq)A ‹golpear/empujar› hard; ‹agarrar/apretar› tightly; ‹llover› heavilyuna canción que está pegando fuerte a song that's a big hit at the momentB ‹hablar› loudlypon la radio más fuerte turn the radio uphable más fuerte speak upC(abundantemente): desayunar fuerte to have a big breakfastD ‹jugar/apostar› heavilyA ( Mil) fortB (especialidad) strong point, forte* * *
fuerte adjetivo
1 ( en general) strong;◊ un equipo/una cuerda fuerte a strong team/rope
2
‹ terremoto› severe;
‹lluvia/nevada› heavy
‹ golpe› heavy;
‹ resfriado› bad;
‹abrazo/beso› big
‹comida/dosis› heavy
3 ( violento) ‹ discusión› violent, heated;
‹película/escena› shocking
■ adverbio
1 ‹golpear/empujar› hard;
‹agarrar/apretar› tightly;
‹ llover› heavily
2 ‹ hablar› loudly;
habla más fuerte speak up
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Mil) fort
fuerte
I adjetivo
1 strong
2 (intenso) (dolor) severe
(color) intense
3 (excesivo) strong
(comida) heavy: el café es muy fuerte para la niña, coffee is too strong for the child
4 (volumen) loud
5 (impactante) (escenas) violent, grisly
(comentarios) serious
II sustantivo masculino
1 (fortificación) fort
2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point
III adv (con fuerza, con violencia) hard: el viento sopla fuerte, the wind is blowing hard
(con intensidad, apretadamente) tight: ¡agárrate fuerte!, hold on tight!
(en cantidad) tienes que desayunar fuerte, you have to have a good breakfast
(más alto) louder: ¡habla más fuerte!, speak up!
' fuerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acento
- agarrarse
- animal
- caja
- campeonato
- conmoción
- débil
- diezmar
- dirigir
- espanto
- estirón
- férrea
- férreo
- frágil
- fulminante
- grande
- hacer
- opresión
- pisar
- plato
- relumbrón
- resistente
- reventar
- sacudida
- suave
- sujetar
- tirón
- torta
- tortazo
- trompazo
- viento
- abrazar
- agarrar
- apariencia
- bajón
- caer
- carácter
- codazo
- combinación
- comida
- constitución
- crecida
- dispositivo
- estridente
- fortín
- golpe
- impulso
- indignación
- indignado
English:
A
- agony
- ale
- aloud
- backbone
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bash
- beat down
- best
- blare
- bond
- boo
- break into
- burly
- crack
- dish
- fluid
- forte
- fresh
- fuck
- great
- grip
- hard
- hard currency
- heady
- heavy
- high
- highlight
- hold
- hold on
- hug
- iron
- keen
- liaison
- loud
- lung
- must
- point
- potent
- powerful
- press
- resilient
- robust
- rugged
- safe
- sing up
- slight
- slog
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] [físicamente] strong;estar fuerte como un roble to be as strong as an ox2. [persona] [psicológicamente] strong;tiene un carácter muy fuerte she has a strong character3.Fighacerse fuerte en Mil to make one's stronghold in;el equipo se hizo fuerte en su área the team fell back into their own half4. [material] strong;necesito un tejido fuerte I need a strong material5. [viento] strong;[lluvia] heavy6. [intenso] [frío, dolor, color] intense;[golpe, pelea] hard7. [medicamento] powerful8. [influyente, sólido] strong;es una empresa fuerte en el sector the company's strong in this sector;una moneda fuerte a strong currency;fuertes razones powerful reasons9. [violento, impactante] powerful, shocking;lenguaje fuerte strong language;un chiste fuerte a crude joke;algunas de las escenas son muy fuertes some of the scenes are very shocking10. [grande] large, considerable;una fuerte cantidad de dinero a large o considerable amount of money;una fuerte presencia de artistas caribeños a large contingent of Caribbean artists11. [comida] [pesado] heavy;[picante] hot12. [nudo] tight13. [sílaba] accented, stressed14. [vocal] strong16. [alto] [sonido] loud;la televisión está demasiado fuerte the television is on too loud¡qué fuerte! [fabuloso] wow!, amazing!;[terrible] how awful!, oh no!;…y después me insultó – ¡qué fuerte! …and then he insulted me – that's awful o terrible!♦ adv1. [intensamente] hard;[abrazar, agarrar] tight;está nevando fuerte it's snowing hard o heavily;lo ató bien fuerte she tied it tight;chuta fuerte he has a powerful kick2. [abundantemente] a lot;en España se suele almorzar fuerte in Spain, people usually have a big meal at lunchtime3. [en voz alta] loudly;¿podría hablar más fuerte? could you speak louder?♦ nm1. [fortificación] fort2. [especialidad] strong point, forte;su fuerte son las matemáticas mathematics is his forte* * *I adj1 strong3 aumento sharp4 ruido loud5:estoy fuerte en idiomas I’m good at languages6 fig popincredible fam ;¡qué fuerte!, ¡esto es muy fuerte! fam God, this is awful! famII adv hard;hablar fuerte speak loudly;jugar fuerte bet heavilyhacerse fuerte dig o.s. in* * *fuerte adv1) : strongly, tightly, hard2) : loudly3) : abundantlyfuerte adj1) : strong2) : intenseun fuerte dolor: an intense pain3) : loud4) : extreme, excessivefuerte nm1) : fort, stronghold2) : forte, strong point* * *fuerte1 adj1. (en general) strong2. (dolor) severe3. (voz, ruido) loud4. (golpe) hard6. (imágenes) violent¡qué fuerte! how awful!fuerte2 adv1. (con fuerza) hard2. (hablar) loud / loudly3. (sujetar) tight4. (comer)fuerte3 n1. (fortificación) fort2. (punto sobresaliente) strong point
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